I like how this is good because the AfD wants to change the Constitution. Of course, when it comes to the US, left wingers want to toss out the whole thing. But the Constitution is sacrosanct and cannot be touched if that hurts the left wing agenda
Michael Shermer on X - "A man in Bavaria had his house raided by police after retweeting a meme mocking German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck, calling him a "professional moron." In other news, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took 2nd in today's national election."
German police raid man’s home over tweet mocking Greens’ politician - "A man in Bavaria had hi\s house raided by police after retweeting a meme mocking German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck of the Greens party. On November 12, at 6 am, the 64-year-old poster was woken by two police officers with the Schweinfurt force in Bavaria after the local court in Bamberg had ordered his home and car be searched for mobile phones and other digital devices... According to the court document, the public prosecutor stated “public interest” in pressing criminal charges as the retweet was “punishable as an insult against people of political life”. It potentially constituted “incitement of the people”. Publicly insulting a politician has been a criminal offence in Germany since 2021 when a set of laws “against hate and hate speech” were passed under then-chancellor Angela Merkel... Habeck, along with other Greens politicians, has made wide use of the regulation penalising insults against politicians. In April 2023, he signed a criminal complaint against popular German journalist Rainer Meyer who had tweeted that Habeck’s appearance “would not stand out negatively in a group of train-station alcoholics”. Chris Gattringer Share A man in Bavaria had his house raided by police after retweeting a meme mocking German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck of the Greens party. On November 12, at 6 am, the 64-year-old poster was woken by two police officers with the Schweinfurt force in Bavaria after the local court in Bamberg had ordered his home and car be searched for mobile phones and other digital devices. Police confiscated the man’s tablet. His daughter, who reportedly has Down’s syndrome, was there at the time. The court had decided that the man had published an image on X in June 2024 that showed an image of Habeck above a slogan reading: “Professional moron”. The meme played on the German phrase “Schwachkopf Professional”, which closely resembled the well-known shampoo brand “Schwarzkopf Professional”. The man allegedly shared the meme on his X account, which at the time had 901 followers. According to the court document, the public prosecutor stated “public interest” in pressing criminal charges as the retweet was “punishable as an insult against people of political life”. It potentially constituted “incitement of the people”. Publicly insulting a politician has been a criminal offence in Germany since 2021 when a set of laws “against hate and hate speech” were passed under then-chancellor Angela Merkel. The Schweinfurt police confirmed the raid and said it was part of a nationwide “day of action against internet criminality”. Also on November 12, Hamburg police raided the apartments of five people charged with denying the holocaust and posting Swastikas on social media. Habeck, along with other Greens politicians, has made wide use of the regulation penalising insults against politicians. In April 2023, he signed a criminal complaint against popular German journalist Rainer Meyer who had tweeted that Habeck’s appearance “would not stand out negatively in a group of train-station alcoholics”. In May 2024, Meyer was acquitted by an appeal court that ruled his tweet constituted “an expression of opinion covered by freedom of speech”."
Clearly, to Save Democracy, the AfD needs to be banned
Christian Heiens 🏛 on X - "Germany’s “center-right” party is going to form a coalition government with literal socialists rather than allow AfD a seat at the table. Just watch. The Uniparty is real. It truly is the Right vs everyone else."
German gays back hard-right AfD, poll suggests - "The hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is the most popular among German users of gay dating app Romeo.com, according to the site’s survey. In the poll conducted from January 24 to February 2, almost 28 per cent of more than 60,000 respondents on the dating app said they would vote for the AfD in the upcoming Bundestag election on February 23. All German users received an in-app message with a participation link to the survey on Romeo, one of the world’s largest gay dating apps... Among men above 60 years of age, AfD was less popular, scoring 19.8 per cent. The CDU was most popular, scoring 21.7 per cent, followed by SPD with 20.8 per cent. For the youngest group, 18-24-year-olds, the AfD topped the poll at 34.7 per cent... The AfD has often been criticised as homophobic by its opponents, despite the fact that the party’s co-leader, Alice Weidel, is in a lesbian relationship with a woman of Sri Lankan descent. Her party has also been highly vocal about the rise in homophobic violence in recent years, although linking it to rising mass migration to Germany."
