1. Poll done....by Wahlen. Topic....how is the economy of Germany doing?
Results? Crap....40-percent. Marginally positive....45-percent. Good....13-percent. Very good.....ZERO-percent.
The last time they did this same poll (Jan 2026).....1-percent said 'very good', and a majority said 'good'.
Yeah.....the general sentiment in Germany is that something is broke...economically.
2. Vote came up yesterday at the UN....to give Germany a 'seat' on the council. The Germans were convinced....they'd cleared all the hurdles, and made folks happy....to earn a vote. Well....Portugal and Austria got the vote....Germany failed.
Watching the news folks on ARD/ZDF tell this story last night....I felt like it was a kid's argument at the playground....where they felt they'd been nice to everyone...earning something.
3. Some rumor/BS.....started up....Greens wanting to get support for the President election in January 2027....to replace Frank-Walter Steinmeier with Annalena Baerbock.
Some chatter indicating that the position ought to be for a female.
4. WELT article this AM.....exodus of high-wage-earners of Germany being noticed.
5. Now costs 12 Euro (per person) to enter the Koln Cathedral.
6. I watched a podcast where the topic of Russian reservists came up (they were being activated). So the letter told the guy what to bring....listing around a dozen items.
On the list....toilet paper (fair amount), soap, shampoo, long-thermal underwear, and so on. Basically....the Army wasn't in a position to issue anything.
July 1977.....I asked the Air Force recruiter on what to bring. Gym bag....two changes of clothing, $40, tooth-brush/tooth-paste. That was it. Second day at bootcamp....they issued around $100, and led us to a BX.
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