crime German bank robber staged a 5-day fillibuster with his legally guaranteed right to a post-sentencing "final word" Cory Doctorow

Weird Drunk Oktoberfest e-scooter mayhem causes hundreds to lose driving licenses Xeni Jardin

Weird German motorist douses Autobahn car fire with beer Xeni Jardin

late stage capitalism After unsuccessful legislative reform, German radicals defy the law to dumpster-dive at grocery stores Cory Doctorow

Sex Drive-in sex booths may be installed at Berlin's former airport David Pescovitz

germany 1,000 musicians gather to play Rage Against the Machine hit Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutants Eastern Blocks: photographs of the brutalist towers of the former USSR Cory Doctorow

youtube Germany's powerful IG Metall trade union is organizing Youtubers to force Google to play fair Cory Doctorow

privacy Germany says nein danke to Microsoft Séamus Bellamy

privacy After Microsoft moves its servers back to the USA, German state's privacy commissioner advises schools not to use Office 365 Cory Doctorow

Funny "It's easy to play the Nazi card" Cory Doctorow

gift guide Coffee cups made from coffee grounds Cory Doctorow

Business Dieselgate 2.0: 42,000 Mercedes diesels recalled for "illegal software" Cory Doctorow

germany Berlin Senate approves five-year, citywide rent freeze Cory Doctorow

youtube After viral Youtube denunciations, Germany's establishment parties falter — so the ruling party's leader faxed her colleagues demanding action Cory Doctorow

law Germany demands an end to working cryptography Cory Doctorow

elections Facebook's Dutch Head of Policy lied to the Dutch parliament about election interference Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Halifax! I'm speaking at Atlseccon on April 24 (then Toronto, Ottawa, Berlin and Houston!) Cory Doctorow

Copyfight As the EU Copyright Directive was approved, Germany admitted it requires copyright filters, putting it on a collision course with the EU-Canada trade deal Cory Doctorow

Copyfight After months of insisting that #Article13 doesn't require filters, top EU Commissioner says "Article 13 requires filters" Cory Doctorow