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Bernd Kaiser expressed his condolences to Bärbel Bas on the death of her stepdaughter but accused her of politically exploiting the tragedy. He wrote that Bas is resigning from her position as Federal Minister of Labor and the presidency of the SPD party but is keeping her Bundestag mandate. Kaiser criticized that Bas would therefore continue to receive a salary and additionally statutory transitional pay: the full ministerial salary for three months and then half for up to two years. He compared this to the regulations for employees: those who lose a stepchild have no right to statutory special leave; in the public sector, there are two days off for the death of direct relatives. He claimed that Bas did not change this regulation during her time in office. Kaiser accused Bas of evading political responsibility by referring to grief and public attacks while the costs would be borne by taxpayers. #BärbelBas #SPD #Doppelmoral #BärbelBas #SPD #Politik (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that the current numbers from Audi and VW have overtaken the debate about the cut of 50,000, 100,000, or 150,000 jobs. For both companies, it has now become about their own survival. The decline is happening faster than the corporations can react, and it is costing companies of this size a lot of money, he explained. The unions can no longer demand anything but can only pray, Boeminghaus wrote. #Automobilindustrie #Arbeitsplätze #Wirtschaft (translated)

Behind these numbers are 1.2 billion people who are confronted with mutually reinforcing emergencies: hunger, missed education, and lack of clean water or electricity," said UNDP Chief Alexander De Croo during the presentation of this year's report. #Armutsindex #UNO #MehrdimensionaleArmut (translated)

In letters to the editor dated October 12, 2026, consumers express their willingness to pay more for Austrian organic products to support local agriculture and shop more environmentally consciously, while simultaneously questioning the impact of cheap food purchases on the economy and agriculture. #Bioware #Konsumentenverhalten #Umweltschutz (translated)

The Federal Constitutional Court is dealing this week with inheritance tax, specifically with the question of whether heirs to businesses pay too little tax and whether the exemptions for private assets are unconstitutional. #Erbschaftsteuer #Bundesverfassungsgericht #Unternehmenserben (translated)

Julian Adrat criticized Markus Söder's appearance on "Miosga." Söder had said there that the AfD, as the largest opposition party in Bavaria, had a claim to two committee chair positions but was "not elected" for that. Afterwards, Söder accused AfD members of believing in a flat Earth. Adrat asked why the public had to pay for such content. #AfD #Politik #Bayern (translated)

Julian Adrat criticized that Markus Söder had claimed in the program "Miosga" without contest that the AfD was hostile to the disabled and "brutally right" in Bavaria. Miosga referred to Adrat in a derogatory manner. Adrat countered Söder's statement with a series of his own examples, which he labeled as "not normal." These included the blowing up of nuclear power plants, prison sentences for internet memes, and centuries of debt approved by a dismissed parliament. He also mentioned transforming Christmas markets into fortresses, citizen income payments to foreigners, the handling of billions for masks, the purchase of babies, and calls for rocket attacks on Moscow. As further examples, Adrat cited the expansion of wind and solar plants, bike paths in Peru, the training of trans-rickshaw drivers in India, and 130,000 foreigners who roamed freely despite arrest warrants. In conclusion, he criticized that citizens had to finance the programs under threat of imprisonment. #Politik #AfD #Gesellschaft (translated)

Now one can say that I am a bad loser. But the goal should not count for me because it is a clear foul. If it is a normal block by Krauß, then I'm in. But he goes actively into Daiki, who cannot defend at all. Blessin at the press conference after the game: "Now one can say that I am a bad loser. But the goal should not count for me because it is a clear foul. If it is a normal block by Krauß, then I'm in. But he goes actively into Daiki, who cannot defend at all." #Gladbach #Bundesliga #RheinDerby (translated)

The author described it as a significant achievement that Germany has drastically reduced coal power generation despite the phase-out of nuclear energy. In his assessment, a renaissance of nuclear power will not happen, as neither the economy nor the state can afford it. #Energie #Klimaschutz #Atomkraft #DE (translated)

