The Bavarian capital of Munich has attracted surfers for decades, in spite of the fact that it's hundreds of miles from the coast. How? The Eisbach wave, which sits on the edge of the Eisbach river. TheWorld.org's Rebecca Rosman dove into how the wave was created, and what it's like to surf it.
»According to #Amnesty Intl. #Germany, a guilty verdict for even one of the defendants [of] @AufstandLastGen could […] criminalise any activity that promotes it or its purposes, whether financially, logistically, politically, legally or in the media.
“§129 of the German criminal code is to combat organised crime. Its application to non-violent protest criminalises civic engagement and thus restricts democratic freedoms."«
there is an historical reason for germany to support israel:
germany aka formerly known as west germany has never reviewed its tight collaboration with apartheid south africa
when most other countries had already turned their back on apartheid south africa, it was west germany which breached every embargo and did business with the apartheid regime
given the current situation in palestine, germany is forced to deal with the lie underpinning its very existence: that germany allegedly has learned from its nazi past, and that germany thus has become a democratic, anti-racist country
Tragic to see #Germany descend into #fascism again, from their robust defence of the #Genocide to their totalitarian criminalisation of peaceful environmental protestors.
A representative of the German government clarified that if an international arrest warrant is issued against Israeli Prime Minister #Netanyahu, #Germany will be obliged to arrest him.
"We are bound by law, Germany supports the court and will remain so," spokesman Stefan Hebstreit said. #ICC
In its justification, it commits itself to the principles of the #Fediverse and #OpenScience:
"Freie Universität Berlin has been present on Mastodon since December 2022. #Mastodon is part of the decentralized Fediverse network. Compared to large commercial social networks, Mastodon relies on chronological feeds and reduces the algorithmic sorting of posts. This ensures that information is always openly available and reduces the likelihood of so-called filter bubbles forming."
Beyond my wildest expectations, we blew past the 175€ goal with 1056,01€ for the #germany based food bank "Die Tafel" last Monday within 10 hours of #streaming !
A huge thank you to @Rooki and @FusionWarrior
for their extremely generous donations and the many fine folk from the #fediverse as well as the #mastodon and #gaming communities who helped out and came by.
My community might be small, but boy howdy, is it mighty!
#France 's main #FarRight party said it will no longer sit in the #EU parliament with the #AfD faction, indicating it had lost patience with the controversies surrounding its German allies. The head of the AfD's list in the polls, Maximilian Krah, had said in a weekend interview with Italian newspaper La Repubblica that someone who had been a member of the SS was "not automatically a criminal". Pierre Benazet reports from Brussels. #Germany https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNnQcLVch6s #FarRight#Germany#France
The self-styled prince at the heart of an alleged conspiracy-fuelled plot to attack #Germany 's parliament and topple the government rejected the accusations made against him as his trial opened. The group of alleged conspirators, which includes a former politician and ex-army officers, is accused of preparing a "treasonous undertaking" to storm the Bundestag and take MPs hostage. Nick Holdsworth reports from Berlin. #coup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J5N3gzAHMo
#Hamburg , #Berlin , #Köln and #Frankfurt ...I want to go to a concert to watch an act who is performing in these places next year because the UK is sold out. German folk and folk who have been to Germany, which places do you think is the best option? Pls help.