Sunday, April 12, 2026

12 April 2026: Germany: 4 Things

 1. What you can take out of the failed Iran-US peace talks?  Two things.

First, there's two leadership 'waves'....one is the IRCC military-arm....which wants things to stay 'as-is'. The other is the Iran crowd that agrees....'change' has to occur in some form.  The crowd at this Pakistan talks situation....were mostly the 'change' crew, and they were challenged to simply stall.

Second, Iran readily admits....they've got no real data on sea-mines that they laid.  They simply dumped them at random. There's work to be done to find and eradicate the mines.

2. Lufthansa pilots striking Monday/Tuesday.  From  travel  social media  commentary....a fair number of Germans are saying 'enough', and suggesting the airline is on their 'avoid' list.  

I'm scheduled (with the wife) to use Lufthansa...next week (on Sunday).  The wife has already asked me for a plan-B.

3.  From today onwards, the sale of nitrous oxide (laughing gas) to private individuals will be prohibited in Germany.

4.  For years in Berlin....there were public 'displays' of executions at protests/demonstrations....to thrill the crowd, I imagine.  Well....the public display of executions at rallies and demonstrations in Berlin....is now prohibited. If you do a fake execution....cops can now arrest you (at least in Berlin). 

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