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I hate the death penalty. It is cruel, a barbaric expression of vengeance and undignified for humanity. Every person's life is sacred in my book. The horrible stories about the USA's failed execution of Christa Pike strengthen my conviction. (translated)

News: Westphalian Peace Prize for the military alliance NATO, rapid response force for "combating refugee flows" like in CEUTA, abolition of individual asylum rights, 2x lethal dose of a poison syringe in the attempted execution of a woman in the USA mad world. (translated)

BBC 3h

Vladimir Putin insists Moscow is "not threatening anyone" and merely responding to statements by Western leaders. #Kaliningrad #Putin #NatoThreats

Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect Kaliningrad

About elections in Brazil, misinformation and interference, dual nationality as well as the United States and Mexico, we talked with @veronicaortizo and @LeonardoCurzio on @adnnoticiasmx. (translated)

Czech journalist

The first test of the Ukrainian ballistic missile FP-7. It is a significantly cheaper equivalent of the American ATACMS rocket and a clone of the Soviet 48N6 missile used in the S-400 system. However, it has, for example, different guidance and flight control systems. (translated)

BBC 7h

A foreign policy speech by the Russian president will be keenly watched, but all signs point to the full-scale invasion continuing. #RussiaUkraineWar #HybridWarfare #PutinSpeech

Rosenberg: Putin shows no sign of stopping the war as Russia doubles down on Ukraine

I had a very interesting conversation with @EnricoLetta, the former Prime Minister of Italy and the author of a report published in 2024. The document was prepared at the request of EU institutions to find solutions that will enhance the competitiveness of the EU, especially in relation to the USA and China. (translated)

An AI sovereign wealth fund isn’t progressive — it’s techno-imperialism https://t.co/xJkbD76Rff via @ft Critics from Sanders to Steve Bannon are right about the disease: AI breeds oligarchy. But a dividend funded by flexing American muscle while underdeveloping the rest of the #AI #TechEthics #Oligarchy #US

Italian journalist

The drone war, the evolution of conflicts, the convergence of the weapon with AI, the future in the new strategic ideas presented by the Pentagon. The story in the pages of "The West or Nothing" (translated)

BBC 9h

The BBC's Hugh Schofield is in Paris as a wave of school protests over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages spreads across France. #FranceProtests #StudentRights #EducationCrisis

Watch: Why are students protesting at schools in France?

During Xi Jinping's visit to the White House in September, "The Moon Represents My Heart" was played - a hit by Taiwanese Teresa Teng, which conquered mainland China after 1978. It's hard to think of a more symbolic choice. Coincidence or a subtle signal? (translated)

This could be the next major drop in birth rates in the West after the pill. Women are becoming more left-leaning, men are turning away even more and are getting together with robots. Scary. (translated)

French economist

🇺🇲 🇮🇷 *TRUMP SEES RAMPING UP BOMBING IRAN AFTER MIDTERMS POSSIBLE:TIME https://t.co/wiLhdbqYUf #Trump #Iran #Politics #US #IR

CEO and founder of We Don't Have Time. Official Eco-warrior according to The Sun, Mark ZuckerVert according to FranceTV2

"A majority of Americans dramatically underestimate the level of support amongst their peers, sometimes by a delta of 30%." 📊 Kevin Green of Rare explains how this gap fuels a spiral of silence on climate action at Climate Week NYC. Watch more on @WeDontHaveTime https://t.co/AlATHhHLWY #ClimaWeekNYC #ClimateAction #PublicPerception #US

French economist

⚠ Thursday Brief⚠️ 🇺🇲🇮🇷 Rubio Orders Iranian Delegation to Depart 🌏 Asian Manufacturing Gains Momentum From Global AI Boom 🌎 Global Bonds Crash Again Amid Renewed Oil Pressures ... https://t.co/Vz3ACagVms #GlobalNews #Economy #AI #US #IR

Meta in Poland: about 2 billion zlotys in revenue and only 11 million zlotys in corporate tax. That's less than 0.6 percent. And how does it look in the USA, the home country of @Meta? @nytimesworld just described how the company uses creative accounting to pay as little as possible. (translated)

In Poland, a meeting of representatives from NATO countries will take place in October, where they will discuss the future of the Alliance. But the Americans do not agree to invite, among others, Great Britain, France, and the Baltic states - writes Politico. It will create a climate similar to that around the Council of Peace. (translated)