Friday, February 27, 2026

27 Feb: Germany: 5 Stories

 1.  I noted this week....Poland came up and discovered several 'secret' tunnels dug....into Belarus. No one is saying much over 'use'.  Maybe for black-market purposes....maybe for drugs....maybe for getting refugees into Europe.

2. This term....“worldview-confirmation broadcasts”  is being brought up a good bit with the AI-scandal at ZDF-TV.  German wording...."Weltbild-Bestätigungs-Sendungen".

3.  For reference.....ZDF is located across the river...by Mainz....on a fairly decent hillside. Some ZDF employees have always joked  about the network/location....calling the complex....Märchenberg.

This translates into 'fairy-tale-mountain'.

Yeah, it hints that they make up stories.

4. Koln Administrative Court (yesterday) announced they not only prohibit the classification of the AfD as "confirmed right-wing extremist," but the Office for the Protection of the Constitution is also no longer allowed to disseminate certain statements about the party. 

This probably consumed 6 minutes of the Thursday night 15-minute news piece.

5. Official now.....the next head of state of the Federal Republic of Germany will be chosen on 30 January 2027. The Federal Convention will convene on that date and select the successor to Federal President Steinmeier.

About a 99-percent chance that it'll  be a woman (or transwoman).

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