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The Serbian students, who demonstrated peacefully despite the harsh police actions, have gained much sympathy after the recognition of President Aleksandar Vucic's defeat in the recent parliamentary elections, which marks the end of his twelve-year autocratic rule. #ServischeVerkiezingen #Studentenlijst #Democratie (translated)

Regina Laska criticized Elon Musk for showing compassion for Russian soldiers, whom he portrays as people without choice, lamenting their deaths caused by Ukrainian drones. Laska disagreed with this portrayal: Russia predominantly employs contract soldiers and recruits them with high bonuses; some are pressured or deceived, while others come from prisons to the front lines. The Russian army has the option to retreat, she wrote, referring to their withdrawal from Kyiv in the spring of 2022. Laska accused Musk of directing his compassion towards the aggressors, rather than Ukrainian children whom Russia has abducted, or the people in Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Odesa, who are exposed to Russian drone attacks. The drones are a response to the Russian army and not the cause of the war, she wrote. Additionally, Laska reminded that Musk claimed in 2022 he did not activate Starlink over Sevastopol to support a Ukrainian attack on the Russian fleet because he did not want to enable a "major act of war." Laska also criticized Musk for portraying Ukrainians and Russians as equally affected by the war, even though he only sympathizes with the Russians. Ukrainians have been attacked and are defending their own country; a retreat would expose them to Russian occupation, she wrote. #ElonMusk #Krieg #Ukraine (translated)

Lionel Messi had stated that at FC Barcelona, the team had the chance to win everything and to enjoy the game, the victories, the goals achieved as well as the daily life and the training. He had added that it was difficult for him to sum up this period, during which many good things had happened, and had expressed a very special affection for the city and the club. #FCBarcelone #Messi #football (translated)

Antoine Léaument stated that in Lyon, people he described as fascist friends of Ms. Le Pen defied the curfew without police reaction. He wondered whether this lack of intervention was due to instructions from Nuñez or the prefect, or a political sympathy of the police officers responsible for enforcing the curfew. He believed that Macron was overwhelmed. https://t.co/tnJZ1DlaYp #Lyon #Politique #CouvreFeu (translated)

Frank Peeters asked VRT NWS why the broadcaster had spoken about demonstrators, tear gas, and intense protests. He asked whether the editorial team had not seen the footage of looting, destruction, and arson, and suggested that VRT NWS had more sympathy for those involved, whom he spoke of in a derogatory manner, than for the police. #protest #media #veiligheid (translated)

Morally completely unrestrained. Just imagine the reverse: a right-wing TV clown amuses his audience with murder fantasies against a left-wing politician. How long would the public broadcaster support him? One does not need to have any sympathies for the AfD (I have none) to reject this! FDP Secretary General Martin Hagen (45) sharply criticizes the TV maker, writing on "X": "Morally completely unrestrained. Just imagine the reverse: a right-wing TV clown amuses his audience with murder fantasies against a left-wing politician. How long would the public broadcaster support him? One does not need to have any sympathies for the AfD (I have none) to reject this!" #Böhmermann #AfD #Satire (translated)

Martin Hagen criticized what he called morally unrestrained behavior. He asked how long public broadcasting would support a right-wing entertainer if he entertained his audience with murder fantasies against a left-wing politician. Hagen wrote that one does not need to have any sympathy for the AfD to reject this and stated that he himself has no such sympathies. #Politik #Meinungsfreiheit #Gesellschaft (translated)

The writer called the news terrible and expressed his condolences to the deceased officer, his family, friends, and colleagues. He wrote that the safety of law enforcement and emergency services was increasingly under pressure and labeled the event as a low point that, in his opinion, should not have happened. https://t.co/O9ZoULpoHt #veiligheid #respect #sympathie #NL (translated)

FRANK said he was very sad to learn of the death of J. L. Mongrain. He wrote that Mongrain was probably the face he had seen the most and the voice he had heard the most on television at his parents' house. He added that he did not know he was ill and expressed his condolences to his family and friends. https://t.co/jRjoK8b0zn #décès #sympathies #mémoire (translated)

