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Boris Reitschuster

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Boris Reitschuster

German journalist
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(TR) " lying Fritz " now punishable - but is on everyone's lips. How the Chancellor's Anzeige-itis backfired. A Facebook word, overzealous prosecutors, a compliant judge, and a fine of 2,000 euros - this is freedom of opinion in Germany 2026. And the bitter irony:

(TR) Hendrik Wüst is scraping at the chancellor's chair — and Merz is resorting to the sharpest weapon he has: the AfD. The party he fights daily is his most useful tool against his own man. For it to work, he must ultimately demonize it.

(TR) Today: 13.3 million people in Germany live in poverty. A record. And suddenly a sentence comes to my mind that an Italian politician said in 2019 about migration and priorities - and since then no one has answered it substantively. Why not?

(TR) Steinmeier, millions, Muslim Brotherhood – and a report that the state has hidden from you for five years. What is in it goes far beyond a single case.

(TR) Merz openly compares the AfD to the NSDAP – and calls it historical awareness. What it really is, and why an old colleague provides the most devastating sentence of the day:

(TR) "What worries do they have?"

(TR) I had to read the sentence three times because I thought I had misread it. A court explains: Even true, scientifically proven statements can be punishable. Not despite the facts. Because of the facts.

(TR) Merkel has the taxpayers pay for her hairstyle. Lindner protected the automotive industry as a minister – and is now at its helm. And now Scholz is getting a commission. The system runs smoothly. And we are paying.

(TR) With a raised index finger, Söder explains that the problems with the AfD are "more entrenched" than thought. Apparently. The man doesn't realize that people have long seen what his politics have caused. The arrogance is impressive - Thomas Rießinger has dissected it.

(TR) As a teenager, I was shocked that the Greek military junta banned music. Today, a German equality office sends out lists of "undesired" songs. Everyone is outraged. Hardly anyone asks what is behind it. I am trying to do that.

(TR) I have seen a lot in recent years. But this case leaves me speechless. Dr. Bianca Witzschel, 69, is in the Chemnitz prison for Corona certificates – and sends greetings from there to colleagues who did the same as she did: protecting patients from state coercion.

(TR) For years I have been writing against the demonization of the AfD. But what Alice Weidel has said now leaves me speechless — not as an enemy or friend of her party, but as someone who wants a change in politics.

(TR) The WHO should change its own rules so that climate is considered a health emergency. Who is in the commission that demands this? Lauterbach. Who has ridden the Corona emergency like no one else? Lauterbach. This is no coincidence. From Thomas Rießinger.

(TR) Why does a state make the most intimate things a public confession? And why does the CDU obediently act like a trained dog in this regard — demonstrated again yesterday by President of the Bundestag Klöckner with the raising of the rainbow flag in front of the Bundestag?

(TR) One fifth of the energy-intensive industry is simply gone. Collateral damage of an ideological ghost ride. Those who politically strangle energy prices should not be surprised by the death of glass and chemical companies. This is not change, this is suicide.

(TR) I was a pacifist myself. Until Chechnya, Georgia, and Afghanistan taught me otherwise. Those who truly think through pacifism are essentially saying: Do not lock your door. An uncomfortable text – the blame lies with: Monika Gruber and Harald Schmidt.

(TR) New survey: Only half of Union voters still want the firewall. Merz has made himself the guardian of a vow of chastity that his own voters no longer want. If it falls — and it will fall — it will fall on him. This is not a prediction. This is physics.

They wanted to meet Israel – and destroyed a factory that builds drones for Ukraine. Left-wing extremists as useful idiots of Putin. Possibly financed from Berlin. By Kai Rebmann. (Original: Sie wollten Israel treffen – und zerstörten eine Fabrik, die Drohnen für die Ukraine baut. Linksextreme Terroristen als nützliche Idioten Putins. Mitfinanziert womöglich aus Berlin. Von Kai Rebmann. https://t.co/3kvZNgPJW4) #LeftWingExtremism #Ukraine #Putin #IL #UA #DE

A vice president of the Bundestag declares migration to be a "wealth." Germany hobbles along on a crutch. Over 20 billion annually. But Ramelow knows better – from very high up. (Original: Ein Vizepräsident des Bundestages erklärt Migration zum „Reichtum". Deutschland humpelt am Krückstock. Über 20 Milliarden jährlich. Aber Ramelow weiß es besser – von ganz weit oben: https://t.co/I40ZXVOJJr) #Migration #Germany #Economy #DE