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Henri Vanhanen considered it shameful that, according to him, Donald Trump had decided not to implement actions approved by Congress that would have enabled tariffs of up to 100 percent on Russia's oil and gas for its largest purchasing countries. According to Vanhanen, Trump justified his decision with the national interest of the United States, and in Vladimir Putin's inner circle, the solution had already been described as a historic achievement. Vanhanen wrote that Russia's energy exports were significantly financing the country's war economy. He also reported that Ukraine had reported a shortage of Patriot missile defense systems, that Russia had continued bombing cities and killing civilians, and that Trump had demanded Ukraine stop attacks on Russian oil refineries. Citing sources from The Telegraph, Vanhanen wrote that Elon Musk had suggested to Trump limiting military-important Starshield satellite communications for Ukraine, which Trump had accepted. According to him, the restrictions would also hinder Ukraine's defense against Russian drone attacks. According to Vanhanen, Trump's negotiators were said to believe that concessions could bring Putin back to peace talks, even though, in his view, Russia had not shown a similar willingness to give up its military objectives. He assessed that concessions could strengthen Putin's perception of the profitability of continuing the war and that peace talks would require concessions from Russia as well. https://t.co/tTVKB82aQB #Trump #Ukraina #Venäjä (translated)

Jesse Rauhamo said he had been following X more actively in recent weeks and wondered why he had to read nearly every publication from a member of the National Coalition Party twice. According to him, the reason was not the complexity of the texts, but the difficulty in believing that a fully functioning adult had seriously written them. Rauhamo asked what was going on in the National Coalition Party. #Kokoomus #Politiikka #Suomi (translated)

Elina Hiltunen wrote that Finland is suffering from cuts and over-indebtedness and criticized Yleisradio for its use of tax money. According to her, Iltalehti had revealed that Yle used 200,000 euros of taxpayers' money to conceal its own receipts. Hiltunen said that the use of over 500 million euros in annual cash flows was not transparent, and highlighted the argument against transparency as being the threat to freedom of speech. She asked what was hidden in the receipts and urged sharing the video and commenting with opinions. #Suomi #verot #avoinTieto (translated)

Samppa Granlund wrote that he estimated the support bubble of the National Coalition Party was about to burst, as the party had shifted towards a more blue-red direction according to him. He believed that the party's decisions relied heavily on ideas borrowed from the Greens and that in Brussels, they were following the left's lead. Granlund also mentioned blue-red lobbyists who had moved from the Social Democratic Party to the National Coalition Party, such as Jungner. According to Granlund, the party's right-leaning views had become scarce and their proponents few. He assessed that the climate debate and the hype around the blue-red alliance were overshadowing this message. He claimed that many were therefore moving to more right-leaning parties, even though the right was a marginal phenomenon in Finland. Granlund described the National Coalition Party as a differently colored social democratic party and said that many were avoiding it because there were no guarantees about the party's future direction. #kokoomus #politiikka #Suomi (translated)

Jussi Mäkinen wrote that Finnish immigration discussion, in his experience, had focused on the need for workers in low-paying jobs and funding for the pension system. He criticized that councilor Meri was condemned for speaking about what she thought. Mäkinen also pondered whether conclusions could be drawn from the names of those accepted into the Swedish-speaking medical faculty. Mäkinen criticized Marin's government's decision to raise the compulsory schooling age to 18. According to him, the reform had provided state-funded textbooks and school transportation for upper middle-class high school students, but at the same time enrolled youths in education who might not attend classes. He mentioned hearing from acquaintances in vocational schools in the capital region that, for example, selected students in electrical studies had not showed up for school even after the second academic year had started. Mäkinen also claimed that educational institutions received funding based on the names on student lists, even if the student did not show up. Mäkinen wrote that the proportion of those completing secondary education had risen from about 77.9 percent to 79.4 percent among those young people who turned 20 by the spring of that year. He challenged Meri to publish a positive update when the students on the list would have graduated. Mäkinen estimated that nearly 90 percent of those accepted to high school had Finnish backgrounds and nearly 90 percent of those accepted to vocational schools had immigrant backgrounds. He also shared that his friend, a Master's degree holder in business sciences who had come to Finland as a refugee from Kosovo, had said that they had learned better Finnish on a football team than in a classroom with immigrant-background students. Finally, Mäkinen reminded of a previous discussion where it was deemed important to transfer Finnish children from their local school to a school where the majority of students belonged to the S2 language group. He wrote that the backgrounds of the names on vocational school student lists could not yet be discussed. #maahanmuutto #koulutus #suomi (translated)

