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The intern won the primary, unfortunately. I congratulate the winner, it’s the tradition. She will also stand behind Raphaël Glucksmann despite an acknowledged disappointment: "The intern won the primary, unfortunately. I congratulate the winner, it’s the tradition." #RaphaëlGlucksmann #PrimaireDeGauche #PartiSocialiste (translated)

Merit Wager wrote that Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen had said that Finland should not accept traditions, cultures, or customs that limited girls' freedom. According to the Swedish translation that Wager shared, Valtonen believed that girls and women should be able to decide over their own lives, and that religious or cultural norms should not be used to restrict their freedom. Wager also recounted Valtonen's statement that the National Coalition Party wanted to ban face-covering garments, such as the burqa and niqab, in schools and other educational institutions. Valtonen had said that the government led by the National Coalition Party had strengthened the rights of girls and women by more clearly criminalizing forced marriages and female genital mutilation. She had described female genital mutilation as violence and said that every girl had the right to bodily integrity. According to Wager's account, Valtonen also emphasized that equality, individual freedom, and human rights should not be overridden by references to religion, culture, or tradition. Every girl should have the right to be seen, heard, dream, and shape her future based on her own desires, she had said. #Jämställdhet #MänskligaRättigheter #KvinnorsRättigheter (translated)

The author wrote that Hape Kerkeling's grandfather was a communist and a Catholic, politically persecuted, and ended up in Buchenwald. The National Socialists had defamed him as a cattle thief. The author referred to the AfD as "new Nazis" and accused them of defaming Kerkeling in the same tradition. He also wrote that with the death of truth, people would later also die. https://t.co/3chl9DX1aR https://t.co/mdTaqulZ6q #Geschichte #Politik #Buchenwald #DE (translated)

The Gruppetto indicated that a guard of honor had been organized before the start of Paris-Tours to pay tribute to the retiring riders. Olivier Le Gac, Simon Guglielmi, Bob Jungels, Ben Swift, and Guillaume Boivin were among the honored riders. The account also shared a video of Paris-Tours. https://t.co/ybnMXOcx6J #ParisTours #Cyclisme #Hommage (translated)

Christer Sfeir wrote about his visit to Pézenas in southern France and described the Hôtel de Flottes de Sébasan, a stone house from the 16th century. According to local tradition, Anna of Austria, the queen of France and mother of Louis XIV, had stayed there during a visit, he wrote. Sfeir recounted that Anna was a Spanish princess who married Louis XIII in 1615 when she was 14 years old. After 23 years without children, she gave birth to her son Louis in 1638. When the king died five years later, the then four-year-old son became king and Anna regent. Sfeir wrote that the royal family was forced to flee Paris during the Fronde and that the rebellion later contributed to Louis XIV's decision to centralize power around himself. He also mentioned Molière's stay in Pézenas during the 1650s with his theater company, which received patronage from the Prince of Conti. Sfeir wrote that Molière encountered people and environments there that later became subjects of his satire. According to Sfeir, Louis XIV visited the city in 1660 and took over the reins of power the following year. He concluded by stating that the house still stood, despite the monarchy and its power struggles being part of history. #Pézenas #historia #Molière (translated)

James Talarico, a left-wing Democrat with a biblical-moral agenda, is seeking a seat in the Texas Senate in the November 2026 midterm elections and could bring about a significant political rethink in a traditionally Republican state. #Talarico2026 #TexasWahlen #Demokraten (translated)

"We listened carefully to all member states." The new compromise proposal creates the difficult balance between new tasks such as promoting competitiveness, defense, and security policy, traditional expenditures, as well as the lack of financial leeway for the contributors, Byrne emphasized. #EUBudget #Merz #Kürzungen (translated)

"We reject it from the start, as it does not take into account the new priorities" "The European Parliament firmly rejects the cuts proposed by the Irish Presidency of the EU Council to the future multiannual budget of the European Union. The negotiation package regarding the future multiannual budget of the European Union, presented today by the Irish Presidency of the EU Council, ahead of the European Council next week, provides for an 8% reduction compared to the initial budget proposed by the European Commission. At the same time, the proposed package does not consider the moderate 10% increase in the budget voted by the European Parliament in April. As the chief negotiator of the European Parliament, I send a clear message: this negotiation position cannot be accepted by Parliament. We reject it from the start, as it does not take into account either the new priorities, such as defense and competitiveness, or the traditional priorities, such as agriculture and cohesion,” said MEP Siegfried Mureșan in a message posted on his Facebook page on Saturday. #BugetEuropean #Irlanda #Romania (translated)

Top photographer Mads Nissen explores the complex and violent cocaine trade in his work, capturing the entire chain from coca farmers to users, and argues that the fight against drugs results in more victims than many traditional wars. #Cocaïne #OorlogTegenDrugs #Fotografie (translated)

This minister wants nothing to do with what he calls ‘woke behavior’. Anything that leans towards inclusivity and diversity, he dismisses. Hegseth believes that traditional male-female relationships and hierarchy within the armed forces should be restored. He sees modern progressive policy as a threat. He wants to get rid of all ‘softies’ and advocates for the ultimate macho culture. #Machocultuur #Defensie #Executie (translated)

Populist parties are on the rise in Europe, and traditional approaches to managing them are no longer working, generating a crisis for Western democracies, such as in Germany, where recent electoral processes have raised concerns about a retreat from fundamental European values. #partidepopuliste #democrație #memoriaistorică (translated)