Greed and Deception Rule Our World

 "If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyality and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans." James Herriot.  "Animals don't lie, animals don't criticize. If animals have moody days, they handle them better than humans do." Betty White.   "In a real dark night of the soul, it is always 3 o'clock in the morning, day after day."  "At 18 our convictions are hills from which we look, at 45 they are caves in which we hide."  "Action is character."  F. Scott Fitzgerald.  "Democracy in US doesn't exist anymore."  Yale Professor.  "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."  Albert Einstein.                                                                                    With high temperatures, even at night, leaving the bedroom window open helps a bit, but where we live it means putting up with a lot of noise from the street, pretty loud talking, gossiping and giggling until at least 1 a. m. in the morning (a group of girls/ women sitting together and another one of youngsters/ men across the road, plus deafening teenagers hanging around a staircase who like to mark "their area" with their garbage). Now we understand why many houses here have long corridors, I guess it's obvious we are not living in an academic quarter, but compensated by numerous gorgeous cats and several excellent neighbors . Folks continue leaving kittens in front of our house, an easy solution for them.....A woman asked us to look out for her Siamese tomcat that disappeared 20 days ago. Sometimes up to 3 Siamese cats arrive for breakfast. For several days there were none. This morning, though, a male came, not in good shape, eat very little, but he enjoyed  cuddling with me. Then he not only marked my house "as his property" but me too with a tiny bit of his urine. I took it as a compliment. I have been wondering if and how pets survive in Gaza. A very young Palestinian boy tries to feed them. When a poor kitten died, he cried and apologized that he didn't manage to save its life, "but you are in a better world now, without guns, rockets and drones." It depresses me to think that this wonderful boy Netanyahu wouldn't hesitate to kill "in self-defence". It seems that even some members of the German Social Democrats believe their continued rhetoric of Israelian "self-defence". They have come a long way, not in a positive sense. I remember the great Hans-Juergen Wischnewski ("Ben Wisch") who brought suitcases full of money (10 million Deutsch Mark) to Algeria for FLN to support the Algerian independence fight. The SPD MP, for a while also minister of foreign affairs, was rewarded the highest Palestinian order by Yasser Arafat for his commitment to the rights of Palestinian people. As a child Wischnewski started to collect stamps of Algeria, Marroco and Tunisia, he continued to do so as adult. Sounds like a start, anyhow, he did a lot to improve German relationships with Arabic and African countries. Madonna asked the Pope to visit Gaza, "you are the only one to whom Netanyahu can't deny access." As a mother she finds the suffering and killing in Gaza unbearable, in particular that of the children. Difficult to understand, but apparently several men and women, mothers and fathers themselves, are capable of killing innocent children, such Nazis existed and other war criminals in various countries, only howadays, though, it is called "self-defence". Rhetoric that reminds me of Goebels. The EU and 26 ministers of foreign affairs demand a stop of weapon delivery to Israel. The Israelian chief of civilian staff declared his oposition to the occupation and war in Gaza. Netanyahu decided to punish his critic (like his brother-in- spirit, Trump) and make his life difficult through  discrimination. Families of hostages informed Netanyahu that should their loved ones be killed they will hold him personally accountable in every possible way! Since the beginning of the war at least 187 journalists have been killed in Gaza, the last 4 Aljazeera journalists and a camera man were purposely murdered in a tent at a hospital. Netanyahu claimed that one of them (who anticipated in April his killing by Israeli forces) was a terrorist possing as a journalist, as usual no proof was presented for this accusation. Yet Netanyahu now says he wants to allow international journalists to visit Gaza (and risk their lives or work embedded in the Israeli army?). Meanwhile at least 197 Palestinians are starved to death, including 96 children. Using starvation as a weapon clearly represents a war crime according to international laws. Gangs of far right Israelis have blocked aid trucks from reaching Gaza. Two of Israelian NGO's, B' Tselem and Physicians for Human rights, have labeled the Israelian Gaza war as a genocide, nonetheless many Israelians believe that Hamas is responsible for the starvation in Gaza, yes, media sensorship and continuous propaganda can be very successful! Controlling the masses through propaganda enables the abuse of power. George Orwell (1984 and Animal Farm) warned in his famous literature, incredible how must he forsaw. Ethnic cleansing to create a "Rivera of the Middle East" on a big " cemetry"

it is only one side of the medal. The idea of Greater Israel, " the promised land for the chosen folk", ("Lebensraum", sounds familiar) hasn't died, Netanyahu and his far right government believe the time has come, first steps have been taken. What does it include?   - The entirety of historic Palestine, - Lebanon, - Jordan, - more than 70 % of Syria, - half of Iraq, - one third of Saudi Arabia, - one quarter of Egypt, - part of Kuwait. All of that is supposed to be "the promised land" that God wants the Jews to possess, from the Nile to the Euphrat, so they say and believe. Wonder what destination awaits the "natives" (Arabs mainly)? Looking at Netanyahu' map of the Far, Middle, and Near East, I noted that Tunisia's boarders are marked, but this piece of land appears to be nameless. With a bit of luck Netanyahu thinks it's only dessert waste land that's not worth fighting for, as a colony of no interest. It is worth remembering Lutheran Pastor Niemoeller' words:  "First they came for the communists and I did not speak out because I was not a communist. Then they came for the trade unions and I did not speak out because I am not a trade unist. Then they came for the jews and I did not speak out because I am not a jew. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak for me. " Niemoeller was sent to 2 concentration camps and narrowly escaped execution. -

 Last but not least, MP Chok'ri Bahri and others presented a great gift to all animal loving women ( plus men and  children) on women's day: strong animal protection laws.  "Protecting animals is directly protecting humans, it contributes to preserving the environment and universal balance." He strongly criticizes the brutal practices of inflicting on animals. One Health principles, e. g. Chapter 11:  1-3 years prison and fines of up to 2000 Dinars for anyone intentionally assaulting an animal and causing permanent disability. Chapter 23:  16 days to 1 month imprison  and fines of 500 Dinars for anyone mistreating an animal, whether they owe it or not. Harsher penalties in cases of repeated offences. Chapter 94: Fines of 100 - 1000 Dinars for  anyone who causes death of a pet, intentionally or unintentionally or through negligence. Very happy to hear this, thank you very much, you made my day. 

Postscript A Change Got to Come.

