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For those who haven't stopped to reflect: The debate was a format created so that candidates, in the era of television and radio, could present their ideas and confront their opponents. This was before the internet era. Today, if you want to know a candidate's proposals, just follow their profile. There's Google, YouTube, podcasts, interviews, live streams, and thousands of tools available. The debate is no longer essential for voters to know a candidate. Proposals and positions are available all the time on social media. Whether or not to attend a debate does not prevent anyone from knowing ideas, proposals, or positions. In this sense, the format has become archaic. In my view, what Globo tried to do was not simply aimed at strengthening democracy or allowing people to get to know their candidates. It seemed much more like a little circus in favor of Flávio. What would Globo's interest be in protecting him? I don't know. But for me, there is something strange happening there. Those who wanted to know Lula's proposals went to Flow and had hours to hear what he thinks. However, Flávio did not offer that alternative at that moment because he canceled his participation in the debate after the decision involving Renan. So, we can't sell the idea that the big problem for democracy was Lula not being in the debate, while Flávio himself decided not to participate when the scenario became uncomfortable for him. And that's how the game is. (translated)

Summary: it would be bad for Lula to go to the debate. It would be bad for the empty chair with his name. What to do? This is easy! Your problems are over. Just call a judge from the TSE, preferably a friend of Flávio Dino, and prohibit the podium with the name of the corrupt, exonerated, and friend of the dictator. Poof. Problem solved. With censorship and in a magic trick, everything is canceled. But what about the voter?… Who? (translated)

🚨 Close sources to Cristiano confirm that Jorge Jesus sent him a message apologizing for what happened against Norway. Cristiano had no issue with not playing. What upset him was warming up for about 30 minutes only to not play at all, something that Jorge Jesus himself acknowledged would upset any player, especially one of Cristiano's status, like Maradona or Pelé. After speaking privately, Cristiano expected JJ to clarify the misunderstanding publicly at a press conference. But the opposite happened. Jesus came out to say that he was the one making decisions, that there were many players as if he were just one of them. That was when Cristiano got truly upset: Jesus had told him one thing in private and done another publicly. Info from Fabrizio Romano, I summarized. (translated)

No woman should be forced to choose between her own safety and the support of her family. I signed today the opinion that guarantees income to women who need to leave work by court decision to protect themselves from domestic violence. The employer covers the first 15 days, and then the INSS ensures payment during the leave, which can last up to six months. The protection of women is a priority of our government. Those who suffer violence need to find protection in public power to break this cycle, preserve their independence, and rebuild their lives. Violence against women is not a private matter. It is a problem for society as a whole and must be faced with firmness, protection, and public policies. (translated)

If I'm not mistaken, most military vehicles also run on diesel. If you want to fight a nice war with Russia as @SecGenNATO, the fuel is out. And then? Solar panels on the tanks? Sails? No? Can't be done? Then push? Can @jpaternotte, @rubenbrekelmans, and @RobJetten do that? Jan shouldn't nibble too much on the Ozempic or else he will blow away. And then with @DefensieMin as a siren on the bow? No? Can't do that? So electric then? With the engineers who install the charging stations? Although, for that, we don't have enough natural gas again. And if I'm not mistaken, the scarcity in diesel is closely related to the scarcity in kerosene. If you want to bomb Russia with your mighty F35s, your tank is already empty above Germany. You have to go the rest flying. Do we maybe still have the F35PG* variant in our collection? Can we fly that towards Russia from the Vaalserberg with favorable winds? Can that be done with all the bombs and grenades? We don't have the latter either? Jesus... Or can we let that F35 fly on LPG? That would be nice. The price of LPG usually doesn’t go up that fast. There is another problem: you can only bomb during the day if you want to refuel everywhere. At night, that’s only possible along the highway. But then you do have a runway. But even this isn't without problems: I have a Mercedes R500L, an eight-cylinder. With a small LPG tank. In no time, you find yourself at the pump with that thing. And you get cramps in your thumb because you have to hold that button for so long. With such an F35, you would have to land and take off about 20 times quickly to get to Russia. The return journey is less problematic. #Putin has enough gas. Although, I’m not sure he has the right tank connection. And I think you have to press the installation button for a very long time before the tank of such an F35 is full. Who is going to do that? @DefensieStas? He can probably handle it. Then he can still press his mustache somewhere (against something). Can we maybe send the navy? We still have a few frigates, right? What do you say? Cannon broken? You don't need that at all: you can't hit anything with it anyway. Just ask the Americans. They have experience with that by now. Well. All quite tricky. But our leaders will surely find a solution. One of the recurring themes in the decline of superpowers throughout history is that the powers that be increasingly disconnected from reality in the (dozens of) years leading up to it and then suddenly realized that the (military) power they thought they had was no longer there at all. Does that seem familiar to you? I think #Putin is pouring himself an extra glass of vodka tonight. And that Xi Jin Ping is having a lavish dinner tonight with Peking duck, babi pang pang, and Bam Goreng. *Paraglider. (translated)

Auron responds quite angrily to Lia Sikora for leaking his messages. 😡 "Are you stupid? What problem do you have in your head? I wrote to Lia Sikora because I wanted her to join the call to surprise Juan, and the first thing she does is show it on stream. I couldn’t even explain myself. It was supposed to be for her to join the call, have a laugh, and have a good time in case Marta didn’t come. People thought I was going to invite her to the next Extreme Minecraft, and no, that was not my intention. Of course, as soon as I saw the clip I said: 'Obviously, I’m not responding to this person anymore.' There’s nothing else hidden there. No way!!” (translated)

Will @dgmedioschile this time have the professionalism to STEP UP and officially confirm to ARMY Chile what the stage will be like and what screens will be used in the BTS concerts? With the stadium problem, they chose silence. Now they can NOT do the same again. ARMY deserves clear information, transparency, and respect. Stop playing with the uncertainty of thousands of fans and clarify a situation that, due to a lack of official information, is unjustly involving the artist's name. GIVE ANSWERS. (translated)

No one asks to intervene in the housing market on a whim. It is asked because there are families that cannot make ends meet, and that deserves respect, not contempt. But what worries me is the diagnosis. If the problem is that there are not enough houses, and it is, the measures that... (translated)

Pedro Piqueras has defended the necessity of the housing decrees approved by the Government, highlighting that the eviction of Maricarmen has been the trigger for a housing crisis that had been warned about, and emphasizing the urgency of increasing the construction of housing, especially affordable housing, to address this social and political problem in Spain. (translated)

Victory! CT Rei Pelé stays with the club after Santos FC and União reach an agreement. After nearly a decade of problems, worsened by the threat of having the CT Rei Pelé land auctioned off, the board of Santos FC reached an agreement with União to establish a new concession period for the area. After long and extensive negotiations, Peixe will remain with the right to use the property for another 20 years – extendable for another 20! The onerous concession agreement was signed on Thursday morning at the Palácio do Planalto, with the presence of the President of the Republic, Lula, the President of Santos FC, Marcelo Teixeira, and the eternal idols Clodoaldo, Serginho Chulapa, Pepe. "Undoubtedly, this was one of the greatest victories we've had in recent years. Only those who followed closely know the difficulties we faced to keep our training center," says President Marcelo Teixeira. (translated)