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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)

Sammallahti wrote that Greta Thunberg had said in France that young people were rising in rebellion because the system, in her view, was in conflict with human rights and humanity. Sammallahti interpreted that based on Thunberg's previous speeches, she meant Western market economy and democracy. Sammallahti suggested that the University of Helsinki could study the mass psychosis he described that has spread in the West. He claimed it had raised Thunberg to a cult-like status and said that the media, the academic world, and the left had tried to pressure even whole nation-states to yield to her will. He described Thunberg as far-left and accused her of deceit. https://t.co/6fSmoZpzW1 #ilmastonmuutos #nuorisokapina #demokratia (translated)

The post’s author endorsed Bernie Sanders, saying he had “nailed it,” and shared a statement attributed to him arguing that humanity’s future should be shaped by people worldwide rather than a small group of wealthy technology executives. The statement said human beings should come before machines.

The post recommended a The Economist article in which Lawrence Lessig and Yoshua Bengio suggested ways Congress could reduce serious AI risks without abandoning American technological leadership. It also noted that the article included an animation. https://t.co/7UNFFTSO7k #AI #technology #Congress #US

High absenteeism, numerous recruitments, unclear financial strategy: the Regional Chamber of Accounts (CRC) sharply criticized the financial management of Marseille, whose mayor Benoît Payan lamented on Friday, October 16, in response that the magistrates had "practically not acknowledged any of the progress made since 2020." #Marseille #Absentéisme #GestionFinancière (translated)

The way the online advertising ecosystem works today is a threat to the security of states, the private sector, civil society, and everyone else. Wolfie Christl, a researcher at the Citizen Lab, explains that it is "disastrous" that these corrupted ads have not raised any detection from the major web advertising providers. #cybersécurité #publicitéenligne #espionnage (translated)

Tuukka Kuru wrote that according to a previous police investigation, all about 30 raping taxi drivers were immigrants and used a derogatory term for them. He said the taxi law was a mistake, but assessed that the cases were due to reasons that he claimed the readers knew but did not want to speak out loud. #taksit #oikeus #rikollisuus (translated)

The commotion around the new White House press secretary Katie Zachary continues, as she admitted in an interview with Fox News on Thursday that she has not passed the bar exam, despite previously presenting herself as a lawyer on social media. #KatieZacharia #DonaldTrump #Lehdistösihteeri (translated)

In Liège, the order prohibiting gatherings, implemented by the mayor Willy Demeyer on October 7, will end this Friday at 11:59 PM without the authorities having communicated any assessment of its impact on the security situation. #Liège #InterdictionRassemblement #WillyDemeyer (translated)

Traces of cocaine and cannabis were found in the hair of little Beatrice Aiello, the two-year-old girl who died in Bordighera, highlighting prolonged exposure to drugs, while her mother and her partner remain in prison accused of aggravated mistreatment. #Bordighera #Cocaina #Maltrattamenti (translated)