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The Pesquisa Eleições released numbers from a BTG/NEXUS national poll indicating a 48.8% disapproval rating for President Lula, a decrease of 1.1 percentage points, and a 47.2% approval rating, an increase of 1.9 points. Those who did not know or did not respond accounted for 4.1%, a drop of 0.7 points. According to the publication, the difference between approval and disapproval decreased from 5.5 to 1.6 percentage points. In evaluating the government, 42.9% considered the management bad or terrible, a decrease of 2 points; 32.4% rated it as excellent or good, a drop of 1.4 points; and 23.6% said it was regular, an increase of 3.4 points. Another 1% did not know or did not respond, with no variation. Pesquisa Eleições stated that the change in the distribution of evaluations, on its own, did not represent a definitive trend. According to the technical sheet released, the survey was conducted from October 16 to 18, 2026, with 2,002 interviews, a margin of error of 2 percentage points, and a confidence level of 95%. The registration number at the TSE reported was BR-04499/2026. #Pesquisa #Política #Brasil (translated)

Pri reported that a journalist from Metrópoles described a situation at the Band headquarters following an unclear threat. According to the report, the GATE was inspecting the area with bomb disposal agents, while the GSI instructed journalists to remain in an isolated wing. Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro left the broadcaster through a side exit, Pri added. #Segurança #Jornalismo #Notícias (translated)

Snicklink wrote that the left would realize that their demands for justice and equal treatment had been unsuccessful. The right would find that their desire for safety and tradition had turned against them and had become the basis for their own lack of freedom. Those in the political center, who had remained passive out of fear of taking a clear stance, would also, according to Snicklink, realize that without their own action, nothing would change. Very soon, people would understand that they had been pitted against each other, Snicklink wrote. Their fundamental values and needs, as well as their fears and hopes, had been deliberately addressed— a pattern that had been effective for thousands of years and tapped into tribal thinking. Snicklink also wrote that the human soul had been poisoned by too much information about the trivial and too little about the essential. The human spirit had been shaped and subjugated, and was so far removed from its source that people only found themselves in violence, plundering, envy, and generalizations. They had come to consider this their true nature, Snicklink wrote. The author added that all of this had to happen for people to rediscover themselves. In conclusion, he thanked God for accompanying people on their journey back to love. #Gerechtigkeit #Gesellschaft #Menschlichkeit (translated)

Professor Eduardo (The Weatherman) warned of a period of instability between this Monday and Friday in Norte Chico, the central area, and part of southern Chile, up to Los Lagos. According to what he wrote, heavy rains, thunderstorms, hail, and moderate winds were expected, with the most storm activity forecasted for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The author noted that the risk of sudden floods would be very high and that there was also a high possibility of mudslides, as the isotherm would be located between 2500 and 3000 meters above sea level, and could even rise further. He added that the system could cause more damage and complications than previous events. Regarding precipitation, he indicated that some areas could accumulate 20-45 mm and others could exceed 70-90 mm. He identified the interior between the Metropolitan and Biobío regions as the stretch with the highest likelihood of significant amounts, with places potentially exceeding 100 mm and registering periods of more than 10 mm per hour during the storms. He characterized the event as extreme for October and called for preparedness. #InestabilidadClimática #RiesgoDeInundaciones #TormentasSeveras (translated)

"C'est désormais le moment de choisir son camp", déclare Sébastien Lecornu, Premier ministre, au lendemain matin des manifestations du 17 Octobre. M. le premier ministre nous propose de se répartir en 2 camps: celui des droites (au pouvoir), et celui des gauches (pacifistes ou pas). Mon cœur balance pourtant. La journée avait un objet, la dégradation de notre niveau de vie, et cet objet a disparu du discours officiel en une soirée. Lycéens, enseignants, gilets jaunes, agriculteurs venus défiler pacifiquement se retrouvent sommés de choisir entre deux camps. Une semaine plus tôt, la primaire sociale-démocrate a désigné Raphaël Glucksmann. Opposer l’ordre au chaos tombe à point pour séparer une gauche fréquentable d’une gauche à isoler. Faire de ce dernier, l'idiot utile de la Macronie. L'origine de la violence... Qui a commencé? La poule ou l'œuf? Qui a une doctrine pacifiste et qui une doctrine agressive? Qui manipule la foule, comme le taureau dans une arène, quel camp? Je prédis que ce sujet va animer les plateaux médiatiques. Vont-ils parvenir à se faire des bisous à la fin? #manifestations #lycéens

