The author said Trump’s conduct was bad enough, but argued that Europe had never developed a viable strategy towards Russia and Ukraine. They said appeals to norms and values did not amount to a strategy, and that repeated talk about sovereignty did not achieve it. The author also praised an accompanying thread. #Trump #Russia #Ukraine #EU #RU #UA
The author claimed that the United States was buying diesel directly from Russia while sanctioning India for doing the same. They added that Estonia, Poland, Finland and Czechia appeared to support the policy in the name of transatlantic values. https://t.co/bCMrXWXnJv #Diesel #Sanctions #TransatlanticValues #US #RU #IN #EE #PL #FN #CZ
Dividend King provided an update on the amendments concerning investors and entrepreneurs reviewed by the finance committee as part of the 2027 budget. He indicated that nearly all proposals aimed at increasing the flat tax had been rejected, such as the proposals to abolish the single flat-rate tax. A final amendment was supposed to be submitted for a vote that very day, but it had little chance of being adopted. According to his report, the committee had rejected all amendments aimed at tightening the Exit Tax, particularly those seeking to extend its duration from 2 to 15 years. However, it had adopted proposals to include portfolios of cryptocurrencies exceeding €800,000 in this scheme, to tax capital gains realized during conversions into stablecoins, and to impose a declaration to the tax authorities for self-hosted crypto portfolios of at least €100,000. Failure to declare could result in a fine of up to €10,000, he specified. Dividend King also stated that an amendment aimed at extending the 2% tax on holdings to financial investments had been withdrawn and that amendment I-CF1440, which proposed to abolish the tax on certain non-professional assets of wealth management holdings, had not been supported. He added that the amendment on contribution-disposition put forward by the general budget rapporteur, Philippe Juvin, had been adopted. This included stricter controls on donations of holding shares and changes to the taxation deferral regime, with transitional provisions for contributions made before October 7, 2026. The author believed that cryptocurrency holders were, at this stage, the main losers. He emphasized, however, that these results only concerned the finance committee and that the amendments still needed to be examined in a public session. He also reminded that amendments rejected in committee could return during debates and that the government could have its original version of the budget adopted through Article 49.3 or through ordinances. #Budget2027 #Cryptomonnaies #Finances (translated)
Discover algebra through a coastal adventure on Vancouver Island. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0HM5FL7BD Chitakin aala nachual suwa! We are happy to see you! The Ants’ Treasure on Vancouver Island: Where the Paths Meet invites children and families in Nuu-chah-nulth communities to explore mathematics through story, pictures, and discovery. On a Pacific shoreline of pebbles, driftwood, and ocean waves, Mia and Alex follow two mysterious ant paths. With Mr. Numberwise as their guide, they discover how equations describe paths—and how their meeting point can reveal a treasure. Wooden staircases make slope visible. A treasure map introduces coordinates. Red and blue paths help children understand graphs and intersections. Young learners explore: • linear equations • slope and starting values • coordinates and graphing • intersections of straight lines The book combines colorful illustrations, step-by-step explanations, solved exercises, and practice worksheets. Its visual approach helps children connect mathematical symbols with ideas they can see. Designed mainly for ages 10–14, it can be enjoyed at home, in classrooms, or with an adult supporting a younger learner. An English-language mathematics adventure in a contemporary Nuu-chah-nulth setting. Follow the paths. Find their meeting point. Discover the mathematics behind the treasure. Chuu wey! Goodbye! #NuuChahNulth #NuuChahNulthLanguage #VancouverIsland #WestCoast #PacificCoast #BritishColumbia #Canada #CoastalLife #Ocean #Crabs #Octopus #Ants #TreasureHunt #Adventure #Kids #HappyKids #LearningThroughStories #VisualLearning #VisualAlgebra #MathMadeClear #Happy #HappyEdu #HappyKids #HappyMath #OceanFauna #MarineLife #VancouverFauna #PacificKids #MrNumberwise 20261007_0026_00(00)0 20261009_0834_70(17)1 20261012_0030_447(128)4 20261012_11250_561(179)5