 "I am Israeli and I feel Israeli. I would like to see a different army. It is not the army that I dreamt about, and it is not the state that I dreamt about. Therefore I think that it is very legitimate to do anything against this occupation regime."  Gideon Levy.  " Netanyahu's regime is a criminal organisation, nothing more. " " Sadistic murder of Palestinians, the Bogota Declaration against Genocide must be immediately enforced. "  Melenchon (leader of La France Insownise). " The object of power is power."  "Polical language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectful."  "Without access to accurate history, people lose the ability to question authority. Who controls the past controls the future, who controls the present controls the past." "In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." "Propaganda turns lies into accepted norms." George Orwell.   "Gaza was rarely a place to fear as a Jew."  Anthony Loewenstein.                                                    It's a bit hot in Tunisia, Kairouan reached 48 degrees centigrade. The highest temperatures are between 11 a. m. and 6 p. m., this is new, not long ago the temperature used to drop a fair bit after 4 p. m. Now everything is an efford. Thinking of Gaza, being purposely left without water, food, medicine, all those beautiful, innocent children, their parents, relatives and others, isn't that sadistic? Is there a God that allows such cruelty? More than 100 aid organisations warn of man- made famine on a big scale for 2 million Palestians. Doctors, assistants and others are already collapsing on account of starvation., so far 101 including 80 children have  died of famine, 21 less than 5 years old. Selective empathy, is this civilization? Hundreds of supply trucks are being held back by the Israelian regime. 700 used to arrive daily, now only 70 are let in, and it often turns out to be a death trap. Imagine capital punishment even for children, for wanting food and water. Guterres declared that he finds the attacks on UN buildings repulsive.  The UN Special Rapporteur, Fransesca Albanese, rejects " the obscene US sanctions for criticising Israel."  US doctors and veterinarians demand that their government stops supporting Israelian atrocities against Palestinians. The UK minister of foreign affairs says that the brutality in Gaza sickens him. Not only Mosques but also churches are attacked or even destroyed in Gaza, lately one that dates back to the 5th century, no regard, no respect for houses of worship, not what the Jewish religion actually stands for! Anyhow, while the Pope condemns this, it seems to present no problem for Herr Merz, the German chancellor, member of the Christian Democrates (CDU) The Social Democrates, in Coalition with the CDU and CSU (from Bavaria) , demand a stricter approach to Israel and signing the letter, demanding that Israel stops the war.  According to a survey only 13 % of Germans agree with the government's politics concerning Israel, 87 % say that Israel must be stopped violating internatial laws and regulations and faces sanctions. Surprising, in view of " the big filter" used in German media to avoid negative reports concerning Netanyahu's regime. Only lately this has changed a bit. Anyhow, Herr Merz  wants to continue supplying  weapons, even if they are used in violation of  internatinal laws and regulations. He doesn't want to join those 30 states that demand an immediate end of the Israelian war in Gaza and refuses to sign that letter. 130 diplomats employed by the German foreign office, mainly belonging to a younger generation, demand a harder approach to Israel. Nothing of this kind ever happened before! Folks in Tunisia stated that they don't understand German politics anymore and ask why do they hate Palestians and Arabs, "we used to have an excellent relationship." Well, it is not the way it seems, only one third trust Herr Merz, many Germans also don't understand what he is doing. He wasn't elected by the population but by his party, though no longer a strong party, but the one with most votes. Good politians have become a rare species. By the way, 75 % of Germans declared that they would support the 2 states solution, an own state for Palestinians. Israelian-Canadian soldiers are afraid of returning to Canada as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has launched a structual investigation into war crimes committed in Gaza. Their orginal task was to investigate what war crimes Hamas committed against Canadians, but than more came to light than anticipated! Leading Canadian Jewish organisations quickly reacted, expressed their concern and urged the Canadian government to "remain their focus on killings by Hamas." Absolutely  sickening these double standards. It is easier to torture and kill your "enemies" if you see them as subhumans, animals that only look like humans, Nazis practised this. Members of Netanyahu's regime have made such comments about Palestians. Latest idea to degrate Palestinians, Israel "saves abused donkeys" in Gaza and sends them for a better life to France...... In view of donkeys being the only means of transport left for Palestinians, it most probably concerns donkeys simply stolen from Palestians, probably by lawless wild settlers, supported by Israelian soldiers. Settlers not only threaten Bedouin Palestians, burn their olive trees, destroy their farms and steal their sheep, cows, etc., lately they have even beaten to death an US-Israelian teenager, who was visiting his family in Palestine. US citizens demand an investigation and punishment of his murderes. Recently 1 Ukrainian got killed by Russian attacks. Ukrainians seek shelter in beautiful styled underground stations. What luxery, there is nothing even slightly resembling such facilties for starving, exhausted Palestians.                                                             Update:  Latest development, the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, declared that in view of Netanyahu's Gaza plans he will stop for the time being deliveries of weapons to Israel that are employed against Palestinians and that he has been thinking about this for weeks. Not all of his CDU party members agree to this decision and the Bavarian CSU massively critizes him for  "for no longer supporting Israel unconditionally. Israel must not be weakened." Netanyahu is furious. 

A Change got to Come.

" Capitalism is against things we say we believe in - democracy, freedom of choice, fairness. It is not about any of those things now. It is about protecting the wealthy and legalizing greed. "  "You can't regulate child labour. You can't regulate slavery. Some things are just wrong."  "You never get rid of crazy people. They have been around for thousands of years, they'll continue to be around, they'll continue to do horrible things." 

