That means projections. As in election results.
Well, there are none yet. So stay tuned or something.
German of the day: Hochrechnungen
German of the day: Das tut man nicht
That means “one doesn’t do that.”
As in insult politicians. Otherwise we’ll arrest you. “Speech raids” are a thing in Germany.
Germans are being arrested for insulting politicians — we need to protect free speech so it never happens here.
The First Amendment is our sacred safeguard against becoming a censorious hellscape — like Germany, where insulting a politician can land you in prison.
Even supposedly “free” Western countries are liable to crack down on free speech at a moment’s notice, as a recent “60 Minutes” segment makes clear.
German of the day: Abzug
That means withdrawal.
Vance floats US troop withdrawal from Germany over free-speech concerns – The U.S. vice president links continued military support to Berlin’s speech policies.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Thursday night suggested that the Trump administration could reconsider its military presence in Germany, tying continued American defense commitments to Berlin’s stance on free speech.
Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Vance took direct aim at Germany’s handling of online speech restrictions, warning that the American public would not support funding the country’s defense while its government cracks down on political expression.
“Think about this,” Vance said. “Germany’s entire defense is subsidized by the American taxpayer. There are thousands upon thousands of American troops in Germany today. Do you think that the American taxpayer is going to stand for that if you get thrown in jail in Germany for posting a mean tweet? Of course, they’re not.”
German of the day: Niedrigenergiehaus
That means low-energy house. You know, a Green energy house?
This low-energy house looks like it had plenty of energy to me.
On Wednesday evening, the fire department was called to Schönberg in Schleswig-Holstein: A deafening rumble shook the neighborhood! There was an explosion in a single family house that blew away an entire wall…
The initial assumption is that a lithium battery storage system in the low-energy house could be the reason.
No censorship here, JD
Well, not that much anyway. Actually, there is a considerable bit of it and it’s only getting worse, but still.
Germany is prosecuting online trolls. Here’s how the country is fighting hate speech on the internet.
Dozens of police teams across Germany raided homes before dawn in a coordinated crackdown on a recent Tuesday. The state police weren’t looking for drugs or guns, they were looking for people suspected of posting hate speech online.
As prosecutors explain it, the German constitution protects free speech, but not hate speech. And here’s where it gets tricky: German law prohibits speech that could incite hatred or is deemed insulting. Perpetrators are sometimes surprised to learn that what they post online is illegal, according to Dr. Matthäus Fink, one of the state prosecutors tasked with policing Germany’s robust hate speech laws.
Germany is not turning “far-right”
Germany’s established “democratic” political parties are turning Germany “far-right” by not addressing the migrant madness.
And not addressing the Green energy madness. And not addressing the taxation madness. And not addressing the bureaucracy madness. And that’s not all of the madness that’s not being addressed, either. All this madness, you see, is what’s making everybody so mad.
In other words: Fix it already. Or go “far-right.”
Is Germany turning to the far-right? Inside the country’s battle for power – Germany heads to the polls this week facing a challenge for power from the far-right. In the run-up to the historic vote, Siobhan Robbins heads to the country’s right-wing heartland.
Let’s talk about Trump
Not about having out of control migration, the highest energy prices in the world, a stifling bureaucracy, no army, a crumbling infrastruture, a lack of skilled workers…
Slamming Trump is something we can all feel good about.
German Election Spotlight Turns to Trump – The American president’s foreign policy, and a divisive speech by his vice president, drew attention away from an attack by a refugee that some expected would fan political tensions over migration.
JD is a rightwing extremist again
He really needs to stop doing that, or something.
End of an era? Germany in disarray as US scolds staunchest European ally – Washington’s message at Munich security conference sends shockwaves through transatlantic alliance...
“Vance is a rightwing extremist politician supported by US Big Tech oligarchs, whose aim is to gradually destroy the EU,” said Anton Hofreiter, a German Green MP.
You mean the attack on October 7th?
I couldn’t agree more, Tilda.
Tilda Swinton decries ‘internationally enabled mass murder’ at Berlin film festival – Actor speaks out against ‘the unacceptable complacency of our greed-addicted governments’ as she picks up a Golden Bear award for lifetime achievement.
German of the day: Bedrohung von innen
That means threat from within.
At Munich conference, US VP Vance warns European allies of ‘threat from within’ – Vice President JD Vance warned European allies attending the security conference in Munich, Germany, against “the threat from within,” arguing that European governments are exercising extreme censorship and have failed to adequately get a handle on “out-of-control migration.”
“The threat that I worry the most about vis a vis Europe is not Russia, it’s not China, it’s not any other external actor,” he said Friday. “What I worry about is the threat from within, the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values, values shared with the United States of America.”
Observing Hermann 