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"As usual," the government "has overlooked the need to increase Social Security revenues in this budget," denounced the socialist deputy Sandrine Runel, who on her part defends "the creation of a progressive generalized social contribution, essential to restore our public finances." #Retraites #SécuritéSociale #Budget (translated)

After several years of strong development, during which AcadeMedia has established itself as a quality leader and expanded to become Europe's largest education player, we now want to strengthen the board for the continued journey. We are convinced that these two new members will bring significant value, and we see their experience as a valuable addition to the board's future work, says Rune Andersson, Chairman of AcadeMedia's Nomination Committee. Annie Lööf has broad experience and great competence from both public and private sectors. Her experience in leadership, strategic issues, and regulatory environments will be an important addition to the board and AcadeMedia's continued development, believes Rune Andersson. Fredrik Rågmark has solid experience in building and developing operations within the welfare sector, both in Sweden and internationally. His long experience as a business leader and board member, along with his experience in international expansion, will be a significant complement to AcadeMedia's board, continues Rune Andersson. #AcadeMedia #styrelse #AnnieLööf (translated)

City council member Rune Kristensen from Silkeborg has been convicted of violence against his daughter and has received a 20-day suspended sentence as well as community service, but it is still unclear whether there will be an appeal, as the written judgment has not been received. #vold #Silkeborg #politiker (translated)

Zygfryd Czaban wrote that after 21 years, the arrangement in which the political landscape of Poland was shaped by the rivalry between Jarosław Kaczyński and Donald Tusk has come to an end. He assessed that the three presidents — PLK, PBK, and PAD — as well as the four prime ministers, not counting Kaczyński and Tusk, remained in the background in this dispute. According to Czaban, the political conflict has now shifted to the relationship between Tusk and President Nawrocki. The author noted that the scale of the prime minister's attacks on the president indicated that Tusk perceived Nawrocki as the leader of the opposing camp. Czaban did not conclude whether Kaczyński consciously relinquished leadership to the younger politician or if it happened spontaneously. However, he wrote that the change benefited the right, which — in his opinion — currently had young and promising leadership for the future, while on the left-liberal side, no potential leader was in sight. #Polska #Polityka #Zmiany (translated)

Silkeborg's social democratic city council member Rune Kristensen has been sentenced to 20 days of conditional imprisonment and 40 hours of community service for violence against his daughter, while he was acquitted of another case of violence. #vold #familie #Silkeborg (translated)

The author wrote that the RuNet network was seriously affected after a drone strike on the Yandex data center. He wondered what the Russians' interest in this was and speculated that backup centers could be located in China, which — as he added — would please Xi Jinping, or in India. #RuNet #Yandex #dron #RU #CN #IN (translated)

Joachim B. Olsen wrote ironically that one had to bow to Rune Bulk's legal expertise. He asked why one should wait for the ICJ's decision when Bulk and others in the pro-Palestinian movement had already established, according to him, that Israel committed genocide just days after October 7. #Folkemord #Palæstina #Rettigheder (translated)

Pierre Gautherat commits for 3 years with UAE Emirates-XRG. As of now, the Frenchman (23 years old) is the 30th rider under contract with the Emirati team for 2027. Abel Balderstone, Marco Frigo, and Davide Stella had already been announced. Igor Arrieta, Rune Herregodts, Juan Sebastian Molano, and Pavel Sivakov are leaving. #TransferMarket #Mercato #Cyclisme #Transferts #UAEEmirates (translated)

