Now the Dutch—even the very rightwing Dutch—are tasking themselves with preserving US history our own American fascists want o erase.
Eleven of the parties in the provincial parliament of Limburg have now requested the Limburg government to look into the possibility of creating a (temporary) memorial for our Black American liberators in cooperation with Eijsden-Margraten (where the cemetery is located).
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Limburgse Statenleden willen tijdelijke herdenkingsplek voor zwarte bevrijders
Statenleden willen een gedenkteken voor zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders nu hun informatiepanelen in Margraten zijn verwijderd
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November 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Now the Dutch—even the very rightwing Dutch—are tasking themselves with preserving US history our own American fascists want o erase.
The Dutch need to re-establish the memorial (or a replica of it) in the vicinity of the Cemetry, where it's Dutch territory!
That's our duty!
That's our duty!
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The Dutch need to re-establish the memorial (or a replica of it) in the vicinity of the Cemetry, where it's Dutch territory!
That's our duty!
That's our duty!
2/ The Dutch newspaper reports that two memorial panels installed at the NAC were removed some time earlier this year. They commemorated African-American soldiers who helped liberate Europe from German occupation during World War II.
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
2/ The Dutch newspaper reports that two memorial panels installed at the NAC were removed some time earlier this year. They commemorated African-American soldiers who helped liberate Europe from German occupation during World War II.
Piet Mondriaan (Dutch, 1872-1944)
“Boerderij bij Duivendrecht” 1916
“Boerderij bij Duivendrecht” 1916
November 9, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Piet Mondriaan (Dutch, 1872-1944)
“Boerderij bij Duivendrecht” 1916
“Boerderij bij Duivendrecht” 1916
Shitpost in Dutch is "schijtbericht"
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Shitpost in Dutch is "schijtbericht"
Jar Jar Binks is canonically Dutch. We all know this
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Jar Jar Binks is canonically Dutch. We all know this
That’s repugnant.
The Dutch should tell them it's their country and put it back.
The Dutch should tell them it's their country and put it back.
November 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
That’s repugnant.
The Dutch should tell them it's their country and put it back.
The Dutch should tell them it's their country and put it back.
“If the FvD are the Dutch Groypers, JA21 leader Joost Eerdmans is the Dutch Kevin Roberts.”
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
“If the FvD are the Dutch Groypers, JA21 leader Joost Eerdmans is the Dutch Kevin Roberts.”
⚡️Dutch Navy escorts Russian spy ship Yantar out of the North Sea after it loitered near vital undersea cables and pipelines.
Dutch Navy Escorts Russian Spy Ship Yantar Out of North Sea Near Critical Cables
The Dutch Ministry of Defence confirmed the escort of the Russian vessel Yantar from the North Sea, citing activities near vital undersea infrastructure.
united24media.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
⚡️Dutch Navy escorts Russian spy ship Yantar out of the North Sea after it loitered near vital undersea cables and pipelines.
10/ A second panel was dedicated to telephone engineer George H. Pruitt, who died on June 10, 1945, while trying to save a comrade who had fallen into a river.
Dutch researchers and historians say that they are shocked and outraged by the move.
Dutch researchers and historians say that they are shocked and outraged by the move.
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
10/ A second panel was dedicated to telephone engineer George H. Pruitt, who died on June 10, 1945, while trying to save a comrade who had fallen into a river.
Dutch researchers and historians say that they are shocked and outraged by the move.
Dutch researchers and historians say that they are shocked and outraged by the move.
The Dutch aren't an indigenous population.
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The Dutch aren't an indigenous population.
You guys should come over and smell my house.
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
You guys should come over and smell my house.
A Dutch province has asked the US ambassador in the Netherlands to return two panels about African American soldiers to the visitors center of the Netherlands American Cemetery, located in Margraten (Limburg). The two panels were recently removed by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A Dutch province has asked the US ambassador in the Netherlands to return two panels about African American soldiers to the visitors center of the Netherlands American Cemetery, located in Margraten (Limburg). The two panels were recently removed by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).
The one that gets in your brain and says "You can totally manage the Renaissance Dutch economy"
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The one that gets in your brain and says "You can totally manage the Renaissance Dutch economy"
1/ Eleven Dutch parties across the political spectrum from socialist to conservative have issued a joint appeal to a provincial government to build a memorial to Black American soldiers who died in World War II, to replace one removed from the Netherlands American Cemetery. ⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
1/ Eleven Dutch parties across the political spectrum from socialist to conservative have issued a joint appeal to a provincial government to build a memorial to Black American soldiers who died in World War II, to replace one removed from the Netherlands American Cemetery. ⬇️
Dutch province wants to honour African-American WWII soldiers after the US removed a plaque at the militairy cemetery in Margraten highlighting their contributions.
CC: @chadbourn.bsky.social
CC: @chadbourn.bsky.social
Limburgse Statenleden willen tijdelijke herdenkingsplek voor zwarte bevrijders
Elf Limburgse partijen willen een gedenkteken voor zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders, nadat informatiepanelen over hun bijdrage op de begraafplaats in Margraten zijn verwijderd.
Elf Limburgse partijen willen een gedenkteken voor zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders, nadat informatiepanelen over hun bijdrage op de begraafplaats in Margraten zijn verwijderd.
Limburgse Statenleden willen tijdelijke herdenkingsplek voor zwarte bevrijders
Statenleden willen een gedenkteken voor zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders nu hun informatiepanelen in Margraten zijn verwijderd
www.nrc.nl
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Dutch province wants to honour African-American WWII soldiers after the US removed a plaque at the militairy cemetery in Margraten highlighting their contributions.
CC: @chadbourn.bsky.social
CC: @chadbourn.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Focaccia… throwing it back in to be more toasted
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Focaccia… throwing it back in to be more toasted
First snow accumulation of the season!
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
First snow accumulation of the season!
[Dutch trader in February 1637 voice]
Don’t give up on tulips just yet on.ft.com/3LqgQsk | opinion
Don’t give up on tulips just yet
Yes there are obstacles, but there are ways round most — and they are still worth taking
on.ft.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
[Dutch trader in February 1637 voice]
the best purchases in my life have been the ones where within 10 minutes of using it for the first time i feel like a huge moron for not buying one before and the digital antenna is absolutely one of them. my dutch oven is another. seriously go buy an antenna and a dutch oven you'll thank me later
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
the best purchases in my life have been the ones where within 10 minutes of using it for the first time i feel like a huge moron for not buying one before and the digital antenna is absolutely one of them. my dutch oven is another. seriously go buy an antenna and a dutch oven you'll thank me later
Maybe we Dutch ought to resurrect two similar panels just outside the cemetary boundary.
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 9, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Maybe we Dutch ought to resurrect two similar panels just outside the cemetary boundary.
Died (alas!) on this day in 1677, in Amsterdam, Aert van der Neer. Painter of the cold cold days (& sometimes nights) of Dutch winters.
November 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Died (alas!) on this day in 1677, in Amsterdam, Aert van der Neer. Painter of the cold cold days (& sometimes nights) of Dutch winters.
Pansies by Jan Voerman Jr.,
Dutch 1950
Dutch 1950
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Pansies by Jan Voerman Jr.,
Dutch 1950
Dutch 1950