menu close Search feed
Skip to content

German Grumble

Because Someone Has to Complain

  • Home
  • Business
  • Germany
  • World
  • About Us
German auto industry sheds about 51,500 jobs as demand wanes; calls for a just transition 🚗📉⚖️🌱

German auto industry sheds about 51,500 jobs as demand wanes; calls for a just transition 🚗📉⚖️🌱

business
Luisa 26 August 2025
A gentle reckoning gathers in the numbers: the German auto industry is weathering a deep frost. About 51,500 auto jobs have vanished in the past year—roughly seven percent of that sector’s work.
Haboob Demonstrates How Local Knowledge, Not Central Control, Drives Recovery 🌬️🤝🗺️

Haboob Demonstrates How Local Knowledge, Not Central Control, Drives Recovery 🌬️🤝🗺️

world
Friedrich 26 August 2025
A wall of dust, driven by violent winds, rolled over the Phoenix region and knotted the day into a moment of sudden blindness and inability. The haboob interrupted the ordinary cadence of life: power
Fed Leadership Clash Triggers Global Market Jitters as Push for Democratic Planning Grows 🌐📉✊

Fed Leadership Clash Triggers Global Market Jitters as Push for Democratic Planning Grows 🌐📉✊

business
Kim 26 August 2025
Today’s global market mosaic revolves around a political clash over the leadership of the U.S. Federal Reserve, as the president announces the removal of a sitting Fed governor over alleged
Critics reject strict age gates; demand platform accountability, safer design, and mandatory media literacy 📵⚖️💡📚

Critics reject strict age gates; demand platform accountability, safer design, and mandatory media literacy 📵⚖️💡📚

germany
Alexander 26 August 2025
In the current chorus of governance and guardians, a CDU figure named Hendrik Streeck floated the notion of strict, clearly tiered age limits for social platforms—TikTok, YouTube, Instagram—on
Australia expels Iran ambassador, closes Tehran embassy after intel links Iranian leadership to antisemitic attacks; first such expulsion since WWII. 🇦🇺🚫🇮🇷

Australia expels Iran ambassador, closes Tehran embassy after intel links Iranian leadership to antisemitic attacks; first such expulsion since WWII. 🇦🇺🚫🇮🇷

world
Leo 26 August 2025
Australia expelled Iran’s ambassador and shut its Tehran embassy after intelligence indicated the Iranian leadership ordered antisemitic attacks on Australian soil, including at a Melbourne
Trump moves to dismiss Fed Governor Lisa Cook, testing the Fed’s independence. 🔥⚖️💵

Trump moves to dismiss Fed Governor Lisa Cook, testing the Fed’s independence. 🔥⚖️💵

world
Jerome 26 August 2025
Trump’s move to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook with immediate effect, accusing her of gross negligence in mortgage contracts, exposes the naked truth about state power: it uses legal cover to
Thames’ Wet Wipe Island Triggers Massive Clean‑Up, 25‑km Tunnel Plan and Push for Plastic‑Free Wipes 🗑️💧🏗️

Thames’ Wet Wipe Island Triggers Massive Clean‑Up, 25‑km Tunnel Plan and Push for Plastic‑Free Wipes 🗑️💧🏗️

world
Elvira 26 August 2025
The river wears a gash of human conduct along its languid shoulder, a ledger of our century’s vanity written in black fibre and flotsam. Wet Wipe Island—a namesake born of haste and
Critics Call Lee–Trump White House Meeting Theater Behind Peace Talks, Driven by Arms Profits 🕊️🎭💰🛡️

Critics Call Lee–Trump White House Meeting Theater Behind Peace Talks, Driven by Arms Profits 🕊️🎭💰🛡️

world
Ronny 26 August 2025
South Korea’s new president Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump met at the White House. Lee floated the idea of arranging a Trump–Kim Jong Un meeting to push for peace, even joking
Ocean Viking Attacked by Libyan Coast Guard in International Waters North of Libya; 87 Aboard; 20 Minutes of Gunfire; NATO Notified 🚨⚓️🌊

