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The Baron of Øresund questioned whether there had been Russian drones over Denmark or if the country had been attacked by a "capable actor," as the government had claimed according to him. He also wrote that politicians and the media had suggested or speculated that Russia was behind the explosion of Nord Stream. He further wrote that there had not been a provocation or a test of NATO when Russia fired a flare at a Danish helicopter, which according to him was flying too close to a Russian warship. He asked when what he described as lies, deception, and misinformation would be regarded as war propaganda. #Misinformation #Krigspropaganda #Rusland (translated)

The Baron of Øresund wrote that a new video, in his opinion, showed a Danish helicopter flying close to a Russian warship, and that the helicopter may have itself been the provocateur in the episode. He referred to Defense Minister Jeppe Bruus calling the video a Russian misinformation campaign and saying that some of the material did not originate from the day in question. The Baron of Øresund asked which parts did, and whether it included the footage of the helicopter near the ship. If it did, he believed that the Russians were justified in reacting as they did, under international law. He wrote that the Folketing and the media should demand answers, but that he did not have high hopes that they would do so. #forsvarspolitik #russiskkrig #modinformation (translated)

Tanja Aidanjuuri wrote that the plan in Helsinki to ban advertising of fossil fuels could, according to her, cost the city nearly 100 million euros in advertising revenue. She criticized the proposal as unnecessary and absurd and listed as examples of potentially restricted advertising gasoline and diesel cars, flights, cruises, synthetic clothing, plastic products, and fossil fuels. Aidanjuuri described that the Greens in Vantaa could, in her opinion, follow the same line and that advertising would then practically be limited to, for example, veggie sausages, rainbow flags, and new mosques. She also pointed out that taxpayer money would be used for the handling of the matter. Aidanjuuri cited a proposal stating that the advertising ban would be investigated in the preparation of the next outdoor advertising agreement for Helsinki's public areas and that the advertising agreements of Urban Traffic Ltd would also be taken into account. The assessment would examine, among other things, the legal boundaries of the ban, its climate and environmental impacts, effects on the city's economy, the city's own communication and marketing, as well as the media landscape. The proposal also mentioned the possibility of examining advertising's ethical principles more broadly and limiting outdoor advertising from entities considered to violate human rights and particularly polluting industries. #Helsinki #ilmastonmuutos #mainonta (translated)

Aleksander Twardowski wrote that at the beginning of the current term, among the MPs of Poland 2050, there was an instruction circulating on how to finance car rentals using funds from the Chancellery of the Sejm. According to his account, one of the party's MPs was advised to have the leasing agreement made with a friendly or related company, which would then rent the car to the MP. Twardowski noted that he obtained this information from an acquaintance who had participated in such a conversation. The author claimed that this solution would allow for the later purchase of the car by the company and its resale to the MP. In his assessment, a similar mechanism was used by MP Gomoła. He added that the MP who was supposed to convey the instructions and was still a member of Poland 2050 also rented a car that, according to Twardowski's informant, could ultimately become his property. Twardowski referred to a statement by Jerzy Woźniak, the Deputy Head of the Chancellery of the Sejm, made in August to the WP portal. Woźniak was said to have stated that a rental agreement financed by the Chancellery could not provide for a purchase option. According to Twardowski, the principle was to prevent a situation in which an MP would pay for the rental from the parliamentary lump sum for four years and then buy the car for a small amount. The author assessed that Gomoła's case might not be an isolated incident, but part of a broader strategy. He addressed a question to the Speaker of the Sejm, Włodzimierz Czarzasty, regarding a change in regulations. He also wrote that the Speaker's order does not specify what means of transportation can be rented with the lump sum for conducting parliamentary office work and pointed out that, in his opinion, an MP could account for the rental of a helicopter for 5,000 zł in this way. #jawnosc #PL2050 #sejm #transparencja (translated)

Albert Świdziński compared the planned American bases for the purchase of Apache helicopters and wrote that for huge amounts of money, solutions are being bought that — as he claimed — we already know from experience do not work. He pointed out the limited role of helicopters in the war in Ukraine as arguments, as well as the fact that the bases do not guarantee safety, which the war in the Middle East was supposed to show. He also criticized the location of the bases in Greater Poland or Lower Silesia. Using offensive language towards those supporting these plans, he wrote that they should go for conscription while he would observe the situation from London. #wojna #bezpieczeństwo #geopolityka (translated)

According to recommendations, the pilots did not coordinate their actions during the helicopter accident that occurred in Finland, which caused one of the helicopters to collide with the other while starting its maneuver too early. #Финляндия #крушениевертолета #авиационнаябезопасность (translated)

Finnish and Estonian safety investigation agencies will present the results of the study and safety recommendations at a press conference regarding the tragic helicopter accident that occurred near Eura last year, in which five people died, including well-known businessmen. #kopteriõnnetus #Eura #Soome (translated)

The captain – whom Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a "true hero" – was taken to the hospital after the landing, then transported by helicopter to Abu Dhabi, where he has been receiving care since, and his condition is stable. #FlyDubai #terrorizmus #NarendraModi (translated)