Word of the Week: Backpfeifengesicht
Do you ever look at someone and feel like punching them in the face?
Well, Germans have a unique word for that face: a Backpfeifengesicht
— a face that’s badly in need of a fist.
https://germanyinusa.com/2019/02/22/wo
As part of the Cohere-Aleph Alpha deal, Aleph Alpha backer Schwarz Group plans to invest $600M in Cohere's Series E, which a source says is set to close in 2026 (Kai Nicol-Schwarz/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/24/cohere-aleph-alpha-germany-ai-euro…
In Germany, genocide denial is a crime.
Unless it’s genocide against Palestinians.
How can that be? Easy. Because they don’t see Palestinians as human beings.
Why? Because they are racist fucks.
(And because they profit from the genocide as the world’s #2 arms dealer to Israel after the US.)
Makes me sick to my stomach. Gotta love those “European values” eh?
#germany
🌱 Global greening: Study shows Earth's green wave is shifting northeast
#environment
"Germany off track to deliver 2045 climate goal"
#Germany #Climate #ClimateChange
Google Maps in Germany now publishes how many reviews of restaurants etc were removed due to “defamation”, i.e. legal action from the owners of the criticized businesses. There’s now a Chrome extension that adds 0 ratings for every removed rating and then averages that with the provided rating.
https://github.com/Ennui92/…
German President: Trump's "Disastrous War Is Illegal" - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/03/german-president-trumps-disastrous-war-is-illegal/
"In Germany, climate-related television content reaches engaged viewers but misses skeptical groups"
#Germany #Climate #ClimateChange
RE: https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/116458516999245541
“How Nazi Germany’s history has shaped the way it wages war. Why has Nazi Germany chosen such brutal military aggression?”
Are we even serious right now?