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The editorial "On the other hand" highlights how especially people with disabilities are deceived by " miracle healers" and dubious offers of "alternative medicine" and what negative consequences this can have for those affected. #Wunderheiler #Alternativmedizin #MenschenmitBehinderungen (translated)

Rafał Mekler wrote that after the media attention on the meeting between Kołodziejczak and Rutkowski and the publication of memes and recordings, attention should return to financial matters. He claimed that these events were meant to distract from the transfer to the EU supervisory body overseeing the Polish stock exchange and banks. According to him, the EU was supposed to control exchanges throughout the Union except for Frankfurt, and the solution was accepted by a representative of Donald Tusk's government. Mekler described the meeting between Kołodziejczak and Rutkowski as a performance intended to overshadow this decision. #Polska #finanse #UE (translated)

Regina Laska wrote that Donald Trump announced an immediate energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine and stated that both sides had agreed. According to her, Volodymyr Zelensky initially had no knowledge of this. Later, he said the report was new to him, but Ukraine was ready to cease attacks on Russian energy facilities, provided that Russia would no longer attack Ukrainian power plants. Laska wrote that there was no initial confirmation from the Kremlin, and Russian attacks continued. According to Ukrainian sources, among others, power plants in Kyiv and Kharkiv were hit. She also referred to Trump's earlier claim from September 14 that both sides had agreed to spare energy facilities; however, a sustainable ceasefire did not emerge from that. The author placed the announcement within a series of Trump's statements: on Friday, he announced a diesel deal with Putin and a US waiver for Russian diesel deliveries; on Saturday, he said Ukraine needed a new president; and on Sunday, he declared a ceasefire, to which this president allegedly agreed. Laska described this as contradictory since Zelensky had simultaneously been portrayed by Trump as a potential negotiating partner, even though he was unaware of the agreement. Furthermore, Laska wrote that seven US senators - four Republicans and three Democrats - legally challenged Trump's diesel deal with Putin. They accused the government of not involving Congress as required and demanded the withdrawal of the deal. While the US Treasury had issued a license, its sufficient legal basis was disputed. In a satirical scene, Laska imagined Trump reacting by putting down his phone, splattering a freshly painted wall while drinking, and possibly firing the painter afterward. #Trump #Ukraine #Russland (translated)

Karoline Preisler wrote that she had been awarded the Arno Hamburger Prize for Civil Courage by the Jewish Cultural Community of Nuremberg (IKGN). She expressed that she was overwhelmed and grateful and emphasized the beauty of the medal. Arno Hamburger was far more than a British soldier, a witness to the Nuremberg Trials, and head of the IKGN; he took action. She sees the prize named after him as an honor and a commitment, Preisler wrote. #Zivilcourage #Ehrung #Dankbarkeit (translated)

For me, it was a foul. El Mala did it wonderfully, but in my opinion, this foul should have been called in such a tight situation. This needs to be addressed clearly. It has nothing to do with looking for excuses. Sports boss Rouven Schröder (50) was also angry: "For me, it was a foul. El Mala did it wonderfully, but in my opinion, this foul should have been called in such a tight situation. This needs to be addressed clearly. It has nothing to do with looking for excuses." #Gladbach #Bundesliga #RheinDerby (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus praised Daniel Stelter's appearance on Markus Lanz. He wrote that Stelter had conveyed economic reason and expertise there; the clarity had seemed almost unreal to him. That such arguments appeared like a sensation on German television showed, in his view, how far Germany had strayed from economic normality. Boeminghaus thanked Stelter and recommended watching the show. https://t.co/cLvPHJTWuy #Wirtschaft #ÖffentlichRechtlich #Nachhaltigkeit (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)

We can only achieve justice and acceptance if we succeed in both: courageous, long-term changes for the future and tangible, short-term improvements in everyday life. One thing is clear for the General Secretary of the CDU, Franziska Hoppermann, even before the discussions begin: The "Silver Bullet" - the miracle weapon that "magically solves all problems overnight" - will not come from the seminar. #CDU #Krise #Wahlen (translated)

Kolja Barghoorn painted a confrontation between SPD Interior Minister Georg Maier and Baumann. Maier initially accused the AfD of authoritarian thinking. Baumann replied that Maier did not understand the world, as he stood at 6 percent in Thuringia. Maier then asked if that meant he had to keep his mouth shut and repeated his accusation. Later, he again suggested that Baumann was trying to silence him. Barghoorn described Maier's argumentation as a straw man: Maier had made a false claim and then argued against it. Barghoorn also wrote that he was not surprised that nothing was working in Thuringia anymore, and that those addressed and their embarrassing domestic intelligence reports were no longer taken seriously. #Thüringen #Politik #AfD (translated)

