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Two people were arrested for stealing 134 kg of copper from the tracks and selling it minutes later at a recycling point in Sant Andreu, as part of a surveillance plan by the Mossos d'Esquadra to prevent thefts of this material from the railway network. #RoboDeCobre #MossosDEsquadra #VigilanciaUrbana (translated)

Last year, Bugatti Rimac produced 134 cars with an average price of 5.5 million euros, and the company's value is estimated at around two billion euros after the latest transaction – but Mate Rimac simultaneously declares that electric cars are "yesterday's news" and that he sees the future elsewhere. #MateRimac #avtomobilizem #električniavtomobili (translated)

Actu Foot indicated that Jules Koundé had become the most capped French player in the history of FC Barcelona, with 194 matches. The media specified that Éric Abidal had 193, Ousmane Dembélé 185, Clément Lenglet 160, and Samuel Umtiti 134. https://t.co/nYm68vItXg #JulesKoundé #FCBarcelona #Record (translated)

Gabo stated that exclusive images showed how a militiaman allegedly convinced the banker of Banco Master to donate R$ 134 million for a film about a captain he referred to with a joking nickname. He also called the man "number 1." https://t.co/GX3Rd55RRC #milícia #corrupção #Brasil (translated)

Russia’s war propaganda gets a soundtrack – how AI-generated songs reached global streaming platforms Russian war propaganda is no longer confined to television broadcasts, Telegram channels or political videos. A study by the Ukrainian threat-intelligence organisation Terrecon has identified 981 songs combining signs of AI generation with pro-Russian military narratives, distributed through an ecosystem that reaches YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and SoundCloud. The songs range from sentimental ballads to rock and heavy metal. Their recurring themes are familiar from conventional Russian wartime propaganda: the heroisation of Russian soldiers, romanticisation of the war, mobilisation, the “Russian world”, commemoration of fallen troops and attacks on Ukraine and its armed forces. Some contain derogatory or dehumanising references to Ukrainians. What is new is not necessarily the message, but the production and distribution model: generative AI allows propagandistic music to be produced rapidly, cheaply and in quantities that would previously have required musicians, studios and producers. Nearly 1,000 tracks identified Terrecon examined 3,725 tracks collected from YouTube, YouTube Music, SoundCloud and the AI music platform Suno. After manual review, researchers classified 981 as showing both indications of AI generation and pro-Russian war propaganda. In 681 tracks they identified 728 propaganda-related keywords or phrases. The largest category was the glorification of the Russian military, followed by romanticised treatment of Moscow’s so-called “special military operation”, mobilisation appeals, narratives about the “Russian world”, and the cult of fallen soldiers and the state. The reach was not merely theoretical. Listening or viewing statistics were available for 608 of the identified tracks; together they had accumulated 86.8 million plays and views, according to Terrecon. A smaller group of 13 high-performing songs accounted for more than 53 million YouTube views and more than 67 million when YouTube Music was included. Among the better-known examples is “Power of Artillery”, a Russian-language rock song praising artillery weapons that passed two million views on YouTube. Most of the tracks for which publication dates could be established appeared after 2024, broadly coinciding with the rapid expansion of consumer AI music generators such as Suno and Udio. That correlation does not prove that AI alone caused the increase, but it illustrates how drastically the economics of production have changed. A propaganda song for as little as $11 Terrecon also tested how difficult it would be to commission such material. Researchers approached 25 creators producing AI-assisted militaristic music; 15 agreed to take commissions. Prices ranged from approximately $11 to $330, while delivery times ranged from two hours to three days. According to Terrecon, some were prepared to produce highly aggressive anti-Ukrainian material, including content intended for audiences involving children from occupied Ukrainian territories. Some creators used Russian intermediary services that provided access to Western AI tools such as Suno and Udio despite restrictions. The researchers then tested several AI generators themselves. Across 40 prompts submitted to Suno, Udio, Mureka, Google Flow Music and ElevenLabs, 25 resulted in successful generations, while safeguards were circumvented in 15 cases. Terrecon reported that four of the five services tested produced Russian-language material containing wartime narratives, although technical problems prevented comparable testing on some systems. In one Udio experiment, the researchers said the model itself introduced more explicit violent language than had appeared in the original promp These tests do not demonstrate that the commercial platforms knowingly support Russian propaganda. They show something narrower: existing safeguards can be inconsistent when political messaging is packaged as