CIRCLE WITH A DOT

🇺🇲 At least five #NATO countries on #Europe's eastern flank are rushing to bid for American troops on their soil after #Trump said he would pull 5,000 or more soldiers from #Germanyhttps://www.politico.eu/article/nato-frontline-countries-jockey-for-us-troops-after-donald-trump-germany-withdrawal/#usa

@EugeneMcParland

@MNSpy Good day to watch one of the movies about Sophie Scholl and the White Rose.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Scholl_%E2%80%93_The_Final_Days?wprov=sfti1

Polish President Karol Nawrocki said Wednesday that #Poland is ready to host American troops withdrawn from #Germany and that he would personally lobby Donald Trump to send them east.https://www.politico.eu/article/karol-nawrocki-poland-host-us-troops-pulled-from-germany/#usa

Pest control is one of the more hazardous aspects of a knight's career.#Germany #folktale #folklore #dragon https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Lindwurm_at_the_Well

RE: https://mastodon.social/@home_shem/116524229668434250Looks like #Germany disappeared from the internet for 5 hours. All .de domains were not responding.

@rysiek Yep. Have had several problems with uncached de-Domains (amongst others hhsocial.de this instance's domain)

Nazi database takes Germans on personal journey into their families’ dark pastsDie Zeit’s online database of individuals’ Nazi membership is prompting a reckoning as people uncover ties to regime Olaf Köndgen is 64 years old, a German citizen and a senior European human rights expert who has lived and worked in France for several years. Last month, Köndgen lea...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/germans-confront-nazi-past-family-members-digital-archive-die-zeit#Germany #Nazism #Secondworldwar #Europe #Worldnews #TheGuardian(Mon, 4 May 2026 15:00:25 +0000)

Nazi database takes Germans on personal journey into their families’ dark pastsDie Zeit’s online database of individuals’ Nazi membership is prompting a reckoning as people uncover ties to regime Olaf Köndgen is 64 years old, a German citizen and a senior European human rights expert who has lived and worked in France for several years. Last month, Köndgen lea...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/germans-confront-nazi-past-family-members-digital-archive-die-zeit#Germany #Nazism #Secondworldwar #Europe #Worldnews #TheGuardian(Mon, 4 May 2026 15:00:25 +0000)

Nazi database takes Germans on personal journey into their families’ dark pastsDie Zeit’s online database of individuals’ Nazi membership is prompting a reckoning as people uncover ties to regime Olaf Köndgen is 64 years old, a German citizen and a senior European human rights expert who has lived and worked in France for several years. Last month, Köndgen lea...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/germans-confront-nazi-past-family-members-digital-archive-die-zeit#Germany #Nazism #Secondworldwar #Europe #Worldnews #TheGuardian(Mon, 4 May 2026 15:00:25 +0000)

Two killed and several hurt after car ploughs into crowds in German city of LeipzigA suspect has been apprehended, but detectives say little is known about their motivation at this stage At least two people have been killed and several injured after a driver in an SUV ploughed into a crowd in the centre of Leipzig in eastern Germany, the city’s mayor has said. “The police have appreh...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/car-runs-into-crowd-in-german-city-of-leipzig-with-fatalities-reported#Germany #Europe #Worldnews #TheGuardian(Mon, 4 May 2026 17:45:16 +0000)

Nazi database takes Germans on personal journey into their families’ dark pastsDie Zeit’s online database of individuals’ Nazi membership is prompting a reckoning as people uncover ties to regime Olaf Köndgen is 64 years old, a German citizen and a senior European human rights expert who has lived and worked in France for several years. Last month, Köndgen lea...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/germans-confront-nazi-past-family-members-digital-archive-die-zeit#Germany #Nazism #Secondworldwar #Europe #Worldnews #TheGuardian(Mon, 4 May 2026 15:00:25 +0000)

#Berlin authorities will prohibit the display of Russian, Belarusian, and Soviet flags, along with symbols associated with #Russia’s war against Ukraine, during commemorations on May 8 and 9.https://united24media.com/world/germany-to-ban-russian-belarusian-and-soviet-symbols-during-may-8-9-wwii-commemorations-18457#germany

The German defence ministry said on Monday that there had been no "definitive cancellation" by the United States of ‌a plan devised under former president Joe Biden to deploy a battalion with long-range Tomahawk missiles to #Germanyhttps://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/german-defence-ministry-says-no-definitive-cancellation-us-weapons-deployment-2026-05-04/#usa #nato

RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonlineenglish/116515362605462381Three of the biggest political Parties in #Germany have abandoned their official accounts in #X today and urge their members to do the same. But the #SPD has already done this once and came back. Let's have a look if they see it through this time.#Xodus #TwitterMigration #eXit

An abandoned church, left to rot since the 1990s and now plagued by black mold. Somewhere in Germany. #LostPlaces #Germany #AbandonedChurch #Photography #Abandoned #Travel #Explore

🟢 Political Statement | 6/10 Trump suggests troop pullout from Germany, Pentagon not consultedUS President Donald Trump has made an unexpected statement regarding a potential withdrawal of American troops from Germany. The proposal has stunned Pentagon officials, who were not consulted in advance about such plans. Defense officials view the announcement as abrupt and politically motivated. No official reaction has yet come from the German government or NATO leadership. Analysts note that such a move could significantly impact the European security architecture.#OSINT #NewsGroup #USA #Germany #TroopWithdrawal #NATO

‘In every drop of paint he slurped, you see the Holocaust’: the genius and torments of Georg BaselitzThe German artist lived through Nazism and communism – and his horrific, shaming works, including a masturbating Hitler, forced his country to face its past. Yet in later life, he beautifully captured human frailty, portraying himself and his wife nude Georg Baselit...https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/30/holocaust-georg-baselitz-nazism-hitler#Art #Painting #Germany #Artanddesign #Europe #TheGuardian(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:05:43 +0000)

🟢 Diplomatic | 7/10 Trump considers reducing troops in GermanyPresident Trump announced a review of a possible reduction of US forces in Germany. He advised Chancellor Merz to focus on ending the war in Ukraine rather than interfering with US operations against Iran.#OSINT #NewsGroup #TroopReduction #Germany #USA

🟢 Diplomacy | 6/10 Merz calls on Iran to negotiate over Strait of HormuzGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on Iran to come to the negotiating table and stop blocking the Strait of Hormuz, saying the country cannot take the entire world hostage.#OSINT #NewsGroup #Diplomacy #Germany #Iran #StraitOfHormuz