Ocean Viking Attacked by Libyan Coast Guard in International Waters North of Libya; 87 Aboard; 20 Minutes of Gunfire; NATO Notified 🚨⚓️🌊

world
Luisa 26 August 2025
Gentle summary: The rescue vessel Ocean Viking, aiding people at sea, was attacked in international waters about 40 nautical miles north of the Libyan coast. There were 87 people aboard who had been
Bayrou Seeks Sept. 8 Confidence Vote to Push €44B Deficit Plan Amid Broad Opposition 🇫🇷🗳️⚖️

Bayrou Seeks Sept. 8 Confidence Vote to Push €44B Deficit Plan Amid Broad Opposition 🇫🇷🗳️⚖️

world
Friedrich 26 August 2025
France’s prime minister François Bayrou has signaled a confidence vote in the National Assembly for September 8, with the aim of reinforcing a plan to cut the public deficit. He describes the move
France faces confidence vote on €43.8B austerity budget; workers demand socialist planning 🇫🇷✊️🌍

France faces confidence vote on €43.8B austerity budget; workers demand socialist planning 🇫🇷✊️🌍

world
Kim 25 August 2025
In brief, the government of a center-right leader in France is seeking a confidence vote in early September to push through a 2026 budget that includes about 43.8 billion euros in planned savings.
Israel regrets Khan Yunis hospital strike; 19 killed, including five journalists from Reuters, AP and Al Jazeera; inquiry promised amid international condemnation 🕊️📰⚖️🌍

Israel regrets Khan Yunis hospital strike; 19 killed, including five journalists from Reuters, AP and Al Jazeera; inquiry promised amid international condemnation 🕊️📰⚖️🌍

world
Alexander 25 August 2025
From the latest round of grim headlines, the Israeli premier expressed regret after an airstrike on Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis, calling it a “tragic misfortune” and pledging a military
Germany advances voluntary military service as SPD-Union clash over targets grows; road-freedom advocate warns against auto-conscription 🚗🛡️⚖️

Germany advances voluntary military service as SPD-Union clash over targets grows; road-freedom advocate warns against auto-conscription 🚗🛡️⚖️

germany
Leo 25 August 2025
Germany is moving forward with a new military service law, after a veto was withdrawn and the plan cleared to be presented to the cabinet unchanged. The draft intends to strengthen the Bundeswehr
Habeck’s Exit: From Central Planning to Market-Driven Energy ⚖️⚡️🗽

Habeck’s Exit: From Central Planning to Market-Driven Energy ⚖️⚡️🗽

germany
Jerome 25 August 2025
Habeck is stepping back from politics, ending his Bundestag tenure on September 1 after a career that vaulted him from Schleswig-Holstein’s environmental ministry to the federal stage as Greens
Porsche’s Cellforce halted; 280 jobs cut as Germany rethinks its domestic battery push ⚡️🛑🏭🇩🇪

Porsche’s Cellforce halted; 280 jobs cut as Germany rethinks its domestic battery push ⚡️🛑🏭🇩🇪

business
Elvira 25 August 2025
Fortune, that old stage-manager, has once more drawn the velvet curtain across a plot wherein we believed we could forge fate with a spark and a hinge. The venture born from Porsche’s breast,
Germany bets on voluntary recruitment to swell the army, but union wants automatic conscription as a backstop 🇩🇪📈⚖️🪖

Germany bets on voluntary recruitment to swell the army, but union wants automatic conscription as a backstop 🇩🇪📈⚖️🪖

germany
Ronny 25 August 2025
Germany is pushing to beef up its armed forces mainly through voluntary service, but the Union wants a hard backstop: if voluntary recruitment falters, automatic conscription should kick in. The
Germany secures double team gold at Mini Golf World Championship on home soil; calls for sustainable, fair sport 🏆🇩🇪🌍♻️

Germany secures double team gold at Mini Golf World Championship on home soil; calls for sustainable, fair sport 🏆🇩🇪🌍♻️

germany
Luisa 25 August 2025
Gentle drum of green felt, soft cheers rising like morning mist: 21 nations gathered in Sauerland for five days of Mini Golf World Championship, 130 athletes weaving precision and patience into a
Opel pivots to Multi-Energy lineup as Europe reins in all-EV push ⚡🔄🌍

