Claire the Perfectly Cromulent
@clairecontraire.bsky.social
Economist and data scientist on hiatus. NRW, Germany; formerly WA, US. I think about the Holy Roman Empire almost every day. Errors may not be spherical. Views are my own.
She/her/they/them
She/her/they/them
Reposted by Claire the Perfectly Cromulent
This is the unfortunate reality in German academia. Most scholars have to drop out, but usually they are not welcome in other places. If you're an international researcher (this is my case), the situation is even more tough & options for employment outside of science are very [extremely] limited.
German academia: great place to work? You should think twice before giving it a try: Permanent positions are very rare, most scholars have to drop out after some precarious years. @dianakwon.bsky.social has written a great piece about this for @nature.com and also talked to yours truly. #IchBinHanna
How to stop the revolving door of German academia
Germany is one of the most popular destinations for students and scholars worldwide, but those pursuing academic careers face significant hurdles to success.
www.nature.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the unfortunate reality in German academia. Most scholars have to drop out, but usually they are not welcome in other places. If you're an international researcher (this is my case), the situation is even more tough & options for employment outside of science are very [extremely] limited.
Flying to Chicago on relatively short notice. Wish my waistline luck.
November 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Flying to Chicago on relatively short notice. Wish my waistline luck.
Reposted by Claire the Perfectly Cromulent
THE OGRABME STIRS
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
THE OGRABME STIRS
Counterpoint: one side of my family is Austrian and they know how to cook properly.
And the off-kilter streak that we have sometimes pays off, e.g. White Castle stuffing, which is actually delicious. And pies that consist mostly of butter.
And the off-kilter streak that we have sometimes pays off, e.g. White Castle stuffing, which is actually delicious. And pies that consist mostly of butter.
The Only Children of White Collar Professional Parents In The 1990s website is uniquely badly-positioned to have good memories or holiday food
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Counterpoint: one side of my family is Austrian and they know how to cook properly.
And the off-kilter streak that we have sometimes pays off, e.g. White Castle stuffing, which is actually delicious. And pies that consist mostly of butter.
And the off-kilter streak that we have sometimes pays off, e.g. White Castle stuffing, which is actually delicious. And pies that consist mostly of butter.
Reposted by Claire the Perfectly Cromulent
Immer wieder erstaunt, wie viele Menschen sich morgens um 9 im ICE Bordbistro Richtung Süden einen halben Liter Bier reinstellen
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Immer wieder erstaunt, wie viele Menschen sich morgens um 9 im ICE Bordbistro Richtung Süden einen halben Liter Bier reinstellen
Just woke up in CET, and nothing special...
OH, THE HUMANITY!
OH, THE HUMANITY!
Pour one out for the EST comrades safely tucked up in bed who have no idea what horrors await them in the morning
November 22, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Just woke up in CET, and nothing special...
OH, THE HUMANITY!
OH, THE HUMANITY!
Now is the winter of our discontent made Larry Summers by this son of New York.
winter is here
my wife just said "the larry summers of our discontent" and i had to sit down for a minute
November 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Now is the winter of our discontent made Larry Summers by this son of New York.
Read a thread on Facebook about the difficulty of learning various foreign languages for native English speakers, and the Germans kept chiming in to say that German should be easier than French or Spanish, and on par with Dutch or the Scandinavian languages.
Um, no.
Um, no.
November 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Read a thread on Facebook about the difficulty of learning various foreign languages for native English speakers, and the Germans kept chiming in to say that German should be easier than French or Spanish, and on par with Dutch or the Scandinavian languages.
Um, no.
Um, no.
Cabbage and bacon paprikasch for the win!
November 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Cabbage and bacon paprikasch for the win!
Reposted by Claire the Perfectly Cromulent
Every office has an executive tier whose emails are like:
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Every office has an executive tier whose emails are like:
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
Waking up to read things on my timeline that are way more extensively horrifying than I was imagining.
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Waking up to read things on my timeline that are way more extensively horrifying than I was imagining.
Reposted by Claire the Perfectly Cromulent
Reposted by Claire the Perfectly Cromulent
Today is the day that "everything in German history happened". Good things and bad.
Never forget what Germans did to other Germans on November 9, 1938.
Never forget what Germans did to other Germans on November 9, 1938.
November 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Today is the day that "everything in German history happened". Good things and bad.
Never forget what Germans did to other Germans on November 9, 1938.
Never forget what Germans did to other Germans on November 9, 1938.
Here comes the can of whoop-ass.
