Marcel Krueger
@marcelkrueger.bsky.social
Run out the boat, my broken comrades. Books & essays on memory and place, especially about Ireland, Germany, Poland. Walter Benjamin Ultra, has friends everywhere. I live in Berlin.
Editor of @elsewherejournal.bsky.social
https://www.marcelkrueger.eu/
Editor of @elsewherejournal.bsky.social
https://www.marcelkrueger.eu/
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Marcel Krueger
@marcelkrueger.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Allow me to (re)introduce myself. I’m a German-Irish writer and translator, disciple of Drndić, Sebald and Benjamin. I write about memory, nostalgia and identity by way of my German-Polish family history full of spies, forced labour, and lost homes. I'm adding some essays and books of mine below.
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Alt, marode, trotzdem da,
Unterführung-Antifa!
Unterführung-Antifa!
February 13, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Alt, marode, trotzdem da,
Unterführung-Antifa!
Unterführung-Antifa!
The refugee identity card of my grandfather Willi, issued by the city of Solingen in 1948. He had spent the previous years as POW in France and was unable to return to his home in Pomerania, which had become part of Poland. He settled in Solingen instead where he met my grandmother, also a refugee.
February 13, 2026 at 4:24 PM
The refugee identity card of my grandfather Willi, issued by the city of Solingen in 1948. He had spent the previous years as POW in France and was unable to return to his home in Pomerania, which had become part of Poland. He settled in Solingen instead where he met my grandmother, also a refugee.
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Keine Worte mehr übrig für die Public Intellectuals, die 2026 immer noch auf "mit Rechten reden" setzen. Ist es Naivität, die Sehnsucht nach öffentlicher Aufmerksamkeit oder schlicht Selbstüberschätzung?
February 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Keine Worte mehr übrig für die Public Intellectuals, die 2026 immer noch auf "mit Rechten reden" setzen. Ist es Naivität, die Sehnsucht nach öffentlicher Aufmerksamkeit oder schlicht Selbstüberschätzung?
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Almost all people in power are writing dangerously unhinged and ridiculous fictions.
The 'Moon economy' is about to boom. Deutsche Bank thinks this one space stock will benefit
The 'Moon economy' is about to boom. Deutsche Bank thinks this one space stock will benefit
This stock is a play on lunar infrastructure and connectivity, the firm said.
cnb.cx
February 12, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Almost all people in power are writing dangerously unhinged and ridiculous fictions.
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The only biosphere in the known universe capable of supporting human life is being turned into a hell planet because most of Earth's governments refuse to stop trying to satisfy the insatiable greed of a plutocracy composed of people who already have more money than they could spend in 20 lifetimes.
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:12 AM
The only biosphere in the known universe capable of supporting human life is being turned into a hell planet because most of Earth's governments refuse to stop trying to satisfy the insatiable greed of a plutocracy composed of people who already have more money than they could spend in 20 lifetimes.
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Yes, we have received your AI drafted pitches and yes we can tell they are AI and no we won’t be replying to those, you are wasting your time friendo
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Yes, we have received your AI drafted pitches and yes we can tell they are AI and no we won’t be replying to those, you are wasting your time friendo
In slow distaste
I fold my towel with what grace I can, Not young, and not renewable, but man.
I fold my towel with what grace I can, Not young, and not renewable, but man.
February 12, 2026 at 6:46 AM
In slow distaste
I fold my towel with what grace I can, Not young, and not renewable, but man.
I fold my towel with what grace I can, Not young, and not renewable, but man.
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Dobrindt verabschiedet sich von der Willkommenskultur für Ukrainer.
Freitag berichteten wir bei @correctiv.org, dass das BMI Ukrainern keine Integrationskurse vom BAMF mehr gewähren will.
Heute hat das BAMF dies per Rundschreiben an Träger bestätigt.
Freitag berichteten wir bei @correctiv.org, dass das BMI Ukrainern keine Integrationskurse vom BAMF mehr gewähren will.
Heute hat das BAMF dies per Rundschreiben an Träger bestätigt.
February 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Dobrindt verabschiedet sich von der Willkommenskultur für Ukrainer.
