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The author wrote that German engineering has turned Turkey and China into drone powers. He referred to a recurring German pattern of first inventing something, then failing, and finally just watching. He called this one of the most uncomfortable truths of German armaments and education policy. #Ingenieurskunst #Drohnen #Bildungspolitik #DE #TR #CN (translated)

Regina Laska wrote that CDA chairman Dennis Radtke (CDU) referred to Gerhard Schröder's recent appearance in Moscow in the Tagesspiegel as a "case of moral bankruptcy" and called on the SPD to expel the former chancellor from the party. Laska agreed with him. Schröder was too ill to testify before a parliamentary inquiry but fit enough to celebrate Vladimir Putin's birthday in Moscow and accept a new supervisory board position in Russia. According to Laska, the SPD state chairpersons in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are now also demanding a new expulsion procedure. The SPD district of Upper Palatinate voted unanimously in favor of it on Saturday. Schleswig-Holstein's SPD leader Ulf Kämpfer stated that the paths of the party and Schröder had parted ways many years ago. Laska asked why Schröder was still a member of the SPD. Previous expulsion procedures had failed in 2022 and 2023. It is not only about Schröder's differing stance on Russia policy, Laska wrote, but also about his demonstrative loyalty to Putin, who has been waging a war of annihilation against Ukraine for more than four and a half years. She also pointed out that SPD foreign policy expert Ralf Stegner had praised Schröder's visit to Putin. Pierre Orthen, chairman of the SPD local club in Baden-Württemberg's Leutenbach, publicly questioned whether this was in line with the responsibilities of a member of the Bundestag's Foreign Affairs Committee. Laska wrote that Stegner had held talks with Kremlin-affiliated representatives in Baku in April 2025. It apparently concerned the future of the Petersburg Dialogue, which Schröder co-founded with Putin in 2001. In June 2026, Stegner was said to have praised Schröder's connection to Putin; now he had attended Putin's birthday party. Laska asked what these contacts had achieved for peace in Ukraine and wrote that anyone justifying such talks as efforts for peace must also be able to explain what they had accomplished. #Schröder #Ukraine #SPD (translated)

Regina Laska wrote that Henry Lindo had sent her a screenshot in the morning, in which Russia complained about Ukrainian hacker groups. The name "LASKA" had also appeared in it, which jokingly led her to check her intelligence connections. According to Laska, her namesakes were working with the Ukrainian military intelligence and, according to their information, had significantly weakened Russia's defense industry and obtained important information. Kyrylo Budanov awarded them the Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Order of the 3rd Class for this. The announcement was dated March 4, 2025, her 60th birthday, she wrote. Laska noted that "Láska" means love in Czech. She added jokingly that her future complaints about Putin should be treated with caution before asking Moneypenny for coffee. #Laska #Ukraine #Russland (translated)

The Tagesschau podcast reports that Audi wants to lend employees to arms companies, while the police are test-running drones for distance control on highways, and the effectiveness of mushroom apps for gathering mushrooms in the forest is being discussed. #Audi #Drohnen #PilzApps (translated)

Heimatgefühl called it a scandal that BMW had canceled the contract offer for a service car to AfD parliamentary president Tobias Rausch after his election. The author referred to the role of the company during the Nazi era: BMW had become an important armaments company and had greatly benefited from German rearmament. The company produced motorcycles for the Wehrmacht, especially the BMW R75 sidecar, as well as the standard passenger car BMW 325 intended for the Wehrmacht from 1938 to 1940. Heimatgefühl referred to the AfD as a democratic party and called it absurd to deny her a service car. In conclusion, the author demanded to continue in this manner and used an English slogan that linked "woke" politics with economic decline. #Skandal #BMW #AfD (translated)

The defense company Hensoldt received 70,000 applications for 1,600 new positions by September and remains unfazed by the loss of a contract for the canceled frigate F126, despite the growing appeal of the industry in the labor market. #Hensoldt #Rüstungsbranche #Stellenangebote (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus stated that Audi has launched a pilot model where employees could voluntarily switch to defense companies like MBDA, Diehl, KNDS, and Airbus for up to 24 months. They would remain employed by Audi and receive their previous salary plus an additional allowance. As background, Boeminghaus mentioned the planned reduction of 7,500 positions at Audi by 2029 and the underutilized plants in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm. At the same time, MBDA aims to double its missile production and hire an additional 2,800 employees across Europe. Boeminghaus described the defense industry as a safety net for skilled workers from the pressurized automotive industry. https://t.co/20caQCX5ns #Autoindustrie #Rüstungsindustrie #Deutschland (translated)

The author interpreted the gratitude to Germany as thanks to Rheinmetall, Diehl, and other arms companies. He wrote that it was about 11.5 billion euros for weapons and five contracts with arms firms. The tweet did not mention a ceasefire or negotiations. He also accused the Merz government of financing the prolongation of a war. #Rüstungsindustrie #Frieden #Deutschland #DE (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)

"I have truly lost faith that Kai Wegner signed an agreement with an Israeli arms company. Absolutely the wrong way - I would want to cancel that immediately." His possible successor in Berlin's Red City Hall, Elif Eralp (45), would stop the project immediately. #Rüstungsforschung #Israel #DieLinke (translated)

BND chief Martin Jäger warns that the confrontation with Russia has reached a new, more dangerous dimension, as Putin is employing targeted fearmongering with nuclear weapons and planning attacks on German arms companies, political support for Ukraine, and critical infrastructure. #Russland #Sicherheit #UkrainischeUkrainehilfe (translated)

Florian Warweg characterized Sigmar Gabriel as the head of the Atlantik-Brücke and a member of the supervisory board of Rheinmetall, which he presented as one of the central beneficiaries of the Ukraine war. Gabriel defended the Ukraine policy of Merz and additional billion-dollar payments to Kyiv. #Ukraine #Rüstungsindustrie #Lobbyismus (translated)

The AfD faction in the Bundestag criticized Chancellor Merz's trip to Ukraine shortly after the Day of German Unity. The foreign policy spokesman for the faction, Markus Frohnmaier, stated that Merz wanted to pledge hundreds of millions of euros in taxpayer money there again. At the same time, he accused the federal government of making cuts in healthcare and nursing services domestically while supporting Ukraine with funds. Frohnmaier also referred to his representation of underfunded municipalities, daycare centers, and schools, as well as a dilapidated infrastructure. The AfD faction rejects what it sees as endless funding and armament and demands that taxpayer money be used for German bridges, energy supply, and municipalities. Instead of costly public relations during trips abroad, Frohnmaier stated that there needs to be a foreign policy that prioritizes German interests and diplomatic initiatives to end the war. #Deutschland #Ukraine #Politik (translated)