Notices by es0mhi (es0mhi@tilde.zone)

@EUCommission

The comments here are pretty enlightening. All this know-it-all attitude, the snarky tone, the dogmatism. Do you even realize what kind of times we’re living in? And that there’s no alternative to Europe in sight, as far as the eye can see? It’s going to come to the point where I become a European patriot. I’d just have to find a way to get rid of some of my fellow European citizens first.

@robpike

Common sense is so 20th century.

Late May, early June — the craziest time of the year. I try to divide my time between reading and grading papers and exams, gardening (mowing, mowing, mowing), and radio. Yes, the days are longer — in terms of daylight — but can you really get by on less than 4 hours of sleep?

@robpike

Oh, so that's what it actually looks like. I was prepared for a bit of a disappointment, but still...

@54books.bsky.social

"Was passiert eigentlich mit der Literatur, wenn ökonomische Basis und literaturkritische Kompetenz gleichzeitig verschwinden?"

Das sieht man doch an diesem Artikel: man schaltet um von literaturkritischer Kompetenz auf betriebswirtschaftliche Kompetenz - und schreibt einfach weiter.

@a

Could you perhaps rephrase the question? Seeing the term 'punk' in connection with these corporations is ... embarrassing.

@simsa0.bsky.social

We can still face Russia. Because this confrontation will not be decided on the battlefield, but rather through economy. In that regard we are witnessing a rerun of the final phase of the Cold War. Things don’t look good right now. But that goes for both sides. And the cards are being reshuffled almost every quarter. Not for the faint of heart.

@simsa0.bsky.social

I'm with you. But who cares for Rutte and Stubb? Playing golf with the madman on the loose, trying hard not to win or always willing to wipe his ass, those aren't the qualities we need right now.

Thank you, Mr Hegseth, for taking this first step. You've got to know when it's time to go seperate ways.

#USpol

@neauoire

That only applies to us. For 90% of the Western world (and increasingly the rest of the world), it’s just an endless cycle of purchase, trash , purchase.

@simsa0.bsky.social

China and the USA. That's what we are left wíth for the moment. And a Europe that is currently nothing more than a shadow of its former self.

But I have hope that we will soon become attractive enough - in terms of freedom, rights, democratic discourse, and social welfare. We will attract the best people. (That almost sounds like Manichaeism now. My apologies.)

@simsa0.bsky.social

For as long as I can remember, this continent has been preoccupied almost exclusively with its past. And even longer than that. I am not advocating for a disregard of history. Or responsibility. Or guilt. But I consider myself a passionate European. And I believe it would be disastrous to let the future be shaped by forces that either never embraced the Enlightenment or have turned their backs on it out of sheer laziness.

@simsa0.bsky.social

But what is your point? I do not believe a second that "reparations from Germany are still an issue for Poland" - money is. But what I’m really getting at is this: I clearly remember thinking in the early 2000s that nothing had changed; that we are still grappling with the problems of the 20th century; and that people are actually still the same I knew from my childhood times. Man, how wrong I was!

@simsa0.bsky.social

Der Zweite Weltkrieg, echt jetzt, 2026! "Und was war überhaupt mit den Westgoten?"

@simsa0.bsky.social

I, on the other hand, believe that times are changing too quickly for such "historical debts" to matter. I just read somewhere here on #Mastodon that, as long as Hungary does not investigate about the stolen funds, Orbán can still regard himself a winner and be able to retire comfortably. But, honestly, Orbán is already history to me. I don't care about him at all, and I'm looking far, far ahead to the future.

"So ein Tag, so wunderschön wie heute."

Let's hope, this will be the boost that Europe so desperately needs.

@KD3BTG

I'd love to have your troubles. 36°F here and drizzeling rain.

@simsa0.bsky.social

It’s nice that you jumped right to the expression “living democracy.” Because even looking at democracy by regular standards, things look bleak.

The executive branch? Our favorite president - no comment needed there. The legislative branch? Well, the Republicans have the majority in both chambers. Are the Democrats at least using their - somewhat pathetic - means? No, they’re essentially waiting until the king’s (I mean the clown’s) second term is over. Because real resistance costs the people money, and that hurts, so they won’t vote for the Democrats again next time. The judiciary? At least there, Trump’s massive interference does not seem to have had the hoped-for success. But that doesn’t matter. The wheels of justice turn slowly. But Trump comes up with something new every morning. He’s wearing seven-league boots, and the courts are stuck in their slippers.

But what interests me far more is living democracy, democracy in action, outside of the political system. For me, two institutions are particularly crucial here: the newspapers (today “the media”) and the universities. The universities have come to terms with the situation and are maintaining the status quo. And as a lifelong reader of The New York Times, I blush with shame when I witness their toothlessness. And that's almost the most radical left (you hear my sarcasm) media outlet of any influence.

The rest is the people: folklore - yesterday the Super Bowl and today No Kings.

'No Kings' — with such a slogan, you can ultimately ridicule even the faintest glimmer of resistance. Yes, a democracy has no need for kings — except that there is no living democracy any more. Could you perhaps start to recognise that? Americans really deserve the clown kings they vote into office. And the pain doesn't seem bad enough yet. (Oh yeah, and losing money is the only thing that really hurts.)

#USPol #nokings

@tramm

Ah ja, unustasin: kodanik Madisoni kohta "ei kommentaari".