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Jiri Keronen claimed that humanity would be destroyed due to cuts in development aid and stated that the claim was based on researched knowledge. He urged acceptance without complaint that the state would take money from people by threatening with weapons and send it to the states he described as corrupt in Africa. Keronen emphasized that these were high stakes. #kehitysapu #ihmisoikeudet #korruptio (translated)

Saara Huhtasaari wrote that Sanna Marin had been in Italy promoting her book and told Corriere della Sera that she would likely not run for office unless Russia attacked Finland. In that case, according to Huhtasaari, Marin would have said she was available. Huhtasaari interpreted the statement as positioning herself rather than expressing a willingness to be a victim. According to her, Marin implied that conventional political work did not match her capabilities and that only a crisis threatening Finland's existence would be a sufficiently significant task. Huhtasaari compared this to the scale of historical leaders such as Kekkonen, Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, Lee Kuan Yew, and George Washington, using the metaphor of the "Napoleon syndrome" to describe the phenomenon. She specified that she did not mean it as a diagnosis. Huhtasaari also criticized the contradiction between Marin's book discussing hope and the self-image conveyed in the interview. She argued that the role of politics was to build structures that functioned without a single politician. As examples of such builders, she mentioned Lee Kuan Yew, who influenced Singapore's development, and Mart Laar, who made economic and institutional decisions in post-independence Estonia. Huhtasaari believed that there had not been similar builders in Finland for decades and that Marin did not belong to their ranks. According to Huhtasaari, statesmen did not announce in advance when they would return to politics, but either did their job or stepped aside. She criticized Marin for traveling to present her book, which discussed decisions made behind closed doors, and for associating a potential return with Russia's attack. Huhtasaari described this as a fantasy of seeing herself as a historical exception. #SannaMarin #Politiikka #Historia (translated)

The journalist compared the outrage over graffiti in a subway station to the reaction to what occurred on January 8, 2023, stating that the episodes were incomparable. He described one of them as an isolated act during a huge, diverse, and peaceful demonstration, and said that, in the other, the headquarters of the Three Powers were invaded and vandalized in an attempted coup. #vandalismo #democracia #protesto (translated)

The author argued that Serbia faced a historic choice between a European future represented by students, democracy, the rule of law, clean institutions, opportunity, and prosperity, and what they described as an old system of authoritarianism and corruption under Vučić. They called for Vučić’s Serbia to be isolated. https://t.co/dm5YRChUc1 #Srbija #Evropa #Demokratija #RS #EU (translated)

Joni Juusela wrote that inheritance tax was one of the most harmful taxes in Finland and should be abolished. Working in the financial sector, he stated that he could see its practical disadvantages and said that Finland needed family businesses committed to growing in the country from generation to generation. Juusela believed that the impact on public finances should be considered when abolishing the tax, as government bond rates were rising globally, in his opinion. He warned of a repeat of the situation in Britain following Truss's mini-budget, when large unfunded tax cuts spooked the bond markets. To secure financing, he suggested cutting development aid and removing the tax exemption for foundations and associations. Juusela reminded that small inheritances were tax-free at that time. If inheritance tax were to be replaced with capital gains tax, he believed that the change should not drastically tighten the taxation of small inheritances, for example when selling old apartments. He proposed protective measures during the transition, such as a tax deferral right similar to Sweden's or deemed acquisition costs, so that the middle class could also have the opportunity to build wealth that spans generations. #perintövero #perheyritykset #kansankapitalismi (translated)

Jarmo Huhtanen wrote that Yandex's data center in Vladimir burned down again. According to him, Ukraine had struck two centers that housed three supercomputers belonging to Yandex. Huhtanen estimated that they constituted over half of Russia's known supercomputing capacity and said that their destruction would significantly affect the country's development of artificial intelligence. #Yandex #tekoäly #Ukraina (translated)

Saara Huhtasaari criticized Petteri Orpo's reaction to the agreement on diesel deliveries between Trump and Putin, describing it as a "terrible disappointment." She characterized Orpo as a European puppet and said he only reacts when the superpower agreement does not fit his narrative of virtue signaling. According to Huhtasaari, Orpo, Alexander Stubb, and the entire European line have been a disappointment for years. She criticized the support given to Ukraine funded by taxpayers, the sanctions against Russia, which she claimed harmed those who imposed them, and the criticism from the United States when, according to her, Washington did not follow Brussels' line. Huhtasaari wrote that the diesel delivery agreement had led to the condemnation of the erosion of sanctions and the accumulation of Putin's war chest. She claimed that the same parties had been supporting the diversion of billions to Ukraine for years and attacks on Russian oil refineries while also wondering about high fuel prices. #EU #Trump #Putin (translated)

Attention, Vasco fans! It was reported that Vasco da Gama filed a motion with the Court of Justice of Rio de Janeiro (TJRJ) to defend the decision that determined the availability of Maracanã for the semifinal of the Copa Sul-Americana against Boca Juniors, scheduled for October 20 at 9:30 PM. According to the publication, the document was filed on Saturday (the 10th) and requested that the attempt by the concessionaire Fla-Flu Serviços S.A. to suspend the decision through a writ of security be rejected. The publication reported that the club argued that the court decision took into account statements from public security agencies and the Public Prosecutor's Office of Rio de Janeiro. According to Vasco, the Military Police pointed to Maracanã as the preferred alternative, considering the infrastructure, urban mobility, fan organization, and access control. The club also questioned, according to the publication, the criteria used by the concessionaire to deny the stadium and argued that the requirements for preserving the pitch should be applied objectively and equally. The defense also stated that Conmebol had already announced Maracanã as the venue and that ticket sales were underway. By the morning of October 10, Vasco reported having sold 11,446 tickets and handed over 4,000 tickets to Boca Juniors for the visiting fans. Attention, Vasco fans! the club added that it warned of possible damages to the organization of the semifinal, to the supporters, and to the security planning if the decision were suspended. Vasco requested that the concessionaire's injunction be denied and that the writ of security be rejected, maintaining the decision that secured the stadium. According to the publication, the legal dispute was still ongoing. #Vasco #Maracanã #CopaSulAmericana (translated)

The author wrote that Donald Trump relied on pragmatism and relaxation, aiming to resume Russian energy flows and put an end to attacks on infrastructure. In contrast, Germany and the EU stuck to a confrontational policy, risking self-isolation according to the author. https://t.co/3thghI0rm9 #Trump #Energiepolitik #EU #DE #US #RU (translated)

– It came unexpectedly when it comes to American policy toward Russia, as the USA is after all an ally of Ukraine. To suddenly break the economic isolation is surprising. It is hard to see how it wouldn't have to do with the midterm elections, says Dag Blanck, senior professor of North American studies at Uppsala University. #Dieselavtal #Trump #Putin (translated)

A study of the isotopic composition of grains from the asteroid Bennu reveals that its formation was influenced by Jupiter, displacing its origin toward the snow line of the young solar system and suggesting the role of the gas giant in the separation of materials from the protoplanetary disk. #Bennu #Júpiter #formacionplanetaria (translated)