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A new conflict between the Government of Salvador Illa and the employers' association Foment has erupted over the executive's proposal to appoint Teresa Sambola as executive secretary of the CTESC, amid tensions regarding a previous agreement on appointments. #Govern #Foment #CTESC (translated)

The Government of Catalonia is trying to reassign the former Secretary General of Education, Teresa Sambola, as the executive secretary of the CTESC after her dismissal due to the mistake in the PISA tests, but it faces doubts from some members of the organization regarding her political profile. #Nombramientos #Educación #Cataluña (translated)

The author wrote that people may initially consider a post with Russian propaganda to be the work of a troll from St. Petersburg, before realizing that according to him, such a "Russian troll" has been sitting in the White House for almost six years. #ruskápropaganda #politika #BílýDům #RU #US (translated)

Vlastimil Weiner wrote that he learned as a journalist and reader from Rudolf Křesťan (1943–2026) and that thanks to him he became fond of the essay. According to Weiner, Křesťan mastered this genre expertly; Weiner stated that he probably never missed any of his articles in Mladé světě and appreciated his lightness and outlook on life. He added that Křesťan has passed away and that he mourns. https://t.co/DrATBBpAYm #žurnalistika #fejeton #vzpomínka (translated)

The Government of Catalonia proposes Teresa Sambola, former Secretary General of Education dismissed after the PISA tests scandal, as the new executive secretary of the CTESC and seeks the support of unions and employers to ratify her appointment. #Educació #CTESC #TeresaSambola (translated)

Matyáš wrote that Elon Musk started limiting Ukraine's access to Starlink, which he said posed a big problem for the country. He mentioned that the Starlink service, or rather Starshield, which was used in Ukraine, was paid for and managed by Poland, and he labeled the restrictions as a blow to one of the USA's biggest allies. He also mentioned the possible interruption of the flow of intelligence regarding ballistic missiles and described the USA's approach to Ukraine as a betrayal. He labeled Ukrainians as the bravest nation in the world, claiming they also fight for others. He called on Europe to get more involved and wrote that he would one day be ashamed reading about the bloodshed in Ukraine and the comfortable lives of people just a few kilometers away from him. #Ukrajina #Starlink #Evropa (translated)

Jan Betlach wrote that Chris Sidoti, a member of the UN commission investigating the occupied Palestinian territories and Israel, stated that the commission did not independently verify the claim that 83% of those killed in Gaza were civilians. According to Betlach, the commission's report mentioned this figure in paragraph 21 and cited The Guardian as the source. Sidoti reportedly answered a question about whether the commission verified the claim by saying that it did not and that it "simply doesn't know." Betlach reminded that the commission, established by the UN Human Rights Council in 2021 and led by Navi Pillay, concluded in September 2025 that Israel committed genocide in Gaza. He described the method of transferring data between the media and the commission as "information laundering" and questioned how many other claims in the report underwent the same process. He also added that Pillay described the commission as an entity that essentially functioned as a court, while Sidoti emphasized that they were neither a court nor prosecutors. https://t.co/DdBz4F6WRE #OSN #Izrael #genocida (translated)

David Grudl criticized the labeling and placement of the pickup box, which he claimed looked like a Balíkovna, even though it was an OX Point device. He stated that the box bore the logos of Balíkovna, Basileus, One by Allegro, and OX Point, with the most prominent one belonging to a service that, according to him, did not deliver packages. He asked readers who picked up a package from Basileus in the box to explain which service it was. Grudl described that his SMS only mentioned Balíkovna, and therefore the box rejected his code. According to him, it was explained in small print on the device that packages could only be picked up if the customer received a message with the designation "OX Balíkovna." He added that the package then, in his experience, waited at the postal counter. He identified another issue, noting that the box was inside a branch of Česká pošta, which locked up in the evening and on weekends. According to Grudl, thus, the device was accessible when the customer could use the counter, but they could not get to it outside of opening hours. He identified the clearest instruction in the room as a green sign with a figure escaping from the door. #Balíkovna #zásilka #pošta (translated)