Clearly, young German gays are too stupid to know that the "far right" will put them in concentration camps, so they shouldn't be allowed to vote
Tom Nuttall on X - "The German press reports that JD Vance met with AfD co-leader Alice Weidel after his speech in Munich today. (Vance refused to meet Olaf Scholz, Germany's chancellor.)"
Dr. Angela Rasmussen on X - "You guys the Vice President of the United States just blew off the Chancellor of Germany to meet with Nazis instead. Does it need to be more fucking clear to Americans what kind of people are running the country & what they are doing? Time to decide how you want to be remembered
Denying, excusing, but actually-ing, or simping for Nazis in the replies will be blocked on sight."
Alice Weidel - Wikipedia - "Since 2009, Weidel has been in a lesbian relationship with Sarah Bossard, a Sri Lankan-born film producer"
The "Nazis" are more welcoming and tolerant than the left nowadays
Left wingers love to block those who disagree with them, then proclaim they've never heard an explanation for why people disagree with them, or pretend they want people to explain something to them
Remix News & Views on X - "🚨🇩🇪German police have raided houses and arrested people accused of "insulting" politicians online. In response to criticism, German Green Party MP Renate Künast says that "anyone who criticizes this is supporting right-wing extremism." She is the same Green politician spearheading a gradual ban on the AfD in the German parliament. Former Green Party leader Ricarda Lang called the AfD "Nazis" at a party event in 2023. The AfD party has suffered numerous attacks and brazen assaults in recent years, making them the most physically assaulted party in all of Germany, according to official data. Recently, police conducted an early-morning raid of pensioner Stefan Niehoff and seized his electronic devices for a mocking tweet calling Green Economic Minister Robert Habeck an "idiot." His daughter with Down Syndrome was also present. Habeck and the Greens have come under fire for the massive number of criminal complaints they have filed for "insults," with critics saying it's a threat to freedom of speech. Künast contends that politicians should not suffer such insults."
Clearly, if you criticise mainstream politicians and don't support banning the AfD you're a threat to democracy and a dangerous extremist who needs to be jailed
PeterSweden on X - "Unbelievable. Germany will be FIRING police officers that are member of the right-wing AfD party, despite being the second largest party in the country. Does this sound democratic to you?"
Protesters chanting ‘no to Nazis’ block access to AfD party congress
To make it easy to identify AfD members, they need to be required to wear yellow stars so everyone will be able to identity them. If their numbers don't dwindle, we need to ban the party, lock them up in camps to work and reeducate them, and even kill them if necessary, because the "Nazi" threat is so grave. Due process and Human Rights are Dangers to Democracy - Nazis don't deserve human rights.
Shaun Maguire on X - "The left claims they're anti-fascists but they try to ban free speech and ban political opponents..."
Russell on X - "When you lose on the battlefield of ideas you have nothing left but to use lawfare. Germany is nearing the precipice to which they will not be able to return if they successfully ban a very popular political party."
Eyal Yakoby on X - "WOW: The President of Turkey calls for the end of Western Civilization: “Western civilization will collapse, our divine and humane civilization will flourish.” How is Turkey still a NATO member?"
The limits of "mild Islamism"
Shane Claiborne on X - "Tonight the state of Missouri killed Christopher Collings. These are his final words. The death penalty is evil. It does not heal the wounds of violence… it just creates new wounds. It is time to stop killing to try to show that killing is wrong."
Wilfred Reilly on X - "Christopher Collins raped and killed a small child, and hid the corpse in a sink-hole. I understand some things about leftists, in a "know your enemy" sort of way, but am genuinely baffled by the desire to make martyrs/heroes out of the most useless and excreable people in society."
