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Germany, 2027: The right wing is over: The Federal Republic is heading toward a political showdown. A thought experiment.
schwaebische.de/politik/deutschland-2027-rechts-ist-vorbei-4933630
Official puma hunt: Aiwanger, Söder and the fantastic Halali - | a thought experiment
sueddeutsche.de/bayern/puma-soeder-aiwanger-jagd-glosse-li.3564165
OpinionCDU considers coalition with AfD: The straw man question: Bremen's CDU state chairman criticizes the Left Party - | and in doing so, brings a CDU-AfD ...
taz.de/CDU-Gedankenspiel-zu-Koalition-mit-AfD/!6221837/
ICYMI: Speculative fiction stories about alternate history make for some fun thought experiments, and these five forgotten films are some of the best ... Show more
5 Forgotten Alternate History Movies That Still Hold Up Today - SlashFilm
5 Forgotten Alternate History Movies That Still Hold Up Today - SlashFilm
ICYMI: Speculative fiction stories about alternate history make for some fun thought experiments, and these five forgotten films are some of the best ... Show more
5 Forgotten Alternate History Movies That Still Hold Up Today - SlashFilm
5 Forgotten Alternate History Movies That Still Hold Up Today - SlashFilm
"Media overreaction"? White House downplays Trump's words about Iran attack on Los Angeles
tz.de/politik/trump-schockiert-mit-rede-ueber-iran-krieg-und-los-angeles-zr-94528837.html
“Media overreaction”? White House downplays Trump's words about Iran attack on Los Angeles
op-online.de/politik/trump-schockiert-mit-rede-ueber-iran-krieg-und-los-angeles-zr-94528837.html
ICYMI: Speculative fiction stories about alternate history make for some fun thought experiments, and these five forgotten films are some of the best ... Show more
5 Forgotten Alternate History Movies That Still Hold Up Today - SlashFilm
5 Forgotten Alternate History Movies That Still Hold Up Today - SlashFilm
ICYMI: Speculative fiction stories about alternate history make for some fun thought experiments, and these five forgotten films are some of the best ... Show more
5 Forgotten Alternate History Movies That Still Hold Up Today - SlashFilm
5 Forgotten Alternate History Movies That Still Hold Up Today - SlashFilm
Financing swimming pools: How support associations can relieve the burden on municipalities
wiesbadener-kurier.de/lokales/kreis-rheingau-taunus/landkreis-rheingau-taunus/teure-freibaeder-wie-vereine-kommunen-entlasten-koennten-6478829
Paid articlePaywall What if all the satellites failed? It would be more dramatic than you think - | DLR expert warns.
tz.de/wissen/satelliten-signale-ausfall-erdorbit-gedankenexperiment-raumfahrt-wichtig-zr-94519288.html
Bremen: Kein Verweilen am Platz der Deutschen Einheit: Der Platz der Deutschen Einheit in Bremen bleibt ein trostloser "Nicht-Ort" ...
weser-kurier.de/bremen/politik/bremen-kein-verweilen-am-platz-der-deutschen-einheit-doc87ta8f4k9wp1gip8ek2y
How would the AfD's remigration plans affect the current SV Waldhof squad?: If the AfD were to implement its remigration plans, it would radically shrink the ...
mannheimer-morgen.de/sport/vereine_artikel,-sv-waldhof-wie-wuerden-die-remigrationsplaene-der-afd-den-aktuellen-sv-waldhof-kader-beeinflussen-_arid,2401916.html
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The Spectator Sep 24
How the triple lock became political kryptonite: It was early December 1973 and I remember my grandmother asking, ‘What would you most like for Christmas?’ I ...
spectator.com/article/how-the-triple-lock-became-political-kryptonite/
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Dark Matter finally opened the Box, but why was it a box in the first place?: Dark Matter’s Box has become one of the most recognizable objects in the series ...
digitaltrends.com/movies/dark-matter-finally-opened-the-box-but-why-was-it-a-box-in-the-first-place/
Six Emmy Awards: The Political Message of the Series "Pluribus": The series "Pluribus" has won six Emmys. Vince Gilligan presents a socio-philosophical thought ...
faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien-und-film/serien/sechs-emmy-awards-die-politische-botschaft-der-serie-pluribus-201232769.html
Bundesliga speculation about Alaba: David Alaba has been without a club since his contract with Real Madrid ended on June 30. Now there is a rumor about a return ...
