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Cassiopeia responded to the descriptions that she is "exalted," pointing out that for years she has been engaged in a debate on platform X with key Israeli politicians. She wrote that in an interview for tvn24, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke about the involvement of Poles in the murder and handing over of Jews and about members of his family — his mother and two children — who were said to have been killed by Polish teenagers in Łuków near Siedlce in November 1944 after five years of fleeing from the Germans. Bennett also reportedly spoke about around 200,000 similar families. Cassiopeia stated that she checked the history of the Łuków county. According to her, on 4 and 7 September 1939, the bombing of Łuków killed about 260 Poles and Jews, and on 18 September 1939, the Wehrmacht, in retaliation for alleged shots fired at a German car, executed 34 people in Narutowicz Square and on the streets, and set houses on fire. She also wrote that on 5 October 1940, in Serokomla and Hordzieża, the Wehrmacht and SS executed 28 farmers from Serokomla and 4 Polish soldiers. She described the pacification that took place on 14 April 1940, conducted in retaliation for the alleged murder of the German settler Adolf Käsner's family. The SS, Gestapo from Radzyń and Lublin, and Selbstschutz, including local German colonists, were said to have gathered the residents of Józefów, Bronisławów, Zakęp, Serokomla, Hordzieża, Bielany, Rudy, Wólka, and other villages. According to Cassiopeia, about 215 Poles, including women and children, were executed, and 27 farms were burned. Cassiopeia attributed the extermination of Jews in Łuków county in 1942-43 to the Germans and Ukrainian auxiliary formations. She stated that during the operation from 5-8 October 1942, the gendarmerie, the 101st Reserve Police Battalion, Ukrainians, Latvians, and Lithuanians surrounded the ghetto, and about 4,000 to 5,000 people were gathered at the marketplace on Międzyrzecka Street. About 500 people were said to have died on the spot, including patients from the hospital; children were thrown from the floors onto the pavement, and the rest were taken to Treblinka. She also mentioned the executions in Malcanów on 7 November 1942, including 80-200 children under 5-6 years old, and the execution of 500-600 Jews in December 1942 "to reduce employment." According to her entry, on 2 May 1943, the ghetto in Łuków was liquidated, part of the buildings were set on fire, and 2,000-3,000 people were taken to Treblinka; those hiding were shot for weeks afterward. Cassiopeia also described the liquidation of the ghetto in Stoczek Łukowski on 12 September 1942, where about 3,500 people were to be involved in the action, and about 200 were murdered in the march to Parysów. In Serokomla on 22 September 1942, according to her, about 200-300 Jews were shot at the gravel pit; on 15 October in Krzywda, about 150-240 people died, in the fall of 1942 in Okrzeja about 90-113, on 10 October in Grochówka about 70, and on 28 December in Wola Okrzejska 36, mostly women and children. She added that Jews from Adamów, Wojcieszków, Tuchowicz, Gułów, Stanin, Ulan, and other places were driven to Łuków or shot on the spot, especially the elderly, sick, and those hiding. Among the executions of Poles for helping the AK and NSZ and hiding Jews from 1942-1944, she mentioned the killing of 24 people, including small children, in Budziska and Krzówka on 22 September 1942; 29 people, including 9 children aged from 2 months to 14 years, in Gręzówka on 28 December 1942; and 38 people, including 8 children, in Lędza Wielka on 5 February 1943. She also pointed out crimes in Oszczepalin, Rola, Wojcieszków, Feliksin, Wola Kisielska, Jamielnik, and other places where from a few to several people were dying. She wrote that on 24 July 1944, the Germans bombed Łuków for a week during their retreat, destroying the town center, Cieszkowizna, and Glinki, burning a large part of the city and causing the death of over 200 Poles. She stated that in the materials she cited, she found no information about "Polish teenagers" mentioned by Bennett. In the end, Cassiopeia wrote that although — as she assessed — half of Poland does not feel obliged to support her school, she hopes that at least some people will appreciate her work as a history teacher, which she has been doing for a decade. https://t.co/uYX0ELCMFj #Historia #Polska #Holokaust (translated)

On October 17, the government will discuss several contentious issues such as the extension of military service, social welfare reform, and media funding in a four-hour meeting to make progress and work towards an agreement. #Regierungsverhandlungen #Sozialhilfereform #UniBudget (translated)

The city of Rüsselsheim is considering legal action against the district levy in order to oppose the high subsidies for the deficit-ridden district hospital in Groß-Gerau, which the city is required to pay despite having its own hospital. #Rüsselsheim #Kreisumlage #Kreisklinik (translated)

The ORF employee defends herself against the portrayal by Roland Weißmann's lawyer, who sees no case of sexual harassment in the released chat messages, and emphasizes that these messages rather prove the sexual harassment by Weißmann. #MeToo #sexuelleBelästigung #ORF (translated)