Crémieux on X - "In 2022, the mayor of Atlanta revealed that 0.2% of the population was responsible for 40% of the city's crime. In one week, Atlanta's police force arrested 20 super-repeaters who had 553 prior arrests and 114 felony convictions between them."
Clearly, they need to expand bail reform and put the onus on the state to justify why an accused criminal shouldn't get bail
Wolves and brown bears among wildlife making ‘exciting’ comeback in Europe (Sep 2022)
Ursula von der Leyen's horse lies dead in a pasture (Jan 2023) - "A picture of the body of Ursula von der Leyen's prized horse lying dead in a pasture has reemerged, as she is forced to deny ordering a wolf cull in revenge."
Wolf that killed von der Leyen’s pony to be shot (Dec 2022)
European Commission to relax rules for protecting the wolf (Dec 2024)
Baby Mop Onesie - "Teach your kid a strong work ethic at a young age with the baby mop onesie. Not only will your baby learn the importance of cleanliness, but he will also get an ab defining workout as he crawls across the floor picking up dirt and trash."
Thread by @cremieuxrecueil on Thread Reader App – Thread Reader App - "Thread of some surprising things that are older than other things
Notre Dame predates the Maori settlement of New Zealand
Oxford is older than the Aztecs
The Great Pyramid of Giza was completed before Woolly Mammoths went extinct
The University of Bologna is quite literally older than "Time Immemorial" (1189, the beginning of the reign of King Richard I)
A bridge still in use in Trier is nearly a thousand years older than the Inca Empire
Socrates is about as old as the oldest Nazca Lines...
Nintendo is older than sliced bread
The Taj Mahal is younger than Shakespeare
The Cherokee Alphabet postdates the U.S. Constitution
Alexander the Great got to India about 600 years before Bantu speakers got to South Africa
Cleopatra lived closer to the creation of the iPhone than to the construction of the Great Pyramid
Harvard is older than Hasidic Judaism
The fax machine predates the telephone
The start of the Great Wall of China predates Islam
The Sámi identity postdates Protestantism...
Göbekli Tepe was coextensive in time with the giant sloth
The grandson of the tenth U.S. president, John Tyler (born 1790), is still alive (born 1928).
The Last Samurai died twelve years after Abraham Lincoln
Order of these Supreme Court cases:
Katz 1967: electronic microphone placing outside a phonebooth needs a warrant
Kyllo 2001: thermograms of a residence need a warrant
Jardines 2013: dog sniffs on curtilage need a warrant
Ramos 2020: juries in criminal cases must be unanimous
The first vending machine might have been for holy water:
The Battle of Hastings occurred after the Viking settlement of Greenland and before the Inuit arrived there"
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry on X - "Recently, I casually mentioned to an educated American that the Vichy Regime was voted into power by a left-majority Assembly and most of its political personnel was left-wing, while the Free French were overwhelmingly right-wing reactionaries, and he was totally stunned. I thought I was stating the obvious. Most educated Americans have an interest in France and French culture (this is almost a tautology) but I never know what they know or don’t know, what I can take for granted and what I have to explain. Always interesting."
What Is the ‘Asian Squat’ and Why Can’t Everyone Do It? - The Atlantic - "the key factor seems to be ankle flexibility... Body shape also seems to play a role. Short limbs, big heads, and long torsos make it easier to balance. (Again why toddlers have it so easy.)... Believe it or not, no one appears to have actually studied innate ability in deep squatting across ethnic groups."
Japanese Realtor ‘Kidnaps’ Junior High School Girls and it turns out he just wanted to teach real estate to them. : r/Damnthatsinteresting - "The most plot-twisted kidnapping case happened in Japan in 2019. The story started when Hiroaki Sakaue saw a social media post from the victims saying 'wanting to run away from home' He offered the girls to stay in his apartment, but on one condition, they had to be willing to learn. There, the girls were genuinely taught about the real estate business. They were also provided with food and decent facilities. To the police, Hiroaki confessed that he only wanted to share his knowledge so that after graduation, they could work at his company The two girls stayed in Hiroaki's apartment for 2 months without any signs of physical or psychological abuse. Hiroaki guided the girls to prepare for the real estate agent license exam by regularly making quizzes. Hiroaki did not deny the accusation of hiding the girls. The Urawa police arrested him for not asking the parents' permission."
