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  1. europesays.com/uk/948576/ The German parliament just passed a bill to allow courts to order electronic ankle tagging of perpetrators of domestic violence. The new law aims to curb Germany’s surging domestic violence numbers, but some fear it won’t be enough. #Germanpolitics #domesticabuse #EU #Europe #Germany

  2. Germans take over a day off work sick every month—so the government is proposing to cut their pay

    Most people have called in sick at least once. But in Germany, workers have been taking more than…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #andWellness #burnout #CompanyCulture #Europe #fitness #Germanpolitics #Germany #Health #Lifestyle #medical #medicalleave #Mentalhealth #PersonalHealth #Politics #wellbeing #work-lifebalance #workplacewellness #World
    newsbeep.com/487124/

  3. Uta Francisco dos Santos Withdraws Candidacy for Berlin Mitte Mayor

    Uta Francisco dos Santos officially withdrew her candidacy for the position of district mayor in Berlin-Mitte on Monday,…
    #Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Berlin #berlin-mitte #Germanpolitics #mayorcandidacy #spdberlin #utafranciscodossantos
    europesays.com/germany/4334/

  4. No witch hunt, no moral panic, just an amendment to a rule that breaks with Germany’s (obvious) tradition of not putting people on lists (anymore).
    medium.com/prismnpen/im-trans-

    #LGBTQ #Transgender #Germany #GermanPolitics

  5. "“military Keynesian economics” is predicated on the assumption that “dead” capital spending on “defence” is a necessary stimulus to the economy.
    This stuff is familiar to people in Britain. It comes from Establishment economists and politicians who argue the exact opposite in relation to investment in health, education, housing and other sectors."
    morningstaronline.co.uk/articl
    #economics #UKpolitics #GermanPolitics #MMT #austerity #hypocrisy #warmongering

  6. Let’s talk about the narrative Chancellor Merz loves to lean on: the “Saulus to Paulus” transformation. It’s a classic redemption arc, suggesting a dark, radical past followed by a blinding light of moderation. But looking at the way he runs the Chancellery, I think we’ve got it wrong. Merz wasn't ever Saul. Eichmann remained Eichmann. 🏛️ #Merz #Eichmann #GermanPolitics #Philosophy

  7. "Throughout my stay in Berlin, I kept hearing from Germans quietly critical of #Israel that ‘cracks’ had begun to appear in #Staatsräson. These cracks sometimes assumed unsettling forms, notably a relief at shedding the burden of Holocaust memory, as if #Palestine was an invitation to bury the Holocaust, at last, rather than to apply its lessons to the destruction of #Gaza." - #AdamShatz

    lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n14/ad

    #Germany #GermanPolitics #PalestineSolidarity #stateRepression @palestine @israel

  8. CW: German President Steinmeier outspoken in support of Ukraine

    "I would never have thought that we would ever have to defend Ukraine from the United States."

    German President Steinmeier, commenting on yesterday's events at the Whitehouse.

    The Presidency in the German constitution is a largely ceremonial role, cultural more than directly political. Policies are set by the Chancellor. President Steinmeier's unusually outspoken remarks will have had the implicit or explicit agreements of both the outgoing and the incoming chancellor.

    A welcome sign that German consensus remains in favour of active support for Ukraine.

    theguardian.com/world/live/202

    #SlavaUkraini #Ukraine #Steinmeier #GermanPolitics #NoTrump #NoPutin

  9. Well, looks like German democracy will survive for another round.

    #Merz will most likely seek a coalition with the #SPD . While I personally don't trust the man at all, he is no Trump - he has neither the power nor the charisma to purge the #CDU (let alone the #CSU ) of moderates and lead them into a coalition with the #AfD . We have been in Black-Red coalitions under Merkel before, and while none of them were great, we survived them (though Merz is definitely crueler than Merkel ever was).

