Advocacy groups come out against Trump pick for ambassador to Germany.
If Macgregor is confirmed, it “would establish as America’s representative, in what many regard as the most important capital in Europe, a relentless critic, presumably handicapped from the start as an effective envoy.”
CNN first unsurfaced comments earlier this week, including remarks that criticized Germany for giving “millions of unwanted Muslim invaders” welfare benefits and said Germany’s efforts to grapple with its role in the Holocaust was a “sick mentality.”
Trumps Wunsch-Botschafter stänkerte gegen Deutschland.
How could their economy be in relatively good shape? They were BAD(compared to head of the class Germany) because they didn’t do that COVID-19 lockdown thing. I don’t understand.
The 18 members of the DAX 30 index of Germany’s biggest firms that have already reported swung from a healthy profit in the second quarter of 2019 to a loss almost as big this year. For many companies, including Volkswagen, a giant carmaker, and BASF, the world’s biggest chemicals concern, results were even worse than analysts had expected. The income of the 27 Swedish firms in Stockholm’s OMX 30 that have reported so far fell by 49%, bad but much better than the DAX. If you include adjusted earnings of two opaque investment vehicles in the OMX, income actually rose…
In public, CEOs of big German companies generally praised their government’s tougher policies. Privately, though, some shared the fears expressed openly by the BVMW, the association of Mittelstand firms that represents 3.5m businesses with up to 250 employees. In an open letter in May the BVMW called on the government to lift the lockdown “before it is too late” and criticised it for lacking an exit strategy.
Politicians are agreed on the need to avoid large-scale closures. But the coronavirus is not gone.
Schools are considered lower-risk and many doctors favor a return to the normal schoolday. But the coronavirus is not gone.
In May and June, 2,600 students and teachers were tested as part of a pilot project and not a single acute infection was found. But the coronavirus is not gone.
Fewer than 20 of those tested had antibodies in their blood, which usually indicates an infection in the past. But the coronavirus is not gone.
Experts say a new lockdown would have negative psychological and physical repercussions for young people. But the coronavirus is not gone.
The German teacher’s union doesn’t want the schools to open, however. Because the coronavirus is not gone.
That’s pretty straightforward. It is also deceptive, unbalanced and an incorrect. Some would even go as far as to say it is fake news. But then they would be called neo-Nazis too.
Neben Corona-Leugnern und Impfgegnern waren auch viele Teilnehmer mit eindeutig rechtsgerichteten Fahnen oder T-Shirts in der Menge. – Along with Corona deniers and anti-vaxxers many participants in the crowd were waving what were clearly right-leaning flags or wearing related t-shirts.
Politik diskutiert über Einschränkung der Versammlungsfreiheit – Politicians are discussing the restriction on freedom of assembly.
Uh-oh, the natives are getting restless. Pandemic Is Over! (If You Want It).
Thousands of maskless Germans protest COVID-19 rules in Berlin – Thousands protested Germany’s coronavirus restrictions Saturday in a Berlin demonstration marking what organizers called “the end of the pandemic” — a declaration that comes just as authorities are voicing increasing concerns about an uptick in new infections.
Ohne Mundschutz, ohne Abstand – Tausende demonstrieren gegen Corona-Maßnahmen.
That means former officer. And that means a really, really bad person – despite being antiwar.
Trump picks antiwar favorite Douglas Macgregor to be German ambassador – Macgregor is a favorite among Trump supporters who want to pull US troops from the Mideast and Afghanistan. As ambassador, he would oversee Trump’s plan to slash the substantial US troop presence in Germany.
“China and Russia vying for second” pretty much sums this “global” poll up, people.
With runners-up like that who needs first place?
Germany by far most admired country, with US, China and Russia vying for second – global poll – Annual Gallup survey casts doubt on Mike Pompeo’s claim that the US is ‘perfectly positioned’ to lead the free world in rivalry with China
I’ve been with 1000’s of men Again and again They sing the same tune They start with Byron and Shelley And jump on your belly And bust your ballon
Aye! Tired, tired of playing the game Ain’t it a freakin’ shame I’m so… Let’s face it everything below the waist is kaput!
Finally, some good news! A “cow-trampling drama” has taken place.
If Sommerloch items like this are finally getting reported again then the Corona Panic must be just about over with and we are rapidly returning to normalcy.
Germany: Cow-trampling drama leaves hiker severely injured – A 67-year-old German man has received serious injuries after he was trampled by cows while hiking in Saarland. Police say he was out hiking with his dog when he was knocked to the ground by a herd of cattle.
A warning sign has been placed there, pointing out the dangers of cows and urging hikers to avoid the pasture if there are animals on it.
German students in US urge Berlin to take stand against new visa rules – “We’re counting on your support,” students wrote in an open letter to Angela Merkel’s government. Under new pandemic rules, international students face expulsion from the US if their schools offer online-only classes.
The new visa regulations as part of “an increasingly xenophobic immigration policy.”
