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The author considered Bas' resignation for personal reasons to be understandable and wished her strength to cope with the personal blow. At the same time, he wrote that her follow-up attacks against the coalition partner CDU showed that the Black-Red coalition was at an end. #Politik #Rücktritt #CDU #DE (translated)

As the ministry admits, more than one in five service contracts at Austria's schools are temporary. Criticism comes from the Greens: "As the ministry admits, more than one in five service contracts at Austria's schools are temporary," said the deputy club chair and education spokesperson Sigrid Maurer in a statement. #Teilzeitlehrer #Bildungspolitik #BefristeteVerträge (translated)

Yvonne Kussmann wrote that there are still no traces of Muhamad M., who escaped from the secure psychiatric facility Altscherbitz in Saxony on September 25, 2026. According to a report by FOCUS from the previous day, the 22-year-old Afghan used his first approved accompanied outing in the unsecured clinic area to escape. The only caregiver who accompanied him could not hold him back, Kussmann wrote. She asked the clinic if there was a directive to respond exclusively verbally in the event of an escape and not to use direct force. As a comparison, she referred to Ahmad N., who, according to her account, escaped from the secure facility in Wiesloch during a similar outing on September 8, 2023. Caregivers had followed him to the later crime scene; there he fatally stabbed the 30-year-old cashier Lisa with a knife he had previously stolen in a TEDI store. Kussmann also requested explanations regarding an assessment expressed by the clinic, according to FOCUS, that no further crimes were to be expected due to long-term medication for several weeks. She asked among other things when the medication had started and how long Muhamad M. had been stable before his escape. He had been accommodated since October 2025; on June 30, 2026, the regional court in Leipzig ordered his permanent accommodation. At the time of the judgment, further crimes were anticipated, and according to Kussmann, there was also a lack of insight into his illness and willingness to undergo treatment. The clinic rejected both questions, citing safety aspects, patient protection, and medical confidentiality. They also emphasized that those accommodated were clinic patients with a statutory entitlement to treatment and not inmates of a correctional facility. The medical management has its own assessment and discretion in therapeutic measures. Kussmann wrote that she forwarded her inquiry to the responsible ministry and shared the search alert again. In the meantime, another photo has been published. https://t.co/rNiWoDmLNM #Flucht #Sachsen #Gesundheitssystem (translated)

Apollo News reported that NRW Justice Minister Benjamin Limbach selected a long-time confidante for a highly-paid leadership position in his ministry without publicly advertising the role. The appointment of a top position at the Higher Administrative Court had already made headlines for the Green politician. https://t.co/ZuKkKjz2hr #NRW #Justiz #Politik (translated)

Nasruddin Amer reported that the Yemeni Foreign Ministry has accused Saudi Arabia of responsibility for the escalation in Bab al-Mandab. The ministry called on the international community to put pressure on Riyadh to fulfill its obligations to the Yemeni people, including lifting the blockade and ending the aggression, instead of igniting a war in the strait. According to the statement, Saudi Arabia has turned Bab al-Mandab into a battlefield, thereby jeopardizing shipping. The ministry accused the international community of responding with loud criticism to the expansion of Yemeni sovereignty along the west coast and in Bab al-Mandab, while ignoring Saudi activities there. These, according to the ministry, serve the interests of the USA and Israel. The ministry also stated that Yemen is adhering to its international obligations regarding maritime safety. The exercise of Yemeni sovereignty over its territory, coastlines, and territorial waters does not pose a threat to global trade but will make it safer. This statement was made after the ministry claimed to have pushed back Saudi troop deployments on the west coast. #Jemen #BabAlMandab #Schifffahrt (translated)

Regina Laska wrote that the former BND chief is in pretrial detention and the former head of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution is being monitored by the Office. Both had worked for the same Swiss company after their terms, the ownership of which was said to be unknown. Hans-Georg Maaßen reported his activities to the Interior Ministry; according to Laska, an examination found no concerns. She referred to a Bundestag document on this matter. Moreover, Laska wrote that a former head of the Chancellery and a former minister-president met in Baku with representatives of Putin, without the chancellor being aware of it. A former chancellor had worked for a Russian supermarket chain after activities in the Russian energy sector. According to Laska, there had been outrage in such cases, but no one was responsible. Anyone leaving a public office returns their official ID and keys, but takes their knowledge with them, wrote Laska. According to her account, Germany relies on former officials behaving properly; no controls are in place. #Deutschland #Politik #Vertrauen (translated)

The user sparbook enemies wrote that Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul had abolished the obligation to use gender language in his ministry. As a result, female employees blocked important documents and began a gender strike. He cited this incident as the "456th reason" against handing over the Foreign Ministry to the Greens. #Gendern #Außenpolitik #Streik (translated)

