Die Qual der Wahl (und die Qualen nach der Wahl)

8. Mai 2026 – von Rainer Fassnacht

Es gibt gute Gründe, dass Thema dieses Artikels gerade jetzt aufzugreifen. Es stehen in diesem Jahr zahlreiche politische Wahlen an und einige werden sich fragen, ob sie wählen gehen und/oder welche Partei sie wählen.

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https://www.misesde.org/2026/05/die-qual-der-wahl-und-die-qualen-nach-der-wahl/

 

Rückzug in die Blase

Die Parteien des linken Lagers wollen nicht mehr bei X vertreten sein, weil dort angeblich „gezielt rechtsextreme Inhalte“ gestärkt werden. Lieber bewegt man sich in Kreisen, in denen das eigene Weltbild bestätigt wird. Das ist ein Problem für die Demokratie.

KOLUMNE: UNGEFILTERT VON WOLFGANG KUBICKI

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https://www.cicero.de/innenpolitik/spd-gruene-linke-verlassen-x-wolfgang-kubicki

 

Keir Starmer lehnt Rücktritt erneut ab

Trotz klarer Wahlniederlage will der britische Premier mindestens bis 2029 im Amt bleiben. Seine Regierung sei ein »Zehn-Jahres-Projekt der Erneuerung«, sagte Starmer.

DIE ZEIT, Reuters, 10. Mai 2026,

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https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2026-05/keir-starmer-ruecktritt-abgelehnt-labour-wahlen-gxe

 

Meeresspiegelanstieg? Nicht in Grönland!

Von Uta Böttcher • Die Realität sieht in Grönland anders aus, als es die Kinder (auch in Grönland) aus den Schulbüchern lernen: Das Land steigt stetig an und der relative Meeresspiegel sinkt. Wie so oft erfährt man davon wenig bis gar nichts, weil es nicht zur allgemeinen Katastrophen-Erzählung passt.

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https://www.achgut.com/artikel/meeresspiegelanstieg_nicht_in_groenland

 

European Leaders Aren’t Blind to Kiev Corruption… They Are Key Partners in a Massive Extortion Racket

Strategic Culture May 11, 2026

EU leaders like Kaja Kallas, the bloc’s top foreign diplomat, have played dumb about the endless scandals seeping out of Kiev.

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https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/05/no_author/european-leaders-arent-blind-to-kiev-corruption-they-are-key-partners-in-a-massive-extortion-racket/

 

China’s Oil Resilience Amid Global Shock: “Experts” Caught Off Guard Again

10 May 2026 by Larry C. Johnson

In a new video released today by the channel Inside China Business, host Kevin Wamsley delivers a pointed critique of Western energy analysts and oil-industry insiders who predicted that China — the world’s largest importer of crude oil — would be crippled by the ongoing military disruptions in …………………..

https://sonar21.com/chinas-oil-resilience-amid-global-shock-experts-caught-off-guard-again/

 

Vietnamese are Feeling the Economy Grow in Real-Time

Posted May 11, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |

Vietnam is undergoing one of the fastest economic transformations in the world right now, and unlike much of the West, ordinary people can actually feel the improvement in daily life. Wages are rising, factories are expanding, infrastructure is being built at enormous speed, and millions of Vietnamese ………………..

https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/emerging-markets/vietnamese-feeling-the-economy-grow-in-real-time/?

 

The Saudi ‚No‘

by Pierre Rehov May 10, 2026

The Abraham Accords, once touted as a breakthrough, have quietly moved, in Saudi political conversation, into the deep freeze.

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https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22502/the-saudi-no

 

Who Will Teach Donald Trump To Play Chess?

By Karen Kwiatkowski May 11, 2026

One of many myths surrounding the Trump phenomenon is that he is some kind of chess master.  Interrogating Grok produces a 1968 Chess Life Magazine chess problem, submitted by a 22-year-old Donald Trump, a story indicating some Trump skill at the game, and his nascent litigiousness.  But Grok admits, “the 1968 Chess Life story is a hoax. [It was} their main April Fool’s prank on April 1, 2016.”

