Berliner manqué
@berlinv.bsky.social
Cyclist, wandrer, itinerant, reader, over- reflective.
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Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
January 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
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I miss Mishal Husain
January 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I miss Mishal Husain
Quick visit to Ankara and had to go to Atatürk's mausoleum. The breadth of his vision was incredible, but like most men with great power he had some blind spots. His biographer Andrew Mango said : "He was a man of the Enlightenment, but the men who made the Enlightenment did not always behave well"
January 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Quick visit to Ankara and had to go to Atatürk's mausoleum. The breadth of his vision was incredible, but like most men with great power he had some blind spots. His biographer Andrew Mango said : "He was a man of the Enlightenment, but the men who made the Enlightenment did not always behave well"
open.substack.com/pub/elifshaf... Love this woman's writing so much... its like going back to a pre- Musk time of decency and openess to strangers... and just rationality!
"Smart, Successful and Powerful"--And Other Myths
It is past midnight in The Hague, the Netherlands, and I walk back to my hotel, wondering how Dutch people can bike with such energy and ease even at this ungodly hour of the day.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:38 AM
open.substack.com/pub/elifshaf... Love this woman's writing so much... its like going back to a pre- Musk time of decency and openess to strangers... and just rationality!
Check out my activity on Strava: strava.app.link/ekLjjel5TOb Longest walk this year... mainly on Ayrshire beaches. Temperature hovered between 1° and 2°.
strava.app.link
November 28, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Check out my activity on Strava: strava.app.link/ekLjjel5TOb Longest walk this year... mainly on Ayrshire beaches. Temperature hovered between 1° and 2°.
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Shocking statistic from recent UK Parliament debate on Grenfell inquiry report - 7 years after the deadly fire, in half of all high rise residential buildings in UK, there's been no action to make them safe. That's a human rights failure. #JusticeforGrenfell
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2024-1...
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2024-1...
November 27, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Shocking statistic from recent UK Parliament debate on Grenfell inquiry report - 7 years after the deadly fire, in half of all high rise residential buildings in UK, there's been no action to make them safe. That's a human rights failure. #JusticeforGrenfell
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2024-1...
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2024-1...
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Following #Kristallnacht 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to camps. Most were released on the condition that they left Germany immediately
Find out about the little-known story of the #KitchenerCamp which was a haven for 4,000 of these men https://buff.ly/48Xwhi9
Find out about the little-known story of the #KitchenerCamp which was a haven for 4,000 of these men https://buff.ly/48Xwhi9
November 27, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Following #Kristallnacht 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to camps. Most were released on the condition that they left Germany immediately
Find out about the little-known story of the #KitchenerCamp which was a haven for 4,000 of these men https://buff.ly/48Xwhi9
Find out about the little-known story of the #KitchenerCamp which was a haven for 4,000 of these men https://buff.ly/48Xwhi9
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I understand people who worry about escalation. I respect the need to weigh decisions carefully.
What I do not respect are people prioritizing domestic political gamesmanship over strategic thinking, and people who think doing nothing at least absolves them from doing something wrong.
What I do not respect are people prioritizing domestic political gamesmanship over strategic thinking, and people who think doing nothing at least absolves them from doing something wrong.
November 20, 2024 at 7:16 AM
I understand people who worry about escalation. I respect the need to weigh decisions carefully.
What I do not respect are people prioritizing domestic political gamesmanship over strategic thinking, and people who think doing nothing at least absolves them from doing something wrong.
What I do not respect are people prioritizing domestic political gamesmanship over strategic thinking, and people who think doing nothing at least absolves them from doing something wrong.
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1001 days.
I remember waking up to the horrible news that Russia had invaded Ukraine.
And I remember feeling very strongly, what I remain convinced of now. There is no point pretending that this is some distant thing that only happens to other people, far away.
This is about our future, too.
I remember waking up to the horrible news that Russia had invaded Ukraine.
And I remember feeling very strongly, what I remain convinced of now. There is no point pretending that this is some distant thing that only happens to other people, far away.
This is about our future, too.
November 20, 2024 at 7:06 AM
1001 days.
I remember waking up to the horrible news that Russia had invaded Ukraine.
And I remember feeling very strongly, what I remain convinced of now. There is no point pretending that this is some distant thing that only happens to other people, far away.
This is about our future, too.
I remember waking up to the horrible news that Russia had invaded Ukraine.
And I remember feeling very strongly, what I remain convinced of now. There is no point pretending that this is some distant thing that only happens to other people, far away.
This is about our future, too.
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A word on the Allison Pearson free speech row, and what she describes as a ‘Kafkaesque’ threat to it. We asked her on @thenewsagents.bsky.social to discuss.
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️
November 18, 2024 at 4:32 PM
A word on the Allison Pearson free speech row, and what she describes as a ‘Kafkaesque’ threat to it. We asked her on @thenewsagents.bsky.social to discuss.