"I think there are few things more patriotic than taking the time to make your country a better place."  "I say stupid white men are always the problem. That's never going to change." Michael Moore.  "If you see what's right and fail to act on it, you lack courage." Confusius.                                                                                                                                         Early in the morning when I feed my big feral family, Jane's kitten, baby Lizy, is always one of the first ones to greet me and demand her bit of "salami". One morning she wasn't there and nowhere to be seen. I feared she may have suddenly passed away. Cats tend to hide when they feel that their end is near. When I opened the entrance door to attend to the visitors to my Cats' Table, I had a pleasant surprise. There she stood, my lovely little treasure, we were both absolutely happy to see each other. It is getting pretty hot, the climate change is taking its toll. In many countries the beaches are losing sand, but nowhere as rapidly as in North Africa, approximately 7 cm in a year. Not so in Tunisia, there it's 50 to 70 cm, absolute record. Unfortunately many citizens still don't understand the importance of environmental protection, they lack this awareness and "saw at the branch they are sitting on." Lately kids like frozen fruit juice in a small plastic bag. The remains with the plastic they drop wherever they happen to be, a lot in front of my house, attracting ants. Persons with this type of behaviour Germans call "environmental pigs." Time to wake up and it is up to all of us. Yet bad habits die hard. All those numerous motorbikes, youngsters and kids riding extrem loud motorbikes fueled with bad stinking diesel, just for fun..... Netherlands banned New Year fireworks, here they are constantly used (on a smaller scale) at various functions, e. g. yesterday once more one of those extreme loud street wedding celebrations. Bad for our blood pressure, my heart beats like mad, and it frightens animals. Tunisians seem to love having it loud, either meanwhile immune (a bit deaf?) or just unaware of the negative effect on human and animal health. You don't see many bikes on the street, they are out of fashion, cars appear to be a must, offten families possess /hire more than one. Comparing (within my limits) Tunisian youngsters on holiday here, coming from France and Germany and subjected to the environmental restrictions there, I found that those from Germany are better educated - or is it just that some Tunisians living in France enjoy "the freedom" of doing here what is there absolutely forbidden (extremely expensive fines, even for simply dropping cigarettes stubs). It is not sufficient to have good laws and regulations to protect the environment and avoid pollution, you also  need folks who monitor this and ensure that violations are punished appropriately. - Mr. Trump invited for a mini African summit the heads of states from Mauritania, Liberia, Senegal, Gabon and Guinea-Bissau. Since Liberia was founded by in America freed slaves originating from Africa, English became the official language most widely spoken. Thus spoken by Liberians a long time before Mr. Trump's family even learned a word of English! Big surprise, Donald Trump advised the president (mend to be a compliment?) of  Liberia that he speaks excellent English and inquired where did he learn it. Wow, in Liberia.... President Trump pressures African presidents to accept irregular migrants deported from the US. Hopefully they'll refuse. Donald Trump doesn't like his brother-in-spirit, Bolsenaro, being taken to court in Brasil (for trying to overthrow the goverment) and threatens Brasil with 50 % tarifs. Lula da Silva replied: "We don't need to trade with the US (mainly coffee and orange juice), a total lack of respect and tact, a behaviour Trump adopts with everyone, and I am not obligated to accept this disrespectful behaviour between heads of states." Bravo, I'd wish the EU and others would have the same " strong backbone" instead of collectively bowing to the presently most powerful man in the world. It is forgetting your own power that makes him so powerful and Trump isn't even good for the US unless you are extremely rich..... Important state officials, experts, lost their jobs over night, to save money....... Being asked if this could be the reason why so many (more than 200) died following the last flooding, the president replied that only a person with a bad character would ask him such a question. Human Rights Monitor EURO Med, has called for the US president, Donald Trump to face criminal prosecution for complicity in gonicide, for support of the GHF aid distrubution mechanism in Gaza. Since GHF began operating in May 27 the number of those purposely killed amount to 805, missing are 42 and 5,252 have been wounded. The system is a viscous death trap. Needless to say, many victims are children. Did those GHF members with an army background feel threatened by those half-starved kids? The minitoring group says

that testimony from the field indicated the involvement of private US security contractors and Israelian soldiers in the attacks on aid seekers. Some Israelian soldiers stated that they were ordered to shoot. One Israelian government member, I think it was Mr. Katz, openly asked, why provide aid, we want Palestians to starve to death  or die of thirst. Trump's administration provided "an umbrella of comprehensive military, financial, political, and diplomatic support" for the war in Gaza. Even wanting some water to survive appears to be crime, recently 8 were targeted and killed, 6 were children. The medical staff death toll amounts to 1,588. Brave army! 130 NGOs are calling for UN to take over the distribution of humanitarian aid. High time to act before there is no one left requiring any aid. Why this boarderless hate? We need actions not words (Herr Merz declared that he doesn't agree with what's going on in Gaza, hasn't done so for weeks.....) . Have we lost all civilization, even animals show more empathy, I have seen this! By the way, Donald Trump said that  Mr. Putin is killing too many people, sounds like he is totally unaware of how many Palestinians (and others from the neighboring countries) his Buddy Bibi Netanjahu killed. 

