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Joachim B. Olsen rejected that BT had held discussions about employees' political beliefs and wrote that no one could explain who allegedly was responsible for them. He accused Jakob Ruggaard of conducting an ideological crusade because BT had uncovered Ruggaard's party's relations to terrorist movements and urged him to clean up in the Unity List. #politik #demokrati #terrorisme (translated)

Bulletin reported that Syria, for the first time since the regime change, had sent a government-level delegation to Sweden. According to Bulletin, the talks in Stockholm were about how more Syrians who had been convicted of crimes could be deported from Sweden. https://t.co/JK84UPFvOt #Sverige #Syrien #utvisning (translated)

The sender wrote that Wednesday marked the three-year anniversary of what they described as the deadliest pogrom since the Holocaust. They stated that innocents were still being held hostage by Hamas a year earlier and asked how one could survive such a hell. The post linked to the entire conversation. https://t.co/bliBkausYn https://t.co/1KMdU4JGlM #Pogrom #Förintelsen #Hamas #SE #IL #PS (translated)

Mona Juul wrote that she rarely gave space to political opponents and colleagues on her side, but this time she thought it was important to highlight their warnings about misinformation. She mentioned, among other things, that Stinus Lindgreen from the Radical Left had written about daily Russian misinformation on social media and his concern that parts of the population had lost trust in the authorities. According to Juul, Karsten Hønge from SF had described lies and manipulations from the Kremlin, while Troels Lund Poulsen from the Liberal party had talked about anonymous profiles, conspiracy theories, and accusations directed at him. Alex Vanopslagh from the Liberal Alliance had written that Russia spread propaganda, and Ida Auken had warned that actors from St. Petersburg influenced who won Danish elections. Juul wrote that she herself saw conspiracy theories, deliberate misinformation, AI-generated lies, and Russian bot accounts on social media. She called the development a challenge for Danish democracy and believed that politicians must stand together because the truth was under pressure. She highlighted Danish news media and journalists as important for democratic information because the media had accountable editors-in-chief and were responsible to the Danish people and the Press Council. At the same time, she warned against videos on X, whose authenticity could not be established. Juul thanked her political colleagues for addressing coordinated misinformation and said that Russia wanted to create distrust among people. In response, she called for solidarity. #Misinformation #Demokrati #Sammenhold (translated)

Niklas Svensson wrote that Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist had said several times in tonight's Agenda that she was in talks with all the parties in the middle, including the Moderates and the Christian Democrats. He wondered why she did not receive follow-up questions about the conversations, who she was speaking with on "the other side," and whether seminars would also be held there. #politik #partier #journalistik (translated)

Daniel Schatz described Gulan Avci's arrival and Jan Jönsson's departure as a boost for Stockholm. He referred to a DN article that described how Avci had furnished her office in the city hall with an Israeli flag, a poster reading "We can do it!" and boxing gloves. An unpacked moving box and wilted flowers reportedly indicated an intense election campaign. According to DN, Avci wanted the Liberals in Stockholm to continue tackling difficult issues over the next four years, including exclusion and honor culture. She also pointed out increased anti-Semitism as a problem. Avci accused the Palestinian movement of spreading anti-Semitism and harming democratic dialogue at recurring demonstrations, and claimed that the Social Democrats had not acted to stop the development. She stated that her criticism was not aimed at the right to demonstrate, but at anti-Semitic expressions and hatred within parts of the movement. #Stockholm #Liberalerna #Valrörelse (translated)

Aron Flam wrote that Johan Westerholm, editor-in-chief of Ledarsidorna and author, had guest-starred on the podcast to talk about his new short book *Johan Westerholm's little green book*. According to Flam, the book compiles all the connections of the parliamentary parties with the Muslim Brotherhood. He also referred to the entire conversation on YouTube. #JohanWesterholm #MuslimskaBrödraskapet #Politik (translated)

Nooshi Dadgostar participated before the election in meetings with both the Stockholm mosque and the Somali National Association. The arrangements were not secret, but the Left Party seems not to have reported her participation or what the party took away from the discussions. When organizations explicitly seek political influence and at the same time meet with a party leader, there is a legitimate public interest in openness. This is written by Sameh Egyptson in Bulletin. #politik #öppenhet #Vänsterpartiet (translated)

