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That’s how SpaceX became SpaceX. Better luck next time.
Tag Archives: Germany
Germans welcoming a US initiative?
There must be some misunderstanding here.
Germany debates proposal to re-open Nord Stream pipelines – Members of the conservative CDU party, likely to lead the next German government, have raised the possibility of importing Russian gas again. The far right has welcomed the idea.
Parliamentarians of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) have caused a political row in Germany by welcoming an apparent US initiative to repair and re-open the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea between Russia and Germany.
German of the day: Erbärmlich, armselig und jämmerlich
That means pathetic.
Trump cabinet members tear into ‘pathetic’ European allies for ‘free-loading’ in leaked messages – The messages have come to light in an extraordinary security breach after a journalist was added to a high-level messaging group by mistake.
Key members of Donald Trump’s cabinet have ripped into European allies, branding them “free-loading” and “pathetic” in extraordinary leaked messages.
The messages have come to light after The Atlantic‘s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was added to a private Signal messaging group by mistake, by Trump’s national security adviser Michael Waltz.
On the ball boy
She also identifies as Big
Although I don’t think Big is her real name.
White glamour model Martina Big, 36, who ‘identifies as black’ after having tanning injections announces plan to ‘move to Africa’ – Now Big and her partner are planning to move to the continent, with the influencer saying: ‘My husband and I had already planned to emigrate a few years ago, but then the pandemic hit.
‘We have received invitations from fans in many African countries and so it hasn’t been easy to choose,’ Big said. ‘Currently, we have Kenya and Namibia on our shortlist.
‘Since most of my modelling jobs are in Europe and the US, Michael fears it will be difficult for me to earn money in Africa. I’ve had to work hard to convince him that this is the best decision for us.’
German war machine now ready for war
Or for wear.
Or at least the German navy is.
Wow. That didn’t take very long.
German Navy sailors receive brand new uniform – With the new development of the shipboard combat suit, which began in 2023, the German Navy (Deutsche Marine) is presenting a new uniform for its seafaring personnel for the first time. The sailors will be equipped with it from the end of the year.
What kind of eels travel on land?
Wheels.
Hundreds of thousands of young eels will be released into Berlin’s waters again this year to preserve the eels.
Go ahead, Berlin. Save the eels. If you must.
But speaking of eels, and wheels, who is going to save Eelon Musk?
No place to run
Except into debt?
“Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.”
German parliament approves Merz’s historic spending surge – Germany’s parliament approved plans for a massive spending surge on Tuesday, throwing off decades of fiscal conservatism in hopes of reviving economic growth and scaling up military spending for a new era of European collective defence.
The approval in the Bundestag hands conservative leader Friedrich Merz a huge boost, giving the chancellor-in-waiting a windfall of hundreds of billions of euros to ramp up investment after two years of contraction in Europe’s largest economy…
“The politician’s greatest asset is credibility. With these embarrassing actions, Mr Merz, you have already completely squandered yours. The voters feel betrayed by you, and rightly so.”
World War Z?
Not with Gen Z.
At least not with ze ones in Germany.
German army struggles to get Gen Z recruits ‘ready for war.’
Bundeswehr has a high dropout rate and the number of conscientious objectors is rising.
No, it isn’t
Germany is not back. And it won’t be coming back until its politicians respect the will of the German electorate. This is not the government Germans voted for.
Germany is back, says Merz after historic spending deal – Germany’s conservative leader, Friedrich Merz, has clinched an enormous financial package to revamp defence and infrastructure, ahead of a crunch vote in parliament next Tuesday.
Merz, who aims to lead a government with the Social Democrats in the coming weeks, is in a rush to push through a big boost in spending on defence and creaking infrastructure…
“This is nothing less than a financial coup.”
PS: And who says they have the votes to push this through next Tuesday?
Observing Hermann 