music. From generation to Spotify The distribution experiment may be the most revealing part of Terrecon’s research. The team deliberately uploaded test tracks containing explicit hostile language to YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify and Deezer. Terrecon says none was blocked during the experiment. On SoundCloud, researchers used an account identifying its location as Moscow, disclosed the use of AI and added markers including references to the Russian military and the war. The platform accepted the upload and subsequently offered paid promotional and distribution tools. This does not prove that streaming recommendation systems systematically promote pro-war music. There is currently insufficient public evidence to make that claim. It does demonstrate that material can enter the same commercial distribution infrastructure as ordinary music and, once there, potentially benefit from playlists, searches, sharing and recommendation mechanisms available to other releases. That distinction is important. Propaganda no longer has to announce itself as political communication. On a streaming platform it can look like another song. Culture as a delivery mechanism Music has always been used in wartime propaganda. What generative AI changes is scale. Instead of investing heavily in a limited number of patriotic performers or officially commissioned productions, creators can generate variations across styles, audiences and emotional registers at very low cost. Terrecon found material ranging from war rock to sentimental songs and content styled for younger audiences. Some creators also experimented with cloned celebrity voices and stylistic imitation of established musicians. The format also offers a different relationship with the audience. A political video asks a viewer to consume an argument. Music can accompany commuting, exercise or entertainment and may be encountered outside explicitly political spaces. This does not automatically make it more persuasive, and Terrecon’s research does not establish measurable effects on political attitudes. It does, however, place wartime narratives inside a cultural environment where users may not initially perceive themselves as consuming political messaging. An ecosystem, not a proven Kremlin command structure The strongest evidence supports describing this as a growing AI-assisted pro-Russian propaganda-music ecosystem, not a single operation controlled from Moscow. Terrecon did not establish that the Russian government created, financed or coordinated all 981 tracks. Reporting on the study likewise notes that the extent of direct state involvement remains unclear. There is broader evidence that the Russian state finances cultural projects and digital content supporting the war, including through state-backed funding bodies. That context matters, but it does not allow individual songs in Terrecon’s dataset to be attributed to the Kremlin without additional evidence. The significance of the case lies elsewhere. AI has reduced the cost of producing ideological content, intermediaries can help creators access generation tools, and global platforms can provide distribution. The result is a pipeline in which wartime propaganda no longer has to resemble propaganda at all. It can simply appear in a playlist. Sources Terrecon / Ukrainska Pravda — Daria Verbytska on the research https://www.pravda.com.ua/columns/2026/10/05/8056229/ Suspilne Culture — detailed breakdown of Terrecon findings https://suspilne.media/culture/1417933-rosijsku-voennu-propagandu-maskuut-pid-anime-karaoke-ta-rok-doslidzenna-si-pisen-vid-terrecon/ The Insider — AI-generated Russian war propaganda music https://theins.ru/news/297839 Institute of Mass Information — summary of New York Times reporting https://imi.org.ua/en/news/doslidzhennya-rf-masovo-stvoryu%D1%94-propagandistski-pisni-za-dopomogoyu-shi The Bridge Media — AI-generated songs and Russian military propaganda https://thebridgemedia.com.ua/en/ai-generated-songs-russian-military-propaganda/ Center for Strategic Communication — cost and production of AI propaganda music https://spravdi.org/propaganda-za-11-yak-rosiya-shtampuye-shi-pisni-z-miljonamy-prosluhovuvan/ Times of India — AI-generated Russian war songs https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/ai-sings-russias-war-story-inside-the-rise-of-generative-songs-about-ukraine-conflict/articleshow/134650594.cms EU Council / EUR-Lex — Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32026D1351 Human Rights Watch — Russian state funding of digital and patriotic content https://www.hrw.org/report/2025/07/30/disrupted-throttled-and-blocked/state-censorship-control-and-increasing-isolation #DISINFORMED #Episode16 #Russia #Ukraine #RussianPropaganda #WarPropaganda #MusicPropaganda #AIMusic #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #GenerativeAI #SyntheticMedia #AIPropaganda #Disinformation #InformationWarfare #InfluenceOperations #CulturalPropaganda #DigitalInfluence #NarrativeManipulation #PropagandaMusic #StreamingPlatforms #Spotify #AppleMusic #YouTube #YouTubeMusic #Deezer #SoundCloud #Suno #Udio #RussianWorld #RusskiyMir #MilitaryPropaganda #WarNarratives #Mobilisation #AlgorithmicDistribution #RecommendationAlgorithms #MusicStreaming #PlatformManipulation #Terrecon #OSINT #MediaManipulation #WRLD

