L.A. Fatzinger
@lafwriter.bsky.social
American in Salzburg 🇦🇹. Ex tech CEO.
Author of ‘The Salzburg Executioner,’ a literary psychological thriller about the dangers of manipulative algorithms.
I write about the human toll of digital manipulation here: https://lafatzinger.substack.com
Author of ‘The Salzburg Executioner,’ a literary psychological thriller about the dangers of manipulative algorithms.
I write about the human toll of digital manipulation here: https://lafatzinger.substack.com
“The setting feels like a dream Vienna once had. Or perhaps the dream belonged to Karlovy Vary once, imagining itself into the Habsburg court it served until the empire unraveled in 1918. Grand hotels and gingerbread apartments, painted in shades of spun sugar and antique postcards.”
Escapes To: Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
A tucked-away spa town of secrets, where hot springs and echoes of the Habsburg Empire offer travelers a measured sip of stillness.
open.substack.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“The setting feels like a dream Vienna once had. Or perhaps the dream belonged to Karlovy Vary once, imagining itself into the Habsburg court it served until the empire unraveled in 1918. Grand hotels and gingerbread apartments, painted in shades of spun sugar and antique postcards.”
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Hello there! We're new to Bluesky, and Substack, and we have a funny name...but we have big aspirations to help people make a transition to living their best lives on the European continent.
Why Record Numbers of Americans Are Considering a Move to Europe
How fresh incentives, shifting politics, and the allure of new horizons are coaxing successful Americans to convert what was once a traveler's dream into their own long-term story.
www.orviavivre.com
June 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Hello there! We're new to Bluesky, and Substack, and we have a funny name...but we have big aspirations to help people make a transition to living their best lives on the European continent.
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“There is only one thing worse than fighting with your allies, and that’s fighting without them.”
—Victor Hugo
We’re entering the “worse” phase.
—Victor Hugo
We’re entering the “worse” phase.
April 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“There is only one thing worse than fighting with your allies, and that’s fighting without them.”
—Victor Hugo
We’re entering the “worse” phase.
—Victor Hugo
We’re entering the “worse” phase.
Candid assessment from Australia.
You can't win a tariff fight with Trump for three simple reasons
The Australian government after May 3 will no doubt want to try to negotiate with the Trump administration about our 10 per cent tariff, but they might be better off to just work around it and move on...
www.abc.net.au
April 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Candid assessment from Australia.
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The question of if a country could fuck itself harder than the UK did with Brexit has today been answered.
April 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The question of if a country could fuck itself harder than the UK did with Brexit has today been answered.
Today is “Liberation [From Your Life Savings]” Day
a man in a suit and tie is wearing a red hat that says make america great again
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is wearing a red hat that says make america great again
media.tenor.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Today is “Liberation [From Your Life Savings]” Day
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April 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
European pharmaceutics will not be subject to the 20% reciprocal tariffs amounted today.
Looks like they are Excempic.
Looks like they are Excempic.
April 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
European pharmaceutics will not be subject to the 20% reciprocal tariffs amounted today.
Looks like they are Excempic.
Looks like they are Excempic.
A literary treasure...
Salman Rushdie to publish new collection of stories, The Eleventh Hour
Salman Rushdie to publish new collection of stories, The Eleventh Hour
Salman Rushdie to publish new collection of stories, The Eleventh Hour
The first fiction the author has written since he was attacked in 2022 comprises three novellas and two shorter works set across India, England and the US
www.theguardian.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A literary treasure...
Salman Rushdie to publish new collection of stories, The Eleventh Hour
Salman Rushdie to publish new collection of stories, The Eleventh Hour
Again, may I remind you, the European Union is not a country.
March 27, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Again, may I remind you, the European Union is not a country.
A French university is offering ‘scientific asylum’ for US talent. The brain drain has started
A French university is offering ‘scientific asylum’ for US talent. The brain drain has started | Alexander Hurst
The Trump administration is cutting funding, while specifically targeting institutions like Columbia. No wonder academics want out, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A French university is offering ‘scientific asylum’ for US talent. The brain drain has started
First day of spring. Salzburg, Austria.
March 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
First day of spring. Salzburg, Austria.
Bono on DOGE: “The bludgeoning of PEPFAR and U.S.A.I.D., one of the most eloquent expressions of American values ever created, might be America’s most spectacular act of self-sabotage in generations.”
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Bono on DOGE: “The bludgeoning of PEPFAR and U.S.A.I.D., one of the most eloquent expressions of American values ever created, might be America’s most spectacular act of self-sabotage in generations.”
Denmark should send a goose egg.
US turns to Denmark as it hunts for eggs despite Trump’s threat over Greenland
Danish Egg Association says US asked if it could export eggs as prices surge despite president’s promise to lower them
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Denmark should send a goose egg.
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March 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Breaking News: Three mainstream political parties in Austria have agreed to form a government that excludes the far-right Freedom Party.
Austrian Parties Reach Deal to Form Government Without Far Right
The announcement was a victory for mainstream political parties, after earlier talks involving the hard-right Freedom Party broke down.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Breaking News: Three mainstream political parties in Austria have agreed to form a government that excludes the far-right Freedom Party.
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Some sound advice:
February 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Some sound advice:
Your CT and MRI machines are about to get 25% more expensive, America. I’m sure hospitals (and insurance companies) will just eat those costs.
on.ft.com/3XlzIMh Trump says he will impose 25% tariffs on imports from the EU
on.ft.com/3XlzIMh Trump says he will impose 25% tariffs on imports from the EU
on.ft.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Your CT and MRI machines are about to get 25% more expensive, America. I’m sure hospitals (and insurance companies) will just eat those costs.
on.ft.com/3XlzIMh Trump says he will impose 25% tariffs on imports from the EU
on.ft.com/3XlzIMh Trump says he will impose 25% tariffs on imports from the EU
Hintergrundaktualisierung
Certainly the most interesting German word I learned this week.
Certainly the most interesting German word I learned this week.
February 22, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Hintergrundaktualisierung
Certainly the most interesting German word I learned this week.
Certainly the most interesting German word I learned this week.
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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
February 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
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Wherever possible please buy your books directly from authors and/or publishers. Even ebooks (then Amazon can't delete them either). We make a better cut and you get the same thing or better, plus Bezos and ilk don't get richer. Win win win.
February 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Wherever possible please buy your books directly from authors and/or publishers. Even ebooks (then Amazon can't delete them either). We make a better cut and you get the same thing or better, plus Bezos and ilk don't get richer. Win win win.
Remember when StumbleUpon was the most addictive app? Those were the days.
February 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Remember when StumbleUpon was the most addictive app? Those were the days.
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Trudeau: "There's not a snowball's chance in hell that Canada will ever be the 51st state"
February 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Trudeau: "There's not a snowball's chance in hell that Canada will ever be the 51st state"
Just switch your iPhone to German language. Problem solved. 🏌️🇲🇽
February 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Just switch your iPhone to German language. Problem solved. 🏌️🇲🇽
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Sign of these crappy times: this week Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, now 40 years old, is back on the Canadian bestsellers list.
February 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Sign of these crappy times: this week Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, now 40 years old, is back on the Canadian bestsellers list.