turmoil in europe and this is one of the big ones;

“WHY AFD IS WINNING HEARTS IN GERMANY

The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party is soaring in popularity, polling at 24.5% nationally and dominating in eastern Germany with over 30% support.

It has tapped into what Germans really want, shaking up a stale political scene.

Germans are tired of the same old CDU, SPD, Greens, and FDP failures.

The “traffic light” coalition’s collapse in 2024 and Friedrich Merz’s flip-flops – like promising no debt then piling it on after the recent election – prove the elites can’t be trusted............more........