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Škoda Group will deliver 46 trolleybuses to #Esslingen, #Germany, as part of a €41.4 million contract to support the city's transition to emission-free public transport. The vehicles, which will be delivered by 2026, include 12-metre and 18-metre models, with an option for 15 more. Equipped with batteries for up to 25 km of #autonomous operation and regenerative braking, the #trolleybuses will feature enhanced passenger comfort, including comfortable seating, electric ramps, and onboard Wi-Fi. The new fleet will help Esslingen achieve its goal of climate neutrality by 2040, making it one of the first #German cities with fully emission-free local #transport. Škoda’s role in Germany’s emission-free #mobility market continues to grow, with projects like the world’s longest tram for Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH.
skodagroup.com/press-release/s

skodagroup.comŠkoda GroupModern solutions for sustainable mobility

20 Lessons from the 20th Century About How to Defend #Democracy from #Authoritarianism, According to Yale #Historian #TimothySnyder

in History | January 20th, 2017

"Timothy Snyder, Housum Professor of History at Yale University, is one of the foremost scholars in the U.S. and Europe on the rise and fall of #totalitarianism during the 1930s and 40s. Among his long list of appointments and publications, he has won multiple awards for his recent international bestsellers '#Bloodlands: Europe between #Hitler and #Stalin' and last year’s 'Black Earth: The #Holocaust as History and Warning.' That book in part makes the argument that #Nazism wasn’t only a #German #nationalist movement but had global #colonialist origins—in #Russia, #Africa, and in the #UnitedStates, the nation that pioneered so many methods of human extermination, #racist #dehumanization, and ideologically-justified #LandGrabs.

"The hyper-#capitalism portrayed in the U.S.—even during the Depression—Snyder writes, fueled Hitler’s imagination, such that he promised Germans 'a life comparable to that of the American people,' whose 'racially pure and uncorrupted' German population he described as 'world class.' Snyder describes Hitler’s ideology as a myth of racialist struggle in which 'there are really no values in the world except for the stark reality that we are born in order to take things from other people.' Or as we often hear these days, that acting in accordance with this principle is the 'smart' thing to do. Like many far right figures before and after, Hitler aimed to restore a state of nature that for him was a perpetual state of race war for imperial dominance."

openculture.com/2017/01/20-les
#History #Histodon #Hitler #Fascism #Authoritarianism #HyperCapitalism #CorporateFascism #CorporateColonialism

Open Culture20 Lessons from the 20th Century About How to Defend Democracy from Authoritarianism, According to Yale Historian Timothy SnyderTimothy Snyder, Housum Professor of History at Yale University, is one of the foremost scholars in the U.S. and Europe on the rise and fall of totalitarianism during the 1930s and 40s.

Do you know the story of #Jagdvej69 in #Copenhagen? It was build as a #socialist #FolketsHus 1897. 1910 a international womens Conference of decided for the #internationalwomensday in this building.
1982 it was #squatted and became the @Ungdomshuset . 2007 it was evicted after it had been bought by an #evangelikal sect.
So for 18 years now the #Ground69 is empty.
#radicalpast #radicalhistory #socialism #squatting #punk #graffiti #Nørrebro
@folketshus

I am thinking about working on a #book about this building in #german. I don't speak #danish. My first Idea was to translate this one: search.worldcat.org/de/title/k
But maybe it would be good to have a new concept.
If you are interested in the Idea and maybe could help, please contact me. Actually, I am in Copenhagen till tomorrow.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ungdom

15,613 #children have been killed in #Gaza, since October 7, 2023.

Of these, 825 were less than a year old. 274 of them were killed immediately after birth.

#Israel has cut off all #aid supplies to Gaza for four weeks now.

Israel has also banned 82% of all #aid movements inside Gaza since the ceasefire ended on March 18, and obstructed another 2%.

The #German @Bundesregierung and its @AuswaertigesAmt still confirm their solidarity with #Netanyahu's cabinet of war criminals, and keeps delivering weapons and supplies.

ochaopt.org/content/humanitari

// @palestine @israel

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Occupied Palestinian TerritoryHumanitarian Situation Update #275 | Gaza Strip | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Occupied Palestinian TerritoryIntense hostilities in Gaza continue amid devastating humanitarian conditions.

Greater #Anglia has upgraded its station help points following customer feedback. The new system, featuring #AI #technology ‘IVY,’ now supports multiple #languages, including #English, #Spanish, #French, #German, #Dutch, and #Italian, and offers a clearer voice. Installed in 2023, IVY helps answer questions about train schedules and routes, with the option to connect to a human operator for more complex queries or emergencies. The improvements aim to enhance the customer experience, particularly for those travelling to and from #Stansted #Airport. Neil Atkin, Greater Anglia's Head of Customer Experience, emphasised the importance of customer feedback in shaping the upgrades.
greateranglia.co.uk/about-us/n

We're thrilled to #announce that we have #partnered with WeMavin Language Services Co., Ltd. for all our localization needs!

WeMavin are planning to offer their services to several western #indie #games #studios in the near future, so if you're looking for any #localization #services, get in touch with them!

#languages #english #french #spanish #german #italian #swedish #finnish #turkish #japanese #chinese #korean #polish #hindi #arabic #gamesupport

wemaven.com/

👀 The #German magazine #Stern urges people to prepare for war:

"Would you go fight for #Germany? None of us wants war, but we must prepare for it now."

In addition, #Italy announced its intention to increase the size of its armed forces from 160,000 to 200,000 troops, the #Netherlands from 74,000 to 200,000, and #Poland from 200,000 to 300,000.

A number of #NATO countries are also increasing their defence budgets. It seems that #Europe is indeed preparing for a potential war.

Being haunted by the ghost of the #German language is such a weird experience. You'll listen to something sung in it after some two decades of not studying nor speaking it... And your brain is like:

🧠: Aha! A language we know!
👩: I don't remember what half of these words mean, I feel like I'm having an episode...
🧠: You will, any second now! Ooh, that word means "like, the same as, in the way of", we're understanding so much!
👩: Could repeat some of that sentence that just whizzed by, no idea what it means!
🧠: *vibrates on an unknown frequency with effort to reactivate the rustiest of brain cells* Uhh
🧠: Hang on, let me activate Swedish, we'll see if that helps!
👩: Nej men för helvete...