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The Files is going on break for a couple weeks but in its place, here are some interesting things about German culture and places that might interest you. This is for those who wish to visit the country in the future, let alone move there. Have fun and see you in a couple weeks! 😊👋 🇩🇪 THE FLENSBURG FILES

More weeks of what is now the deadliest heatwave on record in Europe is expected. Already more than 5100 people have died. No country is spared. Even Germany could face temperatures of 35-45°C in the coming weeks. And with that, more melted traffic lights and blowouts on the Autobahn. Details in the CDE News article 👇 Europe may face ‘more deadly weeks’ as new heatwave builds, WHO warns ⛵ THE…

In connection with my previous article, here’s a look at what we can do to stop the remigration process both in the US as well as in Europe. Courtesy of Jeff Crosby ********* The fight against Trump’s mass deportation of migrants has raged for some 17 months. Immediately when he took office, Trump announced his massive deportation efforts, and just as quickly it became clear that he had no…

A week has passed since the infamous AfD convention in Erfurt and we’re still analyzing the results of the event and looking for solutions to the far-right Alternative’s surge in the polls. It’s no secret that the party of Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla want to shift Germany towards Russia, throw out the foreigners and introduce German patriotism similar to Hitler’s Third Reich. Yet there is one…

This comment should put an exclamation point onto Trump after his interference on the part of the US in the FIFA World Cup in men’s soccer. And the timing could not have been more perfect. The US is out because of him, and the head of FIFA should also remove himself from his post as president of FIFA once the tournament is finished for bending the law to favor him. Belgium made sure that laws…

Every July, a quote makes the rounds attributed to Abraham Lincoln: “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we lose our freedoms, it will be because we have destroyed ourselves from within.” It’s a good line. It’s also fabricated. Lincoln never said it. There’s no record of it in his collected works, his letters, or his speeches. It’s a 20th-century invention, loosely inspired by…

‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ singer Bonnie Tyler dead at 75 British pop singer Bonnie Tyler, famous for Total Eclipse of the Heart and I Need a Hero, has died after a long illness. A look at her life and times in the article. 🎹🎵 THE FLENSBURG FILES

Faced with July 4th celebrations that are focused on militarism, ultra-nationalism, and “bombs bursting in air,” many American families who do not share those values turn July 4th into another summer holiday focused on picnics, sports, and fireworks, while doing their best to avoid the dominant rhetoric and bombast. This year that kind of celebration is particularly difficult when many of us are…

One should not forget about the warnings that the forefathers of the US Constitution had about the Republic. Robert Reich shows you why and how they are relevant to today’s situation. It needs no brief introduction even and if you are interested in his work, click here. This Fourth of July, and continuing until the November Elections, let’s put away the differences and make America colorful…

Joshua Zachariah Ellis wrote a sobering piece on America and how it survived some of the toughest challenges in its 250-year history. The question he poses here (and you should consider yourselves) is that whether America will be able to survive this onslaught by Trump 2.0, or will it fragment into different states. ************* It feels like Heather Cox Richardson is doing, as a historian,…

Many of us wonder why we have the colors of red, white and blue on the US flag. Here’s a story behind its history. Some of it we know, others will take us by surprise. Check it out…… Old Glory and 250 Years of Independence: The Story Behind America’s Flag This Fourth of July, and continuing until the November Elections, let’s put away the differences and make America colorful again. Click on…

Photo by aku0131n akdau011f on Pexels.com This story is unique for even though the Declaration of Independence was written on July 4th, 1776, it took a team of horse riders to travel across the entire colonies to get the message across and prepare the people for what could be the battle for independence. We should remember their courageous stories as we face similar trials and tribulations to…

I have been on the road today thinking about America, the country where I was born and raised, and what it taught me as a person. Apart from hard work and working together to become successful and pursue our happiness, there were some other things that America can stand for. I decided to display some thoughts with AI, but would like to ask you to add from what I have. How do you view America at…

TYB: This piece was written by yours truly in 2018 and it was based on the questions one of my former student colleagues asked me about the American dream and whether it exists to this day. During that time, Trump was in his first term and had already started creating a stir in the American landscape, with the laws already established to keep him in check. Yet in this term, it is a totally…

Photo by Tembela Bohle on Pexels.com FRANKFURT (MAIN)- Less than a week after Germany’s crash out in the second round at the hands of Paraguay, the German men’s national soccer is looking for a new head coach. According to many news sources, Julian Nagelsmann resigned from his post yesterday after intensive talks with the board members of DFB. He accepted a buyout from DFB totalling over €7…

We’re going on vacation for a few weeks and therefore will suspend any activities involving False Friends and FLFs until we return. However, this post has a funny Guessing Quiz with a twist of Dänglish on it. One of my family members brought this to my attention and got me to create it in connection with the word: Sommerfugl It’s Danish but the question is what exactly does it mean in English?…

Many of us are wondering if there is anything to celebrate as we approach the 250th anniversary of American independence. While some are turning a blind eye to what has happened and embraced Trump’s versions, there are others that are wondering what America is really all about. Stuart Wagner in his piece here looks at how America should be celebrated from his point of view, and leaves open a…