bryn stole
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berlin correspondent @afp. midwesterner in germany, and occasional writer at various places. “...whenever it is a damp, drizzly november in my soul....”
The final ever US penny was struck at the Philadelphia Mint on Wednesday. The United States is scrapping the iconic one-cent coins that have circulated since 1793. apnews.com/article/us-m...
US Mint presses final pennies as production ends after more than 230 years
The U.S. has ended production of the penny. The last 1-cent coins were made Wednesday at the mint in Philadelphia.
apnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The final ever US penny was struck at the Philadelphia Mint on Wednesday. The United States is scrapping the iconic one-cent coins that have circulated since 1793. apnews.com/article/us-m...
so you're telling me that millions of (former) customers are abandoning the news media and the industry is rapidly contracting. yes, wow, def a sure-fire business opportunity.
Other folks have said it, but let me just note that:
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
so you're telling me that millions of (former) customers are abandoning the news media and the industry is rapidly contracting. yes, wow, def a sure-fire business opportunity.
Algiers (AFP) – Algeria has accepted a German proposal to pardon French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, the presidency said Wednesday, adding that he was being transferred to Germany for medical treatment after a year in detention.
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Algiers (AFP) – Algeria has accepted a German proposal to pardon French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, the presidency said Wednesday, adding that he was being transferred to Germany for medical treatment after a year in detention.
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John Le Carre was right about the British establishment and how the alumni of the best schools will sell out their own country for status and money and in particular a desperate desire for American attention
November 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
John Le Carre was right about the British establishment and how the alumni of the best schools will sell out their own country for status and money and in particular a desperate desire for American attention
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The wider context is that Merz has 100s of billions to spend to plug holes, and *still* has a fiscal problem.
The previous oh-so-awful 🚦 government had none of this, and was supposed to govern Germany smoothly.
www.ft.com/content/3d1c...
The previous oh-so-awful 🚦 government had none of this, and was supposed to govern Germany smoothly.
www.ft.com/content/3d1c...
Merz accused of using debt bazooka for welfare and tax cuts instead of investment
Two prominent institutes and the Bundesbank sound alarm over use of new borrowings
www.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The wider context is that Merz has 100s of billions to spend to plug holes, and *still* has a fiscal problem.
The previous oh-so-awful 🚦 government had none of this, and was supposed to govern Germany smoothly.
www.ft.com/content/3d1c...
The previous oh-so-awful 🚦 government had none of this, and was supposed to govern Germany smoothly.
www.ft.com/content/3d1c...
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HE'S A BOY DETECTIVE?! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Who is ‘fedora man’? Dapper French teenager in viral Louvre heist photo unmasked
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux was captured looking suave in a picture outside the Paris museum on the day of a crown jewels heist
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
HE'S A BOY DETECTIVE?! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Politics as spectacle: Zohran Mandami's win in NYC mayoral election getting huge play in German media today ... with "is he Trump's prime adversary?" as the dominant angle.
November 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Politics as spectacle: Zohran Mandami's win in NYC mayoral election getting huge play in German media today ... with "is he Trump's prime adversary?" as the dominant angle.
"His own official spoken remarks so defy syntactical analysis as to suggest that his only intention in speaking is to further obscure what he thinks." Joan Didion on Dick Cheney in the NRYB. www.nybooks.com/articles/200...
Cheney: The Fatal Touch | Joan Didion
It was in some ways predictable that the central player in the system of willed errors and reversals that is the Bush administration would turn out to be its vice-president, Richard B. Cheney.
www.nybooks.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"His own official spoken remarks so defy syntactical analysis as to suggest that his only intention in speaking is to further obscure what he thinks." Joan Didion on Dick Cheney in the NRYB. www.nybooks.com/articles/200...
Washington (AFP) – Dick Cheney, who became one of the most powerful vice presidents in US history as George W. Bush’s number two during 9/11 and catastrophic wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, died Monday. He was 84. www.france24.com/en/live-news...
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Washington (AFP) – Dick Cheney, who became one of the most powerful vice presidents in US history as George W. Bush’s number two during 9/11 and catastrophic wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, died Monday. He was 84. www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Conservative Berlin politicians steered millions into favored cultural projects aimed at fighting antisemitism, incl. for "The Nova Exhibition." In clear violation of budget laws, according to opposition lawmakers. www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/auf-d...
