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Claudio Casula reported that a man at the Rewe checkout had pointed at three bottles of Kalinka kefir for his wife the night before and said that the manufacturer Müller had connections to the AfD and donated to the party. Casula replied that he did not want to base his purchasing decision on the political stance of the manufacturer and that donations were allowed. The man then ended the conversation. Casula lamented that he had been politically lectured while shopping without being asked. In retrospect, he wondered if he should have reacted more strongly or given the man the middle finger, and asked if others had experienced something similar. #Einkaufen #Politik #Gesellschaft (translated)

Peter Borbe wrote that PayPal payments would regularly display donation options where customers could add one euro for a seemingly good cause. He referred to the German Environmental Aid Association as a questionable warning association and said he could not explain how they made it onto the list. https://t.co/OrqnlwaZIp #Spenden #Paypal #Umweltschutz (translated)

Clara von Nathusius, the outgoing treasurer of the Young Union, takes stock with a confident farewell performance and speaks openly about financial irregularities while being celebrated by 300 delegates for her successes in fundraising. #ClaraNathusius #JungeUnion #CDU (translated)

The Republicans are worried about their influence in Texas as the Democratic candidate James Talarico boasts a record amount of campaign donations, and the race for the Senate seat turns out to be one of the most expensive and hotly contested in the country. #Midterms2026 #TexasWahlen #Spendenkampagne (translated)

The former Burgenland governor Hans Niessl (SPÖ) has announced that he will run as a non-party candidate in the presidential election in 2028 and will establish a support association to collect donations for his campaign and communicate his positions before the election. #Niessl2028 #Bundespräsidentenwahl #überparteilich (translated)

The People's Aid Vienna is launching a fundraising campaign in front of SPAR stores in all districts to collect non-perishable food for people in need and is relying on the support of the public to exceed the record of five tons in one day. #Volkshilfe #Lebensmittelspenden #Armutbekämpfung (translated)

"It is necessary to spend better, not more." Moreover, in Brussels, the Minister of Economy, Giorgetti, has just sent the text and tables of the Dpb (multiannual budget document), which contain the end-of-year maneuver, necessarily incomplete: it is known that the scale of the intervention will be 23.5 billion, but in calculating the necessary resources, which include among other things a new intervention – not agreed upon – on banks and insurance, there are still 9 billion missing, which the government hopes to receive from Europe, although Merz's warning has been that "it is necessary to spend better, not more." #Flessibilità #Economia #UnioneEuropea (translated)

They are not funds taken from healthcare or education. If we did not spend them on defense, we could not spend them on anything else. On this, just yesterday Giorgia Meloni responded to the criticisms in her communications to the Senate: "They are not funds taken from healthcare or education. If we did not spend them on defense, we could not spend them on anything else," she declared. #Manovra #Economia #Difesa (translated)

Irene wrote that she has returned to intervene after following the discussions in silence and criticized the reactions to an ironic TikTok published by two people. According to her, some users did not grasp the irony and tried to determine what was appropriate to publish and what could be laughed at. She added that a previous TikTok had surpassed a million views. Irene argued that the criticisms were mainly directed at the lightness and complicity shown in the video. She also invited those who were outraged to watch Zeudi's live streams, stating that they would find foul language and reproaches directed at the viewers. In her opinion, the indignant reactions were selective. Referring to the man involved in the TikTok, Irene said he was laughing, perhaps more than the woman, and questioned those who sought to protect him or decide for him, reminding that he was an adult. She described the video as an ironic invitation to "go screw yourself" and wrote that, although it had been removed, the message got through and its authors had won. She concluded by accusing the critics of inconsistency and hypocrisy. #ironia #TikTok #indignazione (translated)

Oleksii Makeiev thanked the Chancellor for his clear words in the Bundestag. He stated that the threat from Russia is concrete and affects Ukraine, Germany, and all of Europe. Supporting Ukraine is not a donation, but an investment in our own security, Makeiev explained. https://t.co/2636OZRXxO #Ukraine #Sicherheit #Europa (translated)

"These are not funds taken from healthcare or education. If we didn't spend them on defense, we wouldn't be able to spend them elsewhere." Giorgia Meloni, in her communications to the Senate ahead of the European Council, thus rejects criticisms regarding the increase in military spending through the activation of the national safeguard clause and accuses those who claim that "more security means fewer hospitals and resources taken away" from welfare of "lying knowingly." #Difesa #Welfare #Economia (translated)

"The agreement on Russian diesel announced last Friday by United States President Donald Trump is a choice that I consider very risky. 'We have chosen not to use all of the margin of additional resources' for defense spending but 'it is not money taken away from health or education; if we did not spend it on defense, we could not spend it elsewhere. Those who claim that more security means fewer hospitals and resources taken away' from welfare 'by a war-mongering government are lying knowingly,' explained Meloni." #GasolioRusso #GiorgiaMeloni #PoliticaItaliana (translated)