fussballtransfers.com/a3925993606466496057-bundesliga-gedankenspiel-um-alaba
‘Black Mirror’ Meets ‘The Man in the High Castle’ in Apple TV’s Near-Perfect 2-Season Sci-Fi Series
collider.com/dark-matter-apple-tv-black-mirror-man-high-castle-sci-fi/
Is Your Strategic Plan Too Ambitious? Or Not Ambitious Enough?: Eight questions to help you determine whether a strategy is bold enough to create meaningful ...
hbr.org/2026/09/is-your-strategic-plan-too-ambitious-or-not-ambitious-enough
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Devised by the late US philosopher John Searle in 1980, the ‘Chinese room’ thought experiment is one of the best-known challenges to the idea that programmed ... Show more
Could there ever be a viable test for artificial consciousness? | Aeon Videos
Could there ever be a viable test for artificial consciousness? | Aeon Videos
Infantino as UN Secretary-General? This is how Baerbock reacts: In the search for a new UN Secretary-General, the idea of FIFA President Infantino has also ...
noz.de/deutschland-welt/politik/artikel/infantino-als-un-generalsekretaer-so-reagiert-baerbock-51390733
Paid articlePaywall Immigration stop: What does a world without migration cost?: What if all migration ended immediately? A radical thought experiment shows: The losers would ...
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Paid articlePaywall After the AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt: No irresponsible experiments at the federal level!
faz.net/aktuell/politik/wahl-in-sachsen-anhalt/nach-afd-sieg-in-sachsen-anhalt-keine-verantwortungslosen-experimente-im-bund-201199218.html
OpinionAfD ban proceedings: Next to the sharpest sword lies a fine scalpel: The AfD receives almost half of its funds from state party financing. This could be changed ...
rundschau-online.de/politik/afd-verbot-neben-dem-schaerfsten-schwert-liegt-ein-skalpell-1337586
Key FactsFunding Withdrawal Considered Alongside an AfD Ban
Aug 30, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: rundschau-online.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: rundschau-online.de
- The AfD obtains around 45% of its funds from state party financing, receiving nearly €13 million in 2025.
- In early July, the European Parliament voted to review the AfD’s European party family, Europa Souveräner Nationen (ESN), over possible EU-values violations.
- The SPD, Greens and Left demand consideration of an AfD ban, but the Union majority opposes it.
- A funding withdrawal would leave mandates, allowances and parliamentary budgets intact; its legal hurdles would resemble those of a party ban.
If you ban the party, you haven't banned the voters—not by a long shot.— Jan Philipp Thomeczek, a Potsdam political scientist, stated this in 2024 during the discussion on banning the AfD; he warned that banning the party does not ban its voters.
Physicists finally put Feynman's path integral to the test: For nearly 80 years, physicists have relied on a thought experiment created by Richard Feynman ...
phys.org/news/2026-08-physicists-feynman-path.html
What if the Matrix were real? The thought experiment explained simply: Brains in a vat - | that sounds like science fiction and the film The Matrix. However ...
pnp.de/ratgeber/wissenschaft-technik/was-wenn-die-matrix-real-waere-das-gedankenexperiment-einfach-erklaert-21886562
Mockery: Eintracht Celle vs. BVB in Unterlüß - | this is how FIFA would revamp the Bundesliga
cz.de/lokales/celle-lk/celle/spott-eintracht-celle-gegen-bvb-in-unterluess-so-wuerde-die-fifa-die-bundesliga-umkrempeln-SIK52RMGWZDY3IACPIVOL5VYEA.html
ICYMI: Speculative fiction stories about alternate history make for some fun thought experiments, and these five forgotten films are some of the best ... Show more
5 Forgotten Alternate History Movies That Still Hold Up Today - SlashFilm
5 Forgotten Alternate History Movies That Still Hold Up Today - SlashFilm
Speculative fiction stories about alternate history make for some fun thought experiments, and these five forgotten films are some of the best ... Show more
5 Forgotten Alternate History Movies That Still Hold Up Today - SlashFilm
5 Forgotten Alternate History Movies That Still Hold Up Today - SlashFilm
OpinionWer denkt meine Gedanken?: Ein klassisches Gedankenexperiment führt zu einem Rätsel des Bewusstseins: Warum ist es so schwierig, das eigene Denken zu erfassen ...
spektrum.de/kolumne/johann-gottlieb-fichte-und-das-raetsel-des-denkenden-ichs/2340817
The Bulwark Aug 22
Museum makes Burton exhibit permanent: A new, permanent exhibit dedicated to the workers of the former Burton clothing factory has been unveiled at Goole Museum ...