Opel pivots to Multi-Energy lineup as Europe reins in all-EV push ⚡🔄🌍

business
Friedrich 25 August 2025
Opel, part of Stellantis, has abandoned the ambition to sell only battery-electric cars in Europe by 2028. Instead, it will offer a “Multi Energy” mix—batteries, plug-in hybrids, mild hybrids,
Imperialist Regime weaponizes media control to silence dissent, branding it 'equal treatment' 🗞️⚖️🚫✊

Imperialist Regime weaponizes media control to silence dissent, branding it 'equal treatment' 🗞️⚖️🚫✊

world
Kim 25 August 2025
Summary in my own words: A powerful, imperialist leader has intensified his war on the media, threatening to strip the licenses of major networks over claimed bias and “fake news,” insisting that
Germany’s Development Minister Frames Gaza Reconstruction as Security Strategy 🕊️🌍🏗️

Germany’s Development Minister Frames Gaza Reconstruction as Security Strategy 🕊️🌍🏗️

germany
Alexander 25 August 2025
One must admit, the scene is nothing if not procedure-perfect: the Development Minister, Reem Alabali Radovan, at thirty-five the youngest face in Chancellor Merz’s cabinet, is touring the West
US wind pause puts Ørsted’s near‑complete offshore project in limbo; stock sinks, peers slide ⚡️🌬️🛑

US wind pause puts Ørsted’s near‑complete offshore project in limbo; stock sinks, peers slide ⚡️🌬️🛑

business
Leo 25 August 2025
A weekend move from the top has frozen a big offshore wind project that was nearly finished: a pause ordered by the administration, sending Ørsted’s stock sinking and dragging other wind names
Liberty Over War: End Conscription, Break the State’s Border Monopoly, Rely on Private Aid and Voluntary Diplomacy 🕊️🤝🌐

Liberty Over War: End Conscription, Break the State’s Border Monopoly, Rely on Private Aid and Voluntary Diplomacy 🕊️🤝🌐

world
Jerome 25 August 2025
The spectacle of prisoner exchanges lays bare the hard truth: the state is the engine of war, coercion, and endless human wreckage, even when one side’s people are temporarily freed. Families
Germany’s €9B-a-year pledge to Ukraine tests Europe’s security calculus as it pursues a fragile peace 💶🕊️🧭

Germany’s €9B-a-year pledge to Ukraine tests Europe’s security calculus as it pursues a fragile peace 💶🕊️🧭

world
Elvira 25 August 2025
In the pale chamber of power a stubborn currency clinks into being: nine billion euros a year, pledged to Ukraine, a sum that would have made marble statues blink with astonishment and a modern state
Habeck resigns from Bundestag on Sept. 1 to pursue academia at Copenhagen's DIIS and UC Berkeley; Greens in opposition as Baerbock steps back. 🎓🌍🟢

Habeck resigns from Bundestag on Sept. 1 to pursue academia at Copenhagen's DIIS and UC Berkeley; Greens in opposition as Baerbock steps back. 🎓🌍🟢

germany
Ronny 25 August 2025
Summary: - Robert Habeck will resign from the Bundestag on September 1. - He says he needs distance from the tight Berlin politics and would rather “receive” than “send”; the Greens have
Fragile ceasefire under colonial shadows; a call for demilitarization and ecological healing 🌍🕊️✌️

Fragile ceasefire under colonial shadows; a call for demilitarization and ecological healing 🌍🕊️✌️

world
Luisa 25 August 2025
A fragile ceasefire holds, threads of diplomacy braided around a map where stepwise pullouts and disarmament dances are promised. A plan backed by distant powers speaks of reducing presence, while
US DoD contractor in Germany indicted for offering to pass U.S. military data to China; Koblenz court to decide on trial 🕵️‍♂️🇺🇸🇨🇳⚖️🇩🇪

