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Deborah Cole
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Berlin correspondent, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/deborah-cole
deborah.cole(at)theguardian.com
Yes. It’s the default that hilariously puts your partner somewhere else down the carriage
October 31, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Thanks so much Jon!
October 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Reposted by Deborah Cole
Absolutely delightful. Thank you, and thanks @deborahcole.bsky.social!
October 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Spannend: "Voller Verbitterung schilderten sie, weshalb sie diese Arbeiten verrichteten: ‚Wir stehen auf den Trümmern, selbst Frauen, die im 63. Lebensjahre stehen, tragen Steine, schieben Loren... Wir nutzen unsere letzten Stiefel, das letzte Kleid ab, um unseren Lebensunterhalt zu verdienen...‘.“
October 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Meanwhile in Berlin wildlife…
October 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Apparently yes, occasionally, according to a well-sourced Wikipedia entry: "Other miscellaneous rodents reported sporadically in the diet include dormice, Old World mice and rats, zokors, gophers and jirds." This has my full support. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasia...
Eurasian goshawk - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Guardian live von Viktoriapark!
October 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Not nice but nature’s gonna nature I suppose. Be glad you don’t live in wild boar territory (or Berlin’s notorious kangaroo/lion hunting grounds…)
October 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
It’s not a free choice if affordable, reliable childcare options aren’t on the table or if you’re getting branded a Rabenmutter (neglectful) by those closest to you (including yourself)
October 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM