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The article highlights the current high bond yields in the USA and draws parallels to the events of 1987, when rising yields ultimately led to a dramatic stock market crash, and questions whether today's calmness among investors is justified. #Anleihen #Börsencrash #Inflation (translated)

The financing of a startup network will cost something. It is always about the question of what we will gain from it," says Lukas Hammer from the Greens during a discussion round of the energy spokespersons of all five parliamentary parties. #Wasserstoff #Energieinfrastruktur #Österreich (translated)

The Federal Constitutional Court is dealing this week with inheritance tax, specifically with the question of whether heirs to businesses pay too little tax and whether the exemptions for private assets are unconstitutional. #Erbschaftsteuer #Bundesverfassungsgericht #Unternehmenserben (translated)

Björn Harms announced that his new book "The Asylum Complex" would be available in stores the following day; he already had some freshly printed copies in hand. He wrote that the book includes, among other things, a detailed overall calculation of the asylum costs of past years and an overview of the number of asylum accommodations in Germany. According to him, the federal government does not know this number. According to Harms, the book also addresses real estate companies and hoteliers who earn millions by renting to the state, as well as home operators, welfare associations, lawyer networks, and state companies that benefit from the growing market or mass immigration. He announced interviews with insiders from the social industry and the real estate market, as well as insights into asylum NGOs, refugee councils, and million-euro funding programs from the EU and the federal government. Additionally, the book aims to address legal questions related to the topic of asylum. Harms requested feedback on the book. #Asylkomplex #Buchneuerscheinung #Asylpolitik (translated)

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)

An open letter from seven of the eight state agricultural ministers of the union criticizes the planned sugar tax and questions the recent agreement between the Union and the SPD, with particular emphasis on Bavaria's Agricultural Minister Michaela Kaniber having made a significant tightening of the original text. #Zuckersteuer #CDU #Bayern (translated)

Wolf wrote that shortly before the elections, increasingly positive news began to emerge. As an example, he mentioned a supposed energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Ukraine had confirmed that it was unaware of any such thing but was willing to cooperate, he wrote. He criticized this approach and asked whether a positive atmosphere was being deliberately created just before November 3, only to be reversed afterward. He also wondered whether people were truly so easily influenced and believed everything. #Wahlen2023 #Energiekrise #UkraineRustland (translated)

In the conflict over an agreement against anti-Semitism in Berlin, 120 left-wing politicians have spoken out against the agreement reached, which has led to sharp criticism within the SPD and raises questions about the stability of a possible red-red-green coalition. #Antisemitismus #Linke #Berlin (translated)

The Houthi militia carried out rocket attacks at the airport in Riyadh, killing at least twelve people and injuring over 300, which calls into question the authority of Mohammed bin Salman as ruler of Saudi Arabia and triggered international protests. #HouthiAngriffe #SaudiArabien #Riad (translated)

Felix Perrefort reported that Tillschneider referred to Jewish culture as part of German culture when asked about the AfD's position on Jewish life in Saxony-Anhalt. He described it as deeply rooted for centuries and referenced evidence of Jewish communities since late antiquity. Furthermore, Tillschneider spoke of a German-Jewish cultural symbiosis and announced plans to hold conversations with representatives of the Jewish community. Perrefort wrote that Tillschneider's response had nothing to do with extremism or National Socialism. He believed that the accusations brought to the public by public broadcasting and government parties all the way to the Chancellery were lies. He also doubted that Steinmeier or Klingbeil would have responded similarly confidently and sympathetically, and without diversity clichés, and recommended the interview. #AfD #JüdischesLeben #Kultur (translated)

After Manuel Neuer's costly mistake in the game against Augsburg, the question arises whether coach Kompany will change the goalkeeper rotation plan for the upcoming Champions League match against Viking Stavanger, even though Neuer and Urbig are still considered the first choice for now. #BayernMünchen #ManuelNeuer #ChampionsLeague (translated)