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Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that the BILD newspaper repeatedly displays a bankruptcy clock between articles. He urged the newspaper to give it a fixed, prominent place on the homepage so that the public can recognize the pace at which Germany, in his view, is losing industrial substance, companies, and jobs. However, he added that a daily overview of bankruptcies, plant closures, and mass layoffs could significantly unsettle large parts of the population. https://t.co/mdgs0cohwi #Deutschland #Insolvenzen #Wirtschaft (translated)

Denis Trubetskoy wrote from Kyiv that, in his opinion, Gerhard Schröder could not lose further standing. He described Ralf Stegner's attempts to justify Schröder's pro-Putin stance as shocking and accused Stegner of a complete loss of reality. #Schröder #Putin #Politik (translated)

Steffan Nethe referred to a statement by former police officer Jan Fischer in WELT, according to which many police officers hardly dared to defend themselves anymore. He asked why security forces were increasingly afraid to protect themselves and wrote that police officers were insulted, threatened, spat upon, and physically attacked. According to Nethe, the Federal Criminal Police Office registered around 46,400 violent crimes against police officers across the country in 2024. This corresponds to about 127 cases per day and an increase of around 38.5 percent compared to 2015. In physical assaults on law enforcement officers, around 35 percent of the suspects in 2024 were not German citizens. Nethe wrote that an attack on a police officer is also an attack on the rule of law. He called for better equipment, more personnel, and a consistent criminal prosecution of assaults on emergency personnel. In addition, police officers should receive support when acting lawfully. If the police ever felt they could no longer defend themselves, it would be a major problem, he wrote. #Polizei #Sicherheit #Rechtsstaat (translated)

RobynHD criticized that the Bundestag had rejected two motions to abolish the tax-free Bitcoin holding period the day before. The Greens had called for cryptocurrency gains to be taxed at the personal income tax rate, regardless of the holding period. A total of 132 representatives voted in favor, while 445 voted against. A motion from the Left Party had also failed. This proposed, among other things, taxation akin to stocks, an exit tax, and a EU-wide trading ban for certain proof-of-work coins. The CDU/CSU, SPD, and AfD rejected the proposals. However, the vote does not mean that the abolition is off the table, RobynHD wrote. The SPD-led Ministry of Finance is working on a reform that is also supposed to end the one-year holding period. Bitcoin purchased from 2027 onwards should be taxed at a basic rate of 26.375 percent; existing holdings would be protected. The cabinet is expected to address the proposal on October 14. RobynHD acknowledged that other legislative proposals had been up for decision during the vote. Nonetheless, from the author's perspective, it is alarming that work continues on the abolition despite the clear rejection. The Union could still prevent the reform, but RobynHD has little hope. #Bitcoin #Krypto #Steuern (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)

Kolja Barghoorn wrote that demonstrators recognized him that day in the cathedral square in Magdeburg and repeatedly called him a "Nazi." Hearing the shouts up close had a different effect than reading them on the internet. Barghoorn interpreted such labels as a sign of a lack of historical understanding and a moral abyss. He referred to a visit to Sachsenhausen during his school years and to his visit this year to the House of the Wannsee Conference. There, he saw the organizational chart of the Nazis and traced how systematically they had planned the persecution and murder of millions of people. Regarding Nazi comparisons made by politicians such as Eva von Angern, Susan Sziborra-Seidlitz, and Ricarda Lang, Barghoorn questioned their historical awareness. Those who emphasize the historical uniqueness of the Holocaust must ask themselves whether the constant use of the term "Nazi" as a political insult is appropriate. Such shouts do not strengthen the awareness of the Nazi era but rather turn its crimes into a political everyday weapon and contribute to their trivialization, he wrote. #Nazis #Politik #Geschichte (translated)

Paul Ronzheimer reported that Reiche spoke in the RONZHEIMER podcast about regular attacks on Sundays and impacts near the city center. She suspected that the Russian leadership knew exactly where to strike to make a strong statement. As possible targets of the attacks, Reiche mentioned scaring and deterring people, creating uncertainty, and preventing agreements or the search for solidarity. Creating fear is a common tactic of the Russian leadership. #Russland #Angriffe #Podcast (translated)

Tobias Huch wrote that he had previously questioned the figure of around 73,000 deaths in Gaza mentioned by Hamas based on sources and facts. After accounting for the people who had died of natural causes, he arrived at about 50,000 dead, including an estimated 25,000 to at most 30,000 civilians. This corresponds to a ratio of one killed terrorist to one civilian; in urban wars, according to his portrayal, ratios of 1:7 to 1:19 are common. He concluded that Israel protects civilians and only targets the terror group. Huch also stated that he labeled the claim that the majority of those killed by Israel were women and children as an anti-Semitic lie. Now, according to his assessment, Hamas's numbers confirm his earlier statements: the actual death toll is around 53,000, with the majority being men of military age, there are virtually no starvation deaths, and the ratio of terrorists to civilians is 1:1. According to Huch, these are not Israeli figures, but figures from the Hamas Ministry of Health with a detailed breakdown of the causes of death and descriptions of the victims. #Gaza #Israel #Hamas (translated)

"The living situation for Jewish people in Germany fills us with great concern. Anti-Semitic hostilities, threats, and attacks are at a frightening level. Many Jewish people experience anti-Semitism in their everyday lives, in public spaces, and on social media. More and more feel unsafe and uncomfortable in our country. We must never accept this as normality." DFB President Bernd Neuendorf: "The fight against anti-Semitism concerns us all." #Antisemitismus #DFB #Judenhass (translated)

More than 80 percent of buildings in Gaza are damaged or destroyed, and new satellite images on Google Maps clarify the shocking extent of this destruction, which is often downplayed despite the ongoing misery of the population in the region. #Gaza #Zerstörung #Satellitenbilder (translated)

Aus Gründen. Wer Menschen in „richtige Deutsche“ und „Passdeutsche“ einteilt, übt keine Migrationskritik und verteidigt auch keinen Patriotismus. Das ist Rassismus. Und die Logik dahinter führt gedanklich erschreckend schnell zum Abstammungsnachweis. #Rassismus #Patriotismus #Migration