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Mikko Vuorenpää sarcastically wrote that 23-year-old Finnish men had the opportunity to "disco slap" with 13-year-old girls. He claimed that youth researchers considered it positive that 13- and 23-year-olds could meet, among other places, in discos, and finally wished a good morning. https://t.co/xhvCHtx8Qk #nuoriso #diskot #Suomi (translated)

AI, whether we like it or not, is already here. Strong investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure keep global economic growth at around 3%, generating significant benefits for many Asian economies that provide hardware components, such as Thailand, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, said on Monday, Reuters reports, according to Agerpres. #InteligenţăArtificială #FMI #CreştereEconomică (translated)

Investments in artificial intelligence contribute to maintaining global economic growth at around 3%, having a significant impact on Asian economies, according to statements from IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. #InteligenţăArtificială #FMI #CreştereEconomică (translated)

Hannu Järvinen wrote that there was a weakness in Lindtman's plans, as according to him, the SDP did not decide alone who would join the government with it. Järvinen also assessed that the socialists, in his opinion, would not decide on much in the next election period either, and he said he considered that a good thing. https://t.co/fCSru37ONd #politiikka #Suomi #hallitus (translated)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that he doubted whether Vladimir Putin had a realistic understanding of the situation in the war in Ukraine or whether he would be willing to accept information contrary to his own views. Vanhanen assessed that in Russia's system, reporting bad news to the leadership could be dangerous and that the military leadership, subordinates, or the president's inner circle might distort or filter information. Vanhanen referred to a recent assessment by the think tank ISW, which stated that Ukraine's successful counteroffensive in northern Donetsk had shattered Russia's plan to encircle the region's key defensive cities from two directions. According to him, Russia's goal of capturing the entire Donetsk region appeared to be further away as a result. Vanhanen wrote that Putin might continue the war to achieve unrealistic goals if he believed that Russia was closer to victory than reality suggests. He deemed it even more concerning that Putin might be receiving accurate information but did not want to believe it. Vanhanen emphasized that Russia's military failure, in his view, might not necessarily change Putin's goals or his desire to continue the war. He believed that an unrealistic situational picture could lead to the prolongation of the war and taking greater risks, and he appealed for continued support for Ukraine and to resist Russia's military pressure. https://t.co/Lb2advefv2 #Ukraina #Putin #sota (translated)

Jari Mäkäräinen criticized an article in Helsingin Sanomat and said he had made corrections to it. According to him, the nonfiction writer Ari Haasio and Mattila had suggested that Finnish identity was ambiguous, compared the mistrust faced by evacuees from Karelia to current fears directed at Muslims, and stated that everyone was a descendant of immigrants. Mäkäräinen wrote that migration was an old phenomenon, but migrations from different times could not be equated. He noted that the first people arrived in what is now Finland about 11,000 years ago and believed that this did not provide a basis for equating the current migration from Afghanistan or Somalia with the arrivals of earlier traders, craftsmen, or industrial founders. He described Finlayson as an actor that built factories in capital-poor Finland, brought technology, and created jobs. Mäkäräinen compared him to a Mohammed coming from Somalia, who he described as illiterate and dependent on Kela support. He believed these examples illustrated different types of migration and claimed that there were differences in education, employment, cultural distance, and criminality. He also claimed that those coming from Afghanistan were overrepresented in rape statistics. Regarding the evacuees from Karelia, Mäkäräinen wrote that they had come from within Finland, spoke Finnish, and shared key features of Finnish culture. He said they had faced mistrust and derogatory name-calling, but believed they differed from current arrivals from Afghanistan, for example, in terms of adaptation, work ethic, and use of social security. Mäkäräinen also denied the comparison made by Haasio and Mattila between 19th-century antisemitism and the Somali discussions of the 1990s. According to him, the groups were not similar, and Jews had mostly integrated well. He argued that current migrations should be evaluated based on their impacts on employment, crime, and social security. Finally, he wrote that the continuity of society required, in his opinion, the adaptation of newcomers. #maahanmuutto #suomalaisuus #kulttuuri (translated)

Tuukka Kuru wrote that European nations had formed from the merging of the same ancestral populations, which he believed explained their similar phenotypes and genetic relatedness. He added that 90 percent of the genes of Finns were the same as those of other Europeans, although Finns had genetic peculiarities. Kuru asked how it could be concluded, in his opinion, that nations and races that had never lived there should be deliberately settled in Europe and Finland. #Eurooppa #kansat #geneettika (translated)

