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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defends himself against the impeachment motion introduced in Congress. "This whole thing is a farce and it's a production – and everyone knows it," said the Pentagon chief at a rare press conference today. #Amtsenthebung #PeteHegseth #USPolitik (translated)

Another welcome injection of reality on the whole Brexit farce. And also good to be finally talking about the ruinous mess it’s made, in a world that’s moved on without us and become more predictably dangerous too. But this does make those Labour red lines seem very stupid indeed.

Garry Kasparov: An underlying story to this tragic farce in #Oleshky is how easily and completely Russia can cease hostilities. We all know that Putin could end the war as quickly as he started it, but such a visible example is powerful, and that’s one reason he’s against any ceasefires. 📹Radio Liberty (translated)

Matteo Berrettini said to Tennis TV that he would have liked to take the court in Vienna to celebrate the journey he shared with Flavio Cobolli since they were children in Rome. He recalled the day when Cobolli chose tennis over soccer and said he saw in him the dream of playing on the biggest stages. Berrettini wished him the best and said he would try to help him in every possible way. He advised him to approach recovery day by day, without looking too far ahead, based on his own experience. He added that Cobolli would have great doctors by his side and hoped he would be able to recover in time. #Tennis #MatteoBerrettini #FlavioCobolli (translated)

Björn Höcke wrote that four prisoners, whom the political-media establishment referred to as "Saxon Separatists," should be released the following evening. He compared the trial to that of the so-called Rollator coup plotters and called it a farce. Although the two years of imprisonment were irretrievably lost, Höcke expressed special joy for Kurt Hättasch's wife and daughter, who could now embrace their husband and father again. He wished for them to experience the time together more intensely after the ordeal. #Freiheit #Gerechtigkeit #Familie (translated)

The author said Aontú had found that 36 ICT workstations at the National Children’s Hospital had been stolen. They added that this came weeks after the discovery that 240 bathrooms were not working, described the hospital’s situation as farcical and said no one had been held to account. https://t.co/CEVWsRScMV, #Aontú #ChildrenHospital #Accountability #IE

Dr. Bernd Baumann wrote that Harald Martenstein pointed out a contradiction: If all state power originates from the people, citizens must have the right and the actual opportunity to change the political direction. According to Baumann, established parties prevent this with their "firewall" and block any directional change chosen by the citizens. This turns democracy, freedom, and elections into a farce. https://t.co/zxyrMdrXkp #Demokratie #Freiheit #Wahlen (translated)

In the Wirecard trial, which is nearing its end, SPIEGEL reporter Martin Hesse describes his visit to former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun in prison, where he continues to assert his innocence despite serious accusations and considers the trial a farce. #Wirecard #MarkusBraun #Wirtschaftsskandal (translated)

Didier Maïsto believed that the police unions bore a heavy responsibility. He criticized them for defending police misconduct on television and for supporting Emmanuel Macron and his governments. According to him, during the Yellow Vests movement, the unions should have called on the police to lower their shields and not to strike people who were struggling to make a living from their work. Maïsto also stated that repression did not solve political problems and that the police had, in turn, become victims of the executive. He called on their unions to defend them by refusing to provide coverage for the protests, believing that this decision would hasten the end of "Macronism" and gain the support of the people. #Syndicats #Police #GiletsJaunes (translated)

Antoine Léaument believed that Jordan Bardella preferred to defend Macronism rather than the people fighting for a better life. He said this choice did not surprise him and wished that Bardella's voters would see in his supposedly anti-system positioning a "joke." #politique #France #élections (translated)

Sander Sassen wrote to Kati Piri that the tolerance and inclusion she stood for, in his opinion, meant little as long as hoisting an Israeli flag could have consequences or Jews could not walk the streets in large cities without being recognizable. https://t.co/anFGjSYR9D #Israel #tolerantie #inclusie (translated)