Five German News Stories

 1.  Some kind of shooting event in the area of Asperg (Baden-Württemberg state) from Saturday evening..

Dead?   One 18-year old. One other 18-year old wounded.

All that cops say is that they have arrested the suspect.  Some weird case where the guy shot from his house.....said to be the son of a local guy (some kind of Serbian ethnic status).  Weird factor.....guy was in his underwear as cops stormed the house.  I would assume....some kind of drug use going on.

2.  Lot of chatter over the release of these secret documents from the Pentagon.  German coverage ranks it in the top three stories presently.  I will say....makes Ukraine look fairly weak.

3.  Subway employees in Berlin sent a 'fire-letter' to their bosses.  A 'fire-letter' usually details some serious allegations.  They say the subway system in Berlin smells like urine....there's serious signs of drug use.....and passengers are actively bullying employees.

So they generally want two things.....more security people (cops?  No....it sounds like they want security people hired by the subway system).  Second, they want laws enforced....they see a lax mindset by judges/prosecution in the city.

I'll just say...since the 1980s and the growth of drug use around Germany....the homeless population has a direct relationship to the crappy appearance of the subway stations and train stations.  

4.  Minimum wage presently?  12 Euro per hour.  There's chatter of another rise in 2024. No idea of what the rate might be.

Oddly, they are also pushing for an agenda that no parcel/mailed box.....can weigh more than 20 Kilograms (44 pounds).  If the box were to be more.....it has to be a 2nd guy helping.  Adding more cost to the purchase of items?  No doubt.  But when you look at the body shapes of delivery folks....vast majority I've seen in the past five years were in the 70 kilogram range (155 pounds).  It took an awful lot of strength for them to haul a 20 Kilogram box.  

5.  N-TV news had a short segment.....German politicians want to ensure that Last Generation activists aren't recruiting in schools.  I would suggest....it's way to late, and the 'fox' has already gotten themselves into the school system.  You move up in the Fridays-For-The-Future system, and graduate to the Last Generation status.