Russia Story

I follow this Russia-Plague story a fair amount....maybe 30 min per day.

So this odd feature comes out yesterday....where they note the broken test tube, and what appears to have taken place over a couple of days.

There is some belief that after the tube broke....they went to a protocol where she needed to be tested.....over and over (say a couple of times per day).

There is some belief that a false-positive test (or two came), and the protocol came to occur....entered into a hospital unit, given propofol and then put on a ventilator.  Yes....the same protocol during COVID.

So there is some belief that she never had actual true-blue plague....just tests showing positive.

If this were true....seeing how screwed up things got....you probably don't want to admit the false-positive test and the way that you might have caused her death.

Lot of speculation?  Yeah....but once you establish the protocols.....questions would pop up

Simplifying This AfD-BMW 'Torrid' Tale

 Announced today....head 'boss' of the BMW 7-series executive class cars....said they would NOT provide a executive car for lease....to the new Premier-President of Saxony-Anhalt (new guy is AfD Party).  

Status-thing.....for most all Premier-Presidents (16 of them)...either Audi, Mercedes or BMW. 

So the AfD members (figure 30-percent of the nation)....have kinda said 'fine'.....suggesting they'd go to Elon's Tesla.  

Poor position for BMW?  I would say that it's a remarkable public position to take, and if you ever needed special help/funding....Saxony-Anhalt would not be the place to ask for help (in the future).

9 Oct 2026: Germany: 4 Stories

 1.  France Finance Minister told the UK folks....you can rejoin the EU 'anytime'...UK responded that a 2nd ballot might be coming up.  

2.  German insurance company (AOK) studied state of Hessen....says one out of eight adults have depression symptoms.

3.  This search in the Munich area for a Puma?  Continues on.  Personally, I think it's a Lynx.

4.  German smokes-tax going up....pack of 20....will be selling for 9.10 Euro (from 8 Euro currently). Will occur in 2027.

Possible US Base at Lithuania?

 Well...in the past month....Lithuania has offered the United States a permanent military base...suggesting they'd cover some/all costs involved.

Serious?  Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius made the comment on 6 October 2026 that Lithuania is ready to pay for a permanent U.S. base if Washington agrees to station troops there on a lasting basis. 

US looking over the idea?  Yes.

Past history?  Over seven years...around 1,000 US Army folks (armor battalion) have rotated yearly through the state.

The structure/area offered?  The Pabradė training area.  Max basing?  Probably in the 1,500 to 2,000 personnel.

History?  It's been a military site for roughly 125 years.....44,000 acres.

50 km from the Belarus border?  Yeah, that sums up closeness to Russia.  Swampy?  Probably about half of the military site....I'd put into the swampy category.  Awful sandy region.  

If you read though the chatter....what Lithuania wants is more of a permanent deal....rather than rotations. I don't see the US Army signing up for 2-year tours being the norm....just more rotational situations where you have 1,000 to 1,500 folks coming in for training purposes.  

Any Evidence of Riots in Germany?

 NO.  ZERO.

I probably read of a dozen social media types trying to suggest the riots had 'arrived'.....but all BS.

Preventative measures?  If you were a German student on some agenda with violence....the police will detain you....call the parents, and start measures over them.  

Also, you'd be playing into the hands of the AfD Party....suggesting that the CDU-CSU-SPD coalition were 'weak' on crime.

The Puma Hunt?

Over the past week....around Notzingermoos (Munich Airport region)....there's been a 'hunt' going on...for a suspected Puma.

Police and hunters involved.

Police involvement?  Well....they searched using helicopters, drones, ground teams, and nighttime thermal imaging.  So far....nothing

Local belief?  There's 'something'....maybe just a lynx or wild-cat.  

Some folks 'want' to belief in the Puma situation.  

10 Oct 2026: Germany: 6 Stories

 1.  First big AfD push for the fall period....asking for a comparison of German funding for Ukraine....compared against infrastructure, school building, and pension funding.  CDU/CSU, Greens and SPD don't really want to talk over this agenda.

It's roughly around 100-billion Euro that Germany sends to Ukraine, and AfD is suggesting that it's time to halt the practice.  

2.  Not in all cases....but in a majority....if you have a E-car and want to charge it up at a public spot....it often requires three apps, two charging cards, and the ability to study tariff tables. 

So yesterday....regional court in Munich said 'enough'....simplify the 'mess'.

3.  Berlin region.....car goes head-first into a group of four E-scooter riders.....killing all four. Accident occurred in evening hours (darkness), and the car was passing another vehicle....probably not seeing the approaching E-scooter riders until the last moment.

4.  RyanAir has quit the Bremen Airport....saying escalation of fees makes it non-profitable.

5.  In case you thought that the riots in France were the ONLY big deal....France is now noted as heavily indebted and has to raise almost 80 billion euros (about $100-billion) a year just for interest payments alone. 

Presently....France is currently in the same status as Greece was in 2007/2008.  

6.  Saxony-Anhalt speculation...in the vote to get the AfD candidate as Premier-President....it's believed that several CDU members of the state assembly....voted for the AfD guy (in secret).

BBC: Just Odd

Apparently, in the UK recently....there was a police raid on a 'gang' (undescribed)....with 3 folks detained.  Chief crime suggested?  Well....gang was people-smuggling and they had some Brit lawyers advising them....to help migrants pretend to be gay to get asylum in the UK.

I sat and pondered over this.  Fake-gay.

Trend thing, I imagine.

But apparently....once you fill out the sheet and claim gay-status....you are virtually guaranteed 'stay-status'.

How many are fake-gay?  It could be into the tens of thousands.  Trying to establish facts....are near impossible.

Oddly, back in Afghanistan, Iraq or Syria....playing the gay-card....was bound to get you into serious trouble.

In the UK....it's a plus-up thing.

The lawyers in this effort?  Some judge is going to task them to explain things, and it's bound to be something that they don't want to discuss.