Japanese Realtor ‘Kidnaps' Junior High School Girls and Encourages Them to Study - "He was first arrested on Oct. 29 at his rental apartment, where police found the girls reportedly studying. According to the police, the two high school girls were fed three times a day and stayed at a separate home. The girls were reportedly free to leave whenever they wanted and allowed to contact their parents through their phones"
Vietnam tycoon Truong My Lan told to repay US$11 billion to avoid death penalty | South China Morning Post - "Vietnamese prosecutors have told property tycoon Truong My Lan she must repay an estimated US$11 billion if she wants to avoid execution by lethal injection. Lan, 68, is appealing her death sentence after being convicted in April of embezzling US$12.3 billion from Saigon Commercial Bank. She was also found guilty of bribing government officials and violating bank lending rules."
Girl, 12, appears in court charged with manslaughter over death of 80-year-old man - "Bhim Kohli died from serious injuries he suffered while walking his dog in Franklin Park, near his home in Braunstone Town, Leicestershire, on 1 September. He died at Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham the next day. The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Leicester Youth Court sitting at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Monday... A 15-year-old boy has already been charged with the murder of Mr Kohli."
Sold-out Toronto concert cancelled after Air Canada refuses seat for musician’s cello - The Globe and Mail - "An Air Canada boarding agent refused a cello its seat, and no strings could be pulled to get the instrument in the air. As a result, a sold-out concert in Toronto on Wednesday was called off just hours before its scheduled start. The night prior, at Memorial Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio, the British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and his pianist sister Isata Kanneh-Mason had closed a concert with Gustav Holst’s carol In the Bleak Midwinter. Then things got very bleak indeed. The sibling musicians arrived at Cincinnati’s airport early Wednesday morning, only to find that their American Airlines flight to Toronto had been cancelled because of inclement weather. They then booked three seats – two for them, one for the cello – on an Air Canada afternoon flight that would get them here just in time for their concert at Koerner Hall. But when it came time to board, an Air Canada gate agent would not allow Kanneh-Mason’s cello on the plane... The instrument, made in 1700 by Venetian luthier Matteo Goffriller, is worth millions of dollars, according to the cellist, and is on loan to him. Because of its value and fragility, stowing it in the baggage hold wasn’t an option... One couple had driven 20 hours from New Brunswick to attend the tour’s only Canadian stop."
Liberals throw $600M more at gun buyback scheme – still no guns collected - "Tucked away in the Liberal government’s fall economic statement is a commitment to throw an additional $597.9 million over three years in taxpayer funds to confiscate guns from law-abiding firearms owners. The gun buyback scheme was already projected to surpass $100 million by 2025 despite the government not collecting a single gun since the plan’s announcement... The fall economic statement reiterated that Canada intends to donate any confiscated firearms to Ukraine. Wilson criticized the idea of donating sporting rifles to Ukraine as “ridiculous” and “entirely performative.” “I think it’s an attempt to reinforce the notion that these guns are ‘weapons of war.’ No military in the world uses semi-auto, 5-round plinkers in battle,” she said. “Not to mention you can’t export these guns without approval from the countries of origin, most of whom have weapons contracts with Ukraine.” Most of the weapons used in crimes in Canada continue to be smuggled from the United States... The fall economic statement showcased a deficit of $61.9 billion for the 2023-24 fiscal year, which is over 50% higher than the limit Chrystia Freeland previously promised to abide by. “The Liberals continue to use legal firearms owners and businesses as a punching bag for political gain. They’ve learned absolutely nothing from their tanking polling despite the desperate channel changer of more gun control,” said Wilson."