Ellis begins by quoting from Carl Sandburg's "Chicago": www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
Chicago
Laughing the stormy, husky, brawling laughter of Youth, half-naked, sweating, proud to be Hog Butcher, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and Freight Handler to the Nation.
www.poetryfoundation.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Here comes the can of whoop-ass.
Reposted by Claire the Perfectly Cromulent
Oh, and after all the millions of dollars spent on advertising, the harmful policies and all the demagoguery...
Stop.
Picking.
On.
Trans.
Kids.
The Rs lost to me four times in six years. That should've been a hint. But apparently it wasn't, so the voters made their thoughts crystal clear tonight.
Stop.
Picking.
On.
Trans.
Kids.
The Rs lost to me four times in six years. That should've been a hint. But apparently it wasn't, so the voters made their thoughts crystal clear tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Oh, and after all the millions of dollars spent on advertising, the harmful policies and all the demagoguery...
Stop.
Picking.
On.
Trans.
Kids.
The Rs lost to me four times in six years. That should've been a hint. But apparently it wasn't, so the voters made their thoughts crystal clear tonight.
Stop.
Picking.
On.
Trans.
Kids.
The Rs lost to me four times in six years. That should've been a hint. But apparently it wasn't, so the voters made their thoughts crystal clear tonight.
Woke up early because contractors are coming? What did I miss?
OK, time to bring out the celebration ham.
OK, time to bring out the celebration ham.
November 5, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Woke up early because contractors are coming? What did I miss?
OK, time to bring out the celebration ham.
OK, time to bring out the celebration ham.
Great, so now my German neighbors are going to interrogate me about Cheney for the next two weeks, while I think of NSFW puns.
November 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Great, so now my German neighbors are going to interrogate me about Cheney for the next two weeks, while I think of NSFW puns.
For the Germans: Schickääägo.
From now on, I'm exclusively writing my birth city's name so you know I'm pronouncing it in the proper dialect: "Chicægo"
November 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
For the Germans: Schickääägo.
Reposted by Claire the Perfectly Cromulent
I'd say that you can find good in many people who voted for Trump, but you won't find it in their reasons for voting for Trump or in their ideas about politics.
I know Trump voters who can be kind and generous and loving. If you ask why they voted for Trump they'll give you misinfo and bigotry.
I know Trump voters who can be kind and generous and loving. If you ask why they voted for Trump they'll give you misinfo and bigotry.
October 30, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I'd say that you can find good in many people who voted for Trump, but you won't find it in their reasons for voting for Trump or in their ideas about politics.
I know Trump voters who can be kind and generous and loving. If you ask why they voted for Trump they'll give you misinfo and bigotry.
I know Trump voters who can be kind and generous and loving. If you ask why they voted for Trump they'll give you misinfo and bigotry.
This is great. I remember annoying my cousins during the great drought and heat wave of 1988 by watching the weather channel for 4-5 hours on end...rather than watching sports or whatever it is that people from Wisconsin like.
October 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This is great. I remember annoying my cousins during the great drought and heat wave of 1988 by watching the weather channel for 4-5 hours on end...rather than watching sports or whatever it is that people from Wisconsin like.
This is the look that my mom gave my grandma when grandma gave her a gallon of creamed beef hearts in paprika cream sauce for a present.
Mar Awa III, patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, also born in Chicago, gave Pope Leo a Cubs jersey.
October 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This is the look that my mom gave my grandma when grandma gave her a gallon of creamed beef hearts in paprika cream sauce for a present.
Reposted by Claire the Perfectly Cromulent
The GOP has been extremely effective at shaping perceptions of the Democrats, claiming they support policy positions they don't actually support
If your strategy, as a Dem, for winning in 2028 *STARTS* by buying their spin and lies, then you've already lost
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-strate...
If your strategy, as a Dem, for winning in 2028 *STARTS* by buying their spin and lies, then you've already lost
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-strate...
The Strategist’s Fallacy in American politics
The average American voter does not think about politics the way elite strategists and pundits do
www.gelliottmorris.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The GOP has been extremely effective at shaping perceptions of the Democrats, claiming they support policy positions they don't actually support
If your strategy, as a Dem, for winning in 2028 *STARTS* by buying their spin and lies, then you've already lost
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-strate...
If your strategy, as a Dem, for winning in 2028 *STARTS* by buying their spin and lies, then you've already lost
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-strate...
Let me see if that game is still going on.
October 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Let me see if that game is still going on.
Europe waking up now at a normal time. This game is still going on?!
October 28, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Europe waking up now at a normal time. This game is still going on?!