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Susanne wrote that NU.nl proposed Laura Faber as an ordinary citizen in an article about people taking in status holders, without mentioning her work in the reception and integration of newcomers, according to her. Susanne called Faber the director of Bureau de Werkvloer, a teacher at PONT | Zorg & Sociaal, project leader for the Development of Municipal Reception at the municipality of Hengelo, and founder of the integration school and language school Iedereen aan Boord in Deventer. According to Susanne, Faber's income came 100% from projects and assignments that were directly related to refugee reception and the integration of newcomers and status holders. Susanne called the portrayal misleading and wrote that she had submitted a community note. According to her, it was ready for review and would only become visible to everyone after enough reviews. She thanked Hilda Spruit for her response under the article and provided two sources. https://t.co/htqtVhSm1c https://t.co/4GI1TXQwZR #journalistiek #vluchtelingen #integratie (translated)

Mika Merano announced that he will be a candidate for the Finns Party in the upcoming spring parliamentary elections in the Uusimaa electoral district. He named his main themes as fighting corruption, reforming the use of tax funds, and strengthening the status of the Finnish language and Finnish culture. Merano opposed, among other things, the dual roles of politicians in organizations, political appointments, and directing tax funds to the close circles of politicians. He demanded public impact reports on taxpayer-funded projects and believed that tax funds should benefit Finnish taxpayers. He also opposed development aid, projects that he described as ideological, and unprofitable EU funding requests. In language policy, Merano opposed mandatory Swedish and multiculturalism, which he viewed as narrowing Finnish traditions. He supported a unilingual Finland, conducting business in one's native language, and preserving Finnish cultural heritage. He also suggested that cuts affecting citizens should be made only as a last resort. Merano asked people to spread the word about his candidacy, to join his campaign team, or to support his campaign. He stated that donations would go to the Mika Merano Support Association and would be used entirely for the campaign. According to him, donations could be made via MobilePay to the number 47188 or to the association's account FI19 8146 9710 4278 49. He mentioned that the names of donors contributing at least 1,500 euros would be public. The campaign manager, according to Merano, is marketing professional and Kouvola city councilor Suvi Karell, who coordinates the campaign work. #Suomi #Eduskuntavaalit #Perussuomalaiset (translated)

Mika Merano wrote that mere selection of immigrants was not enough in immigration policy. He described the immigration that has arrived over the decades as low quality and said that removing it from the country was extremely difficult within the framework of current laws. According to Merano, in addition to ensuring the quality of immigration, care should be taken to ensure, for example, that all immigrants who have committed crimes and have net negative lifetime impacts should be returned. #maahanmuutto #maahanmuuttopolitiikka #rikollisuus (translated)

Secretary of State Judith Tielen wants to tackle the dramatic decline in language proficiency among young people in the Netherlands with an action plan, including stricter requirements for schools and a ban on mobile phones in the classroom. #Taalonderwijs #Onderwijscrisis #JudithTielen (translated)

Joakim Vigelius announced that he agrees with Scharliina Eräpuron's view that sentences for sexual crimes against children in Finland should be increased. According to Vigelius, Eräpuro had written that the perpetrator could get away with a fine of a few thousand euros and a suspended sentence. https://t.co/nnvs7MUARg #seksuaalirikokset #oikeus #Suomi (translated)

Leena Pihanurmi compared sports organizations to social welfare organizations and considered them to belong to a privileged sector of organizations. She wrote that the Ministry of Education and Culture granted a total of 1.28 million euros in subsidies to the Finnish Volleyball Association for the year 2026. According to Pihanurmi, the association's CEO, Karri Virtanen, engaged in efficient Porsche cars, among other things. Pihanurmi urged familiarity with the report from the National Audit Office for the year 2025. According to her, the audit office estimated that approximately 1.2 billion euros in state grants for sports were granted between 2015 and 2024, and identified significant shortcomings in the funding. Pihanurmi described the findings of the report as indicating that the grant policy had maintained old organizational structures and that sufficiently precise goals had not been defined for the grants. She also wrote that the grant criteria did not encourage effective use of funds or impact, and that the effectiveness of general grants had not been assessed for ten years. According to her, the wealth of organizations was inadequately considered in the assessment of grant needs, even though some sports federations were very financially solid. Pihanurmi reported that the report also criticized the fact that the financial risks related to the corporate structures of the organizations were not sufficiently considered, and that the inadequate guidance of general grants was compensated for by special grants. Additionally, Pihanurmi wrote that the distribution agreement from 2020 still affected the distribution of grants among organizational groups. According to her, municipalities had been granted overlapping funding for the same purposes as state funding for sports, and the Ministry of Education and Culture did not monitor whether the state funding for municipalities was used for activities defined by law. #liikunta #urheilu #valtionavustukset (translated)

Aleksis Kallio wrote that he found Elon’s actions incomprehensible. According to him, it made him reflect on what is being done in Europe. In Kallio’s opinion, Europe was still stuck in the 20th century, and no one had thought about moving forward. #ElonMusk #Eurooppa #innovaatio (translated)

According to the author, young people had taken to the streets in France, Belgium, Albania, and other European countries. He estimated that this had triggered a defensive reaction among conservatives, rooted in the fear of losing privileges. The author described that the autumn of Europe had begun and that hierarchical power structures had been challenged. #Eurooppa #Nuoret #Mielenosoitus #FR #BE #AL (translated)

Sami Vuola wrote to Jukka that he thought the panicked messaging and encouragement among the members of the National Coalition Party in X were embarrassing as the party's support figures were declining. As an entrepreneur, he said he had voted for the National Coalition Party for 40 years and now felt ashamed himself. Vuola criticized the party's incompetence and ineffectiveness and claimed that it protected privileged groups within the organization. #kokoomus #politiikka #puheenvuoro (translated)

Henri Vanhanen described the recent message from the Security Police as very serious. According to him, Russia had identified possible sabotage targets in Finland's defense industry, although there were no indications of an immediate strike. Vanhanen wrote that the threat situation could change quickly and that Russia aimed to disrupt European defense industry and weaken support for Ukraine. Vanhanen demanded a systematic review of security arrangements for defense sector companies. He highlighted the importance of guarding production facilities, personnel security, subcontractors, and information systems, as well as the timely sharing of threat information by authorities and joint training for potential strikes. He suggested that the government initiate a national security assessment in cooperation with security authorities and the defense industry. According to him, this would help identify critical vulnerabilities, agree on protective measures, and ensure their funding. Vanhanen argued that securing the operational capability of the defense industry should not be left solely to the responsibility of the companies. https://t.co/wPB5qovW5y #Puolustusteollisuus #KansallinenTurvallisuus #Venäjä (translated)

Jorma X, a longtime voter of the National Coalition Party, wrote that he did not like the "but when the Finns" campaign. According to him, the campaign backfired badly because, in his opinion, it was not possible to sell images in X. As an example, he mentioned the Centre Party, which he said was continuously making mistakes with incomprehensible statements. #politiikka #Suomi #vaalit (translated)