StagePop stated that Chay Suede presented 13 reasons not to vote for Flávio Bolsonaro and declared support for Lula in the second round of the presidential election. Among the reasons attributed to the actor were the lack of relevant projects and a history of scandals and suspicions of corruption; the negotiation of R$ 134 million with Daniel Vorcaro to finance a film about Jair Bolsonaro; and the different versions given about the case. According to StagePop, Suede also cited Flávio Bolsonaro's relationship with Adriano da Nóbrega, the presence of his family members in the senator's office, investigations into “rachadinhas” and the suspicion of ghost employees. The actor also criticized the defense of amnesty for Jair Bolsonaro and participants in the coup acts, his father's government's actions during the pandemic, and statements about global warming. He also mentioned criticisms of the proposal to eliminate the 6x1 schedule and the defense of changing the Constitution under the argument of “redemocratizing” Brazil. In the end, he said he would not trust the presidency to Flávio Bolsonaro and would support Lula. #Eleições2022 #Lula #ChaySuede (translated)

At the Regional Court in Hradec Králové, the main hearing has begun in the case of eight entrepreneurs and one auditor accused of creating a criminal organization and tax fraud, with total damages exceeding 134 million crowns. #daňovépodvody #organizovanýzločin #HradecKrálové (translated)

Destination Télé stated that the French were still many watching Pascal Praud at 8 PM, despite what he termed the intolerance of teachers and principals. The account indicated that CNews had gathered 805,000 viewers, BFMTV 337,000, LCI 206,000, and France Info 69,000, with a peak of 1,134,000 viewers at 8:30 PM. https://t.co/aVgiaJS1kL #Télévision #Audiences #Médias (translated)

Clarke de Souza reported that, after including Tokyo in the tally, Flávio had 60.4% of the votes abroad, compared to 26.7% for Lula, in 134 out of 1,351 sections. According to him, the difference had increased from 29.6 to 33.7 points, and Flávio had a total of 20,606 votes, against 9,112 for Lula. Europe and the Americas had not yet completed their counts, he added. In Tokyo, with 26 out of 43 sections counted, Flávio had 63.8% and Lula, 23.0% — 3,941 votes against 1,418. De Souza stated that Flávio's result was 3 points below that obtained by Bolsonaro in 2022. In Japan, the partial score, with 94 out of 119 sections counted, was 71.0% for Flávio and 15.9% for Lula. In Nagoya, with 50 out of 58 sections counted, Flávio had 73.7% and Lula, 13.7%. The author also reported that Flávio had won in Hong Kong, with 43.0% against 40.6% for Lula, and that Manila recorded 53.2% for Flávio and 41.9% for Lula. Regarding Hong Kong, he noted that Lula had been winning in the city. #Eleições2023 #Flávio #Lula (translated)

Brazil is preparing for a decisive period in the presidential elections, with candidates Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro in a tight race, while in Portugal more than 134,000 Brazilians relocate to vote in the elections at the University of Lisbon and in Porto, and Catalonia faces a maximum alert due to a Medicane. #EleiçõesBrasil #Política #Notícias (translated)