    The fact that the #FDP was kicked out parliament was very satisfying to me. They _could_ have been a party of personal liberty, which is a valid , positive approach to politics. Instead, their main "accomplishment" these last few years was opposing and sabotaging the very government they were a part of. Goodbye, #Lindner - you will not be missed.

    Props to the #Linke for their stunning reversal. They were the only party actually renewing themselves for this election, and it paid off. Furthermore, though it pains me to say it as a member of the #Grünen , neither the Grünen nor the #SPD have done credible leftist politics these past few years, so it's good that _one_ party did and was very successful with it.

    It also helped that the most toxic elements and #Putin bootlickers in the Linke jumped ship to the #BSW - which narrowly failed to enter parliament, which is something that deserves some gloating. Not a great investment now, eh Putin? I hope that #Wagenknecht - like Lindner - ends up on the trash heap of history.

    The big question is how the SPD will develop. The party desperately needs a renewal - #Scholz was an atrocious leader in more ways than one. Yet spending the next few years as a junior partner to Merz is not a great position to reinvent yourself as a social democratic force...

    #Germany #GermanPolitics #GermanElections
    bbc.com/news/live/ckg82wwrwy6t

  10. AFD has surprisingly large portion of votes it seems according to the Finnish broadcast forecast results 19:24.

    #FuckAFD #AFD #Germany #GermanyElection #Politics #GermanPolitics

  11. @immibis
    The article at top of this thread lists many examples of silencing by @germany

    Your recollection may hint at an earlier incident:
    #Oyoun, a migrant-led cultural center, refused to give in to political pressure and cancel the 20-year anniversary event of the Jewish anti-Zionist group Jüdische Stimme in November 2023. #Berlin’s Culture Minister #JoeChialo ended the center’s contract with the city government, effectively shuttering Oyoun.

    They announced: “This decision feels like more than just a closure; it resembles the setting of a precedent that all state-funded institutions may now fear. The implications are far-reaching, impacting the very essence of artistic freedom and expression.”

    the-berliner.com/english-news-

    #censorship #freeSpeech #culturalBoycott #culture #Kultur #Germany #EuropeIsrael #conflation #confusion #antisemitism #antiZionism #politics #guilt #recycling #manipulation #coOpting #coloniality #proZionism #StandWithIsrael #supremacy #GermanPol #GermanPolitics #DEPol #stateRacism #genocideSupport #entitlement

  12. @immibis
    The article at top of this thread lists many examples of silencing by @germany

    Your recollection may hint at an earlier incident:
    #Oyoun, a migrant-led cultural center, refused to give in to political pressure and cancel the 20-year anniversary event of the Jewish anti-Zionist group Jüdische Stimme in November 2023. #Berlin’s Culture Minister #JoeChialo ended the center’s contract with the city government, effectively shuttering Oyoun.

    They announced: “This decision feels like more than just a closure; it resembles the setting of a precedent that all state-funded institutions may now fear. The implications are far-reaching, impacting the very essence of artistic freedom and expression.”

    the-berliner.com/english-news-

    #censorship #freeSpeech #culturalBoycott #culture #Kultur #Germany #EuropeIsrael #conflation #confusion #antisemitism #antiZionism #politics #guilt #recycling #manipulation #coOpting #coloniality #proZionism #StandWithIsrael #supremacy #GermanPol #GermanPolitics #DEPol #stateRacism #genocideSupport #entitlement

  13. @immibis
    The article at top of this thread lists many examples of silencing by @germany

    Your recollection may hint at an earlier incident:
    #Oyoun, a migrant-led cultural center, refused to give in to political pressure and cancel the 20-year anniversary event of the Jewish anti-Zionist group Jüdische Stimme in November 2023. #Berlin’s Culture Minister #JoeChialo ended the center’s contract with the city government, effectively shuttering Oyoun.

