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Yvonne Kussmann wrote that a 23-year-old Indian man snatched a five-year-old boy from his mother on a platform in Wuppertal in April 2018 and jumped in front of a train with him. The child survived the attack without serious injuries. In October 2018, the man was acquitted due to insanity caused by paranoid schizophrenia and placed in a secure psychiatric facility. Kussmann contrasted the diagnosis with the belief in demons like Asuras or Pishachas in India, from whom people might receive commands, including to kill. She stated that the man had been deported after about eight years in the secure facility; various media reported on this. At the same time, she questioned whether Western therapies were meaningful for a man with a different cultural background. Using figures from North Rhine-Westphalia for 2025, Kussmann calculated that among approximately 4,300 detained individuals, costs of 623 million euros had been incurred. This amounts to about 390 euros per person per day. For eight years in the secure facility, this totals just over 1.1 million euros for the man. Kussmann questioned why the man had not been immediately deported instead of being treated at the taxpayers' expense for so long. She noted that he had entered as an asylum seeker, attempted to kill a child, and had never received a punishment for the act. #Asylpolitik #PsychischeGesundheit #Gesellschaftsdebatte (translated)

Kolja Barghoorn wrote that one should not focus solely on criminal law. The Violence Protection Act does not require criminal capacity, which is why, in his opinion, the parents of the victim should immediately obtain interim orders against all perpetrators. Furthermore, a 13-year-old in Germany can also be held civilly liable, for example through claims for compensation and damages, he explained. #Strafrecht #Gewaltschutzgesetz #Zivilrecht (translated)

Morlock No. 2 wrote that the AfD is now also on the way to becoming the strongest party in North Rhine-Westphalia. At the same time, the CDU continues to uphold its "firewall" and is surprised by poor poll ratings and election results, the author said. He attributed this development to the fact that real life is gradually changing the population's views and welcomed this. #AfD #Politik #Wahlen (translated)

The autumn princess wrote that Donald Trump spoke of people from Africa, South America, and parts of Asia coming to Europe, labeling it as an invasion. He named the United Kingdom as the main suspect; previous governments had done little to counter it. The author argued that uncontrolled immigration had caused problems in many European countries regarding social spending, internal security, and social cohesion. She urged governments to regulate immigration more according to criteria that are acceptable to the citizens, and stated that otherwise, increasing criticism from abroad is not surprising. In conclusion, she characterized the contribution as satire and wrote that nothing in it was meant seriously. #Zuwanderung #Gesellschaft #Europa (translated)

Lexa wrote that Alice Weidel criticized the energy and security policy of recent years in the Bundestag and stated that the economic war against Russia was costing Germany more than it was bringing in. Anton Hofreiter then referred to Weidel as a Russian agent residing in Switzerland. Lexa assessed the interjection as a sign that the Greens were running out of arguments. After years of sanctions, dependency on LNG, and significantly increased industrial prices, they resorted, in his opinion, to personal attacks instead. Weidel responded appropriately with her laughter and demand for ironic applause, Lexa wrote. That Bodo Ramelow must examine whether Hofreiter's statement in Parliament was appropriate, according to Lexa, shows the state of the debate culture. In his view, the Greens and their allies replaced foreign policy realpolitik with moral defamation. Lexa wrote that one could only laugh at the Greens now. #Bundestag #Energiepolitik #Debattenkultur (translated)

Miró wrote that anyone who wants to become prime minister must have concrete answers to the questions of the citizens. He asked what answers the person addressed had to the massive problems that their party, in his opinion, had created. It is contradictory to present oneself as understanding towards the citizens while one's own party continues to destroy the country, he wrote. #Politik #Bürgerfragen #Ministerpräsident (translated)

Coxx wrote that the Bielefeld panda pharmacist Elisabeth Kutter publicly labeled AfD voters as undesirable and stated that she did not want to earn money with them. After an expected shitstorm, she presents herself as a victim and complains about harassment and threats, according to Coxx. Kutter has since also involved the state protection service. Those who exclude others and politically misuse their supply mandate should not be surprised by backlash, Coxx wrote. #Politik #Meinungsfreiheit #Gesellschaft (translated)