lnk.thebulwark.com/4ynlc6B
Ideal Time to Live: A Look at Romans and the Middle Ages: The author wonders in which era he would most like to live. Childhood memories of the Romans and a look ...
zofingertagblatt.ch/aargau/zofingen/ideale-zeit-zum-leben-ein-blick-auf-roemer-und-mittelalter-ld.4218405
This Quantum Discovery Turns Schrödinger’s Cat Into Something Far More Bizarre: Physicists have uncovered new “exotic” quantum states, expanding Schrödinger’s ...
trib.al/1wixxhX
BVB didn't want it, is this RB Leipzig's moment? And what are the thoughts on Nkunku? You can find the new episode of “What’s up ... Show more
Diablo: What if the hero hadn't rammed the Soulstone into his forehead at the end?
gamestar.de/artikel/diablo-seelenstein-prinz-aidan,3457960.html
Paid articlePaywallAfD offer to Wagenknecht: "Each state association is autonomous in its decisions" - | Video - | WELT
Key FactsHöcke offers Wagenknecht Thuringia’s top office
Aug 13, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: taz.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: taz.de
- On Wednesday evening, August 12, Björn Höcke published a two-minute video urging Sahra Wagenknecht to become Thuringia’s minister president.
- The AfD and the Wagenknecht faction would theoretically hold a three-seat majority in the 88-member state parliament, with 32 and 15 lawmakers respectively, while the CDU-SPD-BSW coalition has 44 votes.
- Wagenknecht rejected the offer, saying that most BSW lawmakers in the state parliament oppose the party’s federal executive and would not vote for her.
- The proposal is linked to an announced constructive vote of no confidence by the AfD against Thuringia’s CDU Minister President Mario Voigt after Chemnitz University of Technology rejected his appeal against the revocation of his doctorate.
The office of Thuringia's Minister-President is not a trophy that Mr. Höcke can award at will.— Sahra Wagenknecht; stated in response to Björn Höcke's offer regarding the Thuringian Minister-President position, as reported in taz
How many times do you have to fold paper to get to the moon?: Anyone who folds a simple piece of paper often enough could overcome the distance to the moon ...
spektrum.de/news/wie-oft-muss-man-papier-falten-um-zum-mond-zu-gelangen/2338633
'If computers could smell' used to be a thought experiment... not anymore. The New York Post's Will Zimmerman traveled to Elizabeth, NJ ... Show more
Scientist Reveals Plan to Save Earth From Destruction by the Sun: There may be a way for humanity to survive past the Sun's demise even without having to ...
futurism.com/space/plan-save-earth-destruction-by-sun
Sturm's Hypothetical Starting Eleven: The Dream Team in a Thought Experiment: Thought Experiment: What if SK Sturm had kept its best players? A hypothetical ...
abseits.at/fusball-in-osterreich/bundesliga/sturms-fiktive-top-elf-die-traumelf-im-gedankenexperiment/
"The Sum of Its Parts" by Julia Zejn and Matthias Lehmann: Living Eternally Thanks to AI
sueddeutsche.de/kultur/comic-die-summe-seiner-teile-ki-tod-ewiges-leben-li.3515809
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AI stocks: What happens after the crash? Scenarios and forecasts: The stock markets are likely to crash sooner or later. Tech stocks could suffer particularly ...
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❗Your input is needed!❗ Which East Frisian motifs should be on a fictional banknote? What absolutely must be included? 💡 While the European Central Bank (ECB) ... Show more
International Moon Day on July 20: What if the moon suddenly disappeared?: It is more than just a companion in the night sky. If the moon were to suddenly ...
stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/wissen/internationaler-tag-des-mondes-am-20-juli-was-waere-wenn-der-mond-verschwindet-79313653.html
When Mthombeni, the AI spouse, ‘kills’: Law and the limits of human–robot intimacy
mg.co.za/thought-leader/2026-07-10-when-mthombeni-the-ai-spouse-kills-law-and-the-limits-of-human-robot-intimacy/
How math helped the Allies win World War II: During World War II, statistics helped the Allies estimate the number of enemy tanks, which proved essential in the ...
scientificamerican.com/article/how-math-helped-the-allies-win-world-war-ii/
What would our lives look like if we no longer had to work? As a thought experiment I tried to imagine
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/04/ai-disruption-dystopia-dont-need-to-work-capitalism-free-time
The Bulwark Jul 03
What If We’d Never Broken Away From the Brits?: On the 250th anniversary of independence, an edgy thought experiment about our nation’s founding.
thebulwark.com/p/what-if-the-united-states-had-never-broken-away-from-the-brits-thought-experiment-independence-day-founding-declaration
