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I am Germany originated as a Twitter account in 2012, and has been going for 12 years. I am the latest curator and we're trying to see if we can revitalise the concept on Bluesky as well!

By now you should know the drill: Most will have an extra day off. Regular shops will be closed, but gas stations, restaurants and so on should be open. Expect more people travelling around and on the long weekend. Cars, trains and of course if the weather is fine people will be outside doing fun stuff (or at least something they consider fun).

> The festival is an international event held in Berlin that was set up to encourage change from within the government. It showcases good practice examples.

The wheels of German bureaucracy may move slowly, but the pop-up museum will not be around for long. It will be consigned to history on June 25 and hopes to take a large chunk of red tape with it. Only time will tell if that €500,000 investment was well spent.

A higher regional court in western Germany rejected on Monday an appeal by the  Alternative for Germany (AfD) party against its classification as a "suspected" far-right extremist organization.

The judges at the court in Münster said the designation was appropriate and did not violate the constitution or European law.

"The court finds there is sufficient evidence that the AfD pursues goals that run against the human dignity of certain groups and against democracy," they wrote.

"There are grounds to suspect at least part of the party wants to accord second-rank status to German citizens with a migration background."

The party criticized the decision, claiming that the proceedings lacked "sufficient clarification of the facts." It said it would "of course" lodge another appeal.

What does the decision mean?

The status makes it easier for the domestic intelligence agency BfV to investigate and surveil AfD members or recruit informants from within the organization.

DW correspondent Simon Young, reporting from Münster, said the court likened the status to a "smoke alarm" to mean that if an alarm went off in a house, police would break down the door to see if there was a fire.

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, a Social Democrat, welcomed the decision. "Today's ruling shows that we are a defensive democracy," she said.

The AfD unsuccessfully challenged the designation at a lower court in the western city of Cologne in 2022. It can still appeal the decision on a federal level.

How popular is the AfD in Germany?

The AfD is topping opinion polls in several eastern states, such as Saxony, that are due to hold elections later this year. It is also polling nationally at around 20% amid high dissatisfaction with Chancellor Olaf Scholz's left-leaning ruling coalition.

However, the party is less popular in some major cities and western parts of Germany.

The party has increasingly come under scrutiny from government agencies amid allegations linking it to espionage on behalf of Russia and China.

"It remains to be seen if this decision by the court puts any dent in that [popularity] or possibly, as some suggest, it might even embolden some supporters of the far-right AfD," DW's Young said.

Ich besuche meine Familie nächste Woche, und ich will kleine Geschenke mitbringen.

I know American chocolate is inferior, but I assume it's still a novelty. Some kind of candies probably, too. What else? Many years ago they loved to get boxed breakfast cereal and paper napkins, which seems quaint now.

It's been years since I've seen them, and I'm sure everyone there can buy whatever they want on the Internet, but it will still be fun to bring something.

Any suggestions for an Ausländer?

Tomorrow is Labour Day and next week on Thursday is Ascension Day. Most shops will be closed. But restaurants, petrol stations and shops that offer 'Reisebedarf'/travel necessities will be open.

There will be festivities in a lot of places especially tonight (Tanz in den Mai - dance into May) and also tomorrow. And as it's Labour Day there will be Union organised demonstrations and more.

Ascension Day in some areas more commonly known as the less spiritual and more spirits-induced Herrentag or Vatertag. Expect a lot of people out walking, cycling, partying.

Boooooooo!!!

It seems that with unusually warm temperature came unusually bad air. Any ideas why?

Happy Easter everyone, btw!

Good news for people who need to use the Deutsche Bahn. It won't help much concerning the general problems of reliability/punctuality unfortunately.

My buddy and I were discussing the allowed blood alcohol content for driving (purely hypothetically) and how it varies across countries and then we stumbled upon the question in the title. Would be curious to hear if you guys know any good examples.