The performance of the new White House spokesperson Katie Zachariah during her inaugural briefing was subjected to strong criticism in the USA due to her uncertain demeanor, reading mistakes, and clumsiness in responding to journalists' questions. #Zachariaová #Trump #tiskovákonference (translated)

Martin Hájek described the exchange between Jan Tuna from Náš region TV and the Deputy Mayor of Prague, Petr Hlaváček (STAN), as bizarre a few days after the elections. According to Hájek's account, Tuna asked where cars would fit in the city if garages were not built under the buildings. Hlaváček responded that not every apartment owner needs to have a car. Tuna then asked Hlaváček if he owned a car and where he parked. According to Hájek, Hlaváček stated that he owns a car, parks in a purchased parking spot, and lives in Prague 1. Tuna argued that this takes up public space and challenged him to explain what he would do about it when he tells others they shouldn't park in the center. Hlaváček considered the questions an overstep of the ethical code and invited Tuna to schedule a meeting in his office. #Praha #volby #politika (translated)

Jiří Štěpnička has passed away, one of the last bards of the National Theatre, who respected traditional acting values and conveyed them to new generations, although his past and role in the pro-regime series evoked mixed reactions from society. #JiříŠtěpnička #divadlo #českáherectví (translated)

Fráňa Šrámek warned in a shared post by Radio Free America about a serious security crisis. He wrote that after an hour-long phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the Russian president announced confirmation of collaboration between their administrations and intelligence services. According to Šrámek, discussions about the future of Ukraine took place without the participation of Ukraine or European countries. He claimed that Trump's envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff pressured Ukraine with the threat of completely halting the transfer of American intelligence information. He also noted that FBI Director Kash Patel planned a trip to Russia in mid-October, where he was to meet with the Russian counterintelligence agency FSB, while the U.S. government and FBI did not comment on the details. Šrámek wrote that American lawmakers had urged Patel to cancel the trip in connection with the phone call on October 9, warning against Russian espionage and operations influencing public opinion. He described Trump's actions as treachery and claimed that the American president was handing Ukraine, its European allies, and the United States over to the Kremlin. He stated that the United States had been taken over by an international criminal syndicate and would need help. #bezpečnost #Zrada #Ukrajina (translated)

This book has tremendous value for historians, but it is also interesting for me and other readers. It shows that if he had the time, Havel could have written great prose. It is in the tradition of Czech literature, if some of you are familiar with Jaroslav Hašek or Bohumil Hrabal, Topol mentions names that are repeatedly heard this Friday in Frankfurt. #Česko #ČeskáLiteratura #VáclavHavel (translated)

The PE teacher wrote that doctors often criticize people for abusing emergency services, but when he needed a urologist, they offered him an appointment only in March. He described the situation as ironic and added that then doctors should not complain. #zdravotnictví #lékaři #pohotovost (translated)

Tomáš Prouza claimed that the Prague magistrate abolished price caps for traditional taxis with taximeters from October 1, without notifying residents and tourists. According to him, this allowed drivers to charge a starting rate of 666 crowns and 444 crowns per kilometer, which he said could lead to rides costing tens of thousands of crowns. He linked the change to the long-term effort of traditional taxi drivers to limit competition from digital platforms. He stated that the parliamentary amendment, advocated by ANO and the Pirates, aimed to drive thousands of taxi drivers out of Prague. He attributed falling prices, better ride availability, and the ability to know the price in advance to the applications. According to Prouza, the responsibility for the taxi service area lay with Prague's deputy mayor for transport, Jaromír Beránek. Prouza called the change an adjustment pushed through at the request of the taxi mafia and warned that it could damage Prague's reputation. He also referred to the city's decision to abolish the price cap and questioned the timing of the change before the elections and its secrecy. https://t.co/ipI2QMVBLE #taxi #prague #praha #magistrat #taxi #praha #magistrat (translated)

