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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
Back by popular demand?
We’re ready to fight Russia tonight, vows head of German air force – Lt Gen Holger Neumann says Luftwaffe would launch devastating strikes if Moscow attacked a Nato ally.
I always felt there was something creepy about that guy.
Now I know why.
Sex doll art sparks debate at German president’s residence – Beyond a headline-grabbing bronze, contemporary artworks draw attention to political power at an exhibition held at Bellevue Palace before the state building closes for renovation.
What will they think of next?
Where will this German militarization madness end?
‘We must be ready to fight’: Germany army chief warns of rising Russia threat – Christian Freuding tells POLITICO that NATO allies agree Russia could be capable of attacking a member country by 2029.
US-Amerika bad. Mexico and Canada good.
Internet falls in love with German soccer fan discovering American South ahead of 2026 World Cup – Freddy’s journey from Atlanta’s MARTA to Chili’s in Chattanooga has become a social media sensation.
Can’t have it.
Unless…
Trump’s drug pricing war comes for Germany – U.S. and German officials are meeting in secret to talk about drug prices.
U.S. embassies across the continent are being mobilized to deliver a message to European capitals: American patients are paying too much for medicines — around three times more than Germany for new drugs — and Europe better chip in.
Observing Hermann 