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March 18th - March 24th, 2024 by Olevs Nikers

Estonia Weekly:  Voting rights and economic depression

This week, there were many posts claiming that the Estonian government wants to remove the voting rights of Russians and Belorussians and change the constitution to be able to do that.

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March 11th - March 17th, 2024 by Olevs Nikers

Estonia Weekly:  Economy and high taxes

This week, many posts focused on the economy, raising taxes and the budget.  Several posts claimed the misuse of state funds by politicians for political advertising.  Posts contended that the higher taxes are what is causing the economic downfall.  Some posts centred around the Ukraine war, as well, with claims that Kaya Kallas cannot guarantee that Estonian soldiers will not be sent to Ukraine.  there was also a story about an Estonian ambassador who was removed from a delegation flight to Japan because he was supposedly drunk, but no one will explain what happened.

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February 2024 by Olevs Nikers

Estonia Monthly: Future of Estonia

In this article that Jana Toom wrote on Estonian Independence Day which was posted on https://yanatoom.ee/in-press-i.php?lang=ru&id=10688 she highlights things that she wishes would change in the future about Estonia. These things include things such as mentioning that she hopes that a group of people in Estonia will no longer be demonized by the majority and that everyone could be seen as equal despite their nationality. She also states things she wishes would be changed about the government and the economics of Estonia, while putting blame on the government and politicians, stating that they are the cause of economic problems.

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March 4th - March 10th, 2024 by Olevs Nikers

Estonia Weekly: Cars and Estonian schools

The bulk of the posts focused on the switch in the language of instruction in Estonian schools, the issues that will arise, and how the government will do nothing about it except create a Potemkin village. There were also many posts regarding new taxes on things such as cars and pensions, with the Conservative Estonian People's Party calling for people to protest by stopping their vehicles because protests are the only way to get the government's attention. Finally, there were posts about Estonia being pushed by the West towards war with Russia and posts about Kaya Kallas trying to appear as non-Russian as possible.

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