Have money, will travel

July 19, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Anywhere, just to get out of Germany.

Survey: Half of Germany’s top earners consider moving abroad – Within a year, more than 288,000 Germans have moved abroad. A recent survey suggests many highly skilled professionals are eyeing a move – and most do not expect to return soon.
Within the space of a year, more than 288,000 German citizens have moved abroad. This is confirmed by data from Germany’s Federal Statistical Office.

A recent survey commissioned by the job platform Indeed suggests that the trend is continuing: since 2020, the number of searches for international job offers has more than doubled.

Plans to move abroad are particularly widespread among top earners.

Surrogate Gate

July 18, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

And the first out of the gate is…

Jens Spahn, a senior member of Germany’s ruling conservatives, ​resigned on Saturday after having a baby ‌born to a surrogate mother in the United States, a move at odds with his own party’s opposition to ​surrogacy, according to a letter seen ​by Reuters.

Spahn, 46, the parliamentary leader of Chancellor Friedrich ⁠Merz’s Christian Democrat party and its sister Christian Social ​Union (CDU/CSU), drew heavy criticism after news emerged that ​he had become a parent with his husband through a surrogate mother…

EU forces are just as effective as UN forces

July 17, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

But we’d like the EU forces to take over for the UN forces anyway.

Germany proposes EU force to replace UN mission in Lebanon – German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has proposed replacing the expiring UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon with an EU-mandated force to prevent a security vacuum, he tells the RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland.

“We should examine in the EU whether we can ensure that no security vacuum arises with a European mandate following the UNIFIL mission,” Wadephul says in an interview.

Marla looks like a chick to me

July 16, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Hideology, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

If you squint your eyes a little bit, after a few drinks. And some dope.

Germany: Gender switch neo-Nazi sent to men’s prison – Far-right provocateur Marla Svenja Liebich was transferred to a men’s prison after being extradited from the Czech Republic. Authorities say the decision took into account the safety of prisoners at a women’s facility.

Once a left-wing workers’ district…

July 15, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Always a left-wing workers’ district.

Berlin’s “Red Wedding” is still concerned about German militarization (some call it self-defense) in a Germany that has a military about the size of a large American city’s police force.

Germans protest Rheinmetall’s plans for Berlin arms factory – One of Germany’s biggest weapons makers, Rheinmetall, has announced plans for a plant in Berlin. Opponents are warning against more German militarization.

Droves of Germans suddenly find religion

July 14, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Young German men.

It came out of nowhere. It’s inexplicable.

Young Germans opt out of military service as Berlin strives to boost army – Almost 6,000 young men apply to be excluded on moral or religious grounds despite ‘conscription lite’ policy.

There’s something about soccer manager nerds

July 13, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Especially if they’re German.

Women just can’t resist them.

Oh Thomas Tuchel, how I love you! Unlike the last boss of the England team, Saint Gareth of Southgate, there’s no smart suit and fashionable theories about sad young men for you. You won’t write a book called ‘Anything Is Possible: Be Brave, Be Kind & Follow Your Dreams’. No one will ever write a play about you, though you are beautifully portrayed in the current series of Radio 4’s Dead Ringers, repeatedly correcting Gary Lineker’s sloppy thinking and Harry’s Kane’s flights of fancy with a kindly but firm ‘No, Gary’ and ‘No, Harry’ before explaining to them exactly what’s what. There’s always a special affection about the way the studio audience laugh at your small speeches and cheer when the sketches conclude…

50,000 drones

July 12, 2026 By in Hard Facts Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Is that a lot?

Germany is funding ⁠50,000 ⁠attack drones for Ukraine, a ⁠source familiar with the matter said, in an order that marks ​one of the biggest known purchases of drones for Kyiv by a Western government…

SHRIKE CATCHES PENTAGON’S EYE – The Shrike, a ⁠low-cost drone that has been deployed in Ukraine since 2023, recently gained prominence overseas.

A ⁠version called Shrike 10-F produced by SkyFall with UK company Skycutter recently topped the leaderboard in the first round of a Pentagon-run competition as part of a $1.1 billion initiative to buy hundreds of thousands of one-way attack drones. Auterion said its software was being used in several entries in the competition.

Reduce Germany’s Middle East presence?

July 11, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Due to the Iran war? I didn’t know Germany even had a Middle East presence.

But I guess 30 guys holed up in a camp on the edge of the Erbil airport counts.

German military to leave base in Erbil, northern Iraq by September, Spiegel reports – German troops are set to withdraw from Erbil, Iraq, by the end of September following a broader effort to reduce Germany’s Middle East presence due to the Iran war.

Longer range, more fun

July 10, 2026 By in Hard Facts Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

Long distance relationships? So far so good.

Germany to buy U.S. Tomahawk missiles as Berlin builds long-range strike capability…

Germany already produces the Taurus cruise missile, but its operational range of roughly 500 kilometers (311 miles) falls well short of that offered by the Tomahawk. Depending on the variant, Tomahawk missiles can reach targets at distances several times greater, providing Germany with a substantially expanded strike envelope while European alternatives remain under development.