German of the day: Kleinvieh macht auch Mist

That means small livestock also makes manure. And that means…

Many pennies make a dollar.

Parking meter heist: German worker accused of stealing €2M – German authorities charged two couples in separate cases: in Bavaria, a former municipal worker allegedly stole about €2 million from parking meters over the years; in Berlin, another couple is accused of stealing bronze statues and religious items from cemeteries and parks.

German of the day: Abzug

That means withdrawal.

Trump’s bombshell in response to Merz’s criticism – U.S. to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany.

The U.S. is getting serious. According to his department, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany. The withdrawal is expected to be completed within six to twelve months, the department announced on Friday evening (local time).

U.S. President Donald Trump (79) had threatened to withdraw a few days ago. Earlier, Chancellor Friedrich Merz had said that the Iranians would humiliate the U.S. in the negotiations to end the war, which has been ongoing for two months. However, the already strained relationship between the U.S. and most of its other NATO allies had continued to deteriorate in the weeks leading up to that.

“Signal Support calling…”

“Just enter your PIN or scan that QR code over there.”

High-profile German politicians, diplomats and military officers: “OK.”

Russia suspected of sweeping Signal hack attack on German officials – Russia allegedly launched a wide-scale phishing attack through the Signal app targeting Germany’s high-profile politicians, diplomats and military officers.

While the exact number of victims is unclear, German media estimates that at least 300 accounts belonging to political figures were targeted, with even several cabinet members affected, according to the German Press Agency, dpa.

“The number of unreported cases will continue to rise in the coming days.”

Germans would never meddle in Hungary’s election process

It’s common knowledge that they simply ADORE Viktor Orbán and would never even think of doing or saying anything to discredit him.

Germany accuses JD Vance of hypocrisy over claim that EU meddled in Hungary’s election – Government spokesperson remarks that the U.S. vice president may himself be guilty of interfering in the vote.

Go West, young man!

Or East, North or South. You too, young woman.

Just get out of Germany.

One in five young Germans plan to leave the country – A recent study shows that as many as one in five Germans between the ages of 14 and 29 are actively thinking about moving to another country — and 40% plan to do so in the long term.

Think life is great in Germany? Many of the country’s young people disagree. A growing number of Germans aged between 14-29 say they are actively planning to leave their homeland. In the recent study called “Jugend in Deutschland” or “Youth in Germany,” some 21% of young Germans surveyed say they are actively planning to leave Germany to find a better life. As many as 41% say they could imagine moving abroad in the longer term.

Why Germany’s anti-AfD firewall is crumbling?

Because the party that needs it as life insurance (the SPD) has fallen into the abyss.

You don’t need life insurance anymore when you’re already dead.

Germany’s so-called “firewall” was designed to prevent the resurgence of antidemocratic ideology and has shaped German politics for decades. Now, mounting voter support for the far-right AfD is exposing cracks.