Postscript You Name It

 "False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil."  "Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom." "Thinking, the talking of the soul with itself." Plato   "When I die I want to see Malcom X, Lumumba, my father, and I want to look them in the eye." Femi Kuti  "It is the responsibility of interlectuals to speak the truth and explore lies."  Noam Chomsky.                                           Never give up hope. Great Mary, my sweet, feral companion and for a long time guardian of my house, suddenly disappeared, months ago. I feared her to be no longer in the land of the living. Big surprise and a moment of happiness, there she was, modestly sitting on my pavement, waiting for her breakfast. Jane has been feeding her surviving 3 kittens (1 died suddenly, plus the fostered Siamese) for 11 weeks now with her Mummy milk and even though meanwhile fairly thin herself, seems to be willing to continue to do so on request. Fluer's 5 lovely babies were less lucky. She tried to feed them, but didn't appear to have enough milk. At the time I couldn't afford to buy, as an addition, the substitute powder milk. It turned out that the cow milk was insufficient for nourishment and those cute babies all sadly died. It was very hard to loose them, inspite of all my effords, not what they deserved. -  When you think it can only get better, you can't be more mistaken. Double standards, shameless lies, fake news, political blackmail and threats, the new normal. International standards and human rights laws without meaning. The world's richest (Elon Musk 388 milliards netto, Donald Trump estimated 5 milliards netto) and the presently most powerful man verbally fighting, Mr. Trump threatening Elon Musk not to dare supporting the Democrats, in addition he threatened to withdraw his US citizenship and send Mr. Musk back to South Africa. Interesting thought, all over USA folks are demonstrating against Trump's extensive deportations, often concerning people in employments, low paid jobs in building trade, economy, healthcare, etc. As one demonstrator put it, every American has immigration roots. (Mr. Trump's family orginates from Germany ( of which Germans in general are not proud) , the 1. Lady from Slowenien, at the time arrived with a tourist visa and worked as a model). "No Kings" and "No one above the law", "Corruption has gone too far", slogans of the  demonstrating masses, all over US, fearing destruction of democracy in US and a sellout to the extreme rich. Trump suggests the " arrest of the Californian governor would be a great thing". Well, he belongs to the Democrats, stated that they don't need/want the National Guards and Marines (rubber bullets and tear gas, militarization of civilian protests) ordered to arrest 3, 000 immigrants a day - these folks are often necessary for the economy - and California is the richest US state. On his birthday Trump watched behind bullet proof glass a military parade, officially to celebrate 250 years of US military. The president called Israelian attacks on Iran (nuclear facilities, gas and oil fields, infrastructure, residential areas, rocket installations, military and other high ranking, important persons, like scientists, etc) "excellent and further ones would be even more brutal".  His poor wife, the man considers something brutal as excellent! By the way, Israel has now started the 5th war on a neigbour. More than 50 %  of the Republicans (!!!) under the age of 50 have an unfavorable view of Israel, they are sick and tired of those never ending wars that are not in the interest of US. Their demand, "drop Israel". They say that if the war addicted Netanyahu wants to continue he should do so on his own, and have his unlimited "self defence". Netanjahu dreams of " reshaping the Orient" and " regime change in Iran." Doesn't he know that many Israelians wish the later for his country as well? Nonetheless, the German chancellor, Merz, says "Israel does for us the dirty work in Iran". Strange thought, violation of international law is in the interest of Germany? If you don't like a government somewhere..... What effect does it have on the environment when atomic facilities are destroyed, oil and gas fields are set on fire, rockets are constantly fired? The other day Netanyahu adviced that Hamas members are Nazis. Does that mean they are actually Germans? (did Herr Merz intend to express that these Nazis are a threat for Germany?). The Israelian press speaker talked about press freedom and said that it is expressive in Israel, like in no other country in the world. Asked why then are there no journalists allowed in Gaza, replied that this serves their protection, as Hamas would kill them already for one word against Hamas. The reply came clear and straightforward : "Two hundred journalist have been killed in Gaza, none by Hamas!"   Herr Merz  demanded Iran must immediately end attacks on civilian facilities. Are starving families in Gaza, walking for miles, as demanded by the occupier, trying to obtain a bit of food from one of the four food distribution centres, run by the murky Israelian/Amercian aid organization (GHF) , actually a military facility and justify shooting, presumably in "self-defence"?  In Germany a Syrian orthopedic, living and working there meanwhile for 10 years, has recently been sentenced for life imprisonment, followed by life - long safety arrest on account of his special cruelity  - committed as one of Assad's torturers. He was recognized by country men. Sometimes the justice wheels grind slowly. The great dealer, Donald Trump, demands that Iran should surrender unconditionally, like the Nazis when their  "3rd Reich" ended? In addition Mr Trump informs that "We know where Chamenei is hidding, but we won't kill him yet." There is a caravan in Egypt constisting of folks from 60 countries, planning to reach Rafah in support of Palestinians. Egyptian authorities stopped them, some even got beaten up and arrested. Not what the great population of Egypt wants to see. It appears that different lives have different values,  peoples of various effected and/or feeling concerned countries are often more advanced than those in power (you don't bite the hand that feeds you.....). If we want a better world, where all can enjoy equal human rights, it is necessary to put pressure on shameless governments and force them to see that they can't continue, they must stop sending arms and money to Israel, stop the special treatment and their talking like a broken record of "self-defence", reactivate international human rights. By the way, the Gaza war so far costs Israel 85 billion dollars, money well spend? Is it good for their economy, did it make the world a safer place for citizens with a Jewish religion? Why does Netanyahu close numerous Embassies and restrict diplomats' movements? There are great folks all over the world, who happen to have a Jewish religion (after all it is a religion, not a race), who don't agree with Netanyahu 's aggresive politics and wars, they don't deserve to be hated, let us not forget this. Netanyahu questened what prize Israel has to pay for the war, replied that every family pays a prize, including his own, they had to postphone his son's wedding, his wife is a hero....... such a comment speaks for itself, it shocked many. - The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights sharply critized Germany in a letter to the Minister of Forein Affairs (CSU), for restricting the freedom of expression and peaceful assemly in Germany. In his letter Mr. Michael O'Flaherty reminded Germany of European's commitment to human rights and dignity and stated that there are reports of excessive use of force by police against protesters, including children, (for GAZA) restrictions on events, symbols, use of Arabic, etc. "Be vigilant that the working definition of antisemism of the International Holocaust Remembance Alliance is not distorted, instrumentated or misapplied to stiffle freedom of expression and legitimate. critism, including the state of Israel."      Read the letter - COMM HR (2025)35                                        Thank you very much, Mr. O'Flaherty, Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, such a letter was overdue. German politicians' arrogant and insensitive actions, lack of empathy for the suffering of Palestinians has become difficult to bear. Folks are asking, what is happening in Germany, France, UK, etc? Have they forgotten the lessons they should have learned from history, following the Nürnberg trials ? Thank heavens for
South Africa, Namibia, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, etc. they understand that human rights must never be selective, war crimes must never be excused. There is clear definition of "Right to self-defence", it is not a "joker card" to grant immunity, it is a right that belongs to the occupied, not the occupier. Food distribution points for starving citizens must not be misused as a death trap, desire to avoid starvation is not a capital crime - so far approx. 250 Palestinians paid with their life for that. "Warning shoots in the air" , how can they be deadly? 

