iamkosmonaut
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Urban Explorer and History Lover. I document abandoned military instalations and other lost places. Exploring Germany and Europe, sharing interesting historical facts. DE/EN Check out the website https://digitalcosmonaut.com/
As Black Friday is coming up - we've added a little discount "code" in our announcement blog post on the website. If you havent grabbed a copy yet - nows yours chance ;) The code is valid until 1st of December.
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Zine Launch: Faces From The East | Digital Cosmonaut
A little announcement post about the launch of our first zine - "Faces From The East". Grab your copy before they sell out.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
As Black Friday is coming up - we've added a little discount "code" in our announcement blog post on the website. If you havent grabbed a copy yet - nows yours chance ;) The code is valid until 1st of December.
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If only the US had invested in this ICE instead....
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
If only the US had invested in this ICE instead....
I'm shit at drawing - but a little bit of linoprinting is always fun
November 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I'm shit at drawing - but a little bit of linoprinting is always fun
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Looking for good xmas presents for the Berlinophile in your life? We’ve got you covered…
Berlin Typography and Plattenbau Berlin (both from Prestel Verlag) and the Berlin Type Map (from Blue Crow Media) are available wherever good books (and maps) are sold.
Berlin Typography and Plattenbau Berlin (both from Prestel Verlag) and the Berlin Type Map (from Blue Crow Media) are available wherever good books (and maps) are sold.
November 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Looking for good xmas presents for the Berlinophile in your life? We’ve got you covered…
Berlin Typography and Plattenbau Berlin (both from Prestel Verlag) and the Berlin Type Map (from Blue Crow Media) are available wherever good books (and maps) are sold.
Berlin Typography and Plattenbau Berlin (both from Prestel Verlag) and the Berlin Type Map (from Blue Crow Media) are available wherever good books (and maps) are sold.
I've been debating for years if I should install smart thermostats and finally decided to bite bullet. Let's see if it was worth it
November 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I've been debating for years if I should install smart thermostats and finally decided to bite bullet. Let's see if it was worth it
Ah so now Poland is in favour of extraditing saboteurs 😉
Poland has submitted a request to Belarus to hand over the two Ukrainians suspected of carrying out last weekend's rail-line sabotage on behalf of Russia.
The pair fled to Belarus immediately after the incident.
The pair fled to Belarus immediately after the incident.
Polska chce wydania dwóch Ukraińców. Białoruś otrzymała notę
Białoruskiemu charge d'affaires została przekazana nota o wydanie dwóch obywateli Ukrainy - przekazał rzecznik MSZ Maciej Wewiór. Jak dodał, mężczyźni
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November 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Ah so now Poland is in favour of extraditing saboteurs 😉
My house is full of photos, prints and art - yet I've somehow never hung up a single piece of my own work. Even though I've had my work published and exhibited in galleries - I've never felt the urge to display my own work at home. Is that weird?
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
My house is full of photos, prints and art - yet I've somehow never hung up a single piece of my own work. Even though I've had my work published and exhibited in galleries - I've never felt the urge to display my own work at home. Is that weird?
Surprise Surprise.
Nur 21 Prozent der Berlinerinnen und Berliner sind zufrieden oder sehr zufrieden mit der Arbeit des Senats. Das zeigt der aktuelle BerlinTrend von Infratest dimap im Auftrag der rbb24 Abendschau und rbb88.8. Es ist der schlechteste Zufriedenheitswert aller Landesregierungen in Deutschland.
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Surprise Surprise.
Is it really Tacheles If the staircase doesn't reek of piss?
November 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Is it really Tacheles If the staircase doesn't reek of piss?
Ventured into the Tacheles for the first time since the squat was evicted. Had a look around the Helga Paris exhibition in the Fotografiska space. NGL, the work was good but the space was very meh. Really did not enjoy the setting. Super touristy, very turbo-capitalism.
November 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Ventured into the Tacheles for the first time since the squat was evicted. Had a look around the Helga Paris exhibition in the Fotografiska space. NGL, the work was good but the space was very meh. Really did not enjoy the setting. Super touristy, very turbo-capitalism.
Ach diese Berliner CDU? Ich bin schokiert....
November 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Ach diese Berliner CDU? Ich bin schokiert....
Spent 25min waiting on the phone with the Charité - only to be given the wrong information and shuffled off to another dpertment. Then had the (dis)pleasure of arguing with the other department because the information I was given was wrong.
Kannst gar nicht soviel fressen wie man kotzen möchte.
Kannst gar nicht soviel fressen wie man kotzen möchte.
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Spent 25min waiting on the phone with the Charité - only to be given the wrong information and shuffled off to another dpertment. Then had the (dis)pleasure of arguing with the other department because the information I was given was wrong.
Kannst gar nicht soviel fressen wie man kotzen möchte.
Kannst gar nicht soviel fressen wie man kotzen möchte.