From tomorrow we will continue to meet with the Greens and SPD to talk about the central challenges of our wonderful city. Eralp announced: "From tomorrow we will continue to meet with the Greens and SPD to talk about the central challenges of our wonderful city." #Berlin #Koalition #Antisemitismus (translated)

Max Stirner wrote that a pharmacy should quickly and easily support people in need of help. He stated that anyone who announces a reluctance to serve AfD voters should expect a shitstorm. He described it as foolish for the individual concerned to be surprised about this afterwards. #Apotheke #Hilfe #Shitstorm (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)

GFrei.News predicted that the war in Ukraine would not last much longer. Russia had severely damaged supply and logistics in western Ukraine through months of drone, cruise missile, and rocket attacks. In the upcoming winter of war, Ukrainian soldiers could only be supplied, in their estimate, if NATO sent substantial goods. At the same time, support for Ukraine would dwindle, GFrei.News wrote. With the exception of Friedrich Merz, the Western powers were weary of the war; the idea that Ukraine could defeat Russia with the delivery of certain weapons was a fantasy. The USA was also withdrawing: Trump had abandoned Zelensky and demanded a regime change to end the war. Without the support of the USA, the remaining contributions were insufficient to continue the war. For an end to the war, GFrei.News expected that Russia would receive almost all or all of the demands it had made at the start of the war. The now two million dead and even more injured would then, in the author's view, have been in vain. The government would still claim that the outcome was worth the effort and that the support was right and important. Additionally, Germany would invest another 50 billion in the reconstruction of Ukraine, although according to the author, the country had nothing to do with it. Russia and the USA would plunder the country and profit from it, while Germany would not. https://t.co/9Hva91GSkb #Ukrainekrieg #Russland #NATO (translated)

Denis Trubetskoy wrote that Trump has once again come up with an energy ceasefire that neither Kyiv nor Moscow knew about. Ukraine is trying to adhere to a non-existent agreement in order not to upset Trump, while Russia completely ignores it. Trump is indifferent to both. #Trump #Ukraine #Energiepolitik (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that BMW's sales decreased by 6.3 percent in the summer. This means that the Munich car manufacturer performed better than Mercedes with a minus of 7 percent, VW with a minus of 9 percent, and Porsche with a minus of 16 percent. This was mainly due to the success of Mini, although its returns did not match those of a 7-series BMW. Without Mini, BMW would be in a similarly poor position as Mercedes, in his view. According to Boeminghaus, the high-end segment has recently collapsed significantly. It fits that Rolls-Royce reported a 12 percent decline. While the Handelsblatt cites reasons and special effects for many developments, he sees a "decline on a broad front" and questioned who would ultimately be proven right. https://t.co/oQK2c4QKED #BMW #Automobilindustrie #Marktanalyse (translated)

Snicklink wrote that he has perceived a new self-confidence, euphoria, and optimism among AfD voters and can understand their hope for cohesion and a common goal. At the same time, he is convinced that their expectations will not be met. He does not want to call into question the democratic right to vote, but rather describes from his perspective soberly the impending economic and social reality. According to his assessment, the election promises of the parties are far removed from the challenges that will soon confront people. Whether 500 or 50,000 people are deported makes no significant difference. At best, a little more security or a stronger sense of cultural belonging may be possible; however, the hoped-for state will not materialize. People may be able to rid themselves of a burden, wrote Snicklink, but will be confronted with significantly more serious problems. This applies regardless of the current or a future government. In the next 18 to 36 months, it will show whether he is right, according to his forecast. In conclusion, he wished for people to find a place, spiritual peace, and health for their loved ones in the rapidly approaching new world. #AfD #Demokratie #Gesellschaft (translated)

Steffan Nethe criticized the proposal of the CDU parliamentary leadership in Saxony-Anhalt to leave the room together before the secret election of the Minister President. He wrote that the leadership wanted to prevent members from their own ranks from voting for the candidate of the strongest party. Nethe described the proposal as a sign of panic and accused the members of avoiding a parliamentary vote. In his view, this behavior contradicts democracy and the free mandate according to the Basic Law. He also stated that it further undermines trust in the CDU and is a "bankruptcy declaration for the rule of law." At the same time, he pointed out that the AfD is becoming stronger, in his estimation, with each election. #SachsenAnhalt #Demokratie #CDU (translated)