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Florian Warweg stated that the federal government has since confirmed that pensioners in Russia have 200 euros deducted from their pensions each month. When he inquired at the government press conference in September, he was initially told that this was merely his claim. As evidence, Warweg referred to a subsequent statement from the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs regarding questions from the government press conferences on September 28 and October 5, 2026. The ministry stated that fees would be deducted for transfers of statutory pensions from Germany to accounts at Raiffeisen Bank International AG in Russia. The bank justified this with higher compliance risks and additional auditing and processing efforts. Despite efforts, alternative payment methods that could avoid the fees have not been found. According to the statement, statutory pensions would be transferred free of charge within the SEPA area. For payments outside this area, the benefit provider bears the costs up to the commissioned financial institution; fees from further correspondent banks are not covered by the German Pension Insurance or the Pension Service. Affected individuals could have their pension transferred to an account in another country, provided they meet the personal requirements and can set up an account there, according to the ministry. Warweg asked why the ministry initially labeled the deduction as an unfounded claim and then acknowledged it about two weeks later. He noted that the ministry had provided the supplementary information, while the Foreign Office, despite a commitment, had not sent any follow-up and later declared itself not responsible. The inquiry was about what advice it would give to affected German pensioners in Russia. #Rentner #Bundesregierung #Russland (translated)

Consumers in Germany must prepare for high heating costs and uncomfortable times, as gas prices are now almost three times higher than before the war, and additional extra costs from planned levies and a green gas quota are on the way. #Gaspreise #Energiekrise #Heizen (translated)

Patrick Berger said that Borussia Dortmund is not sufficiently staffed in the wing positions; this was again evident to him in Bodø. While Maximilian Beier always gives his all, he is not a long-term solution there. Furthermore, Niko Kovač does Karetsas no favor by forcing him into a system where he primarily has to work defensively. The game with inverted wingers also only works to a limited extent. Overall, Berger felt that work ethic and intensity were a complete failure, especially against an awkward opponent. The team knew what to expect on artificial turf at the Arctic Circle. #BVB #Bundesliga #Fußball (translated)

Lexa wrote that Ukrainian channels reported Russia had fired six ballistic missiles at Kyiv in the last hour. Western intelligence services had not warned Ukraine about the attack according to the reports. According to Lexa, the United States had apparently stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine, including early warnings about Russian missile strikes. As a result, the six missiles struck Kyiv without warning and without air alerts. #Ukraine #Russland #Kiew (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote, referring to a GEW interview from October 12, 2026, that the economic expert Achim Truger warned of a significant financing problem. By 2030, defense spending should rise from 125 to 200 billion euros and interest expenses from 30 to 80 billion euros; municipalities were missing around 30 billion euros annually. Truger considers additional revenue of 150 to 200 billion euros per year to be necessary from 2030, Boeminghaus wrote. Possible measures he mentioned include higher asset-based taxes, a higher top income tax rate, a defense solidarity surcharge, and a financial transaction tax. According to Boeminghaus, an increase in value-added tax is also not fundamentally ruled out. He presented the tax demands as just the beginning of possible additional burdens for companies and taxpayers. https://t.co/yU79tnPfI1 #Steuererhöhungen #Wirtschaft #Bundeshaushalt (translated)

Lemingopedia accused Donald Tusk's government of publicizing an alleged attack on himself and Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz to divert attention from budgetary problems. The author claimed that the information was released in the media before the suspect was detained, and experts commenting on Polsat were unable to identify the procedure used. He characterized this as an action intended to create "alternative realities." The author also referred to Rutkowski's involvement in helping a farmer, to whom he attributed substance use, and ironically suggested that he might have feared the delegalization of Minecraft. He also mentioned the Rubtsov case and the search for four-year-old Eileen at the border, claiming that the girl did not exist. Lemingopedia further reported that on Friday Domański reached an agreement on transferring the supervision of exchanges, clearing houses, and securities depositories to the EU level. According to the author, ESMA was supposed to gain powers, except for full control over the Frankfurt stock exchange, which had been negotiated by Germany and accepted by ministers from other countries. The author accused the government of sending two individuals to divert attention from this matter and used insulting language towards them. https://t.co/8NPL5yAO8g #Polska #polityka #aktualności (translated)

Malca Goldstein-Wolf wrote that the SPD, Die Linke, and the Greens voted on October 8, 2026, in the European Parliament against including the Muslim Brotherhood on the terrorist list. She warned that later no one should claim they did not know what was coming for them. #Politik #EU #Terrorismus (translated)

Tomasz Ćwiąkała criticized the New Left MP Anna Maria Żukowska for her post about the match between Legia and Wisła, to which — as he noted — fans of Wisła were not supposed to have access. He wrote that Żukowska supported Legia and used an offensive term relating to machetes, thus, in his opinion, stigmatizing Wisła fans. He accused her of inconsistency, reminding her that she had previously opposed discrimination and hate speech. He claimed that 99% of Wisła fans, and possibly more, are ordinary people, and assessed that the MP was not substantively prepared to speak on this matter. He added that he regretted that she did not take the opportunity to remain silent. #Polityka #PiłkaNożna #Dyskryminacja (translated)

Michael wrote ironically that BMW is now also saving democracy and taking a stance. He opined that the company seems to be able to afford to alienate customers. Moreover, he claimed that the Quandt family, which he referred to as the main shareholders of BMW, had given significant sums of money to Hitler during the Nazi era and profited greatly from Nazi contracts. In conclusion, he speculated that Rausch might soon be driving a Tesla. #BMW #Demokratie #Geschichte (translated)