A citizen criticized Carla Hinrichs, who, as a spokesperson for the Last Generation, has encouraged others to engage in blockades. She wrote that ten participants should pay 403,000 euros to Lufthansa today; two others would likely live at the subsistence level for 30 years according to a Cologne judge. While others paid the price for the morality represented by Hinrichs and its staging on social media, she herself traveled to the USA, the citizen wrote. According to this, Hinrichs does not consider a change in her own lifestyle necessary and does not even adhere to it herself. https://t.co/kHBOaaic5M #LetzteGeneration #Klimaschutz #SozialeGerechtigkeit (translated)

LilitThyra wrote that consumers ultimately bear the costs of any price increases and taxes. She described any further expansion of the civil service apparatus as completely excessive. For 2025, she stated that the entire public service would comprise about 12 percent of all employed persons. https://t.co/e4j4snGU6u #Preiserhöhung #Steuern #ÖffentlicherDienst (translated)

According to Heimatgefühl, 89 percent of the people wanted in Germany by arrest warrant are foreigners and 11 percent are Germans. The figures, according to the article, came from a response from the Federal Ministry of the Interior to a request from AfD member of parliament Sebastian Münzenmaier. Heimatgefühl also claimed that among the nearly nine out of ten foreign wanted persons, there are also Germans with a second passport. From the author's perspective, the figures indicate that remigration is important and correct. #Deutschland #Remigration #Haftbefehl (translated)

Marc Friedrich wrote that France is bankrupt, characterized by unrest, and has a state quota of 57 percent. At the same time, he believes the country needs more and more taxes and sources of revenue. In the finance committee of the National Assembly, an exit tax on cryptocurrencies has been decided: Those leaving the country with more than 800,000 euros in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies will have to pay; coins on exchanges will also be affected. Starting from January 1, 2027, exchanging into stablecoins will also be considered a taxable sale. The proposal will go into the budget debate on October 13. Friedrich warned that first money will be devalued, then assets will be taxed that people use to escape from this money, and finally the escape itself will be taxed. He wrote that the planned tax is part of creeping capital controls; France is just the beginning, and Germany is closely watching the development. He described Bitcoin as freedom rather than a speculative object and wrote that the state wants to control it for this reason. He advised diversifying assets and also thinking across different countries and legal systems. #Frankreich #Bitcoin #Steuern (translated)

The X user sparbuchfeinde wrote that the abolition of inheritance tax in Sweden is one of the best-studied tax reforms in the world. State tax revenues were higher afterwards than before, and German economists knew that, he claimed. At the same time, according to his portrayal, they considered who financed their institutes and provided them with reach, significance, and invitations to public broadcasting. Leftist parties like the SPD relied on the narrative that the rich did not pay taxes. The envy stirred up by this currently secures their political survival, wrote sparbuchfeinde. #Erbschaftsteuer #Steuern #Ökonomie (translated)

LilitThyra wrote that in Germany, 148,000 people are wanted by arrest warrants. Almost 90 percent of them have a foreign passport. The state police often lack the personnel for targeted investigations, and arrests usually occur randomly. The figures are a clear indication that migration policy has failed. #Migration #Sicherheit #Kriminalität (translated)

Apollo News wrote that the Merz government is promoting a "migration change." New figures showed that family reunification has hardly decreased and even increased in the third quarter. At the same time, significantly fewer individuals subject to deportation were expelled. https://t.co/704OjjssVf #Migration #Familiennachzug #Politik (translated)

The Federal Constitutional Court is examining whether the inheritance tax privileges for company heirs are constitutional, as they often have to pay significantly less tax or none at all compared to heirs of private assets. #Erbschaftssteuer #Bundesverfassungsgericht #Betriebsvermögen (translated)

The author wrote that an eleven-year-old Iraqi girl had been married and spoke of hundreds of child marriages in Baden-Württemberg. He claimed that the numbers were not discussed because otherwise accusations of racism would arise immediately. https://t.co/M7tQzYNKny #Kinderehen #BadenWürttemberg #Menschenrechte #DE #IQ (translated)

The article cited the HAZ, stating that SPD parliamentary group leader Politze had asked Garg to pay the €9,900 reimbursed by Steffen Krach (SPD) again – this time more discreetly. Furthermore, the author claimed that Politze had operated a shell company with his wife, through which an SPD councilwoman had been able to receive loss of earnings. https://t.co/pVTOB3hCwn #Politik #SPD #Korruption #DE (translated)