Historian Timothy Snyder precisely detects the pattern of Putin's madness through the "politics of eternity," a concept in which the dictator consciously ignores domestic politics and internal problems, replacing them with the myth of Russia as an innocent civilization under eternal siege. #Putin #Ukrajina #rat (translated)
The noted historian Timothy Snyder believes that Trump may very well postpone the election indefinitely. #USA #Demokrati #Trump (translated)
Fráňa Šrámek shared a Czech translation of a post that he claims was published on Facebook by "Hungarian." Its author urged Ukrainians not to believe promises of a quick ceasefire and peace and to rely on rational analysis. He stated that Putin is not seeking peace and wants to destroy Ukraine. He referred to the current period as an opportunity for rocket and drone attacks on the rear, which he claimed the enemy is exploiting due to minimal successes on the front line throughout the year 2026. He added that efforts to influence public opinion correspond to statements from Valdai. The author mentioned that the Defense Forces will conclude this period with countermeasures, including rearmament, which will take time. According to him, its duration will be influenced by several factors he did not want to comment on yet. He described the front as difficult and stated that the enemy is advancing but is increasingly being neutralized. He also called for trust in one's own strength and mutual support, which he believes will help preserve Ukrainian statehood. He deemed the proposed solution under a white flag as unacceptable and claimed it would be destroyed. The post concluded with the words that Ukraine will endure and Moscow will fall. #Ukrajina #vojna #mírovéúsilí (translated)
A very nice issue of Reflex has just come out today. I would be glad if you would give it a chance. Here is my editorial on it: HOW SHOULD WE REMEMBER VÁCLAV HAVEL? I often say that I am "as old as the revolution," by which I obviously mean the Velvet one. And this alone brings a whole set of advantages. Your age always reflects the anniversary of the fall of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia, so you remember it well. I am not burdened by the sins of the past, having to decide whether to collaborate with the regime or not. Likewise, I do not have to blame myself for missing the harsh onset of capitalism and coupon privatization. I had to learn to speak first. And to walk. Those of us born in the early '90s sometimes tend to refer to ourselves as "Havel's children." But how can I identify with a person I didn't properly experience in adulthood, yet who so fundamentally shaped the state I grew up in? And how should I, as well as our entire nation, actually remember Havel? I cannot remember Havel like many other older journalists do. I leave it to my more experienced colleagues. I have only one small personal memory of him. I was about eight years old, and we were on a school excursion in Prague. My classmate and I were lagging at the end of our class line. There was a long queue at Wenceslas Square, and we walked along it. We got a bit distracted and created a gap. And into that gap stepped a crowd of people, in the middle of which walked Václav Havel. We both started staring at him and quickly exclaimed, "Good day, Mr. President," and he replied to us with his typical stammering 'r': "Hello, boys," and then disappeared into a bookstore to sign his books. The queue was standing there for him. It was the year he was dealing with health complications, delivered the famous Rudolfín speech, and signed the absolutely fundamental Czech-German declaration. But I only remember the "hello, boys." And that’s all. When he died in 2011, I was starting in the media, so I was only responsible for some minor media outputs around the funeral. Otherwise, I perceived him as the person whose picture hung next to the blackboard throughout my school life. On television, he appears either as a "gumshoe" in a satirical sketch or giving some speech that is too complicated for my child self to listen to. My opinions of him have therefore formed mostly indirectly, like for most people in our country. Through plays and compulsory reading in school, recordings of speeches, and the exceptional film Citizen Havel, where