Henri Vanhanen criticized Donald Trump's actions in the Ukraine war, noting that he declared agreements about which there was uncertainty, while pressuring Ukraine in a way that benefited Vladimir Putin. As a recent example, Vanhanen pointed to Trump’s announced energy ceasefire. According to him, Volodymyr Zelensky heard about it practically for the first time from the media, Russia had not confirmed the agreement, and continued, according to Zelensky, attacks on Ukraine's power plants. Vanhanen asked what kind of ceasefire it was if the other party did not know what had been agreed upon. He suggested that Zelensky had to be cautious of Trump’s criticism to avoid being blamed for obstructing peace. Vanhanen referred to the Financial Times reporting that the United States threatened to cut off arms and intelligence supplies to Ukraine unless the country stopped attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. He also wrote that Trump agreed to buy Russian diesel, demanded Ukraine to cease attacks on Russian oil refineries, and encouraged a change of leadership in Ukraine. Vanhanen estimated that the war in Iran and the resulting fuel prices, the upcoming midterm elections, and the need to show results might explain Trump’s urgency to secure an agreement. According to him, Trump aimed for cheaper diesel and a visible peace political achievement, while Putin would benefit from a decrease in attacks on Russia’s energy sector. Vanhanen noted that the alignment of these goals seemed to occur at Ukraine’s expense. Vanhanen stated that he did not oppose a ceasefire if it protected Ukrainians and also bound Russia. However, he observed that for Trump, merely declaring an agreement seemed to suffice, even without information about its terms or Russia's commitment. Vanhanen assessed that Russia would benefit from a situation in which the United States sought a quick agreement and Ukraine was cautious not to offend Trump. In such conditions, he believed Putin could gain concessions from Trump without Russia needing to win against Ukraine at the negotiating table. #Ukraina #Trump #Venäjä (translated)

A young Finnish person reported that British Christian police officer Luke Salmons, 46, won a legal battle against police administration. According to the report, Salmons challenged the claim that Islam is a religion of peace in diversity training and raised questions about jihad, Hamas, and Gaza. He was suspended from work two days after the training, and the police department deemed him guilty of a serious misconduct. Salmons was added to the Police Barred List, which effectively prevented him from working in law enforcement. The young Finnish person wrote that Salmons appealed the decision, and North Yorkshire Chief Constable Tim Forber later determined that it was not a serious misconduct nor a breach of professional standards. Salmons was then removed from the barred list. He subsequently filed a lawsuit for religious discrimination and harassment, as well as for violations of his freedom of religion and speech. North Yorkshire Police settled the matter before it progressed to an employment tribunal, and Salmons received financial compensation from the police. The amount of the settlement was not disclosed in the report. #oikeus #uskonnonvapautta #monimuotoisuus (translated)

Kari wrote that supporting the death penalty was not difficult. According to her, this could also be arranged as a live broadcast no later than a month after the matter had been fully addressed in the court of appeal. https://t.co/KBJQxO9PfQ #kuolemantuomio #oikeus #suoraelätys (translated)

Joakim Vigelius criticized Helsingin Sanomat for having, in his opinion, turned a year-old incident into a government racism scandal and hinted that the Finns Party was responsible for the reactions on social media. Vigelius believed that the criticism directed at the villa accommodations for asylum seekers was warranted and appropriate and was not related to racism. https://t.co/elG6wTZBtj #keskustelu #politiikka #rasismi (translated)

Keijo Kaarisade wrote that when condemning the oppression of women, it was agreed, in his opinion, to speak vaguely about religions and cultures without referring to Islam. He criticized that a member of the National Coalition Party had been assigned to the matter and they themselves had followed along, and said that he would have to explain the issue to the imam again with Petteri. https://t.co/bbPqxHiqBm #naistenoikeudet #uskonto #kulttuuri (translated)

JH Fonseca stated that the United States intended to reduce purchases of medium-value manufactured goods from China and neighboring Asian countries, bringing to its own country what was possible and turning to nearby and allied countries for the rest. He said this would open an opportunity for Brazil and advocated for a free trade agreement with the U.S. #Brasil #ComércioExterior #EUA (translated)

A recent archaeological find in a Tang dynasty tomb near Taiyuan reveals the presence of a blond foreigner who may be linked to Central Asia, suggesting cultural and commercial connections through the Silk Road during the 8th century. #DinastíaTang #ArqueologíaChina #RutaDeLaSeda (translated)

The author believed that this was not about individual silliness, but a long list indicated to him that racism had been toyed with throughout the entire term. He said that nothing real had been done about the issue. https://t.co/b2ouwo85hW #rasismi #oikeudet #politiikka #FI (translated)

Jukka Lepikkö wrote that media literacy was needed in investment forums. According to him, the dramatic decline forecast presented was perhaps related to a decline expected in a couple of years, and the forecaster was simultaneously long on stocks, benefiting from their rise. https://t.co/2jO2H8GLxX #sijoittaminen #talous #mediataito (translated)