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Claas Gefroi @claasgefroi.bsky.social · 2h

Ich erwarte von Unionspolitikern, dass sie die Faschisten bekämpfen mit allen legalen Mitteln - und nicht, dass sie uns erzählen, dass sie abhauen, wenn diese die Macht übernehmen. Emigrieren kann nämlich stets nur die mobile Oberschicht, nicht das gemeine Volk.

Antisemitismus - Bildungsministerin Prien erwägt für den Fall eines AfD-Bundeskanzlers die Auswanderung nach Israel

Bundesbildungsministerin Prien zeigt sich alarmiert über zunehmenden Antisemitismus in Deutschland – und stellt dabei persönliche Überlegungen an.

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Tobias Merkendorf @tmkdf.bsky.social · 28m

NO WURST might also count as funny world play.

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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 34m

In a way, all permanent representations of EU member states in Brussels do 'political intelligence' but this is a whole different level.

Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 38m

💥 Bombshell investigation: Hungary operated an illegal network of spies to infiltrate the EU institutions while Olivér Várhelyi, who's currently a European Commissioner, served as chief ambassador.

„Súlyos ügy volt” – így bukott le Orbánék titkos kémhálózata Brüsszelben

A 2010-es években a magyar hírszerzés elkezdett kémkedni Brüsszelben, és ehhez uniós intézményeknél dolgozó magyarokat próbált beszervezni. Viszont a magyar szolgálatok ezt annyira nyilvánvalóan és üg...

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Tobias Merkendorf @tmkdf.bsky.social · 40m

I mean there is literally a well selling oat milk brand in Germany named NO MILK.

@bruess.law shall we make a trademark application for „NO WURST“ or „KEIN SCHNITZEL“.

Might be a wee bit descriptive though…

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Techpriest @techpriest.bsky.social · 47m

Cue new smuggling industry sneaking veggie burgers labelled as veggie burgers into the single market via Ireland (/s)

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Tobias Merkendorf @tmkdf.bsky.social · 45m

I would not say that the people don’t need or especially want a car. Also people want big cars to feel „safe“. Or convey status.

But the population is shrinking. Thus the market is shrinking. And the old and poor don’t have the funds to buy a second car.

Tobias Merkendorf @tmkdf.bsky.social · 2h

Community run AI data centres will save us all!

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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 2h

Next up, celebrating Franco's victory against antifa in Spain and declaring the White Rose a terrorist organisation.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 12h

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec

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Kda @kommtdraufan.bsky.social · 2h

Man muss diese Konzept nicht gut finden und vermutlich bindet es mehr personelle und finanzielle Ressourcen als es bringt. Zwangsarbeit im Sinne des Grundgesetzes ist die Arbeitspflicht für Asylbewerber allerdings nicht.

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Peter Jelinek @peterjelinek.bsky.social · 3h

"Vor dem Autogipfel im Kanzleramt klagt die Branche über schrumpfende Märkte. Tatsächlich aber wächst der Autoabsatz weltweit – nur können deutsche Hersteller davon nicht profitieren."

Und dann kam China mit E-Autos...

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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 18h

The centre-right European People's Party is siding with far-right groups to slash EU sustainability and corporate due diligence rules, while business leaders and former EU heavyweights are urging to keep climate and human rights reporting rules intact.

EPP ready to join far-right in watering down EU sustainability rules

The centre-right European People's Party is siding with far-right groups to slash EU sustainability and corporate due diligence rules, while business leaders and former EU heavyweights are urging to keep climate and human rights reporting rules intact.

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 5h

it's crazy how fast movies become dated. for instance, the 2021 movie "Don't Look Up" no longer makes sense, because if an American scientist discovered a planet-killing comet heading towards us today, their main response would be "oh thank fuck for that"

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 11h

This is what happens when you need migrants but hate the fact that you need them.

Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 11h

Good grief. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Germany ends fast-track citizenship as mood on migration shifts

Friedrich Merz’s conservatives had pledged to rescind legislation, which allowed citizenship in three years instead of five

www.theguardian.com

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Anders Larson @thisisanders.bsky.social · 14h

And people forget that despite all the anti-German sentiment the German car industry is a primary driver of (economic) integration, employment, and export growth for CEE MS. If it doesn't modernize with an eye to the marketplace of the 21stC it will be one giant multinational Nokia

Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 14h

If Germany doesn’t put in place a pro-competitive industrial policy for cars, centred on market building, the country may well end up down the line giving messy bailouts, regulatory rollbacks in response to mounting political and union pressure - only for the sector to wither anyway.

Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 20h

German auto summit tomorrow.

The sole focus on the EU combustion engine phase-out, which is 10 years away, is baffling because German cars have a demand problem today

Berlin worries a new EV subsidy scheme would be fiscally too expensive.

But demand-side support is a fiscal no-brainer here.

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Tobias Merkendorf @tmkdf.bsky.social · 15h

Wenigstens glaube ich noch an irgendwas! Und wenn es nur die Sommerzeit ist!

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Tobias Merkendorf @tmkdf.bsky.social · 15h

Es ist immer noch Sommerzeit!

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Waldläuferin 🌻 @waldlaeuferin.bsky.social · 18h

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Tobias Merkendorf @tmkdf.bsky.social · 15h

Das dachte ich mir fast. Dann hatte der AG bei der ersten Elternzeit einfach keine Ahnung.

Sie kann aber aus dem für sie günstigen Fehler bei der ersten Elternzeit keinen Anspruch auf Erhalt des Urlaubsanspruchs für die zweite ableiten.

Tobias Merkendorf @tmkdf.bsky.social · 16h

Denke da ist ggf eher auf das Ende abzustellen.

Und das Kürzen bei der ersten: daraus würde ich jetzt kein „Gewohnheitsrecht“ oder so ableiten. Haben alle Leute der letzten Jahre das nicht gekürzt bekommen? Oder nur eine? Klingt ja eher nach kleinem Betrieb.

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Tobias Merkendorf @tmkdf.bsky.social · 16h

Was aus eigener Erfahrung falsch war. Die 1/12 Kürzung je Monat ist rechtens.

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Tobias Merkendorf @tmkdf.bsky.social · 16h

Am besten im Wald verbuddeln!

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Tobias Merkendorf @tmkdf.bsky.social · 19h

Just look at China.

Defending the combustion engine will only accelerate Europe‘s automotive industry’s demise.

V6 engines and typewriters both sound nice. But they don’t have a future.

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Tobias Merkendorf @tmkdf.bsky.social · 20h

Not everything about the „Abwrackprämie“ was bad.

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Tobias Merkendorf @tmkdf.bsky.social · 20h

This would -at least in Germany- be unexpected. Infrastructure projects and certain traffic layouts are still -sadly- focused on automobiles.

In view of the cost of living „crisis“ and overall demographics I don’t see demand taking up either. The market is going sideways or shrinking slowly

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Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 20h

It is a pretty dire indictment on the quality of German policy-making if we blast billions on stay-at-home subsidies and gastronomy tax cuts.

And do nothing for our most important industry bringing in 90bn in tax receipts, other than killing the ICE phaseout cuz we want to stay in the 20th century

Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 20h

German auto summit tomorrow.

The sole focus on the EU combustion engine phase-out, which is 10 years away, is baffling because German cars have a demand problem today

Berlin worries a new EV subsidy scheme would be fiscally too expensive.

But demand-side support is a fiscal no-brainer here.

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