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Eva Selsing wrote that she did not see it as a problem that the left was critical of B.T.'s conservative profile. On the contrary, she believed that praise from left-leaning politicians and commentators would be a cause for concern, as it could indicate that the media had deviated from its conservative line. She argued that B.T.'s direct conservatism scared a left that had had a significant influence on media debate for decades. According to Selsing, the left only supported conservative viewpoints it could control, and the more subdued conservatism had followed the left's norms of shaming, censorship, and cancellation. She wrote that this type of conservatism had dominated the Danish media landscape until a few years ago, and that the situation still prevailed outside of B.T. Selsing believed that B.T.'s success was partly due to the media offering conservative perspectives and analyses that the readers and viewers, according to her, could not find elsewhere. She criticized other media for presenting uniform headlines and analyses and for expressing outrage over differing opinions. She wrote that actors with interests in conformity and censorship therefore reacted strongly to B.T., and that she would be more concerned if they did not. #Borgerlighed #MedieDebat #Ytringsfrihed (translated)

Elsa Marcel stated that the movement was supported by three out of four French people. She condemned having been confronted, on the set of BFM, with three right-wing individuals who, according to her, were going to portray the high school students as delinquents, deeming the situation absurd. #BFM https://t.co/Q2NSPgGrwe #France #Éducation #Société (translated)

The author deemed the orders of the Minister of the Interior absurd, dangerous, and counterproductive, believing that dialogue could lead to solutions. He indicated that maintaining insubordinate order would rely on dialogue and de-escalation, and stated that another police force was possible. https://t.co/D4YJJ6nmjb #Dialogue #Désescalade #Police #FR (translated)

Baha wrote that he now expects massive support for a relativization of the alliance in public broadcasting and in left-wing media. He called the comparison with the handling of the AfD and the demand not to make the same mistake again the most absurd argument. #ÖRR #Medien #Bundespolitik (translated)

Dividend King estimated that the new proposals aimed at increasing the flat tax would mainly penalize small savers rather than the wealthiest. According to him, the latter would distribute very few dividends personally, transferring them from operating companies to holding companies, where the mother-daughter regime would allow them to exempt 95%. He added that there are other ways to benefit from funds held in a holding company without distributing dividends or salaries, without detailing them. He criticized the deputies behind these proposals, including Eric Coquerel, for confusing revenue and profit. According to him, the measures targeting Bernard Arnault in particular would penalize small savers who are building wealth through a PEA or a regular securities account (CTO). He finally estimated that a reduction of the flat tax to 15%, or even 10%, would lead to the exit of hundreds of billions of euros from holding companies. #Fiscalité #Économie #Patrimoine (translated)

Jotam Confino wrote that the other day he had photographed a father and daughter in Tel Aviv, as they looked at pictures of the victims of the massacre on October 7 and fallen soldiers. The image made him think about how difficult it must be for a parent to explain to their daughter what had happened that day, and what he described as the subsequent wave of antisemitism. Confino wrote that the massacre had been celebrated by millions around the world, including in Denmark, and that civilians had been executed, kidnapped, tortured, raped, burned, and beheaded. He claimed that the event had triggered the largest wave of hatred against Jews since World War II, and that Hamas was planning attacks against Jews in Europe, while Islamists and the extreme left demonstrated with Hamas flags, including in Copenhagen. He further wrote that Western professors praised the massacre, and that educators at Copenhagen University wished for the destruction of Israel's military. He described Israel as the safest place for a girl of Jewish background to grow up, despite wars and terrorist attacks, and wrote that one day she would have to serve mandatory military service. He also mentioned that Jews were being killed in Sydney, that synagogues were attacked and subjected to demonstrations, and that it had become common to declare oneself anti-Zionist. According to Confino, memorial services for the victims required extensive police protection due to demonstrators. In conclusion, he wrote that he had great respect for parents who could explain to children how cruel the world could be without taking away their hope. He was not sure that he himself would be able to handle that task. #Israel #Antisemitisme #Fremtid (translated)

The author criticized the CDU and wrote that the 49-year-old Left politician von Angern had become the oldest member in the new state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt because seniority had been considered more important than age, thus preventing an AfD politician from taking the position. He also stated that the successor party of the SED is now teaching others about democracy, citing a communist who opened the Reichstag in 1932. In his opinion, the firewall leads to increasingly absurd results. #Politik #SachsenAnhalt #Demokratie (translated)

gauchecaca claimed that Carole Zerbib, headteacher in Paris, had refused to respond to Frontières. He deemed this refusal logical, believing that education demanded an anti-racist zeal pushed to the absurd. He also described the vast majority of teachers and hierarchical leaders as potential political commissars, before asking readers for their opinion. https://t.co/KU7r6OjKuj #Éducation #Antiracisme #Liberté_d_expression (translated)