Hasheur condemned the accumulation of new reporting obligations, data leaks, security issues, and tax rules targeting crypto investors in France. He also criticized a proposal that would make the declaration of large portfolios mandatory, arguing that sharing this sensitive information in the current security context would expose investors. However, he welcomed the possibility of deferring capital losses over ten years. On the other hand, he found concerning the amendment that would make the transition from a cryptocurrency to a stablecoin taxable. According to him, this measure would eliminate tax flexibility, allowing investors to secure their gains without paying tax immediately before withdrawing their profits. Hasheur clarified that the amendment, brought by Nicolas Sansu and deputies from the GDR group, including communists, had been adopted in the finance committee on October 7, but that it had not yet been definitively voted on and therefore had no force of law. He felt that the direction taken was not reassuring and stated that he could no longer believe that the situation made sense. #Crypto #Fiscalité #Investissement (translated)
The author argued that “European Values” had supported genocide in Palestine, ethnic cleansing in Lebanon and illegal attacks on Iran, while promoting war rather than peace in Ukraine. They called the spending of 150,000 of Irish citizens’ money on EU propaganda a waste. #EuropeanValues #Peace #EUPropaganda #PT #LB #IR #UA #IE
Dividend King criticized an amendment which, according to him, would propose extending the duration of the Exit Tax to 15 years, compared to the current two or five years. He explained that this provision allowed the French state to tax the unrealized capital gains of certain taxpayers leaving the country, even if they had not sold their securities. According to his description, the taxation could be canceled if the securities were held for two or five years, depending on their value, but would become payable in the event of a sale before the end of the period. He also indicated that financial guarantees could be required depending on the destination country. Dividend King believed that a 15-year period would prevent taxpayers from selling without the French taxation on capital gains accumulated before their departure and could be contrary to European law. He added that the individuals concerned would still have to declare these capital gains to the French tax authorities, even after ten years of living and paying taxes in another country. He presented the amendment as a signal encouraging people to leave France before being subject to the Exit Tax and claimed that socialism ultimately erects barriers to prevent people from leaving. #ExitTax #Fiscalité #Expatriation (translated)
Tanshi! Hello! Discover algebra through a treasure adventure at Batoche. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0H4SGZ6PL The Ants’ Treasure at Batoche: Where the Paths Meet invites children and families in Métis communities to explore mathematics through story, pictures, and discovery. Paywiichaywin! Come with me! Join Mia and Alex near the South Saskatchewan River, where two mysterious ant paths lead to a mathematical surprise. With Mr. Numberwise as their guide, they discover how equations describe paths—and how their meeting point can reveal a treasure. Aen pchi shmayn—a small path—becomes the starting point for a big discovery. This English-language adventure brings visual mathematics into a contemporary Métis setting, with family connections, fiddle music, and details inspired by Métis beadwork and woven sashes. Staircases make slope visible. A treasure map introduces coordinates. Red and blue paths help children understand graphs and intersections. Young learners explore: • linear equations • slope and starting values • coordinates and graphing • intersections of straight lines Memorable visual explanations turn an equation into the recipe for a path, coordinates into the address of a point, and an intersection into the place where two path-stories meet. The book combines colorful illustrations, step-by-step explanations, solved exercises, and practice worksheets. Designed mainly for ages 10–14, it can be enjoyed at home, in classrooms, or with an adult supporting a younger learner. Shipwayhtaytaak! Let’s go! Follow the paths. Find their meeting point. Discover the mathematics behind the treasure. Miina kawaapamitin! See you again! #Michif #MichifLanguage #Métis #MétisCulture #Batoche #SouthSaskatchewanRiver #Saskatchewan #Canada #CanadianKids #IndigenousEducation #FiddleMusic #Beadwork #MétisSash #Ants #TreasureHunt #Adventure #Kids #Happy #HappyEdu #HappyKids #HappyMath #LearningThroughStories #VisualLearning #VisualAlgebra #MathMadeClear #MrNumberwise 20261007_0050 20261007_2343 #0271 20261009_0827 197(122)2 20261009_1835_214(216)2 20261012_0032_674(341)6 20261012_1255_789(463)7
The author wrote that Europe was abandoning its values, weakening its finances and diplomatic standing, and confronting an unprecedented energy crisis. They described the situation as one of the bleakest they had witnessed and said future generations should remember those responsible. #Europa #CriseEnergética #Valores #EU #DE #FR #IT #GB
The author wrote that 20 years had passed since Anna Politkovskaya was murdered. They invoked freedom of speech and said they remembered her and would not abandon their values.
