Just A Odd Statistic

The state of NRW was forced into a inquiry by the AfD Party.... over drug trafficking at the Düsseldorf Central Station.

The question was....the 2025 nationality of identified drug suspects.  

Suspects with German nationality: 6  

Suspects with foreign nationality: 104  

Of the 6 German suspects, five had an additional nationality. 1 x Greece, 1 x Iran, 1 x Turkey, 2 x Morocco.  

Of the 104 foreign suspects, 80 individuals are immigrants, i.e., asylum seekers and refugees. 

You would take from the data....most all engaged in drug sales....are non-Germans. It begs the question.....if you asked over the top twenty stations in Germany....would they all go the same way?

1 Aug 2026: Germany: 4 Stories

 1.  All this hyped-up mess with the FIFA folks and World Cup?

Well....after the Asian league said 'no'....it appears this $20-billion sell-off concept...is 'dead'.  It also appears that the leadership of FIFA....is probably going to be forced out.

2.  At least four countries are talking up the idea of border controls....after the mess in Spain.

Curiously, most of the 40k occupants (Moroccan) have departed Ceuta.

3.  All this cabinet shuffling-around business with Chancellor Merz....appears to have NO bounce on polling....which means...it was a worthless act.  Kinda funny....but demonstrates how screwed-up things are.

4.  From the ten-odd storm fronts that came through my valley this past seven days....none produced more than a sprinkle.  Five-star drought status.  If you walk by corn fields...nothing is growing much.  

This Spain 'Chaos'

  Meloni (PM of Italy) has now declared Italy “will not stand by & watch.” 

So the talk is....man a border and if anyone appears Spainish in nature....prove your ID.

The only country to likely do this?  No.  I would imagine that the France election might be mostly about guarding the border against Spain.  Even the AfD of Germany....might go and insist on massive border control.

Just odd...the speed in which this BS happens.

31 July 2026: Germany: 5 Things

 1.  Kinda funny....the LGTBQ 'group' in Berlin....now say that locally....the bigger threat to them is 'queer-phobia'....than the Islamic crowd.  

2.  FIFA collapse?  I'd say....with the European foundation saying 'no-way'....if they boycott World Cup 2030....FIFA will not survive.

Part of this problem is TV contracts.  If France, UK, Spain, Italy and Germany don't play....national TV networks won't pay huge sums to broadcast what is left.

German public TV?  They paid in the range of 150-million Euro for the 2026 games.  With the 2030 scenario?  I doubt that 10-percent of Germans would watch, and the sum offered....won't pass 25-million.

Other rumor....UEFA (the European league)....says they might run championships every two years.

3.  Ceuta BS?  Well....this tiny enclave area...next to Morocco....is Spanish territory (80k population).  With the flood of 40k refugees yesterday.....now 120k over night, and likely to be another 40k over next day or two.

Limited actions possible.  I think the territory will be taken over within 30 days....by Morocco.

4.  2.32 Euro per E-10 fuel/liter yesterday.  Way out of whack.

5.  All that chatter about impending thunderstorms yesterday?  Nothing came.  Two brief rain episodes since April locally.  Grass is absolutely dead.  

Impact of 2027 German State Elections

 Five states hold elections in 2027:

18.04.  Schleswig-Holstein

18.04.  Saarland

25.04.  Nordrhein-Westfalen

30.05.  Bremen

Sep/Oct   Niedersachsen

As you get to the end of May (4th election)....if the CDU is marginally showing positive numbers or winning....I see Merz under heavy pressure to resign.   If the CDU can win 3 of these....he probably stays on.

Return of 'Freddy'?

 Well...the German 'Freddy' (World Cup fame)....says he'll return  in the fall....for college football highlights....for  probably a month.

Just guessing Univ of Alabama, and Auburn will be two of the visits.

1,200 Km Aqueduct In Bavaria?

 Well....the state of Bavaria is talking about a major aqueduct project.....to  be able to move massive amounts of water around the state.

There are areas with significant rainfall/snowfall.....where you could collect/store water, and later in a drought period...move it to areas of Bavaria with farm and irrigational opportunities.

Cost?  They avoided that discussion....has to be into the billions of Euros.

Looking at this....fair amount  of this water would normally flow to the Rhine and out to sea.  Just guessing.....several states would be unhappy.

Dilettantisch Meaning?

  This word rarely comes up....I saw it yesterday and had to reference it for myself.

So...it means you did something that appears amateurish, unskilled, or poorly executed.

You'd say it about  a gal or guy....who seems to have NO real expertise or seriousness of craft. 

My usage?  I'd say it to mean 'half-ass-work'.

Warning....don't utter it to your spouse or work-associate....they will take it  as a insult (real quick).