Freitag berichteten wir bei @correctiv.org, dass das BMI Ukrainern keine Integrationskurse vom BAMF mehr gewähren will.
Heute hat das BAMF dies per Rundschreiben an Träger bestätigt.
Freitag berichteten wir bei @correctiv.org, dass das BMI Ukrainern keine Integrationskurse vom BAMF mehr gewähren will.
Heute hat das BAMF dies per Rundschreiben an Träger bestätigt.
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Must read. We all know the cognitive damage and other harms done to users of genAI, but here is behind the scenes reporting on the psychological costs and trauma to workers from vulnerable communities in places like India who are paid pennies to do AI “training” data annotation.
‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Must read. We all know the cognitive damage and other harms done to users of genAI, but here is behind the scenes reporting on the psychological costs and trauma to workers from vulnerable communities in places like India who are paid pennies to do AI “training” data annotation.
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„Es ist auch die Frage, wie wir uns als Gesellschaft dazu positionieren wollen. Ist uns das etwas wert? Da schließe ich explizit auch staatliche Förderungen, Subventionen nicht aus, die es über den Buchpreis und über die feste Ladenbindung schon indirekt gibt.“
www.ndr.de/kultur/buchl...
www.ndr.de/kultur/buchl...
Krise im Buchhandel: "Die Lesefähigkeit, die Lesekompetenz und die Leselust schwinden"
Laut Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels ging die Zahl der Buchläden zwischen 2018 und 2023 um zwölf Prozent zurück. Im Interview spricht der Vorsteher des Börsenvereins Sebastian Guggolz über die ...
www.ndr.de
February 11, 2026 at 3:21 PM
„Es ist auch die Frage, wie wir uns als Gesellschaft dazu positionieren wollen. Ist uns das etwas wert? Da schließe ich explizit auch staatliche Förderungen, Subventionen nicht aus, die es über den Buchpreis und über die feste Ladenbindung schon indirekt gibt.“
www.ndr.de/kultur/buchl...
www.ndr.de/kultur/buchl...
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"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
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This diagram is in Polish, but fairly easy to understand.
The upper section is U.S. assistance for Ukraine during the Biden and Trump admin
The lower is russian drone and missile attacks during the same time frame
Tell me more about how Trump's negotiations are working.
The upper section is U.S. assistance for Ukraine during the Biden and Trump admin
The lower is russian drone and missile attacks during the same time frame
Tell me more about how Trump's negotiations are working.
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
This diagram is in Polish, but fairly easy to understand.
The upper section is U.S. assistance for Ukraine during the Biden and Trump admin
The lower is russian drone and missile attacks during the same time frame
Tell me more about how Trump's negotiations are working.
The upper section is U.S. assistance for Ukraine during the Biden and Trump admin
The lower is russian drone and missile attacks during the same time frame
Tell me more about how Trump's negotiations are working.
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Update: Wir haben schon über 30 000 Euro. Wer kann noch spenden? Für die Menschen in Kyjiw. Sehr gute Aktion von @vitsche.bsky.social und @bravery-ev.bsky.social!
Ich unterstütze die Kampagne „300 Warm Help Boxes“.
Nach schweren russischen Angriffen auf die zivile Energieinfrastruktur leiden viele Menschen in Kyjiw unter Stromausfällen und extremen Temperaturen.
Für ältere Menschen sind Kälte und Dunkelheit nicht nur eine Belastung-
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vitsche.org/donate/
Nach schweren russischen Angriffen auf die zivile Energieinfrastruktur leiden viele Menschen in Kyjiw unter Stromausfällen und extremen Temperaturen.
Für ältere Menschen sind Kälte und Dunkelheit nicht nur eine Belastung-
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vitsche.org/donate/
February 9, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Update: Wir haben schon über 30 000 Euro. Wer kann noch spenden? Für die Menschen in Kyjiw. Sehr gute Aktion von @vitsche.bsky.social und @bravery-ev.bsky.social!
Opens the apps for five minutes.
February 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Opens the apps for five minutes.
Fascism.
This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Fascism.
