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Germany is increasingly losing out in trade w/China. The resulting trade deficit of €83bn is the largest since March 2023 and close to the record of €87bn

Good Morning from Germany, which is increasingly losing out in trade w/China. Over the past 12mths, exports have dropped to €82bn, while imports have climbed to €165bn. The resulting trade deficit of €83bn is the largest since March 2023 and close to the record of €87bn. This… pic.twitter.com/auSjmfoDC7 — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) October 20, 2025 …

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Visas of foreign nationals that made fun of Charlie Kirk from Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, Paraguay and South Africa have been revoked.

The United States has crossed a line that free nations are meant to fear. It has begun punishing people for speech. Six foreign nationals lost their visas this week, not because they broke a law or posed a threat, but because they mocked the death of Charlie Kirk on social media. Words alone ended their …

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Germany quietly ends retirement: Merz’s plan to push the working age to 73 marks the death of the social contract and the birth of a pay-in-until-you-die economy

Germany isn’t reforming its pension system. It’s tearing it down. The plan to raise the retirement age to seventy-three isn’t a small policy tweak. It’s a public admission that the deal between the people and the state is over. Chancellor Friedrich Merz isn’t offering a future where people age with dignity. He’s offering a future …

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Germany In Shock: Merz’s Media Show Vs. Economic Collapse

Germany In Shock: Merz's Media Show Vs. Economic Collapse https://t.co/20KtykZB8H — zerohedge (@zerohedge) October 6, 2025 The collapse of the German economy is now becoming visible even in the labor market. Yet instead of pushing for a political turnaround with deregulation measures and genuine relief, the federal government limits itself to empty rhetoric and media …

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Europe on war footing: Denmark bans drones, Germany docks warship, and Russia drafts 135,000 troops as NATO braces for conflict

Denmark has frozen all military leave, called up its reserves, and banned civilian drones nationwide. France has sent anti-drone teams. Sweden has delivered radar systems. Germany has docked a warship off Copenhagen. These are not routine steps. They are coordinated military actions against a wave of drone incursions over Danish airspace, including flyovers of airports, …

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Europe braces for conflict, UK and Poland vow to confront Russian jets, Germany prepares for 1,000 war casualties per day, Iran and Moscow strike nuclear deal

“Realistically, we are talking about a figure of around 1,000 wounded troops per day,” said Germany’s Surgeon General Ralf Hoffmann. “The Ukrainians often cannot evacuate their wounded fast enough because drones are buzzing overhead everywhere. The nature of warfare has changed dramatically in Ukraine. Injuries now come less from gunfire and more from explosions and …

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Russia locks 30-year deal to send all natural gas to China, Europe gets nothing

Europe is frozen out. Russia just rerouted its natural gas straight to China for 30 years. Berlin is stranded. Brussels miscalculated. 🇷🇺🇨🇳‼️It has been decided: Russia stops supplying gas to Europe – All capacities go to China‼️ September 2, 2025 While Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping exchanged documents in front of the cameras in Beijing, …

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Europe in shock: populist right-wing parties surge to unprecedented highs in Germany, France and Britain

The firewall didn’t just weaken. It detonated. The center in Europe has lost its grip and the populist right-wing is surging. “For the first time, populist or far-right parties are leading the polls in the U.K., France and Germany.” Political Wire “Surge in immigration and weak economic growth spark voter backlash in France, the U.K. …

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Unemployment surges in Germany: More than three million unemployed for the first time in ten years.

Germany’s unemployment has surged past 3 million for the first time in over a decade, reaching 3.025 million in August 2025. The jobless rate ticked up to 6.4%, with manufacturing and energy-intensive sectors hit hardest. Labour Minister Baerbel Bas called for “countermeasures,” while Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces mounting pressure to deliver reforms. DW reports the …

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What do global bonds know? Yields near one-year highs; France, Japan, UK, Germany, and Canada.

There seems to be a lot of competition for liquidity out there from the purveyors of “risk-free” assets… — Nothing To See Here (@TylerHardt) August 26, 2025 With the BOJ stepping back, foreign capital may repatriate, U.S. and European rates rise, and emerging markets brace for currency and funding turmoil, leaving investors facing unprecedented uncertainty. …

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Germany, UK, Australia, India, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland, Korea, Japan, and Thailand suspend postal services to US

It is a blackout. Thirteen nations have turned off the flow of mail to the United States. Germany. The UK. Australia. India. Sweden. Denmark. Italy. France. Austria. Switzerland. Korea. Japan. Thailand. No press release. No explanation. Just silence and severed logistics. The lifelines of commerce and family vanish overnight, and no one in Washington seems …

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The FALL of Germany – Total Economic Collapse Amid Plans to Send Troops to Ukraine

