Hans E. Offerdal

#BREAKING The right-wing Likud party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has emerged as the strongest force in Israel's parliamentary election, according to exit polls

To those voting next Tuesday: @republicanpartyusa.bsky.social nominated this man to be president of the USA. Think about that; let it sink in for 5-10 minutes. What kind of party does such a thing? Have they no criteria, judgement or grip on politics? Will Stephen Miller be GOP's next candidate?

A fabulous piece in @globalcatholic.bsky.social by Fr. Luiz Carlos Susin, O.F.M. Cap. "In the 21st century, this new form of fascism uses far more sophisticated technology, particularly to monitor, control and combat its new internal and external enemies". First in Portuguese by @ihu.unisinos.br

Some of the front pages from Serbia the day after the Student's List had a decesive win! From what I can understand, it seems that Večernje Novosti, Srpski Telegraf and Alo!, are not very happy with the outcome. Disclaimer: I do not have any linguistic competence in Serbian and/or Cyrillic letters.

Front pages from Brazil today. The day after a, what must be acknowledged, surprise victory for democracy. Lula obtained 4.4 million more votes than Bolsonaro!! It is likely that votes from the younger generation were decisive. Using Trump's playbook, Bolsonaro has not conceded... #SaveDemocracy

As a friend of mine put it this morning: "9 fingers, 9 lives!" #Lula #Brasil

Lula bate Flávio Bolsonaro e é reeleito, projeta Datafolha

Can this be real about the result in Brasil??? Projection by @estadao.com.br

Fun fact: In Belgrade, Serbia, Lula won with 72.9% of the votes, against Bolsonaro's 27.08%. 🔗 altxt That will not be the result in the election in Brasil tonight. However, one still must hope that anti-democratic Bolsonaro will loose tonight. www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2019/0...

0.29% of the votes in Brasil are in! This time Lula is ahead from the beginning; it was not like that on 4 October.

@en.france24.com journalist Laurent Rouy is reporting live from Belgrade! "No one can believe this". "It is incredible". "People are in disbelief and in joy." #Serbia

4 October, this was the initial picture in the presidential election in Brasil; Bolsonaro was ahead from the start. Due to the fact that polls will be open until 19hs local time, counting of votes was put on hold. However, the first result (before the counting stopped) tonight has Lula ahead. 🔗altxt

@cnn-brasil.bsky.social reports that voting will continue for 2 hours more, that is until 19hs Brasil time.

"Overall, election day was marked by pressure and obstruction of the work of polling boards. After a peaceful morning, the atmosphere on election day changed in a worrying direction, with a growing number of individual violent incidents occurring outside polling stations in several places in Serbia"

@en.france24.com just dedicated 8 minutes (on the top of the hour in their newscast at 20:00hs CET) to the elections in Serbia. France24 journalist Laurent Rouy was reporting live from Belgrade!

"Our ambition is to transform the Telegraph from a leading British newspaper into a global, AI-powered premium media and intelligence business – built on trusted journalism, direct relationships with our audiences and expertise that sets us apart."🤐 The end of yet another newspaper of record😭

"At 29 percent of polling stations, observers recorded irregularities involving pressure on voters, polling board members and observers...Even less serious irregularities can be of great significance in a situation where a very close election result is expected", per @crta.bsky.social press release.

Nuestro corazón está con Brasil hoy.

...and the same will likely be called upon again to act if the Student List genuinely has a breakthrough tonight. As such, do not expect a Hungary-style change in government in Serbia even if the opposition clearly wins; think Pakistan, or Egypt.

According to @dpa-intl.com "The government can win these elections," @crta.bsky.social Vukosava Crnjanski said. "But it cannot win them democratically." "The election is taking place amid widespread allegations of voter intimidation and electoral irregularities." @jasminmuj.bsky.social

#Serbia: The EFJ joins its Serbian affiliates in encouraging all journalists to report any attacks that hinder their coverage of the elections. All incidents will be shared by the @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social with relevant international actors to support timely action and accountability.

A decisive day in Brasil - autocracy or democracy? 👇 some of today's front pages. Un día decisivo en Brasil: ¿autocracia o democracia? 👇 algunas de las portadas de hoy.

Makes you wonder if the UK press has registered the fact that there are elections in Brasil, Bulgaria and Serbia today?🤔 @thetimes.com @theobserveruk.bsky.social @telegraph.co.uk @mirror.co.uk @the-independent.com @express.co.uk @dailymail.co.uk @scotnational.bsky.social @mediablikk.bsky.social

"For the first time in 14 years, Serbia's election looks uncertain". Solid reporting and journalism for @npr.org by @guydelauney.bsky.social, on the ground in Serbia! Follow his Bsky for updates thru the day.

Did you know that the 1973 children's book "The Brothers Lionheart", by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, was banned in Czechoslovakia until 1992? global.oup.com/education/pr... swedenherald.com/article/the-...

¿Qué hay detrás de las protestas en Europa?: claves de una indignación que desborda las calles

One could hope that this response from @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social would convince the people of Brasil to keep the right-wingers from returning to power!

No te pierdas el primer episodio de #VocesAcorazadas de Plural TV una serie documental que recupera voces de personas indígenas y revela las profundas brechas que persisten en el acceso a una justicia plena y con enfoque intercultural en #México.

Important words and reflections in these times. Thanks @partizane.bsky.social!

It does. Viva Brasil

This is a scam, a ploy, a farce, and journalists should say so. We don’t need diesel. We export vast amounts of diesel. apnews.com/article/russ...

The 17 October protests in France were French in origin and in grievance. But we found evidence that foreign actors worked actively to amplify and inflame public anger in the weeks preceding the protests. Kremlin’s Doppelganger bot network alone posted 639 messages, seen about 7.4 million times.

CPJ calls on Serbian authorities to ensure that journalists can report safely throughout Sunday’s parliamentary election, and the period that follows, after a campaign marked by physical attacks, police obstruction, and threats against reporters. Read more ⤵️ cpj.org?p=629833