today is the king's birthday here in the Netherlands, but Odin stole the show from him in Amsterdam. He was a massive hit with the crowd, and he was an absolute angel of good behavior.

It's the only day of the year that unlicensed yard sales are legal in the Netherlands, so the streets are lined with children peddling stuff to earn some pocket change. There was a three-year-old who was frightened by Odin looming over her, she tried to run away, and she tripped and fell. We therefore made a big performative deal of buying potato chips from her.

#dogs #dogsofmastodon #amsterdam #netherlands #kingsday #koningsdag

#goodnews #architecture #design #swimming #creativity #reuse #Netherlands

Extraordinary Reuse of Vacant Church: Transforming into a Public Swimming Pool in the Netherlands

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Extraordinary Reuse of Vacant Church: Transforming into a Public Swimming Pool in the Netherlands

Architects in The Netherlands won a competition to transform the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Heerlen—into a public swimming pool.

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Police break up Pro-Palestinian student protest in Amsterdam

Student protesters hold protest signs showing the covers of books about Palestine at a protest at the University of Amsterdam on Monday [Fadel Dawo/Anadolu]

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@gaza
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#IlanPappe
#protest

Thousands of shoes in Leiden draw attention to Israel’s killing of children in Gaza

Thousands of children’s shoes were arranged in Breestraat square in Leiden, Netherlands, on Sunday, in a symbolic protest aimed at drawing attention to the devastating toll of Israeli attacks on Gaza.

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Thousands of shoes are placed to draw attention on the Palestinian children killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza, Leiden, #Netherlands

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

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#Gaza
#children
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@FotoVorschlag

'Vom Winde verweht' #FotoVorschlag

Vor 2 Wochen am Strand, "Struppi" verweht und ich bin immer noch am üben mit der neuen Kamera und bin erstaunt wieviel Detail nach dem croppen noch übrig ist...

#Photography #ownwork #Nikon #Zseries #Netherlands #Niederlande #Fotografie #Animal #photographersofbluesky
#wildlife

Blooming tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and lily fields create a colourful carpet, Lisse, #Netherlands

Photograph: Nikos Oikonomou/Anadolu/Getty Images

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#flowers
#BloomScrolling

Dutch lawmakers push for ‘red button’ to erase #digital footprints

source: nltimes.nl/2025/04/01/dutch-la…

Although websites require users to accept or decline #cookies before browsing, the lawmakers argue that #children often accept them without fully understanding the #consequences. “Children don’t realize what they’re agreeing to,” Six Dijkstra said.

#internet #bigdata #bigbrother #kids #cybersecurity #online #surveillance #economy #footprint #politics #security #news #Netherlands

Dutch lawmakers push for ‘red button’ to erase digital footprints

Dutch lawmakers Don Ceder (ChristenUnie) and Jesse Six Dijkstra (NSC) have introduced a proposal to make it easier for individuals to delete their personal data from the internet.

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Yes, we also have clown politcs in the #Netherlands

"PVV Minister refuses to sign off on Royal honors for asylum volunteers"

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PVV Minister refuses to sign off on Royal honors for asylum volunteers

Minister Marjolein Faber of Asylum and Migration refused to sign off on awarding a Royal distinction to five former volunteers of the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA).

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