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Isa Yusibov wrote that October 17, 2003, was a day of conflicting feelings for him: he wished it had never happened, but he was also proud of it. He was 14 years old at the time and said his family had considered him an adult since then. The day after the presidential elections in Azerbaijan, in which his father played an important role according to him, Yusibov claimed to be one of the first victims of the repression against the pro-Western opposition. He wrote that he was beaten, humiliated, and spat on in front of about 300 to 400 students. Afterwards, he received his school file and was informed that he was no longer welcome because his father was considered a state enemy. Yusibov said that on his way to the exit, he made eye contact with teachers who had treated him kindly before the elections. Several teachers reportedly gestured for him to leave quickly. He wrote that the experience made him proud of his father and convinced him that the dictatorship would continue. A month later, his family reportedly fled to the Netherlands. The event compelled him to focus on geopolitics. Yusibov argued that the power transition surrounding Aliyev was a consensus among the West, Putin, Erdogan, and Iran. According to him, the West, led by Bush, had betrayed the democrats in Azerbaijan in favor of authoritarian stability. He also wrote that great power interests dictated politics in the Caucasus and that this situation had not changed 23 years later. Yusibov stated that his experiences had taught him how difficult it was to stand up for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. He wrote that he had seen the first signs of undermining democratic principles in the Netherlands as well, by parties that he believed targeted democracy. He referred to a previous interview with NRC and said he would not allow the Netherlands to become a country where the government disregarded fundamental rights. #Democratie #Mensenrechten #Geopolitiek (translated)

Political scientist Jonas Hinnfors explains why it is important to follow the ongoing political process in Sweden, even though it may feel sluggish and frustrating, and emphasizes that compromises between the parties are necessary to avoid snap elections. #SvenskPolitik #Val2026 #Regeringsbildning (translated)

The article discusses how the hell caterpillar, a larva that caused concern in Denmark during the summer, has not established itself in Sweden despite occasional findings, and that the larvae's impact in the coming years is uncertain. #helveteslarven #ekprocessionspinnarlarv #insekter (translated)

Alexandra Thomasson, 47 years old and living in Malmö, has been re-elected as regional councilor and group leader for the Left Party in Skåne after the party increased its support in the regional election, despite the right and the Sweden Democrats holding on to power. #Vänsterpartiet #Skåne #AlexandraThomasson (translated)

Swedish research on dementia, led by prominent researchers such as Miia Kivipelto, is making significant progress and developing innovative drugs, even though dementia care in Sweden still has major shortcomings according to Liselotte Jansson, Secretary General of the Alzheimer Foundation. #demensforskning #svenskvård #hjärnhälsa (translated)

von Blåbär praised Pelle_Z's review and claimed that family immigrants to Sweden did not need to prove their identity. According to the post, Muhammed Ali had lived for ten years with an unknown identity, after which the Migration Agency deemed that the identity was automatically established. The author also wrote that the agency had low confidence in Somali passports and other Somali identity documents, but had nonetheless approved a document from Ali. What document it was and what it contained was classified, von Blåbär stated. The author claimed that this meant no one knew who a Left Party member of parliament was and questioned whether this was legally secure. https://t.co/nnCmz3DZez #migration #identitet #Sverige (translated)

Feyenoord Rotterdam wrote that the club logo represented more than just the team and stood for something greater. According to Feyenoord, anyone who wore the logo always represented the club everywhere. The club concluded with the words "Whatever it takes." https://t.co/FwB0wIecsz #Feyenoord #Clubidentiteit #Trots (translated)

Ida Gabrielsson criticized the Centre Party (C) for what she claimed was fabricating reasons for why the Left Party (V) should not be part of a government. She wrote that parties with different positions could resolve issues through agreements and referred to the fact that parties with differing opinions on the matters raised by C had governed together in other Nordic countries. According to Gabrielsson, V would respect agreements and membership in a government. She accused C of being unwilling to negotiate the obstacles the party had highlighted and asserted that V could have resolved the issues. Gabrielsson also wrote that C refused to coordinate the ongoing policy within the parliamentary majority the party had helped create. She urged DN and others who claimed that V blocked policy issues to talk to C. Gabrielsson referred to a TV4 segment the day before, where Rikard Nordin from C, according to her, did not answer yes to the question of whether V was part of the government support. She wrote that Nordin simultaneously emphasized C as the most constructive party. Gabrielsson also stated that Thand Ringqvist responded that there was nothing V could do to facilitate a joint government cooperation. She criticized C's statement that the party could possibly support an S government in the future, provided it followed C's policies, and wrote that this implied V was expected to vote in favor of policies to the left of itself. She wrote that she wished the issues had been resolved before the election and that V had tried to unite the opposition without success. Gabrielsson said she found it hard to understand that C had not prepared for the election result that she claimed most polls had shown. #politik #samarbete #regering (translated)

The inventor of the camera glasses, Steve Mann, expresses his frustration about the current metaphorical metaglases, which he believes violate people's privacy and have turned the technology he was once proud of into a tool for unwanted surveillance. #DraagbareTechnologie #Camerabrillen #SteveMann (translated)