    They announced: “This decision feels like more than just a closure; it resembles the setting of a precedent that all state-funded institutions may now fear. The implications are far-reaching, impacting the very essence of artistic freedom and expression.”

    the-berliner.com/english-news-

    #censorship #freeSpeech #culturalBoycott #culture #Kultur #Germany #EuropeIsrael #conflation #confusion #antisemitism #antiZionism #politics #guilt #recycling #manipulation #coOpting #coloniality #proZionism #StandWithIsrael #supremacy #GermanPol #GermanPolitics #DEPol #stateRacism #genocideSupport #entitlement

  14. @immibis
    The article at top of this thread lists many examples of silencing by @germany

    Your recollection may hint at an earlier incident:
    #Oyoun, a migrant-led cultural center, refused to give in to political pressure and cancel the 20-year anniversary event of the Jewish anti-Zionist group Jüdische Stimme in November 2023. #Berlin’s Culture Minister #JoeChialo ended the center’s contract with the city government, effectively shuttering Oyoun.

    They announced: “This decision feels like more than just a closure; it resembles the setting of a precedent that all state-funded institutions may now fear. The implications are far-reaching, impacting the very essence of artistic freedom and expression.”

    the-berliner.com/english-news-

    #censorship #freeSpeech #culturalBoycott #culture #Kultur #Germany #EuropeIsrael #conflation #confusion #antisemitism #antiZionism #politics #guilt #recycling #manipulation #coOpting #coloniality #proZionism #StandWithIsrael #supremacy #GermanPol #GermanPolitics #DEPol #stateRacism #genocideSupport #entitlement

  15. @immibis
    The article at top of this thread lists many examples of silencing by @germany

    Your recollection may hint at an earlier incident:
    #Oyoun, a migrant-led cultural center, refused to give in to political pressure and cancel the 20-year anniversary event of the Jewish anti-Zionist group Jüdische Stimme in November 2023. #Berlin’s Culture Minister #JoeChialo ended the center’s contract with the city government, effectively shuttering Oyoun.

    They announced: “This decision feels like more than just a closure; it resembles the setting of a precedent that all state-funded institutions may now fear. The implications are far-reaching, impacting the very essence of artistic freedom and expression.”

    the-berliner.com/english-news-

    #censorship #freeSpeech #culturalBoycott #culture #Kultur #Germany #EuropeIsrael #conflation #confusion #antisemitism #antiZionism #politics #guilt #recycling #manipulation #coOpting #coloniality #proZionism #StandWithIsrael #supremacy #GermanPol #GermanPolitics #DEPol #stateRacism #genocideSupport #entitlement

  16. Have you read @xtinadlr 's blog post from last month? Because this month's blog post from @arielkroon is kind of a companion piece.

    CW in that the two pieces deal with some heavy topics (grief, despair, American politics...) and might not be everyone's cup of tea. But if you have the headspace and spoons for it, here's the link:

    solarpunkpresents.com/blog/hop

    Note from Ariel: I hope I am not too naive or blasé in tone here; the last thing I want to do is offend anyone with what I've written. Let me know what you think in the comments - should I dial it back?

    #hopepunk #hope #solarpunk #despair #politics #AmericanPolitics #CanadianPolitics #GermanPolitics #ClimateChange #ClimateGrief #ClimateDespair #Poetry #apocalypse #persistence

  17. Have you read @xtinadlr 's blog post from last month? Because this month's blog post from @arielkroon is kind of a companion piece.

    CW in that the two pieces deal with some heavy topics (grief, despair, American politics...) and might not be everyone's cup of tea. But if you have the headspace and spoons for it, here's the link:

    solarpunkpresents.com/blog/hop

    Note from Ariel: I hope I am not too naive or blasé in tone here; the last thing I want to do is offend anyone with what I've written. Let me know what you think in the comments - should I dial it back?

    #hopepunk #hope #solarpunk #despair #politics #AmericanPolitics #CanadianPolitics #GermanPolitics #ClimateChange #ClimateGrief #ClimateDespair #Poetry #apocalypse #persistence

  18. Have you read @xtinadlr 's blog post from last month? Because this month's blog post from @arielkroon is kind of a companion piece.