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https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/05/karen-kwiatkowski/who-will-teach-donald-trump-to-play-chess/

 

Reviewing Medvedev’s Article About Germany’s Remilitarization

By Andrew Korybko Andrew Korybko’s Newsletter May 11, 2026

His article is the most detailed warning yet from the most senior Russian official thus far of what the Kremlin is contemplating, under the newfound influence of hardliners like Sergey Karaganov whose …………………

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/05/no_author/reviewing-medvedevs-article-about-germanys-remilitarization/

 

The Party’s Over

Just when the Democrats seem to be finished, Gavin swoops in with truckloads of diapers.

By Clarice Feldman American Thinker May 11, 2026

he Democrat party is facing such a host of seemingly intractable problems — structural, financial, legal, and ideological — that it will be close to a miracle if it survives after this year’s midterms. The below-……………

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/05/no_author/the-partys-over/

 

Humanity’s Future: War, Famine, Pestilence and Great Earthquakes

By Michael Snyder End Of The American Dream May 11, 2026

If you ask 1,000 random people on the street what the future of humanity is going to be like, you will probably get 1,000 different answers. But the truth is that there shouldn’t be any confusion about what the future of humanity is going to be like. According to the Bible, the story of human history is building up to …………………….

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/05/michael-snyder/humanitys-future-war-famine-pestilence-and-great-earthquakes/

 

How To Distinguish a Real Bull Market

Posted May 10, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |

Mr. Armstrong, we never met. I was introduced to Socrates at the insistence of a friend at another one of our divisions. There was no 80% Crash on April 29. The whole de-dollarization seems to be another hype, as we have witnessed ourselves. Your system allows you to plot anything in any currency. I just …………………………….

https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/armstrongeconomics101/training-tools/how-to-distinguish-a-real-bull-market/?

 

Oil Will Be at the Top of the Agenda if Trump Meets Xi Jinping

10 May 2026 by Larry C. Johnson

The elimination of 32% of global oil production (the Persian Gulf’s approximate pre-crisis share of ~32–33 million barrels per day out of ~100–106 mbpd worldwide) since February 28, 2026, has triggered the largest supply shock in the history of the global oil market, according to the International Energy Agency ………………………

https://sonar21.com/oil-will-be-at-the-top-of-the-agenda-if-trump-meets-xi-jinping/

 

Trump Goes to China, But Iran Holds All the Cards

By Pepe Escobar Sputnik News May 9, 2026

A few days ago, we had Mr. Araghchi go to Russia. Earlier this week, we had Mr. Araghchi go to China.

These two trips mirror in full regalia the power of the new Russia-Iran-China triangle, which has emerged …………………

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/05/no_author/trump-goes-to-china-but-iran-holds-all-the-cards/

 

Hobbes’s State: “Why Are You Hitting Yourself?”

05/08/2026  Joshua Mawhorter

As kids we may remember the old trope—often seen on TV or in movies—where a stronger kid would overpower a weaker kid and use the weaker kid’s hands and arms to hit him, asking mockingly, “Why are you hitting yourself?”

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https://mises.org/mises-wire/hobbess-state-why-are-you-hitting-yourself?

 

Globalism Is Totalitarianism

If globalism won’t stop killing citizens, citizens will be forced to kill globalism.

By J.B. Shurk American Thinker May 9, 2026

Consider these recent news stories from Europe and North America:

(1) Germany’s government is considering a new law that would allow its spy agency to investigate ……………………..

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/05/no_author/globalism-is-totalitarianism/

 

Trump Gives Green Light for New Arms Deliveries to Ukraine

Trump once again yields to pressure from the pro-war lobby.

By Lucas Leiroz de Almeida InfoBrics May 9, 2026

Apparently, the Trump administration’s recent pro-war shift is not limited to the Middle East. The Republican administration seems increasingly yielding to the interests of the military lobby and the so-………………….

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/05/no_author/trump-gives-green-light-for-new-arms-deliveries-to-ukraine/

 

Prosperity Is Impossible Until the FBI Enforces Laws on Blood-Sucking Congress!

By Andrew Wallace  May 9, 2026

It can be said with absolute accuracy that if the FBI  for 100 years had not been complicit and had regularly arrested members of Congress who violated  the Constitution and laws, The People would have their promised rights and continued prosperity.

I describe our government of bureaucrats in three words, Apostates, Heretics, and Traitors, which is a far ……………………….

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/05/andrew-wallace/prosperity-is-impossible-until-the-fbi-enforces-laws-on-blood-sucking-congress/

 

Fukuyama Was Wrong; History Did Not End

05/06/2026 Thiago V. S. Coelho

Francis Fukuyama’s famous wager was not that events would stop, but that Western liberal democracy had emerged as the endpoint of humanity’s ideological evolution and the final form of human ……………………..

https://mises.org/mises-wire/fukuyama-was-wrong-history-did-not-end?

 

When the Persian Gulf Supply Shock Meets the Warsh Fed: Stagflation and the Coming AI Bubble Bust

By David Stockman David Stockman’s Contra Corner

May 9, 2026 Here is a salient place to start regarding the economic impact of the Donald’s misbegotten war on Iran: To wit, approximately 7 billion ton-miles of freight moves by truck each and every day in the USA, which heavy truck fleet consumes upwards of 2.9 million barrels per day (mb/d) of diesel fuel.

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https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/05/david-stockman/when-the-persian-gulf-supply-shock-meets-the-warsh-fed-stagflation-and-the-coming-ai-bubble-bust/

 

Wie man Zahngold und Schmuck Verstorbener vor Diebstahl sichern kann

Ein Bestatter aus Freiburg soll jahrelang Zahngold und andere Schmuckgegenstände von Leichnamen gestohlen und verkauft haben. Was können Hinterbliebene tun, um das zu verhindern?

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https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/freiburg/diebstahl-zahngold-schmuck-verstorbene-schutz-fuer-hinterbliebene-100.html

 

Merz kann es nicht – aber geht nicht

Von Roland Tichy So, 10. Mai 2026

Unbeliebt und unfähig – Merz ist auf dem Tiefpunkt seines Ansehens. Zur Verteidigung kann er nur vorbringen: Als Kanzler und Parteichef vollzieht er nur, was die herrschenden Parteien wollen. Sie regieren uns absichtlich arm. In seiner Logik heißt das: Warum sollte er den Platz räumen und gehen?

Viele Deutsche fühlen sich immer noch als Bewohner eines reichen und wohlhabenden Landes. Das sind …………………….

https://www.tichyseinblick.de/tichys-einblick/merz-kann-es-nicht-aber-geht-nicht/

 

Separatisten-Prozess: Schneckentempo und kein Wort über die angeblichen Taten

Von Stephan Kloss • Der sogenannte Separatisten-Prozess wurde Dienstag (05.05.2026) am Oberlandesgericht Dresden fortgesetzt. Acht jungen Männern wird u.a. vorgeworfen, sie seien Mitglieder einer terroristischen Vereinigung gewesen und hätten Teile Sachsens erobern wollen. Überraschenderweise sagte ein BKA-Beamter aus, dass es – seinen Ermittlungen zufolge – keine Hinweise auf irgendwelche Planungen gegeben hätte.

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https://www.achgut.com/artikel/separatisten_prozess_schneckentempo_und_kein_wort_ueber_die_angeblichen_Taten

 

Zelensky Again Steps Down From Ledge as Russian V-Day Parade Predictably Proceeds as Planned

Simplicius May 10, 2026

The Moscow Victory Day Parade has come and gone without a hitch. Zelensky got the call from Trump, and was brought immediately to heel after spending a week talking tough and insinuating Ukraine could ruin Russia’s sacred memorial.

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https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/zelensky-again-steps-down-from-ledge?

 

Wie eine Millionärsfamilie den Judenhass in Berlin mitfinanziert

Erschienen in 06.05.2026,

In Berlin schließt ein jüdisches Restaurant, weil die Angestellten bedroht werden. Ein paar Kilometer weiter erklärt man die Hamas zur Befreiungsorganisation, gesponsert durch eine deutsche Millionärsfamilie. Das ist die Lage. Eine Kolumne von Jan Fleischhauer

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https://www.focusplus.de/politik/wie-eine-millionaersfamilie-judenhass-in-berlin-mitfinanziert-12592?

