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Markus Haintz asked whether a "final assault" on knowledge was imminent. He wrote that facts were in danger if no primary literature existed in printed form anymore. Censorship of printed sources required significant effort, while it could be done on the internet with a single switch, he argued. Printed sources made propaganda dangerous, and the fight against books served the control over thinking, Haintz wrote. #Wissenschaft #Freiheit #Zensur (translated)

Martin Sellner shared a passage attributed to Jean Raspail. It described people who did not want to understand their surroundings, who would be cold and tired, and who would use an oak door as firewood and books from a library to wipe their hands. https://t.co/NTMfb4nNW2 #Literatur #JeanRaspail #Bücher (translated)

Anna urged the federal government to establish a new special fund for the purchase of textbooks for France. She wrote that education is also defended on the Champs-Élysées and announced that she would donate her old books. According to PISA, her children would not understand them anyway. https://t.co/VRuS1EpWrM #Bildung #Schulbücher #Frankreich (translated)

The author estimated that a judge had taken political positions despite his duty of reserve and expressed a questionable opinion on ongoing cases. He added that, in his opinion, the most concerning thing was that any criticism of the judge would be prohibited and that his detractors would be exposed to a form of witch hunt. (translated)

Ms. Hodl wrote that after her 60th birthday she would begin a new chapter and now wants to write books. In 1990/91, she worked as a young biotechnologist in a laboratory in Heidelberg on the fermentation and purification of recombinant hirudin, which was produced with Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 36 years later, she is researching the history of those technologies in a scientific library in Heidelberg, which she once worked on herself. She wants to write about molecular biology, the history of biotechnology, research, patents, companies, and the people behind them. In doing so, she brings scientific curiosity, a critical perspective, and her own laboratory experience to the table, she explained. #Biotechnologie #Wissenschaft #Lebensgeschichte (translated)

Sally Rooney's books are temporarily no longer being sold in the UK, as her publisher Faber has halted deliveries due to her financial support for the group Palestine Action, which is classified as a terrorist organization, in order to avoid legal consequences. #SallyRooney #Meinungsfreiheit #PalestineAction (translated)

Alexander Teske wrote that in the days before his reading from "Inside Tagesschau" there were attempts to discredit him and prevent the event. The reading took place the day before as part of the "Week of Press Freedom" at the public libraries in Hamburg. Teske thanked the organizers for standing firm on the event. He found the exchange to be beneficial, although he felt somewhat emotionally attacked at times and some guests had made their presence known through interjections. Additionally, he thanked a former colleague for her presence and especially for her critical contributions. Such evenings were exhausting for him, Teske wrote, because he had the impression that some wanted to close their eyes to reality. #Pressefreiheit #Medien #Lesung (translated)

Matthias accused Egon Krenz of having asked Mikhail Gorbachev during a visit to Moscow on November 1, 1989, for the deployment of Soviet troops against East German citizens. Gorbachev rejected this and stated that the troops would remain in their barracks. Krenz only signed the order against the use of firearms on November 3, Matthias wrote. He claimed that Krenz later falsely asserted that he had prevented bloodshed in the fall of 1989. The responsible commanders on the ground had waited in vain for orders from the leadership and had independently ordered not to shoot. Matthias also accused Krenz of shared responsibility for election fraud in May 1989 and wrote that he had approved of the Tiananmen massacre. Furthermore, Matthias pointed out that Krenz had been sentenced in 1997 to six years and six months in prison for manslaughter and co-responsibility for the East German border regime, of which he had served nearly four years. He criticized Krenz's complaints about the conditions of his detention in the Plötzensee prison, his defense of the GDR, and his complaints about the amount of his pension. Matthias also wrote that Krenz had only been in power for 50 days before being ousted by the people, and he stated that he should have been entitled to social welfare instead of pension and royalty payments. #DDR #Gorbatschow #Wende (translated)

Wolf moderiert das Buch zum Film-Event der Hobbit-Presse und der Produktionsfirma Seven Elephants auf der Frankfurter Buchmesse Samstag bin ich angereist und war dann abends mit dem Team von Seven Elephants, den Schauspieler*innen und Sophie und Julia von der Hobbit-Presse essen. Am nächsten Tag gab es dann einen Kostüm-Walkthrough der Schauspieler*innen durch die Hallen der Messe und um 12:30 Uhr ging es auf die Community Stage in der Festhalle der Buchmesse. Mit mir auf der Bühne waren der Regisseur und Drehbuchautor David Wnendt und die Darstellerin von ZACK, Emma Nova, sowie der Darsteller von Kartheiser Rüd, Maximilian Mundt. Es wurde ein spannendes Gespräch über Science-Fiction, Science-Fiction-Filme in Deutschland (seit Fritz Langs „Metropolis“ und „Raumpatrouille Orion“ aus den 60er Jahren gab es keinen wirklichen SF-Film mehr in Deutschland), den Weg vom Buch zum Film (tatsächlich ist das Team von Seven Elephants im Otherland auf Athos 2634 gestoßen) und dass es dem Team von Seven Elephants sehr bewusst war, an deutschen Schauplätzen zu drehen. Tolles Event vor einer vollen Halle mit anschließenden Selfies und signierten Büchern! Otherland – Athos 2643 ist das meistverkaufte Buch im Otherland in 30 Jahren

The author wrote that the book industry is in a deep crisis. The costs of paper and transport have risen while AI and social media are drawing attention. At the same time, high energy, housing, and food prices are taking up an increasing part of the budget. Books are needed now more than ever, he wrote. https://t.co/iPWgIRWMzv #Buchbranche #Krise #Lesen #DE (translated)

American AI companies are increasingly buying old books from German antiquariums, leading to a rapid decline in the availability of rare and valuable works, while the public and politics pay little attention to this issue. #Antiquariate #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Urheberrecht (translated)

La France insoumise relayed the comments of Assia and Marwan, presented as high school students from Clermont present at Mélenchon's 2027 meeting in Clermont-Ferrand. They denounced the stress caused by Parcoursup from the very first day and the need to choose a future with no possibility of turning back. They called on Mr. Lecornu to unlock 10 billion for schools, their renovation, the presence of teachers throughout the year, and university places, adding that they would not stop without this. #Parcoursup #Éducation #Réforme (translated)

Faces of War remembered the Bücherl family from Arnstein in the Upper Palatinate, who lost three sons at the Eastern Front. Hans fell in December 1942, his brother Zacharias on October 10, 1944, and Josef a few weeks later, on October 28, 1944. Hans was 17, Zacharias 18, and Josef 24 years old. In an excerpt of a poem, the account described the consecutive losses as further wounds and as sacrifices that had to be borne. With the hashtags #NeverAgainWar and #WeWillNotForget, he commemorated the brothers. #NieWiederKrieg #WirVergessenNicht #NieWiederKrieg #WirVergessenNicht #Opfer (translated)

Constantin Schreiber announced that he will discuss his book "The Strength of Islam" with Alice Schwarzer at 5 PM in the Historical Museum as part of the Frankfurt Book Fair. He wrote that the conversation could be exciting. https://t.co/cQpBfsTV3Y #FrankfurterBuchmesse #Bücher #Islam (translated)

The author criticized that Boris Pistorius recently warned at Bebelplatz that first books burned and later people. Just a few hours later, Pistorius' party collaborated with the Left Party. The author referred to the people who were killed in the fire on October 7 and made a connection to the voters of the Left Party. https://t.co/prkMaeydDk #Politik #Bücher #Menschenrechte #DE (translated)