> Today, noyb has filed a complaint and report against the German credit agency SCHUFA with the Hessian data protection authority. The company appears to be making millions of euros by selling people in Germany their own data. With the help of manipulative designs, people are prevented from obtaining a free copy of their data in accordance with Article 15 GDPR – even though they would actually be legally entitled to it. The company’s primary aim appears to be to profit from people looking for accommodation. In Germany, they often have to provide proof of solvency in order to obtain a lease.

The part that might be interesting for people:

> Concealed rights. On its own website, SCHUFA only advertises its so-called “BonitätsAuskunft” for €29.95 to private individuals and claims that it offers an “advantage on the housing market”. A transparent reference to the Article 15 GDPR right to free information is not provided. Using manipulative designs, the company is trying to push the sale of paid products and even falsely presents the free information as unsuitable for submission to third parties.

> Martin Baumann, data protection lawyer at noyb: “SCHUFA is falsely claiming that only its paid products can be presented to third parties. In reality, the European Court of Justice has emphasised several times that data subjects are allowed to do whatever they want with their free information."

Obviously a 10/10 but I'd be interested in your thoughts? 🤔

Native german speaker here. I have been wondering how difficult it is to learn and understand compound words in German. Also, do you yourself make up your own when needed?

I was reading this article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung, and saw this quote:

> Diesen Freitag verabschiedet der Bundestag ein neues Staatsangehörigkeitsrecht, es soll die Einbürgerung erleichtern. Statt nach acht Jahren können Einwanderer künftig nach fünf Jahren einbürgern, bei besonderen Leistungen schon nach drei. Auch der Doppelpass wird erlaubt, nach jahrzehntelangem Kampf. Wer dauerhaft bleibt und sich anstrengt, soll das volle Wahlrecht bekommen und dazugehören. Das ist der Plan.

I've already passed my Citizenship Exam and am ready to go!

Is there a special place you are supposed to take it? Or just put it near a dumpster?

Canonical YouTube link

Also:

• The Pope is Catholic.
• Sky is blue.

Just wondering if I can drive without my license on me?

Hi Feddit!

for my school project/internship I have to contact German Kiosk's/Späti's/Spätverkauf/Nachtladen. I did some googling without much success. Does anyone know of a large group on, for example: Facebook, Telegram, Whatsapp etc. where I can find the shop owners of the Kiosk's/Späti's/Spätverkauf/Nachtladen? Thank you in advance!

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Hallo Feddit!

Für mein Schulprojekt/Praktikum muss ich mich an German Kiosk's/Späti's/Spätverkauf/Nachtladen wenden. Ich habe etwas gegoogelt, ohne großen Erfolg. Kennt jemand eine große Gruppe auf z. B. Facebook, Telegram, Whatsapp etc., wo ich die Ladenbesitzer von Kiosk's/Späti's/Spätverkauf/Nachtladen finden kann? Vielen Dank im Voraus!

Now that the temperature outside has dropped, the windows start to accumulate water vapor. I am assuming that it might also lead to that black stuff forming. Is there a more efficient way of dealing with the condensate than wiping it dry every day?

Hallo aus England.

Being Germans I assume you all listen to Rammstein on repeat so I wanted to ask:

What's your favourite Rammstein song and why the fuck are you letting this community die and returning to Reddit?

Fucking treacherous Kraut cunts. Anyway, Rammstein song?

Via Reddit

• What Does “From the River to the Sea” Really Mean?
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• ‘From the river to the sea’: What does the Palestinian slogan really mean?
• One Democratic Palestine, From The River To The Sea

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Excerpt:

> The news pouring out of Gaza through an unremitting barrage of videos, voice notes, UN statements, and statistics in recent days, are — Israeli genocide and Holocaust researcher Raz Segal writes — “a textbook case of genocide unfolding in front of our eyes.” Palestinians both inside and outside of Gaza have desperately tried to raise awareness of Israel’s “genocidal campaign” for days. Almost eight hundred scholars and practitioners of international law, conflict studies, and genocide studies have signed a letter warning of the possibility of a genocide in Gaza.

Hello, I've been trying for a while to find peanut butter in larger quantities (> 500g). Doesn't seem to be too common sadly. Any advice on this? I'm in Würzburg btw.