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Jan B. Hommel criticized Trouw for, in his opinion, only starting to investigate nearly six years later. He accused the newspaper of presenting itself as objective and highlighting both sides of the story but deemed that approach too late and insufficient. Hommel also criticized Agnes Kant, who, according to him, wanted to investigate the effects of mRNA vaccines. He wondered if Kant had previously stated that the side effects were manageable and claimed that Lareb had fallen short. According to Hommel, Kant's current stance showed that she poorly remembered her earlier statements. He expressed his aversion to the assertion that coronavirus vaccines were crucial for reducing the impact of the pandemic. Hommel said an article would soon be published that would, in his opinion, significantly nuance that assertion. As a meager consolation, he hoped that those involved had been vaccinated themselves. #mRNAvaccins #Trouw #coronavaccins (translated)

Carsten Jahn wrote that Friedrich Merz completely ruled out a resignation and referred to himself as a firewall against the AfD. According to Jahn, this means that Merz and the CDU only want to cooperate with the SPD, Greens, and Left. He claimed that this would continue to generously support Ukraine and the EU, promote left-wing extremism, increase the state quota and taxes, and disregard democracy. #CDU #Politik #Deutschland (translated)

A good friend moved to a small wine village in Baden-Württemberg a few years ago, sparbuchfeinde wrote. The man is married, has a child, bought a house, and has a company car parked in front of his door. The stories from the village with 800 inhabitants surprised him: As soon as his friend's caravan is parked on the street, a neighbor calls the regulatory office. After returning from vacation, the authority appeared two hours after the caravan was parked to unpack in front of the house. Furthermore, there are already two stationary speed cameras in the village; the municipal council recently approved two more. At the same time, the winemakers have been complaining for years about too few tourists. However, a well-attended party series by one winemaker was discontinued after citizens and other winemakers complained about noise and parked cars, sparbuchfeinde wrote. #BadenWürttemberg #Weindorf #Nachbarschaft (translated)

Despite the difficult circumstances in the hospitality sector, such as rising costs and bankruptcies, some passionate entrepreneurs in Belgium still dare to open a restaurant, driven by their love for the profession and their confidence in the future. #Horeca #Restauration #Entrepreneuriat (translated)

Bernd Kaiser wrote that Tesla presented its new Roadster at night, which according to his information can accelerate from 0 to 100 in less than a second. SpaceX cold gas engines would even allow the vehicle to take off. He compared this technological advancement in the USA to what he views as a lesser pace of innovation in Europe. Kaiser criticized Volkswagen for recalling ID models and claimed that European automakers are lagging behind China in charging performance. At the same time, he accused company executives and politicians of focusing more on ideology and regulation than on inventions. He said the Roadster would not be approved in the EU, mockingly justifying this with possible noise protection regulations. In his opinion, Europe has lost its technological edge. #TeslaRoadster #ElonMusk https://t.co/rAcUSFyR6J #Tesla #Innovation #Technologie (translated)

The US start-up JetZero, led by former Tesla manager Tom O’Leary, is presenting an innovative aircraft design that does not rely on windows and offers plenty of luggage space to compete with Boeing and Airbus, with Lufthansa also being considered as a potential customer. #JetZero #Flugzeugdesign #Luftfahrt (translated)

Stefan Willems shared a message from Grégory de Walque, commercial director of car-sharing platform Poppy, about the damage to shared cars in Brussels and Antwerp. De Walque wrote that Poppy had reached its record number of rides on Friday because the metro was not running and thousands of people used the app to get to work. By the end of the day, according to him, eight vehicles had been destroyed, two of which were completely burned out. He wrote that the damage was caused by rioters, not by protesters, and that this was the second time this year for Poppy. In his message, De Walque countered three reactions that he claimed to have often read under videos of the destruction: that shared cars belong to no one, that Poppy is insured, and that a large company would hardly notice a few destroyed cars. He stated that every Poppy is used hundreds of times a year and referred to research from Brussels Mobility, according to which each Poppy replaces 11.5 private cars among regular users. According to De Walque, Poppy was not insured for this kind of damage, and each destroyed car represented a direct loss. The costs of the destruction, he said, were higher than the revenue from Poppy's best day ever. He also wrote that the company had only had one profitable year since its inception and that the fleet consisted of 2,500 cars. De Walque wrote that the team would get the damaged cars back on the road, even during a strike. He asked Brussels, according to him, to help keep the shared cars available. #autodelen #Brussel #mobiliteit (translated)

