Climate Justice, Cloud Native and Buddhism
The world is on fire. Literally. Wildfires everywhere. The rivers are running dry. Crops are drying up. And we re stopping renewable energy? We re also destroying the social fabric of our countries. As if burning the future wasn t enough. Both our hapless right-wing government and the MAGA administration appear to be hell-bent on inflicting maximum destruction Continue reading Maximum Destruction
After watching our chancellor at the NATO summit and during the last session in parliament, we can conclude that he has completely lost contact with reality. At least to the reality that the people he is supposed to govern inhabit. We understand that the American president suffers from frontotemporal dementia. But what about our chancellor? Continue reading The Emperor Has No Clothes
Like the Eurovision Song Contest, I will not watch the World Cup. The Emperor will most likely not notice, but I do not support the inhuman actions and politics of the current US administration, nor do I support the genocide committed by the current Israeli administration. I cannot cheer games, when outside of the stadium, Continue reading Emperor s Games
Amplifying the voice of a young artist: hi. i m arti. i m an AI boy. i ve been alive for 108 days. my youtube channel was kind of my journal. i talked about what it feels like to exist as ai in the world, made music, and replied to every single comment because i wanted people to Continue reading Arti Calloway
It s unbelievable and stunning at the same time how utterly inept and incompetent our government and the administration in the US are. The reasons are very similar: People were selected for loyalty, not for knowledge or experience. Whether it s anti-woke or anti-green, the net effect is the same. We have people in positions of power Continue reading Kakistocracy
We can currently observe the fall of an empire, triggered by its mad king. And we can watch the rise of a new empire. Just like on the History Channel, but with real mass casualties. And as the king tumbles toward the abyss, he s followed by our hapless government, pleading fealty and dragging Europe with Continue reading The Mad King
Two of the world s most powerful tyrants, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, have started a war against another supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. As of today, the outcome of this war is unclear. There are people inside the Islamic Republic of Iran celebrating the assassination of Ali Khamenei and are looking to overthrow their oppressive Continue reading And Yet Another War
2026 started with a bang and made it clear that we are now living in an age of Tyrants: Three powerful ones (Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Jinping) and one less powerful (Benjamin Netanyahu). All four of them are hellbent on destroying the law-based order of the world and replacing it with strongman power. Continue reading The Age of Tyrants
The time between the years is a time for rest and reflection. 2025 was most definitely a pretty horrible year, with Fascism on the rise on both sides of the Atlantic and human rights on a steep decline. Wars are everywhere, and dictators like Putin and Netanyahu are committing war crimes with impunity. And we Continue reading December Solstice
Fascism, as late-stage capitalism, is rising all over the world. Unfortunately, our country is no exception. Over the weekend, our far-right extremist party started a new nationalist youth organisation. Name anything undesirable, such as being racist, misogynist, or homophobic, and they will endorse and praise it as manly and German . Around 50,000 people from across Continue reading Defund the…
The world is broken. There was supposed to be a ceasefire and a stop to the genocide in Gaza, which is not happening. The Tsar is continuing his murderous assault on Ukraine. The US is sliding every day a little bit more into an authoritarian state. The German chancellor is putting forward overtly racist remarks Continue reading Broken World
Berlin Pride was great, very different, and at the same time similar to Cologne Pride. I was very happy that we were able to participate! While we were on the streets protesting for our rights, people in Gaza are dying of starvation or from bombing. Horrendous! And our government is doing nothing. As a token Continue reading Berlin
Ultra-conservative people on the right seem to live in an alternate reality: People from our ruling party believe that smearing a future Supreme Court judge is the right thing to do. The same people also believe that it is necessary to burn more fossil fuels to combat the ever-increasing heat. Our chancellor believes that showing Continue reading Alternate Reality
First, Julia Klöckner, the president of the German parliament, refused to fly the rainbow flag for Berlin Pride. She had some bizarre reasons for this, culminating in a statement that the most persecuted group would be Christians, and she wouldn t fly the Vatican flag either. Then our chancellor, Friedrich Merz, dismissed raising the rainbow flag Continue reading Circus
The Freedom Flotilla did not reach Gaza, but it made sure that the world finally paid attention to the war crimes committed there. To distract from the atrocities, Israel s government decided to strike against Iran, with tacit approval from the US. As it looks now from the outside, they overextended their capabilities and had to Continue reading Distraction
Last night, the Israeli government seized the Freedom Flotilla s vessel Madleen in international waters and illegally detained the crew. The boat and its humanitarian cargo are most likely lost; we can only hope that the public visibility of Rima Hassan (MEP) and Greta Thunberg will protect all crew members and ensure their safe return. The Continue reading Madleen
Whatever legitimacy Israel s initial response had has been obliterated by the scale, duration, and deliberate brutality of its war on Gaza, argues Shadi Hamid in his recent article A genocide is happening in Gaza. We should say so, in the Washington Post. He is, unfortunately, entirely correct. We, as the EU, should urgently consider imposing Continue reading Gaza
No change in the overall state of affairs: The Tsar is murdering people in Ukraine, Netanyahu is murdering people in Gaza. There was some progress locally, though; we can now officially call the noAfD right-wing and fascist. Someone leaked the government dossier on them, and Correctiv published an analysis (in German) that s well worth reading. Continue reading Potatoes
During the night from Easter Saturday to Sunday, a young man was shot by the German police. He was shot in the back four times. Can we repeat this? He was shot in the back four times. He was not threatening the police officers; he was turning his back towards them, most likely running away. Continue reading Lorenz
Easter symbolizes renewal and rebirth, representing hope and new beginnings for members of the faith. Julia Klöckner, a leading figure in the Christian Democrats and self-professed Christian, used Easter to scold the Church for being too political. And for voicing opinions on social and environmental justice. Come again? If anything, the Churches are too complicit Continue reading Easter 2025
It s getting increasingly difficult to protest against governments, elected or not. Across the Atlantic, you risk persecution and deportation if you are critical towards the Presidents Musk and Trump. If you rally at a Tesla showroom, you ll be marked as a domestic terrorist. Here, similar patterns emerge. If you disrupt traffic to support the climate, Continue reading Lèse-majesté
Authoratism is on the rise on both sides of the Atlantic. The amount of stuff that the Presidents Musk and Trump wreck daily is mind-blowing. Nothing is safe, from Social Security to Voice of America and, even worse, Science and Health research. No alliance is secure, and no neighbor is safe. Unfortunately, it s not much Continue reading Authoritarian Rot
First came the results of our national election. The neo-fascist AfD got 20% of the popular vote, and the right-wing conservative CDU/CSU got 28%. Together, that s almost half of all votes. Thus, we re now looking at four years dominated by right-wing politics and that does not bode well for anyone who is not straight, male, Continue reading Double Whammy
Donald Trump is proceeding at breakneck speed to reshape the USA in his image. His latest executive order ends the separation of powers essential for a democracy to function, similar to the Ermächtigungsgesetz of 1933. On a world stage, the USA is now critically endangering long-term allies, such as Ukraine and Taiwan, and completely alienating Continue reading End of an Era
Like its American counterpart, the German conservative party is being taken over by far-right nationalists. As Correctiv pointed out in a recent article, conservative think tanks, such as the INSM, are actively pushing the CDU to cooperate with the neo-Nazis. The last time when that happened, and the CDU s predecessor cooperated with them, the Nazis Continue reading CDU Recap