Auf Druck von CDU-Kollegen: Berlins Ex-Kultursenator Chialo soll Millionen Euro frei Hand an Projekte verteilt haben
Die Grünen werfen Ex-Senator Chialo vor, willkürlich 2,65 Millionen Euro an Projekte gegen Antisemitismus verteilt zu haben. Das wäre ein klarer Verstoß gegen die Haushaltsordnung.
www.tagesspiegel.de
November 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Conservative Berlin politicians steered millions into favored cultural projects aimed at fighting antisemitism, incl. for "The Nova Exhibition." In clear violation of budget laws, according to opposition lawmakers. www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/auf-d...
Vanished!: Munich's famous "Eisbachwell" wave, a beloved surfing destination on a stream in the city, has disappeared after work to clear debris and sediment from the streambed. www.stern.de/news/surferw...
Surferwelle an Münchner Eisbach nach Reinigungsarbeiten verschwunden
Die berühmte Surferwelle am Münchner Eisbach ist verschwunden. Nach der jüngsten sogenannten Bachauskehr, bei der das Bachbett von Unrat und Sedimenten befreit
www.stern.de
November 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Vanished!: Munich's famous "Eisbachwell" wave, a beloved surfing destination on a stream in the city, has disappeared after work to clear debris and sediment from the streambed. www.stern.de/news/surferw...
Madrid (AFP) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday said his leftist government would accelerate steps to try and dissolve the Francisco Franco Foundation, in a speech a few weeks before the 50th anniversary of the dictator's death. www.barrons.com/news/spain-s...
Spain Seeks To Speed Up Dissolution Of Franco Foundation: PM
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday said his leftist government would accelerate steps to try and dissolve the Francisco Franco Foundation, in a speech a few weeks before the 50th anniversa...
www.barrons.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Madrid (AFP) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday said his leftist government would accelerate steps to try and dissolve the Francisco Franco Foundation, in a speech a few weeks before the 50th anniversary of the dictator's death. www.barrons.com/news/spain-s...
London (AFP) – Once dubbed "Randy Andy" by the British tabloids, Andrew, the former prince, has hit a new low: the disgraced royal has been stripped of his cherished titles and exiled to rural England. www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
London (AFP) – Once dubbed "Randy Andy" by the British tabloids, Andrew, the former prince, has hit a new low: the disgraced royal has been stripped of his cherished titles and exiled to rural England. www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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Bloomberg reports the EU is weighing a new trade measure that would require some Chinese exporters to supply critical raw materials to the bloc’s stockpiles when shipping certain goods into the EU.
EU Debates ‘In-Kind’ China Tariff to Ensure Critical Materials
The European Union is weighing a new trade measure that would require some Chinese exporters to supply critical raw materials to the bloc’s stockpiles when shipping certain goods into the EU.
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Bloomberg reports the EU is weighing a new trade measure that would require some Chinese exporters to supply critical raw materials to the bloc’s stockpiles when shipping certain goods into the EU.
Fringe far-right German influencer Naomi Seibt is reportedly trying to claim asylum in the United States. www.spiegel.de/ausland/naom...
AfD-nahe Influencerin: Naomi Seibt beantragt offenbar Asyl in den USA
Mit Internetbeiträgen gegen Klimaschutz wurde Naomi Seibt als »Anti-Greta« bekannt, später auch mit ihrer angeblichen Nähe zu Elon Musk. Nun berichtet die AfD-nahe Aktivistin, Asyl in den USA beantrag...
www.spiegel.de
October 30, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Fringe far-right German influencer Naomi Seibt is reportedly trying to claim asylum in the United States. www.spiegel.de/ausland/naom...
US revokes visa of famed Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka and bans him from the country, presumably over the 91-year-old Nobel laureate's vociferous criticism of Trump. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says his US visa revoked
The 91-year-old Nobel laureate in literature has been a critic of Trump's immigration policy.
www.bbc.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
US revokes visa of famed Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka and bans him from the country, presumably over the 91-year-old Nobel laureate's vociferous criticism of Trump. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I have a number of questions about this episode. But one of them is this: how much work does a Bill de Blasio impersonator find for himself these days? www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bill-d...
