1. Linke Party 'boss' from Berlin-City operations....gave a talk, and basically admitted that a fair amount of local control/support....is directed from Hamas enthusiasts, and things might be seen as 'damaging' (my word, not hers).
2. ZDF's (public TV, Channel 2 in Germany) closes down it's humor show....'Royale' on 18 Dec 2026....after six years.
To be honest....out of the five episodes that I've watched over the period (maybe around 190 produced)....about 80-percent of the humor of the show was driven off of politics....mostly slamming either AfD or the CDU-CSU folks....occasionally against the Greens or SPD.
The harsh reality is that the fan-base has downsized a good bit over the last year or two.
3. Former German President Joachim Gauck gave a interview....blunt talk....basically saying that Germany can't continue to finance the welfare-state if the economy is such a poor state (as currently).
4. WELT article this AM....Gen-Z crowd gets nothing. Dan Alphonso writes a pretty straight-forward piece....that all this control and climate policy demanded by the youth of Germany....has resulted in prices for energy and lifestyles expanding....everything costing more. These youth....now in their mid-to-late 20's....now grumbling....how did this all happen?
5. Berlin police say they are prepared for demonstrations/riots for tomorrow....suggestion is that France riots will occur in metro areas of Germany.
6. Deutschland Card (monthly Bahn/bus ticket) on 1 January 2027....goes to 66.80 Euro a month. Only thing you can't use it for....travel on ICE (high speed rail). Still a pretty good deal.
7. Audi-Germany says their yearly profit at this point....is 95-million Euro for 2026. Roughly 90-percent less than time of 2025. Crisis talk openly discussed.
8. N-TV piece.....German hospitals in a financial crisis. Some expect reduction in staff to be the only way ahead.
9. I was in Wiesbaden yesterday....two hours walking around the shopping district. Got approached by the youngest beggar ever....some teenage gal (figure 13/14 years old).
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