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Vautrin believed that the centrists were outdated and unable to approach politics other than by mentioning the rise of the RN. He criticized them for having no solutions or projects, and stated that their moderation was no longer effective. According to him, they took refuge in a sense of intellectual superiority that concealed a political vacuum and anachronistic ideas. #Politique #Centristes #RN (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)

Heikki Pursiainen wrote that the tests themselves did not improve learning outcomes, but according to him, they could be used to determine which measures were effective and what should be focused on. He assessed that if effective means were already known, they would have already been implemented. Pursiainen found it bleak that the teachers' union opposed, in his opinion, the first step towards solving the education crisis. #koulutus #tiede #opetus (translated)

Jari Parantainen wrote that there was only one explanation for keeping the use of taxpayer funds out of the public eye: According to him, it was known at Yle that its way of using taxpayers' money would not withstand public scrutiny. https://t.co/HCC2xm6E7O #verot #julkisuus #valtionrahoitus (translated)

Armand the Technopriest described a vehicle that, according to him, went from 0 to 100 in less than a second and generated 2G of acceleration. He added that it could fly, perform controlled barrel rolls in the air, and was equipped with self-recharging compressed air thrusters. The author referred to the vehicle as a supercar and an engineering feat, estimating that its development likely required significant research and development work. He suggested that this could be a first step towards flying vehicles and that some of its innovations might be found in the vehicles of tomorrow. Responding to a question from a BFMTV journalist about the vehicle's usefulness, Armand the Technopriest doubted the journalist's utility and, more broadly, that of journalists in 2026. He also asked if the journalist had ever invented anything or pushed the boundaries of technology. #supercar #innovation #technologie (translated)

Korson Jussi wrote that he had begun to understand why Finland was, according to him, in a difficult situation. He questioned the implementation of reforms if their effects could not be measured and asked who was responsible for the decisions. He also referred to an assessment stating that nothing could be said for certain in one direction or the other. https://t.co/Xf69SuM4d1 #Suomi #poliitiikka #uudistus (translated)

Martti Kosonen wrote that, in his opinion, there was only one reason for concealing the use of tax funds: It was known at Yle that its way of using taxpayers' money could not withstand public scrutiny. He noted the Finns Party and the National Coalition Party in the publication. https://t.co/F2Mojh1OhA #verot #julkisuus #politiikka (translated)

OsakeKeisari wrote that Yle would use 200,000 euros of taxpayers' money to prevent taxpayers from getting information about the use of funds in the future. According to him, a media company operating with public funds should not aim to directly influence government policy, hire lobbyists to promote its own position, and defend its secrets. He claimed that Yle is aware that the use of public funds does not withstand public scrutiny well. https://t.co/f7whmL9JgD #veronmaksajat #media #läpinäkyvyys (translated)

Petteri Hietanen wrote that learning outcomes sharply declined in Finland and according to him the reason was unknown. He wondered how this was possible when there were over 800 people working in the OH, OKM, LVV, and Karvi, and criticized public administration. #Suomi #opetus #oppimistulokset (translated)

Veli Karimies wrote that the Finns Party pushed for a reduction of the distribution obligation for ideological reasons, naming the ideology as the interest of Finns. According to him, the distribution obligation had nothing to do with climate change, and he regarded any contrary claim as completely absurd and anti-scientific. https://t.co/LjZrnFoLfs #Perussuomalaiset #ilmastonmuutos #ideologia (translated)

The author wrote that Finland's PISA results had collapsed and that researchers said there was no proper information about the reasons. According to him, schools had implemented a digital leap, renewed curricula, and changed class arrangements without knowing their effects on learning. He described how children had thus become subjects of school experiments without sufficient knowledge of their impacts. #koulutus #Pisa #oppiminen #FI (translated)

Petra Nyqvist wrote that there were no penalties in the law for Google's violation. She dismissed the idea that it was a matter of damage and estimated that Google had probably calculated in advance that it would not harm the company. According to Nyqvist, lawyers kept the matter updated. She also criticized the country's leadership as indifferent and lacking understanding of environmental issues, stating that this was already known worldwide. Nyqvist demanded a complete turnaround in environmental policy in the next government. #Google #laki #ympäristö (translated)

Peter Tiede criticizes in his interjection the coalition talks between the SPD and the Greens with the radical left in Berlin, which, in his opinion, make anti-democratic and anti-Semitic tendencies socially acceptable and thus herald a dangerous political shift in Germany. #Berlin #SPD #Grüne (translated)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that an armed and masked group had infiltrated Latvia, a NATO member, from Belarus. According to him, the armed men had first attempted to force about 20 migrants across the border and threatened Latvian soldiers. Later, masked individuals had damaged border infrastructure and taken surveillance cameras before returning to Belarus. Vanhanen stated that Latvian authorities had confirmed the events, but the identity of the infiltrators and any possible connection to the Belarusian or Russian state were still under investigation. Vanhanen regarded the events as a reminder that the next crisis at Finland's eastern border could differ from the events of 2023. He called for preparation against armed provocations, sabotage, and deliberate border crossings, and highlighted the resources available at the border, the operations of the Border Guard, and the speed of decision-making in the Defense Forces. He wrote that the integrity of the national border could not be negotiable and that there must be an immediate response to deliberate border crossings. https://t.co/8BnhxJJ5jb #Latvia #Nato #kriisi (translated)

Researcher Roselyn Campbell has revealed through a new study that in ancient Egypt, there may have been people involved in the burial rites of the pharaohs who were sacrificed to serve their king in the afterlife, as her research showed that several skulls found in tombs had injuries indicative of sacrifice. #Egypti #Tiede #Historia (translated)

Henri Vanhanen demanded the publication of Tiitinen's list. He stated that he had supported its release before and assessed that the secrecy maintained for over 30 years had generated mystique around the list that was no longer beneficial. Vanhanen pointed out that the names on the list would not prove anyone guilty, in his opinion. He believed that publishing it would help distinguish known facts from the speculation that had arisen over the decades. Vanhanen also connected the issue to the open handling of Finland's Cold War history. He wrote that transparency was important in the current discussion on security policy, influence, and the actions of foreign powers. https://t.co/j8CXiiVumh #TiitisenLista #Avoimuus #Historia (translated)