De Blasio Says Story On Him Slamming Mamdani Is 'Entirely False And Fabricated'
The Times apologized, saying a reporter had been "misled" by a Bill de Blasio impersonator.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I have a number of questions about this episode. But one of them is this: how much work does a Bill de Blasio impersonator find for himself these days? www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bill-d...
Chotiner interview w/ former Biden press sec Karine Jean-Pierre struck me as extremely revealing of a certain strand of Dem Party establishment thinking over the past decade (obviously not in a flattering way).
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
Why Biden’s White House Press Secretary Is Leaving the Democratic Party
Karine Jean-Pierre feels that Democrats were so mean to Biden that she is becoming an Independent.
www.newyorker.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Chotiner interview w/ former Biden press sec Karine Jean-Pierre struck me as extremely revealing of a certain strand of Dem Party establishment thinking over the past decade (obviously not in a flattering way).
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
these are, uhh, pretty egregious errors for grokipedia
The basic beats of my education are right -- places, names, degrees -- but then it just makes up bizarre claims.
I've never written a word about Gladstone. My honors thesis was on North Carolina politics.
David Hollinger was and is a prof at Berkeley, so no, he was not my PhD committee chair.
I've never written a word about Gladstone. My honors thesis was on North Carolina politics.
David Hollinger was and is a prof at Berkeley, so no, he was not my PhD committee chair.
![Higher Education and Dissertation
Kruse earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1994, where he completed an honors thesis on William E. Gladstone.[8] He then pursued graduate studies at Cornell University, receiving a Master of Arts in history in 1997.[8] Kruse completed his Ph.D. in history at Cornell in 2000, under the supervision of a committee chaired by David A. Hollinger.[8]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cnpe7qvcyjrhm6w7w7e4atur/bafkreifvj2ane5dryr7i3f42h32phfwzufs5j7tcvaglkqmse3hxpaczuq@jpeg)
October 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
these are, uhh, pretty egregious errors for grokipedia
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Chinese carmakers will end up as “saviours” of European factories and jobs, in a creeping takeover that will hasten the demise of some western manufacturers, the former head of Peugeot and Jeep maker Stellantis Carlos Tavares has warned.
www.ft.com/content/5...
www.ft.com/content/5...
October 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Chinese carmakers will end up as “saviours” of European factories and jobs, in a creeping takeover that will hasten the demise of some western manufacturers, the former head of Peugeot and Jeep maker Stellantis Carlos Tavares has warned.
www.ft.com/content/5...
www.ft.com/content/5...
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Awful news. Olena Hubanova and Yevhen Karmazin, Ukrainian journalists working for TV channel Freedom, were killed in a Russian Lancet drone attack in Kramatorsk, according to the city’s mayor and local media reports.
This makes three deaths of journalists in eastern Ukraine just this month.
This makes three deaths of journalists in eastern Ukraine just this month.
October 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Awful news. Olena Hubanova and Yevhen Karmazin, Ukrainian journalists working for TV channel Freedom, were killed in a Russian Lancet drone attack in Kramatorsk, according to the city’s mayor and local media reports.
This makes three deaths of journalists in eastern Ukraine just this month.
This makes three deaths of journalists in eastern Ukraine just this month.
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Crazy days... who would have thought that there would be a day when I mention Tuffi, the circus elephant who famously jumped out of Wuppertal's suspension monorail in 1950 when a PR stunt went wrong, and roman emperor Nero in the very same FT article?
www.ft.com/content/0400...
www.ft.com/content/0400...
Germany shelves commemorative coins over surging silver price
Value of precious metal exceeds face value of €20 and €25 collectibles
www.ft.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Crazy days... who would have thought that there would be a day when I mention Tuffi, the circus elephant who famously jumped out of Wuppertal's suspension monorail in 1950 when a PR stunt went wrong, and roman emperor Nero in the very same FT article?
www.ft.com/content/0400...
www.ft.com/content/0400...
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Good 🧵 on cars here.
By every metric, the industry is in deep trouble — and none of it has anything to do with future emission rules or an engine ban a decade away.
In fact, the future of cars is electric - not because of Brussels regulation, but because EVs will soon be much cheaper to make and run.
In fact, the future of cars is electric - not because of Brussels regulation, but because EVs will soon be much cheaper to make and run.
October 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Good 🧵 on cars here.