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So hat #Berlin den Bundestag gewählt: Dies ist das vorläufige Zweitstimmen-Ergebnis der Bundestagswahl. SPD 15,1 %, CDU 18,3 %, Grüne 16,8 %, FDP 3,8 %, AfD 15,2 %, Linke 19,9 %, BSW 6,6 %, Andere 4,2 %. Es ist ein deutlicher Erfolg für die Linke, die auch vier Erststimmen-Wahlkreise holt.

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The young vote in Germany, by gender. 😳

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Der FDP-Vorsitzende Christian Lindner hat seinen Rückzug aus der aktiven Politik angekündigt. #Bundestagswahl2025 #btw25 www.tagesschau.de/eilmeldung/e...

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German TV. Election night. Street interviews.

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Fascinating chart showing how Die Linke - which used to have much support from older people in East Germany - has revitalised itself as a party of the (progressive) youth:

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In Görlitz hat fast jeder Zweite AfD gewählt. Das Direktmandat geht erneut an AfD-Bundesvorsitzenden Tino Chrupalla, der 13% mehr als 2021 erreicht und auf 48,9% der Erststimmen kommt.

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This is quite funny. In his district (which happens to be most of my family’s district), Lindner got fewer votes than the FDP.

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AfD does less well with over 60s (born before 1965) though they are comparatively more conservative Argument to move on from holocaust education & to regard the Nazi era as a detail of German history has a lower ceiling among older voters. Nazi salutes from American allies of AfD may hinder too

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"Es geht nur um Migration"...

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The word 'basis', a borrowing from Ancient Greek, has the same Proto-Indo-European ancestor as Dutch 'komst' and German '-kunft' (arrival). This illustrates that related words don't have to look alike at all. Greek and the Germanic languages underwent very different sound changes. Click for more:

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Electoral map of #Berlin by party ahead in the polls.

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German election: The Left and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) are both projected to make significant gains in today’s election — in part due to support from young voters 👇 Follow along with our live blog for more analysis: www.politico.eu/article/germ...

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Wir alle Robert, wir alle.

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BUNDESTAGSWAHL | Hochrechnung Infratest dimap/ARD, 21:11 Uhr Union: 28,5% (+4,4) AfD: 20,5% (+10,2) SPD: 16,4% (-9,3) GRÜNE: 12,0% (-2,8) LINKE: 8,6% (+3,7) BSW: 4,9% (NEU) FDP: 4,6% (-6,9) Sonstige: 4,5% (-4,2) Änderungen zum Wahlergebnis von 2021 #Bundestagswahl2025 #btw25

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"Warnsignal für das ganze Land" Hochrechnungen: AfD steht in Thüringen bei 41 Prozent ▶️ www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...

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Wer wählte wen bei der Bundestagswahl #Bundestagswahl2025

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Preliminary thoughts on the German election results so far: 1) Chasing the far right vote by demagoguing on migration has brought the CDU/CSU it's second worst performance in history. It's in first place, but it's a weaker result than anything Merkel posted.

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German friends and colleagues: please vote today! 🗳️ 🇩🇪 Put at least as much thought into your decision as these architects did while designing ballot boxes / election urns for the Architekten-Verein, Berlin, back in November 1878. (via Architekturmuseum, TU Berlin) #BTW25 #BTW2025

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When you learn a language, you’re also learning history, geography, religion, music, politics, sociology, sport, food and maths, amongst so many other things. Even if you’re not ‘into languages’, there will be something in any new language to interest you and broaden your mind.

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@okwonga.bsky.social looks at the state of German politics as Germans are heading to the polls today, with Friedrich Merz, the likely new chancellor, seemingly taking “every available opportunity to alienate the same people he is trying to attract to his nation.” www.theguardian.com/world/commen...

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As Germans head for the polls today, the stakes could not be higher for Germany‘s future and Europe. My in-depth analysis on Merz‘ huge mistakes, but also some hope that the centre will get its act together in light of what happened since Munich.

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Why I voted today and think democracy is worth fighting for. This is my grand uncle Franz, born in 1911. Born into a German-Polish family he volunteered to spy for the Second Polish Republic on Nazi Germany in 1937, was caught in 1940 and executed by guillotine in 1942.

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"Wer nicht wählt..." ("..., sägt sich selber den Ast ab, auf dem er sitzt.") 1953 poster issued by the Bundeszentrale für Heimatdienst. Good luck, Germany.

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23 February 1965: a trolley bus at Lichtenberg station in East Berlin (via Bundesarchiv)

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Tracing the footsteps of the author Erich Kästner (born on 23 February 1899) in the Berlin districts of Schöneberg and Wilmersdorf www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/schul... via @tagesspiegel.de

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To mark Erich Kästner being born on 23 February 1899, here's a poster for Gerhard Lamprecht's 1931 film version of 'Emil und die Detektive' (1/2)

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Waltz this way: rival venues in Vienna compete to celebrate Johann Strauss’s 200th birthday www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/f... via @theguardian.com @vanessathorpe.bsky.social

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22 February 1973: a tram arrives in Leipzig as the city prepares for the trade fair (via Bundesarchiv)

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22 February 1972: stamps are issued in the GDR depicting minerals from the Bergakademie Freiberg's collection

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22 February 1971: the Centrum department store on East Berlin's Alexanderplatz (via Bundesarchiv)

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‘Our neighbours are daring to choose fascism again’: Germany’s election leaves many fearing what lies ahead www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f... via @theguardian.com @ashifakassam.bsky.social

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Hey, German teenagers - it's Friday! Grab a bugle and party!

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Freud an Arnold Zweig am 21.2.1936: „Die Aussicht, nach einigen Jahren Deutschland wieder zugänglich zu finden, ist wirklich vorhanden. Manchmal erwarte ich, dergleichen noch selbst zu erleben, wobei ich nicht auf die Verlängerung meines Lebens, sondern auf die Verkürzung der Naziherrschaft hoffe."

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21 February 1968: stamps issued in East Germany depicting Walter Womacka's stained-glass window triptych in the KZ Sachsenhausen Memorial Museum

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21 February 1962: the first performance of Dürrenmatt's 'Die Physiker' takes place at the Schauspielhaus Zürich with Therese Giehse

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Sign the petition or write to the Vice-Chancellor, but let's keep up the campaign to make languages central to any new Global Humanities faculty at Cardiff www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/card... @emmacayley.bsky.social

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Die Linke long looked unlikely to make the Bundestag. Now it's surging prior to German elections. I wrote about the party's rebuild, unprecedented organizing campaign, and how its fate - and that of other smaller parties - could impact the next government:

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Ein absoluter Wohntraum!

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#WoInDeutschland ist das? 🤔🧐 Eure Antworten bitte in die Kommentare... ⤵️ #Quiz #Luftbilder

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Chemnitz - why you should visit this German city packed with Cold War curiosities and oddball festivals www.independent.co.uk/travel/europ... via @the-independent.com @jmarchtravel.bsky.social

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1945 Swiss poster promoting winter tourism in the Berner Oberland region. Designed by Paul Gusset.

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20 February 1990: stamps issued in the GDR depicting 'historische Flugmodelle' (1/2)

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20 February 1912: Jo Steiner's poster advertising a new performance at the Admirals-Cabaret in Berlin

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The word 'sorry' is quite similar to 'sorrow', both in terms of form and meaning. However, 'sorry' and 'sorrow' aren't etymologically related in any way. 'Sorry' derives from 'sore'. It's related to Dutch 'zeer' (pain; painful). 'Sorrow', in turn, is related to 'zorg' (worry; care). Here's more:

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