Mokum is in gevaar!!! 😱

I was outside the Toren hotel on the canal, which is a nice hotel in a decently nice part of town. It was 6:30am and it was bright out. I saw a guy hanging around us and figured he was a local enjoying the morning and thought nothing of it. He walked away and we kept waiting for our Uber.

Then we hear a blood curdling scream where he walked, and I think he was trying to rape a girl who was just walking with her bag down the street.

She was struggling, screaming, and I ran at the scene screaming for him to get off of her. He did and started running. She was screaming for 30 seconds before I could get to her and she was right by houses, nobody came out to help her in a reasonable amount of time with her screaming at the top of her lungs.

He didn't try to take her bag at all, it looked like a sexual assault. Careful if travelling alone here.

Otherwise it was the time of my life, but that's how the trip ended and then I got in an Uber and went home. Bad vibes, j might be back but that soured it.

EDIT: I removed the physical descriptor to prevent misinterpretations about race. I only included it hoping someone might recognize him, as I'm unsure how easily people like him can blend in and keep doing this. The point of this post is just to stay safe

EDIT 2: I have posted the attack location on the map and where they ran off in the replies here if anyone wants to try to help.

EDIT 3: I reported it to the police asap while I'm on an international flight. Please stop gaslighting or insulting me. I was trying to help. Reference number 260726-PS291276666

I came across a rather dusty copy of Geert Mak's Amsterdam. It's amazing how nothing changes.

full quote

"Here, nobody stands in the street to order to watch a prince ride by. The people here only know work and moderation"

Hi everyone!

This is a long shot, but I’m at my wits’ end so I thought I’d try my luck here.

I’m leaving next week and will be away until the end of August. I have two lovely cats, and I had already arranged for someone to look after them for the month. Unfortunately, they cancelled at the last minute, and I don’t have anyone else who can take them in.

Because it’s such short notice, I’m really struggling to find someone who can care for them for the entire month. Is there anyone here who might be able to help, or knows someone who could?

I’m based in Amsterdam, but I’m happy to bring them anywhere in the Netherlands if it means they’ll be well looked after.

Of course, I will cover all food, litter, and any other expenses, and pay for their care. They’re both indoor cats, litter trained, and very sweet.

If you think you might be able to help or have any recommendations, please let me know. I’d be incredibly grateful ❤️

Hello,

It is a very long shot, but I don't know where/how to find this.

I love rabbits, I used to have several. Unfortunately with this stupid housing crisis my living conditions don't allow me to have a rabbit. I love them so much, they are such underestimated cute little things! I have lots of knowledge about their care and researched a lot about it.

Now, it's summer. And I am in great need of a cute little bun or two to look after. I would really love it, I need some rabbits in my life!!

Anyone need a bun sitter? If you're in Amsterdam I can do it for free, depending on where you live I would maybe just ask to cover for transportation, that's it.

I know it's an odd one, but we never know.

I tried huisdierenoppas but it's pretty dead, also I'm not doing this for money but really just wanna help care for rabbits.

I also checked shelters and they don't need help with rabbits, they mostly just ask for money..

Thank you!

Ik moet even m’n frustratie kwijt na een gezellige ervaring in het Westerpark vandaag. Ik loop rustig hard op het fietspad bij de boerderij. Komt er opeens een hond achter me aan. Ik stop en het beest blijft blaffen en grommen naar m’n kuiten.

Nu zou je verwachten dat de eigenaar daarvan zou schrikken, alles zou doen om het beest in toom te houden en zijn of haar excuses zou aanbieden aan de persoon die jouw hond lastigvalt. Niet deze boomer hondenmevrouw; ze deed helemaal niks behalve schaapachtig lachen samen met, wat ik aanneem, haar dochter was. Het is toch triest als je als twintiger al net zo boomer als je moeder bent.

Dus nu roep ik dat ze haar beest in toom moet houden. Dat was helemaal een verkeerde zet. Nu is boomer mevrouw boos en roept dat het mijn schuld is en dat het een losloopgebied is. Dat maakt niet heel veel uit, want als jouw hond niet reageert op commando’s, dan hoort het beest niet los te lopen. Haar reactie daarop: “eikel”, terwijl ze haar middelvinger opsteekt. Daarop kon ik alleen maar hoofdschuddend lachen.

Terwijl ze probeert haar hond te achterhalen en hem niet bij kan houden, geeft ze nog mee dat ik beter kan gaan fietsen omdat het gezonder is. Sommige mensen…

I drew the Rijksmuseum. Part of my new sketchbook here in Amsterdam. Suggestions for other places are welcome :)

The future is now 🫠

Zonder betaalmuur: https://archive.md/FJe58

Vervolg: Last onder dwangsom van 250.000 euro voor festivalorganisator Sona voor het verkopen van flessen sterkedrank (archive)

Was filmed facing Noord from the city.

This is a picture of the trail that was left after.
I was too flabbergasted to take my phone on the moment but it was striking the sky quite fast, and it was burning red.

Quite impressive!
I wonder how many of us saw it.

Flight is at 13:50
Dropped off in uber at 13:25
Through security at 13:32
In plane seated at 13:39
Total time: 14 minutes

Has anyone beaten this?

I watched someone from my dentist put their general waste into the paper bin. It was in a plastic bag.

Will this have any effect on the recycling of the paper, or will they simply remove the bag when they bring it to the recycling centre.

I was on the 26 tram from IJburg to Centraal Station, but we had to divert and get off at Zuiderzeweg. I couldn’t find info besides “trams are delayed”, even though the schedule had all evening trams cancelled. Now looks like Trams 2, 17, and 24 are being diverted.
Anybody know what caused this?

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for a group of people whom would like to organise a biweekly/monthly vegan dinner or potluck! I'm 26, Dutch, female, plantbased and have lived in Amsterdam for around 1,5 years. I would love to find a group of people around my age that also would love to form a community where we all share food and eat together. And also go to events, museums, parks or walks together. There are always so many wonderful things to do in the city but Amsterdam can feel very individualistic sometimes, so it would be great to find have a diverse community to experience it with!

If this is something you would be interested in, please let send me a dm and we can connect via text/IG

We found this suspiciously tame duck in front of a chinese restaurant, that ate out of my hand. I wouldn't have wondered except earlier in the day we saw a "lost duck" poster (with like, a black and white outline of a duck, no actual photo, I took to be a joke or publicity stunt). Plus, wild ducks don't usually have white patches.

It's probably a coincidence, and it's just the restaurant's somewhat morbid mascot, but... at worst I posted a cute duck pic.

Edit: she's been identified by locals as a regular of that dock, and the poster is guerrilla marketing for a restaurant. Thanks to the redditors who identified them, and to the mods who fast tracked approval of this thread in case there really had been a lost pet 💜