he allowed us to peer candidly into his private life. I never succumbed to the need to idolize him; I was most fascinated by the fact that despite such a rich life, he was essentially a "normal guy" who enjoyed life and who, even in the presidential office, could fulfill his dreams. A smoke with the Rolling Stones, meditation with the Dalai Lama, a beer with Clinton. None of that made him a better politician. Personally, it made him a human to me. The point of Havel's legacy and its breadth is, in my opinion, that everyone can remember him in their own way. Some remember him as the best person in history, others as a brilliant politician who is missed by the Czech Republic. Others see him as a naive believer in truth who preferred grand gestures over political pragmatism. Some as a womanizer, others as a great world author of absurd drama. Historians and philosophers still debate his legacy to this day. So vehemently that due to one "ezonomist" and pseudophilosopher on an electric unicycle, his name was removed from the library's title. But I would like to highlight one thing about him that seems increasingly rare in today's world. He managed to grow old without becoming bitter. He did not turn into a grump shouting at the clouds. He did not allow himself to be dominated by eternal contrarianism and being against all mainstream opinions at any cost. At the same time, he wasn't afraid to confront the mainstream until the end. I would wish for all of us to grow old like Havel. It’s a pity he was given only 75 years. I would have liked to listen to him even at ninety, which he would have celebrated this year. #VáclavHavel #Reflex #historie (translated)
In France, more than 60,000 women are affected each year by breast cancer. In this pink October month that begins, I extend all my support to all those who are fighting against this disease that claims more than 12,000 women every year. Let's continue at https://t.co/sNYYYx3Ycs https://t.co/sNYYYx3Ycs #OctobreRose #CancerDuSein #Soutien #FR (translated)
Mærkeligt, at City ikke har fundet deres ‘irrefutable evidence’ frem i første omgang og først vil fremlægge dem til appellen. Hvad jeg ikke kan undgå og spekulere på, er de længder, de nu vil gå for at snyde og bedrage i kampen for at bevise deres uskyld. #ManchesterCity #fodbold #sport
HØJESTERET HAR TALT Den 4. september sad jeg i Højesteret og fulgte sagen om en arabisk kvinde, der havde snydt sig til dansk indfødsret i 2015. I 2013 havde hun i ansøgningsskemaet nemlig afgivet en tro- og loveerklæring på, at hun ikke havde begået kriminelle forhold. I 2016 blev hun og ægtefællen imidlertid sigtet for at have udøvet grov vold mod sin på tidspunktet 4 årige datter. I 2017 blev hun og ægtefællen dømt for volden mod datteren. Det betyder, at kvinden, da hun ansøgte om dansk indfødsret, fortiede, at hun havde begået strafbare forhold og dermed afgav en falsk erklæring til myndighederne. Spørgsmålet for Højesteret var, om frakendelse vil være i strid med Danmarks internationale forpligtelser, herunder EMRK artikel 8. Højesteret har i dag stadfæstet, at hun frakendes sin danske indfødsret. Det glæder mig. Dommen er rigtig. Men efter min opfattelse bør loven ændres. Hvis en ansøger ikke opfyldte betingelserne, da Folketinget vedtog loven om indfødsret, bør indfødsretten anses for aldrig at være gyldigt erhvervet. Nullitet fra begyndelsen, ex tunc. Det bør skrives klart ind i indfødsretsloven og kommende love om indfødsrets meddelelse, så forventnings- og indrettelseshensyn ikke kan bruges til at fastholde en indfødsret opnået på et urigtigt grundlag. For man skal ikke kunne opnå ved domstolene, hvad man aldrig ville have fået af Folketinget, hvis sandheden havde været kendt. Det er alene Folketinget, der efter grundlovens § 44, stk. 1, bestemmer, hvem der kan opnå dansk indfødsret. Sprogkravet og indfødsretsprøven bør samtidig skærpes markant. Ved min overværing af sagen i retten undrede jeg mig meget over, hvordan hun kunne opfylde sprogkravet og bestå indfødsretsprøven, når en arabisk tolk måtte oversætte hele retsmødet for hende. Højesteret bemærker da også i dommen, at hun kun forstår og taler dansk i meget begrænset omfang. For hvis hun efter 27 år i Danmark ikke kan begå sig på dansk, hvordan kunne hun så opfylde kravene for 12 år siden. Måske er der givet dispensation. Det mangler jeg fortsat svar på. Og det leder mig hen til, at det bør være sådan, at ansøgernes identitet kontrolleres biometrisk ved deltagelse i prøven, så myndighederne senere kan kontrollere, om den, der tog prøven, er den samme som den, der får udstedt et dansk pas. Men altså, vi bør bare lade være med at massedele vores indfødsret ud som bolsjer. Jeg minder om, at der pt. er over 19.000 ansøgninger om dansk indfødsret. Det er hovedrystende. #Indfødsret #Danmark #Rettigheder
