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I believe we can all remember the situation when he collapsed in the Champions League match. In a conversation with "Sky," Kovac explains the decision: "I believe we can all remember the situation when he collapsed in the Champions League match. That is still in the back of our minds, we must not overlook that. He is not yet where he was before. That still plays a small role in the back of our minds. But he will find his way." #BVB #NikoKovac #KonstantinosKaretsas (translated)

The author wrote that the police rang the bell at ZEIT and demanded research material. He protested against this and accused the newspaper of always being at the forefront in combating the freedom of other opinions while standing alongside the state authority. https://t.co/UfGISyF5bM #Freiheit #Meinungsfreiheit #Pressefreiheit #DE (translated)

Ulrich Vosgerau wrote that Friedrich Merz's politics would bring even less support to the Union in the next federal elections than in the previous ones. At the same time, in his estimation, mainly the few critics of this policy would lose their mandates and thus have no influence in the future. As a comparison, Vosgerau cited the "Berliner Kreis," a group of Union members of parliament who opposed Angela Merkel's political line after the federal elections in 2017. Nevertheless, that line continued; after the 2021 elections, the circle largely disappeared as a group of members of parliament. To his recollection, only Klaus-Peter Willsch still had a mandate. Vosgerau described the development as a vicious circle: The attempt to correct Union politics through voter decisions effectively brings about the opposite and further facilitates the decline. #Bundestagswahl #Union #Politik (translated)

Markusdd recalled the Audi Quattro advertisement in which a car drove up a ski jump and wrote that Germany was still capable of such actions decades ago. Today, comparable demonstrations were, in his opinion, mostly followed by EU and bureaucracy memes that explained, with gallows humor, why such things no longer exist. He suggested that such an event probably wouldn't have happened in Germany for insurance reasons. The product itself was unimportant and hardly relevant to Tesla's balance sheet, Markusdd wrote. More important were the sealed bottle caps: they made the overreach of bureaucracy in everyday life visible, in his view. He cited examples such as caps on milk cartons, cars that beeped at 1 km/h over the speed limit, bollards that he attributed to Green ideologues, as well as taxes and levies that left employees with less than half of their earned money. In the evening, one would then learn from public broadcasters about the next plans of the bureaucrats, he wrote. Markusdd called for breaking this cycle. He was not advocating that everyone needed a roadster with cold gas thrusters, but rather that the world was laughing at Europe and it was just a shadow of its former self. #Bürokratie #Innovation #Gesellschaft (translated)

In the Scheuer trial, which revolves around the alleged memory gaps of former Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer regarding the controversial car toll, even the key witnesses are having difficulty recalling crucial details, raising questions about the motives and possibly a vendetta. #ScheuerProzess #PkwMaut #Erinnerungslücken (translated)

The autumn princess criticized that Esken had repeatedly interrupted the AfD member Przygodda in a committee meeting and had ultimately withdrawn her speaking time. Przygodda had spoken about the isolation of children, closed schools, and their fears during the Corona period, she wrote. The author interpreted the incident as an attempt to prevent a discussion about the measures in place at the time. While the chair must maintain order, it seems as if unpleasant topics are being cut off rather than discussed. She marked the contribution as satire and explained that nothing in it was meant to be taken seriously. #Corona #Kindeswohl #Debatte (translated)

Dr. David Lütke asked if the readers remembered the treatment he referred to as a media and political "witch hunt" against Pegida, the unvaccinated, COVID deniers, defenders of Putin, the "döpdödödöp" singers, and AfD voters. At the same time, he asked where understanding, compassion, and humanity had gone. https://t.co/eHKPjTMNZH #Gesellschaft #Toleranz #Politik (translated)

Regina Laska wrote that Donald Trump announced an immediate energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine and stated that both sides had agreed. According to her, Volodymyr Zelensky initially had no knowledge of this. Later, he said the report was new to him, but Ukraine was ready to cease attacks on Russian energy facilities, provided that Russia would no longer attack Ukrainian power plants. Laska wrote that there was no initial confirmation from the Kremlin, and Russian attacks continued. According to Ukrainian sources, among others, power plants in Kyiv and Kharkiv were hit. She also referred to Trump's earlier claim from September 14 that both sides had agreed to spare energy facilities; however, a sustainable ceasefire did not emerge from that. The author placed the announcement within a series of Trump's statements: on Friday, he announced a diesel deal with Putin and a US waiver for Russian diesel deliveries; on Saturday, he said Ukraine needed a new president; and on Sunday, he declared a ceasefire, to which this president allegedly agreed. Laska described this as contradictory since Zelensky had simultaneously been portrayed by Trump as a potential negotiating partner, even though he was unaware of the agreement. Furthermore, Laska wrote that seven US senators - four Republicans and three Democrats - legally challenged Trump's diesel deal with Putin. They accused the government of not involving Congress as required and demanded the withdrawal of the deal. While the US Treasury had issued a license, its sufficient legal basis was disputed. In a satirical scene, Laska imagined Trump reacting by putting down his phone, splattering a freshly painted wall while drinking, and possibly firing the painter afterward. #Trump #Ukraine #Russland (translated)

The author of "savings book enemies" wrote that Christian Lindner answered the question of whether he would prefer to spend an evening with Olaf Scholz or Alice Weidel by saying that with Weidel, he at least knows that she will remember it. #ChristianLindner #OlafScholz #Politik (translated)

Anna wrote that US Senators Schumer, Shaheen, and Warren called Trump's diesel deal with Putin a "total betrayal" of Ukraine and pledged their support to Kyiv. They blamed the Iran war for rising fuel prices in the US and Europe and accused Trump of disregarding the bipartisan will of Congress, which had passed a law just weeks earlier prohibiting the purchase of Russian energy. The senators called for an end to the Iran war instead of financing Russia's war machinery, stating that Putin only responds to strength. Anna recalled that Trump told Zelensky in February 2025 at the White House that he had no cards. Now, Trump is allegedly asking Zelensky for oil with diesel prices exceeding $6 per gallon. According to Anna, Moscow is receiving a sanctions reprieve and new sales markets while Washington is facing accusations of betrayal in its own Senate. She cited a joint statement from the senators, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Arab News, and SRF as sources. #Ukraine #Trump #Putin (translated)

Gr@ntlɘr wrote that there was no excitement about Bodo Ramelow's company car. The prime minister of the Left Party had driven a BMW from the 7 series for ten years, even in his second term without his own majority. According to the author's account, this did not bother anyone either in Munich or elsewhere. #BodoRamelow #Dienstwagen #Politik (translated)