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Wolf recounted that Serge Juillard was returning home on January 7, 2009, when a snow-related traffic jam slowed him down in the Barbière area of Avignon. According to his account, young people were throwing snowballs containing stones at the cars. After a collision, Juillard allegedly went out to check the damage, then about ten youths insulted and violently attacked him. Wolf indicated that they notably pulled down his pants, struck him in the genital area, filled his mouth with snow, and hit him with a metal bar, the first blow reportedly hitting his head. He also reported that Juillard described being held by his arms and legs, saying they "crucified" him. The post indicated that in March 2013, Juillard was in a wheelchair and taking morphine for seizures and pain. Wolf wrote that about ten suspects had been arrested, but only three had been brought before the juvenile court. Two minors, aged 14 and 16 at the time of the incident, were reportedly sentenced to six months in prison, three of which were firm. Assisted by Me Gontard, the victim lamented, according to the post, that the older suspects had not been tried. Wolf concluded by asking his readers if they were already familiar with this case. #Justice #Violence #France (translated)

Nayas described the performance as very poor and lamented several choices he deemed incomprehensible after the 0-3 defeat. He felt that the progress made had not been quick enough to allow for a win, despite the work put in by the players in recent days, and he apologized to KCORP supporters. #KCORP #KCORP #Esports #Performance (translated)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that Donald Trump's Russia policy may not have been guided by a coherent strategy. According to him, Trump made decisions one by one, seeking quick political gains, and then had to fix the consequences. In his assessment, Vanhanen linked Trump's diminished commitment to arming Ukraine, the energy price increases resulting from the war in Iran, and the recent diesel trade with Russia. He believed that trade could bolster the Russian economy and give Vladimir Putin a means to pressure Ukraine into halting strikes on Russia's oil refineries. Vanhanen also criticized Trump for condemning strikes that he claimed weakened Russia's war economy. Vanhanen noted that Trump’s administration had not sought significant new funding from Congress for arming Ukraine. According to him, previously agreed deliveries had continued, and European countries had purchased American weapons for Ukraine. He stated that Trump was not fundamentally on the side of Ukraine or Europe but was primarily pursuing his own interests. According to Vanhanen, Finland's security should not be built on the assumption that there is a plan behind Trump's decisions that would turn in favor of Europe. He urged preparedness for the possibility that U.S. aid could be delayed or smaller than expected, to strengthen the availability of defense equipment and air defense, and to deepen cooperation with Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Britain, Poland, and the Baltic countries. He also believed that Europe should be able to support Ukraine and maintain economic pressure on Russia by its own means. #Trump #Venäjä #Ukraina (translated)

Actu Foot relayed Jérôme Rothen's criticism of Enrique's remarks about Ousmane Dembélé. Rothen believed that the player did not need to hear that his coach found him brilliant and criticized journalists and analysts for being swayed by this type of message. He judged that Dembélé's start to the season was a failure, while reminding that he was a Ballon d'Or winner and saying he still believed in him. Rothen called on Enrique to frankly state whether he had not appreciated the player's performances, suggesting that Dembélé would not necessarily have held it against him. He finally disputed the idea that such remarks were intended to protect the player. #Football #Dembélé #Rothen (translated)

Petra Nyqvist wrote that there were no penalties in the law for Google's violation. She dismissed the idea that it was a matter of damage and estimated that Google had probably calculated in advance that it would not harm the company. According to Nyqvist, lawyers kept the matter updated. She also criticized the country's leadership as indifferent and lacking understanding of environmental issues, stating that this was already known worldwide. Nyqvist demanded a complete turnaround in environmental policy in the next government. #Google #laki #ympäristö (translated)

Arto Koskelo wrote that, in his opinion, the National Coalition Party had not understood the significance of the new party that appeared on the right side. He described the collaboration the party did with the Social Democrats before the elections as a betrayal of right-wing voters and assessed that its consequences had previously gone unaccounted for but were now coming due. https://t.co/4KUiDo5i8O #Politiikka #Suomi #Kokoomus (translated)

Juho Salo criticized Finland's pension system and wrote that if the retirement age were to be raised, it could, in his opinion, be increased all at once to 100 years. He argued that in the system, a worker could pay pension contributions for 50 years, which would correspond to 25 percent of their salary, and receive a pension only at the age of 74. Salo pointed out that, according to him, pension accrual could not be collected. Salo called the system an economic catastrophe. He calculated the total amount of pension contributions and other shares to be 33.7 billion euros: 28.2 billion for occupational pensions, 0.7 billion for employees' shares, and 4.8 billion euros for state contributions. According to him, this amount could be used to pay a monthly basic income of 656 euros in addition to current social benefits and wages without tax increases. He compared the current system to a model where the retirement age would be 50 years and the pension would be 900–1,100 euros per month. Salo believed that money available earlier could be invested by individuals. He also criticized that those born before 1964 would receive the promised pension, while later generations would be left with the bill. Salo proposed that an investment of about 800 euros per month for 25 years would accumulate 240,000 euros without returns and over a million euros with investment returns. He related his comparison to the MSCI World index for the years 2001-2026 and said that wealth would remain for inheritance if 3-4 percent was withdrawn annually. According to him, such a system could make Finnish workers millionaires by the age of 50-60 and free up jobs sooner. Additionally, Salo criticized trade unions for not organizing strikes against pension contributions, development aid, and financing immigration, in his view. He compared the pension system to economic development aid and described it as an even worse solution. #eläke #perustulo #kansantalous (translated)