Germans would never seek to influence foreign elections!

December 30, 2024 By in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

It’s just not their thing.

Musk causes uproar for backing Germany’s far-right party ahead of key elections – Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest.

Germany is to vote in an early election on Feb. 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party governing coalition collapsed last month in a dispute over how to revitalize the country’s stagnant economy.

“What on earth is happening with European leadership?”

December 20, 2024 By in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Hideology, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

What a silly question.

“European leadership?” There is no such thing. It’s just that now and then little reminders like this pop up in the news. Europe doesn’t lead. Europe doesn’t produce. It redistributes. It redistributes until there is nothing less to distribute.

First France, Now Germany: What Is Going On in Europe?

Germany’s government collapse and imminent snap elections mark the latest crisis amid an ‘uneven’ state of European leadership, an expert says.

“1.5 million Germans” can’t be wrong?

December 19, 2024 By in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Hideology Tags: , , , 1 Comment

You’re right. The number of Germans being wrong is vastly higher.

When it comes to renewable energy, I mean.

‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off – Balcony solar panels can save 30% on a typical household’s electricity bill and, with vertical surface area in cities larger than roof space, the appeal is clear.

Somebody should arm the Air Force

December 18, 2024 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness Tags: , , , Leave a comment

Then they could just shoot these drones down.

And look at them and stuff. Just sayin’.

More Small Drones: Air Force Bases in Ohio, Utah, Germany All Report Sightings – Small drones were spotted flying near and over Air Force bases in Utah, Ohio, and Germany this month, Air & Space Forces Magazine confirmed—in addition to the arrest of a Chinese citizen who allegedly used a drone to snap photos of a Space Force base—as a rash of incursions around military installations expands.

German of the day: Vertrauensfrage

December 16, 2024 By in Hard Facts, Helections, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

That means vote of confidence. Which of course means vote of lack of confidence in this case.

Who says Olaf and the SPD can’t bring in the votes?

Germany’s Scholz expected to lose confidence vote, triggering early election – Polls suggest that a February election would result in a rightward shift, at a moment when Europe’s largest economy is faltering.

They’re shaking in their boots

December 15, 2024 By in Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , , , 1 Comment

Those Syrian torturers involved in Assad’s atrocities who are now on their way to Germany.

The mere thought of Annalena Baerbock threatening them with “the full force of the law” gets me shaking too. With laughter.

Germany warns Assad supporters involved in atrocities in Syria against trying to flee there – Germany’s foreign minister is warning anyone involved in atrocities for the ousted Syrian government against seeking refuge in her country and says they would face “the full force of the law.”