And the new administration starts with a first in German politics!
Well, it didnât start
Now he has been elected on the second attempt
Merz received a much-needed reminder that other people can disobey convention as well. His flirting with breaking the Brandmauer in the run up to the election should have disqualified him altogether.
I agree. Unfortunately, I donât think he will learn anything from it
Well, shit.
I feel so bad for the folks in Yemen. They have been living under constant bombardment now for how many decades⊠And things are going to get worse for them now. I hate this stupid timeline.
Assuming we live to see good days again, it will be amusing to read about all the historic unification and improvement that happened outside of the North American continent simply because Trump was Trump.
ETA
He just left the Hospital and jump in a truck to beg for amnesty. He is scared of prison.
Not so happy country?
Iltalehti reported on a scathing Daily Mail article that mocks Finlandâs âhappiest countryâ title while highlighting the nationâs challenges, including above-average suicide rates and alcohol consumption compared to European norms.The media outlet visited various districts in Helsinki, even capturing images of individuals being escorted to a police car for drug-related offences at âAmphetamine Squareâ outside SörnĂ€inen Metro Station.
âKontula has generally been considered one of the most notorious suburbs in East Helsinki due to violence, gangs and drug dealing,â the Daily Mail wrote.
The article also featured comments from Finnish residents who expressed doubt about Finlandâs happiness ranking.
Heikki Hursti, longtime director of food bank Hurstin Ruoka-apu, told IL that there are many positive aspects in Finland, despite the fact that the number of the underprivileged has increased and the government continues to cut support.
âWe donât have terrorism or its threat, and we have good healthcare and education. In these areas, things are great, but then thereâs the other side.â
I love Piritori [Amphetamine Square]. I used to live a block away from it.
Live stream from Piritori:
If you are wondering why amphetamine is called piri in Finnish:
Pervitin, an early form of methamphetamine, was widely used in Nazi Germany and was available without a prescription.
Or maybe itâs just short for piriste [stimulant].
I think Iâve found the problem.
Nothing that sorry excuse for a newspaper does is ever directed at anything other than stirring up hatred and bile. And given its history, thereâs only one period of Finlandâs history that theyâd think positively about.
I guess they would love 1918-1921, they would be fans of muilutus and big fans of Winter War maybe Continuation War and I guess Lapland War not so much.
A common tactic was âmuilutusâ or âkyyditysâ, which started with kidnapping and beating. After that the subject was thrown into a car and driven to the border with the Soviet Union.