Tomorrow I will travel from #Munich to #Warsaw by train. Because I can. No need to fly. ICE from Munich to Berlin, Eurocity from Berlin to Warsaw. #CrossBorderRail
Eight arrested after #climate activists breach German airport
"Climate group #LastGeneration said six individuals had seated themselves on airport asphalt at 4:45 a.m. local time (0245 GMT) to block planes, and it criticised Berlin for subsidising #airlines at the expense of #rail.
Germany's transport minister, Volker Wissing, said new laws were needed to punish such actions as criminal, with up to two years in prison. Current laws classify them as minor offences."
Climate activists glue themselves at #Munich airport to protest pollution caused by flying
"The activists from the group Last Generation were protesting flying, the most polluting form of transportation.
#LastGeneration [accused] the German government of “downplaying” the negative effects of flying on the environment instead of “finally acting sincerely.”"
Today in labor history April 29, 1919: From April 29 to May 2, government forces in Munich violently crushed the Republic of the Councils of Bavaria. Workers, socialists, anarchists, and sympathizers bravely resisted. However, the Freikorps and the White Guards of Capitalism prevailed. They killed hundreds in the fighting and executed over 1,000 anarchists and communists in the aftermath.
During the #Munich conference I was asked why I am so gloomy. Well, somebody has to tell it like it is, so here’s how it is: Things are not going well
It is good practice to evaluate things honestly - with all their gloominess. And if we don't shock ourselves back into action it will get worse. In #Ukraine, in the rest of #Europe and possibly globally
#Ukraine is starved of ammunition and forced to pull back, #Europe is ⏩
Russian opposition leader #AlexeiNavalny has died after feeling unwell & losing consciousness following a walk on Friday in the penal colony where he was held, according to the country's prison service. He was 47. Kremlin spox Dmitry Peskov told reporters today that Russian President Vladimir #Putin has been informed of his death, & prison medics are working to identify the cause of death.
Yulia #Navalnaya, Navalny’s widow is attending the #Munich#Security Conference & just spoke.
“I would like to call upon all the #international community, all the people in the #world, we should come together & we should fight against this #evil,” she said. “We should fight this horrific regime in #Russia today.”
Navalnaya received a standing ovation. #Putin#AlexeiNavalny