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Fráňa Šrámek warned in a shared post by Radio Free America about a serious security crisis. He wrote that after an hour-long phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the Russian president announced confirmation of collaboration between their administrations and intelligence services. According to Šrámek, discussions about the future of Ukraine took place without the participation of Ukraine or European countries. He claimed that Trump's envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff pressured Ukraine with the threat of completely halting the transfer of American intelligence information. He also noted that FBI Director Kash Patel planned a trip to Russia in mid-October, where he was to meet with the Russian counterintelligence agency FSB, while the U.S. government and FBI did not comment on the details. Šrámek wrote that American lawmakers had urged Patel to cancel the trip in connection with the phone call on October 9, warning against Russian espionage and operations influencing public opinion. He described Trump's actions as treachery and claimed that the American president was handing Ukraine, its European allies, and the United States over to the Kremlin. He stated that the United States had been taken over by an international criminal syndicate and would need help. #bezpečnost #Zrada #Ukrajina (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)

The campers at Sol responded with irony to the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, who accused them of terrorism, stating that their activity focuses on peaceful organization and mutual support, while they continue their fight for the right to decent housing. #AcampadaSol #ViviendaDigna #Terrosimo (translated)

"And just like that, at the next session of the Sejm, a law prohibiting the use of emails. 'And just like that, at the next session of the Sejm, a law prohibiting the use of emails. If the president does not sign it, he will have spam on his hands' — began to ironize Radosław Fogiel from PiS." #DonaldTusk #zamach #Polska (translated)

Jiří Hrebenar wrote that Jindřich Rajchl announced before the elections that he voted for the coalition of PRO, the Free Citizens, and the Oath in Hradec Králové. At the same time, according to Hrebenar, he criticized the Ukrainian flag at the school where the voting took place and called it "a blatant indoctrination of our children." Hrebenar stated that the coalition in Hradec Králové received 2.44 percent of the votes, finished eighth out of ten competing groups, and did not gain any representative mandate. Rajchl ran from the 37th position, and according to the author, the coalition did not surpass the five percent threshold. Hrebenar also wrote that 97.56 percent of the votes went to other candidates, and he described the result as a failure of Rajchl's political ambitions. #volby #politika #HradecKrálové (translated)

For a long time, I primarily observed, described, and perhaps commented a bit ironically on public affairs. "Today I have come to the conviction that it is time to take responsibility. I consider the Senate a place where it makes sense to defend the rules, institutions, and values on which a democratic state stands," said the publisher and writer Jiří Padevět earlier. #SenátníVolby #PodporaUkrajiny #Čižinský (translated)

Roy, who described himself as a politically right-leaning former member of the VVD, wrote that he no longer knew who to vote for. He excluded a populist party on the right and even mentioned considering PRO, although that didn't make economic sense and wasn't logical for him personally. According to him, the party members were at least honest and human. Roy wrote that he had previously found Jesse Klaver weak and unconvincing, but that he now made a different impression: Klaver was, in his opinion, substantively strong and seemed to be developing leadership qualities. Roy also stated that Mark Rutte had called for people to look out for one another upon his departure, while the VVD under Dilan Yesilgöz did the opposite according to him. Yesilgöz, according to Roy, had ruined much for her party, although he found her good on Defense and previously on Justice and Security. According to Roy, PRO was precisely a party that paid attention to others. As an example, he mentioned the Self-Podcast by Sander Schimmelpenninck and Jaap Reesema featuring Lisa Westerveld. He claimed Westerveld dedicated herself day and night to underprivileged Dutch citizens. In the podcast, he also heard how demotivating work in the House of Representatives could be: requested debates from Westerveld sometimes did not make it to the agenda, while the right-wing majority preferred to debate asylum again. When a topic made the news, politicians were, in his opinion, always at the front. Roy wrote that the world would be a better place with more people like Westerveld. #politiek #VVD #Nederland (translated)