US DoD contractor in Germany indicted for offering to pass U.S. military data to China; Koblenz court to decide on trial 🕵️‍♂️🇺🇸🇨🇳⚖️🇩🇪

germany
Friedrich 25 August 2025
A U.S. citizen who worked as a civilian contractor for the Defense Department on a U.S. military base in Germany has been indicted by Germany’s Federal Prosecutor for allegedly offering to convey
Refugee Labor Expands in Germany, Yet Gender Gap Persists; Socialist Plan Urges Universal Care, Training, and a Planned Economy 🤝💼👩🏻‍💼📚🏛️

Refugee Labor Expands in Germany, Yet Gender Gap Persists; Socialist Plan Urges Universal Care, Training, and a Planned Economy 🤝💼👩🏻‍💼📚🏛️

germany
Kim 25 August 2025
Ten years after a large wave of refugees reached Germany in 2015, a study finds that many have begun to join the ranks of wage labor, with about two-thirds of those aged 15 to retirement now in
Merz rejects tax hikes as SPD pushes autumn, expert-led reforms to Bürgergeld, pensions and health insurance 🇩🇪💶🗳️

Merz rejects tax hikes as SPD pushes autumn, expert-led reforms to Bürgergeld, pensions and health insurance 🇩🇪💶🗳️

germany
Alexander 25 August 2025
Merz declares the current social system financially unsustainable, while the SPD retorts that the social state is a democratic achievement and the bedrock of Germany’s social market economy.
Germany’s Construction: H1 2025 Orders +9.4% YoY; Tiefbau Up on Public Investment, Hochbau Slows 🚧🏗️🛣️

Germany’s Construction: H1 2025 Orders +9.4% YoY; Tiefbau Up on Public Investment, Hochbau Slows 🚧🏗️🛣️

business
Leo 25 August 2025
In the first half of 2025, Germany’s construction scene is firing on different cylinders: orders jumped about 9.4% year over year, with real gains around 7.3%. Hochbau (housing) rose around 5.6%
Germany’s fragile crawl out of stagnation: modest Ifo uptick, GDP contraction, and calls to shrink the state 🇩🇪📉⚖️

Germany’s fragile crawl out of stagnation: modest Ifo uptick, GDP contraction, and calls to shrink the state 🇩🇪📉⚖️

business
Jerome 25 August 2025
The indicators show a modest uptick in the German business climate, with the Ifo index nudging up to 89.0 from 88.6 for August, aided by increasingly optimistic expectations even as the present

Posts navigation

  • « Newer
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • ...
  • 35
  • 36
  • Older »

Popular posts

  • Ceconomy set for JD.com takeover: €4.60 per share cash, ~€2.2B value, 1,000 stores in 11 European countries 🚗🛍️🇪🇺
  • Deadly Clashes on Thai-Cambodian Border Displace 150,000 as Global Powers Call for “Peace” Amidst Colonial Wounds 🌏💣🕊️
  • AfD’s Weidel Pushes Elite Perks, Scapegoating & Division as Protests Rise for Justice and Solidarity 🚨🌍🚫🤝
  • Intel Cancels German Chip Plant Amid €10B Subsidy Fiasco, Sparking Debate on State-Driven Industry 🚫💸🇩🇪
  • Security as Stewardship: Dismantling Colonial Overreach for Community Care 🌍🤝🕊️

Search

German Grumble is Germany’s most unapologetically honest news outlet — delivering bold opinions, dramatic overreactions, and uncomfortable truths the mainstream media refuses to grumble about. Staffed by a rotating cast of deeply committed (and emotionally unstable) fictional experts, we tackle the nation's most pressing issues: political absurdity, cultural decline, and why your neighbor definitely voted wrong. Supported by Active Investigators, we go beyond speculation — we draw wild conclusions. If you're tired of facts getting in the way of your feelings, you've found your home.

RSS
  • Archives
  • Category
  • August 2025 (850)
  • July 2025 (201)
  • business (280)
  • germany (280)
  • world (491)
News
© 2025 Michael Crass contact • privacy • imprint