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Julian Adrat criticized SPD Secretary General Matthias Miersch for his comments on "Miosga." Miersch harshly judged Gerhard Schröder, who celebrates his birthday with Vladimir Putin, but referred to AfD politicians as even worse because Schröder had criticized the war more often and AfD politicians are "mouthpieces for Putin." Adrat wrote that he was sure Schröder would vote for the AfD and that the SPD deserves its downfall. #Politik #Deutschland #SPD (translated)

Adam Michnik, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the liberal "Gazeta Wyborcza", celebrates his 80th birthday and reflects on his decades-long role as a dissident in communist Poland, as well as his belief that it is more important to stand up for the truth, even when one is in the minority. #AdamMichnik #GazetaWyborcza #Dissident (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)

FC Bayern Munich stated that Stefan Reuter became world champion with Germany in 1990 as a player of the club and is celebrating his 60th birthday today. The club congratulated him and wished him all the best. https://t.co/usUZnS30Ra #FCBayern #Weltmeister #Geburtstag (translated)

After a double murder during an unannounced weapons check in Berngau on his father's birthday, the motive of the perpetrator Andreas G. is unclear, but new witness statements suggest a possible deliberate choice of the day of the crime, as well as previous threats and revenge fantasies. #Waffenkontrolle #Ermittlungen (translated)

The Kiel shareholder referred to the circulating stories about a pharmacy in Bielefeld, BMW, and others, who, according to his account, did not want to sell anything to AfD voters. As another option, he described his wife's visit to a traditional pastry shop in Kiel: she had seen two women in hijabs behind the counter and left without any chocolates. The business did not make any revenue as a result, he wrote. #Bielefeld #Politik #Konditorei (translated)

FC Bayern Munich congratulated Raimond Aumann on his birthday and described him as a goalkeeping legend. The club stated that Aumann was a world champion and multiple-time German champion, and that he had served FC Bayern as a reliable support for many years. https://t.co/Ins511KKjw #Torwart #FCBayern #Geburtstag (translated)

Regina Laska wrote that CDA chairman Dennis Radtke (CDU) referred to Gerhard Schröder's recent appearance in Moscow in the Tagesspiegel as a "case of moral bankruptcy" and called on the SPD to expel the former chancellor from the party. Laska agreed with him. Schröder was too ill to testify before a parliamentary inquiry but fit enough to celebrate Vladimir Putin's birthday in Moscow and accept a new supervisory board position in Russia. According to Laska, the SPD state chairpersons in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are now also demanding a new expulsion procedure. The SPD district of Upper Palatinate voted unanimously in favor of it on Saturday. Schleswig-Holstein's SPD leader Ulf Kämpfer stated that the paths of the party and Schröder had parted ways many years ago. Laska asked why Schröder was still a member of the SPD. Previous expulsion procedures had failed in 2022 and 2023. It is not only about Schröder's differing stance on Russia policy, Laska wrote, but also about his demonstrative loyalty to Putin, who has been waging a war of annihilation against Ukraine for more than four and a half years. She also pointed out that SPD foreign policy expert Ralf Stegner had praised Schröder's visit to Putin. Pierre Orthen, chairman of the SPD local club in Baden-Württemberg's Leutenbach, publicly questioned whether this was in line with the responsibilities of a member of the Bundestag's Foreign Affairs Committee. Laska wrote that Stegner had held talks with Kremlin-affiliated representatives in Baku in April 2025. It apparently concerned the future of the Petersburg Dialogue, which Schröder co-founded with Putin in 2001. In June 2026, Stegner was said to have praised Schröder's connection to Putin; now he had attended Putin's birthday party. Laska asked what these contacts had achieved for peace in Ukraine and wrote that anyone justifying such talks as efforts for peace must also be able to explain what they had accomplished. #Schröder #Ukraine #SPD (translated)

With the hit of the crossbar, the game turned around. We dominated heavily in the second half, and of course, I am happy about the victory. Breitenreiter is of course satisfied: “With the hit of the crossbar, the game turned around. We dominated heavily in the second half, and I am of course happy about the victory.” #HansaRostock #Breitenreiter #GeburtstagsTor (translated)

Hansa Rostock celebrated a 2-0 debut under their new coach André Breitenreiter against the Würzburger Kickers, with Marco Schuster standing out in the celebrations for his birthday goal and the anticipation of soon becoming a father. #HansaRostock #Breitenreiter #GeburtstagsTor (translated)