Chris Ward

The German Parliament prevented somebody entering because he was wearing a Tshirt that said "antifascist" on it.

When it comes to real-life metaphors for Germany's actual attitude towards the far-right, we're being showered with them.

What's funny though is this is precisely what the architect got wrong in BER - originally didn't design it with sufficient space for shops. 😂 Hbf definitely does have space for them though. It's like a shopping centre with some train platforms wedged in.

*at Hbf. Key bit of info there. 😂

The ground of refusal of readmission by France that the Times article whines about is simply taken from the Schengen Borders Code. Another variation on the Brexity trope that only the UK can legitimately have border controls.

I know we don't design transport hubs well in Berlin, but I am always surprised at the lack of of actual waiting space they left on the platforms. I mean sure, it's great I have big huge gaps to look down on the rest of the train station, but it'd be nice to not be crammed.

I just found out that Stiffler's mum in the first American Pie film was three years younger than I am right now 😭😭😭

One of my favourite things about Germany right now is that the country of people who squeal "data protection!" at you if they get caught in the background of your selfie are now using a deeply intrusive social-media-mining profiling software more suited to Watch Dogs than the Land of Datenschutz™.

If I end up getting one will let you know. :) this is all still quite new to me tbh. First I had to have knee braces, and at some point I'll probably need to worry if the gout I had in my 20s/30s means running as much as I do might leave lasting damage... 😂

Naked Gun had the correct configuration of dad jokes that started a chain reaction of uncontrollable laughing and crying and now my neck hurts.

Yeah that was my issue yesterday. 😂 I'm going to try proper bandage tape and then failing that one of the proper man bras.

Cos I tried them. 😉

Specifically asking men runners cos assuming the bra does the trick for women.

In fact... Is there a male running bra? 🤔🤔🤔

Hi male runners,

Never thought I'd be asking this question tbh, but here I am...

How do you deal with the... nipple... thing?

I wear thin running shirts. And the plaster idea is a no go (tried yesterday).

So... I was getting annoyed about nothing...

People saying "duck tape" was one of those things that absolutely and unnecessarily annoyed me. But I've decided that the concept of duck tape is actually quite cool so I'm just going to assume that when they say it they're being aspirational about its invention.

Photo of John Romero's autobiographical book: Doom Guy - Life in First Person.

The first chapter of @johnromero.bsky.social's book is only 8 pages long. I could barely get through it without tears.

If you're not from the usual background you find in tech, buy this book. I admired John for his tech breakthroughs before. The rest of the story is really worth reading.

Sex toy maker Lovense threatens legal action after fixing security flaws that exposed users' data | TechCrunch The internet-connected sex toy maker said it fixed the vulnerabilities that exposed users' private email addresses and accounts to takeovers, but said it was also planning to take legal action followi...

Lovense are about to learn about the concept of the Streisand Effect.

techcrunch.com/2025/08/01/s...

Berliners, darlings, for heaven's sake it's just a bit of rain.

Why does Google only show the news results for the search term "lovense" in the All results tab when you search from outside the EU? 🧐🧐🧐

If you're wondering why this is important, check out the news tab, then go back to the All tab and see if any of that is mentioned there...

Kemi Badenoch: I don't identify as Nigerian any more - BBC News The Conservative Party leader says she has not renewed her passport for the West African country in years.

Kemi Badenoch here, deciding to adopt a different identity to the one assigned to her at birth.

The person who tells migrants they should go home says, without irony or any sense of self-reflection, that her "home is where [her] now family is".

www.bbc.com/news/articles/c24z77yg16eo.amp

El Hotzo: Staatsanwaltschaft akzeptiert Freispruch für Sebastian Hotz nicht Der Post von Satiriker El Hotzo zum Trump-Attentat wird womöglich erneut vor Gericht verhandelt. Die Staatsanwaltschaft legte Rechtsmittel gegen seinen Freispruch ein.

The lengths the German establishment will go to in order to protect a powerful fascist are truly remarkable.

I too think it's great when fascists die. Should this even be a question in the land of "Nie wieder"?

Solidarity with @elhotzo.bsky.social.

www.zeit.de/gesellschaft...

Kamala rather eloquently pointing out why, right now, pursuing elected office is not the most effective way to deal with the current situation.

Zuckerberg says people without AI glasses will be at a disadvantage in the future | TechCrunch Mark Zuckerberg really believes AI glasses will be the ideal way to blend the physical and digital worlds together.

This the dude that predicted we'd all want to join the Metaverse?

techcrunch.com/2025/07/30/z...

Picture of a box of flutsch-finger ice lollies. Ice lollies shaped like a hand pointing upwards.

Be honest. Have you?

*triggered* in a <STRONG> way...

Omg who remembers typing HTML tags in uppercase??

Labour, Tory... No matter the government, they're all cretins on tech.

Genuinely would love to see the wording of the law that bans VPNs without accidentally utterly dismantling a workable Internet for UK based individuals and businesses.

Morons.

Sulu the cat standing in front of a small cake with candles indicating the age 12.

Sulu's already off his tits on catnip, so another successful birthday I think.

Who are the winners and losers in US-EU trade deal? Carmakers, consumers and European solidarity - a look at who is up and who is down due to the latest tariffs.

We're in a world now where Europe's leaders need to be of the ilk that stand up unquestionably and steadfastly to fascist bullies.

The last sort of individual to stand up to fascism is a German Christian Democrat.

Von der Leyen needs to go.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Donald Trump continues feud with Sadiq Khan calling him a nasty person Sir Keir Starmer intervened after Trump attacked Khan, saying: "He's a friend of mine, actually."

A mayor who has received so much racist hate, including from Trump, and the only defence Starmer can muster is "he's a friend of mine actually" and an awkward laugh.

Starmer is utterly pathetic.

www.bbc.com/news/article...