Wednesday, August 28, 2024

28 August 2024: Four German News Stories

 1.  New knife incident in the Moers area (far north, near Duisburg).  Police were called to a well-to-do neighborhood.....some guy running around and 2 knives in his hands.  They arrive....confront the guy....he comes toward them aggressively....police fire....guy dead.

Info so far?  Limited.  They say he is a German....beyond that nothing.  

Update: One odd thing talked about this morning.....this 'guy' set fire to his 'ex's' house in this area....back in late May....then exited Germany.  Where he went?  Unknown.  What led him back?  Unknown.  So there was a police report on him in May of this year.  A bit strange....I admit.

2.  German news saying that Putin is sending 30,000 Russian troops to the Kursk region.  Truth to the matter?  Unknown.  We are almost 2 weeks into the Kursk episode now.

3.  Statement by Baerbock (Foreign Minister, Greens).  Talking over the Thuringia state election....something to the effect if ONLY the CDU, AfD, and BSW 'win', there's trouble ahead.

Her point, it is now likely that the Greens and SPD may not achieve 5-percent of the vote....so they have zero seats in the state assembly.

She may have a point, but neither the SPD or Green agenda seems to be selling well in the state.

4.  Bounty set-up in my region for killing wild boars (100 Euro for each you bring in).....because of the fever-business.   

It's a Hessen thing only....at this point.  

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