Thursday, November 13, 2025

13 Nov 2025: Germany: 6 Things

 1.  A car accident occurred on the A4 autobahn between Koln and Frechen in the early hours of Thursday morning. 

So when the cops arrived, the two occupants of the car that caused the accident had already fled the scene. Police search the car....then find explosives.  More to the story, but you have to find the two lads, and guess their nationality.

2.  Coalition agreement yesterday....all German men of a given age group will be required to undergo a conscription medical examination starting in mid-2027. Should there not be enough volunteers after that, a lottery system will be used to meet the necessary personnel requirements.  No one is  sure about the volunteer numbers, or if forced into a draft....if the guys stay or leave Germany.

3.  For 270 years, beer was brewed at Hütt in Baunatal.  The brewery, with its 40-odd employees, is closing. The Hütt and Hessische Löwen brands will be bottled in North Rhine-Westphalia in the future.

4.  Curious piece....it's been almost ten years after the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal came up....and they finally are moving toward court action with five current and former executives from relevant departments are facing trial. They are accused of having helped develop the manipulation software.

Anyone's guess how the case will end.

5.  Polling done....one out of three Germans want the Feb 2025 election re-counted.  BSW missed getting seats by 9,000 votes.  Some belief....that the vote count originally done  was screwed up.  Evidence?  No factual data to say it was false counts.

6.  Robert Koch Institute (RKI) says they've been testing waste-water.  

Highly contagious poliovirus has been considered eradicated in Europe for decades....now starting to show up in tests.

Yeah....it's worrying the experts.  

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