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"Do you want to go somewhere else? Then say it." Looking at the state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt, CSU chief Markus Söder called on dissenters within the Union to leave. "Anyone who votes for the AfD does not have much of a future with us." Söder suggested that this probably stemmed from a deep wound within the CDU faction. After these events, Söder would find it "surprising" if the AfD did not also lead the government in the state. "It would be absolutely necessary. The voters in Saxony-Anhalt have already made a very clear statement." "Given the results, you can't say that. I just think that anyone considering doing something like that should have the backbone to make it public." "Also immediately move in the political direction." "Because I find that quite despicable." "Therefore, everyone who is playing with fire (...), should know that in the end it will probably lead to extreme AfD dominance, that the polls will turn into results." "If the second democratic government fails within a few years after the traffic light coalition, it would be a huge blow to democracy." "I appreciate him, I respect him, and I also find that very unfair." "Friedrich Merz remains Chancellor." CSU chief Markus Söder has again backed Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and campaigned for the CSU politician Ilse Aigner as Federal President. "The only personnel matter that personally interests me is not the chancellorship, but I would like Ilse Aigner to become Federal President if at all possible. I am very committed to that." #CSU #CDU #Politik (translated)

Il presidente Volodymyr Zelensky ha dichiarato che la squadra negoziale ucraina negli Stati Uniti viene usata come "paravento" mentre Donald Trump stringe accordi con Vladimir Putin sulle forniture di carburante. "Ritengo che la nostra squadra venga usata semplicemente come paravento. E questo non è affatto onesto, non è affatto da partner. E secondo me, purtroppo, è una decisione debole da parte di partner forti", ha detto il presidente. Ha aggiunto che accordi di questo tipo significano soldi in più per Putin per questa guerra. Certo, uno smacco bello e buono, anche all’Europa…e poi parliamo di sanzioni!! Questo è un colpo che ha spiazzato tutti, e dimostra ancora una volta come ai cari americani non gliene freghi niente. Ricordo, tanti anni fa, un dialogo con un americano di origine egiziana, sulla via di Odessa. C’era Clinton, io tessevo le sue lodi, il tizio mi disse “ma voi credete che agli americani interessi qualcosa di qualcuno?? A loro interessa solo che la benzina costi poco!!”. Mi risuonano queste parole, dette negli anni 90. Certo, le elezioni di medio termine sono alle porte, il presidente è in calo di consensi, e si allea anche col demonio. Da adesso in poi, non so cosa succederà, che senso ha parlare di sanzioni europee, se poi gli americani sdoganano il petrolio russo??

Roberto Vannacci wrote that Donald Trump had chosen his line and invited Italy to do the same. He claimed that the government should stop following Ursula von der Leyen and financing Ukraine, focusing instead on the interests of Italians. He added that Italy should buy energy from the supplier with the lowest prices. #Italia #Energia #Politica (translated)

The author cited figures on depression in old age, roughly one in eight people between the ages of 65 and 79, and about one in five people aged 80 and over. He asked whether aging and the approaching end of life could alone lead someone to become depressed, even if they had lived well and happily. #Depression #Alter #Gesundheit #DE (translated)

Furkan Yildirim wrote that the US Treasury could auction fewer long-term government bonds as early as November and possibly discontinue the 20-year term altogether. According to Yildirim, Citigroup expects Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to announce a $3 billion reduction in auctions for 20- and 30-year bonds each on November 4. The financing gap is to be closed with government securities maturing within a year at the latest. The department may also ask large banks next week whether pension funds now prefer bonds from Amazon, Meta, and Alphabet to those of the state. The 20-year bond was reintroduced in 2020 after a 34-year hiatus and now offers nearly 5.7 percent interest, more than any other US maturity. At the end of 2020, its yield was just under 1.5 percent. At the same time, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, and SpaceX had already issued dollar bonds amounting to more than $180 billion in 2026; according to Yildirim, Amazon's bonds extend to 2076. According to asset manager TwentyFour, which Yildirim cited, Japanese investors are now receiving enough interest at home to invest their money there. Citi strategist Jason Williams wrote that pension funds may currently be more inclined than usual to invest in long-term corporate bonds of good quality. However, BNP Paribas strategists doubted that smaller auctions would reduce the government's financing costs. Yildirim also pointed out that the yield on 10-year US bonds serves as a basis for mortgages and many other loans, and Bessent had referred to it as an important measure of his success. With an annual deficit of nearly $2 trillion, the debt burden continues to grow as competition for long-term buyers increases. #Finanzen #Anleihen #Wirtschaft (translated)

Lexa wrote that Ukraine resumed its attacks on Russian oil infrastructure just hours after the announcement of a US-Russian diesel agreement. A senior Ukrainian official stated that Russian refineries were being attacked and set on fire. Lexa described the attacks as targeted asymmetric strikes against Russia's energy logistics, not as defense against an immediate threat. According to Lexa, the timing undermines the diplomatic line of Ukraine's main ally and gives Moscow reason to attribute to Kiev an interest in escalation rather than de-escalation. Lexa also wrote that the continuation of this strategy is contrary to the short-term interests of Ukraine's main donor and arms supplier. #Ukraine #Russland #Energiepolitik (translated)

Raffaele Ceresa wrote that lawyer Paniz, Berlusconi's parliamentarian for three legislatures, was once again leading the protest of those who were asking for the revaluation of pensions based on inflation. He added that, while salaries were not being revalued, 300 deputies also wanted interest. https://t.co/sMhRoNzVUL #politica #vitalizi #parlamento (translated)

