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πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Friendly & wordy. Work-from-home knitter. Kind, not stupid. Ally of decency. *** Team Science. Team Democracy. Team Diversity. *** Based in Germany. In love with Scotland. At home in more than one place.

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... (and the coffee machine in the background, too 😁)

06.03.2026 06:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly, and a very light keystroke - I managed to find ribbon, too, and ordered it. I hope it works!

06.03.2026 06:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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2/2

Listen to this. Isn't this a beautiful sound?

06.03.2026 06:34 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
Photo of an old typewriter, made in Dresden in 1937 or 38, in overall good condition.

Photo of an old typewriter, made in Dresden in 1937 or 38, in overall good condition.

Photo from underneath. Some parts are shiny and seem to have been replaced in the past.

Photo from underneath. Some parts are shiny and seem to have been replaced in the past.

🧡At a flea market, I found this beautiful old Erika typewriter. The model no. means it's from 1937/38. It works like an absolute charm! Looking underneath, someone's clearly repaired & serviced it before, & now it's again on the ground amidst rubble. I guess some (things) need saving more than once.

06.03.2026 06:34 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Phew.

06.03.2026 06:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ain't that the truth!

06.03.2026 06:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no! I'm so sorry. It's also entirely unreasonable of these machines to expect us to take care of them as well ...

06.03.2026 06:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Mike, and you, too.

06.03.2026 06:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She's abused other people, some also children, in a system of institutionalised cruelty. There's not much of a difference.

06.03.2026 06:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you and thank you. The electronics read-out says the lambda sensor is faulty itself, so the repair shop exchanged it. But it's still erratic. What's important is that it doesn't seem to be a mechanical problem. It's the sensor itself acting up.

06.03.2026 06:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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You can dodge reality, deny facts, & cover up truth only so long. Every distraction is temporary while truth lives on. Reality wins in the end. Facts have the last word. You cannot undo them, you just cover them up, & that cover can come off at any moment. It's never forever.
#GoodMorning, everyone

06.03.2026 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Today's random #German word of the day is ... VΓΆgel fΓΌttern.

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It's a great term to practice those weird German sounds - give it a go! #LearnALanguage!

06.03.2026 05:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We've to be careful not to lose our own humanity in this time. It's the very reason we oppose it, its cruelty & perpetrators. But humanity applies to all. What we need to do is the right thing: remove inhumane people from positions where they're in charge of others. Investigate, charge & trial them.

06.03.2026 05:48 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is possible to have empathy with someone even if, as pathological narcissists, they're unable to feel empathy for anyone else. Trump should have never been elected. His psychological make-up makes him entirely unqualified for any position that puts him in charge of others, and they into his care.

06.03.2026 05:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This quote came much later, and it hasnt been the only time he disrespected others who did go and suffer and died. But in the then, past moment, I have empathy for everyone looking for a way out.

06.03.2026 05:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you πŸ™, and yes, that is the German saying for it. It's only a faulty sensor who refuses to be fixed, but when you're worried about something important, it's the last thing you need.

06.03.2026 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/anda...

06.03.2026 05:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

On a human level, I understand fear of going to war. It's not heroic to be brave. It's normal to be afraid. And while I don't condone the lying & string pulling, I've had empathy for Trump & his bone spurs. But now he sends others to war for selfish reasons, & w/o empathy tells them 'some will die'.

06.03.2026 05:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

NRW hier. Ich muss einfach mal fragen: Ist das Fehlen aber auch jeglichen Humors Grundvoraussetzung fΓΌr eine Kandidatur?

06.03.2026 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If I may ... I recommend English editions of reputable international papers as well. Look for Le Monde and especially El Pais English editions. Excellent reporting on the US and (the latter) Latin America.

On social media, Le Monde English is here on BlueSky, El País English can be found on 🐦.

06.03.2026 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Entrance hall of a hospital at night, brightly lit and deserted.

Entrance hall of a hospital at night, brightly lit and deserted.

After a late night trip to the hospital (where we were looked after very well), an early morning. That 1st coffee feels good after the turmoil.

What I didn't need: a bright red exhaust emission control light. Thank you, car. Super timing. πŸ‘

On the way back, it went off. I take that as a good sign.

06.03.2026 05:12 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Tbf, she's tried hard though to match him ...

06.03.2026 05:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sideways,
aka: out of the way,
aka: no.

They're just make it look that way to minimise embarrassment after her atrocious performance in front of Congress about which (media reports) Trump was angry. (Tbf, so were we, just for different reasons)

06.03.2026 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How bad at your job do you have to be to be fired for incompetence by Donald Trump?

#NoemGone

05.03.2026 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump fires Kristi Noem as head of Department of Homeland Security

"The US president said he plans to nominate Markwayne Mullen, a Republican senator from Oklahoma, who will be subject to confirmation by the Republican-led Senate."

05.03.2026 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

To a degree, people are free to do (or not do) with their money what they want. But affluent people already get so many (financial) breaks. And fact is, we have collectively decided to live in welfare societies w/ solidarity & everyone giving acc. to their ability, & they're simply able to give more

05.03.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, same here, Simon! And I used to write letters of epic length...

05.03.2026 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We were born ready 😁

05.03.2026 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Von mir ein großes Lob für die Lehrerin, die mit dieser schlichten Frage grandios getestet hat, ob der CDU Spitzenkandidat
-weiß, was der Treibhauseffekt ist,
-zugibt, wenn er's nicht weiß,
-es erklΓ€ren kann,
-so tut, als ob er's erklΓ€ren kann.

Gebt der Frau einen Orden!

05.03.2026 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Von mir ein großes Lob für die Lehrerin, die mit dieser schlichten Frage grandios getestet hat, ob der CDU Spitzenkandidat
-weiß, was der Treibhauseffekt ist,
-zugibt, wenn er's nicht weiß,
-es erklΓ€ren kann,
-so tut, als ob er's erklΓ€ren kann.

Gebt der Frau einen Orden!

05.03.2026 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0