Again.
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Just because “we’re the lowest court…”
Doesn’t mean we can’t sink any lower.
German court due to rule on ‘from the river to the sea’ case in test of free speech – Defendant is accused of ‘condoning the assault by Hamas’ by using slogan during protest…
A spokesperson for the court, Lisa Jani, confirmed that while there had been about five cases in Berlin involving “rioting” and “incitement” at pro-Palestinian protests, this was probably the first revolving specifically around the use of the politically charged phrase.
Even if the defendant is found guilty on Tuesday, it would be only the beginning of a long legal odyssey of appeals through higher tribunals. “The ruling … would not be binding – we’re the lowest court,” Jani said.
Berlin’s train services are immune to vandalism
They’re always disrupted.
Berlin train services disrupted, vandalism suspected – Rail service between the German capital’s main railway station and the western district of Spandau has been severely disrupted. Authorities believe the fire was deliberatly started.
Train services in the German capital, Berlin, will be disrupted for days due to a cable fire that authorities believe was deliberately set…
The incident follows an arson attack that caused damage to the train line between Hamburg and Bremen on Monday.
Police said perpetrators deliberately set fire to a cable shaft on the railway embankment near Bremen’s Bürgerpark, disrupting high-speed trains between the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia and Hamburg.
Last week, arson attacks on the French high-speed network severely disrupted rail traffic shortly before the start of the Olympic Games.
An activist linked to a far-left movement was arrested in connection with the French incidents.
And why was Germany the key?
Because Putin (and everybody else the world) knows that Germany is erpressbar (blackmailable, open to blackmail).
Just like the current US-Amerika government of… whoever is actually running the government at the moment.
Why Germany was key to prisoner swap deal with Russia – The German government’s decision to release a convicted Russian killer serving a life sentence for murdering an exiled Chechen in Berlin in 2019 was crucial for the prisoner swap between Russia and the West…
The main figure in the swap, which involved several countries, was Vadim Krasikov, a Russian convicted of killing a former Chechen militant in Berlin in 2019.
A clear message to future blackmailers: The German government lets a convicted murderer go free after two years in prison, just like that, somebody who bumped off one of Putin’s critics right here in Berlin’s Tiergarten, in broad daylight.
German of the day: Erics Lampenladen
The means Eric’s Lamp Shop (Eric Honecker’s Lamp Shop).
Das waren Zeiten. That means those were the days.
A demolished communist palace and other rubble: How Berlin is managing its GDR buildings and monuments – An exhibition commemorates the demolition of the former parliament building in the German capital in 2008, an example of the persistent erasure of traces of socialism in the city.
“Kai will pay”
Red marks the spot.
Berlin bans red triangle symbol used by Hamas to mark targets – Berlin has banned the inverted red triangle symbol due to its use by Hamas and their supporters to mark enemy targets in videos and graffiti.
The motion passed in the state senate said the scarlet arrow icon represents an immediate threat to Jews and to people committed to the freedom and security of Israel and should be banned at protests and in the context of the Middle East conflict.
The symbol has been used to target pro-Israel academics and politicians, including Kai Wegner, the Berlin mayor who ordered the eviction of pro-Palestine protesters from the city’s Free University by police.
“Kai will pay” was graffitied on the wall of a university under a red triangle.
Peace bunkers are out
Now “war bunkers” are in. Again.
Germany plans new war bunkers – German cities are calling for new bunkers to be built, to protect the population in the event of war. But critics argue there’s no point.
There might be no better way to gauge a country’s anxieties than by checking in on the companies building panic rooms and private bunkers.
Business has been going worryingly well for BSSD Defence, the Berlin-based company that builds “protection room systems” for private, business and military applications. As well as a range of home security equipment, the company offers everything from “pop-up panic rooms” for around €20,000 ($21,400) to full-scale bunkers for close to €200,000.
Ukraine Recovery Conference?
Does this take place before or after the Germany Recovery Conference?
Zelenskyy arrives in Berlin for Ukraine Recovery Conference – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Berlin for an event that aims to shore up support for Ukraine’s war-torn economy. He is also slated to meet with Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
More than 2,000 representatives from 60 countries have arrived in Berlin for the Ukraine Recovery Conference
The conference, established in 2022, aims to facilitate international initiatives like business development to support Ukrainian society long-term.
April Fools’ Day jokes in June?
And not particularly funny, either.
Berlin’s BER wins award for best airport in Europe – Berlin’s infamous BER airport has won the title of the best airport in Europe, according to a ranking by the UK-based travel portal Eurochange…
The airport scored particularly high in three considered categories; punctuality of departing and arriving flights, attractions for children and the cost of beer.
German of the day: Entschlossenheit
That means determination.
Unfortunately, it’s not a word you hear very often anymore. In either language.
Sunday in front of Tempelhof Airport: Airlift festival for ALL!
The Berlin Airlift ended 75 years ago. To mark the anniversary on May 12, there will be a ceremony at the Airlift Memorial on Sunday. This will be followed by a public festival for all Berliners in the courtyard of honor in front of Tempelhof Airport.
Observing Hermann 