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Norwegian historian Oeivind Stenersen believes that Pope Leo XIV and the Caritas organization have a chance for the Nobel Peace Prize, which could be awarded in the context of growing conflicts in the Middle East and the need for dialogue and humanitarian support. #PokojowaNagrodaNobla #Caritas #LeonXIV (translated)

Mustafa Chálid Alván, after ten years in a refugee camp, revealed his secret library of Islamic texts, which he hid from Bashar Al-Assad's regime in the wall of his home in Homs, and found that most of his valuable collection remained intact. #Syrie #MuslimskéBratrstvo #knihovna (translated)

Today, the Parliament showed its ugliest side. Before the election, Pelle Dragsted promised that his first political proposal would be to reinstate Great Prayer Day. An hour ago, when we voted on the Danish People's Party's proposal to reinstate Great Prayer Day now and not in 2030, the Unity List voted against it. Before the election, Pia Olsen Dyhr promised the students that she would not cut their student grants. Now she and the Socialist Party are cutting the student grants to finance the government's budget. Before the election, Mette Frederiksen promised that the punishment should fit the crime. Nevertheless, the Social Democrats voted against it when we voted an hour ago on the Danish People's Party's proposal that murderers like Elias Shegow, who stoned a 13-year-old girl, should not receive a reduced sentence. And do you know what the worst part is? That these arrogant politicians probably don't even feel the slightest shame over their blatant lies and voter deception. Just think... They stand on nationwide TV and promise the Danish people one thing. And when the election is over, they go right down to the Parliament and vote the exact opposite, hoping that the Danes won't notice it. They should be ashamed. #politik #valg #fagforening (translated)

A very nice issue of Reflex has just come out today. I would be glad if you would give it a chance. Here is my editorial on it: HOW SHOULD WE REMEMBER VÁCLAV HAVEL? I often say that I am "as old as the revolution," by which I obviously mean the Velvet one. And this alone brings a whole set of advantages. Your age always reflects the anniversary of the fall of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia, so you remember it well. I am not burdened by the sins of the past, having to decide whether to collaborate with the regime or not. Likewise, I do not have to blame myself for missing the harsh onset of capitalism and coupon privatization. I had to learn to speak first. And to walk. Those of us born in the early '90s sometimes tend to refer to ourselves as "Havel's children." But how can I identify with a person I didn't properly experience in adulthood, yet who so fundamentally shaped the state I grew up in? And how should I, as well as our entire nation, actually remember Havel? I cannot remember Havel like many other older journalists do. I leave it to my more experienced colleagues. I have only one small personal memory of him. I was about eight years old, and we were on a school excursion in Prague. My classmate and I were lagging at the end of our class line. There was a long queue at Wenceslas Square, and we walked along it. We got a bit distracted and created a gap. And into that gap stepped a crowd of people, in the middle of which walked Václav Havel. We both started staring at him and quickly exclaimed, "Good day, Mr. President," and he replied to us with his typical stammering 'r': "Hello, boys," and then disappeared into a bookstore to sign his books. The queue was standing there for him. It was the year he was dealing with health complications, delivered the famous Rudolfín speech, and signed the absolutely fundamental Czech-German declaration. But I only remember the "hello, boys." And that’s all. When he died in 2011, I was starting in the media, so I was only responsible for some minor media outputs around the funeral. Otherwise, I perceived him as the person whose picture hung next to the blackboard throughout my school life. On television, he appears either as a "gumshoe" in a satirical sketch or giving some speech that is too complicated for my child self to listen to. My opinions of him have therefore formed mostly indirectly, like for most people in our country. Through plays and compulsory reading in school, recordings of speeches, and the exceptional film Citizen Havel, where he allowed us to peer candidly into his private life. I never succumbed to the need to idolize him; I was most fascinated by the fact that despite such a rich life, he was essentially a "normal guy" who enjoyed life and who, even in the presidential office, could fulfill his dreams. A smoke with the Rolling Stones, meditation with the Dalai Lama, a beer with Clinton. None of that made him a better politician. Personally, it made him a human to me. The point of Havel's legacy and its breadth is, in my opinion, that everyone can remember him in their own way. Some remember him as the best person in history, others as a brilliant politician who is missed by the Czech Republic. Others see him as a naive believer in truth who preferred grand gestures over political pragmatism. Some as a womanizer, others as a great world author of absurd drama. Historians and philosophers still debate his legacy to this day. So vehemently that due to one "ezonomist" and pseudophilosopher on an electric unicycle, his name was removed from the library's title. But I would like to highlight one thing about him that seems increasingly rare in today's world. He managed to grow old without becoming bitter. He did not turn into a grump shouting at the clouds. He did not allow himself to be dominated by eternal contrarianism and being against all mainstream opinions at any cost. At the same time, he wasn't afraid to confront the mainstream until the end. I would wish for all of us to grow old like Havel. It’s a pity he was given only 75 years. I would have liked to listen to him even at ninety, which he would have celebrated this year. #VáclavHavel #Reflex #historie (translated)

”Ryssland har under lång tid försökt att slå split i Europa och undergräva vårt stöd till Ukraina. Det kommer inte att fungera. Vår linje ligger fast: stärkt stöd till Ukraina och fortsatt motverkan mot Ryssland”, skriver Malmer Stenergard.Sveriges utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergard bekräftar att hon tagit del av innehållet i vad hon kallar för ”icke-pappret”. #Ryssland #NATO #Kärnvapen

In the D66 commercials, all landlords are millionaires who can afford to pay more. In the real world, they also rent out social and affordable housing. Bricks are not money in the bank. If renting no longer pays off, rental homes disappear and the tenant suffers. D66 prefers to keep that reality out of sight. #box3 #woningmarkt #huurwoningen #D66 (translated)

Hier ga je weer niet dolgelukkig van worden.... Bart De Wever heeft aan de Brusselse burgemeesters laten weten hoeveel illegalen hij per jaar kan terugsturen, en ik met mijn slecht karakter heb even berekend hoelang dat dan gaat duren vooraleer het zootje is opgekuist..... Het antwoord in de video.... DELEN: Iedereen moet weten dat die vent de stenen uit de grond gelogen heeft. VOLG deze pagina, hier krijg je cijfers die je anders nooit zou weten.... #België #kwaliteitvangover #illegaliteit

De doorstroom stottert niet, omdat er mensen met stenen gooien. Die mensen gooien met stenen, omdat ze de spreidingswet niet moeten en die spreidingswet die moest er komen, omdat de doorstroom stotterde. Je draait zaken weereens om. https://t.co/JsDfRlsKST #spraakmakend #beleid #socialejustitie

Gerda was even vergeten de dag met een lach te starten. Mevrouw gelooft de cijfers niet, 'want Ter Apel zit vol'. Lieverd, Ter Apel is een aanmeldcentrum. Daar moet dus iedereen langs. Het centrum zit te vol omdat de doorstroom stottert, niet omdat de instroom toeneemt. Dat de doorstroom niet lekker zit, komt weer door domme idioten die in dorpen met stenen gooien omdat ze te bang zijn voor het onbekende. Lees eens een krant, zou ik zeggen. #TerApel #nieuws #samenleving

Det här mina vänner är riktigt dåliga nyheter. Energipriserna lär gå upp och säkerhetsläget förvärras ytterligare. Sverige behöver ledas av personer som Pål Johnson, Gunnar Strömmer, Simona Mohamsson, Ebba Busch, Maria Malmer Stenergard och Carl Oskar Bohlin. Inte Dadgostar, Helldén, Ygeman & company. #Sverige #Energipriser #Politik