We have the ability to overinterpret. The Tu-95MS disaster caused a lot of speculation. Meanwhile, there is no point in speculating. We shouldn't attribute any intentions to people suggesting things, as legends then circulate. Operational commander, Maj. Gen. pilot Ireneusz Nowak, sarcastically wrote that "Perhaps this particular one was the carrier of the Ch-101, which ended its flight near Tarnawa!" Just that, and that is enough. I am lucky to personally know General Nowak; he is from the old guard of the F-16, people trained in the USA, pilots often retrained by veterans of American military actions, mentally shaped as "tactical minded." Among this group were the first base commanders, division generals Darek Malinowski and Czarek Wiśniewski, along with Jacek Pszczoła, also a division general, a laid-back person who cannot be ruffled, and at the door of his office in Łask, there was at one time a sticker with a large wasp. They are exceptionally competent people, calm but capable of making quick decisions and unafraid of the responsibility for them. Another characteristic feature is truly outstanding intelligence. Why am I writing about this? Because people at this intellectual level often fall into the trap that what is clear and obvious to them is incomprehensible to others, and their minds drift into fascinating directions, to places that make one’s hair stand on end, wondering how it is even possible. That was the case this time as well. The flood of comments is overwhelming; personally, I was stunned. Scholars of the holy scripture wrote that the general suggests it was Polish saboteurs from Kedyw-bis. What can drop on a person's head, drops (in my case, my jaw, both hands, and the other leg). Maj. Gen. Ireneusz Nowak DOES NOT SUGGEST ANYTHING LIKE THAT. This is a gross overinterpretation. He only wrote that it may have been this Tu-95MS that fired the Ch-101 missile, which landed in Poland, as established as a result of deliberate action, not a mistake (such an impact point was in the navigational system’s memory, the only chance for a mistake being incorrect input of coordinates, which is very unlikely). Additionally, the missile did perform a classic "bump" with a vertical attack, driving into the ground almost at a right angle to it, executing the attack at the programmed location. Since the Tu-95MS belonging to the 22nd Guards Donbas Heavy Bomber Division from Engels (now Olenia) and to the 326th Tarnopol Heavy Bomber Division from Ukraine rotate to Engels or, less frequently, to Akhtubinsk to fire the Ch-101 at Ukraine for several hours, it is theoretically possible that this aircraft launched that missile (about 1 in 40 odds, as there are that many of them). What Maj. Gen. Ireneusz Nowak REALLY suggested, Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of NATO, somewhat more directly stated. The experienced politician knows that you have to lay it on the line for the simpletons because they will twist everything. They will make things up, add remarks, and generally go off in the wrong direction. Mark Rutte said several really important things: "Vladimir Putin knows he can never win against NATO; NATO is so strong that Russia has no chance of overcoming it." What does this mean? That NATO MUST BE UNITARY. WE MUST NOT ALLOW OURSELVES TO BE DIVIDED. He added: "NATO will defend every square kilometer of its territory. There is no doubt about it, and Putin knows this (...) If anything happens, we are ready to respond." “Well, first, about the word 'hybrid' – I have said this many times already. It sounds a bit too mild, almost cozy. In reality, we are talking about aggressive tactics in the gray zone. What we are dealing with is hostile drones, acts of diversion, sabotage, and even massive cyberattacks." "But I want to make it clear: we have all the response options we need. You will not always see them publicly. They will not always be symmetrical. It will not always operate on a 'tit for tat' basis, but I assure you that we have the tools for effective response, and the Russians know this perfectly well." THIS IS KEY. NATO IS NOT PASSIVE. NATO has many different tools for hybrid responses to Russia's hybrid attacks. And if Maj. Gen. Nowak suggested anything, IT WAS JUST THAT. You just need to understand it, know the context, listen to the statements of leading NATO politicians, and everything will become clear. And further Mark Rutte: “I do not claim that these malicious actions in the gray zone do not affect us. They do affect us, and sometimes it is very evident. However, our response can be multidimensional. Let’s look at the past. When, at the end of 2025, an underwater cable between Finland and Estonia was damaged, we launched Operation Baltic Sentry to protect our critical dilatory infrastructure. This was an example of a symmetrical response. But what happens next is asymmetric actions. More and more allies, such as Sweden, the United Kingdom, Belgium, or France, are taking coordinated steps to maximize the disruption of the Russian 'shadow fleet'. We are doing everything to make those rusted tankers stop generating the profits the Kremlin uses to fund its war machine." "Yesterday, the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe (SACEUR) stated plainly: 'Whenever you are able, when you are almost certain that the Russians stand behind an attack, publicly assign them the blame.' Just like Estonia did today. I fully support this and encourage it. Share all intelligence information with NATO and SHAPE structures. Russia continues its reckless campaign of hostile actions against NATO, trying to weaken our resolve and force us to stop supporting Kyiv. But it is failing. Our message to Moscow is clear: in response to any actions in the gray zone, we will do even more for Ukraine, not less. Because ultimately their only goal is to divide us so we lose focus and start arguing among ourselves." NATO is responding. NATO is providing Ukraine with a lot of ammunition. And Ukraine sends it further, to where it needs to land with a bang. NATO makes it harder for the shadow fleet to operate. It combats Russian spy networks; since the outbreak of the full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022, NATO member states have expelled around 750 Russian diplomats: Bulgaria 83, Germany 80, Romania 52, Poland 45, France 40. How many "one-time saboteurs" are recruited in Russia for pennies remains a sweet mystery. But there, strangely enough, many different failures occur: trains derail, various things catch fire, blackouts appear, etc. Much of this is done by Ukrainians, but is it all? Who knows, who knows... Today, such saboteurs are rented online for pennies, massively, like cheap drones. They do it, and can we? And how do you know that there are no other intrigues? For example, discreet info in Kremlin circles that one is conspiring against another. Therefore, NATO has tools and can respond, which it is doing. Mainly in the field of cyberattacks that Russia is feeling. As for the Tu-95MS itself - if three engines go out at once, assuming it is true, in most cases it is due to fuel issues, either a break in fuel supply to the engines or fuel contamination, blocked filters, etc. Ukraine has seriously damaged the refineries producing aviation fuel. Often this production has been taken over by other refineries when technically possible. You can easily guess the quality of this fuel. So there could have been "not enough kerosene in the kerosene." Another issue is that the intensive use, these long hours of flights from Ukraine or Olenia to Engels, suspending missiles, and flying to launch over the Caspian Sea (if something goes wrong, the missile falls into the water), and then returning to the home base is about resources, resources, resources... Old bombers and their engines are wearing out at an accelerated pace. How do you think maintenance, spare parts, and technical servicing levels are? Well, exactly, the Russian bomber fleet is systematically degrading, and this can only be pleasing. Because we don't need those bombers for anything. In the picture, a "noisy cricket," the Tu-95MS, code-named "Bear" by NATO. Phot. Runet Dear friends, if you like it, and if I should dedicate my time to it, if you want to read something, I will ask for a coffee, it’s only 10 or 20 PLN. Best regards to everyone and a big thank you to those who buy coffees. https://t.co/pPHnCSlfpS #NATO #Rosja #UkraińskaWojna (translated)

