Anybody remember @Sweden on Twitter where a random Swede takes over the account for a week? There's a similar (unofficial) account for Germany on Bluesky (bsky.app)
I am Germany originated as a Twitter account in 2012, and has been going for 12 years. I am the latest curator and we’re trying to see if we can revitalise the concept on Bluesky as well!
Berlin museum pokes fun at German bureaucracy – DW – 05/11/2024 (www.dw.com)
The festival is an international event held in Berlin that was set up to encourage change from within the government. It showcases good practice examples....
Germany: The Fight against the Tesla Gigafactory (crimethinc.com)
German court upholds AfD 'suspected' extremist status – DW – 05/13/2024 (www.dw.com)
A higher regional court in western Germany rejected on Monday an appeal by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party against its classification as a “suspected” far-right extremist organization....
Palestinian employee of German development agency ‘abused’ in Israeli jail (www.aljazeera.com)
Baraa Odeh, 34, works for the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), and was detained by Israeli border guards on March 5 while returning to her home in Ramallah from a work trip to Germany....
‘Teslastoppen’ Elon Musk’s Water War in the Heart of Europe (unicornriot.ninja)
Germany detains Gaza surgeon Ghassan Abu Sittah and 'refuses him entry' (www.middleeasteye.net)
Prominent British-Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu Sittah said authorities in Germany have detained him and are refusing him entry into the country....
German university rescinds Jewish American’s job offer over pro-Palestinian letter (www.theguardian.com)
A leading Jewish American philosopher has been disinvited from taking up a prestigious professorship at the University of Cologne after signing a letter expressing solidarity with Palestinians and condemning the killings in Gaza carried out by Israeli forces....
German gallery fires employee for hanging own art in exhibition - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Bavaria mulls cannabis-free Oktoberfest beer party - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Boooooooo!!!
A German state is ditching Windows and Microsoft Office for Linux and LibreOffice on the 30,000 PCs it uses for local government functions - Lemmy.World (lemmy.world)
Germany: Bahn, train drivers agree to 35-hour week in deal – DW – 03/26/2024 (www.dw.com)
Good news for people who need to use the Deutsche Bahn. It won’t help much concerning the general problems of reliability/punctuality unfortunately.
Cannabis: German growers celebrate as hemp is legalized – DW – 03/22/2024 (www.dw.com)
German credit agency earns millions through unlawful customer manipulation (noyb.eu)
Today, noyb has filed a complaint and report against the German credit agency SCHUFA with the Hessian data protection authority. The company appears to be making millions of euros by selling people in Germany their own data. With the help of manipulative designs, people are prevented from obtaining a free copy of their data in...
Secret plan against Germany (correctiv.org)
Vote on new citizenship law tomorrow? (www.sueddeutsche.de)
I was reading this article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung, and saw this quote:...
Germans protest nationwide after far-right meeting on deportation plan (www.reuters.com)
Why is Namibia furious at Germany's ICJ intervention supporting Israel? (yt.artemislena.eu)
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Badoo - Germans voted “Least Funny Nationality" in Global Survey (badoo.com)
Also:...
Gericht verurteilt Regierung zu Klima-Sofortprogramm (www.tagesschau.de)
Mariupolis 2 (Originalfassung, UT deutsch) Doku (2022) (yt.artemislena.eu) German
The Subreddit "r/therewasanattempt" is now geoblocked in Germany. (slrpnk.net)
Via Reddit...
Berlin criminalizes slogan 'From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free' (www.i24news.tv)
What Does “From the River to the Sea” Really Mean?...
Germany Is Complicit in Israel’s War Crimes in Gaza - Jacobin (jacobin.com)
Excerpt:...