Clearly, the problem was that they didn't spend enough money and with more money there would be results
Scott Adams on X - "I don't think Democrats disagree with Republicans on values. I think they disagree on base reality. For example, if women were really only earning 77 cents on the dollar compared to men, for the same work, Republicans would want that fixed too. Every political topic is like that."
Of course, left wingers just think that those who disagree with them are genuinely evil
Meme - "Grandfather Of Teen Killed During Burglary Says AR- 15 Made Fight 'Unfair'"
"Three Oklahoma teens were killed after breaking into a house and being greeted by the homeowner's son and an AR-15. After their untimely demise, one suspect's grandfather spoke out about the circumstances surrounding his grandson's death."
iamwrapoet on X - "If she supported you when you was broke and you got rich,leave her so that she can go help another brother."
Meme - "It always cracks me up how religious people will point to something amazing about the universe and act like that somehow proves that their specific version of mythology is true. Yes, Janet - the life cycle of a star is pretty amazing. Now explain to me how that proves your assertion that some guy once received divine laws from a burning bush."
Meme - "I asked this dude what his shirt said and he said "dope." I didn't have the heart to tell him *Pedo*"
Meme - *Facebook Marketplace ad*
*Emoji of woman holding penis*
"Give head for 20$"
Meme - Charles Fain Lehman @CharlesFLlehman: "From a cop in the DMs. Strategic policing works!"
"A sergeant I work with recent compiled some auto theft stats. I live in a county with a population of 225,000. In 2022 there were 4.9 auto thefts per day county wide. So we started a task force. We sorted reports with possible suspects identified and started distributing a Top 10 Auto Thieves bulleting to every cop in the county. The theory being cops often collect video evidence related to car thefts but then can't ID the person in the video. Simultaneously we set to work targeting the top 1 or 2 guys. In 2022 we charged a guy with 80 counts of auto theft. In 2023 we arrested 2 more guys and charged them each with 59 counts of auto theft Presently, there are 1.1 auto thefts per day in my county."
Most of charity’s donations don’t go to charitable activity - "Breast Cancer Canada is a rising star among Canadian charities. In just two years, its annual revenues skyrocketed from $1.2 million in 2019/2020 to $18.8 million in 2021/2022. Most of the money raised, the charity has said, goes toward funding medical research and raising awareness about a devastating disease. According to financial disclosures posted online, the charity spent more than 92 per cent of its nearly $16 million in expenditures in 2021/2022 on “charitable activities.”... However, the charity has another set of financial documents that are not publicly displayed. These audited financial statements show the charity spending money much differently. The charity’s audited financial statement for that same fiscal year shows that Breast Cancer Canada (BCC) only spent $1.4 million on its charitable mission. The charity spent $13.9 million — most of the money it raised — on bankrolling its own fundraising... The CRA says that charities spending a lot on fundraising in comparison to how much money they raise can be cause for concern, as it may be a sign of improper fundraising practices. Meanwhile, the techniques fundraisers used to solicit donations for BCC may have run afoul of the law and CRA guidance... BCC has publicly reported for years that it does not pay external fundraisers — or spend money on fundraising at all... The charity’s audited financial statements stopped showing the spike in fundraising costs when the charity hired different auditors for its 2022/2023 fiscal year... Across multiple fundraising companies, many front-line fundraisers said they engaged in other deceptive practices as they followed the instructions or example of senior company figures. Gunawardena and his coworkers would display whiteboards on which they wrote the names and donations of especially generous donors to encourage passersby to out-donate these “top donors,” he said. “But these are completely random names,” he said. “All made up.”"
Cadbury dropped from royal warrant list for first time in 170 years - "It famously once had a glass and a half of milk in every bar, but one thing that Cadbury no longer has is royal approval, after it has been dropped from King Charles’s list of warrants. The chocolatier was first given royal endorsement in 1854 by Queen Victoria, and was reportedly a favourite of Queen Elizabeth II until her death in 2022. However, it is among 100 brands and products that have had their warrants withdrawn under King Charles, with the latest list being published by Buckingham Palace’s Royal Warrant Holders Association."
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