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This agreement with the murderous dictator is a stain on the face of our nation, an insult to the memory of Lindsey Graham, and directly contradicts the intent of Congress expressed in our bipartisan sanctions law. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat, stated on social media that the announced agreement on diesel is in direct opposition to the provisions of that law. #Trump #Putin #Ukrajina (translated)

Jiri Jicha wrote that Andy Burnham confirmed after a briefing with intelligence services the direct involvement of the Kremlin in the Brexit referendum in 2016. According to Jicha, Burnham warned Berlin and Paris that Russia is similarly attempting to influence their countries. He described Brexit as an abuse of the British state by foreign intelligence services and claimed that Britain is still paying for it with industrial collapse, chaos, and rising prices. #Brexit #Rusko #Zpravodajství (translated)

Zdeněk Šarapatka thanked his supporters and stated that their support helped him get back on his feet after the results of the Senate elections. According to him, the campaign in Prague 5 and 13 was not a fair competition about topics, but a contest over billboards. He claimed that one of the candidates was running a concurrent campaign for the Senate and the Prague City Hall, transferring funds between them, including money from a company building houses. According to Šarapatka, the state supervision office did not respond to the violations of the rules. The candidate, he claimed, received 14,606 votes out of a total of 45,782. Šarapatka also criticized the ODS, which, according to him, despite an agreement with his TOP 09, fielded its own candidate, thereby reducing the chances of defeating Václav Láska. He stated that their candidate hardly presented political positions during public appearances and instead relied on a romanticized story about the students' relationship with the school principal. He added that the students of the candidate's school, according to Šarapatka, got involved in the campaign, even though the principal was balancing on the edge of the education law. The candidate received 12,162 votes out of 45,782. As an earlier example of the split with ODS, Šarapatka mentioned its member Benda, who, according to him, appointed Matocha and Xaver Veselý to the Czech Television Council. He claimed that part of ODS contributed to his failure in the election despite the party agreements at that time. He also recalled that six years ago, at ODS's request, he supported its candidate in the second round of the Senate elections in Mělník, whom he claimed he had not seen publicly appear in the Senate since then. Šarapatka stated that he would not make the same mistake again. According to him, the result meant that there would be no amendment to the lustration law nor security clearances for government members and their deputies, and that there would be no qualified fight for a free Czech Radio and Czech Television. At the same time, he urged his supporters to keep going. #politika #volby #Senát (translated)

Meinel also considers the scenario of the "parent house," which would have to be sold due to an apparently overwhelming tax burden, to be unrealistic: If it continues to be inhabited by children or surviving spouses, no inheritance taxes would apply under current law. #Erbschaftsteuer #Bundesverfassungsgericht #Unternehmenserben (translated)

Lord Vinheteiro compared Lula's choice for the Presidency, which he attributed to social agendas, to expectations in a relationship: according to him, a person would seek a businessman who would support the couple and offer an iPhone, international trips, and a luxury car, but would not want to camp with someone who invades land. #Lula #pautassociais #relacionamento (translated)

A 29-year-old dolphin named Rocky has died after his relocation from the closed amusement park Marineland France to the Selwo Marina Zoo in Spain, after environmental organizations warned of the health risks of this relocation and attempted to legally prevent it. #Delfin #Tierschutz #Umweltschutz (translated)

"We don't want windmills. (...) Show me a country with green energy, and I will show you a bankrupt country. You know, Germany tried it. They were about two days away from extinction." President Donald Trump claimed at a campaign event that the energy transition had brought Germany to the brink of disaster. "I will impose a 250 percent tariff on your damn wine and all the crap you send us. I will impose a 250 percent tariff on your wine, your champagne, and everything you send us, Emmanuel." At the same time, he threatened him, according to his own account in a phone call, with additional tariffs of 250 percent if French pharmaceutical companies did not offer their medications in the United States at lower prices. "I call him Muhammad. Someone said his name is not Muhammad, but Abdul. (...) I am the president. I can call him whatever the hell I want. To me, he is Muhammad. And he is a radical jihadist." Furthermore, Trump made derogatory remarks about the Muslim politician Abdul El-Sayed, who is running for the Senate for the Democrats. #Trump #Russland #Energiepolitik (translated)

The author wrote that a search for the name Poschardt in the NSDAP archive yields 995 results. He also stated that relatives of Philippe Sands were murdered in the Holocaust in Treblinka. Ulf Poschardt is reportedly working in 2026 to make the far-right AfD socially acceptable. #Holocaust #Rechtsextremismus #Geschichte #DE #PL (translated)

Katja Kokot noted that the amendment to the law on parliamentary investigations was passed in June, and non-governmental organizations then collected signatures and submitted them in September. She added that there followed 30 days of campaigning, during which the Constitutional Court made a decision in September that, in her view, changed the situation. She believed that the court essentially agreed with the purpose of the law, which was intended to prevent the halting of parliamentary investigations through appeals to the Constitutional Court. #parlament #zakonodaja #UstavnoSodišče (translated)

Slovenia stores around 700 million liters of oil derivatives, which is enough for 96 days of average consumption, but does not intend to participate in the release of diesel fuel reserves, as requested by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. #Slovenija #nafta #energija (translated)

Mariusz Kutwa Fan Account reminded about the support from Polonia Warsaw fans, who organized a big screen and catering. The author expressed his respect for them and wrote that for some, the slogan "Football for the fans" is not an empty slogan. https://t.co/nrjlxGtr34 #PoloniaWarszawa #piłkanożna #kibice (translated)

Uroš Urbanija wrote that the referendum on RTV Slovenia showed that 50 percent of Slovenians would like to contribute to public broadcasting, while the other 50 percent would not. He believed that it would not be right to prevent payment from those who want it, nor to demand contributions from others. As a solution, he suggested that everyone could allocate part of their income tax to a media of their choice. #referendum #Slovenija #RTV (translated)

Oskar Mochnik assessed that Legia played a very good match, and Wisła did not score a goal for the first time this season and created few clear opportunities. He praised the defense and the entries of Augustyniak, which—he wrote—helped the team gain space. He added that Rodado performed poorly alongside him, while Piątkowski and Deziel played consistently. The author wrote that with a 2:0 lead, Legia controlled the match and was closer to increasing the score than conceding a goal. He was also pleased with the goals from Adamski and Zjawka. He admitted that he was concerned about Adamski's form, but in the second half, the player reminded him of the one from spring and deserved his goal for his work on and off the ball. Mochnik pointed out that five U-21 players appeared, although some played better and others worse. Before traveling to Kraków, he wrote that Cracovia might not be in form, but he did not remember the last time Legia won there without greater problems. He added that if the current form is maintained, the three points should return to Warsaw. He also predicted that Legia would remain unbeaten in the league at least until mid-October and expressed confidence in Marek Papszun. #LegiaWarszawa #Ekstraklasa #PiłkaNożna (translated)

It was reported! It cited a statement from Kowal, who claimed that referees during the preseason camp determine the final league standings. According to him, their decisions decide who will be relegated, who will win the championship, or who will qualify for European cups. Kowal accused the referees of "printing" the league. https://t.co/i0MuFIFiVI #sędziowie #piłkaNożna #liga (translated)

POPTime reported that the influencer and comedian João Ferdnan declared his vote for Lula in the second round. Ferdnan said he would vote for the candidate identified by the number 13 on the 23rd and 25th and stated that he didn't need to take a political stance to win someone over, as he had a girlfriend. https://t.co/MP7ExcZNb0 #Lula #Eleições2022 #PolíticaBrasileira (translated)