Today's (so far) most important article is written by Sven Otto Littorin. He argues that Sweden has been a highly trusting society and that the electoral system is built for that. I, who can be a bit less diplomatic at times in public discourse, would say that our society and our democracy are in decline. Luckily, the decline is happening from a relatively high altitude. From the article: "The election administration has reported over 4,000 incidents to the Electoral Authority this year, compared to 489 in 2022. Part of the increase is due to the fact that reporting is now mandatory, but behind the numbers, there is a pattern that cannot be dismissed: Up until 4 PM on election day, over 300 incidents in the category of unlawful influence had been reported, of which around 90 involved group voting. The police have received 58 reports of improper conduct during voting. The National Anti-Corruption Unit is investigating suspected electoral fraud in Dalarna with pre-marked ballots, driven voters, and possible payments. In Stockholm, at least four vote collectors with ties to gang crime have received ballots, and no law prevents this. In four municipalities, nearly 600 votes have been lost or rejected. The Election Review Board has received nearly 12,000 appeals. The previous record from 2018 was 723." Regardless of everything else one might say about this, I agree with the author of the article on the need for "a parliamentary electoral integrity commission to be appointed immediately, with the task of presenting legislative proposals in time for the 2030 election." You can read about a number of proposals in the article. I don't know myself if I would support all of them, but it is a starting point. Personally, I can also add that it is a major problem that the left is currently trying to meet all discussions about shortcomings in the election with a dismissive attitude and attempts to discredit those who raise criticism or constructive proposals. The way in which debaters and the media have treated Peter Wennblad after his very concerning article about irregularities in Järva is in itself a sign of weaknesses in democracy. It tends to become a form of circular reasoning. If someone writes and talks about what sources report from Järva, Borlänge, or Rosengård, the criticism and reporting are labeled as a threat to democracy because questioning whether the election was conducted well is itself seen as a threat to democracy, which has the decidedly undemocratic consequence that the election and democracy cannot be discussed without democracy being threatened. Somehow, we must get over this. And move forward. Because I believe it is correct that our electoral system is not made for the society that Sweden has become. https://t.co/q9aqAMPRgE #Demokrati #Valfusk #Sverige (translated)

Återigen – ett möte som inte redovisats väcker frågor Igår skrev jag om Nooshi Dadgostars deltagande vid Stockholms moskés 25-årsjubileum. Nu väcks liknande frågor kring hennes deltagande vid Somaliska riksförbundets årsmöte förra året. Varken Vänsterpartiet eller Somaliska riksförbundet har offentligt redovisat mötet eller vilka frågor som diskuterades där. Vad handlade samtalen om? Diskuterades jämställdhet och frågor som barnslöjor, kvinnlig könsstympning och niqab? Eller handlade mötet om politisk representation, kandidater och vallistor? Jag vill också veta hur Vänsterpartiet ser på risken att patriarkala eller klanbaserade maktstrukturer får politiskt inflytande under begrepp som mångkultur, representation och samverkan. Frågan är särskilt relevant eftersom jag redan den 12 januari 2026, åtta månader före valet, varnade i Fokus för klan- och nätverksbaserad mobilisering och för hur sådan kollektiv mobilisering kan påverka personval och partiernas interna processer. Artikeln hade rubriken ”Ändra valsystemet – klanröster urholkar demokratin”. Valresultatet aktualiserar nu frågor som Vänsterpartiet bör besvara öppet: Hur arbetar partiet för att förhindra att släkt-, klan- eller andra kollektiva maktstrukturer får inflytande över nomineringar, personröster och politisk representation? Varför har så lite offentlig information lämnats om dessa möten med organisationer som gör anspråk på att företräda större grupper? Har det förekommit andra liknande möten med organisationer som inte har redovisats i partiets egna kanaler? Demokratin bygger på transparens, individens fria val och individuella rättigheter – inte på att kollektiv får kontroll över individens politiska val eller på slutna möten utan offentlig redovisning. Jag ser fram emot Nooshi Dadgostars svar. Sameh Egyptson Riksdagsersättare (KD) #Demokrati #Transparens #Politik

FM @larsloekke: Forsvaret oplyser, at en af flyvevåbnets helikoptere blev beskudt med såkaldte flares i forbindelse med rutinemæssig fotodækning af russisk fregat i farvandet ud for Gedser. Det er helt uacceptabelt. Ruslands ambassadør er derfor indkaldt til samtale om hændelsen. #Forsvaret #RussiskFregat #Sikkerhed

Såg ni TV4 imorse? Det är bara att lyfta på hatten för den här privatekonomen. Han lade just ner hela bidragspopulismen på 10 sekunder. Det var faktiskt magiskt att se. De gick först igenom hur mycket extra pengar hushållen faktiskt fått i plånboken på sistone, men när samtalet gled över på alla nya vallöften klev ekonomen in och sågade cirkusen vid fotknölarna. Han förklarade rakt ut att politikerna öser ut pengar av en enda anledning: det är valår och de vill fiska röster, trots att forskare slår larm om gigantiska underskott. Men det bästa var när han levererade den ultimata sanningsbomben: när den här notan ska betalas efter valet är det de som redan har det tuffast som drabbas hårdast. Total respekt till honom för att han kliver in i rikstäckande TV och förklarar hur bidragsfällan fungerar. Vissa låtsas vara de ”svagas räddare” när de strör ut hittepå-pengar, men i praktiken bygger de ett ekonomiskt korthus. När valet är över och underskottet ska täckas så höjs skatterna, priserna sticker iväg och det är de fattigaste som drabbas hårdast. Visst är det vackert när han bara står där och visar att all den här "medmänskliga" bidragspolitiken i praktiken gör de fattigaste fattigare? #politik #ekonomi #val2024