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The author called for the EU–India free trade agreement to be frozen, arguing that the EU should not grant India privileged market access while peaceful protesters were being detained, democratic freedoms restricted and oligarchic monopolies protected. They said the agreement should not be ratified while political freedom remained restricted. https://t.co/wEuEWTc4WO #EUIndiaFTA #HumanRights #Democracy #EU #IN

French Milei supporters published a translation of a tweet from Javier Milei, in which the Argentine president accused socialism of claiming causes such as disability, retirees, or public universities to justify, in his opinion, uncontrolled and untransparent spending and bureaucratic structures. Milei claimed that audit requests were often presented as an attack against the concerned individuals, and that opening accounts revealed intermediaries, advocacy organizations, and taxpayer-funded privileges. He argued that this mechanism had been observed in Argentina and other countries, to the detriment of people who truly needed help and Argentine taxpayers. He demanded the publication of all accounts and contracts as well as accountability from each responsible party. #Liberté #Transparence #Responsabilité (translated)

Treasure Mwanza wrote that he had exchanged at the beginning of the weekend with Reagan Shole, ambassador and president of the Economic Cooperation Office DRC–Gulf, in his office located in Kinshasa, in the Gombe municipality. https://t.co/xLOaDBHbDz #RDC #Coopération #Kinshasa (translated)

Patrick Kabengele stated that the attacks against the Minister of Finance following measures taken at the DGI showed that some preferred to protect their hidden interests rather than the state's revenues. He affirmed that the standardized invoice and the securing of revenues would not be called into question, and expressed his support for the minister in the name of transparency and good governance. #Gouvernance #Transparence #IntérêtGénéral (translated)

Lisandro Martínez wrote on Instagram that he had the privilege of sharing the field with someone he considered the greatest athlete of all time. He added that Leo would be missed for their whole lives and expressed his love for him. https://t.co/6FeYp5N7JB #LionelMessi #Hommage #Football (translated)

Actu Foot relayed, via AlbicelesteTalk, a text presented as Lionel Messi's last speech to the Argentine people. The player said he believed the time had come to retire from the national team, after 20 years of fighting for the jersey, and that distancing himself from the selection would hurt him greatly. In this speech, Messi thanked his teammates and the supporters, to whom he attributed an essential part of Argentina's successes. He recalled that the team had won the World Cup, the Copa América, and the Finalissima, and mentioned the dream fulfilled in 2022 of becoming world champions. He also called on Argentinians to continue supporting the national team during difficult times and said he would remain alongside the current players and those who would succeed them. He concluded by expressing his gratitude, pride, and peace. #Messi #Argentine #Football (translated)

Barca analysts from Deutsche Qualität estimated that, in 20, 30, or 40 years, it will be necessary to explain to children and grandchildren that none of the players they admire today had the level of Lionel Messi. He also said that we should be grateful to have been able to follow Messi's career live. #Messi #Football #Légende (translated)

Cristiano Ronaldo claimed that the Portuguese coach had proposed a plan for him to participate in international matches, which he accepted. According to him, the plan stipulated that he would play in the first and last match and would not go to Norway or Denmark. However, he had agreed to play 30 minutes in Norway at the coach's request. Ronaldo then reproached the coach for breaking his word. He said they had agreed that the coach would acknowledge in a press conference that he had proposed the plan, that Ronaldo had never asked to play, and that it was wrong of him to make him warm up without putting him in the game. Simão Coutinho, a manager at Al Nassr, had witnessed their exchanges, he specified. Ronaldo felt that the tone of the coach during the press conference was different from that of their private conversation. The Portuguese captain acknowledged that he had been wrong not to greet the supporters after the match and for leaving the gathering. He apologized to them, as well as to his teammates, while explaining that the breach of trust had led him to leave. He also stated that he accepted the Federation's sanction and indicated that he would remain available for the national team after his suspension, provided he was fit and playing for his club. #CristianoRonaldo #ÉquipeNationale #Football (translated)

