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Stepsen wrote that a post pinned to his profile against the AfD received 1,000 likes and 48 comments, most of which disagreed. Previously, the ratio of likes to comments was about 1:1, now it is 20:1. He interpreted this as a sign that many AfD bots had disappeared from X. He also wrote that Russian propaganda was decreasing; this could allow the online discourse to recover. He described the day as good for X, the online debate, and Germany, and contrasted the colors of the German flag with the blue hearts and the Russian flag. #AfD #OnlineDebatte #Deutschland (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)

Donald Trump claimed in a campaign speech that Germany was "two days away from annihilation" due to the energy transition and criticized countries with green energy as bankrupt, while also threatening tariffs against France and making insulting comments about a Muslim politician. #Trump #Energiewende #Wahlkampf (translated)

Eva Selsing wrote that her criticism of modern art in B.T. could also be directed at Jens Galschiøt's Trump sculpture, which she described as vulgar kitsch. She believed that much modern art was poorly conceived and executed political contributions that conveyed propaganda for an oikophobic establishment rather than uplift or give spirit to the human condition. Selsing stated that she was not surprised that the Danish Arts Foundation supported that type of projects. She pointed out that artists, works, funds, and museums, in her view, were influenced by left-leaning individuals, and that the result was often works characterized by ugliness, death, something unpleasant, and meaninglessness. She emphasized that her criticism was not about art being provocative, but that provocation had been highlighted for decades as the only or most important task of art. She asked why art should not also show beauty, and called provocation that followed the demands of the time ideological commission work. Selsing rejected that she had the sole right to define art but believed that works that could be reduced to poorly conceived political contributions were not good art—if they were even art at all. She referred to most modern art as societal-degrading kitsch. #ModerneKunst #Kitsch #KunstDebat (translated)

Korina Graf wrote that Nico Lange commented live on the situation in Ukraine in a broadcast from ZDFheute. Lange stated that one should be ashamed of Schröder's appearance in Moscow while Russia continues to kill people in Ukraine. The AfD is already calling for Ukraine's capitulation, even though it does not yet govern. Lange also explained that a state parliament is not responsible for such issues: foreign policy and European sanctions are decided at the federal or EU level. The political staging does not solve problems on the ground. Russia has attacked Ukraine, which is defending itself. Ukraine is ready for a ceasefire, but Russia is not; therefore, pressure must be exerted on the aggressor. According to Graf, Lange also warned against Russian propaganda, which does not become true through repetition. He mentioned bots, orchestrated comments, and recurring false reports, pointing out how exhausting it is to refute them repeatedly. Graf thanked him for articulating these points so clearly. https://t.co/FNNI6vurcF #Ukraine #Russland #Politik (translated)

Mona Juul wrote that she rarely gave space to political opponents and colleagues on her side, but this time she thought it was important to highlight their warnings about misinformation. She mentioned, among other things, that Stinus Lindgreen from the Radical Left had written about daily Russian misinformation on social media and his concern that parts of the population had lost trust in the authorities. According to Juul, Karsten Hønge from SF had described lies and manipulations from the Kremlin, while Troels Lund Poulsen from the Liberal party had talked about anonymous profiles, conspiracy theories, and accusations directed at him. Alex Vanopslagh from the Liberal Alliance had written that Russia spread propaganda, and Ida Auken had warned that actors from St. Petersburg influenced who won Danish elections. Juul wrote that she herself saw conspiracy theories, deliberate misinformation, AI-generated lies, and Russian bot accounts on social media. She called the development a challenge for Danish democracy and believed that politicians must stand together because the truth was under pressure. She highlighted Danish news media and journalists as important for democratic information because the media had accountable editors-in-chief and were responsible to the Danish people and the Press Council. At the same time, she warned against videos on X, whose authenticity could not be established. Juul thanked her political colleagues for addressing coordinated misinformation and said that Russia wanted to create distrust among people. In response, she called for solidarity. #Misinformation #Demokrati #Sammenhold (translated)

