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Apollo News reported that Suraj Mailitafi had been nominated for the state-funded German Engagement Prize despite his role as a spokesperson for opposition during the partially violent protests against the AfD party convention in Erfurt. After an inquiry from the media, he has now faced the threat of exclusion from the competition. https://t.co/OpMJSRwlqB #Protest #AfD #Engagementpreis (translated)

After a temporary reporting pause by several US broadcasters regarding President Trump, interpreted as a protest against his exclusion of media from the White House, the US Department of Justice is investigating possible violations of antitrust law. #Trump #Medienfreiheit #Justizministerium (translated)

Regina Laska wrote that CDA chairman Dennis Radtke (CDU) referred to Gerhard Schröder's recent appearance in Moscow in the Tagesspiegel as a "case of moral bankruptcy" and called on the SPD to expel the former chancellor from the party. Laska agreed with him. Schröder was too ill to testify before a parliamentary inquiry but fit enough to celebrate Vladimir Putin's birthday in Moscow and accept a new supervisory board position in Russia. According to Laska, the SPD state chairpersons in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are now also demanding a new expulsion procedure. The SPD district of Upper Palatinate voted unanimously in favor of it on Saturday. Schleswig-Holstein's SPD leader Ulf Kämpfer stated that the paths of the party and Schröder had parted ways many years ago. Laska asked why Schröder was still a member of the SPD. Previous expulsion procedures had failed in 2022 and 2023. It is not only about Schröder's differing stance on Russia policy, Laska wrote, but also about his demonstrative loyalty to Putin, who has been waging a war of annihilation against Ukraine for more than four and a half years. She also pointed out that SPD foreign policy expert Ralf Stegner had praised Schröder's visit to Putin. Pierre Orthen, chairman of the SPD local club in Baden-Württemberg's Leutenbach, publicly questioned whether this was in line with the responsibilities of a member of the Bundestag's Foreign Affairs Committee. Laska wrote that Stegner had held talks with Kremlin-affiliated representatives in Baku in April 2025. It apparently concerned the future of the Petersburg Dialogue, which Schröder co-founded with Putin in 2001. In June 2026, Stegner was said to have praised Schröder's connection to Putin; now he had attended Putin's birthday party. Laska asked what these contacts had achieved for peace in Ukraine and wrote that anyone justifying such talks as efforts for peace must also be able to explain what they had accomplished. #Schröder #Ukraine #SPD (translated)

In Syria, the exclusion of women from certain university courses at two universities in Damascus has led to public criticism of the Islamist authorities, as this is seen as discriminatory and an additional obstacle for women. #Syrien #Frauenrechte #Bildungsgerechtigkeit (translated)

U.M. OSINT announced that he had informed the responsible district association of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen about his departure from the party in the afternoon. He stated that he was left-liberal and had originally become a member because the Greens had become more liberal. However, he can no longer support the development of the party since the last legislative period, particularly its positioning on Palestine, left-wing extremism, and terrorism. He cited the concessions made by the Greens to Die Linke in Berlin as a decisive reason, which he described as vague and unsubstantial. He criticized the Greens for not demanding any concrete consequences, such as the resignation or expulsion of Koçak, the dissolution of the Neukölln Linke association, or the working group on Palestine solidarity. He referred to alleged connections of the group to terrorism apologists and possible links to the PFLP. U.M. OSINT accused the Greens of effectively granting amnesty to left-wing enemies of democracy and terrorism supporters for the sake of maintaining power. In his view, the party has thereby forfeited any right to demand other parties distance themselves from the AfD. He also criticized the SPD and predicted that for them, it would increasingly be about achieving double-digit results in upcoming elections. Furthermore, he criticized political compromises made to maintain participation in government and warned of lasting damage to Berlin, particularly regarding investments and jobs. He stated that he no longer wants to disclose future party memberships publicly and expressed curiosity about the upcoming elections in Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia. #Grüne #Politik #Deutschland (translated)

Stefan Evers wrote that the issue of antisemitism within the Left has remained unresolved after four rounds of negotiations and a three-party paper. There are no binding exclusions or joint sanctions; instead, an expert committee is planned. The SPD and the Greens sold a capitulation as a compromise, according to Evers, who described the committee as a fig leaf for left-wing hatred of Jews. #Antisemitismus #Linke #Politik (translated)

"It is a difficult situation to form a government-capable majority. One must expect that the left takes a clear stance against anti-Semitism. They must credibly support this through actions – up to and including the exclusion of individual persons." #Berlin #Linke #Antisemitismus (translated)

The author wrote that the celebration is not a celebration of the people, but of a detached political clique and its followers, excluding the citizens. It was further stated that this group no longer perceives the concerns and troubles of the population. The citizens are fed up, wrote the author, citing the Values Union at 18 percent, SPD at 14 percent, and Merz at 10 percent, each with a downward arrow. https://t.co/zpLvfPqx2a #Politik #Wahlen #BürgerInnen #DE (translated)

Nach dem Skandal um den Ausschluss weiblicher Mitarbeiter während des Besuchs einer hinduistischen Delegation am Eiffelturm trat der Geschäftsführer Patrick Branco Ruivo von seinem Posten zurück und es sind Maßnahmen zur Förderung der Gleichstellung von Frauen und Männern angekündigt worden. #Eiffelturm #Gleichstellung #Frauenrechte

Die Europäische Union hat nach der Duma-Wahl in Russland neue Sanktionen verhängt, die sich gegen Verantwortliche für den Ausschluss der Antikriegspartei Jabloko sowie für Russlands Programm zur Deportation und Zwangsadoption ukrainischer Kinder richten. #Sanktionen #Jabloko #DumaWahl

Der NFL-Spieler Azeez Al-Shaair wird wegen seiner politischen Botschaft, die er auf seinem Gesicht trägt, von der Liga mit Ausschluss bedroht, nachdem er wiederholt den Namen eines getöteten palästinensischen Mädchens in seine Augenbemalung integrierte und damit gegen die Regelungen der NFL verstößt. #FreePalestine #NFL #AzeezAlShaair