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Last year I received a death threat online. Some fascist German MAGA excuse for a human wanted me dead.

I then spoke with @hateaid, a German organization that helps people who are threatened or abused online or by hate speech.

I coincidentally heard many stories of people who were threatened much worse than I was, whose life was turned into a living hell. We absolutely do need organizations like HateAid, nowadays more than ever before.

They are now themselves attacked … by the US regime in their global quest against "antifa(scism)". 😠

The US fascists officially won't let them enter the USA anymore. The US nazis claim "censorship" as their justification. This is just the beginning.

Think about that: The USA is attacking civil organizations of a country (Germany) that once was one of its closest allies.

Our time is no longer …

GLS-Bank kündigt linken Strukturen Bankkonten
"Wir müssen wieder Bargeld sammeln"

‚Das Anarchist Black Cross Dresden unterstützt seit Jahren politische Gefangene und von Repression betroffene Aktivistinnen – lokal wie international. Für diese Solidaritätsarbeit sind Spenden und funktionierende Konten existenziell. Mitte November wurde dem Verein, über den diese Spenden liefen, von der GLS Bank fristlos das Konto gekündigt. Andere Banken verweigerten anschließend die Kontoeröffnung.‘

@RDL sprach mit Nina, vom @abcdd über das „Debanking“. Die Strategie, Menschen oder Vereine von der Kontoführung auszuschließen. Eine zunehmend wirkmächtige Repressionsform gegen linke Infrastruktur!

https://rdl.de/Debanking_abcd_Dresden_GLS_Bank_Dezember_2025_RDL

Schleswig-Holstein reports €15M yearly savings by replacing Microsoft 365 with LibreOffice across most government workplaces 💶

About 80% of offices have migrated, with a €9M one-time investment planned for 2026 to finish the shift and strengthen open-source tools 🧩

@libreoffice

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/german-state-ditch-microsoft/

Hey, ! I just learned about ehrenamt which was described as a special legal status for those engaged in socially beneficial unpaid labor, "which provides tax benefits and relaxes requirements for receiving unemployment benefits". (From this: https://hachyderm.io/@papiris/115634929515585230 )

Could somebody who knows clue me in to what those tax benefits are and what the requirements are for receiving unemployment benefits that are relaxed for ehrenamt? This sounds like a *fantastic* idea, and I'd like to know more about the details, aber ich hab kein Deutsch.

The entire software department at work was fired yesterday. I had already quit and today is my last day. While I already have a new position starting next week, the rest of the department is looking. There are QA, frontend ( ), and backend ( ) engineers, technical writer and software compliance specialists, UI/UX designers, SREs, our manager. If you're in or on-site, I'd love to forward contact details.

🧳🇩🇪 Time to check in, at The Low Budget Hotel (Germany). We are sorry to inform you that there has been a problem with your booking 😱

Built in the 1960s in an east German spa town, this hotel closed around 15-20 years ago as two modern hotels opened, drawing guests away from older establishments. Many hotels closed in the town, and this hotel was actually among the last to succumb.

Small room with wooden panel walls and tables and chairs
room with dining table set with fake flowers on table. room is decaying walls green with algae
double bed in an abandoned hotel room
decaying corridor with tables and chairs

For those in who don't want troops in your country, well... these troops are currently being starved out by their own government

The Garrison , Home of 7th Army Training Command, is instructing its personnel on the official website to, get this, *get their food at German food banks*

🥴

What an amazing, modern, powerful, military

https://home.army.mil/bavaria/about/shutdown-guidance

Tips and Tools Preparing to Lead Through a Government Shutdown 4 Tips to Stay Resilient During a Government Shutdown How to Service a Government Shutdown as a Federal Employee Furlough FAQ Emergency Service Orders and After-Hours Procedures Running list of German support organizations for your kit bags Tafel Deutschland: The umbrella organization distributes food to people in poverty through its more than 970 local food banks. You can find your nearest food bank on their website. https://www.tafel.de/ Foodsharing e.V.: A nationwide volunteer movement that shares surplus food. The organization is also a contact point for donations and support. https://foodsharing.de/ Essen für Alle (Food for everyone): A non-profit association that volunteers in food rescue and distribution and sees itself as a point of contact for food aid. https://www.essen-fuer-alle.org/ Too Good To Go-App – Nationwide “Too Good To Go bags” refer to the surprise bags sold via the Too Good To Go-App to reduce food waste. These bags contain unsellable but perfectly good food from shops, cafés, and restaurants, which can be picked up at a reduced price. To obtain one of these bags, it must be reserved in the app and picked up at the store during a specified time window, presenting the reservation receipt in the app. The app is free of charge. Too Good To Go-App Verbraucherlotse (Consumer Guide): Offers a free telephone hotline (0228 - 24 25 26 27) and other contact options (email, contact form) for...