Mikko Välimaa described France as being on fire and denied that the reason for the situation was austerity policy. According to him, the country's public finances had been managed loosely for half a century, and now the money had run out. Välimaa wrote that French children would have to pay for the socialists' final bill and considered the development a great warning for Finland. #Ranska #talous #poliikka (translated)

Eleanor Armstrong, researcher and director of the Constellations Lab, highlights the lack of study and attention regarding sex in space, warning about issues of consent and safety, which could turn an already isolated environment into a real "cage." #SessoNelloSpazio #Consenso #Femminismo (translated)

Anna Paola Concia wrote, in a post about the cost of living, that the freedom to protest was incompatible with violence and devastation. She asked that those responsible for the violence be isolated and not justified, precisely to protect the right to protest. #lebasi #carovita #libertà #violenza (translated)

Marco M.M. has predicted an increase in cloudiness and instability in the coming hours over the western areas of the Peninsula, attributing it to a large cold drop over Western Europe. He indicated possible scattered rains in the Northwest, along the Tuscan coasts, locally in Sardinia and in Upper Lazio. For the period between Tuesday the 20th and Thursday the 22nd, he has forecast the arrival of a more intense Atlantic disturbance, with a drop in temperatures of 4-6 °C in the Center-North and 2-4 °C in the Center-South. According to Marco M.M., the first snow could fall in the central-eastern Alps above 1,500 meters. He announced that he would provide further insight into the evolution the following day, assessing whether it was a lasting atmospheric change or an isolated episode. #meteo #neve #perturbazione (translated)

There is a reason why Russia tried to interfere in the Brexit vote: they knew that if we left, it would harm both the United Kingdom and the European Union. They were very clear about this — and, wow, how right they turned out to be. This caused damage to our economic, social, and cultural life. Wales alone lost, net, 1 billion pounds in regional funding that it would have received from the EU. This rupture considerably weakened opportunities — especially for young people — to work, live abroad, and enjoy the freedoms we had before. We could rejoin the Customs Union or the Single Market; but if we did so in isolation, we would merely be 'rule takers' — we would have to accept everything that the EU determined without being at the table to negotiate. As someone in the audience pointed out, the European Union is changing. But that is not a reason for us not to return; on the contrary, it is the ideal reason for us to be inside and help shape it into the kind of Union we want. I don't believe there is any other option but to fully rejoin the bloc. The journalist George Monbiot (working at the BBC) brought this Russian interference back into the spotlight by publicly declaring: “There is a reason why Russia tried to interfere in the Brexit vote: they knew that if we left, it would harm both the United Kingdom and the European Union. They were very clear about this — and, wow, how right they turned out to be. This caused damage to our economic, social, and cultural life. Wales alone lost, net, 1 billion pounds in regional funding that it would have received from the EU. This rupture considerably weakened opportunities — especially for young people — to work, live abroad, and enjoy the freedoms we had before. We could rejoin the Customs Union or the Single Market; but if we did so in isolation, we would merely be 'rule takers' — we would have to accept everything that the EU determined without being at the table to negotiate. As someone in the audience pointed out, the European Union is changing. But that is not a reason for us not to return; on the contrary, it is the ideal reason for us to be inside and help shape it into the kind of Union we want. I don't believe there is any other option but to fully rejoin the bloc.” #Brexit #UniãoEuropeia #AndyBurnham (translated)

Professor Eduardo (The Weatherman) warned that a period of intense instability, which he said would last from Monday to Friday, would affect the region from Coquimbo to Los Lagos. He pointed out that a low-pressure system could cause rain of varying intensity, strong thunderstorms, hail, and wind; he also mentioned possible precipitation in parts of Atacama and strong winds in the northern region. Describing a projection from the European model ECMWF on Wibdy, he indicated that between Tuesday and Wednesday some areas could receive more than 20 millimeters of rain and others more than 50. He added that for Thursday and Friday, another round of precipitation and storms was expected, with cores that, as he explained, pointed to the potential for severe storms and hail. Eduardo stated that the number of storms posed a very high risk of sudden flooding and a high likelihood of landslides, due to the isotherm being situated between 2,500 and 3,000 meters above sea level, or even a bit higher. He warned that the episode could cause more complications and damage than recent events and that it could still intensify, so he urged people to prepare. #Inestabilidad #Tormentas #Clima (translated)