20/09/2026
Two things are happening to this city. Both are connected to everything we write about.
Rheinmetall is making am******on in Wedding. The plant on Hussitenstraße is running, now fenced in with barbed wire and permanent police presence after months of protests. Ten minutes from flats people can still afford. That’s not just politics: that’s a cultural threat to everything that makes this city what it is.
The culture that grew from Berlin being affordable and permissive doesn’t survive if the city becomes an arms hub.
And the AFD is climbing. Their platform is hostile to q***r people, to trans people, to s*x workers, to anyone whose life doesn’t fit the brochure. The dungeons, the dark rooms, the FLINTA collectives, the permission to be you: none of that is protected by law. It’s protected by who writes the law.
Berlin’s nightlife is already in recession, only 61% of clubs still cover their costs. Whoever runs this city decides whether any of it survives.
We must pay attention. Not because we’re activists. Because we’re Berliners. And we know what we stand to lose.
How to vote today:
→ Polling stations open until 18:00. Find yours at wahl.berlin
→ Take ID or your voting card. Bring a pen.
→ Postal voting is closed, anything not at the district office by 18:00 today won’t count. Go in person.
→ You’re electing the Abgeordnetenhaus and your district assembly (BVV). Both matter for club culture and permits.
You can be at the club until 8am and still make it. No excuses.
