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[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 hours ago

This can kill; I know someone who died of carbon monoxide poisoning due to a clogged exhaust. It ventilates away if the vehicle is in motion but they were idling.

[–] federalreverse@feddit.org 10 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Burbok

Analene Baerbock

Analena Burbok

Berbok

Kaja Kalas

Roderick Kiesewetter

Wtf. They managed to mispell Annalena Baerbock four different ways, and they also mangled Kaja Kallas and Roderich Kiesewetter. They had no issue spelling Bundestag or Bundeswehr however. Do they hate all these people or did the writer lose a bet of some sort?

[–] RhondaSandTits@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 4 hours ago

Disclaimer: The translations are mostly done through AI translator and might not be 100% accurate.

Lol

[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Too bad you can't do this to cyber trucks.

[–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 5 points 2 hours ago

They would not get a Straßenzulassung or operation permit in Germany anyway for safety reasons.

[–] Obelix@feddit.org 67 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

That's actually quite good promotion for me: If russia goes to this lenghts to depress support for the greens, they are doing something right. If Putin doesn't want them to be in power, I very well would like to have them there

[–] Elrecoal19_0@lemmy.world 21 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Of course, but that's because you know it was the russians. The average voter might think the Greens and/or their voters are dumb/assholes, that "Russia did it" is just an excuse, and therefore shouldn't vote them

[–] federalreverse@feddit.org 6 points 5 hours ago

Right-wing tabloid Bild picked up the story in December when the Russian connection wasn't known. So yeah.

[–] leadore@lemmy.world 13 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (5 children)

The damaged vehicles often had stickers with the image of the Greens' candidate for chancellor, as well as the slogan "Be greener!". That's why investigators initially assumed that climate activists or Greens supporters were behind the foam attacks.

I don't get why they would assume the attackers were Greens supporters when it was cars with stickers supporting the Greens that were being damaged?

edit: Yes, the phrasing of the quote I included in this post did give me the idea that they were targeting cars that already had bumper stickers supporting the Green candidate.

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

The saboteurs also put those stickers there.

It's translated as be greener which can be seen as an endorsement but the way it's written in the original german is rather accusatory. The stickers are also ugly and have a smug image of the green candidate.

[–] leadore@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago
[–] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 hours ago

don't get why they would assume the attackers were Greens supporters

You are assuming that Fascists are thinking. Their Alternative Media will do anything to frame the greens as bad.

As I said once already: You dont save a rotten plant by watering it. The same way you don't save a fascist with facts and Logic. They only listen to guillotines, fire throwers and a machine gun beside a wall.

[–] crimeschneck@feddit.nl 5 points 11 hours ago

Is this a genuine question?

I assume the people who damaged the vehicles were also the ones who put the stickers on the car, or atleast that's what the investigators assumed.

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

The stickers were placed by the attackers.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

I too was confused by the phrasing of the article.

[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 11 points 13 hours ago (2 children)
[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Great idea for revenge on those that drive reckless in your neighborhood. I need to start following those drivers in my hood who go 60 in a 30

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I think sugar in the gas tank is more effective and easier

[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 hours ago

Most vehicles now have locking fuel covers, don’t they?

[–] Zip2@feddit.uk 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Can they come and do it around here to all the cars with twatty exhausts?

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

If you plug a loud muffler with foam they will just cut it off and run open pipes.

[–] Zip2@feddit.uk 1 points 18 minutes ago

Good. Easier for the next lot of foam to get to the engine.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl -1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I support climate direct action, even if Russians are doing it

[–] Lemmchen@feddit.org 7 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

That's a shit take. This is a false flag operation to discredit the climate activists scene and not some sort of environmentalism.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 4 hours ago

Anything to stop oil is helping us

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