Jennifer Durham

It worked for, for a few years....

Enjoying the Haderner Brauereifest

I did finally receive approval for my Social Security benefits.. it took 6 months.

Yes, the US and DE have a treaty agreement for retirement benefits. I already receive a small amount from Germany from my 5 years of work here.

Well I received confirmation of receiving my retirement benefits from the US yesterday! Thank you government employees for helping me, in spite of being harassed by DOGE. It took 6 months from the time I applied for my benefits until I received them...

People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies Marriages and families are falling apart as people are sucked into fantasy worlds of spiritual prophecy by AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT

We are doomed... AI will destroy us with flattery.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Europe should hit Trump right in the platform As a business deal, Trump’s tariffs seem to make sense for Trump and Trump only: Trump, the shake-down artist. As many have pointed out, what the President gets out of this is a queue of CEOs…

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Thanks @frederickdguy.bsky.social for sharing your economic analysis of what Europe can do to fight back.

Europe should hit Trump right in the platform As a business deal, Trump’s tariffs seem to make sense for Trump and Trump only: Trump, the shake-down artist. As many have pointed out, what the President gets out of this is a queue of CEOs…

Yes, let's go after the tech bros!

frederickguy.com/2025/04/03/e...

Thanks, fortunately I can afford to wait. I'm being public about this because there are many people for whom this could be a terrible hardship.

All they have is an email address, which they sometimes reply to...

I finally heard from the SSA. I applied for my retirement benefits more than 4 months ago. The nice woman sent my application on to Maryland for processing. I should get my benefits in 6 more Months! Elon really has slowed things down. It used to take 30 days to receive benefits after applying...

We took a little break from winter. We celebrated Ralph's birthday with a week in Madiera. Really lovely, and the food was excellent.

Unimaginable! Things are going downhillhill fast in the USA .

That is what they call the email...

It was great to have some sunshine and bike down to Starnberg see with friends.

The only Mexican food in Großhadern, is what my husband cooks...

Celebrate Women today and everyday.

I sent emails two weeks ago. Called the Maryland office and was on hold for a long time until it hung up. I called the consulate in Frankfurt, but the benefits office there is completely separate, they gave me a number that only answers on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 - 12:00...

The beginnings of a bird's nest.

Spring is coming...

The attacks to academia are accelerating

I applied for my social security 4 months ago.. I have heard nothing...

If you are in Munich and have access to an adequate smoker bbq, my husband makes killer ribs, pulled pork and brisket... He also makes awesome pies.. perhaps we could arrange a BBQ?

Ordering bread wrong sounds like an excellent goal.. even I can do that.

They cancelled the big outdoor Fasching(carnival) party due to a car attack a week ago...

Finding a bit of Fasching in the Aussie Bar here in München.

Willpower, Not Manpower, is Europe’s Main Limitation for a Force in Ukraine - War on the Rocks Following a dramatic meeting in the White House, U.S. military support for Ukraine is perilously uncertain. Sustaining Ukraine in this war, and

Jack Watling and I take a look at what the requirements might look like for a European force in Ukraine. We find that this not an insurmountable task, but will require proper resourcing and difficult political choices. @warontherocks.bsky.social warontherocks.com/2025/03/will...

There is also a fabric store and a wig store in the same building.

BREAKING: Foreign-born leader comes to Oval Office, dressed down in a disrespectful manner, having already received billions from America, asking for American taxpayers to keep paying him more billions, subsidizing him for years to come:

Who are they to tell another democratic country who they should have as their president...