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Christoph S
Christoph S
christophs@diaspora.glasswings.com
#folkmetal #germany #fun #jabref #programmer
Schorsch Hardi
Schorsch Hardi
der_schorsch@libranet.de
#germany #postgresql

#germany

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ramnath@nerdpol.ch
ramnath

#2024 will be the biggest #election year in the #history of the #world.

slaves voting to continue being slaves ?

Including:
#India - Indian general election, expected in April/May
#Indonesia - Indonesian general election, expected in April
#South-Africa - South African general election, expected in May
#Malawi - Malawian general election, expected in May
#Lithuania - Lithuanian parliamentary election
#Latvia - Latvian parliamentary election
#Greece - Greek legislative election, expected in October
#Portugal - Portuguese legislative election, expected in October
#United-States - United States presidential election on November 5
#Mozambique - Mozambican general election, date TBD
#Botswana - Botswanan parliamentary election, date TBD
#Comoros - Comorian parliamentary election, date TBD
(to name but, a few)

#UK , #Russia , #Germany As well

mikhailmuzakmen@pod.geraspora.de
BeatclubFC

#politics #culture #censorship #antisemitism #anti-antisemitism #germany #white-supremacy-thinking

Cultural politics: It's getting tighter

The debate on anti-Semitism, which has been exacerbated by the war in Gaza, is placing an increasing burden on the local cultural scene. Important institutions see international contacts jeopardised. "I am receiving justified comments from cultural institutions that have contacted me because they are wondering how they should continue to work internationally," Katrin Budde, Chair of the Bundestag's Culture Committee, told dpa in Berlin. "As cultural policy-makers, we will have to address the problems so that international cultural relations do not end up being cancelled for the Goethe-Institut, the Humboldt Forum, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation or the Federal Cultural Foundation. These are classic institutions that cannot really be suspected of anti-Semitism, but which say: cooperation must be feasible." The SPD politician wants to allow cultural institutions to do this "without placing them under general suspicion if they also collaborate internationally with countries where we would say: they are behaving in an anti-Semitic manner". It is also about conveying and achieving an understanding of Jewish culture through cooperation. "Culture always builds bridges where everything else has broken down," said Budde.

"It is dangerous when the discourse in culture becomes ever narrower," said the dpa, ironically enough, Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth (Alliance 90/The Greens), who is currently trying to increase the political influence on the Documenta art exhibition: "The Basic Law safeguards the freedom of art. There is a clear limit when human dignity is violated. That includes anti-Semitism, that includes hostility towards Muslims, that includes racism and any form of misanthropy." The outbreak of anti-Semitism that can be observed is alarming. Roth said of the cultural scene: "There is uncertainty: what is still possible? There are concerns that the discourse could be narrowed. (...) We have to be careful what that means for us as an international, attractive cultural centre. If, in the meantime, there are also cancellations from international artists who say that the discourse in Germany is becoming increasingly narrow," said Roth.

The General Director of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, Hartmut Dorgerloh, emphasised that public discourse is extremely important, "including that on different definitions of anti-Semitism, which reflect the diversity of Jewish voices". Dorgerloh is also concerned about the international reputation of the location: "We have a high international reputation, not least due to the reappraisal of our colonial history, which is perceived as exemplary in large parts of the world," he said: "At the moment, we are observing with a certain amount of astonishment and irritation how these spaces are narrowing here in Germany."
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https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/466457.kulturpolitik-es-wird-enger.html

My Idea: Boycott Germany's cultural institutions until it is once again possible to exhibit, perform and write without censorship.

Kulturpolitik: Es wird enger

Die durch den Gazakrieg noch einmal verschärfte Antisemitismusdebatte belastet die hiesige K...

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faab64@diasp.org
Farhad A

The joint statement of the United States, #Australia, #Bahrain, #Belgium, #Canada, #Denmark, #Germany, #Italy, #Japan, the #Netherlands, #NewZealand and the United Kingdom to Ansar Allah in #Yemen |

We demand an immediate end to these illegal attacks and the release of illegally seized ships and crews.

If the Houthis continue to threaten lives, the global economy, and the free flow of trade in the vital waterways of the region, they will be responsible for the consequences.

Yemen's response, which was communicated to the Westerners weeks ago: If you want to join the American-Israeli game, a ship will not pass through Bab al-Mandab.
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PS. It's amazing that they get united to safeguard comers but don't give a rats ass about 1000s of dead and dying Palestinians. I truly want to vomit.

#UK #US #Israel #RedSea #Politics #Gaza #Hypocrisy

christophs@diaspora.glasswings.com
Christoph S

Does Germany Have A Fireworks Problem? — 40% German https://40percentgerman.com/home/2018/11/5/germany-and-fireworks-how-not-to-get-blown-up-jwzyn-rppfh

What concerns me more than anything is the growing evidence that Germany has a problem when it comes to fireworks. Every year, hospitals across the country plead with the population to act with more care, but annually they are ignored. Statistics suggest that drunken men are the most likely to be maimed by fireworks, but more shockingly, children are often in a “second wave” that comes on New Year’s Day, when they find active fireworks that have been discarded, or fireworks that failed to explode. All of this could be avoided with some basic education on firework handling, but as of now, that seems unlikely to happen on an organised scale.

Yep fully agree!
#germany #fireworks

Does Germany Have A Fireworks Problem? — 40% German

It’s Silvester in Germany, and many will ring in the New Year with a private firework display. At the same time, thousands of people across the country will be treated for firework related injuries. Does Germany have a fireworks blindspot?

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