You Name It

 "It is impossible to speak the truth in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood . Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite. Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell."   Carl Popper.         " We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. "  " A good decision is based on knowledge and not numbers. " " An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they have the least wit are the greatest babblers. "  " The measure of a man is what he does with power. "  Plato.   " Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others. "   Sokrates.   " All cruelty springs from weekness. "  Seneca                                                                                                                        Black beauty, gentle Sunnyboy, used to sit on top of my little shelter for homeless cats and enjoy cuddling with me. When one of my regular visitors to my Cats' Table decided to deliver her babies in the shelter box, he stopped taking a his seat there. (Experienced the same with late Mary. ) In addition 4 very young kittens lived for a while mainly on a big flower pot, plus other areas, behind my barrier. Those 8 feral babies disappeared over night. I wondered why. My husband reminded me of heavy rain and additional brief, pretty strong thunderstorm and lightning close by. So their mothers must have thought the little ones require a more secure shelter.  I hope they found that, not easy around here. The feral mothers still turn up at feeding time. Sunnyboy and Jimmy, my black little treasures, though, aren't always there. One day poor Sunnyboy arrived limping then I didn't see him for a couple of days. Problems walking to my Cats' Table doesn't prevent my lovely darlings from honoring me with their presence, much appreciated. They are so adorable. - A mentally sick German woman attacked in Hamburg, train statian, 18 people with a knife, injuring 6 severely . A young hero from Syrian, 19 years old, stopped her and prevented worse. Another Syrian citizen presently admitted in a German court a knife attack which he regrets. There are a lot of knife attacks in Germany lately. What is happening to our society? Presently Namibia memories the gonocide the German empire committed ( 1904 - 1908) against Hereros and Nama. In May 2021 the German government stated : ".... But the suffering, inhumanity and pain inflicted on the tens of thousands of innocent men, women and children during the war in what is Namibia today must not be forgotten. It must serve as a warning against rasism and genocide." Lessons learned? It took Germany more than 100 years to make such a statement. Why do they supply weapons to Israel, (one third of the weapons Israel buys abroad come from Germany), until recently they intended to continue, but as the humanitairen situation keeps getting worse and international critism rises, perhaps not much longer (recent comments, " we are looking into it"). 75 % of German citizens are in favour of those arms sales stopped, but the CDU/CSU party nonetheless wants the arms supply to continue. I call it misunderstood friendship and wrong support. As I always say, if I am travelling on the highway to hell, real friends would try to stop me! Still, hopefully we won't hear more of  " Self-defence" (the kill everything argument in any conversation). One woman asked, are Palestinian babies born with a handgrenate in their hands? Does Israel feel threatened by them? According to latest statistics 16,503 Palestinian children, including 916 infants, under 1 year olds, 4,365 aged 1 to 5 years, 6,101 aged 6 to 12 years, 5,124 aged 13 to 17, have been killed, in addition 408 humanitairen personnel, recently also 2 members of the Red Cross, 166 journalists. Spain demands to stop all weapon sales to Israel. Canada, UK, France, Mexico, Spain, etc. condemn Israeli forces shooting "warning shoots" at international diplomat representatives, a delegation from 20 EU and other countries ( e. g. Russia, China, Jordan, Quatar, Turkey, Egypt, Uruguay, Mexico) that arrived in the West Bank  in order to visit Jenin camp. A clear message to the world, you are not welcome to look for yourself.  Don't trust your eyes, trust our words! No mention of the aforementioned on German news and the TV news channel N-TV that claims to inform viewers fully and independently. TV channel ' France 24' actually does, highly professional. Isn't selective information designed to influence public opinion a kind of sensorship? Gaza is the hungriest place on earth. Netanyahu stated they stripped thousands of Palestinians naked and took photos, "none were thin thus starving...." Are Palestinians not entitled to be treated with dignity? Sounds like Netanyahu punishes Palestinians for the atrocities that nazis committed against Jews. Some ideas sound familiar, nothing one would expect of a "democratic modern country" (how Israel sees itself). Psychiatrists say that abused/tortured persons who suffered trauma and remained without professional treatment, may try to overcome their nightmares, the terrible experienced helplessness, by taking over the "strong role" as an adult, usually picking weak, innocent victims. Traumata of parents and grandparents can leave its marks, engraving on the brain of their children /grandchildren and influence their development. Of course not all think of revenge, one way or another, several manage to forgive and never loose their empathy, admirable. Yair Golan warned that " Israel is risking to become a pariah state that kills Palestinian babies as  a hobby, if Israel doesn't return to sanity" . Wonder why there suddenly appears a new Israelian/American aid distribution organisation that is accepted (unlike UNRWA) by Netanyahu, but no other NGO organisation wants to work with in Gaza? Well, their initials stands for ' Gaza Humanitarian Foundation'. It is an US - Israelian coalition of private military contractors that include former CIA and military personnel. Experts say it is murky and  are not surprised by their catastrophic food distribution, now at 3 sites (for 2 million persons) , in the past there were 400 that UNRWA and others operated. Doctors without borders call it "a strategy of ethnic cleaning" , using humanitarian assistance as a tool to forcibly displace the Palestinian population. Starved people forced to walk for hours, tens of miles, to an area flatened by heavy bombardment and ending in a death trap in Southern and Central Gaza, life ammunition shooting by Israelian forces at those who only wanted some food for their starving family, leaving 60 dead, more than 220 injured, numbers rising. Is this self-defence? Israel refuses to allow a delegation of Arabic ministers to visit the occupied West Bank, because they have nothing to hide and do no wrong? - Kanzler Merz intends to visit Mr. Trump in Washington. Some say, be prepared for "a hot seat and attacks" in the White House, the new foreign states' guests welcoming ceremony in US (experienced e. g. by the Ukrainian and South Afrika presidents) . Elon Musk spent 129 days in politics, razor style, made himself and his businesses (e. g. Teslar cars) rather unpopular, resulting in large financial losses. Courts stopped various of Elon Musk's massive instant dismissals of civil servants. Nonetheless, Donald Trump praised and handed him in a wooden box the Golden Key of the White House. Does he see him as his Crown Prince, after all they have quite a bit in common? By the way, Mr. Trump received last year 250 Million dollar support from his "buddy". In Israel 65 % are in favour of ending the war. Netanyahu presently appears in court, accused of corruption. He tried in vain to prevent this, at least succeeded in the case being dragged on for 5 years. Guess Mr. Trump would have arrested the judge. 

Shalom and Salem, may God/Allah have mercy on us. 

