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In the guest article by Oliver Friedmann, it is discussed why the acceptance of facts is declining in today's society, even though access to information is easier than ever before, and that this has led to the spread of distrust towards established institutions and the devaluation of objective truths. #Demokratie #Wahrheit #Gesellschaft (translated)

Adam Michnik, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the liberal "Gazeta Wyborcza", celebrates his 80th birthday and reflects on his decades-long role as a dissident in communist Poland, as well as his belief that it is more important to stand up for the truth, even when one is in the minority. #AdamMichnik #GazetaWyborcza #Dissident (translated)

TheSteelSpring wrote that the state wants to prevent the video from being seen, allegedly justifying this with victim protection. He labeled this justification as a lie. At the same time, he spoke derogatorily about a group not further specified and stated that they should not be here. He also criticized that the state, according to his account, supports this group with taxpayers' money, including the taxes of the victim families. #Freiheit #Wahrheit #Opferschutz (translated)

The truth about the Holocaust is non-negotiable. Against historical revisionism and anti-Semitic hatred, false compromises do not help, but rather facts, education, and a clear stance. Science has a special responsibility in this regard. The President of the Conference of Ministers of Science and Bavarian State Minister for Science and Art, Markus Blume (CSU), said: "The truth about the Holocaust is non-negotiable. Against historical revisionism and anti-Semitic hatred, false compromises do not help, but rather facts, education, and a clear stance. Science has a special responsibility in this regard." #Holocaust #Antisemitismus #Bildung (translated)

Ahmad Mansour wrote that the video apparently comes from Frankfurt (Oder) and shows the increasing brutality of youth violence. He spoke about this the day before on Lanz. For him, it is also important to note that part of this violence has a migrant background; this must be able to be named without placing all migrants under general suspicion. #Jugendgewalt #FrankfurtOder #Migration (translated)

NIUS wrote that Friedrich Merz has nothing left to lose. The editorial team stated that they know him well enough by now to assume that he will seek to blame the citizens for his failure. https://t.co/Equ5arw7Tb https://t.co/sDdf64w3Ng #FriedrichMerz #Politik #Deutschland (translated)

The podcast "House of Block" criticizes the legal seizure of recordings and questions their evidential value while analyzing the tension mechanisms of the true crime genre and addressing the representation of subjective truths in the media. #TrueCrime #Pressefreiheit #HausderBlock (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)

Bernd Kaiser wrote that Ukrainian officers were dismayed because their drones were suddenly only allowed to fly at 161 km/h. He claimed that Ukraine's military strategy depended entirely on US technology: Elon Musk's satellites, AI targeting data from Peter Thiel's company Palantir, and Hornet drones from former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. The US military, under Donald Trump, reduced the Starshield network to exactly 100 miles per hour, Kaiser wrote. This would cause all Ukrainian medium-range operations to collapse. Kaiser argued that whoever controls the satellites in space sets the rules on the ground. At the same time, he accused Europe of having no own satellite networks, relevant military AI, or global technology companies, but having strict regulations. Berlin and Brussels should be aware of this, he wrote, and not continue to push Europe into a hopeless war. #Geopolitik #UkraineKrieg #Militärtechnik (translated)

Sahra Wagenknecht wrote in a guest article in the OAZ that the firewall has strengthened the AfD and divided the country. She argued that currently, it is primarily the self-proclaimed defenders of democracy who are endangering democracy, and only a policy against the firewall can overcome the polarization in the country. #Demokratie #Politik #Gesellschaft (translated)

Lexa wrote that Alice Weidel sharply criticized Friedrich Merz in the Bundestag, accusing him of having squandered a historical opportunity to restore Germany. According to Lexa, Merz left the room while she was speaking. The author claims that Weidel accused the government of propelling deindustrialization through high energy prices, taxes, bureaucracy, and state interventions. Lexa wrote that Merz continued the previous failures in migration and social policy. Weidel presented him with two options: to end collaboration with the SPD and seek bourgeois majorities, or to continue the current course and accept an AfD reform government after the next election. According to Lexa, Merz chose the second path, which described the AfD as ready for a takeover of government. #AfD #Deutschland #Politik (translated)

The AfD group in the German Bundestag stated that Alice Weidel called for a referendum on aid to Ukraine. She asked whether German voters supported more billions in aid and claimed that Germany is now almost alone as the main financier of the war in Ukraine. According to her, Germany has provided 100 billion; additionally, there are EU aids and guarantees of horrendous magnitude. #Bundestag #Volksabstimmung #Ukrainehilfe (translated)

NIUS commentator Andreas Lombard wrote that the fight against the right has always been directed against the bourgeoisie and the CDU. A CDU that participates in this is primarily acting against itself. https://t.co/xKqZoKSX7Y https://t.co/IUJspgXD6o #Politik #Deutschland #Bürgertum (translated)

Dr. Rainer Kraft, Member of the Bundestag, wrote that the number of 14,000 deaths in the Donbas between 2014 and 2022 refers to all those killed on both sides, military and civilian. Citing a UN report, he mentioned about 3,400 civilian casualties, around 4,400 deaths among Ukrainian security forces, and about 6,500 among armed groups, which he classified as Russian army personnel without insignia. Approximately 75 percent of the deceased were members of the armed forces. According to Kraft, the number of civilian casualties decreased from 2017 onward after the intense fighting in 2014, with a total of 25 civilian casualties recorded in 2021. He compared this number to the casualties from Russian attacks within 24 hours and stated that the total number of armed forces members killed from 2014 to 2022 is now reached in less than ten days. Kraft rejected the claim that Ukraine "massacred" 14,000 residents of the Donbas. In his view, the deaths were the result of a terrorist intervention on Ukrainian territory, involving Russian soldiers, agents, tanks, and artillery without insignia. #Ukraine #Donbas #Russland (translated)