Anna wrote that US media would exceed themselves in attacking Donald Trump and supporting Volodymyr Zelensky. She claimed that Zelensky is more popular than ever in the US, while Trump’s approval ratings continue to decline. According to her assessment, nearly every second post on X is directed against Trump – even on Elon Musk's platform. As an example, Anna mentioned Ben Meiselas, a lawyer and co-founder of MeidasTouch. He had warned that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may have committed a crime in connection with a diesel deal and referred to "criminal behavior." Meiselas explained in a video the laws that Bessent allegedly violated. Trump’s immunity does not apply to the Treasury Secretary, Anna wrote. She described the development against Trump as an avalanche that he himself triggered. #Trump #Selenskyj #Medien (translated)

Jeroen Bergers found it unacceptable that a Flemish member of parliament had been attacked at the front door of his town hall. He also wrote that, in his opinion, few people spoke out about it for fear of being associated with the parliament member. Bergers stated that violence against a member of parliament amounted to violence against democracy and that condemning it said nothing about one's sympathy for their views. #Democratie #Geweld #Vlaanderen (translated)

Bas Paternotte wrote that a student from Gaza who expressed sympathy for Hamas was allowed to stay in the Netherlands. He called the asylum policy the most insane ever and wrote that it was led by CDA member Bart van den Brink, who according to him imposed the Compulsion Act on the Dutch. Paternotte stated that the cabinet was not seeking support, but sowing polarization. #asielbeleid #polarisatie #Hamas (translated)

The Cabinet shows sympathy for the ban on non-anesthetized ritual slaughter, with Secretary of State Silvio Erkens advocating for an end to the exemption for Jewish and Islamic slaughter methods, despite concerns about the impact on religious freedom. #dierenwelzijn #ritueelslachten #vrijheidvanreligie (translated)

Regina Laska wrote that Darja Schipilowa completed her specialist training in clinical laboratory diagnostics with distinction two years ago and worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute. She died after being hospitalized four days following an alleged incident; she passed away on the night of October 2. Laska referred to reports from the portal "Ljudi Baikala," stating that several hospitals, including a children's clinic, had been under quarantine for three weeks. Nearly 200 contacts were being monitored, the aluminum plant in Shelekhov required masks, and Russia's chief epidemiologist had been flown in. Rospotrebnadzor ruled out a laboratory accident and spoke of an unknown cause of pneumonia as well as a stable situation. No pathogens associated with her work were reportedly found in the deceased's body. Laska wrote that the governor of Buryatia initially claimed Schipilowa died of the plague, but later moderated his statement. A city administration advised against trips to Shelekhov and subsequently deleted the post; a television station removed five contributions. Russian exile media reported that Schipilowa told medical staff that a test tube containing plague pathogens had broken on September 25. Laska emphasized that this had not been confirmed; other circulating explanations included a business trip to Buryatia and a trip to Thailand. A Russian epidemiologist living in the U.S. doubted the laboratory accident, as protective clothing is used when working with plague. It is publicly unknown whether and what equipment Schipilowa had worn. Laska wrote that there is no sufficient evidence to describe the case as a possible use of a biological weapon; however, an accident involving a lethal pathogen cannot be ruled out. She questioned whether Schipilowa had received timely treatment or if antibiotics had not worked, noting that time is critical in cases of pneumonic plague. The actions of the authorities reminded her of previous cases where Soviet authorities withheld or misrepresented unpleasant information: the anthrax outbreak in Sverdlovsk in 1979 and the delayed announcement of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Whether the Schipilowa case is comparable to these remains to be seen, she wrote. Laska warned that a potential outbreak should not be obscured by political sympathies or downplaying information. In the event of a possible pneumonic plague outbreak, openness for epidemiological reasons is crucial, she wrote. The public must know why nearly 200 people are being monitored and why several clinics are reportedly under quarantine according to "Ljudi Baikala." #Russland #Epidemie #Gesundheit (translated)

Rinus Jansen expressed little sympathy for well-known Dutch people who promoted the vaccination campaign during the corona period. According to him, some seemed to value status, access, and commercial interests more than critical questions and medical autonomy. He stated that possible connections between vaccination and health problems or deaths could be discussed without considering them proven. Jansen said he wished no one illness, but questioned where the empathy of the former promoters was at the time and mentioned that he did not expect collective amnesia now that they were themselves the subject of discussion. #Vaccinatie #Gezondheid #Empathie (translated)

This is what I saw about the blockades: joy in addition to the demands. The struggle liberates. The struggle creates connection. The principal is quite right to show his sympathy with this simple little gesture! And those who do not understand it have never stepped foot in a struggle. #lutte #solidarité #engagement (translated)