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1924 monument in place Jamblinne de Meux, Schaerbeek to Philippe Baucq, a 35 yr old architect and resistant shot in 1915, alongside Edith Cavell and others. It was destroyed within hours of the Nazis taking control of Brussels in 1940.
February 8, 2026 at 6:53 PM
1924 monument in place Jamblinne de Meux, Schaerbeek to Philippe Baucq, a 35 yr old architect and resistant shot in 1915, alongside Edith Cavell and others. It was destroyed within hours of the Nazis taking control of Brussels in 1940.
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"I have to use AI to make art or no one will take me seriously"
Punk this is HP Lovecraft's original drawing of Cthulhu
Punk this is HP Lovecraft's original drawing of Cthulhu
February 8, 2026 at 5:24 AM
"I have to use AI to make art or no one will take me seriously"
Punk this is HP Lovecraft's original drawing of Cthulhu
Punk this is HP Lovecraft's original drawing of Cthulhu
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We're open to submissions next Friday (13th February) for gorse 15: Eureka!/EYPHKA! Full details on the website:
gorse.ie/gorse-15-eur...
gorse.ie/gorse-15-eur...
February 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
We're open to submissions next Friday (13th February) for gorse 15: Eureka!/EYPHKA! Full details on the website:
gorse.ie/gorse-15-eur...
gorse.ie/gorse-15-eur...
Blick aus dem Kölner Dom ca. 1946, von Ordensschwester Margarita Neiteler (1913-2002).
February 8, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Blick aus dem Kölner Dom ca. 1946, von Ordensschwester Margarita Neiteler (1913-2002).
Vielleicht sollte man es lassen, @mariamlau.bsky.social?
Tino Chrupalla ist Malermeister, Eishockey-Fan und fährt zum Tanken nach Polen. Was denkt der Mann, der für die Volksnähe der AfD stehen soll, über Deutschland?
Tino Chrupalla: "Kalt. Unsicher. Friedliebend"
Tino Chrupalla ist Malermeister, Eishockey-Fan und fährt zum Tanken nach Polen. Was denkt der Mann, der für die Volksnähe der AfD stehen soll, über Deutschland?
www.zeit.de
February 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Vielleicht sollte man es lassen, @mariamlau.bsky.social?
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Wenn der Faschismus die Tür eintritt, werden sie immer noch fragen: Ist das schon Faschismus?
February 7, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Wenn der Faschismus die Tür eintritt, werden sie immer noch fragen: Ist das schon Faschismus?
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Katja Petrowskaja über Kälte als Waffe: "Die Elektriker reparieren ununterbrochen Kraftwerke, die ständig bombardiert werden. Sie arbeiten unter Wasser oder in völlig vereisten Anlagen; einige sind dabei schon ums Leben gekommen."
www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
Kälte als russische Waffe im Krieg gegen die Ukraine
In der neuen Folge ihrer F.A.S.-Kolumne „Lost and Found“ erzählt Katja Petrowskaja von den Initiativen der frierenden Ukrainer, mit den russischen Angriffen auf die Energieversorgung zurechtzukommen. ...
www.faz.net
February 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Katja Petrowskaja über Kälte als Waffe: "Die Elektriker reparieren ununterbrochen Kraftwerke, die ständig bombardiert werden. Sie arbeiten unter Wasser oder in völlig vereisten Anlagen; einige sind dabei schon ums Leben gekommen."
www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
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On a day with so much awfulness just taking a moment to note with admiration a dignified leader
🇲🇩🇺🇦 Moldovan President Sandu said that she is against her nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, because there are more worthy candidates - Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
February 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
On a day with so much awfulness just taking a moment to note with admiration a dignified leader
In “How the Łyna Was Created,” Maria Zientara-Malewska (1894-1984) tells the story of the longest river in Warmia-Masuria in the north of Poland. Ałna was the wife of a chieftain here. When he fell in battle, she cried so much that the earth itself shared her despair; their tears formed the river.
February 7, 2026 at 10:26 AM
In “How the Łyna Was Created,” Maria Zientara-Malewska (1894-1984) tells the story of the longest river in Warmia-Masuria in the north of Poland. Ałna was the wife of a chieftain here. When he fell in battle, she cried so much that the earth itself shared her despair; their tears formed the river.