Postcript Trying to Understand

 "The silents of the masses is the crime for which they are suffering."  "Viewed from a political point of view, every country has itself already more idiots than the world can bear."  "The best proof of mankind's wrong education is its history."   "Political term of moral:  biting critism is forbidden, yet shooting with life ammunition is allowed."  "What good does it do the rats to leave the sinking boat in the middle of the ocean?"  Karlheinz  Deschner.    "The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. "  Churchill.   "Hell is other people."  Jean Paul Satre.                                     Finding yet again 4 rather young kittens in front of my house, this time among my cactus plants, upsets me. Will this never stop? Their chances to survive are next to nothing, even inside my house, however hard I may try. Well, one shouldn't judge too quickly. To my surprise one of my regular visitors to my Cats' Table turns up to feed the cute little ones with mummy milk. This means their mother brought them there when approx. 21 days old. I haven't got a clue where she kept them before. But the main thing is that the kittens are well cared for. I supplement their milk with a bit of finely chopped cats' salami, and forgive them damaging my young yucca plants. It is after all something one has to live with when having cats and plants. Sweet Jane's kittens are now 7 weeks old. She's a dedicated mum to her 4 little ones and the adopted Siamese (same age, the lucky one), but this morning Jane worried me. She lost a lot of weight lately and now didn't eate, didn't move. The poor darling just seemed to be exhausted, overwhelmed. I tried a bit of soft cheese which she accepted, thank heaven, and later on milk mixed with mineral water. Toniplus, multivitamines for cats and dogs she liked less, like all do. Slowly my little treasure recovered. Happy to see this. There are 15,9 million cats living in Germany and on average 50-80 Euros are spend in a month per feral. But the real paradise for cats you can find in Turkey, due to their exellent animal protection laws. Some seagulls learned the cats' miau sound near cats' feeding stations. Impressed tourists and other folks thus are tempted to let them have a bit of food. - Multi-tasking isn't easy. Several shop employees try it as most customers appear to be constantly in a hurry (even while actually unemployed). Frankly I don't find this very amusing, e. g. needing copies before sending off papers. Later on I discovered that not all of the few pages were actually copied as requested. Well, the lady behind the counter tried to serve all customers simultaneously...... Like Karl Marx already established:  "Trust is good, control is better." We live and learn.  - Mr. Trump, the world's great dealer, presumably wanted to demonstrate that no job would be too demanding for him, appeared on a photo dressed like a pope. Comments from some Americans: Good idea, this would mean celibate for Trump and him leaving US for taking HQ in Rome ...... Meanwhile 52,862 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza (numbers raising daily). US offers asylum to 50 while farmers from South Africa and the American president speaks of  "genocide committed against white  farmers" . US offered a million dollar deal to Uganda for taking in migrants from US, simular to the agreement in 2022 with UK, but stopped by the new government. In US the writing "Black lives matter" has been removed. Israel wants the ICC International Warrant against Netanyahu to be withdrawn. "Brave new world. " (George Orwell). Mr. Trump managed to get Google to change the name of Golf of Mexico to American Golf and he intends to likewise change the name Persian Golf to Arabic Golf. The Mexican president now sues Google. Maybe we wake up one morning to find United States of America is called "Trumpland"? Experts worked out that imposed import taxes will largely effect Christmas toys in US, mainly bought from China. Donald Trump sees it that way: So what, not a problem. Just 2 dolls instead of 30!  - Netanyahu declared that destroying Hamas is more important than freeing hostages.  Most certainly not what the concerned families want to hear. Israelians say Netanyahu fights for his interests, not those of the country.  At the Cannes film festival nearly 380 artists denounced the "on-going genocide in Gaza".  The US senator, Bernie Sanders, stated that the effects of Israel's war on Gaza will be a permanent stain on world's conscience. We live in an age of double standards and selective empathy. Experts say we can learn empathy but we can also loose this ability. An Israelian reservist said that he is not willing to blow up civilian houses, such an action he considers a war crime: "We became the monsters we wanted to fight against." (Documentary on France 24). Bernie Sanders advised : "This war has been conducted almost entirely with US weapons, 18 billion US taxpayers dollars." The great humanitaire, Nazi concentration camps survivor, (the only one of her family) Margot Friedlaender, sadly passed away in Germany on 09th May 2025, aged 103.  As a contemporary witness, in spite of her high age, she never stopped to give lectures, and offer discussions, (for the last time 2 days before she passed away) in particular for young folks, about the atrocities and dangers of Nazis and Facists. In spite of the horrors she had suffered, the great lady

didn't preach hate but love, her demand: remain human. Neither race nor religion are important, after all, we are all human beings. 

Trying to Understand.

 "If Hitler would invade Hell, I would talk  positive about the Devil."  Churchill.  "History, or, to be more precise, the history we Germans have repeatedly mucked up, is a clogged toilet, we flush and flush, but the shit keeps rising." Guenter Grass.  "Oppressed by a kind of pervasive public stupidity which cannot be trusted to judge correctly the most elementary events, a great number of Germans, especially among the more educated, apparently are no longer capable of telling the truth, even if they want to. " Hannah Arendt.   " Lectured by the children and grandchildren of the perpetrators who murdered our familie and who now dare to tell us that we are antisemitic. "   Eyal Weizmann.             My lovely, gentle, 5 year old, treasure Rashida sadly passed over the rainbow. She suffered from liquid in her lungs, too low temperature and a chronic cold. Being not well myself led to me taking her too late to our dedicated vet. More than 4 years ago I discovered her together with 3 other, nearly adult, frightened cats, all looking alike, crammed together in a cardboard box in front of my door. Luckily a veterinarian took 2 for her brother to adopt. So I just kept Rashida and Allen, the later sadly suddenly died one year later. Adoption of cats means lots of joy and love, but also sadness, a feeling of helplessness, when they leave us. Antonia is our grey coloured little darling, with us for several months now, but for unknown reasons stopped growing and remains kitten size. She likes to join Jane's babies in the basket and the mother tolerates this. I fear her stealing the little ones' milk. When she sees that I discovered her, she voluntarily jumps out off the basket. I advised my husband that maybe we should call her Cuckoo! Following heavy thunder and rain at night, several of our feral kids didn't feel much like eating their croquettes the next morning, some visitors at my Cats' Table appeared to be in a bit of a bad mood and also showed less appetite. Life ain't easy. On a good day I have less pains and stress. - Occording to the famous Peruvian Mario Vargas Losa corruption is the greated problem in the world,  causing the breaking down of institutions. People are often voting for those who are already corrupt or will be in future. Democracy is always threatened.  Donald Trump advised us that "Biden is even worse than Carter." The governer of California is taking Mr. Trump to court for damaging the economy. Well, Donald Trump is also fighting against education and sciences. Brain drain, many academics opt out and leave for Canada. Does president Trump want to throw US back to the level of a third world state? Obama congatulated Harvard University for resisting. Measles can be eliminated through vaccination. Now that a member of the Kennedys (the black sheep, so they say) has been elected by Trump as Health expert, at least 2 children have died of Measles and about 800 are sick already. In Mexico a new folksong has been created (in Spanish) : "Good- for- nothing government, do we really deserve this...." Friedrich Merz, who most probably will be the next German chancellor, even though nearly 60 % of the German people don't consider him suitable for that position, said, should Netanyahu wish to visit Germany, he would find a way that he won't get arrested, inspite of the ICC international warrant. Do like Urban? I guess it needs to be mentioned that Merz recently complained about "heaviest war crimes in Ukraine". Interesting attitude for a future German head of state, by the way, Germany joined the ICC organization in 2000 ( Tunisia in 2011). - Rumor has it that in order to stop so many injuries and death caused by motorbikes, the police in Tunisia is starting to confiscate uninsured motorbikes. Sounds promising, I view dangerous riding every day, mainly by youngsters and even kids in residential areas, just for fun, on narrow streets without a pavement and with elderly folks living on both sides of the road. It will be good for the environment also, if we have less pollution through black stinking clouds. While 10 eggs in Tunisia cost only approximately 3 Dinar (more for better quality), you have to pay presently in Germany 4,50 Euro for the same amount, partly due to birds' flue. Still, I remember a time in Tunisia, before the revolution, when many folks could only afford eating an egg once a week. - Doctors Without Borders called the Gaza Strip a mass grave for Palestinians and they remain without humanitarian help. Israel attacked recently also the only Christian hospital in Gaza, including the church there. International laws are becoming meaningless. Even Israelian politicians and activists judge Netanyahu's war as such, "it has no logic, none of this makes any sense."  As a child I heard that: Israel made the dessert green, the Bedouins living there were ignorant and too lazy to plant and harvest, thus no damage was done by Jewish settlers and I believed that the new Israel would be a deeply humanitarian state, based on the experience of unspeakable sufferings, Holocaust, the evil effect of  manipulation of the public opinion, greed and envy, lack of empathy. This is what I believed as a child, deeply shocked by the terrible atrocities a civilized country like Germany (Dichter und Denker or Richter und Henker? ) committed against innocent Jewish folks, many of whom rightfully regarded themselves as Germans, even fought for Germany in the First World War. On the other hand there was this Austrian immigrant, from a poor family, who for a while even ended up in a shelter for the homeless, received a lot of help from a Jewish friend, and so did his mother by a Jewish doctor - I am talking about Hitler. Isn't it strange, this hatred? Hitler once even ended up in prison and could have been deported...... It has a long tradition to deport the wrong, also in US. Lord have mercy, we need wise leaders who do right and are kind to humans and animals, who are willing and strong enough to fight against the spreading evil in the world. 

