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Agnes Wold wrote to Sara Persson that her program "Ask Agnes Wold" would not be heard on state radio. She wrote that in her opinion it was not due to their discussion of transgender issues, but ironically suggested that it was important to prevent too many outspoken individuals from being heard in Sweden, as such things could spread. #Sverige #Yttrandefrihet #Transfrågor (translated)

Daniel Schatz wrote that the Nobel laureate Navi Pillay had already defended censorship over freedom of speech back in September 2012. He referred to her statements about Charlie Hebdo's Muhammad cartoons: Pillay had called the publication "double irresponsible," described the cartoons as malevolent and deliberately provocative, and said that she understood why people wanted to protest strongly. Schatz accused Swedish commentators of now praising this view of extremism and freedom of speech. #yttrandefrihet #censur #politik (translated)

The review echoed a testimony from a woman who, according to her account, had been raped while another attacker cut off her breasts with a knife. The assaults continued before she was killed, the review stated. The author described the massacre on October 7 as a deep trauma for Israeli society and wrote that this year's memorial ceremony was particularly significant because all surviving hostages had returned from Gaza and the remains of the murdered had been brought home. The review believed the day should have focused on the victims, the survivors, and the relatives. The review criticized Sveriges Radio for instead directing attention towards employee Sami Abu Salem in Gaza. The author also questioned why SVT Rapport, after a segment from the memorial ceremony in Tel Aviv, had presented Gilda Hamidi-Nia's documentary "The World's Most Hated?", which according to the review had been published three days before the anniversary and dealt with how Israeli soldiers were mapped on social media and accused of suspected war crimes in Gaza. The review stated that SVT's live broadcast from the ceremony repeatedly shifted the focus from the victims and their relatives to Israel's warfare, genocide allegations against Israel and the IDF, as well as the war in Gaza. The author argued that the coverage showed a lack of judgment, proportion, and respect, and asked why the victims were not allowed to be at the center of the memorial day. https://t.co/unFDFBluFH #Hamas #Israel #minnesdag (translated)

The Nobel Committee has awarded the Peace Prize 2026 to human rights lawyer Navanethem Navi Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law, in contrast to the perceived barbarism in the United States' judicial process which includes a planned public execution. #NobelsFredspris #MänskligaRättigheter #Civilisation (translated)

Ola Wenström wrote that it was difficult to take in the news about Sladjan and described him as outspoken, knowledgeable, and independent. Wenström remembered their years together in sports TV, with strong opinions, laughter, and lively discussions. He wrote that Sladjan had a great passion for football and reminded viewers that the sport was about more than results and tables. Wenström thanked him for the football, the discussions, and the impressions he had left and concluded with a message of rest in peace. #fotboll #människor #sport (translated)

Nadja Natalie Isaksen shared an open letter from Johan Zedig to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and wrote that she hoped Frederiksen would meet with Christian's family. In the letter, Johan Zedig stated that his son Christian, who was a police officer, was assaulted and killed in Copenhagen. According to the father, Christian intervened during a football match to restore order. He claimed that the person who attacked his son had a history of violent crime and that the assault was planned. Johan Zedig requested a face-to-face meeting with Frederiksen, where she would explain how the punishment for a murder could be 12 months in prison. He described the family as being in mourning and wrote that Christian's death should not be in vain. He suggested that the meeting take place at Astrid Lindgren's World in Sweden. #Danmark #Rettigheder #Retssystem (translated)

Navi Pillay, a respected legal expert and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2026 for her invaluable efforts to promote peace and international justice, marking a support for the regulated world order at a time of increasing resistance to such principles. #InternationellRättvisa #Nobelpriset #Sydafrika (translated)

Hans Jönsson wrote that Johan Zedig appealed for a meeting with Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen after his son Christian was killed in Copenhagen. According to Johan, Christian was a police officer but off duty when he intervened to try to calm a fight during a football match. Johan stated that the person who hit his son had a history of violence and claimed that the attack had been planned. He urged Frederiksen to explain why the punishment for the murder had been 12 months and suggested that they meet in Mariannelund. He described the family's grief and urged people to spread the text. Jönsson said he helped with the dissemination. #fotboll #brott #rättvisa (translated)

The Nobel Committee announced that the Nobel Peace Prize 2026 is awarded to human rights lawyer Navanethem Pillay, which is seen as a significant success for international law at a time of increasing violations of international law. #NobelsFredspris #NavanethemPillay #InternationellRätt (translated)

Aja baja wrote that the left claimed that these individuals would improve the economy, despite the writer stating that they could not manage their own. As an example, Aja baja mentioned Hassan (V), who according to the post had received debt relief of 827,000 but then incurred new debts. #Ekonomi #Skuldsanering #Vänstern (translated)

Ida Gabrielsson questioned after a discussion with Martin Ådahl whether there was any other party that the Center Party considered sufficiently acceptable. She wrote that C had tolerated the Social Democrats and the Green Party because they had previously agreed to govern with bourgeois economic policy so that C would not collaborate with the Sweden Democrats. At the same time, she argued, C had criticized S for its migration policy and rejected the Left Party despite V agreeing with C on the issue. Gabrielsson contrasted this with what she described as a contradiction in the Center Party's rhetoric on decency. She pointed to ministers from the Moderates whom she considered increasingly Trump-like and accused them of going after journalists and conducting negative campaigns, as well as statements from the KD leader, the right's talk of voters as voting cattle, and comments from Member of Parliament Lars Beckman (M) and Alice Teodorescu (KD), whom she described as conspiracy theorists. She wrote that Ådahl and C seemed to believe that the former alliance parties did not really support their current policy, but had been kidnapped by SD and deep down wanted to return to the era of Fredrik Reinfeldt. Gabrielsson argued that Ådahl and Magdalena Andersson seemed to think that the parties would return to the center when the Tidö cooperation ended. She called the view condescending and emphasized that the changes could also have been made deliberately and voluntarily. During the election campaign, Gabrielsson stated, she had spoken with a leading center-right politician from Stockholm about more people voting for SD in the area where she grew up. She recounted that she had highlighted material and social reasons for dissatisfaction and mentioned a neighbor who worked almost around the clock on his farm and cleared snow in half of Norrland during the winters. According to Gabrielsson, the center-right politician had responded that a difficult life did not excuse a vote for SD, as others with difficult lives did not vote for the party. Gabrielsson also relayed that her father, who grew up in Ockelbo, used to refer to C and the farmers as "the right aristocracy." On Tuesday, he had told her that he had closed the door on a DN Kultur journalist who wanted to discuss the family's background and life in the countryside and in the industrial town of Åmotsbruk. Her father had also criticized C as the worst party of the day and said he preferred the party when it was at least a farmers' party. Gabrielsson wrote that she had corrected him, but at the same time agreed that a party with 7 percent could be perceived as self-satisfied if it assumed that others would follow its line. #Centerpartiet #Sverige #politik (translated)

A Girl Has No Name shared a clip of Bianca Ingrosso and wrote that the comments underneath came from older women who she assumed themselves had children. She wondered what drove them to adult bullying and wrote that the comments scared her. https://t.co/L6UTgQb08J #BiancaIngrosso #vuxenmobbning #socialamedier (translated)