Actu Foot relayed a text presented as a statement from Cristiano Ronaldo, in which the player explained the exchanges he claimed to have had with the Portuguese coach before the last gathering. Ronaldo stated that after the 2026 World Cup, he had prepared a letter intended for the Portuguese to announce his definitive departure from the national team. According to him, the president of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) had then urged him, during the return flight from the United States, to reconsider his decision. The president had also asked his opinion on the current coach, whom Ronaldo claimed to have supported the appointment of. The player recounted that the coach had proposed that he play in the first and last match, while considering that he would not travel to Norway and Denmark. Ronaldo said he had refused, believing that his role as captain required him to travel with the team. He added that Simão Coutinho, sporting director of Al-Nassr, had witnessed their exchange. The day before the gathering, the coach reportedly came to his home in Lisbon, and the principles discussed in August would have been maintained. Ronaldo indicated that he had played at Alvalade before giving up his place without protest and passing the armband to Bruno Fernandes. For the match in Norway, he said he expected not to play, with his next match scheduled for the 4th at Dragão. He recounted that an assistant had then informed him that the coach wanted to speak with him, and then the coach had asked him if he could play for thirty minutes. Ronaldo claimed to have agreed and was invited to be ready. #CristianoRonaldo #EquipeNationale #Football (translated)

The post described Pedro Sánchez’s snap-election gamble as a last stand for Europe’s left. It said he would try to frame the contest around affordable housing and social benefits versus the privileges of right-wing elites, adding that this would be a challenge. https://t.co/yExPg1E129 #España #Elecciones #Izquierda #ES

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon expressed his pride in being Québécois and stated that the campaign had given back to hundreds of thousands of Québécois the desire to believe in the future and in Quebec. He said he had seen people choose hope and change rather than fear, and trust in themselves. Referring to his election as premier, he described this role as a privilege and a responsibility that he intended to assume with humility. He added that the Parti Québécois would form a government that would reach out and that he would be the premier of all Québécois, without exception. He finally quoted the poet Gaston Miron to reaffirm his hope and his refusal to give up. #Québec #Fierté #Espoir (translated)

Marco te Brömmelstroet, a professor at the University of Amsterdam, advocates for directing the discussion about paid parking in Rotterdam towards the primary functions of a street, instead of solely focusing on costs and privileges. #BetaaldParkeren #Rotterdam #Stadsruimte (translated)

🚨 ALERT! Diddy was immediately placed in isolation after revelations about the privileges he enjoyed in prison began circulating on social media 😭 He paid some inmates to give him massages, prepare his meals, do his laundry, and even send him nudes... He also had access to alcohol, contraband phones, and a tablet to watch the documentary about him by 50 Cent 💀 #Diddy #Prison #Scandale (translated)

purtroppo chi risponde ‘informati prima di parlare!!!’ qui sotto poi cita le ‘indagini della chiesa’, la stessa chiesa che ha svolto indagini su pedofili, emanuela orlandi etcetc gli altri, come sospettavo, mi confermano che la famiglia è abbiente white rich privilege #privilegi #giustizia #discriminazione