 

 

Even Diamonds don't Last Forever

 "I really don't think I could consent to go to heaven if I thought there were no animals there." George Bernhard Shaw .   "No one appreciates the very special genius of our conversation as the dog does." Christopher Morley.  "Animalst are such agreeable friends, they ask no questions, they pass no criticism." George Eliot.  "Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet."  Colette.   "As anyone who has been around a cat for any length of time knows well, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human mind."   Cleveland Amory.   "The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant, " What good is it? "  Aldo Leopold.                                                                         My lovely, gentle, feral daughter, Fleur, at long last decided to return to " Hotel Mama", much appreciated to have my darling back home. Sweet Jane gave birth to four cute babies  in the basket attached to the large cats' tree designed for sratching (claw care) . I intended to have her spayed and neutered, but missed the right date. Jane managed to leave the birthplace of her babies spoteless. In one of the three outdoor temporary shelter places for stray cats I discovered blood and a dead cat baby. For all I know the mother may have given birth to additional live babies and transported them to another place. One morning I discovered right in front of my entrance door a large cardboard box placed in another one and 2 pillar covers stretched around the boxes, 4 kittens inside, sealed with scarcely any air for breathing. If we had spent the day away from our house, they wouldn't have survived, shocking action. When you think you have seen it all, there is still somebody who can top the ignorance. Later on the pretty, long haired, kittens disappeared, first 3 and the last one 2 days later. I have no idea what happened to them, hopefully being beautiful helped to save their life. I only know I can't cope with more additions to my feral family. As my little treasures are getting older I have to spend more money and energy on their medication and health, health problems unot unlike humans. Anyhow, for us they are family and depend on us. I feel responsible for my adopted cats and I get a lot of love in return. Every morning I am greeted by my gorgeous darlings with purring, their way of telling me that they are happy to see me. Gorgeous tri-colour Chiquita wakes me up absolutely punctually, incredible without a watch. I also feel attached to my regular visitors to my Cats' Table. Usually they are also  punctually, but on some days several are missing, then I worry, knowing their life isn't easy. A few enjoy cuddling with me, I presume there was a time when they lived in a family. Some may even still live in a house and are let outside to visit my Cat's Table for free food. A Caracal, Egyptian Lynx cat, young female, entered a miliary camp in Har Harif and bit Israelian soldiers. This big wild cat is commonly known as non- aggressive and in Egyptian mythology associated with the goddess Mafdet, protector against snakes and Other Dangers! Had this incident happened in Germany, some politicians would presumably have demanded the arrest of this " antisemitic /Hamas operated" animal. Germany recently evacuated 19 German citizens and their relatives from Gaza. At least they are save, approximately 2,3 million Palestians remain in living hell. The outgoing German state secretary of foreign affairs, Annalena Baerbock (from the Green party) declared that it is quite normal for persons quitting a post like hers to apply for the second most important position in UN (after Secretary General) . Interesting thought as that position requires a lot of diplomatic talent. If she had spoken of Joska Fischer, the famous other German secretary of foreign affairs, founder of the green party, many years ago, I would fully  agree. Anyhow, internationally many are angry and believe Helga Schmidt, who was expected to be chosen instead, would be more qualified and experienced . Frau Baerbock has often viewed Netanyahu's actions with a blind eye ("right of self-defence" standard comment) and lack of empathy for the sufferings of Palestinians. The atrocities the Nazis commited against Jews cannot be washed away with the blood of Palestinians. If "never again" is our aim, it must include all, war crimes and crimes against humanity remain what they are, independent of who commits them. By the way, Netanyahu is presently visiting Hungary, in spite of the ICC International Arrest warrant, the Hungarian Green Party  demands his arrest, but dictator Urban intends to ignore it, though legally he is obligated to act otherwise. If I were traveling on the highway to hell, real friends would stop me! By the way, Hitler killed 27 millions of Russians, Stalin 20 millions. Guess it's not surprising many Germans fear Russians. When Donald Trump said, "Sometimes the friend is worse than the enemy", wonder whom he has in mind. In Gaza over 39,000 children have lost one or both parents, as far as known 17,954 children have been killed, including 274 new born babies and 876 infants below the age of one year, 43 % of the Palestinian population are below the age of 18. International laws, achievements of our civilization, are ignored by Netanyahu and his far-right government and nothing seems to stop them. It is not what the families of the hostages want nor many Israelians. They voiced that Netanyahu only looks after his own interests, a continued war just secures his power. The Red Cross in Gaza reports the killing of 8 Palestinian medics and 6 defence first responders. Five ambulances, one fire truck and one UN vehicle, all clearly marked as such, were struck one by one by the Israelian forces in the al-Hasha shin area on 23. 03. 2025. Fifteen bodies were discovered in a mass grave, a 9th medic is still missing. Vehicles crushed, hidden underneath tons of sand. Mistaken identity??? Really? A video (discovered on the mobile phone of one of the victims) proves that the lights and flush lights were switched on - contrary  to the statement of the Israelian spokesperson . Meanwhile at least 50,600 Palestinians are killed. Still not a genocide? For more than one month no aid or commercial trucks reached Gaza. They are running out of crucial medical supplies not only for chronical illnesses, which under those conditions may well end up deadly. So far 232 jornalist have been killed, more than during both world wars, including Vietnam, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan, Gaza and Westbank are the most deadly workplaces for jounalists. 190 UN facilties have been attacked. Various Israelian army reserves stated they are willing to defend their country but not support the continued war against Palestinians. Israel has already taken 17 % of the total area of Gaza, they call it a "Buffer Zone". Gaza is now the most crowded area in the world,  lacking food, water, electricity, medical supplies, essential services, shelters and security. Lord have mercy, the situation is too depressing for words, and the future is bleak. 

