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East Helsinki's Puhos, a former shopping center, has transformed into an oasis of cultures, where entrepreneurs with immigrant backgrounds play a significant role, despite the area's history being associated with a negative reputation and issues of integration and segregation. #Puhos #kulttuuri #maahanmuutto (translated)

The auto show in Paris has become a battleground this year, where Chinese brands are doubling their presence and European manufacturers are fighting back with innovative concept cars, such as the new Citroën 2CV set to hit the market in 2028. #AutoshowParijs #Citroën2CV #ElektrischeAuto (translated)

The auto show in Paris, which began this week, is characterized by intense competition between Chinese and European car manufacturers, with remarkable concept cars and a doubling of the number of Chinese brands compared to the previous edition. #ParijsAutoshow #Citroën2CV #ElektrischeAuto (translated)

Wolf Reuter wrote that the SPD had buckled in Berlin and was forming a new party, which he referred to as the "Socialist Unity Party." He claimed that the plans included expropriations and also obligated private landlords to rent to socially weak people. The coalition at the federal level was thus finished, he wrote, and labeled the SPD as the gravedigger of the Berlin Republic. Furthermore, he pointed to headlines that stood side by side and urged to keep them in memory. #SPD #Sozialismus #Berlin (translated)

Clara Nathusius wrote that the CDU is suddenly speaking of a "new chapter for Berlin," even though the self-proclaimed political center now wants to govern with a faction to which the representative belongs, whose inclusion they had previously made a condition. She urged the CDU to remember this for next time. #Berlin #Politik #CDU (translated)

The Daily Bureaucrat listed statements where various individuals and organizations had, in his opinion, doubted the success of new inventions. He mentioned that the Michigan Savings Bank estimated in 1903 that the horse would persist and the car would be merely a fashion phenomenon for the wealthy. According to Thomas Watson, in 1943 there might have been a market for computers globally for perhaps five devices, and he said that Ken Olson stated in 1977 that nobody would need a computer in their home. He said that Steve Ballmer expressed doubt in 2007 that the iPhone would gain significant market share. Paul Krugman noted that the economic impact of the internet in 1998 would have hardly been greater than that of fax machines. He reported that Bill Gates predicted in 2004 that email spam would be resolved within two years, and that Marty Cooper assessed in 1981 that mobile phones would not completely replace landlines. The list also included Lord Kelvin’s claim in 1895 about the impossibility of heavier-than-air airplanes, Darryl F. Zanuck’s 1946 assessment of the short-lived nature of television, and Erasmus Wilson's prediction in 1878 about electric lights going out after the Paris World’s Fair. William Preece, according to The Daily Bureaucrat, said in 1876 that the telephone was not needed because there were enough messengers. He recounted that Lee De Forest deemed moon travel impossible in 1957 and that Dionysius Lardner predicted in 1830 that fast travel would lead to passengers choking. He said Thomas Edison rejected the use of alternating current in 1889. Finally, The Daily Bureaucrat asked what was now being said about the new Tesla Roadster. #teknologia #innovaatiot #historia (translated)

Markus Frohnmaier accused Friedrich Merz of claiming without evidence that the AfD was financed by Russia. At the same time, he referred to scandals involving the Union related to Azerbaijan and urged Merz to first deal with his own affairs. #AfD https://t.co/tpyeWjmVJ0 #Politik #Merkel #AfD (translated)

Petr Holec noted that former German President Christian Wulff resigned on February 17, 2012, after just 20 months in office due to allegations of corruption and receiving benefits from entrepreneurs. According to information he cited from Echo24, Wulff, a CDU politician who was pushed into office in 2010 by Chancellor Angela Merkel, faced criticism for his contacts with business people during the time he was leading the government of Lower Saxony from 2003 to 2010. Holec also stated that there were suspicions that Wulff accepted invitations for vacations and other benefits. Investigators, according to him, focused on his relationship with film producer David Groenewold, who allegedly covered some of Wulff's hotel stays on the island of Sylt and expenses related to a visit to the Munich Oktoberfest. Wulff claimed that these were private friendly relationships and that he subsequently paid the costs. Holec further wrote that Petr Pavel is allegedly set to announce his resignation as president on Monday at 9:00 and to apologize to the public for its undignified performance. #politika #korupce #česko (translated)

