Hi, this is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, April 7th, 2022. Today, we’ll be talking about a potential food crisis in Germany… is this a sign of things to come? The always trustworthy CDC says that there is a steep decline with teens’ mental health… I wonder why that is… Border chief Alejandro Mayorkas is directing that economic migrants get every opportunity to stay once the Title 42 barrier is removed — regardless of the huge damage he inflicts on ordinary Americans, and finally, Black Lives Matter took $6 million and dropped it on a 6,500-square-foot mansion… for black lives I’m sure. 
 
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Germany on the Brink of Food Crisis as Prices Increase by 20–50%
 
https://neonnettle.com/news/18731-germany-on-the-brink-of-food-crisis-as-prices-increase-by-20-50- 
 
Germany is steeping toward the return of the dreaded Weimar hyperinflation as consumers brace themselves for massive price hikes for everyday goods and groceries at a whopping 20 to 50% rise.Even before the war in Ukraine, prices soared by five percent “across the product range” due to increased energy prices, HDE President Josef Sanktjohanser warned on Friday.Russia’s invasion is now pummeling economies and the supply chain as more price increases are on the horizon.“The second wave of price increases is coming, and it will certainly be in double figures,” Sanktjohanser warned.
 
The first retail chains have already started to raise their prices in Germany, and the rest will likely follow, according to the president of the trade association.
 
Popular retail chains such as Aldi, Edeka, and Globus, announced they would raise their prices.From today, meat and butter will be “significantly more expensive” at Aldi due to price hikes from suppliers.
 
Earlier this year, it was announced that Germany’s cost of living rose at the highest level since reunification, with everyday goods increasing by an average of 7.3%.According to the federal statistics agency Destatis, the jump from January’s figure of 5.1 percent to February’s 7.3 percent reflected the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which made oil and gas prices soaring.According to a recently published survey by the Ifo Institute, almost all companies in Germany’s food retail sector are planning price increases.
 
CDC warns of a steep decline in teen mental health
 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/03/31/student-mental-health-decline-cdc/
 
This from the Washington Post, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of an accelerating mental health crisis among adolescents, with more than 4 in 10 teens reporting that they feel “persistently sad or hopeless,” and 1 in 5 saying they have contemplated suicide, according to the results of a survey published Thursday.
 
“These data echo a cry for help,” said Debra Houry, a deputy director at the CDC.She also added that the COVID-19 pandemic has created traumatic stressors that have the potential to further erode students’ mental well-being… yes I’m sure that it doesn’t have anything to do with the numerous mandates or shut downs that you imposed Debra… The findings draw on a survey of a nationally representative sample of 7,700 teens conducted in the first six months of 2021, when they were in the midst of their first full pandemic school year