frozen snapshot — 2026-08-02 · see today →

What's on Friedrich Merz's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6

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the revolt in his own party 28% the Ceuta migrant demand 24% planning for AfD-run states 12% · newthe Berlin Pride attack 9% everything else 27%

A Fortnight From Hell, and the Knives Stay Out

The Telegraph brands it his fortnight from hell while conservative outlets report CDU revolt chatter is only getting louder.

German government in crisis

World Socialist Web Site · 2026-08-01

our translation

he is counting votes inside his own faction before anyone else counts them for him. the danger was never the opposition, it's the people who used to return his calls the same afternoon

Three outlets on CDU revolt talkpretty sure · 4 sources

Take Them Back, Rabat — Immediately

22 EU leaders escalate against Sánchezvery sure · 3 sources

Building a NATO Plan B That Routes Around the AfD

new — New reporting on NATO bypass planshonestly, a hunch · 1 source

The Pride Attack Stops Being a Crime Story

Follow-up analysis one week laterpretty sure · 1 source

sunday, august 2

Ring Rabat again — same demand, higher volume(reported)

Quietly count votes in his own CDU faction(safe bet)

Check Sánchez is still taking his calls after Ceuta(reported)

Read the Sunday papers with a red pen and a sigh(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Germany's Merz demands Morocco 'take back illegal migrants immediately' from Spain's Ceuta

news.google.com · 2026-08-02

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