Yvonne Kussmann wrote that the French teacher Samuel Paty was murdered on October 16, 2020, in the Paris suburb of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine by an 18-year-old Chechen. The 47-year-old regularly addressed Mohammed cartoons from Charlie Hebdo in class regarding freedom of speech. A Muslim student, who according to Kussmann was not present during the relevant class, felt offended in her religion and told her father about it. According to Kussmann, the father urged Muslims to take action against Paty and spread a video about him. An Islamist who was already known to the police in France supported the call. The later perpetrator, Abdullah Ansorov, learned about the incident through the video, asked students about Paty's habits, and offered money for information. On October 16, he confronted Paty on his way home and beheaded him with a 35-centimeter-long knife; shortly thereafter, he was shot by the police. Kussmann regarded the case as a sign of the advanced influence of Islam in European schools. She also wrote that Paty had been reported for distributing pornographic materials to minors and had in turn filed a complaint for defamation. The reaction from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sparked outrage: he had not commented for 14 days and then stated that freedom of expression is not limitless and should not harm anyone. #SamuelPaty #Meinungsfreiheit #Islam2020 (translated)

Regina Laska accused Alice Weidel of representing Russian interests under the motto "Germany first." She wrote that the interview was more in line with Putin's positions than patriotic concerns. Laska criticized that Weidel, when asked about Putin's willingness for peace, instead questioned Zelensky's readiness for peace. According to Laska, this amounted to a demand for Ukraine to give up its defense. As an example, Laska mentioned that Ukraine had not attacked Russian refineries for three days at Trump's request, while Russia continued to bomb. There were no Patriot missiles during that time, only throttled Starlink. Laska wrote that Zelensky has been willing to hold fire for months. She claimed that the Kremlin ignores this and continues to bomb until Ukraine has capitulated. In conclusion, she asked what Germany would gain if Putin succeeded, and whether Germany could also be affected. #Politik #Russland #Deutschland (translated)

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Henning Otte, calls on Defense Minister Boris Pistorius to clarify serious allegations of sexual assault and drug abuse in the Medical Regiment Weißenfels after reports surfaced about a competition among military men for sexual contacts with female recruits. #Bundeswehr #sexuellerÜbergriff #Aufklärung (translated)

Julian Adrat wrote that Der Tagesspiegel and rbb reported on investigations by the Berlin public prosecutor's office against him for a post about the mass abuse of vulnerable seniors and the allegation of "incitement to hatred." The investigations have been discontinued. Adrat asked whether the two media outlets would also report on this, and if not, why. #Berlin #Medien #Staatsanwaltschaft (translated)

The main problem is being released by the employer. Things have changed because of the Ukraine war, but it must be stated clearly that many employers still do not release people for military training. This is also happening, describes reservist and corporal Alexander during the training in Saxony-Anhalt. #Reservestärkungsgesetz #Bundeswehr #Reservisten (translated)

Julian Adrat wrote that the Berlin public prosecutor's office did not classify the question of sexual mass abuse of defenseless seniors in nursing homes as incitement to hatred. He referred to corresponding reports from the police, particularly from Sweden. https://t.co/pikLJ7bd4D #Missbrauch #Pflegeheime #Senioren (translated)

Gunnar Schupelius wrote that the presentation of the resignation of Federal Labor Minister and SPD Chairwoman Bärbel Bas lost credibility over the course of the week. In her resignation statement, Bas initially mentioned the death of her stepdaughter and then accused the CDU and CSU of public attacks without naming specific examples. SPD Chairman Lars Klingbeil also repeated the accusation but, according to Schupelius, did not mention a specific case either at a press appearance or in the ARD news special. According to Schupelius, the Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Manuela Schwesig, described the behavior of the CDU and CSU as "inhumane," also without providing evidence. At the same time, it remained unclear whether the alleged attacks occurred publicly or behind closed doors. SPD General Secretary Tim Klüssendorf referred to media pressure in the ZDF show "Maischberger," stating that Bas needed to present reform laws. The author wrote that the SPD also accused the CDU and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz of pressuring Bas to submit drafts for laws, such as pension reform, during her mourning. However, she had already received the mandate for this in July when the federal government decided on social state reforms and presented them before the Federal Chancellery. Even if Bas could not work extensively on the drafts due to the illness and death of her stepdaughter, according to Schupelius, the three state secretaries in the Ministry of Labor could have taken over this task. Schupelius interpreted the SPD's accusations as a diversionary maneuver. Bas had come under criticism within her own ranks for delayed reforms and possible overwhelm; the SPD strategists had turned this into a confrontation with the CDU and CSU, using the death of her stepdaughter as leverage, he wrote. #SPD #Politik #Rücktritt (translated)

Frank Schäffler wrote that the Federal Council would decide the next day on the recommendation to abolish the ten-year period for real estate. Those who invest in housing in the long term would then always have to pay, he explained. After Bitcoin, real estate was now affected; Schäffler warned against allowing these developments to take their course. https://t.co/SnlkWcpVVm #Immobilien #Investieren #Bundesrat (translated)

The article by Anna Clauß discusses the case of Bärbel Bas and questions whether she has become a victim of a misogynistic political environment, while simultaneously demonstrating how well some women can defend themselves in the political arena. #Sexismus #Politik #Frauenrechte (translated)