Personligt vil jeg skide på at få tildelt vinderstatus på bagkant de år LFC er blevet nummer to, men jeg har stærke holdninger til at City ikke bør huskes som vindere. De har snydt, de har bedraget og de fortjener ikke de pokaler de har løftet. Simple as that. #LFC #ManchesterCity #fodbold
INFRANGERE IL MURO DEL 10% ALLE PRIME ELEZIONI COL SIMBOLO DI FUTURO NAZIONALE. Futuro Nazionale vola e conquista l'11%. Senza aver mai rinculato di un millimetro. Noi siamo appena decollati, voi continuate pure a pensare alle scollature. https://t.co/SnYvlZEtGb #FuturoNazionale #Elezioni #Politica
Till råga på allt. S ställer okända ledamoten Johanna Haraldsson mot den populära och oförvitliga talmannen Norlén. Ingen annan ville låta sig förnedras. Detta är inte kompetent eller snyggt hantverk på någon nivå. #politk #Sverige #ledarskap
Susi Snyder avverte che mai come oggi il rischio di guerra nucleare è elevato e che solo il diritto internazionale può prevenire questa minaccia, collegando l'espansione degli arsenali agli interessi dell'industria militare. #GuerraNucleare #DirittoInternazionale #IndustriaMilitare

Manchester City har skadet Premier Leagues brand i generationer. De har snydt alt og alle, ikke mindst deres egne tilhængere. Lad straffen blive så hård, at alle i fremtiden spiller efter de samme regler, både på og uden for banen. Så kan dette blive et vendepunkt i en syg sport. #PremierLeague #Fodbold #Sport
Nu har Wennblad tvingats försvara sin ledare om valfusk både i Studio Ett i P1 samt i Aktuellt. Det är så här public service gör när något ämne inte passar deras agenda. De skjuter hellre budbäraren än granskar fakta själva. Ingen snygg hantering, @NikeNylander ! #valfusk #publicservice #media
Varför är jag inte det minsta förvånad över snyftartikeln i "oberoende" SVT och vem det är som uttalar sig...? "– Mohamed är en genuin person. Han är väldigt samhällsintresserad och har ambitioner. Inget tyder på något olagligt förutom att det ryktas om att det har funnits pengar med. Tror du han kommer behålla sin riksdagsplats? – Ja, speciellt om det visar sig att han oskyldig, säger Agneta Nyvall och lägger till med ett snett leende." Vad SVT "råkat missa" är att ängeln Ali förekommer i förundersökningar gällande kvinnomisshandel, olaga tvång och barnfridsbrott. Att hans fru ansökt om kontaktförbud tre gånger. Inte heller har SVT ifrågasatt hur Ali som inte hade pengar till skulder ändå kunde åka till Somalia (som han flytt från...) flera gånger. #SVT #politik #samhälle
Varför jobbar man skift i industrin och sliter och betalar skatt i snart 40 år, jo för att politiska genier ska kunna sälja ut välfärden till hela jävla planeten som vill komma hit och snyltgästa. 🤬 #skiftarbete #välfärd #politiken
Noget af det allerværste du kan blive anklaget for - og ikke mindst afsløret for - er snyd. Manchester City har snydt. Så det drev. Troværdighed er væk. Alt de har vundet er skabt efter snyd. De er en paria i engelsk og international fodbold, og det vil de være i mange, mange år. #fodbold #ManchesterCity #snyd
Media-snyftvinklingarna med svensksomalier som är ”oroliga” på grund av alla vet vad, kommer att öka i intensitet i samma takt som vidden av valfusket kommer fram i dagsljuset. Så jobbar medierna. De är inte på vår sida. Den tredje statsmakten är en falsk demokrativäktare. #Sverige #Media #Demokrati
Szczególnie na tym terenie, który profesor Timothy Snyder nazwał w swojej książce „strefą krwi” (Bloodlands). #Polska #Ukraina #Społeczność
Jeg har ikke ord for hvor rasende og ked af det, de her billeder gør mig. Alle der svindler, snyder eller på nogen begår overgreb mod sårbare børn og unge i deres varetægt skal låses væk i mindst 10 år, og hvis de er udlændinge skal de sparkes ud ved første dom. #retfærdighed #overgreb #børnsretter