JACQUET STOPS THE RETURN OF RUNE 💥🇫🇷 After his semi-final in Hangzhou, the Frenchman Kyrian Jacquet continues and decisively defeats former world number 4 Holger Rune in 54 minutes (6-3, 6-1) to qualify for the round of 16 in the ATP 500 tournament in Tokyo. #Tennis #ATP #Tokyo (translated)

Recap della settimana A Shenzhen per un attimo il mondo sembra perfetto: gli uccellini cinguettano, il sole splende, nessuno manda vocali da quattro minuti e la Cechia vince la Billie Jean King Cup. Finché non hanno dato alle campionesse le famose giacchette da receptionist di un hotel a Salsomaggiore Terme nel 1998. Comunque meglio della nuova collezione di Gucci. L’unico merito di Gucci è in effetti averci fatto vedere Sinner. Ha detto che salta Pechino perché il ginocchio non è ancora a posto, però s’allena. Jannik ormai è come Keyser Soze nell’ultima scena del film I soliti sospetti: quando arriva a Montecarlo smette di zoppicare e noi capiamo di non averci capito niente per tutto il tempo. Nell’attesa, ci consoliamo vedendo Rune di nuovo in un main draw. Nel frattempo, a Londra il Team Europe batte il Team World e porta a casa la Laver Cup. A Bruxelles è partita una mozione per farlo contare negli H2H della geopolitica. Dopo la scomparsa di Elena Pero, che non smetteremo di omaggiare, è di poche ore fa la notizia che ci ha lasciato un’altra anima gentile, Stefano Verbania. Per chi non lo avesse conosciuto, su questo social è stato un esempio di passione sportiva autentica. Il suo ricordo, oggi, ha il superpotere di unire fazioni opposte. Grazie a lui, per un attimo, il mondo del tifo sembra perfetto. #tennis #sinner #tennis #sport #celebration

RUNE S’OFFRE DIMITROV POUR SON DEUXIÈME MATCH ! 🇩🇰 Au lendemain de son retour victorieux après 11 mois d’absence, Holger Rune écarte Grigor Dimitrov au bout du tie-break en Coupe Davis. 🔥 Deux matchs, deux victoires pour le Danois. 🔙 #CoupeDavis #Tennis #RuneDimitrov

Our emergency crews have saved countless lives and homes from the wildfires this summer. And I wanted to tell the story of a Danish pilot, Rune Kyndal.   Rune gave his life to save others.   Today, all of Europe owes him ↓ https://t.co/SlJJ9Or5sd #HeroPilot #WildfireRescue #ThankYouRune #DK #EU

We are setting up a new 🇪🇺 group of first responders to improve our response to wildfires & bring recommendations. Today we honour Rune Kyndal, an EU firefighting pilot, and all those who lost their lives saving others. #EUpreparedness #SOTEU #EUpreparedness #FirstResponders #WildfireResponse #EU

Obserwujcie uważnie zajmowanie instytucji publicznych siłą. Kolejne za rządów centrolewu, po mediach publicznych i prokuraturze krajowej. Obserwujcie, bo od tej pory przy każdej zmianie władzy będziemy widzieli takie sceny. Podstawą będzie pospiesznie uchwalona ustawa. Albo uchwała. Albo oświadczenie woli. Albo opinia prawna. Względnie wpis w mediach społecznościowych. Nie ma to najmniejszego znaczenia. Państwo prawa runęło. Instytucje publiczne przejmuje ten, kogo słuchają resorty siłowe. Policja, wojsko, służby. Podstawę jacyś prawnicy zawsze wymyślą i napiszą. Chociaż sztuczna inteligencja prawdopodobniej zrobi to już lepiej niż oni. W kolejnych kadencjach różnica będzie tylko taka, że nikt z niczym nie będzie czekał rok, dwa czy trzy. Demokracja zerwała się z krępującego gorsetu norm prawnych i śmiało kroczy przez państwo polskie jako czysta manifestacja politycznej woli oraz siły. #demokracja #prawo #Polska