Rossano Sasso wrote that lifting sanctions on Russia in Italy and Europe would, in his view, lower fuel and energy costs, ease the cost of living and revive the economy. He said Donald Trump was acting in the interests of US citizens rather than Volodymyr Zelensky and his allies. Sasso called for ending the sanctions, stopping Italian funding for Zelensky and no longer following what he described as Ursula von der Leyen’s impositions. He argued that Italians would benefit and urged the country’s leaders to act with courage and patriotism. #Italia #Europa #Sanzioni

Miró accused ZStadtfux of having, as a multimillionaire, no interest in the problems of AfD voters and of trying to profile himself with consequence-free courage. At the same time, he wrote that ZStadtfux, as a gay man, would probably also struggle with a progressing Islamization, but still wanted to count himself among the "good" ones. Miró called this incomprehensible. #Politik #Gesellschaft #Meinungsfreiheit (translated)

Dr. David Lütke wrote that Trump and Putin had agreed that Russia should flood the world markets with diesel. According to his account, sanctions and the positions of the EU, Germany, and Ukraine played no role in this. He concluded by presenting the power dynamics as being reversed. https://t.co/Aut6P2ASxl #Trump #Putin #Marktordnung (translated)

The author criticized that the loss of jobs, which in his view only existed thanks to subsidies, was being lamented. At the same time, it was hardly noted that those who would have to finance these subsidies would soon no longer exist due to what he considered to be a misguided energy policy. He described this as sad. #Arbeitsplätze #Energiepolitik #Subventionen (translated)

Ultimora.net reported that the European Union criticized the announcement of U.S. sanctions against the International Criminal Court, calling it "deeply deplorable." According to the site, the EU assured that it would take the necessary measures to keep the Court operational and protect the interests of European companies. Italy also opposed the sanctions, reaffirming its support for the independence and impartiality of the ICC and expressing hope for dialogue with the United States. #UnioneEuropea #CortePenaleInternazionale #Sanzioni (translated)

Malca Goldstein-Wolf wrote that the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navanethem Pillay, whom she described as being against Israel. As a justification, she cited Pillay's commitment to peace and international law, as well as her stance against genocide. Goldstein-Wolf criticized that, in her opinion, Oslo does not take into account that there is no genocide. #Friedensnobelpreis #Völkerrecht #Genozid (translated)

Furkan Yildirim wrote that the Bitcoin correction has occurred and many are now getting nervous again. He referred to a post from September 21, in which he explained that for him, it is not crucial which price level is exceeded, but how the next correction will unfold. Now it is what matters. #Bitcoin #Korrektur #Kryptowährung (translated)

Furkan Yildirim wrote that, according to recent reports, SpaceX intends to borrow 40 billion dollars to purchase Nvidia chips. Nvidia itself holds around 123 million SpaceX shares and is simultaneously building a 500-billion-dollar platform with six major financial institutions that offers loans to customers for Nvidia chips and guarantees part of it. Yildirim described this as a circular flow of money. According to the Financial Times, 10 billion dollars of the SpaceX deal should come from bank loans and 30 billion from bonds. Apollo is supposed to lead it, which according to Yildirim is also one of the partners of Nvidia's platform. When SpaceX was looking for investors, they received a two-page memo with space images describing the data centers as being located in an unspecified place in space. An investor reportedly asked, according to the Financial Times, how he should explain that to his investment committee. Yildirim also pointed to skepticism in the bond market: SpaceX sold bonds worth 25 billion dollars in June; the bonds, maturing in 2056, are currently trading at around 85 cents on the dollar and have a risk premium at junk bond levels. SpaceX reported losses of 4.9 billion dollars in 2025 and 4.28 billion dollars in the first quarter of 2026 alone. Nevertheless, the company is officially considered an investment-worthy debtor at the second worst level of this category. According to Yildirim, this classification allows insurers and pension funds to purchase bonds on a larger scale. Apollo's life insurer Athene typically takes a large share in such deals. As further evidence of the development, Yildirim cited information from Goldman Sachs, indicating that by 2026 about 500 billion dollars in AI-related debt had already been taken on. By the end of the year, the bank expects more than 750 billion dollars and nearly 1.2 trillion dollars for 2027. According to the Financial Times, Nvidia also negotiated with insurers at the end of September about the transfer of default risks related to chip loans. Yildirim wrote that the investment boom is increasingly being financed through debt and referred to a detailed video on the topic published the previous day. #SpaceX #Nvidia #Finanzen (translated)

Hamburger SV commemorated the victims of the pogrom in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, the third anniversary of which fell on the publication day of the article. The club stated that it is committed to fighting against anti-Semitism and promoting an active culture of remembrance; in light of the continuing rise in anti-Semitism, this commitment is particularly important. As part of the series "David Star & Diamond," a reading with Ruben Gercikow and Monty Ott was scheduled to take place the following day at 7 PM in the club's Barkasse. The HSV wrote that the authors addressed in their anthology "Jews on the Field - Jews in the Stands" how October 7 changed the lives of Jews in Germany and what effects this has in football. The club invited interested parties to the reading and the subsequent dialogue. #nurderHSV #Antisemitismus #Gedenkkultur #Fußball (translated)

TW wrote that the youngest student, who had been taken away by her family for an arranged marriage during her short period of service, was a first grader. No one cared that little girls were being sexually exploited and forced to give birth, as they were not considered significant individuals, wrote TW. As dismissive reactions, the author cited the terms "isolated cases" and "ridiculous." #Zwangsheiratsverbot #Frauenrechte #Kinderschutz (translated)

Ms. Marie wrote that the linked post was published in 2022 immediately after the scandal regarding the presentation. She would like to know if anything has changed since then and suspected that this would be the case. https://t.co/zKiAJ0J2TR #Skandal #Vortrag #Änderung (translated)