So. Elections are over, and they went more or less like expected - the only surprise was that the left party got about 8% of the votes. The next four years, CxU will probably steer the ship, and they are currently looking at possibilities for a coalition. Anything can happen here, because, well, Merz has not proven to be the most trustworthy guy.
I'm not surprised (well, a little about the still 20% of AfD, but who knows what would have happened if there had been less demos and so on happening beforehand), but I am very, very disappointed. Which means I will spend a few days in the post-election blues and then see what I can do.
Meanwhile so much is happening in the US that it's hard to keep track, and if I get the picture right, protests are forming here and there, but have no visible effect yet. If you're over there: Keep going! You will need to hold steady for a while before it has an impact.