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US Ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, is facing increasing pressure due to allegations of corruption and a request to a donor to pay her credit card bill, as both Republican and Democratic senators call for an investigation. #KimberlyGuilfoyle #Bestechlichkeit #USBotschafterin (translated)

Stepsen wrote that October 11 should henceforth be celebrated in Europe as a public holiday for the liberation of the internet from Russian bots. In his assessment, this would significantly reduce the number of German and European users confronted with Russian propaganda in their timelines, which could facilitate a return to a democratic and fact-based discourse. #Internetfreiheit #Demokratie #FaktenbasierterDiskurs (translated)

The author stated that he had warned since the spring that Russia had, in his opinion, a very extensive target list. He described Russia's power politics as very personal and wrote that democracy needed not only protection but also strength. #Venäjä #demokratia #voimapolitiikka #FI #RU (translated)

Ilse Aigner, President of the Bavarian Parliament, advocates in her guest article for not badmouthing Germany and emphasizes the necessity of openly addressing problems in order to secure the country's future and not give room to radical voices. #Zukunftsvertrauen #PolitischeMitte #Demokratie (translated)

The author argued that Serbia faced a historic choice between a European future represented by students, democracy, the rule of law, clean institutions, opportunity, and prosperity, and what they described as an old system of authoritarianism and corruption under Vučić. They called for Vučić’s Serbia to be isolated. https://t.co/dm5YRChUc1 #Srbija #Evropa #Demokratija #RS #EU (translated)

The author criticized lawyer Jun and wrote that he seemed to be unaware of the free mandate. The procedure proposed by Jun, in his opinion, undermined the secret ballot and amounted to coercion of the parliamentarians. In doing so, Jun attacked the foundations of parliamentary democracy. (translated)

Ansis Pūpols thanked the employees of the State Police, who, according to him, did not comply with the demands of the leader of the unregistered organization Free Palestine, Meitra Saberova, to stop asking her uncomfortable questions. Pūpols pointed out that Latvia is a democratic country and stated that there will be a film "We for Peace" about what happened at the protest the day before, which will be released in a month. https://t.co/RakDtZxINZ #MēsParMieru #Demokratija #Brīvība #MēsParMieru (translated)

The writer suspected that elections would be held in Finland during a state of war. He wrote that afterwards democracy would prevail and anyone could run for office. Additionally, he shared a link to an article from an Italian newspaper, which according to its title stated that Sanna Marin could run for office if Russia were to attack Finland. https://t.co/3UdYODDZqi #Suomi #demokratia #vaalit #FI #RU (translated)

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has publicly confirmed for the first time that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum in 2016, and warned voters in Germany and France about possible foreign influence on political processes. #Brexit #RussischeEinflussnahme #Demokratie (translated)

Grigorij Mesežnikov emphasizes in the video podcast that Russian influence in Slovakia is growing primarily through the government of Robert Fico and his party, which is trying to normalize relations with Russia, while the democratic opposition must come up with a clear plan for protection against this influence instead of empty promises. #RuskýVplyv #Slovensko #Demokracia (translated)

Czech security services have joined forces with their partners due to threats of attacks on Polish politicians, with the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressing full solidarity with Poland and condemning violence against democratic representatives. #bezpečnost #dezinformace #Polsko (translated)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that Volodymyr Zelensky was ready to hold elections in Ukraine if Vladimir Putin agreed to a 60-day ceasefire. Vanhanen noted that this was not a new concession, as Zelensky had made the same proposal in February and required sufficient security guarantees to hold the elections. Vanhanen interpreted the proposal as a message to Donald Trump, who, in his view, had repeatedly questioned Zelensky’s position and called for elections in Ukraine. According to Vanhanen, holding elections would require the United States to get Russia to stop hostilities for a sufficient period. He found it contradictory that Ukraine was being asked to hold elections in the midst of an invasion, while Russia had not agreed to a ceasefire that would allow for it. Vanhanen also pondered how strong Trump’s pressure on Zelensky had become, referring to Trump’s recent statements regarding Ukrainian leadership. He believed that the replacement of the Ukrainian president should not become a substantive goal of peace negotiations, but rather that Ukrainians should choose their own leader. According to Vanhanen, Trump should have used his influence to promote a ceasefire rather than forcing Ukraine to defend the legitimacy of its democracy. #Ukraina #Zelenskyi #Trump (translated)

