Diego
@ryukyu-hsr.bsky.social
Southeast North-Rhine-Westphalia.
Blog: metrovelododo.wordpress.com
Blog: metrovelododo.wordpress.com
Interesting how we can see Covid in the Indian death rate but not in the Chinese one.
November 29, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Interesting how we can see Covid in the Indian death rate but not in the Chinese one.
My argument is that the EU imposing retaliatory tariffs strong enough to hurt the US would hurt itself in equal measure, so that's neither here nor there in terms of the growth differential.
November 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
My argument is that the EU imposing retaliatory tariffs strong enough to hurt the US would hurt itself in equal measure, so that's neither here nor there in terms of the growth differential.
Not to mention, a decade or two after their invention, cars started replacing train rides, a *catastrophic* decrease in transport safety
November 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Not to mention, a decade or two after their invention, cars started replacing train rides, a *catastrophic* decrease in transport safety
I can readily accept that horse-drawn carriages are dangerous, since Pierre Curie died under one. But yeah they were way way less common than cars today.
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I can readily accept that horse-drawn carriages are dangerous, since Pierre Curie died under one. But yeah they were way way less common than cars today.
What about last year, could there possibly be other factors influencing growth
November 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
What about last year, could there possibly be other factors influencing growth
Well it's not just the Dutch...
November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Well it's not just the Dutch...
The calculation that the US would hurt itself the most by trade warring the entire world is correct.
November 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The calculation that the US would hurt itself the most by trade warring the entire world is correct.
I mean tariff retaliation is stupid, just compounds the damage. You can also do a targeted retaliation package targeting pure consumer luxury goods, which was the only retaliation considered. Not sure it would've made a difference
November 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I mean tariff retaliation is stupid, just compounds the damage. You can also do a targeted retaliation package targeting pure consumer luxury goods, which was the only retaliation considered. Not sure it would've made a difference
Anyway, great fun, should do this more often. My German is good enough now apparently
November 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Anyway, great fun, should do this more often. My German is good enough now apparently
A one-actor (+sound/light technician) show, telling us the story after it happened, but he would interpret the other bugs he dealt with in an over-the-top way. The sugar-addict fly, the fancy ant queen and her sinister lieutenant, the New Age wasp queen.
November 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A one-actor (+sound/light technician) show, telling us the story after it happened, but he would interpret the other bugs he dealt with in an over-the-top way. The sugar-addict fly, the fancy ant queen and her sinister lieutenant, the New Age wasp queen.
That's fair, though it would probably be best if blue collar workers could transition to desk jobs as they get older.
November 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
That's fair, though it would probably be best if blue collar workers could transition to desk jobs as they get older.
It does make me think of those who splintered from the Brazilian Workers Party early in Lula's first term. Because of the pensions reform.
One of the "sympathetic" cases was a farm worker no longer being able to retire at 49 (though tbf that was still with a 35y career, starting at 14).
One of the "sympathetic" cases was a farm worker no longer being able to retire at 49 (though tbf that was still with a 35y career, starting at 14).
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It does make me think of those who splintered from the Brazilian Workers Party early in Lula's first term. Because of the pensions reform.
One of the "sympathetic" cases was a farm worker no longer being able to retire at 49 (though tbf that was still with a 35y career, starting at 14).
One of the "sympathetic" cases was a farm worker no longer being able to retire at 49 (though tbf that was still with a 35y career, starting at 14).
Where's that horror show from? Trenitalia?
November 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Where's that horror show from? Trenitalia?
My doubt is whether the party has a future at all.
November 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
My doubt is whether the party has a future at all.
Well they were in a left-wing government as late as one year ago. And their previous stint in government 15y ago was right-wing.
November 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Well they were in a left-wing government as late as one year ago. And their previous stint in government 15y ago was right-wing.
But FDP was a genuine swing party! (Don't know if it's coming back lol)
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
But FDP was a genuine swing party! (Don't know if it's coming back lol)
Well in Francophone Belgium they became the main right-wing party, which was great until they've started tapping the previously homeless right-populist electorate.
November 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Well in Francophone Belgium they became the main right-wing party, which was great until they've started tapping the previously homeless right-populist electorate.
Btw France if Mitterrand hadn't lowered the retirement age from 65 to 60.
November 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Btw France if Mitterrand hadn't lowered the retirement age from 65 to 60.
I guess in Brazil I'd still have welcomed an alternative to the corrupt centre-right. Plus *any* amount of social welfare and public services would be nice.
In France, the abolition of the death penalty would be reason enough to vote Mitterrand, even if his fiscal/economic program was loony.
In France, the abolition of the death penalty would be reason enough to vote Mitterrand, even if his fiscal/economic program was loony.
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I guess in Brazil I'd still have welcomed an alternative to the corrupt centre-right. Plus *any* amount of social welfare and public services would be nice.
In France, the abolition of the death penalty would be reason enough to vote Mitterrand, even if his fiscal/economic program was loony.
In France, the abolition of the death penalty would be reason enough to vote Mitterrand, even if his fiscal/economic program was loony.
Seems like store density increases with proximity to Sweden. Germany just has the right combination of sheer size + proximity.
November 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Seems like store density increases with proximity to Sweden. Germany just has the right combination of sheer size + proximity.
We have our very own store in Siegen! Doesn't surprise me it's Germany lol
November 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We have our very own store in Siegen! Doesn't surprise me it's Germany lol
Yeah, it's probably pandering to the Flemish Putinists
November 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Yeah, it's probably pandering to the Flemish Putinists