“Onnodig”, noemt minister Berendsen het intrekken van de diplomatieke status van Nederlandse diplomaten door Israël. Onnodig? Echt? Nederland voert zelf sancties in tegen producten uit Israëlische nederzettingen in Judea en Samaria en de Golan, als politieke druk op Israël. Een maatregel die óók economische gevolgen kan hebben voor Palestijnse bedrijven en werknemers die met deze productie verbonden zijn. En dan verbaasd zijn wanneer Israël zegt: prima, dan volgen er ook diplomatieke consequenties? En laten we de dubbele standaard vooral niet vergeten! De acht Nederlandse diplomaten die vanuit de Nederlandse vertegenwoordiging in Ramallah werken, konden ondertussen op Israëlisch grondgebied wonen dankzij hun door Israël verleende diplomatieke status, mét de daaraan verbonden privileges en fiscale faciliteiten. Die waren finacieel interessant! Als je ervoor kiest om de Palestijnse belangen vanuit Ramallah te behartigen, waarom dan niet gewoon in Ramallah wonen? Waarom wél gebruikmaken van de faciliteiten die Israël biedt en vervolgens verontwaardigd zijn wanneer Israël die status intrekt? Wat Berendsen er níét bij vertelt‼️ Het gaat om acht Nederlandse uitgezonden medewerkers. De andere tien zijn lokale medewerkers en hebben een andere status. Voor die acht ontstaat nu een concreet probleem. Hun Israëlische diplomatieke status vervalt en die kun je niet simpelweg “meenemen” naar Ramallah. Natuurlijk kan Nederland zijn vertegenwoordiging in Ramallah voortzetten. Maar een nieuwe status voor deze acht is niet automatisch geregeld door even een nieuwe Israëlische accreditatie te vervangen door een Palestijnse. Waarom niet? Omdat de Palestijnse Autoriteit geen staat is en Nederland Palestina niet als staat erkent. De Nederlandse vertegenwoordiging in Ramallah is een Representative Office, geen ambassade van Nederland bij een door Nederland erkende Palestijnse staat. De Palestijnse Autoriteit kan uiteraard afspraken maken over de aanwezigheid van buitenlandse vertegenwoordigers, maar dat is een andere juridische constructie dan de diplomatieke status die deze acht tot nu toe via Israël hadden. Welke verblijfs- en rechtspositie deze acht daar vervolgens krijgen, moet dus worden geregeld. Dat is het probleem dat Berendsen in zijn reactie gemakshalve helemaal niet benoemt‼️ Nederland heeft dit risico zelf mede gecreëerd door Israël onder druk te zetten. Dat Israël daarop zou reageren was, natuurlijk na Engeland, geen ondenkbaar scenario. Nederland neemt een eenzijdige maatregel en verwacht blijkbaar dat Israël die zonder tegenreactie accepteert. Ja doei!!! Zo werkt internationale politiek niet. Dus, meneer Berendsen……. Luister even goed! Wie eenzijdig druk zet, moet niet verbaasd zijn als de andere partij terugduwt. Israël is geen land waar Nederland naar believen sancties tegen kan opleggen en vervolgens kan verwachten dat alles gewoon gezellig blijft. En eerlijk gezegd? Israël redt zich wel. Wij halen onze neus op, incasseren waar nodig de korte termijn en bouwen ondertussen verder. Uiteindelijk komen we hier sterker uit. https://t.co/B49n0u30Bo #Israël #DiplomatiekeRelaties #Nederland

Nederland verbiedt producten uit Judea en Samaria, Oost-Jeruzalem en de Golanhoogten. Israël antwoordt met consequenties: Nederlandse diplomaten in Ramallah moeten binnen zeven dagen hun Israëlische diplomatieke papieren inleveren. Daarna vervallen hun privileges en immuniteiten. Wie diplomatie bedrijft met sancties, moet niet verbaasd zijn wanneer diplomatie een prijs krijgt. #Israël # Nederland #Diplomatie

Le « système macron », pour survivre et masquer son bilan, cherche fébrilement sa parade : soutenu par une presse complètement dévoyée, il remplace l’antisoviétisme d’hier par une russophobie obsessionnelle et pavlovienne. Chaque contestation sociale, chaque critique de la gouvernance est désormais accusée de collusion avec un ennemi extérieur, agitant un épouvantail géopolitique inventé, pour étouffer toute contestation d’un ordre honni. Ce sont les réflexes des classes recroquevillées sur leurs privilèges, qui veulent à tout prix poursuivre leur pillage. LIRE SUR SUBSTACK https://t.co/o6lPPdqS57 #Macron #Russophobie #Presse