The post said Russia’s federal debt was about ₽18.9 trillion (€209 billion) in 2020 and was estimated at about ₽46.2 trillion (€489 billion) in 2026. It described that as a roughly 134% increase in euro terms, calculated using the respective Bank of Russia exchange rates, and said the debt had more than doubled. https://t.co/91kbFbFxiW #Россия #ФедеральныйДолг #Экономика #RU

The post said Russia’s federal debt was about ₽18.9 trillion (approximately €209 billion) in 2020 and was estimated at about ₽46.2 trillion (approximately €489 billion) in 2026. Using the respective Bank of Russia exchange rates, the author said, that amounted to an increase of roughly 134% in euro terms, meaning the debt had more than doubled. https://t.co/FxKCyImoTd #Россия #экономика #долг #RU

Adam Bucholz wrote that Jakub Wolny took third place in the LPK competition in Klingenthal on Saturday after a final jump of 134.5 m. He added that only Clemens Aigner and Domen Prevc were better, and he rated Wolny's jump as very good. https://t.co/Dh04JfCGrB #skoki #Klingenthal #skijumping (translated)

Spanish researchers have tested the capability of four artificial intelligence models, including ChatGPT, to drive a real car, where only GPT-6 Astra managed to complete the 134.7 meters course, highlighting the limitations of generalist AI in driving tasks. #InteligenciaArtificial #ConducciónAutónoma #InvestigaciónTecnológica (translated)

A few days ago, in an incredibly cynical statement, the EU told the peoples of its member states that 50 million of them, due to energy prices, have to choose this year: Either they will spend money to feed themselves and therefore will be cold, or they will spend money to warm themselves and therefore will starve! According to the EU Energy Commissioner, the reason for this is the energy crisis... Now let's explain to the Commissioner and the local sycophants why the cause of this cannibalism is "Capitalism, you idiot": — The total GDP of the EU is nearly 18 trillion euros. — In 2025, military spending by member states reached 418 billion euros, marking an increase for the 11th consecutive year. — In 2026 (when households must choose between food or heating) military spending is expected to rise to 454 billion euros, an increase of 8.6% compared to 2025 and 75.3% compared to 2021. — In 2025, investments in the defense sector (military industry) showed an impressive increase of 23% compared to 2024, reaching an unprecedented high of 134 billion euros. In fact, this upward trend will continue in 2026, when investments in the defense sector are expected to reach almost 163 billion euros. This is an increase of 158.7% compared to 2021! — In the first half of 2026, according to an analysis by the European organization Transport & Environment (T&E), only 8 oil companies collected about 7.5 billion euros in excess profits within the EU. Six of these large companies (BP, Shell, Eni, Orlen, Repsol, and OMV) doubled their profits in the European market in the second quarter of 2026 compared to the same quarter of 2025, taking advantage of high prices for refined fuels. — Major energy companies operating in Europe and Britain have surpassed 26.2 billion pounds in profits since the beginning of 2026. — The net profits of the 500 largest companies in the EU based on revenue reached 547 billion euros in 2025. — The top 10 banks in Europe in 2025 had annual profits of 92 billion euros, marking an increase of 8% compared to 2024. This is the reality for the EU of monopolies. The capitalist Union that on the one hand enriches a handful of parasites who appropriate wealth, which has a fortune for the coffers and the cogs of the war economy, and on the other hand orders the millions of workers who produce the wealth to decide whether they will starve or whether they will be cold... #ΕΕ #Καπιταλισμός #ΕνεργειακήΚρίση (translated)

🎂 Happy birthday @Max33Verstappen! The Dutch driver is celebrating his 29th birthday today 🥳 Max Verstappen in stats, it's: 🏆 Four-time world champion (4 consecutive titles) 🏅 71 wins 🥈 134 podiums 🏎️ 48 pole positions 🔥 19 wins in a single season in 2023, a record ⚡ 10 consecutive wins in 2023, a record 🏁 248 Grand Prix raced 👶🏼 The youngest driver to start a Grand Prix at 17 years and 166 days 🥇 The youngest winner of a Grand Prix at 18 years and 228 days Any little message to send to the four-time world champion? 🔥 #F1 #F1 #MaxVerstappen #Anniversaire #F1 (translated)