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Jordi Maquiavello shared a quote attributed to Karl Marx in *The War in France* (1871), according to which the global bourgeoisie looked on with satisfaction at the massacres following the struggle, but was horrified by the desecration of buildings. https://t.co/e37hxq6kmR #Marxismo #Historia #Revolución (translated)

Cerfia indicated that the town hall of Limoges, built between 1876 and 1883, housed an exceptional artistic heritage that was destroyed overnight. This included historical paintings by Henri-Paul Motte, decorations by Urbain Bourgeois, sculptures, mosaics, and works from the 19th century. https://t.co/uPllrprnI3 #Limoges #Patrimoine #Art (translated)

Kenia Report published a Spotify update about "Malas Mañas": it reported 170,065 streams on day 39, 188,848 on day 40, 191,138 on day 41, 187,375 on day 42, and 200,601 on day 43. According to the account, the total was 15,184,180 streams. https://t.co/dshIfTExML #Spotify #Música #Streaming (translated)

The Daily Bureaucrat listed statements where various individuals and organizations had, in his opinion, doubted the success of new inventions. He mentioned that the Michigan Savings Bank estimated in 1903 that the horse would persist and the car would be merely a fashion phenomenon for the wealthy. According to Thomas Watson, in 1943 there might have been a market for computers globally for perhaps five devices, and he said that Ken Olson stated in 1977 that nobody would need a computer in their home. He said that Steve Ballmer expressed doubt in 2007 that the iPhone would gain significant market share. Paul Krugman noted that the economic impact of the internet in 1998 would have hardly been greater than that of fax machines. He reported that Bill Gates predicted in 2004 that email spam would be resolved within two years, and that Marty Cooper assessed in 1981 that mobile phones would not completely replace landlines. The list also included Lord Kelvin’s claim in 1895 about the impossibility of heavier-than-air airplanes, Darryl F. Zanuck’s 1946 assessment of the short-lived nature of television, and Erasmus Wilson's prediction in 1878 about electric lights going out after the Paris World’s Fair. William Preece, according to The Daily Bureaucrat, said in 1876 that the telephone was not needed because there were enough messengers. He recounted that Lee De Forest deemed moon travel impossible in 1957 and that Dionysius Lardner predicted in 1830 that fast travel would lead to passengers choking. He said Thomas Edison rejected the use of alternating current in 1889. Finally, The Daily Bureaucrat asked what was now being said about the new Tesla Roadster. #teknologia #innovaatiot #historia (translated)

Aja baja wrote that Mohamed Ali, before he took office in the parliament, had cost Swedish taxpayers 187,338 kronor, according to the post. Aja baja also stated that there was now a cost for an interpreter of 2,500 kronor per hour and indicated an additional 81,400 kronor per month. https://t.co/RyepzBKUtP #Sverige #Politik #Skatter (translated)

The author said 2025 was the worst year on record for aid workers, citing 1,187 killed, injured, kidnapped or detained. They named Roshida, Oleh and Justine, and said the EU had helped them stay safe and recover. The author also pointed to the Protect Aid Workers conference. https://t.co/eBB7jj4SOb #AidWorkers #HumanitarianCrisis #EUProtection #EU

The Truth Team reported that a few days ago, the 3rd regular investigative judge of Athens, who is handling the investigation, requested the initiation of supplementary criminal proceedings against the three detained defendants. According to the post, the proceedings concern Article 187A Paragraph 1 of the Penal Code for homicide within the framework of terrorist acts, as well as attempted homicide against 24 individuals who were in the Marfin bank building. #Δικαιοσύνη #Τρομοκρατία #Αθήνα (translated)

VOX stated that Santiago Abascal and Jordan Bardella were preparing to travel to Ceuta. It also said that, on the occasion of Spain's National Day, it would again assert sovereignty and territorial integrity alongside its French allies. https://t.co/187N5DetEG #DíaNacionalDeEspaña #Soberanía #IntegridadTerritorial (translated)

The whole story wrote that in Germany as well as in Italy it was forgotten that Italy could only capture Rome in 1870 because France had withdrawn its troops that had previously protected the Papal States. France needed them for its war of aggression against Prussia. #Geschichte #Italien #Frankreich (translated)

Universal Tennis indicated that Arthur Fils was set to face Pavel Kotov in the second round of the Shanghai Masters 1000. The media specified that the Russian, ranked 187th in the world, had secured his first victory on the main circuit since 2024 by defeating Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 7-6 in the first round. https://t.co/0N7hvm5bGk #Tennis #Masters1000 #Shanghai (translated)

AlertesInfos reported that dozens of students had blocked access to the Catholic Institute of Paris in the 6th arrondissement starting at 7 a.m. The account stated that this was the first blockade of the institution since its creation in 1875, citing Antoine Mazère. https://t.co/AyQi2Ad2YN #Paris #Étudiants #Éducation (translated)

A Polish patriot wrote that Pawel Edmund Strzelecki discovered gold in Australia and that his greatest achievement was saving over 200 thousand Irish children from dying of hunger. He called him the Polish Indiana Jones, a traveler who embarrassed the British Empire, and a hero of Poland and another state. According to the author, Strzelecki traveled alone across six continents, discovered Australian coal and oil, and also conquered and named Mount Kosciuszko, the highest peak in Australia. The Polish patriot also described him as one of the most prominent scientific researchers of his time and the first Pole to circumnavigate the globe. He recalled that Strzelecki died on October 6, 1873, and called for his memory to be restored. #Historia #Podróże #Polska (translated)

Hans van Tellingen wrote that, in his opinion, people cannot significantly influence the climate and that climate change cannot be reversed to the situation of 1870. He stated that the climate is always changing and described people who believe in a large human impact as being stuck in a climate-related "rabbit hole." #klimaat #klimaatverandering #wetenschap (translated)

35 billion PLN from the Recovery Plan has just entered Poland. By the end of the year, another 55 billion will flow in. We will execute the Recovery Plan by 100%! I am attaching the report. See where the money went: ENERGY: - construction of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, from which electricity will flow for 7 million Poles, - we are replacing 15% of the electricity network with new ones. This allows people to connect photovoltaics and ensures safe electricity supply for businesses across Poland. HEALTH: - investments for 470 oncology and cardiology departments - 1300 pieces of new equipment (ultrasounds, MRIs, angiographs); - 3267 new places in long-term care; PUBLIC TRANSPORT: - 1908 new buses and trams, - 525 pieces of rolling stock (trains, cars, and locomotives) - all produced in Poland, - modernization of 1400 km of railway lines; - 15 bypasses around cities; - 305 eliminated dangerous points on the roads; SECURITY: - we created a Security and Defense Fund (23 billion PLN) - for the construction of shelters or dual-use infrastructure - investment in 4 Polish satellite observation systems for military needs and crisis management (e.g., floods, fires); DIGITALISATION: - over 540 thousand households connected to high-speed internet; - 12 thousand schools equipped with AI laboratories; - over 254 thousand people trained in digital skills; LOCAL POLAND AND SOCIAL SERVICES: - we built 1876 apartments under the SIM with support from the Recovery Plan; - we created 35 thousand places in nurseries; - 120 vocational education centers were established, training over 33 thousand workers in skills needed in the local job market; - over 1000 supported social economy entities - several thousand jobs for people with disabilities; - we carried out 635 water and sewage investments in rural areas. Thank you to the ministry employees for the model process. We already know that 1.5% of Poland's GDP growth this year is due to the National Recovery Plan. ;) #KPO #Polska #rozwoju (translated)