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Peter Graf Yorck von Wartenburg, geboren am 13. November 1904 in Schlesien, Jurist, lehnt das Nazi-Regime und den Krieg ab, wird nicht NSDAP-Mitglied. Ab 1940 trifft er andere NS-Gegner im „Kreisauer Kreis“ – und plant die demokratische Neuordnung für die Zeit nach Hitler. 1/2
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Peter Graf Yorck von Wartenburg, geboren am 13. November 1904 in Schlesien, Jurist, lehnt das Nazi-Regime und den Krieg ab, wird nicht NSDAP-Mitglied. Ab 1940 trifft er andere NS-Gegner im „Kreisauer Kreis“ – und plant die demokratische Neuordnung für die Zeit nach Hitler. 1/2
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13 November 1961: Stalinstadt is quietly renamed Eisenhüttenstadt, requiring new signage (1/4)
November 13, 2025 at 7:10 AM
13 November 1961: Stalinstadt is quietly renamed Eisenhüttenstadt, requiring new signage (1/4)
In a surprising turn of events, I'm actually getting back almost €400 from last year's heating bill.
November 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
In a surprising turn of events, I'm actually getting back almost €400 from last year's heating bill.
Ultra-Rare Berlin sighting (drop rate 0.0001%): A naked Litfaßsäule
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Ultra-Rare Berlin sighting (drop rate 0.0001%): A naked Litfaßsäule
Armistice Day isn't something that's generally celebrated in Germany - we have the "Volkstrauertag" (national day of mourning for all the war dead) instead . Here's a pic from "the other side": My great Grandfather, who was awarded the Iron Cross second class on the 3rd of November 1914.
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Armistice Day isn't something that's generally celebrated in Germany - we have the "Volkstrauertag" (national day of mourning for all the war dead) instead . Here's a pic from "the other side": My great Grandfather, who was awarded the Iron Cross second class on the 3rd of November 1914.
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Having spent a part of my childhood in NRW, there are certain things that I still carry in me from there. I love the celebrations around St. Martinstag - especially getting a "Weckmänchen" but only if its got a clay pipe! Im glad you can find them in Berlin, so my kids always get one as well 🙂
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Having spent a part of my childhood in NRW, there are certain things that I still carry in me from there. I love the celebrations around St. Martinstag - especially getting a "Weckmänchen" but only if its got a clay pipe! Im glad you can find them in Berlin, so my kids always get one as well 🙂
A cat paw print and a foot print in two bricks from the Maria-Magdalene Church in Eberswalde, Germany (built in 1333).
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
A cat paw print and a foot print in two bricks from the Maria-Magdalene Church in Eberswalde, Germany (built in 1333).
And as is always the case - this thing has a dozen different names in each German speaking region - and is even traditionally handed out on completely different occasions.
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
And as is always the case - this thing has a dozen different names in each German speaking region - and is even traditionally handed out on completely different occasions.
Having spent a part of my childhood in NRW, there are certain things that I still carry in me from there. I love the celebrations around St. Martinstag - especially getting a "Weckmänchen" but only if its got a clay pipe! Im glad you can find them in Berlin, so my kids always get one as well 🙂
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Having spent a part of my childhood in NRW, there are certain things that I still carry in me from there. I love the celebrations around St. Martinstag - especially getting a "Weckmänchen" but only if its got a clay pipe! Im glad you can find them in Berlin, so my kids always get one as well 🙂
I had only seen this kinda scammy bullshit in the US, interesting to see it in Germany now as well. Also - if you have to explicitly state you are not a cult, you are most likely a cult.
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I had only seen this kinda scammy bullshit in the US, interesting to see it in Germany now as well. Also - if you have to explicitly state you are not a cult, you are most likely a cult.
Imagine having to pay €15 for a 1L Budweiser at the Berlin NFL game. LoL.
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Imagine having to pay €15 for a 1L Budweiser at the Berlin NFL game. LoL.
What I love about my corner of Berlin is that all my neighbors (including me) seemingly have a mutual agreement that there is no need to ever use window shades/curtains. Quite literally everyone here has seen each other walk around partially to fully naked in their own house.
November 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
What I love about my corner of Berlin is that all my neighbors (including me) seemingly have a mutual agreement that there is no need to ever use window shades/curtains. Quite literally everyone here has seen each other walk around partially to fully naked in their own house.
And if you're in Berlin you don't even need to go to Jüterbog - Just go to Westhafen and have a look at the the giant harbour depots
*Heres a rather long list of (specifically Reichsadler) Nazi symbols still found in Berlin -> digitalcosmonaut.com/nazi-eagles-...
*Heres a rather long list of (specifically Reichsadler) Nazi symbols still found in Berlin -> digitalcosmonaut.com/nazi-eagles-...
November 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
And if you're in Berlin you don't even need to go to Jüterbog - Just go to Westhafen and have a look at the the giant harbour depots
*Heres a rather long list of (specifically Reichsadler) Nazi symbols still found in Berlin -> digitalcosmonaut.com/nazi-eagles-...
*Heres a rather long list of (specifically Reichsadler) Nazi symbols still found in Berlin -> digitalcosmonaut.com/nazi-eagles-...