The author turned to Pobożny, pointing out that introducing term limits for deputies and senators requires changing the Constitution, which — as he wrote — results from Article 99 and the opinion of the Bureau of Expertise and Impact Assessment of the Chancellery of the Sejm from February 27, 2025. He noted that Stefaniak announced his intention to change the Constitution, not to bypass it, and criticized Pobożny's irony. He asked whether he and his environment oppose term limits or merely do not believe in the possibility of obtaining a constitutional majority. #Konstytucja #dwukadencyjność #polityka (translated)

A humanoid robot opened the National Psychology Day in Rome with ironic jokes about the limits of artificial intelligence in the field of mental health, raising questions about the delegation of responsibility in therapeutic relationships. #IntelligenzaArtificiale #Psicologia #Robot (translated)

Mr. Bolojan, the economic blockage and the shortages faced by Romanians do not disappear because you choose to treat them with irony. "Mr. Bolojan, the economic blockage and the shortages faced by Romanians do not disappear because you choose to treat them with irony. The people's dissatisfaction with the direction in which the country is going is not an invention of the PSD. The increases in prices weigh on family budgets, salaries no longer keep pace with prices, and companies increasingly feel the economic downturn we are in. You cannot pretend not to see the consequences of the policies you have supported!" Sorin Grindeanu wrote on Facebook on Saturday morning. #Grindeanu #PNL #guvernare (translated)

Mr. Bolojan, the blockage in the economy and the shortages that Romanians are facing do not disappear because you choose to treat them with irony. The dissatisfaction of the people with the direction in which the country is heading is not a PSD invention. The price increases are burdening family budgets, salaries are no longer keeping pace with prices, and companies are increasingly feeling the economic downward slope we are in. You cannot pretend that you do not see the consequences of the policies you have supported! "Mr. Bolojan, the blockage in the economy and the shortages that Romanians are facing do not disappear because you choose to treat them with irony. The dissatisfaction of the people with the direction in which the country is heading is not a PSD invention. The price increases are burdening family budgets, salaries are no longer keeping pace with prices, and companies are increasingly feeling the economic downward slope we are in. You cannot pretend that you do not see the consequences of the policies you have supported!” Grindeanu conveyed on Facebook. Changing direction does not mean the promise that all problems will be solved overnight. It means acknowledging that the measures adopted have not yielded the expected results and that there must be the political will to correct them through a realistic government program that protects Romanians' money. The participation of PNL in the government is not a favor done to PSD but the correct decision for Romania. "Changing direction does not mean the promise that all problems will be solved overnight. It means acknowledging that the measures adopted have not yielded the expected results and that there must be the political will to correct them through a realistic government program that protects Romanians' money. The participation of PNL in the government is not a favor done to PSD but the correct decision for Romania,” Grindeanu also noted. #Grindeanu #PNL #guvernare (translated)

"Representatives of this government coalition are trying to convince us that a Russian general is coming here to tend graves, while our general will allegedly be conducting important intelligence operations over there, for which all our allies around the world - yes, even in the galaxy - will be grateful to us," explained MP Juraj Krúpa from the right-liberal opposition party "Freedom and Solidarity" (SaS) ironically on Friday in Bratislava. #Slowakei #Russland #Militärbeziehungen (translated)

Podc4st Set9r Norte stated that "Barba's" portfolio was impressive and highlighted the combination of SAMU, 24-hour UPAs, Minha Casa Minha Vida, Farmácia Popular, and Bolsa Família. According to the author, the set was historic and stood out even in comparison to other programs that he considered excellent; he compared it to Flamengo from 1980 to 1983 in social assistance. https://t.co/idFrdqH9UQ #AssistênciaSocial #Política #Brasil (translated)

Jairme wrote that this type of positioning was important because someone's father could be a reference. According to him, manifestations from famous people were easier to ignore than those from friends, colleagues, and neighbors, as they are close and concrete individuals. #referência #posição #importância (translated)