Oliver wrote that the sculpture apparently paid off and suggested that the EU would be surprised when confronted with completed facts and would not be allowed to participate. He shared an article from Tichys Einblick, the headline of which claimed that Donald Trump is embarrassing the EU by ordering diesel from Vladimir Putin. #EU #Politik #Trump (translated)

BrennpunktUA wrote that Zelensky's anger over Trump's "diesel deal" with Putin is understandable and that he expressed himself openly before reporters. Furthermore, he stated that it would not surprise him if refinery facilities for diesel in Russia caught fire in the coming days. #Selenskyj #Putin #Trump (translated)

Ahmad Mansour criticized the treatment of the police over the past three years as defamatory and disrespectful. He wrote that it is not about Palestine or Gaza, but rather about a systematic erosion of the principles of the rule of law and decreasing respect for those who protect the rule of law. Mansour expressed his respect for the police officers who continue to serve in Berlin despite the daily demands. He warned that a society that despises its police must expect to eventually lose the protection it takes for granted. #Polizei #Rechtsstaat #Respekt (translated)

Dr. Alexander Sell wrote that it was not surprising that BMW and the entire German automotive industry slid down. Audi also did not want to sell him a car. Moreover, he asked whether Chinese car manufacturers were also only selling to people with similar views. https://t.co/qbtZKla1cs #Automobilindustrie #BMW #Audi (translated)

Bernd Kaiser criticized BMW for canceling the leasing contract for the 7-series company car of the newly elected President of the State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, according to his representation. He accused the company of making a political statement while it is cutting 8,000 jobs worldwide and offering severance packages to almost 40,000 employees in Germany. Kaiser contrasted the decision with the BMW management's statements in the FAZ, claiming that certain parties are "poison for the economic location." He wrote that the company should focus more on technological innovations and sales, and he held the perceived misallocation of priorities partly responsible for the decline of the German location. #BMW #Dienstwagen https://t.co/JhQgq0WEGr #BMW #Autoindustrie #Wirtschaft (translated)

Mixe D wrote that BMW is cutting jobs and does not want to provide a car to a democratically elected president of the state parliament. The company is showing a stance in decline and is "on the line," he criticized. It is therefore no wonder that the Chinese are conquering the car market. https://t.co/GnDfl06jat #BMW #Automobilindustrie #Jobabbau (translated)

Too sick for the investigative committee, but fit enough for Moscow, Putin, and a fresh load of rubles. Burnout, but a new job. Miracle healing a la Rasputin with Gerhard Schröder. Dennis Radtke, the head of the CDU's social wing, also referenced Schröder's health status. #Schröder #Putin #Kritik (translated)

U.M. OSINT announced that he had informed the responsible district association of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen about his departure from the party in the afternoon. He stated that he was left-liberal and had originally become a member because the Greens had become more liberal. However, he can no longer support the development of the party since the last legislative period, particularly its positioning on Palestine, left-wing extremism, and terrorism. He cited the concessions made by the Greens to Die Linke in Berlin as a decisive reason, which he described as vague and unsubstantial. He criticized the Greens for not demanding any concrete consequences, such as the resignation or expulsion of Koçak, the dissolution of the Neukölln Linke association, or the working group on Palestine solidarity. He referred to alleged connections of the group to terrorism apologists and possible links to the PFLP. U.M. OSINT accused the Greens of effectively granting amnesty to left-wing enemies of democracy and terrorism supporters for the sake of maintaining power. In his view, the party has thereby forfeited any right to demand other parties distance themselves from the AfD. He also criticized the SPD and predicted that for them, it would increasingly be about achieving double-digit results in upcoming elections. Furthermore, he criticized political compromises made to maintain participation in government and warned of lasting damage to Berlin, particularly regarding investments and jobs. He stated that he no longer wants to disclose future party memberships publicly and expressed curiosity about the upcoming elections in Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia. #Grüne #Politik #Deutschland (translated)

"It was nothing less than a miracle, as he laid the foundation for reconciliation between our countries, the two great countries in the heart of Europe, which had faced each other for many centuries as rivals, indeed as bitter enemies." Steinmeier speaks of a "visit in terribly difficult times," mentioning the geopolitical changes that bring so many challenges. #Steinmeier #Macron #Populismus (translated)