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Angelika Bazalová wrote that Igor Chaun demonstrated a filmmaker's sensitivity to the moment during his meeting with fifteen-year-old students. She described their conversation as a testament to the times and was particularly amused by the moments when the girls were unsure how to spell his surname. She reminded the students that Chaun was among the student leaders of 1989 and stated that he had directed approximately 60 documentary and feature films, written a number of screenplays, including the screenplay for the 1992 film Requiem for a Doll, and directed Czech Soda. Bazalová also criticized that someone explained to Chaun why, in his opinion, a "spy in a jet" was acceptable. She compared it to the behavior of communist officials before the Velvet Revolution, who, according to her, preached equality but considered themselves superior. She wrote that the particular spy behaved similarly and referred to himself as "the first among equals." She recalled the concerns at the time that the country would return to the past after thirty years and expressed her pity for Chaun. Finally, she noted that the girl in the background was visibly fidgeting during her classmate's speech, which, according to her, might have meant that she was having a hard time with the situation. She added that Veronika might still change her mind as she gains more sense. #dokumentárnífilm #sametovárevoluce #historie (translated)

In today's edition of Tagesschau, the diesel deal between Trump and Putin, the many deaths from Russian attacks in Ukraine, the ongoing attacks in Gaza despite the ceasefire, the art exhibition "Never again! Against the forgetting of the Nazi crimes," the honor of Gabriele Stötzer with the Goslarer Kaiserring, as well as the youth word of the year 2026, ragebait, are discussed. #Ukraine #Gaza #FußballBundesliga (translated)

A controversial graphic with the text "Lukaš, why are you lying?" has appeared on the city hall building of Prague 4, targeting the opposition politician Lukaš Kaiser Zicha, while the city district distances itself from the advertisement and claims it has nothing to do with it. #KomunálníVolby #Praha4 #Politika (translated)

U.M. OSINT explained that he is often criticized for speaking of "the Palestinians" instead of just Hamas. Highlighting Hamas conveys the impression in the West, in his view, that the Palestinians are largely innocent and the responsibility lies solely with a ruling class. In the Gaza Strip and, in a different composition, in the West Bank, the Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the PFLP, the DFLP, the Martyrs' Brigades, Fatah, and other groups are also active. According to U.M. OSINT, the motivation of these groups is distorted in the West. Their goal is the destruction of Israel; they internally view Israel's existence as an occupation of their land. This perspective is also adopted by Western left extremists. U.M. OSINT referred to the resistance against Israel's existence as Muqāwama and stated that civilian, peaceful resistance means Ṣumūd. Citing the recent survey by the Palestinian PCPSR (Poll No 97, 12.08.2026), he wrote that 50% of respondents opposed a two-state solution and 32% supported armed resistance. The latter figure is the lowest ever recorded; in December 2023, it was at 68%. According to an INSS survey (National Security Studies INSS, Special Survey: Palestinian Public Opinion in the West Bank, 17.09.2026), 43% support a Palestinian state between the Jordan and the Mediterranean. Of those, 26% wanted to allow no Jewish presence in such a state, which, according to U.M. OSINT, affects nearly 1.5 million Palestinians. To justify his terminology, he referred to historical comparisons: despite armed resistance in Italy, today, people talk about the Allies' fight against Italy and not just against the Partito Nazionale Fascista. The pro-imperial Taisei Yokusankai is hardly known in Europe; people simply talk about Japan. In World War II, more than 17 million Germans fought, and millions also contributed to the armaments industry and in organizations. It would be strange, he wrote, to attribute the war solely to members of the NSDAP. U.M. OSINT argued that a society bears collective responsibility when it is permeated by a system. Whether Palestinians internally struggle for an Islamist or secular society is of no consequence to Israel externally. In his view, the portrayal of the situation as an occupation of the West Bank is directed at uninformed people in the West. The so-called resistance began long before the founding of Israel and took on current structures while Israel had not yet occupied anything; at that time, the Palestinian autonomous areas were occupied and annexed by Jordan and Egypt. Additionally, from at least 1947, about 1,000 former members of the Waffen-SS fought on the Palestinian side in the so-called Arab Liberation Army (ALA). If he refers to a specific association or terrorist organization, he names it explicitly; otherwise, he speaks of the Palestinians. #Palästinenser #Hamas #Nahostkonflikt (translated)

BrennpunktUA wrote that the reactions from politics and the media showed that they had no explanations left and stood "naked." The speech by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the Day of German Unity seemed to the author like that of an emperor without clothes. https://t.co/0RhfAV203p #TagderDeutschenEinheit #Politik #Bundespräsident (translated)

The Australian exchange student wrote that the state quota was between 10-15 percent in the Empire and is projected to reach 52.4 percent for the Federal Republic by 2027. At the same time, the state is operating as dysfunctionally, sluggishly, and inefficiently as never before, while the government, in his opinion, is constantly considering how to further increase the quota. He described the development as madness. #Staatsquote #Bundesrepublik #Ineffizienz (translated)

Quindi la classifica totale dei genocidi commessi o finanziati dalla Germania sale a 4: 1 commesso dalla Germania del Kaiser (gli Herero in Africa) 1 commesso dalla Germania nazista; 1 finanziato dalla Germania occidentale; 1 finanziato dalla Germania unificata. #genocidi #Germania #storia #DE #NA #AF

Die Chroniken von Chih 1-4 von Nghi Vo übersetzt von Stephanie Pannen Chih aus der Abtei der Singenden Hügel bereist ein Reich, das an das imperiale China erinnert, und sammelt dessen Geschichten … In-yo, eine junge Adelige, wird aus dem fernen Norden für eine politische Heirat in ein Reich im Süden geschickt. Ihre Brüder sind tot, ihre Soldaten und ihre Kriegsmammuts längst besiegt. Allein und verunglimpft, muss sie ihre Verbündeten sorgfältig wählen. Kaninchen, eine Dienerin, die von ihren Eltern wegen fünf Fässern Farbe an den Palast verkauft wurde, freundet sich mit der einsamen neuen Frau des Kaisers an. Und so verfolgt sie den Aufstieg der jungen Kaiserin, die nur über wenige Ressourcen und noch weniger Freunde verfügt. Doch In-yo wird die Geschichte nach ihrem Willen gestalten und ihre Feinde Stück für Stück zu Fall bringen.