Alex Vanopslagh wrote that Liberal Alliance's Mads Strange had asked a person who described himself as a conservative Muslim in the TV 2 program Højskolen on Wednesday if it was a problem that only 16 percent of Muslim men in Denmark believed that homosexuality was acceptable. According to Vanopslagh, the person rejected that it was a problem and would not answer what he personally thought about homosexuality. Vanopslagh wrote that he disagreed and considered homophobia to be among the least Danish things. He believed that Muslims could be Danish if they supported the fundamental values of democracy and had embraced Denmark. As a member of parliament, he claimed to have both the right and the duty to establish the requirements for Danish citizenship. He wrote that applicants should at a minimum acknowledge the precedence of Danish law over religious laws, an individual's right to make choices about his life, and equal rights for homosexuals. They should also not support Islamist regimes or terrorist movements. Therefore, Liberal Alliance would screen applicants and say no to individuals who had praised terrorism, supported Hamas or similar organizations, threatened people who left Islam, or acted hostile towards homosexuals, he wrote. Vanopslagh wrote that the government would reintroduce a bill on citizenship for 2,055 individuals. He referred to the government's own statement that applicants' values should be screened, but that the screening should not apply to the 2,055 individuals. According to him, this risked allowing Islamists, rabid anti-Semites, or anti-democrats to gain citizenship. Liberal Alliance would not vote for more citizenships until the screening was in place, Vanopslagh wrote. He described Danish citizenship as a gift rather than a right. #Danmark #Statsborgerskab #LiberalAlliance (translated)

The user referred to an essay by Nils Minkmar as fundamental and important. It argues that the republic and its constitution need active advocates who defend against attacks, keep opponents at a distance, and open future perspectives. https://t.co/JL3H5bw1ae #Grundgesetz #Demokratie #Zukunft #DE (translated)

The critics of the savings book enemies stated that those who had used the dismissed Bundestag to push through the largest new debt in post-war history in Parliament should not constantly refer to themselves as a democratic party in talk shows. The approach was undemocratic and displayed corrupt tendencies, the author wrote. #Demokratie #Politik #Deutschland (translated)

Jānis Pelcis wrote that in his opinion, the understanding of democracy and freedom of speech by the fighters for a "Free Palestine" was expressed in that the main organizer, Mētra Saberova, did not answer the journalist's questions substantively, but immediately turned to the police, asking them to ensure that the foreign reporter does not disrupt the protest. https://t.co/tQJzFdVCwX #Demokrātija #VārdaBrīvība #Protests (translated)

The author wrote that despite numerous differences, one must continue to stand by the side of American values partners. Only together can authoritarian regimes be defeated, where tyrants stand above the law, public executions take place, and wars are conducted irrationally in his view. #Wertepartnerschaft #Demokratie #Freiheit #US (translated)

Emrah Erken criticized the UN Human Rights Council and Navi Pillay. He wrote that the body had condemned Israel for human rights violations a total of 116 times since its founding in 2006, while China, Turkey, and Qatar had not been condemned even once. The United Nations, he claimed, had turned human rights into a weapon against the West, particularly Israel. Pillay served as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014. During this time, the Human Rights Council never condemned China, Erken wrote. UN Watch and former UN employee Emma Reilly accused Pillay of having passed the names of more than 50 dissidents, including Uighurs, to China under her leadership. Additionally, Pillay stayed away from the Nobel Prize ceremony in 2010 in honor of the imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. Erken further wrote that Pillay later led a UN commission of inquiry that accused Israel of genocide and previously signed calls for sanctions against Israel. In 2012, she criticized the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for its Muhammad cartoons, describing the drawings as malicious and intentionally provocative. Critics also accused her of opting for appeasement and restrictions on freedom of expression rather than defending it in the debate over Muhammad cartoons. Erken called it a shame that Pillay would receive this year's Nobel Peace Prize, and expressed opposition to post-colonialism, the "Woke Left," and Pillay. #Menschenrechte #UN #Israel (translated)