We are happy to see you! Discover algebra through a coastal adventure on Vancouver Island. The Ants’ Treasure on Vancouver Island: Where the Paths Meet invites children and families in Nuu-chah-nulth communities to explore mathematics through story, pictures, and discovery. On a Pacific shoreline of pebbles, driftwood, and ocean waves, Mia and Alex follow two mysterious ant paths. With Mr. Numberwise as their guide, they discover how equations describe paths—and how their meeting point can reveal a treasure. Wooden staircases make slope visible. A treasure map introduces coordinates. Red and blue paths help children understand graphs and intersections. Young learners explore: • linear equations • slope and starting values • coordinates and graphing • intersections of straight lines The book combines colorful illustrations, step-by-step explanations, solved exercises, and practice worksheets. Its visual approach helps children connect mathematical symbols with ideas they can see. Designed mainly for ages 10–14, it can be enjoyed at home, in classrooms, or with an adult supporting a younger learner. An English-language mathematics adventure in a contemporary Nuu-chah-nulth setting. Follow the paths. Find their meeting point. Discover the mathematics behind the treasure. Goodbye! (translated)
The author referred to the situation in France as a display of “European Values” and questioned why the EU had not expressed concern about police violence against protesters, suggesting its concern was reserved for adversaries it condemned. #ValeursEuropéennes #ViolencePolicière #DroitsDeLHomme #FR #EU
CIVICO 33 — “ORTA NOVA SOUND LAB”: FROM CAPITANATA TO “BROADWAYWORLD”, THE “COMMUNITY BAND” PROJECT CONQUERS NEW YORK SOURCE: https://www.civico93.it/orta-nova-sound-laab-dalla-capitanata-a-broadwayworld-il-progetto-banda-di-comunita-conquista-new-york/ The social laboratory promoted by ANBG and the Ministry of Culture has landed on the world’s largest theatre network, thanks to the article co-authored by Chris Rabinowitz and the Orta Nova-born author Luciano Magaldi Sardella. There is a brass thread linking Piazza Mario Frasca to Broadway. It is called “Orta Nova Sound Lab” — the Community and Social Regeneration Band through Music — the project officially presented on 21 September last at the C-Lab MAO FM 19.77 of brothers Luca and Erminio Ferrandina, which is enjoying unprecedented media coverage for a band-cultural initiative born in the Province of Foggia. Its journalistic success was sealed on 28 September last by its arrival on BroadwayWorld, the world’s most authoritative portal dedicated to theatre and live performance, based in New York with over 1.5 million global monthly visits. A result that was by no means a foregone conclusion, which projects a story from the Apulian periphery into the international cultural news circuit. The article, entitled Orta Nova Sound Lab Launches Youth Community Band in Southern Italy, is jointly by-lined by New York editor Chris Rabinowitz, journalist for the American publication, and his Italian co-author Luciano Magaldi Sardella, an international author originally from Orta Nova, engineer, academic journalist, and researcher active between Italy and abroad. The dual Italo-American by-line symbolises how a “local good practice” can become global news when it is recounted with expertise and rootedness. The Project: The Band as Social Regeneration “Orta Nova Sound Lab” is promoted by the Associazione Nazionale Bande da Giro (ANBG), chaired by Benedetto Grillo, and was admitted for funding under the public call of the Ministry of Culture pursuant to Director General Decree of 7 April 2026, reg. no. 149, aimed at the “Strengthening of research activities and dissemination of musical practices in peripheries and in areas of high social vulnerability”. It is realized with the support of the Comune di Orta Nova and with the collaboration of a solid civic network: A.P.S. MAO FM 19.77, the Istituto di Istruzione Superiore “A. Olivetti”, the Istituto Comprensivo “Sandro Pertini”, the Music Art association, and the C.I.S.A. of Foggia. As BroadwayWorld itself emphasised, this is the first initiative in Italy to reinterpret the distinctive tradition of touring bands (bande da giro) and youth orchestras within a ministerial call dedicated to urban peripheries and social vulnerability. A model that dialogues explicitly with the spirit of the so-called “Caivano Decree” (Law Decree 123/2023) for combating youth distress, educational poverty, and juvenile crime. The idea, in its disarming simplicity, was summarised by the project director for ANBG, Antonella Spagnoletti: “The band is aggregation! The band is cohesion. Bringing these youngsters together, educating them, and enabling them to live in a manner different from the social-media world is among the primary objectives of our association.” A concept reiterated by the Mayor of Orta Nova, Eng. Domenico Di Vito: “This is an important project that can certainly make a difference compared with the past, because all the ingredients are there to network the entire cultural and social world that exists in Orta Nova and that must be valorised. The administration’s commitment is to ensure sustainability, structure, and continuity over time.” Taking part in the launch press conference, moderated by journalist Giuseppe Di Bisceglie, in