Be more like Freddy

June 25, 2026 By in Habitudes, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

German of the day: Amerikabild

That means image of America.

The soccer fan who is shaking up Germany’s image of America – For years, Germans have viewed the U.S. primarily through headlines and mostly negative news: Donald Trump, polarization, gun violence, and culture wars. And now an unknown German soccer fan named “Freddy from Germany” comes along, posts on social media about his first visit to a “Waffle House,” expresses amazement at a massive gas station with more than a hundred pumps and a shooting range right in the middle of an outdoor store—and suddenly, millions of people are seeing a different side of America…

Perhaps this World Cup ultimately says more about Germany than it does about the United States.

Nationwide delay causes all the trains that were already delayed further delays

June 24, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness Tags: , , , Leave a comment

Across the nation.

Trains resume after radio issue resolved, Deutsche Bahn says – Train services across Germany have resumed following a technical meltdown on Tuesday night. But regional and suburban rail operators warned that continued delays were possible into Wednesday morning.

Germans caught copying Americans again

June 23, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

This time it’s “blame the Designated Bad Guy for everything.”

They just switched it from Trump to Merz.

Germans’ New National Sport: Blaming Friedrich Merz for Everything – Blaming the current chancellor cannot conceal the deeper, collective responsibility for Germany’s nearly 20 years of drift.

That impulse says less about Mr. Merz than about the political maturity of the Federal Republic.

Yes, Germany is looking again at coal-powered electricity

June 22, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

After that, it will look again at nuclear-powered electricity.

It’s only a matter of time.

Is Germany looking again at coal-powered electricity?

Germany is the biggest user of coal for power generation in Europe, and the fourth largest in the world after China, India and the US. But it has pledged to stop using it altogether by 2038.

For lignite, the low-quality soft coal that is the most polluting, Germany has even brought the phase out forward to 2030.

Currently some 20% of German power generation comes from coal, but it wishes to end this as it focuses on growing wind and solar.

Freddy rescued!

June 20, 2026 By in Helplessness Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

Just in the nick of time.

J Watt, American Airlines help rescue viral stranded German tourist Freddy in time for World Cup game – Viral German soccer fan Freddy’s frantic race to reach Germany’s World Cup match in Toronto appeared headed for a happy ending late Friday after he revealed he was finally airborne following a day of weather delays, canceled flights and a social media campaign to get him to Canada.

“UPDATE: We’re on the plane to Buffalo!!!” Freddy wrote on X. “American Airlines was incredibly helpful and made it possible for us to get on this flight.”

Freddy also credited former NFL star JJ Watt, who he said worked behind the scenes to help arrange the last-minute travel plans after severe weather threatened to derail his trip to Saturday’s Germany-Ivory Coast showdown.

German of the day: Preisgestaltung

June 19, 2026 By in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

That means pricing policy.

U.S. Launches Trade Investigation Against Germany Over Drug Prices – Washington accuses Berlin of underpaying for innovative drugs. If the investigation yields corresponding results, punitive tariffs could even be imposed.

The U.S. has launched a trade investigation against Germany regarding drug pricing. According to several media reports, Washington intends to examine whether innovative drugs are systematically underpaid on the German market, causing U.S. patients to bear a comparatively high share of research and development costs.

Now that the party’s over…

June 18, 2026 By in Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

We’re here to help.

Germany deploys ship to Red Sea for possible Hormuz mission, minister says – Germany is deploying two ships to ​the Red Sea in ‌preparation for a possible military mission in the Strait of ​Hormuz, Germany’s Defence ​minister Boris Pistorius said on ⁠Thursday.

“As we speak, our ​minesweeper Fulda and the ​supply ship Mosel are sailing through the Suez Canal towards the ​Red Sea,” he ​told reporters as he arrived for ‌a ⁠meeting with his NATO counterparts in Brussels.

Which population?

June 17, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

The German population, as in actual Germans, in Germany?

Most definitely. And it’s been doing so for years.

Germany news: Population shrinks for first time since 2020 – A dip in net migration meant it could not cancel out Germany’s low birth rates in 2025.

Germany’s population shrank by roughly 110,000, or 0.13%, last year.

German of the day: Skandalöse Lügen

June 16, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

That means scandalous lies.

Elon Musk is taking legal action against ZDF – Now Elon Musk (54) is striking back! The tech billionaire (in German, trillion is Billion – don’t ask) and SpaceX CEO has announced on his platform X that he is taking legal action against ZDF. This comes in response to a serious allegation made by the public broadcaster: In a program, Musk was linked to the riots in Northern Ireland and accused of calling for a “hunt for migrants.”