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The current edition of Tagesthemen reports that the French government blames the extreme left for riots during protests, while a possible alliance of the Left, Greens, and SPD in Berlin is under heavy criticism. Additionally, the endangered agreement on Kurdish as a subject in schools in Syria is mentioned. #Proteste #Linke #Kurden (translated)

The Union that just enabled a Nazi government in Saxony-Anhalt, after it pushed Germany powerfully to the right, does not understand how to ban the Nazis and now does not even want to vote against them, which means NEVER AGAIN is now relativizing the Holocaust onto the Left!? (translated)

Arend Lijphart, the renowned political scientist, concluded in a widely cited international study from 1999, Patterns of Democracy, that a consensus democracy like that in the Netherlands provides citizens with more say and protection than a majoritarian democracy like the French or American. #MachtigeTijden #politiek #middenpartijen (translated)

In an article by Tom-Jan Meeus, a plea is made for the formation of a majority cabinet led by Rob Jetten, where the author emphasizes the necessity of courage and cooperation among centrist parties to prevent political stalemates and further drift to the far right. #MachtigeTijden #politiek #middenpartijen (translated)

The X user readonly wrote that in France, no one has to go hungry and everyone has access to running water, accommodation, clothing, school, education, and healthcare. In his view, even people without jobs are better off than most people worldwide. He criticized that difficult living conditions, such as poorly equipped schools and suburbs, are used as justification for looting, devastation, and arson. According to him, the left-wing political spectrum makes the welfare state an unlimited instrument for wealth distribution and relieves people of the responsibility for their livelihoods. Furthermore, difficult living conditions often serve too readily as an explanation for misconduct, while victims are left alone and perpetrators are favored. Readonly referred to leftist thinking as a mental illness and an ideology based on a false view of humanity that leads to brutality, violence, and destruction. Instead of moving further to the left, he believes one should reflect, reject lies, and speak out. #Sozialstaat #Verantwortung #Ideologie (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang criticized Germany's lag in future technologies. While Huang pointed to German talent and technical know-how, he saw the problem in Europe's tendency to overthink projects. Boeminghaus reacted sarcastically to the notion that such concerns were a fairytale. At the same time, Boeminghaus referred to a planned collaboration between Nvidia and the German government, according to Handelsblatt. This involves investments of several hundred million euros in industrial AI, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and open AI models. The partnership is scheduled to be presented on October 19 in Berlin; the Nvidia developer conference GTC is set for October 20 to 22. https://t.co/pQ0vPFd1rX #Deutschland #Technologie #KünstlicheIntelligenz (translated)

The author presented Hungary's position as a rejection of European migration policy. In light of the conditions he described as resembling a civil war in France, Hungary's Prime Minister announced that the country would defend the strictest possible migration policy. Moreover, the author began the sentence that the Europe everyone loved is currently in ..., but did not finish it in the article. https://t.co/LSWAPgbrtS #Migráció #Európa #Politika #HU #FR (translated)

Kolja Barghoorn wrote that Friedrich Merz and the CDU do not understand the situation. Klingbeil and others would expose Merz according to his portrayal. According to Barghoorn, hardly anyone takes him seriously anymore, and his words carry no weight. He also described Merz as powerless and surrounded. https://t.co/ZsBuMea1At #CDU #Politik #Deutschland (translated)

Ulrich Vosgerau wrote that Stefan Homburg rightly criticized that politics distorts the concept of investment. According to his observation, in political language, "investment" has long been used no longer in the economic sense, but generally denotes an expenditure that is desirable from the politicians' perspective. Whether value is preserved or a return can be expected does not matter. According to Vosgerau, expenditures are often considered politically sensible if they contribute to maintaining power. #Investition #Politik #Ökonomie (translated)

That is irritating. It has become a bit too much for me regarding what is not given to us. No one does it on purpose, but it has become very much. Coach Niko Arnautis (46) complains about referee Karoline Wacker (35), who does not give a penalty after an apparent foul on Dilara Acikgöz (22): “That is irritating. It has become a bit too much for me regarding what is not given to us. No one does it on purpose, but it has become very much.” #LauraFreigang #EintrachtFrankfurt #Frauenfußball (translated)

Research shows that with a lot of AI usage, you have less brain activity; you become dumber. With mass usage: smarter models and we collectively become dumber. This leads to less critical, resilient citizens. That affects democracy. Tech companies want that; they want power. Laurens Dassen #Buitenhof #Buitenhof (translated)

"Currently, I am working with my French counterpart to increase the blending of biofuels." Following the German-French initiative against the ban on combustion engines, Transportation Minister Steffen Bilger is advocating for fuel with a higher proportion of biofuels. #E20 #Biokraftstoffe #Klimaschutz (translated)