A study from the University of Leipzig describes that sexist discrimination is commonplace in the Saxon police and shows various forms such as physical assaults, sexist comments, and structural inequalities, while simultaneously identifying deficiencies in dealing with such misconduct. #Sexismus #Polizei #Diskriminierung (translated)

A Girl Has No Name shared a clip of Bianca Ingrosso and wrote that the comments underneath came from older women who she assumed themselves had children. She wondered what drove them to adult bullying and wrote that the comments scared her. https://t.co/L6UTgQb08J #BiancaIngrosso #vuxenmobbning #socialamedier (translated)

Baha accused Konstantin and his party friends of pushing the Union to the edge with their desired firewall, which brought 30 percent to the AfD while not benefiting the left camp. Instead, he wrote, the left has shifted further to the left, and its alarmist tone seems more authentic. He noted that the hypocritical, pseudo-altruistic comments about caring are no longer convincing. Baha wrote that Konstantin played a role in turning Friedrich Merz into an enemy figure, accusing him of opening the gate to hell when he relied on the support of the SPD and Greens for "Common Sense" in the Bundestag. The subsequent campaign yielded nothing. At the same time, those addressed relied on the assumption that the Union would never go into coalition with the AfD and would look for a power option with them in case of doubt. Now, Baha wrote, that too is wobbling: A weak Union no longer helps them, and Red-Red-Green is far from a majority. He wrote that his party has put itself in a bind out of fear of Konstantin and his political environment. That is the problem of his party. However, the previous red-green course has failed and has significantly harmed democracy as well as the Union, he explained. #Politik #Deutschland #Demokratie (translated)

Baha wrote that even a slight deviation of a journalist from the consensus of the "capital city bubble" leads to strong social pressure. He stated that this group pressure significantly contributes to the current political situation and referred to the comments. #Journalismus #Politik #Öffentlichkeit (translated)

Hans von der Burchard wrote that the German-French paper of the day marks a break with decades of German restraint towards China's unfair trade practices. At the same time, Europe, particularly Germany, has quickly replaced the US support for Ukraine after its withdrawal and is beginning to take more responsibility for security. The development is not yet complete, von der Burchard wrote. If the federal government maintains its course, withstands pressure from the right and left, and makes progress on social reforms, that would be a significant achievement. Merz will likely go down in history as the most unpopular chancellor, and there is much to criticize about him; however, looking back, historians may view his chancellorship more leniently. #Deutschland #Europa #Handelspraktiken (translated)

Sofie Löwenmark wrote that the comparison with ISIS was misleading and that Kenan Habul had misunderstood the IDF statistics. According to her, the 150 individuals referred to a compilation of people with Israeli citizenship and at least one additional citizenship, including Swedish. The group could include individuals who served in the military or were reservists, and the statistics did not specify what type of service they had. Löwenmark also pointed out that some could be born and raised in Israel and have Swedish citizenship; according to her, several thousand Swedish citizens lived in Israel, many with dual citizenship. She wrote that the news did not claim that 150 Swedes had traveled from Sweden to fight in Gaza, even though Habul's comments, according to her, gave that impression. #Israel #svenskpolitik #medborgarskap (translated)

Aron Flam wrote that Johan Westerholm, editor-in-chief of Ledarsidorna and author, had guest-starred on the podcast to talk about his new short book *Johan Westerholm's little green book*. According to Flam, the book compiles all the connections of the parliamentary parties with the Muslim Brotherhood. He also referred to the entire conversation on YouTube. #JohanWesterholm #MuslimskaBrödraskapet #Politik (translated)

Julian Adrat criticized that the public broadcasting service did not consider a burning firefighter to be newsworthy, but instead reported on a firefighter who writes misanthropic comments on Instagram. He wrote that the public broadcasting service is not reformable. https://t.co/QtIK1JPymA #Feuerwehr #ÖRR #Kommentar (translated)

Claus Mathiesen wrote that some commentators during Tucker's interview had argued that it would have been better if Germany had won, as there would then be fewer Muslims in the UK. He believed that the education system and democratic upbringing had failed, and that the situation could only get worse. #samfund #uddannelse #diskurs (translated)