Good Morning from Germany, where Chancellor Friedrich Merz is looking for excuses after a rough start on economic policy.“This task is bigger than some may have imagined a year ago – and I say that self-critically,” Merz admitted in a speech on Saturday in Osnabrück. “We’re not… pic.twitter.com/Q3BcYBvYUC — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) August 24, 2025 …

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Germany might ban ad blockers for “modifying web pages”

Germany’s top court just cracked open a case that could make ad blockers illegal by redefining what a browser does. Axel Springer’s claim? That Adblock Plus “intervenes in the in-memory execution structures (DOM, CSSOM, rendering tree), this constituting unlawful reproduction and modification.” https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/mozilla-warns-germany-could-soon-declare-ad-blockers-illegal/ Mozilla warns the fallout wouldn’t stop with ads. Daniel Nazer points out …

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Germany wants decentralized energy but penalizes those who decentralize.

Germany wants to start charging a “sun tax” on people who own solar panels and send clean energy back to the grid. “The proposed levies are primarily aimed at owners of photovoltaic systems… users would be required to pay for access and the mandatory maintenance of these networks.” https://news.by/eng/news/v_mire/germany-discusses-imposing-sun-tax This tax is part of Germany’s …

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Germany raids 170 homes in hate speech purge

Police target online posts nationwide… Germany, a nation scarred by two of the 20th century’s most oppressive regimes, should be a bastion of free speech. The Third Reich and the DDR crushed dissent, silenced voices, and thrived on control and denunciation. Yet, instead of learning from this dark history, Germany now… pic.twitter.com/SA9fFBFv9u — Torsten Prochnow …

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Trump tells Germany to buy US gas after bragging about destroying Nordstream 2

The Germans embarrassed themselves, letting Merz stand there like a deer in headlights when Nordstream 2’s wreckage hanged over them. They’ve chained their energy future to US gas deals, gutting their own leverage. Europe’s engine, reduced to a doormat for foreign interests. How… — Faizaan Unscripted (@FaizUnscripted) June 6, 2025 Absolutely unreal. Right in front …

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Germany ramps up long-range missile production for Ukraine, Moscow warns strikes on German soil if missile attacks escalate

🚨🌎 Meanwhile in World War 3 “There will be no range restrictions” As Germany announce they will begin manufacturing more long range missiles for Ukraine to strike anywhere in Russia, intelligence insiders state that Moscow would respond by striking facilities in Germany… pic.twitter.com/yZ20P2ZyhA — Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) May 29, 2025

Germany provides additional military support to Ukraine worth around 5 billion euros – Ministry of Defense

🇩🇪🇺🇦 Germany provides additional military support to Ukraine worth around 5 billion euros – Ministry of Defense pic.twitter.com/5yoZknTlqL — Geo News (@GeoTienou) May 28, 2025 For some reason the German Defense site won’t let me copy but it says Germany plan to provide funding for support of missiles https://www.defensemirror.com/news/39569/Germany_to_Fund_Development_of_New_Long_Range_Missile_in_Ukraine Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has …

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‘Issued No Limits Order, Now Face…’: Russia Threatens Germany After Shocking Ukraine Trigger

Russia has issued a stark warning after Germany lifted all limits on Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles. The Kremlin slammed the move as “dangerous and escalatory,” accusing Western allies of pushing the war into uncharted and reckless territory. President Vladimir Putin has threatened nuclear retaliation if Ukraine’s strikes are backed by nuclear powers. German Chancellor …

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Germany brands AfD extremist group

The AfD recently topped the polls in Germany, and now the political party has been designated as an "extremist organisation" – a first step to ban the main political opposition ……Freedom! Democracy! 🚨BREAKING: German intelligence has officially labeled the AfD party an “extremist organization” and a “threat to democracy.” Europe is cooked. pic.twitter.com/GgGnrjCB8G — Benny …

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Germany has been in recession for 6 quarters—the longest contraction in its post-reunification history

As said before: German economy is and has been strongly focused on export. Currently Germany is losing two of his three biggest export markets (USA and China) while the latter also became a huge competitor on international markets in the last two decades… What else should happen to German economy under these circumstances? Especially since …

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Germany cuts economic growth forecast for this year down to 0%… Stagnation now on the menu

🇩🇪GERMANY SLASHES GROWTH FORECAST – STAGNATION NOW ON THE MENU Germany just tossed its 2025 growth forecast in the trash – now expecting zero growth instead of the already sad 0.3%. That’s 2 years of economic flatlining…and with Trump’s tariffs back in play, Berlin’s staring… https://t.co/hCh8K7x1Mm pic.twitter.com/HPvspVNnGl — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 22, 2025 BERLIN …

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AfD Becomes Most Popular Party in Germany

by Martin Armstrong Germany has sought to ban the AfD Party as Democracy has no place in the European Union and they are the sole party combatting the European globalist agenda. I reported in January when AfD became the second-most popular party in the nation. Recent polls now indicate that AfD has surpassed the Christian Democratic Union/Christian …

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