The COVID-19 Gold Rush days are over

September 29, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

And the money, she is all gone, señor.

BioNTech to close 3 sites in Germany after failed buyer search – BioNTech is set to shutter multiple sites in Germany, impacting about 1,800 jobs, after efforts to find buyers fell through.

BioNTech announced plans to exit three German sites in May, as the mRNA pioneer adjusts production capacity in response to a sharp drop in global COVID-19 vaccine demand while pivoting to its developing oncology pipeline. At the time, the German company said it was exploring potential divestment options, including a partial or total sale, for the manufacturing sites.

“Despite the intensive efforts of all parties involved and a broad-based sales process, it was unfortunately not possible to realize a sale,” a BioNTech spokesperson told Fierce in a statement.

Germany to save American climate data from Dr. Evil Himself

September 28, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hi-tech, Hideology, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Although why all these tweaked versions of climate simulations (all incorrect, as usual) would interest anybody is rather mysterious.

Germany Is Building a Digital Noah’s Ark for US Climate Data – Wary of Trumpian tampering, scientists have taken matters into their own hands…

Under normal circumstances, the DKRZ’s mission is to provide computing power and storage to the German climate science community. But these new racks will serve a different and highly sensitive purpose: They will store backup versions of climate simulations from the other side of the Atlantic. The operation aims to ensure that essential work performed by US scientists for the next major U.N. climate assessment, due in 2029, cannot be meddled with or compromised by the administration of President Trump, which has slashed funding for climate research, buried scientific reports, removed references to human-caused warming from dozens of government websites, and sought to prevent satellites from collecting key climate data.

Migration, energy, taxation, bureaucracy… and migration

September 27, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

That’s behind it. At least when it comes to the AfD.

What’s behind the rising polarization in German politics?

Recent state elections in Germany saw wins for parties on the political fringes, while parties in the center struggled. What is behind this realignment? And is it here for good?

Volkswagen has steering problems

September 26, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Heconomy, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

And their cars do too.

Volkswagen, Audi to recall almost 1 million cars in Germany – Volkswagen and its subsidiary Audi are to recall nearly a million vehicles in Germany due to a potential steering fault.

Germany auto firm Volkswagen (VW) and its subsidiary Audi are to recall nearly a million vehicles in Germany due to steering problems, according to German media reports.

The KBA road traffic authority was cited by the t-online news portal as saying that the recall was required due to potential bolt failures that could damage the steering gearbox or, in some cases, cause a complete loss of steering.

He should spend the rest of his life in prison!

September 25, 2026 By in Hard Facts, History, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

With no chance of parole!

105-year-old investigated for crimes at Nazi PoW camp in Germany – German prosecutors are investigating a man aged 105 over allegations that he was an accessory to multiple counts of murder at a Nazi prisoner of war camp in World War Two.

The suspect is alleged to have been a camp guard at Stalag 326 VI K in Senne in northwestern Germany.

A similar case had also been under way involving a second former camp guard at Senne, Dortmund public prosecutor Sonja Frodermann said in a statement.

That suspect died a few months ago at the age of 99, she said.

It’s just a phaseout Germany’s going through

September 24, 2026 By in Heconomy, Helplessness, Home Cooking, Hard Facts, Hideology Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

Sooner or later they’ll figure out that this is bat shit crazy.

Germany sets out plan to phase out fossil fuels by 2045 – Germany has said it plans to phase out the use of coal, oil and gas by 2045, reaffirming a climate strategy focused on electrification.

“Our road map is intended to set an international example. I am sure that many other countries will follow.”

Luxury has its price

September 23, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

And it’s too high, in Germany.

Mercedes-Benz production in Germany is not competitive by international standards, in particular ​due to high labour costs, the premium automaker said on ‌Tuesday, after a top executive warned workers that two plants could close.

The company wants to maintain plants and employment in Germany, it said in an emailed ​statement to Reuters. “But to do that, we need framework conditions ​that boost productivity in Germany,” it added.

Muslim and young female voters working together for Berlin!

September 22, 2026 By in Helplessness, Home Cooking, Hard Facts, Helections, Hideology Tags: , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

What could possibly go wrong?

Muslim, Young Female Vote Drives Far-Left Die Linke ‘Election Intifada’ in Berlin – Far-left Die Linke has won Berlin’s state election for the first time, taking 25.7 per cent of the vote after more than doubling its support since 2023, a result driven heavily by younger voters and the immigrant-origin electorate and accompanied by fresh controversy over the party’s increasingly radical Neukölln branch...

Election data show that Die Linke’s success was driven particularly by young voters and the immigrant vote. Infratest dimap found that 43 per cent of voters under 25 backed the party, while 49 per cent of those aged 25–34 did so. Among young women, the result was even more striking: 51 per cent of female voters under 25 chose Die Linke, compared with 34 per cent of young men. The Greens followed among young women with just 12 per cent.

According to separate research by Forschungsgruppe Wahlen, Die Linke received 51 per cent of the Muslim vote, twice its overall share and 36 percentage points more than among Muslim voters in the 2023 Berlin election.

German of the day: Enteignung

September 20, 2026 By in Helplessness, Home Cooking, Hard Facts, Hideology Tags: , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

That means expropriation.

You know, like in Cuba? Or New York City?

Berlin election campaign centers around radical-left drive to seize properties – Following Sunday’s regional vote, a coalition of left-wing parties could move to expropriate apartment buildings as part of a plan to lower rents…

The Left party, which traces part of its history to East Germany’s communist party, is enjoying a political revival after winning a new wave of support from young voters mobilized by the far right’s rise. For its Berlin campaign, the party has taken inspiration from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, employing his focus on cost-of-living issues as a model.