“If the American president invites you…”

October 26, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Heconomy, Home Cooking Leave a comment

“You accept the invitation. That is what respect for the office and for the country in which we invest demands.”

Audi defends decision to stand by Trump on $4 billion factory in Georgia – The head of German automaker Audi defended on Sunday the company’s planned $4 billion investment in a new US plant, announced by President Donald Trump as he campaigns for the November midterm elections.

Audi Chief Executive Gernot Doellner stood alongside Trump at a rally in Perry, near Macon in central Georgia on Saturday, as the US president said Audi, part of the Volkswagen Group VOWG_p.DE, planned to build an assembly plant in Georgia that will produce 200,000 SUVs annually.

German of the day: Himmelfahrtskommando

October 25, 2026 By in Hard Facts, History Leave a comment

That means suicide mission.

How the Crew of U-672 Survived Their Suicide Mission — In July 1944, U-672 received the suicidal order to attack Allied ships at the mouth of the Seine. A destroyer damaged the submarine, but its crew managed to escape. The wreck has now been discovered in the English Channel…

On July 18, U-672 was spotted by the British frigate HMS “Balfour” and attacked with Hedgehog launchers loaded with 24 grenades. The submarine sprang a leak, but the crew managed to keep it submerged until nightfall. Lawaetz then gave the order to surface and abandon the submarine. He and the engineering officer were the last to leave the submarine, after destroying the Enigma cipher machine and opening the flood valves. Drifting in rubber dinghies, the crew was picked up by Allied ships. All 52 crew members were taken alive to a British prisoner-of-war camp.

I hope Hitler’s guests got out in time

October 24, 2026 By in Hard Facts, History Leave a comment

Sheesh. Airbnb this is not.

Suspect arrested as fire engulfs Nazi guest house ‘Eagle’s Nest’, German police say – German police said they had detained a ​suspect after fire broke out at ‌a historic mountain guest house known as the “Eagle’s Nest”, used as a retreat by Nazi ​officials, including the dictator Adolf ​Hitler.

Around 200 firefighters and emergency personnel ⁠in the area around Berchtesgaden in ​the southern region of Bavaria were battling ​the flames after the building, known as the Kehlsteinhaus, caught fire on Friday, police said.

But the other kids are attacking the police…

October 22, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Hideology, Home Cooking Leave a comment

And destroying anything they can get their hands on.

German youth plan France-style mass protests – A youth-led movement in Germany has called for demonstrations in major cities of the country on October 31.

“Gen Z regelt” — or Gen Z’s Got It — a youth initiative, has called for mass protests in 21 cities across Germany on Saturday, October 31; including Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg and Munich.

Better late than never

October 21, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Leave a comment

Enough feminist feminism publications in German already.

German feminist Alice Schwarzer to close Emma magazine after 50 years – Germany best-known feminist, Alice Schwarzer, is closing her magazine Emma after 50 years, with the December 8 issue its last, she told dpa on Wednesday.

Financial reasons were not the main factor behind the decision, the 83-year-old said, noting that although circulation was falling, revenue still covered costs.

“No, we are leaving because we think: Enough is enough!” Schwarzer said.

One Day of German Unity, please

October 3, 2026 By in Habitudes, Hard Facts, History, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

But hold the unity.

“We’ve been building walls for far too long”: What is the mood regarding German reunification after the elections?

Following election victories in the east by the AfD – a party classified by some as far-right—here’s what the mood is like today among native East Germans who now live in the area…

Angela Merkel’s “We can do it” may be a cliché, but it’s important to stand together. “But you shouldn’t tell voters what to do; that doesn’t go over well, especially with people in the new federal states.”

The next German Wunderwaffe…

October 2, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Leave a comment

That won’t work.

In its war against common sense.

Wind turbine taller than the Eiffel Tower aims to boost German electricity production – A wind turbine described by its developer as the world’s tallest now rises 365 meters (1,197 feet) above the sparsely populated landscape of eastern Germany, surpassing the height of the Eiffel Tower.

The colossal turbine has been built at an existing wind farm in Lusatia, southeast of Berlin. Once a major center of lignite mining, the region has increasingly turned to renewable energy in recent years. The prototype reached its full height this week and is due to be inaugurated in mid-November.