addition to President Grillo, Director Spagnoletti, and Mayor Di Vito, were Regional Councillor Grazia Maria Starace, Councillor for relations with the third sector Sebastiano Battista, Councillor for Culture Vittoria Mastrogiacomo, and educational professor Alfredo Coppola, contact person for the Olivetti Institute. Why the Story Went International The “Orta Nova Sound Lab” band project demonstrates that when a project has anti-mafia roots, pedagogical value, and a credible institutional network, the press responds. From local and national titles such as Cassa Armonica, Ansa Puglia, TGNorba, Corriere della Sera Bari, RaiNews TGR Puglia, La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, Amica9TV, Brindisi In, Blasting News Italia, TRM Network, Secolo XIX, FoggiaToday, PlayNews24, Stato Quotidiano, and many others, which thoroughly documented the conference, the coverage reached “Broadway World”, which read the Orta Nova experience as a “social laboratory” capable of answering the mafia with music. This change of scale derives from joint work and also from the liaison work carried out by Luciano Magaldi Sardella, who, together with New York editor Chris Rabinowitz, succeeded in translating for an Anglophone audience the profound meaning of a town band which, in Apulia, is not folklore, but a civil garrison, a concrete alternative to the screen and to social disintegration. In a South often narrated only for its emergencies, Orta Nova chooses to be recounted for its capacity to generate community. And this time, the news has travelled around the world, starting from a piazza in the Daunia. The Calendar The pathway, which is entirely free of charge, provides instrumental workshops for wind and percussion, ensemble music lessons, and collective rehearsals with qualified teachers and conductors, open to aspiring musicians, families, schools, and citizens. The programme that has attracted the attention of the national and now international press is structured as follows: October 2026: parade of marching bands through the streets and public spaces of Orta Nova, to recover the historic value of the band as a popular and identity-based expression. November–December 2026: high-profile concert season with the Gran Concerto Bandistico di Conversano and the Gran Concerto Bandistico “Biagio Abbate” Città di Bisceglie, an artistic training ground for young pupils. Inclusion Focus: a special evening dedicated to women in music with the Orchestra Note di Puglia, an ensemble composed entirely of professional women musicians, to reinforce the values of equal opportunities. January 2027: first official concert of the newborn Community Band of Orta Nova, a foundational act and public restitution of the work accomplished. (translated)
In an interview with N1 Srbija, the speaker said the conditions and conduct of the upcoming elections would be crucial to Serbia’s path towards EU accession. They said the elections would test the country’s commitment to EU values and principles, as well as its democratic resilience. #Srbija #EvropskaUnija #Demokratija #RS
The post said the European Union would sign an ambitious Association Agreement with San Marino and Andorra in Brussels on 19 October 2026. It added that the three shared common values and worked closely together at the United Nations and in other multilateral forums. https://t.co/ZQnsTPyf5l #UE #SanMarino #Andorra #EU #SM #AD
A true European. A politician of character and humanity, always close to people. A distinguished journalist. Naming one of the European Parliament buildings after David Sassoli today honours his memory and keeps alive the values he stood for — a legacy we all cherish. https://t.co/4kbx4TyOD6 #DavidSassoli #EuropeanParliament #Legacy #EU
RTL meldt dat 15,8 procent van de Nederlanders het slaan van een vrouw niet onder alle omstandigheden afwijst. Staatssecretaris Judith Tielen noemt dat „schrikbarend”. Terecht. Weet u wat ook schrikbarend is? Wat RTL niet vertelt: de gebruikte World Values Survey stelde óók deze vragen: Q141: Mag een man zijn vrouw slaan? Q249: Tot welke religie behoort u? Met moslim als afzonderlijke categorie. Q123–128: Hoe belangrijk is God, hoe vaak bidt u en hoe religieus bent u? Q231–233: Waar zijn u en uw ouders geboren? Q250: Wat is uw etnische achtergrond? De officiële UvA-samenvatting is vervolgens glashelder: “Daarnaast zijn moslims gemiddeld traditioneler dan niet-religieuzen, ook als rekening wordt gehouden met hoe belangrijk religie voor iemand is.” De UvA voegt eraan toe dat dit verschil bij andere religies niet werd gevonden. RTL noemt wél leeftijd, geldzorgen en de manosfeer. Maar religie, herkomst en etniciteit: nul woorden. De uitslag is „schrikbarend”. De onderzoeksbevinding over moslims blijkbaar vooral ongemakkelijk. Dat is geen gebrek aan gegevens. Dat is journalistieke selectie: alle vragen stellen, alleen de comfortabele antwoorden publiceren. #Vrouwenrechten #veiligheid https://t.co/YTKprNOqIn https://t.co/fAe4gXnCeV #Vrouwenrechten #journalistiek #maatschappij
US + Allies bombed Iraq using the WMD lie as an excuse, killing over a million civilians. The illegal US/Israeli attacks on Iran used the 'Iran is developing a Nuclear weapon' lie as an excuse. Both times the EU with the 'European Values' supported the illegal Aggression... #WarCrimes #WMDliar #EUComplicity #US #Iraq #Iran #EU