Juho Hirvelä wrote that there had been discussions in Finland about lowering the fuel distribution obligation and that the Finns Party was said to support it, while according to him it did not seem suitable for the National Coalition Party and the Swedish People's Party. He asked whether fuel taxes in Finland were too high and whether it would be reasonable for the government to return half of the extra tax revenue from high fuel prices to motorists as a tax reduction. According to Hirvelä, the state was collecting unprecedented amounts of money in taxes. #polttoaine #verotus #Suomi (translated)

Petra Nyqvist stated that she had been asked to assess the veracity of Anter Yasa's writing, but according to her, Yasa had prevented her from doing so. Nyqvist described the writing as aggressive and false, noting that, in her opinion, the police do not declare anyone unaccountable. Nyqvist said that the police had called her one summer and said that Yasa was trying to make a criminal complaint against her, but there was no evidence of a crime. According to Nyqvist, the police intended to ask Yasa for more information, but the matter did not progress. She suspected that Yasa had attempted to make another criminal complaint against her but said that she had never received information about it—or that the accusation was fabricated. Nyqvist denied receiving money from mosques and stated that she was doing expert work related to her education in nature and the environment. She said that Yasa's writings could lead to a criminal case, but doubted that Yasa would be able to pay damages or fines. #valehtelu #totuus #poliisi (translated)

Jussi Halme wrote that the core task of the National Agency for Education, with about 400 staff, should be to know what is happening in Finnish education. He asked whether something should not be accomplished with an annual budget of 30 million euros. #koulutus #opetus #Suomi (translated)

Henri Vanhanen described the recent message from the Security Police as very serious. According to him, Russia had identified possible sabotage targets in Finland's defense industry, although there were no indications of an immediate strike. Vanhanen wrote that the threat situation could change quickly and that Russia aimed to disrupt European defense industry and weaken support for Ukraine. Vanhanen demanded a systematic review of security arrangements for defense sector companies. He highlighted the importance of guarding production facilities, personnel security, subcontractors, and information systems, as well as the timely sharing of threat information by authorities and joint training for potential strikes. He suggested that the government initiate a national security assessment in cooperation with security authorities and the defense industry. According to him, this would help identify critical vulnerabilities, agree on protective measures, and ensure their funding. Vanhanen argued that securing the operational capability of the defense industry should not be left solely to the responsibility of the companies. https://t.co/wPB5qovW5y #Puolustusteollisuus #KansallinenTurvallisuus #Venäjä (translated)

Sharmarke Said Aw-Musse mentioned that he had considered writing about the discussions of the last few days, but assessed that it would not be constructive. Instead, he decided to go for a run and thanked those who had sent supportive messages, as well as those who had condemned the discussions surrounding Muslims. #keskustelu #tuki #juoksu (translated)

Veli Karimies wrote to a user named Sukkola that the issues of immigration had been properly warned about for decades, but instead of condemning and defaming those who warned, problems should have been addressed in time, in his opinion. He said that warners should have been listened to, as the next group was now emerging. #maahanmuutto #hyvinvointi #keskustelu (translated)

Maria Rautanen wrote that electricity transmission price increases were once again in the headlines. She wondered why, according to her, a value-added tax of 25.5 percent was added on top of the electricity tax. Rautanen described electricity as a necessity without which Finnish society, in her opinion, cannot function, and criticized the state for taxing the tax levied on electricity as well. #sähkö #verotus #italia (translated)