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Here it is: the Finnish Parliament has sided against #ChatControl !

I am overjoyed that in their statement, they have outlined exactly what this proposal would entail: mass surveillance in Europe.

From their statement (translation by me):

"..the suggested model would, in fact, lead to the mass surveillance of communication and would weaken the integrity of communication in the EU."

eduskunta.fi/FI/vaski/Lausunto

The tide is turning in regards to Finland's support of #ChatControl !

After the decision on Finland's stance on Chat Control was deferred earlier this month, it was sent back to different committees for review.

Now the Transportation and Communications committee has sided against the proposal, stating that Chat Control would constitute widespread mass surveillance. ("...laajamittaista viestinnän massavalvontaa" in Finnish).

is.fi/digitoday/art-2000010782

Ilta-Sanomat · Kiistelty ”puhelimien urkinta­laki” tyrmättiin valio­kunnassa – käsittely edus­kunnassa jatkuuBy Henrik Kärkkäinen

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The new Linux phone from Jolla & its benefits? ⛵ :linux:

◉Sailfish OS - the only independent commercial mobile OS
◉Sailfish is NOT 100% closed source - Jolla plans to open the remaining blobs
◉More "Linuxy" than Android; Qt / Wayland / filesystem
◉Free of Google / Apple
◉Use Android compatibility in case an :android: app is needed
◉Jolla is a Finnish company - 🇫🇮 / 🇮🇸 are considered most trustworthy nations in Europe

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Marjanen, J., Strang, J. & Hilson, M. (2022). Contesting Nordicness: From Scandinavianism to the Nordic Brand. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Oldenbourg. doi.org/10.1515/9783110730104 #OpenAccess #OA #History #Histodon #Histodons #Europe #European #Scandinavia #Nordic #Denmark #Finland #Iceland #Norway #Sweden #Culture #Book #Books #Bookstodon #Ebook #Ebooks @histodon @histodons @bookstodon (10)

De GruyterContesting NordicnessThe terms ‘Nordic’ and ‘Scandinavian’ are widely used to refer to the politics, society and culture of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. But why have people felt the need to frame things as Nordic and why has the adjective Nordic become so prominent? This book adopts a rhetorical approach, analysing the speech acts which have shaped the meanings of the term. What do the different terms Nordic and Scandinavian have in common, and how have the uses of these terms changed in different historical periods? What accounts for the apparent upsurge in uses of the rhetoric of Nordicness in the 2010s? Drawing on eight case studies of the uses of Nordic and Scandinavian from the nineteenth century to the present day, the book explores the appeal and the flexibility of the rhetoric of Nordicness, in relation to race, openness, gender equality, food, crime fiction, Nordic co-operation and the Nordic model. Arguing that ‘Nordic’ and ‘Scandinavian’ are flexible and contested concepts that have been used in different, often contradictory and inherently political ways, the book suggests that the usage of the term has evolved from a means of creating a cultural community, to forging political co-operation and further to marketing models in politics and popular culture. The rhetorical approach also shows how many of the hallmarks of Nordic political culture, such as the Nordic model, Nordic gender equality or Nordic openness are more recent conceptualisations than usually assumed. As such, the book argues for the need to turn attention away from analysing the different components of Nordicness into studying how, when, and for what purpose different features were made Nordic. 
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Now all eyes are on SPP.

“…with former minister of social services Eva Biaudet leading an informal group calling for the SPP to quit the coalition.”

“With its nine seats in Parliament, the SPP could topple the government if it votes with the opposition in confidence votes expected when Parliament reconvenes in September.”

#politics #politicsFI #finland #naziJokeGovernment

yle.fi/a/74-20042985

News · PM: Government cooperation will continue despite "inappropriate" Rydman messagesThe leaders of three of the government parties said that private messages sent seven years ago by the newly appointed economic affairs minister were inappropriate.
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Finlands PM Petteri Orpo is very fond of making statements like “this cannot be tolerated in anyway” and leading it with a “but” every single time.

but messages were old.
but she said she’s sorry.
but we talked about it and its fine.
but the government program is so good.
but the government needs to get to work.

I am beginning to think the biggest nazi joke in this government is Petteri Orpo himself.
#naziJokeGovernment #naziJokeNCP #naziJokePrimeMinister #politics #politicsFI #finland #nazis

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circus must go on.

”Even though these were private messages, that language is inappropriate and I cannot accept such a way of speaking. But the government's work is what needs to be taken care of," said Orpo.

”The Finns Party chair, Finance Minister and deputy PM Riikka Purra, also said that Rydman's messages were ’inappropriate,’ but downplayed them, saying they were private messages released by a disgruntled former romantic partner.” #politicsFI #politics #finland yle.fi/a/74-20042985

News · PM: Government cooperation will continue despite "inappropriate" Rydman messagesThe leaders of three of the government parties said that private messages sent seven years ago by the newly appointed economic affairs minister were inappropriate.
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Politico, internationally recognised political publisher has noted the Rydman scandal as the third racism scandal hitting finnish governments within a month..

Does this mean PM needs to pause his vacation?? Did he already?? Has the government fallen????

idk im having a day off as you can tell. #politics #politicsFI #finland #naziScandal #naziJokeFinland #naziJokeGovernment

politico.eu/article/racism-sca

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The fascist hate-speaker of parliament says it’s absurd that he is blamed by opposition for taking sides.

Which he definitely is, while exploiting the trust based position as “the moral of the parliament” for his fascist means. This slow motion democratic train crash is very frustrating to witness, especially when most just stand there, watching.

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“Leader of Christian Democrats Sari Essayah says; No one should be mocked as a nazi or black sack.”

I am once again left with no words to describe this shit show.

The action program she mentions has only white people in it, as well as literal fucking nazis AND it is literally the same program mentioned above as “program thats struggling cause BF doesn’t care for it”.
So good luck with that.

What would Jesus do?#naziJokeGovernment #naziJokeMinister #politics #politicsFI #finland #naziscum