Germany to save American climate data from Dr. Evil Himself

Although why all these tweaked versions of climate simulations (all incorrect, as usual) would interest anybody is rather mysterious.

Germany Is Building a Digital Noah’s Ark for US Climate Data – Wary of Trumpian tampering, scientists have taken matters into their own hands…

Under normal circumstances, the DKRZ’s mission is to provide computing power and storage to the German climate science community. But these new racks will serve a different and highly sensitive purpose: They will store backup versions of climate simulations from the other side of the Atlantic. The operation aims to ensure that essential work performed by US scientists for the next major U.N. climate assessment, due in 2029, cannot be meddled with or compromised by the administration of President Trump, which has slashed funding for climate research, buried scientific reports, removed references to human-caused warming from dozens of government websites, and sought to prevent satellites from collecting key climate data.

Germans caught copying Americans again

This time it’s “blame the Designated Bad Guy for everything.”

They just switched it from Trump to Merz.

Germans’ New National Sport: Blaming Friedrich Merz for Everything – Blaming the current chancellor cannot conceal the deeper, collective responsibility for Germany’s nearly 20 years of drift.

That impulse says less about Mr. Merz than about the political maturity of the Federal Republic.

“I am a great admirer of America”

That’s why I wouldn’t want to send my kids there.

They are too and might not come back.

German leader Merz says he ‘would not advise my children to go’ to US – Chancellor says he no longer views US as land of opportunity amid ‘deeply polarising’ social climate.

Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, already embroiled in a row with Donald Trump over the Iran war, has said he would not advise his children to study or work in the US in the current climate.

Merz is just figuring this out?

Now?

Merz’s strategy for dealing with Trump’s anger: Tell him he’s right – After a perilous blowup with Washington, the chancellor is falling back on the familiar tactic of saying things the U.S. president likes to hear.

Facing new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump on Germany’s prized auto industry — immediately after his threat to withdraw American troops — Chancellor Friedrich Merz has offered a disarmingly conciliatory response: Trump is essentially right.

Merz says Germany ‘being humiliated’ by German Chancellor

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reportedly said Monday that Germany’s leadership is humiliating Germany with its futile attempts to get the lame-ass country back on track again.

Germany’s economic headaches showing no signs of abating, Merz is doing his damndest to distract German voters’ attention away from his extremely disappointing lack of leadership skill.

2026 was meant to mark a new chapter for Germany but the economy’s “rebound” already looks more than feeble and the built-in opposition (SPD) for which Merz claims he has no alternative (Alternative for Germany anyone?) is the dying tail wagging what remains of a dying CDU/CSU dog.

Germany not Bored of Peace yet

Get it? Bored instead of Board?

Merz says Germany won’t join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ – German Chancellor Merz said the current form of US President Trump’s “Board of Peace” prevented Germany from joining for “constitutional reasons.” But Merz said he was open to “new formats” of cooperation with the US.

I’d rather watch baseball anyway

Run with that boycott!

‘Last Resort’—German Politician Suggests World Cup Boycott Over Greenland Issue – A member of the German parliament has raised the possibility of a boycott of the 2026 World Cup.

A German politician has suggested that the German national team could boycott the 2026 World Cup, held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, “as a last resort in order to get [President Donald] Trump to see sense on the Greenland issue.”

Jürgen Hardt, who works as a spokesperson on foreign policy for the Christian Democratic Union party, made the claim on his own to BILD. He was not publicly backed by Sports Minister Christiane Schenderline, also from the CDU, who said that the German Football Federation (DFB) and FIFA, as “the responsible associations,” should field inquiries.

German of the day: Am längeren Hebel sitzen

That means to have the greater leverage, to have the upper hand.

Trump triumphs over the EU: Why the Americans have always had the upper hand over Brussels – The “deal” between the two economic superpowers is a clear victory for the US. The Europeans lacked the potential to threaten.

“Speak loudly and carry a little stick…”

“You will go far.” Not.

Germany urges tough EU response if ‘fair deal’ cannot be reached on US tariffs – Europe’s biggest economy on Sunday urged a tough EU response if the bloc is unable to strike a “fair deal” with the United States over trade tariffs. On Saturday, US President Donald Trump threatened to slap the European Union with 30 percent tariffs. “We won’t accept just anything,” Lars Klingbeil, finance minister of Europe’s biggest economy, told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.

Maybe he was attacked because the baseball cap was white?

Perhaps the attackers were MAGA purists?

Political Assault in Brussels: Young Man Attacked for Wearing Trump Cap – On the night of Thursday, July 3rd, a young German citizen was assaulted in Place du Luxembourg in Brussels, just steps from the European Parliament. The incident occurred at the well-known bar ’The Network,’ a popular gathering spot for EU officials, parliamentary assistants, and visitors.

According to the testimony of the 24-year-old victim, the incident began when a woman approached him and snatched a white baseball cap with the slogan “Make America Great Again,” associated with former U.S. President Donald Trump. After calling him a “racist,” three men, reportedly of North African origin, joined in, allegedly insulting and physically attacking him, leaving him with multiple bruises, facial injuries, and a head wound that required several stitches.