{"id":39467,"date":"2026-06-22T00:10:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T23:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/?p=39467"},"modified":"2026-06-22T04:40:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T03:40:41","slug":"22-juni-2026-kurznachrichten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/22-juni-2026-kurznachrichten\/","title":{"rendered":"June 22, 2026 \u2013 Short News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Possible Peace Came Too Late - On America\u2019s Farms, the Bill Remains<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The news from Washington sounded big. Ceasefire. The Strait of Hormuz is supposed to be open again. Diplomacy, de escalation, falling prices. On many farms across the United States, none of that arrived at first. The tanks are empty there, the bills sit on the table, and crops do not grow faster just because an agreement was signed somewhere. Jeff Tyson is fifty five years old and a fourth generation farmer in North Carolina. With him, he says, it ends. He sent his daughters away long ago, not out of anger, but because he could no longer recommend this life to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This year, costs outran income. Rain never came, wheat stayed small, soybeans did not bring back what was put into them. At the same time, political decisions added pressure to many operations. The war with Iran made diesel and fertilizer more expensive. The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is now bringing some relief. Diesel is as cheap as it has been since March, and urea recently fell as well. But those who had to plant in spring could not wait. The bill was paid when prices were high. Then there is the trade front with China. After new tariffs, purchases of American soybeans dropped again. Just a few years ago, sales were much higher. Many operations now continue on borrowed money. Loans of one hundred thousand dollars today cost nearly seven percent interest. Four years ago, that number was significantly lower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyson was active in farm organizations for years, traveled to Washington, wanted to change something. Today he says nobody there listens in the end anyway. Even so, he still supports parts of Trump\u2019s policies. At the same time, he criticizes the combination of import tariffs and tax burdens. He is not alone. Other farmers tell similar stories. Michael McPherson had to buy diesel when prices were nearly fifty percent higher than planned. Because of drought, he expects only about half of his usual harvest. Gary Hendrix farms seven thousand acres with his family and continues operating at a loss. His last diesel purchase cost thirty two thousand dollars instead of nineteen thousand. For many, something else is even more bitter. Whether tractors, fertilizer, or soybeans, they barely have choices left. A few large suppliers now determine prices and conditions. Some farmers no longer talk about weather or politics. They only talk about who is still making money. Midterm elections are now approaching. Many of these regions carried Trump. But the mood is changing. Not loudly, not everywhere, not permanently. But when a farmer has to borrow money after sixteen hour workdays just to pay taxes at the end of the year, patience eventually turns into something else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the coming weeks, we will visit many farmers for a documentary and report here on their devastating situation. Pressure is also becoming increasingly visible for farmers in Germany, while more and more farms are reaching their limits. Anyone who wants to understand what economic and social pressure means should not look only at markets and polling numbers, but at the fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Media Belong to Us\u201d - Resistance Grows in Prague Against Babi\u0161\u2019 Restructuring Plan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Thousands of people stood Sunday in Prague in front of the buildings of public television. Not because of a program, not because of a scandal, but because of money. Or more precisely, because of the question of who will decide where the money comes from in the future. The government of Prime Minister Andrej Babi\u0161 wants to change the financing of public broadcasting. Starting next year, radio and television would no longer be funded through contributions from individuals, households, and businesses, but directly from the state budget. For the government, it is a new model. For opponents, it is leverage. That is why it did not stop with this demonstration. In recent weeks there were already protest marches in regional cities and in Prague. Now employees are also planning a warning strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The criticism is specific. Under the current plans, broadcasters would receive around fifteen percent less funding than this year. At the same time, fixed financing rules for future years are missing. The heads of radio and television openly say that under these conditions hundreds of jobs could disappear. The government pushes back. Babi\u0161 says the media must cut costs. On the street, many hear something different. Critics warn that a financial reform could ultimately become political control. During Sunday\u2019s speeches, comparisons repeatedly came up with Slovakia under Robert Fico and Hungary under Viktor Orb\u00e1n. There too, structures and funding mechanisms were used in recent years to influence public media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe media do not belong to politicians. They belong to all of us and we will not allow them to be stolen,\u201d said Mikul\u00e1\u0161 Min\u00e1\u0159 from the group Million Moments for Democracy. The conflict did not appear out of nowhere. Babi\u0161 and those around him have for years been sharp critics of public broadcasters and other established media. Many demonstrators now see the line as crossed. The conflict has moved far beyond broadcasting fees. It is now about whether publicly funded media serve the state or serve the public. And in Prague on Sunday, thousands made clear they already have their own answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not Fired - So the Speech Could Begin<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n