Rüdiger Lucassen, a member of the Bundestag, wrote that Johann Wadephul has taken over a ministry strongly influenced by the Greens. He should have made staff changes after taking office, but he failed to do so. Now, staff members of Annalena Baerbock do not take him seriously, according to Lucassen. He further stated that the Foreign Office has been led almost continuously by the Greens since 1998. Therefore, it is no surprise that the authority is, in his view, shaped by left-green structures. The Greens have managed to place their own people in the government apparatus over the past 30 years. In contrast, the CDU has yet to understand that the Left and the Greens do not respect them—even if they submit to them, Lucassen said. #Politik #Grüne #CDU (translated)

Baerbel Jilge criticized Lars Klingbeil for talking about "hard years" and announcing that everyone would feel the impact of the austerity measures. At the same time, since May, he has been funding 188,000 euros from his own ministry for makeup and professional photos, she wrote. Jilge also accused him of demanding higher taxes on tobacco, sparkling wine, and sugar, while he allows himself to be polished up with taxpayers' money. According to her, only the citizens would have to save. #Steuern #Sparen #Politik (translated)

Steffan Nethe described the case of Mohamet E. as an example of the state's failure in internal security. According to him, he was a Sudanese repeat offender who had deceived authorities for years with more than 16 identities. His police record included 61 criminal offenses, including armed robbery, violent crimes, and drug trafficking. Moreover, he had been internally classified as a "ministry case" and was subject to deportation since 2018. Nethe wrote that Mohamet E. had nevertheless not been deported and had choked, kicked, and threatened citizens in public. As a reason for the lack of deportation, Nethe cited the absence of a passport replacement document that the Lower Saxony authorities had not obtained for years despite having clarified his identity. Referring to deportation leaks, he claimed that the system was structurally failing and that there were numerous comparable cases in Germany. Murderers, rapists, and terrorists could remain unbothered for years because deportations were delayed or prevented, he wrote. Nethe called for a government that acted more decisively and prioritized the safety of the population. #InnereSicherheit #Asylsystem #Rechtsstaat (translated)

The Australian exchange student asked how to assess a repeat election due to a citizen dialogue financed with party funds in Hinterkleinpisshausen, if in other elections candidates were not allowed and the relevant ministry documents had been destroyed. #Wahlen #Politik #Bürgerdialog (translated)

Two months ago, the left-wing lawyers' association RAV called for a ban on the AfD in an open letter. It referred to the poor AI-generated report from the equally left-leaning "Society for Freedom Rights." Some signatories work in Hessian courts or public prosecutor's offices. In my opinion, signing the call for a party ban procedure violates the "political moderation obligation" and the "duty of neutrality" of judges and prosecutors. The CDU-led Ministry of Justice in Hesse has therefore directed courts and the public prosecutor's office in Frankfurt to examine, in the respective named cases, whether there is a specific reason to consider "necessary action in terms of civil service law." The ministry wants to protect against possible bias in court proceedings related to the AfD. The outcry from the left-wing judges' association NRV is considerable. 😨 We have submitted a small inquiry on this matter (@GrobeDrFrank). We want to know not only how many signatories of the call currently work in the Hessian judiciary and at which courts or public prosecutor's offices they are active. The state government should also clarify how it assesses "regarding moderation obligation, judicial independence, and possible bias" when Hessian judges or prosecutors become active in this way. I am curious about the answers and the further course! #Politik #Justiz #AfD (translated)

Lightning makes #Bitcoin a means of payment for everyday transactions: immediately, almost without fees, even for a few cents. According to the new draft law from the Federal Ministry of Finance, each of these payments would be a taxable event. Every payment made with Bitcoin is considered a sale. For every coffee, one must determine the profit and pay 25 percent tax, without a de minimis threshold. Those who use Lightning will thus have hundreds of taxable events in a year. The exchange against other cryptocurrencies is also taxed, even if no euro is involved. In this context, the ministry itself describes Bitcoin as a "means of exchange." Those who define Bitcoin this way and then tax every exchange turn ordinary users into tax offenders against their will. After all, no one can accurately account for hundreds of small payments. Innovation will then take place elsewhere, just not in Germany. #HoldingPeriod #Haltefrist #Bitcoin #Kryptowährung #Steuern (translated)

"Die Regierung selbst, als Beitrittskandidat der EU, profitiert in großem Maße von EU-Geldern, jedes Ministerium, auch das Justizministerium selbst. Es ist also heuchlerisch, LGBTQI-Organisationen zu unterstellen, sie würden vom Ausland finanziert werden und seien deshalb irgendwie verdächtig.""Das sei nicht strafbar, sagt Emma Sinclair-Webb von der Menschenrechtsorganisation Human Rights Watch:" #LGBTQI #Türkei #Menschenrechte