Category Archives: Home Cooking

Made in Germany

June 3, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

For the Chinese.

And for anybody else who wants them. Take advantage of this Going-Out-Of-Business sale while you still can!

China owns more than 11,000 German-developed patents, IW study shows – China has taken ownership of more than 11,300 patents developed in Germany over the past ​two decades, according to a study by the ‌German Economic Institute (IW) commissioned by the Bertelsmann Foundation.

Nearly one in three inventions developed in Germany is owned by a ​foreign entity. Of those, almost a third are ​held by U.S. owners and about 11% by ⁠Swiss owners, the study showed on Tuesday.

German of the day: Armut

June 2, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

That means poverty.

Germany’s poverty rate rises to record high, welfare group says – Germany’s poverty rate rose to a record high of 16.1% in 2025, leaving around 13.3 million people classified as poor, according to a report published on Tuesday by the Paritätische, an umbrella group for charitable organizations.

The figure was up from 15.5% a year earlier and marked the highest level since comparable records began, the association said, citing official data released earlier this year.

We’re number one!

June 1, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Not just “a leader.” We’re number one!

We’re number one in having the highest EU electricity prices! And in tanking economies, too. Do you think they could be related?

Germany is a leader in renewables, so why does it have one of the highest EU electricity prices?

Germany generated more electricity from solar and wind in 2025 than any other EU country – but its prices remain tied to volatile fossil fuels.

German households pay around a third more for electricity than the EU average, despite the country’s impressive efforts to ditch fossil fuels.

“Major reforms needed!”

May 28, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Heconomy, Home Cooking Tags: , , , Leave a comment

“But don’t even think of trying an itty-bitty reform with us!”

Healthcare staff protest plan for major cuts – Medical staff in Germany are protesting about cost-saving plans that ministers says are necessary to stop spiraling costs.

German service union Verdi is organizing protests against a round of cuts announced by the German government. The plan is aimed at reducing the burden on health insurance providers that could mean higher contributions.

De-risk is de-problem

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

No de-risk, no fun?

Germany’s China problem – and why de-risking hasn’t worked.

Dan Wang of Eurasia Group discusses the paradox of Europe’s current trade strategy, noting that Germany’s efforts to “de-risk” over the past years have actually deepened its reliance on China’s supply chain.

That Iran funded Hamas was clear…

May 26, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Hate, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

But that Germany did too?

Or still does?

Germany supported Hamas-linked organization for years without tracking funds, audit finds – The audit concerns state funding for the organization Islamic Relief, which is purported to have ties to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.

Until 2019, the German foreign office supported an aid organization with close ties to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood without knowing how the funds were actually being used.

This information appears in a newly released confidential audit by Germany’s Federal Court of Auditors, which the Institute for Secular Law (Institut für Weltanschauungsrecht or IFW) has been trying to obtain for five years.
Until now, unsuccessfully.

Rapid militarization?

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

And Germany?

In what parallel universe is this taking place?

Germany’s ‘rapid militarization’ threatens basic rights – Ten human rights organizations say security interests are increasingly being prioritized over fundamental rights in Germany. The scathing criticism was presented in their “2026 Fundamental Rights Report.”

In an era of populism and authoritarian regimes worldwide, fundamental rights are coming under increasing pressure even in Germany, a country governed by the rule of law.

The 240-page-long “2026 Fundamental Rights Report,” presented in Karlsruheon Thursday, says fundamental rights are threatened, for example, when efforts to combat climate change wane, when affordable housing becomes scarce and when technical standards on social media violate informal self-determination. But the greatest danger comes when security concerns dominate domestic policy, and lead to a military buildup.

Hee Spie Yoo arrested in Germany

May 22, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

Shi Spie Yoo too.

German authorities arrest 2 on China espionage allegations – Two Munich residents have been arrested on suspicion of working for a Chinese intelligence service, seeking to obtain and pass on high-tech information with “military applications.”

“In order to obtain access to scientific information about high-tech technologies with military applications, they built up contacts with numerous scientists at German universities and research institutes. Some scientists were lured to China on the premise of delivering lectures to the civilian audiences for remuneration,” prosecutors alleged. “In reality, these presentations then took place in front of associates of state-run weapons companies.”

German of the day: Selbstmord

May 21, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

That means suicide.

In this case, of the industrial kind.

Germany’s Slow Industrial Suicide – The climate left is achieving its goal of de-industrialization.

If the road to economic hell is paved with good intentions, don’t expect to see many German cars driving on it. Green mandates and other regulations are killing jobs in the long-revered German auto industry, as a new report from an industry association warns.

Germany has lost some 100,000 auto-related jobs since 2019, says the German Association of the Automotive Industry, or VDA. Another 125,000, or one in six current jobs in the industry, are on track to disappear by 2035.

Shock treatment isn’t working for Germany

May 20, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

A more radical resuscitation remedy may be needed.

Germany urged to stop admiring Beijing and wake up to ‘China Shock 2.0’ – ‘China has already eaten much of German industry’s lunch and is preparing to start on dinner,’ thinktank says.

Germany must stop admiring China’s success in the EU or it will sleepwalk into the kind of deindustrialisation the US experienced 25 years ago, a leading Brussels thinktank has said.