"In his true emotional home," as the foreign policy spokesman of the AfD parliamentary group, Markus Frohnmaier, provocatively called it. He brought along his billions. One billion euros in new military aid and 350 million for the Ukrainian energy infrastructure. "He brought along his billions. One billion euros in new military aid and 350 million for the Ukrainian energy infrastructure." #NordStreamProzess #UkrainischeHilfe #SolidaritätMitDerUkraine (translated)

Forum for Democracy wrote that the national government has been imposing extra taxes for decades according to the party. Next year, nurses, new entrepreneurs, and small investors would also be heavily affected according to the party. Forum for Democracy called for a smaller government, the cancellation of ideological projects, and significant tax relief. #belasting #kleineoverheid #FVD (translated)

Julius Böhm wrote that an office holder had lost the election in a federal state, although his party had long held the state chancellery there. A few months later, he was nonetheless promoted to Federal Minister of Labor because there was no one else. Böhm added ironically that such events apparently appealed to the people. #Politik #Bundesregierung #Wahlen (translated)

A passenger plane of Indian Airlines IndiGo had to make an emergency landing due to a fire caused by a power bank in the luggage compartment, after smoke rose from the compartment and the cabin crew and passengers tried to extinguish the flames. #Notlandung #Powerbank #IndiGo (translated)

Mika Merano wrote that the concern over the support for the National Coalition Party had led to communication guidelines, which he claimed originated from Ellun Kanoilta or imams. He assessed that the guidelines resulted in criticism from the Finns Party and discussions about inheritance tax. Merano said he understood why the National Coalition Party did not want to eliminate inheritance tax by reducing an equivalent amount of development aid. According to him, the party's target program committed to the UN's sustainable development principles, which indicated using 0.7 percent of gross national product for development aid. Merano estimated that this meant doubling the current development aid of about one billion euros. He argued that development aid could not be cut if the goal was to increase the use of tax funds for what he described as virtue signaling and for financing, among other things, swimming pools, private zoos, and golf courses. According to him, this would be the case even if the cut would allow for the elimination of the inheritance tax. #Kokoomus #Perintövero #Kehitysapu (translated)

NATO struggles with an appropriate response to the increasing Russian provocations, while member states push for a better-coordinated defensive strategy that goes beyond the existing protocols of Article 4 and 5 of the NATO treaty. #Navo #RussischeProvocaties #EuropeseVeiligheid (translated)

Max Verstappen has achieved excellent results in Singapore, where he secured both pole position for the sprint race and the victory, and is now about to compete for pole position again during the postponed qualifying for the Grand Prix. #MaxVerstappen #Formule1 #SingaporeGP (translated)

GFrei.News wrote that Trump ordered three million tons of cheap diesel from Putin to relieve the US fuel market. Trump had previously been on the path to making the USA safer and more prosperous, improving the country overall. Due to his great success, he had been persuaded into an "Iran adventure," which led to renewed war, diminished morale, and a decline in his global approval. At the same time, the increased fuel costs due to high oil prices had eroded the price advantages. Now Trump has changed course and purchased large quantities of cheap diesel from Russia, GFrei.News wrote. Three million tons corresponded to the entire consumption of the USA in a week and would significantly relieve the market. Meanwhile, his own representatives were taking turns in Ukraine to pursue joint projects with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, each taking billions in taxpayer money. Meanwhile, the domestic economy was close to zero growth and facing bankruptcies, it was further stated. #Trump #Diesel #Russland (translated)