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Regina Laska criticized Elon Musk for showing compassion for Russian soldiers, whom he portrays as people without choice, lamenting their deaths caused by Ukrainian drones. Laska disagreed with this portrayal: Russia predominantly employs contract soldiers and recruits them with high bonuses; some are pressured or deceived, while others come from prisons to the front lines. The Russian army has the option to retreat, she wrote, referring to their withdrawal from Kyiv in the spring of 2022. Laska accused Musk of directing his compassion towards the aggressors, rather than Ukrainian children whom Russia has abducted, or the people in Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Odesa, who are exposed to Russian drone attacks. The drones are a response to the Russian army and not the cause of the war, she wrote. Additionally, Laska reminded that Musk claimed in 2022 he did not activate Starlink over Sevastopol to support a Ukrainian attack on the Russian fleet because he did not want to enable a "major act of war." Laska also criticized Musk for portraying Ukrainians and Russians as equally affected by the war, even though he only sympathizes with the Russians. Ukrainians have been attacked and are defending their own country; a retreat would expose them to Russian occupation, she wrote. #ElonMusk #Krieg #Ukraine (translated)

The police and the Office for the Protection of the Constitution warn of a potential instrumentalization of the protests planned for October 31 in nine major German cities by left-wing extremist forces, while the initiative "Gen Z is Taking Charge" is mobilizing for a peaceful protest for increased investments in education and health, as well as against conscription. #Linksextremismus #Protest #GenZ (translated)

After their return from the USA, around 40 ultra-Orthodox military service refusers were arrested at Tel Aviv airport by military police, leading to protests and political controversies, while Prime Minister Netanyahu called the arrests "damaging." #Israel #Wehrpflicht #Ultraorthodoxe (translated)

Tom Bohn wrote that the CDU is practically the biggest problem for democracy in Germany. He especially blamed the party for the migration problem, the hasty phase-out of nuclear energy, the abolition of compulsory military service and alternative service, the Corona and mask disaster, as well as the delaying of urgent social reforms, attributing these points to Merkel. Bohn held Merz responsible for what he called electoral fraud during the federal elections in 2025 and the firewall, and Wegner for the victory of the radical left in Berlin. Bohn traced the current discontent of many citizens mainly back to these points. #Demokratie #Deutschland #Politik (translated)

Personally, I would prefer if there could really be a resolution here that transcends all party lines and advances this regulation for civil service. Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner (ÖVP) hopes for an earlier extension of civil service within the framework of military service reform. #Zivildienst #Wehrpflichtreform #Tanner (translated)

NIUS wrote that, in the debate about compulsory military service, it was mainly politicians and celebrities who advocated for it, even though they themselves had never served in the armed forces. Former draft dodgers today called on young people to join the Federal Armed Forces. https://t.co/DyLIJoHAcy https://t.co/B5NzLvcQ1t #Wehrpflicht #Bundeswehr #Politik (translated)

The planned reform of the compulsory military service will burden the budget by around one billion euros by 2031, with military service accounting for the largest share of costs and requiring the approval of at least one of the two opposition parties. #Wehrdienstreform #Budgetbelastung #Zivildienst (translated)

The registration numbers for the military substitute service this year would speak a "clear language," said Gstöttner: From January to September, 12,901 young men registered for civilian service, which is six percent more than the previous year, even though they do not even fall under the new regulation. #Zivildienst #Wehrpflicht #ÖVP (translated)

In view of the security policy situation, the question is not whether eleven months are popular, but whether they are necessary. If the Neos do not agree to the immediate extension of the military alternative service to eleven months, from Hameseder's perspective, it is a "mess": "In view of the security policy situation, the question is not whether eleven months are popular, but whether they are necessary." #Zivildienst #Wehrpflicht #ÖVP (translated)

The ÖVP and militia commissioner Erwin Hameseder are increasing pressure on the Neos to advocate for an extension of civil service, with Hameseder warning that a rejection could be seen as a mess and that uncomfortable decisions are necessary given the security policy situation. #Zivildienst #Wehrpflicht #ÖVP (translated)