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The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has meanwhile questioned the statement made by Russian President Vladimir Putin about the acquisition of 6,500 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory and the capture of 310 municipalities since the beginning of the year. #Ukrajina #Rusko #válka (translated)

The Ukrainian General Staff denied the claims of the Russian General Staff about the capture of the city of Dobropillja and questioned the Russian claims regarding the size of the occupied Ukrainian territory, which is significantly smaller according to the American Institute for the Study of War than what Russia states. #Ukrajina #Rusko #válka (translated)

Young Czech athlete Michal Rada is getting ready for a new adventure in the Netherlands, where he will start training under the guidance of the renowned coach Laurent Meuwly after a successful year in athletics and obtaining an individual study plan for distance learning. #Atletika #MichalRada #Trenérství (translated)

The author wrote that AI will greatly devalue performance in areas such as mathematics and economics. Since it will be involved in all breakthroughs, the human contribution will become increasingly unclear and uninteresting. This will make it more difficult to motivate young people to pursue a degree. #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Bildung #Zukunft #DE (translated)

Dr. Christoph Canne wrote that deindustrialization is nowhere more evident than in Baden-Württemberg. When he completed his studies in Saarland, the federal state was a preferred destination for graduates in STEM fields; that time is over, and the decline has been significant. He noted that the continued support of 30 percent for the Greens can no longer be explained rationally. He asked whether this is related to Cem Özdemir's popularity as a potential son-in-law and referred to the party derogatorily as a driving force behind deindustrialization. #Deindustrialisierung #BadenWürttemberg #MINTBerufe (translated)

Rectors of the Universities Conference (uniko) demand that the Latin requirement as an admission prerequisite for many degree programs be abolished, with the exception of a few subjects such as Latin, law, medicine, and Protestant theology, as more and more students only demonstrate their Latin skills shortly before graduation. #Lateinpflicht #Bildung #Studium (translated)

The rectors are demanding the abolition of the Latin requirement for most teaching subjects as well as for law, medicine, and Protestant theology, while for some subjects like philosophy, art history, and Catholic theology, a Latin examination will still remain. #Latein #Bildung #Studium (translated)

Snicklink predicted that jobs involving screen activities would become irrelevant within the next 18 months with about an 85 percent probability. Occupations with direct human contact, in his estimation, would still exist for a few more years with the same probability; he made a sexual joke about this. For jobs in between, he expected varying developments, but often a loss or a strong reduction. Craft occupations would, in his estimation, last somewhat longer, but would mostly become irrelevant within seven to eight years at the latest – except for highly specialized manual tasks. The German auto industry would soon be "dead as a mouse"; he believes that studying and obtaining a driver's license are also a complete waste of time. Snicklink also wrote that existence would no longer depend on monetizable performance in the future – regardless of who governed the country. Whether this development is good or bad, he believes, remains to be seen. #Zukunft #Arbeitsplatz #Technologie (translated)

The author described the director of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes' text as a defense of Israel, which he claimed no totalitarian regime would need to be ashamed of. He stated that the director called it "Eternal Anti-Semitism? A Brief Reflection on Infinite Evil." #antisemitismus #Izrael #totalitarismus #CZ #IL #TW (translated)

Furkan Yildirim wrote that US consumer inflation expectations had risen to 3.9 percent, reaching the highest level since May 2023. A month earlier, they had been at 3.6 percent. For the next twelve months, Americans expected price increases of 9.2 percent for medical costs, 7.5 percent for education costs, 6.8 percent for rents, 5.5 percent for food, and 4.8 percent for gasoline. Wages were expected to rise by only 2.6 percent during the same period. At the same time, households planned to spend 5.5 percent more – the highest figure since May 2023. Their income was only expected to grow by 3.1 percent, according to Yildirim. He also wrote that more households reported a worse financial situation than a year ago and that loans were harder to obtain. Prices were outpacing wages, he summarized. #Inflation #Wirtschaft #Verbraucherpreise (translated)

The X-user Coxx wrote that the medfluencer Alina Walbrun fell for a fabricated illness of the YouTuber Marvin Wildhage in July 2026. Wildhage supposedly had "post-viral nasal hypersensitivity" and invented a fake pharmaceutical company supposedly led by "Dr. Sofia Beatrice Gepetto." Walbrun accepted 3,800 euros for paid clarification and stated on Instagram that she was familiar with the condition from her studies. According to Coxx, she also mentioned symptoms that had not been included in the briefing. Coxx described Walbrun, born in 1998, as one of the most influential German-speaking medfluencers; she had around 300,000 Instagram followers. She had studied human medicine at LMU Munich until May 2026 and referred to herself as "Doc Alina," even though she was not a practicing doctor. Criticism of this had already existed before the scandal. After the video was released, Walbrun apologized, called the term unverified and misleading, and donated the 3,800 euros to Doctors Without Borders, wrote Coxx. The LMU clinic stated that Walbrun was no longer active there and distanced itself from unscientific statements. Coxx also pointed to criticism of the "Doc" title, retracted Harvard statements that later only pertained to a summer school, as well as Walbrun's company Onegevity. This company sold dietary supplements, including matcha with sleep berry, which the BfR warned against. Unsolicited blood sugar tips had also drawn criticism from the German Diabetes Society. Coxx wrote that the public prosecutor's office is now investigating Walbrun, whom he labeled a left-green activist and fraudster. #Medfluencer #Gesundheit #Skandal (translated)

The feeling of home wrote that Katrin Göring-Eckardt from Alliance 90/The Greens dropped out of her studies and worked as a kitchen helper. In 2025, she was elected in her constituency with 3.1 percent. The author criticized her for speaking out loudly despite this result and apparently having difficulties with democratic elections. At the same time, he accused her of having no problem with her party collaborating with left-wing extremist anti-Semites. #KatrinGöringEckardt #DieGrünen #Politik (translated)