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The President of the Council Giorgia Meloni does not intend to sign the Dpcm to unlock salary increases for judges, amounting to one billion, as she believes that the requested figure is too high compared to sector priorities, while showing willingness to listen to the representatives of the Anm. #GiorgiaMeloni #stipendi #giustizia (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)

The Swedish Schools Inspectorate is considering conducting a new inspection of Sigtuna School after several serious reports have been received, despite a previous assessment of the school management's efforts as sufficient. #Sigtunaskolan #Skolinspektionen #Skolövervakning (translated)

After the 1:6 defeat against Bayern Munich, the frustration at RB Leipzig is high, as sports director Marcel Schäfer described the game as a "complete failure in all areas," and coach Martin Demichelis noted that the team must quickly forget a lot as a tough Champions League challenge against Real Madrid looms. #RBL #Bundesliga #FCBayern (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus reported that a supervisor at a SIXT station in Palma de Mallorca had pointed out a small damage on his driver's license. A week earlier, he had rented a vehicle in Salzburg without any issues using the same document. After Boeminghaus referred to the situation as "kindergarten," he was reportedly denied further service according to his report. His request to be served by another employee was also declined because the colleague in question was the supervisor. Renting with his girlfriend's driver's license was also not possible. The situation occurred in front of his wife and their frightened child. Boeminghaus wrote that he acknowledges that SIXT has the right to check driver's licenses and refuse rentals when there are justified doubts. However, he criticized the handling of the disagreement and the refusal to let another employee review his case. From his perspective, the location has a significant problem in dealing with customers and complaints. He expects professionalism and an objective approach to conflicts from an international rental car company. #SIXT #Kundendienst #Mallorca (translated)

LilitThyra wrote that a refugee shelter should be built in Berlin for 25 million euros, which she referred to as a "luxury accommodation." Left-leaning voters from the upscale district on the Stralau peninsula were already looking forward to it, according to her description. The state-owned housing company Degewo is supposed to build the accommodation; the state of Berlin aims to rent it through the responsible state office. A rental period of 30 years is planned. #Berlin #Flüchtlinge #Wohnen (translated)

Malin Ullgren questions in her comment how appropriate it is for social services to get involved in children's borrowing of books, after a library reported a child for having borrowed a dark romance book, and notes that many adults have read beyond what is considered acceptable today without it leading to reports of concern. #barnböcker #bibliotek #socialtjänst (translated)

The rumors surrounding Sigtunaskolan involve serious allegations of systematic oppression and violence, where older students abuse their power to intimidate and isolate younger students, which has resulted in several reports being submitted to the School Inspectorate. #Sigtunaskolan #skolinspektionen #kränkningar (translated)

Flux reported that Andreas Klominek was acquitted of assault after three lay judges voted against the line of presiding judge Céline Holmberg. The incident is said to have occurred on May 1, 2026, when Nick Alinia was monitoring the left's celebration in Stockholm. According to Flux, Klominek's son Ossian then knocked Alinia's phone out of his hand. Alinia and his cameraman held Ossian while waiting for the police, and Klominek then kneed Alinia in the head. Flux stated that the district court assessed the strike as proven through, among other things, body camera footage and testimony. The lay judges Anna-Sofia Quensel, Yvonne Bernhardsson, and Jan-Åke Porseryd accepted Clominek's objection regarding so-called putative self-defense, according to Flux. Holmberg had reportedly deemed the situation insufficient to support that objection. Flux wrote that Quensel, who represented the Left Party, had worked as a researcher at Expo from 2011 to 2017. Alinia stated according to Flux that he became aware of her background after the verdict and questioned whether she could assess the case impartially, among other things referring to Expo's critical articles about him and a photo in which Quensel appeared with AFA founder Mathias Wåg. Flux recounted that Alinia had described the verdict as political in an interview with Samnytt. According to the post, Holmberg had not taken a position on whether there was a conflict of interest, while the lay judge Porseryd referred conflict questions to the court's chairman. Flux emphasized that Quensel's previous employment at Expo did not in itself indicate a conflict of interest, but the question was whether the circumstances could undermine confidence in her impartiality. Ossian Klominek was simultaneously convicted of harassment, and his previous probation, according to Flux, would encompass the new crime. Alinia stated, according to the post, that the prosecutor had appealed the acquitting verdict against Andreas Klominek. #Rättvisa #Misshandel #Politik (translated)

The Discrimination Ombudsman (DO) is launching a campaign to encourage more people to report bar discrimination, focusing on highlighting ethnic discrimination in nightlife and emphasizing the importance of reporting such experiences. #diskriminering #krogdiskriminering #DO (translated)

Leopold stated that he had compiled and submitted 125 testimonies to the police after careful sorting and in accordance with the police's request to prioritize material with good prospects for investigation. According to him, the police had confirmed that 14 cases submitted in September had sufficient grounds for reports. He wrote that the material was now supplemented with what the police had requested and 111 new cases. Leopold also referred to the fact that 163,000 people had signed and that 77 percent of those surveyed did not trust how the election had been conducted. #Polisen #Vittnesmål #Val2023 (translated)

Ida Gabrielsson wrote that the Social Democrats' 28 percent, the party's lowest result ever according to her, should lead to greater humility towards the voters. She said she appreciated the industrial town mentality's emphasis on not putting oneself at the center. Gabrielsson stated that the Social Democrats had commented on her and Nooshi's maturity and said that they therefore could not become government ministers. She pointed out that she herself had not expressed interest in the position and said that there were more or less suitable people in all parties. She did not want to compile a list of politicians' maturity herself. She argued that the Left Party's demands for political influence concerned the party's electoral politics, not specific individuals, and asked why the Social Democrats' executive committee focused instead on individuals' maturity. According to Gabrielsson, the Social Democrats needed to accept the situation regardless of their own preferences. She wrote that the party's leadership risked making it difficult for Magdalena Andersson to be elected and that the Left Party only demanded a place in the government if its mandate was needed. The Social Democrats could seek other collaborations or accept sharing power with the Left Party, she wrote. #politiken #ödmjukhet #samarbete (translated)

Lars asked how MP Schulze could justify remaining in office despite a clear rejection by the electorate. He also questioned how it could be compatible with the freedom of mandate when representatives did not show up in Parliament for the most important vote. #Politik #Wahlen #Mandat (translated)

Matthias accused Egon Krenz of having asked Mikhail Gorbachev during a visit to Moscow on November 1, 1989, for the deployment of Soviet troops against East German citizens. Gorbachev rejected this and stated that the troops would remain in their barracks. Krenz only signed the order against the use of firearms on November 3, Matthias wrote. He claimed that Krenz later falsely asserted that he had prevented bloodshed in the fall of 1989. The responsible commanders on the ground had waited in vain for orders from the leadership and had independently ordered not to shoot. Matthias also accused Krenz of shared responsibility for election fraud in May 1989 and wrote that he had approved of the Tiananmen massacre. Furthermore, Matthias pointed out that Krenz had been sentenced in 1997 to six years and six months in prison for manslaughter and co-responsibility for the East German border regime, of which he had served nearly four years. He criticized Krenz's complaints about the conditions of his detention in the Plötzensee prison, his defense of the GDR, and his complaints about the amount of his pension. Matthias also wrote that Krenz had only been in power for 50 days before being ousted by the people, and he stated that he should have been entitled to social welfare instead of pension and royalty payments. #DDR #Gorbatschow #Wende (translated)