That means some are like this, some are like that.
Refugees in Germany, I mean.
Ukrainian Refugee Brutally Murdered by Syrian Boyfriend in Germany – A 19-year-old Ukrainian refugee has been brutally murdered by her 17-year-old Syrian boyfriend in Mannheim, Germany. According to media reports, the case is investigated by German authorities as a murder, with the suspect in custody.
No way. Who would have thought that?
And I thought I was a slow learner.
German Antisemitism Commissioner Leaves the Left Party Over Anti-Israel Stance, Lack of Support Amid Death Threats – Andreas Büttner, the commissioner for antisemitism in the state of Brandenburg in northeastern Germany, has resigned from the Left Party, citing a rise in antisemitism within the ranks, relentless personal attacks, and a party climate that has become intolerable.
“I struggled with this decision for a long time, as I have felt a deep connection to the party over many years,” Büttner wrote in a letter to the party leadership, as reported by German media.
“But I have reached a point where I must acknowledge that I can no longer remain a member of this party without betraying my own convictions,” he continued.
Because their industries are dying, or already dead.
And this is primarily due to its climate emissions targets.
Germany misses climate targets as emissions barely fall in 2025 – Greenhouse gases dropped just 0.1% last year as environment minister criticises lack of improvement.
Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany have again missed targets set by the Climate Protection Act and barely fell at all in 2025.
Emissions decreased by just 0.1% last year compared to the previous year, according to data from the German Environment Agency.
Get it? See the “miss” in the mistake?
No offense, ma’am. But German misses just ain’t what they used to be.
Syrian-Kurdish streamer Rose Mondy crowned Miss Germany 2026 – A Syrian-Kurdish gamer and livestreamer took the Miss Germany 2026 crown this month, highlighting how the long-running contest has evolved from a traditional beauty pageant into a platform for social voices.
Rose Mondy, a 26-year-old of Syrian-Kurdish origin, was crowned last Saturday during the competition’s final at Bavaria Film Studios near Munich.
Down, down, down, down, down.
Surging Energy Costs Put German Industry ‘Really in Danger’ – Four years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices soaring, the war in Iran is posing another challenge to efforts to revive European factories.
That means a soft egg.
And that mean a wimp.
German tourist sues NYC taco shop for $100K over dangerously ‘spicy’ hot sauce that left him in ‘nonstop’ pain: suit – What a dummkopf!
A German tourist tried to squeeze a Times Square taco spot for $100,000 — claiming his northern European tongue suffered “nonstop pain” from dangerously spicy salsa — but a judge said “nein” to his lawsuit.
Faycal Manz, a self-described spice-intolerant traveler from Schemmerhofen, Germany, claimed he suffered “diarrhea, nausea” and “mouth/tongue blisters which cause nonstop pain” after loading up three tacos at the Los Tacos No. 1 in August 2024, according to his lawsuit.
Good luck with that.
German start-up plans 30-megawatt AI data centre in boost to sovereign control – German start-up Polarise plans to build a new 30-megawatt artificial intelligence data centre that would double Germany’s domestically-run computing capacity as European nations push to gain more control over critical tech infrastructure.
The facility, set to come online in the Bavarian town of Amberg in mid-2027, could eventually expand to 120 MW, the company told Reuters.
Or an Iranian meteorite.
The investigation is ongoing.
Germany: Meteorite punches through a house in Koblenz – A meteorite crashed into a home in the western city of Koblenz after streaking across the sky. The bright object was seen in several neighboring countries before it finally came to rest.
A bright meteorite streaking across western Germany had residents spellbound, with a fragment punching a hole in the roof of a house in Koblenz.
Authorities said the object struck a home in the Güls district around 7 p.m. local time (1800 GMT/UTC) on Sunday evening, leaving a football-sized hole in the roof. No one was injured.
And that’s saying a lot.
Energy bottleneck in Middle East is damaging German economy – Expensive energy, rising prices and disrupted supply chains are all bad news for economic growth. The German government is alarmed by events in the Middle East.
When the US and Israel attacked Iran, the response was not long in coming. Iran is no longer allowing ships to pass through its coastal waters. The Strait of Hormuz, the bottleneck in the Persian Gulf through which 20% of the global oil trade passes every day, is now effectively blocked.
After the attack, the price of oil immediately rose sharply. Prices for gasoline and diesel also skyrocketed at German gas stations. Depending on the region, premium gasoline even went as high €2.50 ($2.89) per liter. The average price for diesel is currently just over €2, which is €0.30 higher than before the attack on Iran.
That means those declared dead live longer, or there’s life in the old dog yet.
At least I hope so, in this case. There aren’t many political parties in Germany that dare to call for freedom of choice – or freedom itself.
Germany’s pro-business liberals risk death blow in regional vote – The Free Democratic Party has played a key role in German politics for most of the postwar era, but a poor result in a state vote on Sunday could mean its demise.
Germany’s pro-business Free Democrats, on the brink of political extinction, face a make-or-break state vote this Sunday that party leaders believe may well be their last chance to claw back relevance.
Leaders of the fiscally conservative Free Democratic Party (FDP) — which was part of Germany’s previous, ill-fated coalition government under former Chancellor Olaf Scholz — have long pinned their hopes for a national revival on this Sunday’s election in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, traditionally one of the party’s strongholds.
