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Die Liebe am Ende der Zeit von Amy Tordoff übersetzt von Barbara Ostrop Wir schreiben das Jahr 1605. Seit Beatrix auf dem Sterbebett das ewige Leben gewährt wurde, führt sie ein Dasein in den Schatten. Nacht für Nacht wandert sie durch die Gassen Londons und versucht zu vergessen, dass jeder, den sie einst geliebt hat, seit beinahe hundert Jahren tot ist. Dass Liebe für sie nur eines bedeuten kann: Verlust. Bis sie eines Tages Oliver begegnet. Sie verbringen einen perfekten Tag miteinander, dann verschwindet Oliver spurlos. Hundert Jahre später treffen die beiden erneut aufeinander. Es ist der Beginn einer außergewöhnlichen, die Jahrhunderte umspannenden Liebesgeschichte. Und doch bleibt am Ende die Frage: Kann die Liebe wirklich die Zeit überdauern?

Heimatgefühl wrote that the reactions to the death of Bärbel Bas's stepdaughter were exaggerated. The death is sad, but it is a fate that millions of families in Germany face. Heimatgefühl criticized that politicians referred to her as a "child": The deceased was a 53-year-old adult woman. The death does not change the assessment of Bas's character; in the opinion of Heimatgefühl, Bas should have resigned much earlier. #Politik #Trauer #Familie (translated)

Heimatgefühl wrote that Bärbel Bas (SPD) had resigned from all offices for personal reasons after her stepdaughter had passed away. He could understand her resignation and wished her a lot of strength. However, Bas retained her Bundestag mandate and criticized the CDU in her resignation statement, he wrote. At the same time, Heimatgefühl reminded that Bas had referred to Germans as "uniformly brown." The author disagreed with the assessment that some SPD members are now expressing, that hardly anyone stands for values as much as Bas does. In his personal opinion, she should have resigned earlier and also given up her Bundestag mandate. #BärbelBas #SPD #Bundestag (translated)

Eight EU countries are demanding stricter regulations for nicotine products in a joint letter to the health commissioner, including a ban on new products, flavors, and stricter rules for vapes and nicotine pouches to promote a "smoke-free generation" by 2040. #Nikotinprodukte #EURegulierung #rauchfreieGeneration (translated)

NIUS wrote that the signatories did not consider an additional tax on sugar or soft drinks to be the right approach. Instead, they emphasized consumer personal responsibility as more important. https://t.co/uL2cTirxqj https://t.co/W3s0FHxEqx #Steuer #Zucker #Eigenverantwortung (translated)

Regina Laska wrote that Donald Trump announced an immediate energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine and stated that both sides had agreed. According to her, Volodymyr Zelensky initially had no knowledge of this. Later, he said the report was new to him, but Ukraine was ready to cease attacks on Russian energy facilities, provided that Russia would no longer attack Ukrainian power plants. Laska wrote that there was no initial confirmation from the Kremlin, and Russian attacks continued. According to Ukrainian sources, among others, power plants in Kyiv and Kharkiv were hit. She also referred to Trump's earlier claim from September 14 that both sides had agreed to spare energy facilities; however, a sustainable ceasefire did not emerge from that. The author placed the announcement within a series of Trump's statements: on Friday, he announced a diesel deal with Putin and a US waiver for Russian diesel deliveries; on Saturday, he said Ukraine needed a new president; and on Sunday, he declared a ceasefire, to which this president allegedly agreed. Laska described this as contradictory since Zelensky had simultaneously been portrayed by Trump as a potential negotiating partner, even though he was unaware of the agreement. Furthermore, Laska wrote that seven US senators - four Republicans and three Democrats - legally challenged Trump's diesel deal with Putin. They accused the government of not involving Congress as required and demanded the withdrawal of the deal. While the US Treasury had issued a license, its sufficient legal basis was disputed. In a satirical scene, Laska imagined Trump reacting by putting down his phone, splattering a freshly painted wall while drinking, and possibly firing the painter afterward. #Trump #Ukraine #Russland (translated)

The author wrote that for a political awakening in Berlin, new paths must be taken and antisemitism as well as hatred towards Israel must be excluded. A coalition of CDU, Greens, and SPD would not be perfect in his assessment, but with a common personality of nationwide impact in the Red City Hall, it could make history for Berlin. #Berlin #Politik #Gemeinschaft #DE (translated)

Eritrea has demanded an intervention in a letter to the UN Security Council after Ethiopia declared war on the country and calls for a strong condemnation of this declaration as well as appropriate measures in accordance with the UN Charter. #Eritrea #Äthiopien #UNOSicherheitsrat (translated)

Ulrich Vosgerau wrote that he initially wanted to report on P_Plattform and the blockade in Halle, but then learned from the ZDF heute show about the participation of the incumbent Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt, Sven Schulze, at the memorial ceremony. He described this as a previously unreported circumstance that changed the situation. Vosgerau asked whether it would have been too much to ask for Schulze, in his official capacity, to have urged the blockaders to allow the duly elected deputy president of the state parliament, who according to Vosgerau represents the strongest political party in Saxony-Anhalt, to pass. If the blockaders had also not been impressed by Schulze, Vosgerau believed that he should have declined to participate in the memorial ceremony and clearly communicated this. #Politik #SachsenAnhalt #Gedenkfeier (translated)

"Only those who can read, write, and calculate well will be able to participate in the democratic system." At the same time, they are investments in democracy and social cohesion: "Only those who can read, write, and calculate well will be able to participate in the democratic system," said Prien. #KitaRevolution #Bildungsgerechtigkeit #Bundestag (translated)

Felix Perrefort wrote that plagiarism problems among politicians arise because they write dissertations mainly to enhance their resumes and often lack a serious research interest. Such works are often difficult to read and are rarely read outside of assessments; instead of demonstrating their own intellectual achievements, they convey an appearance of scholarly merit. According to Perrefort, only those who truly want to discover something new should write a dissertation. Only people who want to fully dedicate themselves to science should strive for a doctorate. He described it as indecent to present others with 200 to 400-page texts that are merely obligatory exercises and therefore insignificant. Perrefort questioned which politicians felt the need to profile themselves with a doctoral thesis. He described them as career politicians without a "solid foundation of an acquired profession" and wrote that they neither mastered politics nor science. Mario Voigt embodies this problem particularly strongly, Perrefort claimed, accusing him of being unable to say anything about Auschwitz without AI and of lacking independent thoughts. #Plagiat #Doktortitel #Wissenschaft (translated)