Sunday, December 17, 2023

17 December 2023: Four German News Stories

 1.  Eurowings (owned by Lufthansa) says that they will seek about 740,000 Euro from Last Generation activists for 'damages' to the flight schedule.  Odds of success?  I doubt that the group has the money, but it will push the legal system to access the big-money behind the environmental group.  

2.  This coming Tuesday morning, the Constitutional Court of Germany will announce if the 2021 national election that was held in Berlin (the city)....if it was so fu*ked-up...that it must be repeated.  If they say a repeat must be held....it'd be in roughly 10 weeks.

What this goes back to?  Shortage of poll workers, marginal organization and planning, a city-marathon held on the same day, and people denied the chance to vote because of ballot problems. 

Anyone's guess on how this court review will go.

3.  The authorities in the state of the Pfalz....say that for 2023....45 ATM machines were blown up (robbed) for the year so far.

4.  Interesting prospective in the WELT this AM....piece written by Hannah Bethke.  Topic: 'Sin, Guilt, Prohibitions'.  If you can find the paper, commentary is worth reading.

Long discussion over climate activism and how it filled the religion gap left by people leaving Christianity.  

Touches on the Catholic act of using indulgences (for you to buy) for atonement purposes (to feel good). Lot of historical connections, if you think about it.

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