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In an investigation by the NDR consumer magazine "Markt," maggot damage, worms, and rotten mushroom parts were discovered in various porcini products from supermarkets, including frozen porcini mushrooms and pizzas, prompting manufacturers to re-evaluate their quality controls. #Ekelalarm #Tiefkühlware #Lebensmittelkontrolle (translated)

Joost Jansen wrote that he had Chat prepare a speech for Rob Jetten in response to serious riots in Amsterdam. The proposed text stated that violence against society was unacceptable, while demonstrating and expressing criticism were part of democracy. The speech proposed three measures: maintaining the rule of law, supporting victims and affected entrepreneurs, and investigating the causes of social tensions. The text also stated that researching those causes was no excuse for violence. The recovery of trust, according to the speech, would depend on consistent action and rules that applied to everyone. #Amsterdam #democratie #veiligheid (translated)

Claudio Casula reported that a man at the Rewe checkout had pointed at three bottles of Kalinka kefir for his wife the night before and said that the manufacturer Müller had connections to the AfD and donated to the party. Casula replied that he did not want to base his purchasing decision on the political stance of the manufacturer and that donations were allowed. The man then ended the conversation. Casula lamented that he had been politically lectured while shopping without being asked. In retrospect, he wondered if he should have reacted more strongly or given the man the middle finger, and asked if others had experienced something similar. #Einkaufen #Politik #Gesellschaft (translated)

Pope Leo XIV has been discharged after five days in the hospital and will lead the mass on Sunday from the Vatican, after a malignant tumor on his lung was successfully removed during surgery, and he is recovering faster than expected. #PausLeoXIV #Vaticaan #gezondheid (translated)

The poet is preparing for further expansion in Europe after the war in Ukraine, with a strategic plan that includes three stages to restore Russian dominance and weaken the relationship between Europe and America, warns Russia expert Françoise Thom. #Poetin #Oekraïne #Europa (translated)

Two tankers have been hit by a 'rocket attack' hundreds of kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz, where the crew was evacuated unharmed, while the region is recovering from the war unleashed in late February by American and Israeli attacks on Iran. #DétroitDOrmuz #IncidentsMaritimes #GuerreMoyenOrient (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that this week a total of 2,270 job cuts have been newly announced in Germany. The state administration of Baden-Württemberg plans to cut 550 jobs by 2031. The automotive supplier WKW in Wuppertal is to cut and close 500 jobs, while the German stainless steel works plan to close their plant in Hagen with 300 jobs. According to Boeminghaus, the Inveho plants in Elrich and Brandenburg an der Havel were also to close with 280 jobs. At the mechanical engineering company Kiefel in Freilassing, 170 jobs are affected, and at Barmag in Remscheid, 160. Ubisoft plans to cut 100 jobs at its locations in Düsseldorf, Mainz, and Berlin. For the Warnow Clinic in Bützow, he mentioned around 100 jobs by the end of 2026. Boeminghaus further stated that the British malt manufacturer Crisp Malt would close its plant in Hamburg-Eidelstedt at the end of March 2027, affecting 43 jobs. The city administration of Frankfurt (Oder) plans to cut 40 jobs by 2031. The hardware store in Wolfenbüttel is to close with 23 jobs, while the Segmüller branch in downtown Stuttgart will close at the end of 2027, affecting five jobs. #Stellenabbau #Deutschland #Wirtschaft (translated)

Alexander Wulfers' comment criticizes Germany's hypocrisy in trade policy towards China, as the country does not want to acknowledge that China produces innovative products despite its own protectionist tendencies and a growing trade deficit. #Handelskonflikt #Protektionismus #Innovation (translated)

Cryptocurrency investors fell victim to a large-scale theft, in which over 100 million dollars were stolen from more than 300 manipulated hardware wallets from the French manufacturer Ledger, by equipping the devices in distribution with espionage electronics. #Kryptodiebstahl #HardwareWallet #Ledger (translated)

Meri stated that Stephan van Baarle had not given a substantive answer to a question from JA21 member Ranjith Clemminck about the financing of reparations to descendants of enslaved people. According to her, the intended recipients had never been slaves themselves and did not know anyone who had. She wrote that slavery in the Dutch colonies had been abolished 163 years earlier. Meri found Van Baarle's tone contemptuous and said he had called Clemminck a "greenhorn." She asserted that an elected representative in the Netherlands had the right to ask critical questions and accused Van Baarle of behaving as if he were in Turkey. She also called him a stain on the parliament and used an insulting description for him. https://t.co/51imqS9OlJ #politiek #slavernij #Nederland (translated)