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39 Percent Fail: Berlin’s Education Disaster Reaches the Police
Nearly four out of ten applicants fail the German language test of the Berlin police. 39.3 percent. That is not a side note. It is an admission of failure. And it becomes even more explosive: Even among applicants with a high school diploma or a university degree, nearly one third fail. We are not talking about a state exam. We are talking about a dictation of around 200 words. Read aloud slowly. With pauses. More than Read more
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Exile181 – Marla’s Time Travel
Today is day 181 of my exile. Exile 181. Nineteen eighty-one. In the Federal Republic of Germany, the year is marked by domestic political tensions and economic uncertainty. The aftereffects of the second oil crisis shape the economy and labor market. Inflation and rising unemployment put pressure on the social-liberal coalition, while at the same time the NATO Double-Track Decision and the deployment of new intermediate-range missiles are being debated. The Read more
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Pipeline blocked, power cut off – is energy now grounds for invoking the alliance’s collective defense clause?
Slovakia stops emergency power supplies to Ukraine. Prime Minister Robert Fico draws a clear line: no oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline – no further support in stabilizing Ukraine’s power grid. What looks like an energy policy dispute is, in reality, a security policy powder keg. Because this is not just about oil. It’s about infrastructure. And therefore about power. Read more
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Ramadan in elementary schools: When children fast – and others no longer feel comfortable eating
Ramadan has begun. For devout Muslims, it is a time of reflection, prayer, and abstinence. But what is currently being reported from some schools has little to do with voluntary spirituality—and a lot to do with social pressure. And it’s not adults who are affected. It’s elementary school students. Eight-year-olds. Third graders. Children who are still growing. Children are explicitly exempt from fasting. In Read more
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Exile180 – Marla’s Journey Through Time
Today is day 180 of my exile. Exile 180. Nineteen eighty. The year 1980 is marked by a hardened global situation. The Cold War intensifies once again after the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan at the end of 1979 shattered the fragile balance. The United States responds with a boycott and signals of rearmament, while Europe seeks its own path between deterrence and dialogue Read more
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Green Dream Factory Falls Apart: The Cargo Bike Disaster of Plauen
The next insolvency. Not a global corporation this time. But a symbol. In Plauen, VOWAG GmbH files for insolvency—a manufacturer of electric cargo bikes founded in 2020, in the midst of the great transformation frenzy. The project stood for everything that defines the green republic: subsidized production. Subsidized demand. A politically engineered product. And now? Ruins. A product straight out of the funding catalog: electric cargo bikes with up to Read more
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AI vs. Freedom of Speech? Why the DOSB Crosses a Dangerous Line with 1,300 “Hate Comments”
Der Deutsche Olympische Sportbund filtert mit Künstlicher Intelligenz Kommentare. 1.300 Beiträge wurden bereits markiert. Einige davon direkt an die Staatsanwaltschaft weitergeleitet. Und jetzt sollten bei jedem die Alarmglocken schrillen. Nicht, weil Hass im Netz harmlos wäre. Sondern weil hier eine neue Qualität entsteht: Algorithmen entscheiden, welche Meinungen sichtbar bleiben –und welche strafrechtlich verfolgt werden. Ein Read more
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Germany’s Weekend of Violence: How Long Is This Supposed to Be Just an “Isolated Incident”?
Freitag.Samstag.Ein ganz normales Wochenende – im neuen Deutschland. Messerattacken.Schüsse auf offener Straße.Tote.Schwerverletzte. Und danach wie immer: Betroffenheit.Ein paar Pressemitteilungen.Und dann weiter im Text. Doch irgendwann reicht es. Ein ergänzendes Videostatement zu den geschilderten Ereignissen und zur sicherheitspolitischen Einordnung wurde gesondert veröffentlicht. Wenn Zivilcourage im Krankenhaus endet Ein Mann sieht, wie ein Mädchen angegriffen wird.Er greift Read more
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Sugar Tax Despite Party Convention Rejection: When Politics Ignores Its Own Resolutions
The CDU party convention says no. Daniel Günther says: the issue is not settled. He wants to push through the sugar tax anyway—via the Bundesrat. And this is exactly where the real problem begins. It’s not about sugar. It’s not about soda. And it’s not just about health. It’s about an understanding of the state. When party conventions become nothing more than decoration Read more
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Smart Meter Mandate and the Road to a Data-Driven State?
The call for a nationwide smart meter mandate for all households raises more than just technical questions. According to a report by E.ON, the company is demanding a mandatory rollout of digital electricity meters—including sanctions for grid operators who move “too slowly” with installation. Germany, with around four percent coverage, lags far behind many EU countries. What sounds like efficiency Read more
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Exile179 – Marla’s Time Journey
Today is day 179 of my exile. Exile 179. Nineteen seventy-nine. In the Federal Republic of Germany, the NATO Double-Track Decision defines the year. The decision to station new intermediate-range missiles in Western Europe while simultaneously offering negotiations to the Soviet Union intensifies the tensions of the Cold War. Security is being redefined; deterrence and willingness to negotiate stand side by side. The social debates are beginning to Read more
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Butyric Acid Instead of Underwear – What Really Lies Behind the Attack on the AfD Event
A pungent stench. Fire department on site. Police investigating. And speculation immediately ran wild. Some fantasized about hidden, worn underwear from radical female activists. An image that provokes — but is simply false. The reality is less bizarre. And far more serious: it was not underwear. It was allegedly butyric acid. The incident in Rockenhausen In the lead-up to a campaign event by the AfD in Rockenhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate Read more
Marlas Army
Texte. Stim. Freiheit.
Marlas Army is a publishing project by Marla Svenja Liebich This is where texts, chronicles, and personal observations from exile are created— political, historical, and social. The ongoing Exile Chronicle connects contemporary history with the present and documents how language, power, and reality change.
At the same time, it serves Marlas Army beyond the digital space: many readers pick up impulses, ideas, and attitudes from the texts and independently put them into practice in projects, discussions, and everyday decisions. In this way, the project also takes shape in real life—decentralized, voluntary, and beyond formal structures.