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The author called Putin the Hitler of the 21st century and claimed that those who appease him would end up in the history books as failures alongside figures like Neville Chamberlain. He said they would be remembered in history as weak appeasers and named Trump as one of them. #Historia #Politiikka #Putin #FI #RU #US (translated)

Between the lines, it was written that Yle had covered two politicians during the week: Antti Lindtman from the SDP and Päivi Räsänen from the Christian Democrats. According to him, the articles related to Lindtman's book "Tulirinta" were uncritical, while the radio play made about Räsänen was completely fictional and slanderous. Between the lines, it was viewed that both impacted people's perceptions with taxpayers' money. https://t.co/GtKDnk7p4b #politiikka #media #kriittisyys (translated)

Infectologist José Miguel Cisneros warns about the imminent and accelerated increase of potentially devastating infections such as hantavirus, tuberculosis, and mpox, which could generate serious economic and health consequences globally in the next decade. #Infecciones #SaludGlobal #Pandemias (translated)

Sture Fjäder questioned how the chairman of the city council, Ulla Kaukola, had ended up in a situation she considered unclear. He also criticized the construction and repair of ice halls in Vantaa and wrote that the city's finances were weak and staff were being laid off, even though there was money for the ice halls. #vantaa https://t.co/HDFcJNfCH9 #Vantaa #kaupunkipolitiikka #talous (translated)

Korson Jussi wrote that the National Coalition Party was completely in a panic, according to him, if 18-year-old Abdullah, who is studying to become a car mechanic, did not vote for the party in the upcoming elections. He predicted a sharp decline in the support for the National Coalition Party and used a mocking halal reference in his description. In addition, he demanded a strong statement from Orpo to demonstrate that the National Coalition Party was also a party for car mechanics. #kokoomus #vaalit #politiikka (translated)

Dennis Mitzner criticized Timo Stewart for the fact that Yle interviewed him in a news story about the war in Gaza just a day after Stewart's column was published. Mitzner saw this as an example of Stewart shifting from being a Yle columnist to being an outside researcher interviewed by the media in less than twenty-four hours. According to Mitzner, Stewart spoke in favor of open discussion and opposed the idea that hate speech should silence others. Mitzner found this position contradictory because, in his opinion, Stewart had long avoided debates on X where he and other researchers could have been directly challenged. He also claimed that the responses of researchers to critical citizens had not been convincing. Mitzner criticized Yle and Hesari journalists for allegedly supporting Stewart's message in sympathetic interviews where he was not challenged. He argued that Stewart warned against silencing discussion while avoiding situations where someone could question his views, and presented potential critics as a threat to free discussion. #keskustelu #vihakieli #mediakritiikki (translated)

Korson Jussi wrote that Otto Meri had no reason to wonder why the vocational college's S2 portion was 54 percent. He considered the wonderment wrong, mentioned that the name lists had been removed from the internet, and said that the matter would be moved forward. Jussi pointed out that the city owned the educational institution and Meri was a member of the city council, and asked why this matter should concern him. https://t.co/TczzV4gEQW #ammattilainen #oppilaitos #kaupunki (translated)

Taija Myyrä wrote that her child had been threatened to be beaten at school the previous week and that there were messages about the threats. She said the child had also been bullied because of her mother. According to Myyrä, the children followed the example of the adults, and she sarcastically described the situation as wonderful. #kiusaaminen #vanhemmuus #lastenhyvinvointi (translated)

Alpo Rusi wrote that the KGB had about 350 agents, confidential contacts, or targets of preparation at a time, managed by the cover diplomats or illegals of the Soviet embassy. He claimed that Lipponen had a KGB connection since 1967 and that Stasi had also dealt with him and Aho. Rusi also mentioned Gerhard Maget (OibE) from the years 1986–1990. #Kgb #historia #vakoojat (translated)

