Maja Guil-T

February 5, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Get it? Guilty spelled differently?

Because her, his, its name is Maja T.? I guess you had to be there.

Court in Hungary declares German anti-fascist Maja T. guilty – Maja T., a nonbinary anti-fascist activist from Germany, has been sentenced to eight years in prison in Budapest. The trial has been controversial and has political implications.

On Wednesday, a court in Hungary ruled that Maja T.*, an anti-fascist activist from the city of Jena in the eastern German state of Thuringia, was guilty of seriously injuring several suspected right-wing extremists in Budapest in February 2023. The attacks had apparently been directed at individuals thought to have participated in the annual “Day of Honor” rally of neo-Nazis from all over Europe, held in the Hungarian capital.

According to the indictment, the 25-year-old German was found guilty of attempted grievous bodily harm and participation in a criminal organization. The verdict is not yet final — it can still be appealed through Hungary’s judicial process.

From Russia with Love

February 4, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

I can’t stand it, I know you planned it…

Two arrested over attempted sabotage of German naval vessels – Two suspects have been arrested over the attempted sabotage of German naval vessels docked at the Port of Hamburg last year.

The pair are suspected of deactivating electronic safety switches, removing fuel tank caps, puncturing water supply lines, and dumping more than 20kg (44.1lb) of abrasive gravel into a ship’s engine.

“If gone undetected, the acts would have caused major damage to the ships and delayed their departure, endangering the operations of the German Navy,” the EU’s Eurojust crime agency said in a statement.

Don’t burp your house

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

It’s no fun. Believe me. Don’t do it.

Germans do it with sub-zero temperatures outside. People with any sense don’t do it at all.

‘House burping’ is a cold reality in Germany. Americans are warming to it.

The often mandated German practice of airing out homes no matter the season has strained and even ended relationships, but it’s gotten a boost on U.S. social media.

After moving to Berlin from Honolulu, Wyatt Gordon was surprised when his new German roommate marched into his bedroom at 8 a.m. and threw open the windows.

It turned out that his cohabitant, Laura, maintained a strict ventilation regime. Three times a day, at precise times, all the windows in the apartment needed to be opened. It didn’t matter whether it was the dead of winter or a weekend morning, or if Gordon had company. Rules were rules.

Berliners won’t even notice

February 2, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Public transport is always at a standstill here.

Tens of Thousands of Transport Workers Walk off Job in Germany – Commuters across Germany faced ‌freezing ​temperatures and empty platforms on ‌Monday as tens of thousands of public transport workers ​walked off the job in a strike called by trade union Verdi, shutting down ‍bus and tram services in ​most cities.

Verdi, which represents nearly 100,000 transport workers, called the strike after ​talks with ⁠municipal and state employers over working conditions stalled last week.

Afghan embassy and consulate staff in Germany now applying for asylum

February 1, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Now that Germany is accrediting radical Islamist Taliban terrorists as new staff members.

Germany: Afghanistan’s consulates pose threat to refugees – Afghanistan’s consulates in Germany are being taken over by Taliban officials, putting Afghani people at the mercy of the regime they fled.

The Taliban are sending more officials to staff its consulates in Germany, leaving many Afghans who fled the Taliban regime with a dilemma when trying to get passports and other documents. This is according to a statement released by the Association of Afghan Organizations in Germany (VAFO) in January.

“Without valid passports, they cannot secure their residence, extend their employment contracts, and in some cases cannot even complete basic administrative procedures,” the statement read. “The de facto expectation that passport matters will be handled through Taliban structures fails to recognize the reality of those affected.”

The next 20,000 jobs gone

January 31, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Could it be our ridiculously high energy costs? Nah.

Germany’s industrial engine sputters as Bosch axes 20,000 jobs – Rising unemployment rate piles pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government.

German industrial giant Bosch on Friday confirmed plans to cut 20,000 jobs after profits nearly halved last year, underlining the mounting strain on Germany’s once-dominant manufacturing sector and increasing the pressure on politicians in Berlin to find a solution.

Official data released Friday also showed Germany’s unemployment rate, unadjusted for seasonal factors, rising to 6.6 percent — the highest level in twelve years. The number of unemployed people surpassed three million in January.

German humor at its best

January 30, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Humor Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

German media and sensitivities. It’s a long and troubled history.

Greenland police fine German satire show for US flag stunt – A German public broadcaster has been fined while filming a show in Greenland after a satirist sought to raise a US flag in public. The incident unfolded amid heightened sensitivity over statements from the US president…

“At no point during filming was it intended that the satire was aimed at Greenlanders,” the broadcaster stated. “The editorial team expresses its regret to the people of Greenland should this impression have been created.”

“It is not funny. It is immensely harmful.”

“Below-average wind speeds” are to blame

January 29, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hi-tech, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , , , , 1 Comment

Not the lame-ass technology itself.

Alright, move on, nothing to see here, disperse…

Germany’s stretch of weak wind output set to drag on into 2026 – Europe’s largest wind power producer – Germany – remains in the grips of a years-long bout of sub-par wind electricity production due to below-average wind speeds at turbine level.

Total German wind-powered electricity output fell by around 4% in 2025 from the year before, and followed a less than 1% annual expansion in 2024, despite steady annual increases to Germany’s total wind generation capacity for over a decade.

How does Germany deport people?

January 28, 2026 By in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

By not deporting them.

A few thousand, tops. While an average of 250,000 flow in each and every year.

It’s a joke. But fewer and fewer Germans are laughing.

How does Germany deport people? – Germany does not have masked ICE officers or an equivalent agency, but both Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his predecessor have done all they can to accelerate deportations. Here’s how the process works…

German of the day: Kopfgeld

January 27, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

That means “head money,” as in bounty.

Bounty offered over Berlin power grid attack – German authorities have offered a €1 million bounty for tips related to this month’s massive Berlin blackout.

German authorities have issued a €1 million ($1.1 million) reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for an attack on electricity infrastructure in Berlin.

The arson attack on January 3 targeted high-voltage cables. It left some 45,000 households in south-western Berlin without electricity and heating during sub-zero temperatures earlier this month. It took more than four days to reconnect all residents back to the grid, making it the longest power outage in the city since the Second World War.