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Yvonne Kussmann wrote that 22-year-old student Marius Dick was stabbed on July 15, 2026, around 10 a.m. in Trier on a pedestrian path by 22-year-old Afghan Sajad M. After the act, Sajad M. was taken to a psychiatric clinic. There is a suspicion that he was incapable of culpability or had diminished culpability due to a mental illness, Kussmann wrote. Sajad M. had already been in a psychiatric clinic before. Despite repeated inquiries, the public prosecutor's office has not yet informed Kussmann whether he was committed at that time due to a danger to others. Marius's parents gave an interview to the Trier Volksfreund. Four weeks after the death of his son, the father suffered a heart attack and had to undergo surgery. He is currently in a rehab clinic and is supposed to come home on the weekend so that his wife and younger son are not alone. Kussmann wrote that Chancellor Merz called the parents shortly after the act because Marius’s mother was politically active in the CDU. The father reportedly urged Merz to immediately deport immigrants who had committed offenses to prevent further acts. This was a promise that Merz had made before the election. The father is now disappointed because, in his view, nothing has happened. He said that such acts could happen to anyone and accused the government of not protecting citizens. He said this would tear the CDU apart and could lead to other parties taking power. Germany is currently at a turning point, he also reportedly said. As of now, Sajad M. has not commented on the act. Kussmann wrote that she is looking forward to the trial with anticipation and fears it could end with an acquittal due to insanity and placement in overcrowded preventive detention. She announced that she would ask the public prosecutor's office again in the following week about the possible conclusion of the investigation and the status of the forensic psychiatric report. The interview can be found in the comments. #Trier #Gewalt #Justiz (translated)

The German Journalists' Association sharply criticizes AfD politician Ulrich Siegmund for his intimidation tactics against ZDF reporter Fabian Köster, after Siegmund asked questions about the journalist's professional future in the event of a termination of the media treaty during an interview. #AfD #Journalismus #Medienfreiheit (translated)

"I don't know what the video assistant referee does for a living," complains defender Stefan Posch (29), saying: "There was a crystal-clear handball by Patrik Schick that he must penalize. And that was, of course, decisive in that phase of the game. If we score the goal, we can stand a little deeper and more compact. As it was, we had to open up, and that played into Leverkusen's hands." #Bundesliga #VAR #Schiedsrichter (translated)

Markus Haintz wrote that Dara Sasmaz, whom he referred to as a social media consultant for the Left party, had been legally sentenced to refrain from insults against Haintz's clients. Haintz stated that due to the appeal process, Sasmaz would have to bear costs of at least €12,728.27. Because of a presumably generous fee agreement with his lawyer, the actual costs could be significantly higher. #Recht #Urteil #SozialeMedien (translated)

Felix Perrefort wrote that plagiarism problems among politicians arise because they write dissertations mainly to enhance their resumes and often lack a serious research interest. Such works are often difficult to read and are rarely read outside of assessments; instead of demonstrating their own intellectual achievements, they convey an appearance of scholarly merit. According to Perrefort, only those who truly want to discover something new should write a dissertation. Only people who want to fully dedicate themselves to science should strive for a doctorate. He described it as indecent to present others with 200 to 400-page texts that are merely obligatory exercises and therefore insignificant. Perrefort questioned which politicians felt the need to profile themselves with a doctoral thesis. He described them as career politicians without a "solid foundation of an acquired profession" and wrote that they neither mastered politics nor science. Mario Voigt embodies this problem particularly strongly, Perrefort claimed, accusing him of being unable to say anything about Auschwitz without AI and of lacking independent thoughts. #Plagiat #Doktortitel #Wissenschaft (translated)

The author described the events in the US state of Tennessee as unimaginably cruel. Christa Pike, who had been sentenced to death, survived two injections. This is associated with terrible physical and mental suffering, he wrote. Previously, an appeals court had expressed doubts about the sentence. #Todesstrafe #Justiz #Menschenrechte #US (translated)

Despite an increase in the care coverage rate to almost 70 percent for children up to five years old, current data show significant regional differences in the availability and compatibility of work and child care, with mothers continuing to be primarily responsible for care. #Kinderbetreuung #Vereinbarkeit #Familienpolitik (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)

Markus Haintz stated that forced execution had been initiated against Dara Sasmaz because he had not paid the due costs of €2,200.00 net. The Cologne Regional Court had temporarily obliged Sasmaz in a summary proceedings to refrain from further distributing a video illegally utilized from Weichreite. The ruling is not yet final; Sasmaz has filed an appeal with the Cologne Higher Regional Court, according to Haintz. #Zwangsvollstreckung #Recht #Köln (translated)

The author wrote that the SPD and Greens had joined a government that, in his opinion, needed a commission against anti-Semitism. He urged Chancellor Friedrich Merz to refer to the coalition agreement and prohibit the SPD from the coalition or to terminate the coalition at the federal level. #Politik #Koalition #Judenhass #DE (translated)

Max Otte wrote that AfD and BSW had jointly called for a special session of the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt with a peace initiative. He expressed hope that the situation might still turn around. https://t.co/83p3GF6Foi #SachsenAnhalt #Friedensinitiative #Politik (translated)

The number of apprentices in Austria has further decreased this year, with all sectors affected, while only in the inter-company apprenticeship training an increase is recorded, particularly due to the lack of apprenticeship positions in Vienna and the eastern part of the country, while other provinces have more open positions than applicants. #Lehrlinge #Berufsausbildung #Österreich (translated)

The author wrote that the fundamental future questions of civilization are being discussed in America, while a European contribution is still pending. The political right is called to make this contribution, but must overcome its intellectual limitations and dead ends to do so. #Zukunft #Europa #Politik (translated)