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️
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Good morning.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
November 14, 2024 at 7:43 AM
Good morning.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
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Garden of Earthly Delights
November 12, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Garden of Earthly Delights
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Plenty of pundits are telling us “cheer up, Trump’s all hot air. He doesn’t really mean it.” History is littered with such self-deceptions, and they don’t age well. In fact, these confident chin-strokers have often proved to be a major part of the problem.
November 9, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Plenty of pundits are telling us “cheer up, Trump’s all hot air. He doesn’t really mean it.” History is littered with such self-deceptions, and they don’t age well. In fact, these confident chin-strokers have often proved to be a major part of the problem.
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Well how do you do, Private William McBride?
Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside?
And I’ll rest for a while in the warm summer sun,
I’ve been walking all day long, and I’m nearly done…
—Eric Bogle, “No Man’s Land”
#RemembranceSunday
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxwB...
Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside?
And I’ll rest for a while in the warm summer sun,
I’ve been walking all day long, and I’m nearly done…
—Eric Bogle, “No Man’s Land”
#RemembranceSunday
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxwB...
November 10, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Well how do you do, Private William McBride?
Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside?
And I’ll rest for a while in the warm summer sun,
I’ve been walking all day long, and I’m nearly done…
—Eric Bogle, “No Man’s Land”
#RemembranceSunday
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxwB...
Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside?
And I’ll rest for a while in the warm summer sun,
I’ve been walking all day long, and I’m nearly done…
—Eric Bogle, “No Man’s Land”
#RemembranceSunday
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxwB...
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Doorbell just rang. A package from Australia. The bookseller Nicholas Pounder sent me a small press print of my Times Literary Supplement poem, "Criseyde." It's a private, gift copy, and it has brought tears to my eyes this morning, for so many reasons.
November 6, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Doorbell just rang. A package from Australia. The bookseller Nicholas Pounder sent me a small press print of my Times Literary Supplement poem, "Criseyde." It's a private, gift copy, and it has brought tears to my eyes this morning, for so many reasons.
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The point is to understand people who live/ feel/ think very differently from oneself. One does not have to imitate them.
November 10, 2024 at 11:45 AM
The point is to understand people who live/ feel/ think very differently from oneself. One does not have to imitate them.
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Three cheers for Her Majesty.
RIP
RIP
the Queen calling Boris Johnson an “idiot” is one of many brilliant revelations in Tim Shipman’s new book
November 10, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Three cheers for Her Majesty.
RIP
RIP
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Portrait of Inger Munch 1892
https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/24988
https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/24988
September 3, 2024 at 6:17 AM
Portrait of Inger Munch 1892
https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/24988
https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/24988
Great day to be in the West Highlands of Scotland.
August 31, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Great day to be in the West Highlands of Scotland.
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This is my second Elif Shafak book- the first made me visit the trees in my garden and give more care to my fig tree. This book I really loved. It’s brutal but poetic. Her writing is beautiful. It would have been a better Booker winner in 2022 than Seven Moons- which I really disliked. 💙📚
August 28, 2024 at 10:04 AM
This is my second Elif Shafak book- the first made me visit the trees in my garden and give more care to my fig tree. This book I really loved. It’s brutal but poetic. Her writing is beautiful. It would have been a better Booker winner in 2022 than Seven Moons- which I really disliked. 💙📚
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Kansas City knows what’s up.
Located at Velo Garage & Tap House
📸 ZekesBiken Insta
Located at Velo Garage & Tap House
📸 ZekesBiken Insta
August 28, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Kansas City knows what’s up.
Located at Velo Garage & Tap House
📸 ZekesBiken Insta
Located at Velo Garage & Tap House
📸 ZekesBiken Insta
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Could we all stop talking about Oasis now?
(No offence. But really.)
(No offence. But really.)
August 28, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Could we all stop talking about Oasis now?
(No offence. But really.)
(No offence. But really.)
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Scholz is from Hamburg. He is about as likely to wear Lederhosen as Suella Braverman.
August 29, 2024 at 7:17 AM
Scholz is from Hamburg. He is about as likely to wear Lederhosen as Suella Braverman.
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Pathetic cartoon in the Times this morning of Starmer and Scholz (wearing Lederhosen), eating Bratwurst together. I really should not let this nonsense get under my skin (anymore) but sometimes the ignorance, cliché thinking and lazy arrogance of parts of the U.K. media is a little hard to take.
August 29, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Pathetic cartoon in the Times this morning of Starmer and Scholz (wearing Lederhosen), eating Bratwurst together. I really should not let this nonsense get under my skin (anymore) but sometimes the ignorance, cliché thinking and lazy arrogance of parts of the U.K. media is a little hard to take.
Best little mountain in Scotland #stacpollaidh
December 8, 2023 at 5:01 PM
Best little mountain in Scotland #stacpollaidh