Denik P – Paukner Media addressed Filip Turek's apology for his statements about the DUHA Movement in a post. It stated that Turek repeated the wording of the court ruling in the video, but also mentioned which people he believed left the original team at the Ministry of the Environment. The author focused on their professional backgrounds and attitudes towards energy. Regarding Martin Sedlák, an advisor to Petr Hladík, it was written that he previously worked in the DUHA Movement and later led the Union of Modern Energy and the Alliance for a Zero-Emission Future. He attributed to him statements from 2009 and 2011 against the need for nuclear energy and stated that he collaborated with DUHA on delaying the completion of Temelín. Martin Ander, another former DUHA employee and advisor to the minister, was identified as a proponent of a zero-emission economy and strict measures against both coal and nuclear power plants. It was claimed that Ander advocated for the termination of Czech nuclear energy and that similar policies in Germany contributed to the consequences of the energy crisis. The head of the climate protection section at the ministry, Petr Holub, was also linked by the author to the DUHA Movement and opposition to nuclear energy. It was noted that Holub promoted climate education at the ministry and participated in the National Climate and Energy Plan, which, according to the post, set a 30% share of production from renewable sources. It was also claimed that Holub advocated for subsidy support in the law for the creation of renewable energy capacity corresponding to ten times the installed capacity of Dukovany. The author estimated the investment costs from 2023 to 2030 at 100 billion crowns per year and referred to a SEEPIA study. Eva Lejsalová, the director of PR at the ministry, was described by the author as a former director of the political institute of KDU-ČSL, not an environmental expert. Regarding communication director Martin Polívka, it was written that he was Hladík's chief of staff in Brno; according to the author, he did not have the necessary education and called himself a political marketing expert. Petr Holub's advisor, Edvard Sequens, was labeled as an anti-nuclear activist and a member of the Calla association. He attributed to him support for the rapid end of coal energy and industrial contraction and stated that the association opposed new reactors in Dukovany and Temelín even in 2025. According to the author, Sequens considered nuclear energy an outdated technology that could be replaced by renewable sources and lower energy consumption in industries. Regarding Radim Misiaček, the project director of acceleration zones, the author stated that his contract with the ministry included a fee of 7,000 crowns daily for selecting experts, without a specified working time. Among the selected, he mentioned Martin Abel, a candidate from the Greens and a member of the Climate Lawsuit association, and Eva Volfová, a politician from STAN, whom he claimed had gained a stake in a company drawing state contracts. He added that he believed the case was being investigated by the police. In conclusion, the author refused to assess whether they were experts. He reacted to the media's labeling of their departure from the ministry as an "exodus of experts" and "dismantling of the expert team," stating that he wanted to present the people Turek claimed to have "scraped" from the ministry. #HnutíDUHA #energetika #odborníci (translated)

The newspaper P – Paukner Media claimed that the Kolín company Draslovka continued to operate in the Russian market despite a statement from March 2022 about halting supplies to Russia. It identified Jan Dobrovský as a co-owner, describing him as a significant supporter of the STAN movement and other politicians. The author stated that according to a study by the Russian institute Агентство Плодородия, Draslovka's exports to Russia increased from 300 tons of pesticides worth $500,000 in 2021 to 1,000 tons for $1.9 million in 2022. Records from the customs database Volza reportedly also captured shipments of the product Retacel 750 in 2022, including three shipments of 21,396 units, valued at $49,817.25, $49,414.29, and $49,168.93. The post further claimed that Draslovka made additional supplies in 2023 and obtained an extension of its license to sell pesticides in Russia until 2034 in 2024. According to the author, the company collaborated with Russian authorities during the licensing process, and its products were sold to both farmers and retail in Russia. The newspaper P – Paukner Media also stated that the owners of Draslovka and Dobrovský supported political entities and personalities that, according to him, acted against Russia. It attributed a donation of over 300,000 crowns to Dobrovský for Petr Pavel and noted that the group BPD Partners was the largest patron of STAN. In 2025, Dobrovský was reported to contribute 1.7 million crowns to the movement from his own funds. The author also mentioned support for the coalition SPOLU, Danuše Nerudová, and Jan Farský. The post criticized the contradiction between the declared termination of operations in Russia and the described supplies and licensing process. It noted that neither the group BPD Partners nor Draslovka responded to its inquiries about business in Russia. It also asked whether STAN or the coalition SPOLU would take a stance on their supporter’s business activities. #RuskáFederace #Politika #STAN (translated)