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That you are always a biathlete, not just from eight in the morning until four in the afternoon, but around the clock. In summer, I don't have to pay as much attention to my health. Julia Tannheimer (21) says that the current time is particularly difficult for her. When autumn comes, I try not to meet too many friends, especially when I know that they are often out and going to parties. This is probably the hardest part, trying to stay healthy and not seeing friends or family. It has been an intense experience athletically. At the same time, it went completely differently for us biathletes than I had always imagined Olympics would be. We were completely on our own and had no contact with other sports in Antholz. In March, Tannheimer took stock – and found clear words: “It has been an intense experience athletically. At the same time, it went completely differently for us biathletes than I had always imagined Olympics would be. We were completely on our own and had no contact with other sports in Antholz.” You have to be a bit of a perfectionist to compete at that level. When I train, I try to give everything. I hate sessions where I'm not fully fit and I can't do as much as I want. I always try to get the best possible out of the sessions. In front of the association, Tannheimer made it clear: “You have to be a bit of a perfectionist to compete at that level. When I train, I try to give everything. I hate sessions where I'm not fully fit and I can't do as much as I want. I always try to get the best possible out of the sessions.” #Biathlon #JuliaTannheimer #Olympia2026 (translated)

Saara Huhtasaari wrote that Sanna Marin had been in Italy promoting her book and told Corriere della Sera that she would likely not run for office unless Russia attacked Finland. In that case, according to Huhtasaari, Marin would have said she was available. Huhtasaari interpreted the statement as positioning herself rather than expressing a willingness to be a victim. According to her, Marin implied that conventional political work did not match her capabilities and that only a crisis threatening Finland's existence would be a sufficiently significant task. Huhtasaari compared this to the scale of historical leaders such as Kekkonen, Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, Lee Kuan Yew, and George Washington, using the metaphor of the "Napoleon syndrome" to describe the phenomenon. She specified that she did not mean it as a diagnosis. Huhtasaari also criticized the contradiction between Marin's book discussing hope and the self-image conveyed in the interview. She argued that the role of politics was to build structures that functioned without a single politician. As examples of such builders, she mentioned Lee Kuan Yew, who influenced Singapore's development, and Mart Laar, who made economic and institutional decisions in post-independence Estonia. Huhtasaari believed that there had not been similar builders in Finland for decades and that Marin did not belong to their ranks. According to Huhtasaari, statesmen did not announce in advance when they would return to politics, but either did their job or stepped aside. She criticized Marin for traveling to present her book, which discussed decisions made behind closed doors, and for associating a potential return with Russia's attack. Huhtasaari described this as a fantasy of seeing herself as a historical exception. #SannaMarin #Politiikka #Historia (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)

Georg Dornauer, former SPÖ provincial vice and now independent member of parliament, calls for a relaxation of the truck night driving ban in Tyrol to reduce traffic jams, suggesting that trucks be allowed to drive continuously on Sundays from 10:00 PM, provided this is linked to increased night tolls and noise protection conditions. #Tirol #LkwTransit #Nachtfahrverbot (translated)

The author announced an exclusive interview for Monday at 11 a.m. He wrote that he had spoken for more than 80 minutes with Heinrich XIII. Prince Reuß and confronted him with the accusation of being the head of a terrorist organization that had prepared a coup. https://t.co/bzVDugJE6P #Interview #Terrorismus #Staatsstreich #DE (translated)

Georg Dornauer, Tirol's former ex-SPÖ deputy state governor and current independent member of the state parliament, advocates for the relaxation of the truck night driving ban in Tirol, suggesting that it should be allowed on Sundays from 10:00 PM, provided that an increased night toll is imposed. #Tirol #LkwNachtfahrverbot #Verkehrspolitik (translated)

The boycott of Babiš's products claimed that Andrej Babiš placed Agrofert in a trust fund, but retained SynBiol in personal ownership. According to the author, he held through SynBiol 87.75 percent of the investment group Hartenberg Holding, whose clinics last year received a total of 1.1 billion crowns from health insurance companies. The author stated that the amount of payments to healthcare facilities was determined by the Ministry of Health through a reimbursement decree and that the ministry in the new government was led by ANO's nominee Adam Vojtěch. He also claimed that Babiš owned 40 percent of the Czech IVF market and connected him with the director of Hartenberg before Vojtěch's first ministerial term. The post also recalled Babiš's promise to relinquish Agrofert, which according to the author he made on Instagram before being appointed prime minister by President Petr Pavel. The author further stated that the European Commission refused to reimburse subsidies to companies linked to Babiš until the conflict of interest was credibly resolved, and that the government was to provide measures concerning SynBiol's reproductive clinics within 30 days. He also quoted Kupka, who stated that the person determining the rules was at the beginning and end of the financial flow. https://t.co/b8hbYIP4Dq #AndrejBabiš #Agrofert #SynBiol (translated)

Yaron Nadbornik criticized Heikki Hiilamo's column published in Yleisradio, stating that it presented a one-sided image connecting the actions of Israel's leadership, Finnish Christian groups, and Minister Antti Häkkänen's visit to the structures of oppression. Nadbornik argued that the column's treatment of Israel and Zionism made Jews collectively responsible and expanded the criticism to also include Israel's supporters and Jews in general. According to Nadbornik, Hiilamo's text divided the parties into white and Christian oppressors and non-white and Muslim victims. He said this framing overlooked the Jewish roots, history, and vulnerability in the Middle East, as well as the fact that millions of people from various backgrounds lived in Israel. He also believed that the framework wrongly fit the conflict into a narrative of Western colonialism and racism and presented Israel as a refuge for a people without another homeland. Nadbornik wrote that the prejudices against Jews were based on their otherness. He noted that studies had shown that Jews living in the diaspora were unjustly held accountable for the actions of the state of Israel. He argued that Hiilamo's rhetoric, which connected Christian groups and ministerial visits with the suffering in Gaza, reinforced this framework. Nadbornik recalled the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, describing it as a massacre involving rapes, mutilations, and the abduction of civilians, including babies, festival-goers, and the elderly, into Israel. He called it the largest single act of violence against Jews since the Holocaust. According to Nadbornik, Hiilamo overlooked the fact that Hamas and Hezbollah openly sought the destruction of Israel in connection with Israel's military actions. He believed that framing the terror attack merely as a security threat or comparing it to Russia's invasion of Ukraine ignored the rights of Israeli citizens to exist and be protected. https://t.co/PFvBFdaoiQ #Israel #Juutalaiset #Rasismi (translated)

Richard Schmitt criticized that ORF referred to the AfD as "far-right" in its morning news at 6:30 AM without explaining or providing evidence. He accused the broadcaster of having a leftist orientation and claimed that everything to the right of Marx is classified as far-right there. Schmitt demanded either neutral reporting or the privatization of the broadcaster. Since he believed that neutral reporting was no longer attainable, he advocated for privatization and said that leftist activists would then have to raise 800 million euros themselves to maintain their propaganda offerings. He also urged the AfD to file a lawsuit. #Sonntag #Medienkritik #AfD (translated)

Otto Meri criticized the cuts to the prosecution service and compared them to the tax-free dividends of trade unions, the tens of millions granted in corporate support to publicly traded companies, and the hundreds of millions in development aid. According to Meri, the handling of a typical criminal case could already take up to five years, and the cuts would further prolong legal proceedings. He assessed that this would particularly increase the uncertainty of crime victims. Meri considered the realization of criminal responsibility to be one of the pillars of the rule of law and stated that the judiciary should be strengthened rather than weakened. He viewed the cuts as a wrong direction. #oikeusvaltio #rikosoikeus #yritystuet (translated)