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The author wrote that employees would leave BMW and switch to the tank industry. Severance payments of up to 600,000 euros made leaving the struggling car manufacturer attractive according to his account. https://t.co/GRoiUagPJz #BMW #Panzerindustrie #Stellenabbau #DE (translated)

Florian Warweg stated that the federal government has since confirmed that pensioners in Russia have 200 euros deducted from their pensions each month. When he inquired at the government press conference in September, he was initially told that this was merely his claim. As evidence, Warweg referred to a subsequent statement from the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs regarding questions from the government press conferences on September 28 and October 5, 2026. The ministry stated that fees would be deducted for transfers of statutory pensions from Germany to accounts at Raiffeisen Bank International AG in Russia. The bank justified this with higher compliance risks and additional auditing and processing efforts. Despite efforts, alternative payment methods that could avoid the fees have not been found. According to the statement, statutory pensions would be transferred free of charge within the SEPA area. For payments outside this area, the benefit provider bears the costs up to the commissioned financial institution; fees from further correspondent banks are not covered by the German Pension Insurance or the Pension Service. Affected individuals could have their pension transferred to an account in another country, provided they meet the personal requirements and can set up an account there, according to the ministry. Warweg asked why the ministry initially labeled the deduction as an unfounded claim and then acknowledged it about two weeks later. He noted that the ministry had provided the supplementary information, while the Foreign Office, despite a commitment, had not sent any follow-up and later declared itself not responsible. The inquiry was about what advice it would give to affected German pensioners in Russia. #Rentner #Bundesregierung #Russland (translated)

Petri Korhonen wrote that personnel from the United States Marine Corps were coming to Finland to monitor the Baltic Sea. He wondered what would happen if Häggset ordered the same troops to protect Russia's diesel transports. https://t.co/bMhEbfBLqs #Suomi #Itämeri #Merijalkaväki (translated)

Karina Moessbauer wrote that signatures against the coalition talks in Berlin are being collected in the SPD. Among the signatories are former Federal Minister Faeser, chairman of the Seeheimer Kreis Esra Limbacher, and interior policy spokesman Sebastian Fiedler. https://t.co/wKHmdwygnX #SPD #KoaVerhandlungen #Berlin (translated)

Miguel Oliveira finished the 2026 Superbike World Championship season in tenth place in the final race in Jerez, standing out as the best non-Ducati and reflecting on the changes that next year may bring for his performance with BMW. #Motociclismo #MiguelOliveira #MundialSuperbike (translated)

The fear among managers is growing as companies like BMW and Mercedes introduce severance programs to reduce turnover and cut costs, while pressure from artificial intelligence and high costs is simultaneously increasing. #Abfindungsprogramme #Management #KünstlicheIntelligenz (translated)

Alexander Fröhlich wrote that RGR is politically finished. According to him, schools in the federal capital should no longer be allowed to invite youth officers of the Bundeswehr. RGR apparently does not know what tasks these officers have and places the Bundeswehr against democratic education, he wrote. Putin is pleased about this, Fröhlich added. https://t.co/yzutufXys6 #Sicherheitspolitik #Bundeswehr #Demokratiebildung (translated)

The author said speakers from all regions at a Black Sea side event hosted by the European Union at the FAO for the UN’s World Food Day 2026 had agreed that food should never be used as a weapon, in the Black Sea or elsewhere. The author also thanked Spain’s minister. https://t.co/BmDZtw8UiS #FoodSecurity #BlackSea #WorldFoodDay #EU #UN #ES

Florian Warweg wrote that the federal government had supported the development of video games with 240 million euros. However, the Ministry of Research does not track how many games were released and sold or how many jobs were created as a result. When Warweg referred to criticism from the Federal Court of Audit at the federal press conference, he was informed, according to his account, that the report was not currently public and therefore could not be commented on. Warweg countered that the relevant report had long been publicly available. #Videospiele #Bundesregierung #Transparenz (translated)

Vincent Vandeputte wrote that, in his opinion, leftist critics were trying to downplay the technological advantage that Tesla had demonstrated the day before. He said he could not think of any European car brand that could achieve the same, mentioning Volkswagen, Mercedes, BMW, and a brand from Stellantis as examples. He believed that this was precisely the problem. #Tesla #technologie #autoindustrie (translated)

Jura Háček challenged the claim that Petr Pavel took his eighteenth vacation this year, stating that in his opinion it was four. In January, Pavel was supposed to ride motorcycles to Andalusia, where according to Háček, critics embarrassed themselves with the theory that the room in the photo was created by artificial intelligence. In February, he was supposed to go skiing in the Alps for several days; according to Háček, the criticism arose because a police BMW carried the first lady's skis. Pavel was supposed to spend another vacation in the Czech Republic and partly in Poland, and the last one in October in Morocco, with a trip to Černouček. Háček did not count weekend visits to the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and the Hungarian Grand Prix as vacations, during which, according to him, Pavel also became known as a photographer. He estimated the total duration of the vacation to be about 25 days. In comparison to Zeman, who according to Háček spent vacations 365 days a year, he described it as an alleged "tragedy." #dezinfluencer #PetrPavel #dovolená (translated)

Krzysztof Mazur listed European companies and technologies from various industries, arguing that Europe still has significant industrial achievements. Among the examples he cited were Porsche, BMW, Ferrari, Mercedes, and Rolls-Royce cars, Bosch and Siemens automation, ABB robotics, ASML lithography, Airbus A350 aircraft, Ariane 6 rocket, Rafale and Gripen fighters from SAAB, and TRUMPF industrial lasers. He also mentioned, among others, EDF and Schneider in nuclear energy, STMicroelectronics and Infineon in semiconductor manufacturing, Nokia and Ericsson in telecommunications, Siemens Healthineers, Novo Nordisk, BioNTech, AstraZeneca, and Roche in medicine, as well as the Galileo and Copernicus systems and ICEYE and OHB satellites. The list also included Thales radars, Naval Group submarines, Rheinmetall artillery systems, Leonardo helicopters, Kongsberg missiles, Vestas and Siemens turbines, and trains from Alstom, Siemens, Newag, and Pesa. Among further examples, he mentioned the Mistral AI language models, Pasqal and IQM quantum computers, Wilk Electronics memory cards, and prototypes for fusion reactors from Proxima Fusion. Mazur wrote that Europe should regain its technological pride. He assessed that the continent missed the digital revolution but still has excellent companies and technologies. #technologia #innowacje #przemysł (translated)