Saara Huhtasaari wrote that Sanna Marin had been in Italy promoting her book and told Corriere della Sera that she would likely not run for office unless Russia attacked Finland. In that case, according to Huhtasaari, Marin would have said she was available. Huhtasaari interpreted the statement as positioning herself rather than expressing a willingness to be a victim. According to her, Marin implied that conventional political work did not match her capabilities and that only a crisis threatening Finland's existence would be a sufficiently significant task. Huhtasaari compared this to the scale of historical leaders such as Kekkonen, Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, Lee Kuan Yew, and George Washington, using the metaphor of the "Napoleon syndrome" to describe the phenomenon. She specified that she did not mean it as a diagnosis. Huhtasaari also criticized the contradiction between Marin's book discussing hope and the self-image conveyed in the interview. She argued that the role of politics was to build structures that functioned without a single politician. As examples of such builders, she mentioned Lee Kuan Yew, who influenced Singapore's development, and Mart Laar, who made economic and institutional decisions in post-independence Estonia. Huhtasaari believed that there had not been similar builders in Finland for decades and that Marin did not belong to their ranks. According to Huhtasaari, statesmen did not announce in advance when they would return to politics, but either did their job or stepped aside. She criticized Marin for traveling to present her book, which discussed decisions made behind closed doors, and for associating a potential return with Russia's attack. Huhtasaari described this as a fantasy of seeing herself as a historical exception. #SannaMarin #Politiikka #Historia (translated)

Henri Vanhanen criticized Donald Trump's actions in the Ukraine war, noting that he declared agreements about which there was uncertainty, while pressuring Ukraine in a way that benefited Vladimir Putin. As a recent example, Vanhanen pointed to Trump’s announced energy ceasefire. According to him, Volodymyr Zelensky heard about it practically for the first time from the media, Russia had not confirmed the agreement, and continued, according to Zelensky, attacks on Ukraine's power plants. Vanhanen asked what kind of ceasefire it was if the other party did not know what had been agreed upon. He suggested that Zelensky had to be cautious of Trump’s criticism to avoid being blamed for obstructing peace. Vanhanen referred to the Financial Times reporting that the United States threatened to cut off arms and intelligence supplies to Ukraine unless the country stopped attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. He also wrote that Trump agreed to buy Russian diesel, demanded Ukraine to cease attacks on Russian oil refineries, and encouraged a change of leadership in Ukraine. Vanhanen estimated that the war in Iran and the resulting fuel prices, the upcoming midterm elections, and the need to show results might explain Trump’s urgency to secure an agreement. According to him, Trump aimed for cheaper diesel and a visible peace political achievement, while Putin would benefit from a decrease in attacks on Russia’s energy sector. Vanhanen noted that the alignment of these goals seemed to occur at Ukraine’s expense. Vanhanen stated that he did not oppose a ceasefire if it protected Ukrainians and also bound Russia. However, he observed that for Trump, merely declaring an agreement seemed to suffice, even without information about its terms or Russia's commitment. Vanhanen assessed that Russia would benefit from a situation in which the United States sought a quick agreement and Ukraine was cautious not to offend Trump. In such conditions, he believed Putin could gain concessions from Trump without Russia needing to win against Ukraine at the negotiating table. #Ukraina #Trump #Venäjä (translated)

A young Finnish person reported that British Christian police officer Luke Salmons, 46, won a legal battle against police administration. According to the report, Salmons challenged the claim that Islam is a religion of peace in diversity training and raised questions about jihad, Hamas, and Gaza. He was suspended from work two days after the training, and the police department deemed him guilty of a serious misconduct. Salmons was added to the Police Barred List, which effectively prevented him from working in law enforcement. The young Finnish person wrote that Salmons appealed the decision, and North Yorkshire Chief Constable Tim Forber later determined that it was not a serious misconduct nor a breach of professional standards. Salmons was then removed from the barred list. He subsequently filed a lawsuit for religious discrimination and harassment, as well as for violations of his freedom of religion and speech. North Yorkshire Police settled the matter before it progressed to an employment tribunal, and Salmons received financial compensation from the police. The amount of the settlement was not disclosed in the report. #oikeus #uskonnonvapautta #monimuotoisuus (translated)

Urho Haho wrote that he had been amused by the panic of the National Coalition's Niilo Heinonen and his partners. According to Haho, Heinonen tried to commit the city to what he described as fanatical climate goals together with the Greens in the Oulu city council. Haho believed that Heinonen was now presenting himself as right-wing, even though he was not distinguishable from the Greens in Oulu. #politiikka #Oulu #ilmasto (translated)