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Thanos Tsimeros argued that the European Union should not finance magazines with taxpayers' money, regardless of their themes. He mentioned that he learned about Bebe Magazine - Trans Issue from an interview with an artist who performed in a cabaret and from a message from a friend of his related to Belgium. According to what he cited from his friend's message, the publication promoted positions of the trans and queer communities and received funding through the EU's Erasmus+. His friend mentioned that the coordinator was the Belgian Bebe Books.vzw and that the Flemish organization JINT participated in the funding. He cited two grants that, as he reported, he found on the Erasmus website: €57,200 for the period 31/12/23–30/12/24 and €34,500 for the period 15/12/25–14/12/26. Tsimeros said that his friend had filed a complaint with JINT, EACEA, as well as with officials from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, and had also communicated with Greek MEPs. According to his description, he planned to appeal to the European Ombudsman after receiving responses from the agencies or after the expiration of a two-month deadline. #Φόροι #ΕΕ #Κουλτούρα (translated)

Invictos highlighted that Lamine Yamal had scored 9 goals and provided 9 assists in his last 9 matches played with FC Barcelona, totaling 18 goal contributions. The author questioned that he had been considered overrated or "not that much" and described him as the best player in the world. #FCBarcelona #LamineYamal #Fútbol (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)

The author of the message reported that Donald Trump stated during the night that he had never ordered to restrict Ukraine's access to the Starlink satellite network, which is used daily by the Ukrainian armed forces according to the message. https://t.co/ErAs2PfSNc #Trump #Ukraine #Starlink #UA (translated)

The interruptions of Starlink in Ukraine have increased the stock price of the European satellite company Eutelsat, highlighting the vulnerability of private sector technology during wartime, while Zelensky criticizes Starlink's impact on the country's defense capability and Elon Musk refers to Washington's control over the system. #USA #Ukraina #Starlink (translated)

As the mayor, I can only express condemnation and ensure that such things do not happen again. A very bad message is being sent from Split after yesterday's magnificent victory and the results that Hajduk achieved after 16 years. At one point we even had a pause, I was ashamed considering it was a European match. My apology on behalf of the city. The mayor of Split, Tomislav Šuta, condemned on Friday the incidents during the Torcida march, which, prior to the Hajduk vs Ajax match, marched through the city chanting antisemitic slogans and mentioning Auschwitz and Adolf Hitler, stating that such calls are not acceptable or permissible in Split. #nacizam #antisemitizam #Split (translated)

Confidence: #​BodyLanguage: Avoid signs of #insecurity: fidgeting, closed postures, adjusting clothes. ​#Pauses: without filling them with fillers like "uh," "um," or "mhh". ​#Audience Interaction: #Eyecontact and expressiveness to #voice and #gestures. #trainer #erasmus+

"The cuts to research and educational activities undermine public knowledge about archives - and thus the support for the institution," said Maria Grever, emeritus professor of theoretical history and historical culture at Erasmus University. #NationaalArchief #Toekomstvisie #Archiefsector (translated)