 

Betrunken 19-Jährige totgerast: Gericht spricht Mordurteil

t-online, 7.5.26

Ein 25-Jähriger verliert die Kontrolle über seinen Wagen – und rast eine junge Frau tot. Im Prozess weist der Mann den Mordvorwurf zurück. Doch das Gericht entscheidet anders.

Der Raser von Remscheid ist in Wuppertal wegen Mordes zu lebenslanger Haft verurteilt worden. Das dortige Landgericht sprach den 25-jährigen Unfallfahrer am Donnerstag schuldig. Der Deutsche hatte mit ……………………

https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/panorama/kriminalitaet/id_101245306/betrunken-19-jaehrige-totgerast-gericht-spricht-mordurteil.html

 

“Global Health Scare”: “Dangerous Hantavirus” On Board Dutch Cruise Ship. Remember the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship in February 2020?

Michel Chossudovsky May 08, 2026

A wave of media disinformation is unfolding in regard to the “dangerous Hantavirus” on board a Dutch cruise ship.

Meanwhile, the Western media has gone into high gear without supporting evidence, intimating that the …………………

https://michelchossudovsky.substack.com/p/global-health-scare-dangerous-hantavirus?

 

Schwarz-rote Wohltaten auf fremde Rechnung

Die 1000-Euro-Entlastungsprämie ist im Bundesrat überraschend durchgefallen. Unterm Strich ist das positiv. Doch der Grund für das Scheitern ist interessanter als der Fakt selbst. Er zeigt: Die Bundesregierung hat einfach nichts dazugelernt. VON CARSTEN KORFMACHER am 8. Mai 2026

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https://www.cicero.de/wirtschaft/entlastungspramie-schwarz-rote-wohltaten-auf-fremde-rechnung

 

Mexicans are Feeling the Economy Grow in Real-Time

Posted May 9, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |

Mexico is increasingly benefiting from one of the largest supply chain realignments in modern economic history. Factories are expanding, industrial wages are rising, foreign investment is pouring in, and millions of Mexicans are experiencing growing economic opportunity in real time as capital shifts closer to the United States.

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https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/mexico/mexicans-are-feeling-the-economy-grow-in-real-time/?

 

Russia and China are Serious About Replacing the US as the Persian Gulf Power Brokers

9 May 2026 by Larry C. Johnson

Remember the word: “Security architecture.” Security architecture in the Persian Gulf, was used by President Putin and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi when speaking to Iran’s Foreign Minister during his visit to Russia on April 27 and to Beijing on May 5–6, 2026. The phrase refers to a multilateral, regionally led framework for long-term stability in the Gulf and broader Middle East.

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https://sonar21.com/russia-and-china-are-serious-about-replacing-the-us-as-the-persian-gulf-power-brokers/

 

Where California Went Wrong

05/07/2026 William L. Anderson

I have lived in California for more than four years, having married a lifelong California girl a while back, having come here after retiring from being a college economics professor in Western Maryland at the end of 2021. Presently, we live in Roseville, a city of nearly 150,000 that has been called one of the country’s most livable cities.

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https://mises.org/mises-wire/where-california-went-wrong?

 

Is Libertarianism Incoherent?

05/05/2026 David Gordon • Roger E. Bissell

In a recent Bleeding Heart Libertarian post, philosopher Matt Zwolinski tells us he can no longer “describe the core commitments of American libertarianism” as he could have just ten years ago. The reason, he says, is that the apparent consensus about libertarianism that emerged in the 1970s and started ……………………

https://mises.org/mises-wire/libertarianism-incoherent?

 

Europe’s ‚Global Alliance‘ Is Not Peace, It Is Dispossession by Another Name

by Avner Amichai May 8, 2026

The so-called „Global Alliance for the implementation of the Two-State Solution“ — co-chaired by the EU, Saudi Arabia, and Norway, with active European partners including the increasingly Israel-critical Netherlands, and openly Israel-hostile states such as Belgium, Ireland, Spain, and France — is not a peace …………………

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22512/europe-global-alliance-dispossession