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Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that business journalist Philipp Mattheis was in China for the first time last week in nearly exactly six years. According to Mattheis, around 500,000 industrial jobs have been lost in Germany between 2019 and 2025; for 2026, he cites another 15,000 positions per month. The automotive industry, mechanical engineering, and suppliers are particularly affected. According to Boeminghaus, Mattheis contrasted China's investments in cities, power plants, factories, and infrastructure with the condition of German bridges and railways, as well as high energy costs. At the same time, Mattheis criticizes the increasing state regulation in Europe: the continent is adopting control mechanisms commonly seen in China without advancing its economic modernization. Boeminghaus warned, referencing Mattheis, that Germany risks becoming an economic ruin due to its own political decisions. https://t.co/CRj4CtYeKn #China #Deutschland #Wirtschaftskrise (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that Audi plans to invest four billion dollars in a new plant in the U.S. state of Georgia. There, 200,000 SUVs should be produced annually, and starting in the early 2030s, the Q7, Q8, and Q9 models; around 4,500 jobs are expected. The construction start is planned for 2027. Additionally, 25,000 vehicles should be manufactured annually in South Carolina. Boeminghaus referred to around 1.2 billion euros in tariffs for Audi last year and a 16 percent decline in U.S. sales this year. At the same time, he wrote that the Neckarsulm plant may face closure after 2030, although this has not been decided. He viewed the investment in the U.S. as a sign of relocation and contrasted the planned jobs there with the uncertain future of German industrial locations. https://t.co/x3WDlilJSL #Audi #Automobilindustrie #Arbeitsplätze (translated)

Jacopo Iacoboni defined Elon Musk's statement that using Starlink for offensive drone attacks causing casualties would not be allowed as false. He wrote that the service did not work in Russia and could only be used in Ukraine, where, according to him, Ukrainian operations were by definition defensive and the country was defending itself. https://t.co/m7dGZ4g5zM #Starlink #Ucraina #Difesa (translated)

After a week of alcohol prohibition at German train stations, around 5000 alcohol offenders were caught by security forces, indicating a positive discipline among travelers and reflecting the majority of the population's support for the measure. #Alkoholverbot #Sicherheit #Bahnhöfe (translated)

The post claimed that Attorney General Pam Bondi disbanded the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force, dismantled the Justice Department unit pursuing Russian oligarchs’ assets and narrowed enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act on Feb. 5, 2025, her first day in office. It also said CISA had paused something related to elections, but did not specify what. https://t.co/ZLrgNyoZVW #AttorneyGeneral #ForeignInfluence #ElectionSecurity #RU

The author stated that fighting for a home and peacefully protesting were rights guaranteed by the Constitution. He said that the events of that night had hurt democracy and expressed solidarity with those who took to the streets and were repressed. He also wrote that the people deserved representatives who would fight for them, rather than ordering their aggression, and called for the continuation of the struggle for the right to a future. https://t.co/62TdoheiKq #Democracia #DireitosHumanos #ProtestoPaz #BR (translated)

Our Lady of Antwerp. A Musical Path to Rubens / Utopia Ensemble, Psallentes, Ramée Works by Masters of Music of the Anvers cathedral between 1400 and 1620: Pullois, Barbireau, Obrecht … https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5M0meAzC97gcuTVyHJ82f9?si=db9ce67c5c324426 #music #classicalmusic