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@AH89571273 @AmirAminiMD No it won’t. You think these are the first troops to be pulled out? Entire bases have closed and those towns are thriving without American soldiers.

@AmirAminiMD Are you really this stupid? This will be a loss. It is the population of a village. For the shops nearby it will cause enormous economic damage

Not a single German (except for the local fast food chain owners maybe) thinks that US troops leaving Germany would be a loss.

@JewProud1984 @academic_la Both Germany and UK lost soldiers when they helped defend the U.S. after 9/11 hun

@academic_la I don't have children yet. But I'm not ok with American children dying for the interests of Germany, UK or Turkey. They certainly aren't sending their children to fight and die for America, and I think they are rich and strong enough to fight for themselves. I think that's fair.

The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany. Here are the ramifications: 1) This is primarily a punitive measure. To punish Merz for criticizing the war in Iran and probably reflecting some bitterness over the Greenland issue too. 2) The reduction still leaves approximately 30,000 to 31,000 U.S. troops in Germany. Still, it affects specific high-readiness units. The Pentagon confirmed that the 5,000-troop reduction includes pulling a full Brigade Combat Team currently stationed in Germany. 3) The cancellation of the long-range fires battalion is a major blow to NATO's defense architecture. This unit was meant to provide precision-strike capabilities, including Tomahawk missiles and hypersonic weapons, to counter Russian long-range systems. Its cancellation removes a key physical demonstration of the U.S. commitment to integrated deterrence in Europe 4) The removal of high-readiness units signal of diminishing U.S. commitment, which could embolden Russia to test NATO's resolve on the eastern flank. 5) It incentivizes the already ongoing militarization of Germany. It could also push Germany towards eventual nuclearization. 6) It makes the US look like an incredibly unreliable ally. Unwilling to support even its longest standing friends over a minor disagreement. This is a massive victory for Russia first and foremost. It also helps those advocating for European strategic independence. It is a massive defeat for American influence everywhere, and it is an unforced error in that regard.

@JDrummondGV @nicksortor @Chris486038 No, it won’t. This is not the first time the U.S. has pulled out troops from Germany. They have closed entire bases. And those towns that had US bases and don’t any more? They are actually thriving

@nicksortor @Chris486038 It will hit their economy. Our troops spend a lot living there.

🚨 BREAKING — IT’S OFFICIAL: President Trump is WITHDRAWING 5,000 US TROOPS from Germany after Chancellor Merz criticized 47’s Iran operation Good! Tell NATO to take care of themselves. We don’t need them. BRING OUR TROOPS HOME!

Charges like resisting arrest and obstruction of justice are often weaponized and it’s kind of fucked up if you think about it

@rriproarin Stop teasing us plz

What about coffee? Who wants the coffee on the new album? #theeternalbuzz

Why are hospital blankets so terrible?

One good thing about moving away is being able to just sit back and watch all the drama back home

If women left the workforce they would be economically dependent on men again, which means they would have to go back to being treated however men decided to treat them with no way to escape it. Men who hate that women have options don’t plan on treating women well.

Before the Internet, we didn’t even know how dumb everyone was. We suspected of course, but now we have proof.

@NXT4EU To be honest, us Germans don’t really like him either. He’ll be replaced asap

Merz has been disappointing. Instead of focusing on reducing red tape in Germany, he continuously blames the EU with no solutions. It is a similar tactic as the Far-Right, and will NOT solve anything. We need simple, harmonised rules. Not 27 different bureaucracies.

@TheCarolErskine Appreciate your thoughts on this judge

As the temporary custody hearing in the Kelsey Fitzsimmons' probate case is set to be heard tomorrow, the case of Angelone v. Angelone serves as a reminder that for the last forty years courts have made clear that mental health issues are only relevant if they directly impact the safety of a child. In that case, the father appealed the grant of custody to the mother claiming to be the “superior” parent because the mother had been voluntarily hospitalized a few times for mental health issues and had at times suffered from depression. The Court disagreed with the father and upheld custody to the mother writing: "In our opinion, on the evidence before her, the judge could permissibly conclude: (a) that Marie is dealing successfully with her emotional problems; (b) that of the two parents ‘she despite her problems can offer the children more room for growth’; (c) that Gino has an ‘obsession’ with keeping control over the life of his wife and children which causes much of her stress; and (d) the welfare of the children will best be served by granting custody to their mother, with liberal and specific rights of visitation for the father." The law is the same today. Evidence that mental health issues have resolved or are resolving and do not impact safety of a child will not preclude a grant of custody.

@shawn_the_pilot @nazzobetweeting You’re lucky. It’s not the normal experience in the U.S.

@ctrlaltdelete55 @nazzobetweeting Well if we're gonna treat it anecdotally like that, the last US suburb I lived in I could easily walk to the bakery, schools of any grade level, library, dentists office. Grocery store is a little longer of a walk but still under 20 minutes.

yes, the US has a walkablity problem, but one of the most disingenuous topics i see on the internet daily is europeans comparing european cities to american suburbs. of course the walkability factor is different??? i’ve visited my european friends in their hometown suburbs and they’re extremely similar to american suburbs, just smaller homes. they also own cars and need to drive for most shops. there isn’t a pub or bar at the corner of every cul de sac. we need to compare apples to apples instead of watermelons to grapes if you want to have a real conversation about car-dependence.

@AdrianPocea @nazzobetweeting Bro I lived in Germany. Bakeries are part of the culture. Not counting the one in grocery stores we had 3 independent bakeries I could walk to. One independent butcher. I live in Spain now and it’s pretty similar actually.

@ctrlaltdelete55 @nazzobetweeting No, you didn't and you are just pulling this right our of your ass. How many bakers and butchers were in that suburbs that one could walk? Like, one every other half a mile? How did they stay in business? How did they get their meat. Trucks in the suburbs?

@shavil0mi @nazzobetweeting Coming from Europe, the bakeries inside grocery stores feel like a joke tbh haha but I get what you’re saying

@ctrlaltdelete55 @nazzobetweeting They do it's inside a Safeway etc but it's there

@shavil0mi @nazzobetweeting Most suburbs in the U.S. don’t even have a bakery or a butcher

@ctrlaltdelete55 @nazzobetweeting I grew up in US suburb and could walk to coffee. Bakery. Supermarket. Butcher. Potentially bike to school. In Switzerland I have to drive to half those. Or can do bus or train but it makes it 2-3x as long journey time. The affordable ones are driving only.

A trip to New York made me realize how we take safety for granted in Poland To be forced to ask a shop assistant to unlock a shelf to get you a Ritter Sport chocolate bar is something a Polish mind cannot comprehend You just grab it, pay and go. And it’s $2🇵🇱 vs. $5.19+tax🇺🇸

@staplebreezed @Bontai @Bitcoin_Teddy This is so dumb lmfao

@Bontai @Bitcoin_Teddy China would love to swallow you whole, and you could do nothing but shove a thumb up your ass

President Trump: “You have to remember, we have 45,000 troops in Japan, 45,000 in South Korea, and 50,000 in Germany.” We defend all these countries, and then I ask them: “Do you have any minesweepers?” They say, “Well, would it be possible for us not to get involved?”

Germany has 1,300 different types of bread. They take bread so seriously UNESCO added German bread culture to its cultural heritage list. First time someone offered me 12 bread options for breakfast I thought it was a test. 😄🇩🇪

@MarioNawfal Ya’ll let’s wait and see how long it takes him to realize Germans come in all colors

🇩🇪 A German state health insurer just released a contraceptive ad featuring a German couple in bed... with a migrant. Yeh, that's the ad.