Postcript "New- Speech" or World Upside down.

 "People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest." "Words do not express thoughts well. They are always a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish." Hermann Hesse. "To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some kind of meaning in the suffering." "Convictions are more dangerous foes than lies." "What doesn't kill us, makes us stronger." "Germany is a great nation only because its people have so much Polish blood in their veins." Friedrich Nietzsche.   "The person ignorant and the person jellous hate the successful."  Moustafa Nourreden. "However much you deny the truth the truth goes on existing."  G. Orwell.   An unknown, ignorant (the usual suspects) person, dumped 2 kittens, approx. 3 to 4 weeks old, next to my entrance door. Their screaming for their mummy can be heard from some distance. For me, neither young, healthy, nor rich, this is a kind of blackmail. My big feral family doesn't welcome further additions, my husband gets angry. This morning there were in addition 4 lovely, long haired kittens (later on they disappeared) and a very young, frightened, black and white, baby cat. I feel exhausted. I even sadly experience from time to time a cat deciding to leave my house, on account of too large a community. Yesterday evening my sweet, gentle, Persian beauty, Fleur, walked out. I only saw her again this morning, outdoor feeding time. A Siamese tomcat, showing his interest in this cat lady, made her leave quickly. I hope she will decide to return and come inside, remembering her vice mummy loving her. She may have been put off by the screaming kittens. I can't be a real substitude for the cat mother, poor babies, they require feeding (with cat's milk!!!) every 2 or 3 hours, in addition their mother's love and basic education. The ignorants from the neighborhood are "killing" me. Meanwhile 1 of the baby kittens passed over the rainbow, another one is close to death, inspite of my feeding every 3 hours (longer period at night). There is nothing like mummy milk, these people who don't respect nature, but remove much too early the babies off their loving mothers' paws, this depresses me. By the way, the 3rd one refuses to drink, so it will also not survive much longer. - While the new year started off well, daily household waste collection, this changed with the begining of Ramdan. Once it happened only on the 3rd day and another time finally on the 4th day. It is an unpleasant job, in particular when it comes to removing waste that stupid folks just drop near a container. Unfortunately the dustmen usually work without gloves or other protection clothes. The Bananas from e. g. Costa Rica are sold at 7 Dinar a Kilo (but are in Germany on offer for approx. 50% less) , sugar remains a rare commodity on the shelvings, the same applies to milk lately, first strawberry are sold on the streets. Eggs, and chicken supply seems to be okay. Due to birds' flue parts of Europe, including Germany, and US experience also a shortage of eggs (during Easter especially in demand there, painted ones are often used for decoration, old custom ). MR. Trump now wants Germany to supply US with eggs. Too much food is wasted here not just in restaurants. Apparently (even poor?) folks tend to buy too large quantities of food, in particular during Ramadan. Estimated 900,000 loaves of bred are thrown away every day, much due to bad quality, cheap bred. It tastes nice while fresh, but that doesn't last long. We prefer the higher priced, better quality, from the baker and refresh it with a toaster, or cut it in chunks, fry and springle on top of a salad, thus rarely ever (only moldy) bred gets wasted in our house. My parents had taught me that throwing bred into the bin is a sin. - Putin stated as his reason for invading Ukraine was the wish to de-nazificate. Does he perhaps mix up the Ukraine with another country where the far - right is very much on the rise? We are living in a dangerous world. The US mainly imports vine and champagne from France and Italy. Mr. Trump now plans to rise the import tax to 200 % for these products. Interesting idea, as it will largely effect restaurants and hotels, including his own. Pro-Palestinians protesters (not agreeing with the arrest of a well known Palestinian activist) stormed the Trump hotel, surprise, surprise: 100 Jews got arrested. They demanded: "Fight against Nazis, not Palestinians!!! "  In view of quite a few catastrophic desasters

 in America like wild fires, floodings, extreme weather conditions, ( presently storms and hurricanes in Missouri and 6 other states , leading to at least 100 wild fires and causing the death of 40 persons)  President Donald Trump ordered a rather strange roll-back on 31 environmental protection measures. He proudly declares the largest deregulation in Amercican history. Due to funds and stuff reductions the weather station was not able to warn sufficiently the concerned citizens. Simular actions concerning several state agencies, including the international operating, highly esteemed USAID, now declared "corrupt, criminal, a waste of money". The president tasked Elon Mursk with instant dismissals of loyal, long service, employees. Meanwhile 2 US judges ordered the re-employment of thousands of civil servants. While by law various documents, files, including personal files, etc. are to be achieved for several years, Mr Trump lately instructed employees to first shredder, than burn these.  Experts of the justice section warned that such actions violate the still valid laws and whoever ignores that will be held accountable. Elon Murks' company, Tesla, is loosing customers, folks in US are demonstrating in front of the cars' selling firms, several arson attacks, in Berlin 4 cars were set on fire and many Germans are returning Tesla cars. Canadians avoid buying US products. Donald Trump ordered the close down of the 83 years old "Voice of America", NBC, etc. in many countries, in particular those with dictators in charge, a source of independent, extensive, professional information. Critical voices are declared "illegal and corrupt". Brave new world. Heaven help us all. But there is a ray of light, a warning to dictators, the former Phillipines' president Duterte has at long last arrived in Den Haag, ICC court. He is accused of thousands killed, no court cases, capital punishment for random folks, alleged to be "drug dealers".  A large number he was proud to shoot himself on the street while riding a motorbike. Donald Trump warned Palestinians /Hamas that if not all hostages are freed, hell's gate will be opened. Many believe that heaven's/paradise gate is guarded by angels and I often wondered, who opens hell's gate, I guess now I know. 

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