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On Saturday evening, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu reported a temporary number of 1200 arrests and reported 150 injured members of the security forces, while today French media mentioned a figure of at least 500 injured police officers. #Prosvjedi #Vandalizam #Francuska (translated)

The Shot Clock reported that Mbaye Ndiaye was first in the EuroLeague in successful closeouts after six games and had become an important player in crucial moments. In a 1,500-word article, the medium analyzed his performance and how, in its assessment, he fit into coach Bartzokas's system. https://t.co/16YeY2B2w6 #Euroleague #Basketball #SportsAnalysis (translated)

Mika Merano announced that he will be a candidate for the Finns Party in the upcoming spring parliamentary elections in the Uusimaa electoral district. He named his main themes as fighting corruption, reforming the use of tax funds, and strengthening the status of the Finnish language and Finnish culture. Merano opposed, among other things, the dual roles of politicians in organizations, political appointments, and directing tax funds to the close circles of politicians. He demanded public impact reports on taxpayer-funded projects and believed that tax funds should benefit Finnish taxpayers. He also opposed development aid, projects that he described as ideological, and unprofitable EU funding requests. In language policy, Merano opposed mandatory Swedish and multiculturalism, which he viewed as narrowing Finnish traditions. He supported a unilingual Finland, conducting business in one's native language, and preserving Finnish cultural heritage. He also suggested that cuts affecting citizens should be made only as a last resort. Merano asked people to spread the word about his candidacy, to join his campaign team, or to support his campaign. He stated that donations would go to the Mika Merano Support Association and would be used entirely for the campaign. According to him, donations could be made via MobilePay to the number 47188 or to the association's account FI19 8146 9710 4278 49. He mentioned that the names of donors contributing at least 1,500 euros would be public. The campaign manager, according to Merano, is marketing professional and Kouvola city councilor Suvi Karell, who coordinates the campaign work. #Suomi #Eduskuntavaalit #Perussuomalaiset (translated)

Marc Vanguard published a first provisional report on the riots and looting of October 17. He estimated that in just a few hours, France experienced the equivalent of several days of riots. He reported 1,800 arrests, including 855 in Paris, and stated that the previous record was 1,700 during the fourth act of the Yellow Vests. He also reported that more than 500 police officers, gendarmes, and firefighters were injured, a toll he presented as provisional and likely unprecedented. In comparison, he wrote, 800 police officers were injured during the riots related to Nahel, but over a period of eight days. According to his report, 1,500 businesses were attacked, looted, or destroyed. He called this figure a record, comparing it to the approximately 200 businesses targeted during the worst day of the Yellow Vests and the thousand recorded during the riots related to Nahel, again over eight days. Marc Vanguard also reported at least seven attacked town halls in Limoges, Marseille, Lille, Angers, Nantes, Caen, and Grenoble. He stated that no major historical public building was destroyed in May 1968 and mentioned the partial burning of the ground floor of the Paris Stock Exchange. Citing the Federation of Trade and Distribution, he estimated the damages at several hundred thousand euros. He finally noted that one-third of the people arrested in Paris were minors and specified that he would follow updates on this provisional report. #Émeutes #France #Actualités (translated)

The article reported on a lecture by Dr. Jonas Tögel in Jena about cognitive warfare, propaganda, and the human being as a new battlefield. The Jena author Corinna Gehre was among the approximately 150 visitors. Corinna Gehre was mentioned as the author of the text. #Krieg #Psychologie #Propaganda #DE (translated)

Ultimora.net reported that a wave of protests against the rising cost of living had swept across several European countries. In France, according to the site, about 550,000 people had taken to the streets; the demonstrations were marked by clashes, looting, and fires. The town hall of Limoges, whose roof had collapsed, and the tourist office of Lyon had been set ablaze. The reported toll was at least 1,800 arrests and 150 officers injured. In Albania, Ultimora.net described the fifth day of protests led by student groups demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama. The site reported hundreds of people detained and over 120 officers injured. In Italy, it reported about 100,000 peaceful protesters in Rome and clashes and damage in Milan, Turin, and Bologna, attributed to groups of youths who had broken away from the marches; over 50 detentions had been made. The site also reported that student protests in Brussels and Liège, Belgium, had resulted in clashes, with the police using tear gas and water cannons and more than 40 arrests. In Portugal, tens of thousands of people had protested against the housing crisis and low wages, while some demonstrators had spent the night camping in Lisbon. Finally, in Spain, Ultimora.net linked the large demonstrations and encampments against real estate speculation to the early elections scheduled for November 29. #Proteste #CostoDellaVita #DirittiSociali (translated)

Marco Setaccioli challenged Marco Travaglio's calculations on European and Russian military spending, stating that Travaglio had indicated 450 billion euros for Europe and 150 for Russia and had argued that Russia had reason to fear Europe, which had invaded it four times in the last 200 years. According to Setaccioli, in the current year Russia would have spent around 17 trillion rubles on defense, equivalent to 181 billion euros, a figure indicated, according to him, by most analysts. He noted that the nominal comparison did not take purchasing power into account: applying indices developed by specialized research centers, Russian spending would rise to 574 billion international dollars, compared to about 700 billion for the entire EU. He added that the EU would have three and a half times the population of Russia and a GDP nine times greater. Setaccioli argued that the Russian federal budget did not show all military costs. He cited studies by economist Craig Kennedy, according to which part of the spending would be financed through subsidized loans and would thus remain on the banks' balance sheets. He also recalled an investigation by Dozhd', which, according to him, had documented pressures on private companies to hire people before signing contracts with the military and to supplement salaries with corporate funds. He added that at least three militias would be linked to Gazprom, which would cover part of the costs. For these reasons, he dismissed as false the claim that Russia spent less than the EU. Historically, Setaccioli criticized Travaglio's reconstruction, according to which the Napoleonic and Nazi invasions, along with interventions in Crimea and support for the Bolsheviks, would justify Russian fears toward Europe. Setaccioli listed Russian troop interventions in Poland in 1939, Finland in 1939-1940, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Romania in 1940, Bulgaria in 1944, Hungary in 1956, Czechoslovakia in 1968, Moldova in 1992, Georgia in 2008, and Ukraine in 2014 and 2022. He stated that there were no Russian regions occupied by European countries, while eight regions—one in Moldova, two in Georgia, and five in Ukraine—would be under Russian control. Finally, Setaccioli accused Travaglio of presenting a selective and misleading reconstruction to make Russia appear not dangerous, portray Europe as a threat, and argue that rearmament was unnecessary and risky. In his view, that reasoning could legitimize a potential Russian attack on Europe and constituted a form of collaborationism. #Russia #Europa #Difesa (translated)