Monthly Archives: March 2019

I’m impressed with how many media outlets are putting scare quotes around ‘manifesto’ today, summarizing and reacting to a piece of writing while failing to provide a link so readers can come to any sort of informed understanding of their … Continue reading →

Thousands of students and others at Invalidenplatz this morning. The S-Bahn and Straßenbahn were full of kids on the way over, and soon after our Straßenbahn arrived the police closed down Invalidenstraße. Lots of posters, many in English, addressing adults … Continue reading →

Guardian: Forty people been killed and 20 injured in a terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch, which occurred during afternoon prayers. Three people – one of them an Australian-born man – are in custody. It was described as “a … Continue reading →

Schloß Fürstenstein is a baroque castle which was part of the Riese complex. Some of this you might not believe if you saw it in Indiana Jones or some other movie, or Doom or such computer game. Because the majority … Continue reading →

Spiegel: Die Golanhöhen gelten laut Uno als von Israel besetzt. An diese Wortwahl hielten sich bislang auch die USA in ihrem jährlichen Menschenrechtsbericht. Jetzt ist nur von israelisch kontrollierten Gebieten die Rede. Das US-Außenministerium hat seine übliche Terminologie für die … Continue reading →

Note to self: add “Wejście obok” to the list of Polish phrases (because otherwise you could look kind of stupid). Orange Alternative dwarf. There are dwarves all over Wrocław.

Guardian: Fox News’ three top shows, hosted by Carlson, Sean Hannity and Ingraham, are among the most-watched programs in cable news. Carlson’s show averages 525,000 viewers a night aged between 25 and 54, figures that walk over ratings for CNN and MSNBC … Continue reading →