    CW in that the two pieces deal with some heavy topics (grief, despair, American politics...) and might not be everyone's cup of tea. But if you have the headspace and spoons for it, here's the link:

    solarpunkpresents.com/blog/hop

    Note from Ariel: I hope I am not too naive or blasé in tone here; the last thing I want to do is offend anyone with what I've written. Let me know what you think in the comments - should I dial it back?

    #hopepunk #hope #solarpunk #despair #politics #AmericanPolitics #CanadianPolitics #GermanPolitics #ClimateChange #ClimateGrief #ClimateDespair #Poetry #apocalypse #persistence

  19. Have you read @xtinadlr 's blog post from last month? Because this month's blog post from @arielkroon is kind of a companion piece.

    CW in that the two pieces deal with some heavy topics (grief, despair, American politics...) and might not be everyone's cup of tea. But if you have the headspace and spoons for it, here's the link:

    solarpunkpresents.com/blog/hop

    Note from Ariel: I hope I am not too naive or blasé in tone here; the last thing I want to do is offend anyone with what I've written. Let me know what you think in the comments - should I dial it back?

    #hopepunk #hope #solarpunk #despair #politics #AmericanPolitics #CanadianPolitics #GermanPolitics #ClimateChange #ClimateGrief #ClimateDespair #Poetry #apocalypse #persistence

  20. Have you read @xtinadlr 's blog post from last month? Because this month's blog post from @arielkroon is kind of a companion piece.

    CW in that the two pieces deal with some heavy topics (grief, despair, American politics...) and might not be everyone's cup of tea. But if you have the headspace and spoons for it, here's the link:

    solarpunkpresents.com/blog/hop

    Note from Ariel: I hope I am not too naive or blasé in tone here; the last thing I want to do is offend anyone with what I've written. Let me know what you think in the comments - should I dial it back?

    #hopepunk #hope #solarpunk #despair #politics #AmericanPolitics #CanadianPolitics #GermanPolitics #ClimateChange #ClimateGrief #ClimateDespair #Poetry #apocalypse #persistence

  21. 🇩🇪🌍 Germany's first African-born MP, Karamba Diaby, steps down amid racist harassment. He insists it's not the main reason for his decision. A bittersweet moment for diversity in politics. #GermanPolitics #DiversityMatters #KarambaDiaby

    🔗independent.co.uk/news/world/e

  22. #TBP to 2020, and not much has changed: Germany's AfD relies heavily on support from eastern states, where their voter base is significantly stronger than in the west. #GermanPolitics #AfD #EasternGermany

  23. 43 percent of #AfD supporters consider voting for the #BündnisSahraWagenknecht #BSW

    "The alternative to the alternative? How Germany's far left could limit far-right gains in the European elections
    A new party set up by former leftist Sahra Wagenknecht will likely claim some of Germany’s 96 seats in the European Parliament when voters go to the polls in June"

    theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/

    #RedBrown #RedBrownConvergence #querfront #SahraWagenknecht
    #EUelections #GermanPolitics #immigration

  24. A great documentary as summary of how the EU handled the gas supply from Russia over the last 10 years.

    youtube.com/watch?v=kCNHwH9MxG

    Some of the moves by especially by Germany, France and Austria were stunning - even at the time. It's amazing to me that the clearly corrupted top politicians are still living the high life today.

    Even in 2024, greed over morals is the guiding principle.

    #Ukraine #UkraineWar #Gazprom #GermanPolitics #DeutschePolitik #Corruption #OilandGas #GasSupply #EU #DW

  25. Güner Balci is the integration commissioner for the Neukölln district of Berlin. In an interview, she speaks about widespread hatred of Israel in her neighborhood and the failures of German political leaders to combat anti-Semitism.#GermanPolitics #Berlin #Anti-Semitism #IslamicExtremism #Terrorism #Germany
    Muslim Anti-Semitism in Berlin: "Wide Swaths of Arab-Speaking Population Harbor Sympathies for Terrorists"