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Bärbel Bas and I worked together trustfully in the federal government. Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (70, CDU) says about Bärbel Bas's resignation: "Bärbel Bas and I worked together trustfully in the federal government. I thank her for her commitment. Her decision deserves respect. As a father and grandfather, I can only imagine how heavy this loss weighs. I wish her and her family a lot of strength." #BärbelBas #Rücktritt #SPD (translated)

Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz wrote that he had worked trustfully with Bärbel Bas in the federal government and thanked her for her commitment. Her decision deserves respect. As a father and grandfather, he can only imagine how heavy the loss weighs; he wishes Bas and her family much strength. #Zusammenhalt #Respekt #Familie (translated)

Peter Borbe wrote that Söder explicitly opposed collaboration with the AfD during "Miosga." In the other 15 federal states, however, the CDU has no Free Voters with whom they could comfortably form majorities. If they want to avoid the AfD, according to Borbe, only left-wing parties remain there. #Politik #CDU #AfD (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)

The Ironman 2026 in Hawaii showed dramatic turns and intense physical struggles of the athletes, with Taylor Knibb reaching the finish line as the winner despite a collapse, while Patrick Lange had to prematurely end his last appearance on the island. #IronmanHawaii #Triathlon #SportDrama (translated)

A new study shows that women with macromastia not only suffer more frequently from neck and back pain, but also are 40 percent more likely to suffer from migraines and 54 percent more likely to suffer from sleep apnea, indicating a connection between breast size and certain health issues. #Makromastie #Migräne #Schlafapnoe (translated)

The black-red coalition is under strong pressure due to dwindling support, reform stalemates, and a breach of trust in cooperation with the SPD, and must now prove that it is capable of action in order to achieve economic and social progress in Germany. #SchwarzRot #Koalition #Reformen (translated)

Waldemar Hartmann reported that Gordon Schnieder (CDU), the Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate, was a guest on the ARD program "Report from Berlin" after a meeting of his party's executive board. Hartmann had hoped for new insights but, in his assessment, heard the same statements as for months: People need to be taken along and their concerns taken seriously. In addition, Schnieder ruled out collaboration with the AfD. Hartmann criticized that the CDU had understood nothing and predicted it would soon be in single digits. The "death knell" is already ringing, he wrote. #CDU #RheinlandPfalz #Politik (translated)

Laserbrille accused the CDU of being against marriage for all and surrogacy, while Spahn married a man and acquired a child from a surrogate. Moreover, the author wrote that the CDU rejects collaboration with the AfD, yet elects AfD representatives as the state parliament president and will soon make them the prime minister. Therefore, the CDU is deemed unbelievable, deceitful, and shabby, stated Laserbrille. #CDU #EheFürAlle #Politik (translated)