Vincent Vandeputte wrote that, in his opinion, leftist critics were trying to downplay the technological advantage that Tesla had demonstrated the day before. He said he could not think of any European car brand that could achieve the same, mentioning Volkswagen, Mercedes, BMW, and a brand from Stellantis as examples. He believed that this was precisely the problem. #Tesla #technologie #autoindustrie (translated)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that it was difficult to say whether Germany's Alice Weidel and France's Marine Le Pen were imitators of Donald Trump or sympathizers of Vladimir Putin, and according to him, the difference may not necessarily have mattered for the outcome. He mentioned that Weidel had declared the war in Ukraine a defeat and demanded an end to Germany's support, while Le Pen wanted to limit France's financial support to Ukraine. According to Vanhanen, politicians aiming for power in Europe's large countries had a short-sighted attitude towards Russia, European history, and security. He warned Finland not to assume that the rest of Europe would inevitably follow the same path as Finland. He did not consider the AfD's entry into the German federal government in the coming years to be likely but assessed that the strengthening of political forces like the party would pose serious security policy problems. Vanhanen also wrote that the Kremlin was monitoring Europe's electoral calendars. According to him, Putin would have no reason to rush negotiations if he believed that Ukraine's supporters would be replaced by leaders who were less sympathetic to Ukraine. Vanhanen noted that Europe's center-right parties had not responded in a timely manner to citizens' immigration concerns, which had allowed room for radical alternatives. He viewed the problem not as a demand for stricter immigration policies, but in that these movements were also bringing to power forces that represented admiration for authoritarianism, opposition to Ukraine, and sympathy for Russia. He assessed that decisions about Europe's security would be made both on the battlefields of Ukraine and in European elections, emphasizing that this should also be understood in Finland. https://t.co/3s94O0WUiT #Eurooppa #Politiikka #Turvallisuus (translated)

Jocka Träskbäck praised Suvi-Anne Siimes's economic views and straightforwardness. He wrote that it would have been difficult to imagine 20 years earlier that the then-Member of Parliament and chair of the Left Alliance would present such views. Träskbäck described Siimes, for example, regarding how understanding of the national economy can deepen, in his opinion, when one engages with it in ways other than through the employment office and Kela. He noted that the article had already been published on March 10, 2026, but the topic was still relevant. https://t.co/poiWbvZ4lq #Suomi #politikka #talous (translated)

Trad Wife von Sarah Langan Übersetzt von Heide Franck und Alexandra Jordan Kinder, Küche, Kirche – und kein Entkommen. Sarah Langans furchteinflößender Horrorroman über das „Trad Wife“-Phänomen. Jeden Tag verfolgen Hunderttausende das Leben der berühmten Trad-Wife-Influencerin Mia Wright auf ihrer idyllischen Farm »Black Swan«. Mit ihrem gutaussehenden Ehemann, sieben perfekten Kindern und einem Leben voller selbst zubereiteter Mahlzeiten ist sie eine Ikone moderner Weiblichkeit. Doch Journalistin Jenny Kaplan möchte hinter ihre perfekte Fassade schauen – und je länger sie sich dafür auf der Farm aufhält, desto mehr merkt sie, dass hier etwas ganz und gar nicht stimmt. Jenny fängt an, schlecht zu träumen, und ihr Gedächtnis weist mehr und mehr Lücken auf. Im Herzen von “Black Swan” verbirgt sich ein Schrecken, der sie nach und nach zu verschlingen droht …

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that since 2019, 300,000 flights have been removed from the schedule at German airports, while aviation in Europe is booming. The consequences for the location are severe, he reported to the Welt. Boeminghaus described the development as deliberately brought about and ideologically driven disaster, for which Angela Merkel's politics are also partly responsible. He has already published a YouTube video about it and urged his followers to watch it. https://t.co/39mGEwQ46W #Luftfahrt #Flughafen #Politik (translated)

Cox criticized the CDU because of Hendrik Wüst's statement that they would not allow the AfD to take over the country. He saw this as an indication of the party's understanding of democracy, as they wanted to prevent, according to his representation, a victorious candidate from taking over the government. He also wrote that Merkel had instilled this attitude in the supporters of the Union. https://t.co/03vNs2ZXYo #Demokratie #CDU #AfD (translated)