#germany

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German Comforts: Kaffee und Kuchen - by Katja Hoyer

I’m currently going through a bit of a retro biscuit phase. Having lived in the UK for so many years, I couldn’t help but notice how obsessed people are with biscuits in this country.

In Germany, you are lucky if you find a kettle in your hotel room. In Britain, even the most rustic B&B will provide ‘tea-making facilities’ which often include biscuits. Many offices seem to have shared biscuit supplies. Some schools give them out at break time.

So on a cognitive level, I understand the importance of the biscuit to British culture. It’s clearly a thing that punctuates daily life with little pockets of comfort. It’s an excuse to have a break or a light, non-committal chat with your colleagues. Whatever else may be wrong in the world, There will always be time for five minutes of calm with a cuppa and a biscuit.

#Germany #uk

https://www.katjahoyer.uk/p/german-comforts-kaffee-und-kuchen

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Smashing idea: how East Germany invented ‘unbreakable’ drinking glasses

One factor that may have hindered Superfest’s competitiveness in a unified Germany was its functionalist, austere look. Especially in southern parts of the country, drinkers like to swig their beer from glasses decorated with gold edging or engraved coats of arms. “Baroque decoration on a Superfest glass wouldn’t work,” says Höhne. “It would violate the design itself.”

But the main reason for its decline, paradoxically, was its strength. Glass retailers who play by the rules of the market live off the fact that their products break, so they can sell more. A glass that didn’t break was a threat to profits. “It turned out that Superfest is not suited for the market,” says Höhne. “The glasses are too good for pure market thinking.”

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/aug/06/superfest-unbreakable-drinking-glasses-east-germany

#DDR #germany #design #engineering #capitalism is #fail #market #history

ramnath@nerdpol.ch

evil ones are out of control but they want to #control all of life on this earth !

IT'S HAPPENING
#EVIL UNION
EU is launching a new digital vaccination card with #quite #repulsive #QR codes.

The new system is based on the Global Digital #Health Certification Network run by the #WHO.

You have probably heard about #digital #ID before.

Several European countries including #Portugal, #Belgium, #Germany, #Greece and #Latvia are going to try out a new digital #vaccination #card.

The goal is to gather vaccination data in one easily accessible place.

This #system was made possible thanks to the Global Digital Health Certification Network run by none other than the WHO. Originally it was developed during #convid for the EU digital covid certificate.

So what we are seeing now is that basically the same system that was set up during covid, is making a comeback. Were the covid passports just a test run?

These new vaccination cards will come either in the form of a physical card or digitally on smartphones.

Guess what? The vaccination cards will contain a QR code that will be scanned.

This is just a #pilot #project, but they are #planning on implementing it widely in the EU, with further plans being announced in #2026.

Do you know who else had something similar? Germany in the 1930s…

They had something called a ”health passport”.

Make no mistake. This could be used as a form of control, to limit people’s rights.

For example, if it suddenly is mandated that people get a new bird flu injection, this will then be stored on the new vaccine card that people will have to present.

This technology paves the way for control. We all saw what happened during covid with the covid passports. This is just the next step.

I bring you the important news that you won’t read on the mainstream media.

https://x.com/PeterSweden7/status/1821231921940037937

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Western ambassadors to skip Nagasaki memorial after Israel snub (Daily Tribune, 2024-08-07)

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(Isn't it lovely how they are united behind this genocidal regime while condemning Russia for "genocide" in Ukrain?)

“Ambassadors from Western countries including the United States will skip a ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of the bombing of #Nagasaki after Israel was snubbed, officials said Wednesday.

“Nagasaki's mayor last week said that Israel's ambassador Gilad Cohen was not invited to Friday's event in the southern Japanese city because of the risk of possible protests over the #Gaza conflict.

“The US and British embassies said on Tuesday that their ambassadors would not take part as a result, and that their countries would be represented by lower-ranking diplomats.

“Media reports said that #Australia, #Italy, #Canada and the European Union, who together with the #US, #Britain and #Germany signed a strongly worded joint letter to Nagasaki's mayor last month, would follow suit.”

https://tribune.net.ph/2024/08/07/western-ambassadors-to-skip-nagasaki-memorial-after-israel-snub

#Nahasaki #NuclearBomb #Hypocrisy #Japan #Israel #CivilzedWest #Politics #Genocide #Complicity