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Former manager of INA, Stjepan Leko, admitted guilt in a major gas scandal and reached a settlement with USKOK, and the court sentenced him to 11 months in prison which he will serve through community service, along with the obligation to return 68,200 euros of illegal property benefits and to pay a fine. #AferaPlinZaCent #USKOK #Hrvatska (translated)

Kenyan pastor Paul Mackenzie has been charged with mass murder after authorities discovered more than 400 dead bodies, including 12 children's bodies in one grave, as the court proceedings face more serious charges of murder, terrorism, and deprivation of education, alongside claims that his cult forced children to death by starvation to meet Jesus. #Kenija #kult #masovnoubojstvo (translated)

The former head of Gas and Energy Sales at INA, Stjepan Leko, admitted his guilt in a major corruption scandal related to INA and agreed with USKOK to work for the public good instead of serving a prison sentence, along with the obligation to pay fines and court costs and the confiscation of a significant amount of money. #INAafere #korupcija #plin (translated)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that Finland should close the Russian consulate in Mariehamn after the Russian consul left Åland. According to him, the consulate, established in 1940 at the demand of the Soviet Union, oversaw the demilitarization of Åland, and Russia still had a special status as overseer of Finland's military arrangements in the area. Vanhanen found the situation grotesque and said there was no convincing reason to maintain the consulate in the current security environment. He referred to a previous HBL poll indicating that even 59 percent of Ålanders supported closing the consulate. Vanhanen also believed that the future of Åland's demilitarization should be discussed seriously. He described the islands as a strategically important archipelago located in the critically important Baltic Sea for the security of Finland and Sweden, stating that the starting point for defense should be military necessity. He noted that closing the consulate and dismantling the demilitarization were legally distinct issues, but both deserved a new security policy assessment. Vanhanen wrote that Russia should not dictate how Finland defends its territory. (translated)

Saara Huhtasaari interpreted the raised eyebrows, large eyes, and open mouth as indicative of cognitive dissonance. She wrote that a person defending immigration and asylum seekers had asked in France why the rioters acted that way, and had received a shove in response. Huhtasaari described the rioters as Islam-leftist and pro-Palestinian and claimed they had destroyed places. Huhtasaari called such empathy "suicidal empathy" and argued that it did not take into account the intentions or reciprocity of the recipient. According to her, the identity of a "good person" could lead people to vote for the same party despite the riots, and maintaining and projecting beliefs overshadowed the facts. According to Huhtasaari, the mainstream media framed the events as student protests, but reality emerged nonetheless. She wrote that change would only begin when a person could admit that immigration had not worked. #maahanmuutto #kognitiivinendissonanssi #mediakritiikki (translated)

A young Finnish man wrote about a man he described as a member of the French left-wing party and an activist who defended the opening of immigration from North Africa. According to the writer, the man owned a small shop in an upscale area and tried to protect it from robbery by telling those who came that he was a well-known refugee activist and on their side, having defended their access to France and their right to stay there. The writer claimed that the shop was robbed despite this, and the man lost his lifelong work in an instant. He stated that the man remained in shock, watching the perpetrators, whom the writer described in derogatory and dehumanizing terms. He alleged that the man had dedicated his life to defending them and encouraged them to come to France, even though they were allegedly trying to destroy the country. Additionally, the young Finnish man referred to an evolutionary psychological analysis he published in another column, titled "Self-Destructive Empathy and Men's Responsibility". #aktivismi #maahanmuutto #Ranska (translated)

Keijo Kaarisade wrote that, unlike Yle, he did not wonder about the events in France. He called for the courage to dream and a nobler vision of Europe, where, according to him, no one in need or hungry should have to rob a Louis Vuitton or Hermés store to survive. https://t.co/dkdhmR62PV #Eurooppa #Unelmat #Uskallus (translated)

Tuukka Kuru wrote that he found the situation ironic and claimed that the individuals he described as committing robberies and rapes, whom he derogatorily talked about regarding immigrants, probably did not know what high school meant or which country they lived in. #uusimaa #rikollisuus #koulutus (translated)

Bibi, you better be careful because you will soon be alone - I said: "Bibi, you better be careful because you will soon be alone" - Trump recounted in June a conversation he had with Netanyahu as he was urging him to stop the exchange of mutual rocket strikes with Iran. #Netanyahu #Trump #Izrael (translated)

https://bjarnekimpedersen.blogspot.com/2026/10/18102026-judaskort.html 18.10.2026 JUDASKORT Trump du sagde engang Zelenskyj ikke havde nogle kort på hånden. Det er dig der spiller falsk med dine oliekort og forsøg på at blive russisk Oligark. Hvor mange uskyldige ukrainere vil du ofre for at tjene penge din fallittenspiller. Du kan heller ikke føre krig med dine falske kort, din begrænsede militæraktion er gået lige så dårlig som Putins. Når jeg ser et spåkort vil jeg sige I kommer til at sidde side om side foran en dommer en dag. Indtil da er det bedste kort Kaboom på de russiske diesel tanke.

Matti Molari wrote that he interprets based on Tere Sammallahti that Jussi Halla-aho's immigration criticism had only been a pale preview of Petteri Orpo's even harsher line. Molari said that Orpo was one of the first to practice such politics in Finland along with others from the National Coalition Party. #Suomi #politiikka #maahanmuutto (translated)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that Europe should take a greater role in defining the peace terms for Ukraine. According to him, Donald Trump tried to entice Vladimir Putin to peace with concessions, even though Russia continued the war and new flexibilities were expected from Ukraine. Vanhanen pointed out that Europe spent tens of billions of euros to defend Ukraine but largely let Washington direct the negotiations. Vanhanen demanded Germany resolve the delivery of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine and for other countries to strengthen Ukraine’s long-range strike capability. He also suggested that Europe should find a way to more broadly utilize Russia’s frozen state assets of about 200 billion euros, increase pressure on Russia’s oil revenues, and boost military support for Ukraine if the war of aggression continued. He argued that Europe should ensure that Trump’s diplomacy is not based solely on offering new concessions to Russia. https://t.co/pilGKhN9F1 #Eurooppa #Ukraina #Trump (translated)