Michael accused the black-red coalition of having broken their promises against tax increases and new civil servant positions. He wrote that Lars Klingbeil wanted to introduce a sugar and a plastic tax starting in July 2027, which were expected to generate more than 2.5 billion euros annually. According to him, 1,046 new civil servants would be needed for this, mainly at customs; he estimated the annual personnel costs to be nearly 75 million euros. In conclusion, he disparaged Germany. #Politik #Steuern #Beamte (translated)

Bérengère Dubus responded to Aïcha that she acknowledged the initial inequalities related particularly to the parents' education level, their command of the language, and the books read to the children. However, she rejected the idea of addressing these gaps by preventing certain students from progressing or lowering the overall level. According to her, if students were no longer differentiated by knowledge and common tests, dossiers, schools, social codes, and relationships would carry more weight, benefiting those who already possessed these codes. Dubus presented the progression of studies from one generation to the next as the principle of republican merit and suggested that Aïcha could pass on to her children what her parents had not been able to give her. She warned her against elected officials who, in her view, were mocking her, and stated that while Aïcha was losing school days, the students from the Catholic private schools she mentioned continued to study. Dubus added that Aïcha's life could be easier than her parents' lives, and her children's lives could be easier than hers, if she did not give up. Finally, she wrote that those who told her she could not go as far because of her starting point were lying to her and that her future was not already written. #Éducation #MériteRépublicain #Inspiration (translated)

René Springer criticized the applause for what he described as a rhetorical denial of reality. He wrote that an establishment which loses elections everywhere and discusses a ban on the largest opposition party is celebrating itself. Moreover, the historically least popular Chancellor shook hands with the Federal President with emotion. Springer called the scene absurd and compared it to the GDR; in the "Federal Republic's ivory tower" a Politburo is apparently being played. #Politik #Demokratie #Deutschland (translated)

The Bleu Blanc Rouge account relayed the words of world champion Jimmy Gressier on the ongoing violence in France. Gressier said he did not understand the protests against workdays from 8 AM to 6 PM nor the damage and fires to fire trucks. He reminded that, according to him, four firefighters had lost their lives in the fire this summer while carrying out their mission. He contrasted their commitment with the acts targeting emergency vehicles and argued that work was not an injustice, that effort was not oppression, and that violence could not be a demand. He also highlighted the paradox of destroying a truck that could later be called upon to provide assistance, before calling for change. The account praised Gressier's statement, believed it might attract backlash against him, and asserted that the majority of the French shared his opinion. #JimmyGressier #Violence #Valeurs (translated)

Coxx referred to the exploratory talks between the Left, Greens, and SPD as the most absurd coalition negotiations that have ever taken place in Germany. Coxx mentioned topics such as the stance on Jews, dealing with clan crime, and the question of whom to expropriate. https://t.co/vtWe8SVzfH #Politik #Koalitionsverhandlungen #Deutschland (translated)

The case concerning Jordan Bardella, president of the National Rally, highlights the approximate and sometimes absurd defense of his elected officials in response to accusations of anti-Semitic remarks revealed by Mediapart, which they describe as a conspiracy. #Bardella #Antisémitisme #Mediapart (translated)

The author wrote that, after the revelation of documents supporting his investigation into antisemitic writings attributed to the president of the RN, Jordan Bardella, the far-right party continued to deny the facts. He added that, from the right to the left, the last doubts had been removed. https://t.co/VP21TdmVkm #Antisémitisme #PolitiqueFrançaise #ExtrêmeDroite #FR (translated)

Received a message from someone in Bozar. The director led the concert. Due to the loss of subsidies, he refused to do it "in Dutch as well." It remains astonishing how many people and institutions take it for granted to live at the expense of others. The absurd reactions today prove that once again. #cultuur #subsidies #Bozar (translated)

High school students, through their struggle, work for the good of all. They have achieved a victory for free education: the government is abandoning its absurd plan to charge for registration in the higher technician certificate or preparatory classes. It's good for the whole country! #Éducation #Lycéens #Victoire #FR (translated)