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Henning Melber
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Kolonien hießen "Deutsch Südwestafrika" und "Deutsch Ostafrika", und die "Hottentottenwahl" war zum Reichstag. Eine offizielle Forderung der "Heim ins Reich" Ideologie war betitelt mit "Auch hier liegt deutsches Land". Vielleicht sollte der Kulturstaatsminister deutsche Geschichte besser kennen?
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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”In such a world of conflict, a world of victims and executioners, it is the job of thinking people, not to be on the side of the executioners.” (Albert Camus, *7/11/1913-4/1/1960)
November 7, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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The long shadow of German colonialism...
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Der Berliner Bär posiert jetzt als Geschenk anlässlich des Partnerschaftsbesuchs von Bürgermeister Kai Wegner mit freundlichem Gruß der erhobenen rechten Hand vor der Deutschen Botschaft in Windhoek. Sehr sensible Geste angesichts des Völkermords in der einstigen Kolonie.
October 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Berlin as partner city of Windhoek gifts the friendship on occasion of a visit by its mayor with this bear now posing outside of the German embassy in Windhoek with a friendly right hand greeting - very thoughtful...
October 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Es ist wirklich da! - Danke @unrastverlag.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Wenn mann sich an der Brandmauer die Finger verbrennt...
October 22, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Jetzadle...
October 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Ben Jennings in The Guardian
October 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Hätte ich vor vier Wochen auch nicht bgedacht...
October 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Ben Jennings in The Guardian today
September 30, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Ben Jennings in The Guardian today
September 25, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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September 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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It's a perverse world when one reads this text and looks at the advertisement inserted
July 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Today's Cartoon of the Day by Ben Jennings in The Guardian
July 22, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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The Guardian Cartooon of the Day by Ella Baron
May 27, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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Trumpian truth
May 23, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Jon Davis in today's The Guardian
March 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Devolution
March 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Ben Jennings in @theguardian.com today
February 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Ben Jennings, The Guardian, 21/02/25
February 21, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Ben Jennings in today's The Guardian
February 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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"We carry - and we are - our history. We cannot step out of the shadows of the past. But we can acknowledge them and try to bring light into the darkness."
James Baldwin (2/8/1924-1/12/1987)
December 1, 2024 at 8:53 AM
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"Der Tod ist ein Meister aus Deutschland"
("death is a master from Deutschland")
Paul Celan (23.11.1920-20.4.1970)
November 23, 2024 at 7:55 AM
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Finally made it! Looking forward to linking to many of those I already had been in contact and exchange elsewhere.
November 16, 2024 at 1:09 PM