well, in case we manage to extend our borders even further…

interesting article - considering it’s from a Springer SE outlet (which is, by far, a right-wing media company on its own).

We had that in 2001. Didn’t go so well…

I guess because most of them have taken their cash and moved away (like this Dyson guy for example)

to be fair - the German FDP may call itself “liberal”, but they’re, in fact, libertarian if you look into the details.

If you want european benefits, then yeah - you HAVE to join.

You can’t be part of the club without being part of the club

I switched to an EV in 2019 whilst living in a flat. No chance to charge at home, very limited public charging opportunities, with the next public charger a 20 minute walk away and ONE fast charger on the other end of town, a 30 minute drive.

It did work despite all these issues. And now, 2026, charging is so much less of an issue. Almost every supermarket has some kind of Fast Charger available. Just look at it if it’s EnBW, MER, EWE or whatever else, pay the 5-10 Euros per month for their subscription and you’ll charge for almost the same price like home. And, as most of us go shopping at least once a week, that’s a huge nothingburger there.

Just give it a try. Maybe rent an EV is a good start. But be careful: Driving an EV is addictive. Once you’ve tasted it, you don’t want to go back

We’ve got Mastodon for that

if it means we won’t send our personal data freely to the US anymore and will FINALLY start to tax all these american firms laundering their immense profits over here, ripping all of us off in the process - that’s something I’ll whole-heartedly welcome to happen.

…with a sawed-off shotgun, yeah…

oh no - citizens keeing a warmonger in charge and in place are suffering the luxury of being able to buy houses…

…what a shame…

fuck you Donals

fuck you USA

I did notice several of my contacts have Wero active already.

Guess it needs some time. But I’ve got patience

I’ve already activated Wero with my Revolt account. Three clicks and I was done.

Now I’m waiting for places where I can use it

…which is a pity, because Landliebe was and still is a very nice product. Plus their glass containers were ideal for handcrafting. But since they switched over to plastic, they’re quite crap and unusable…

Sorry for what happened. Just fyi - Berlin got the worst police in all of Europe,. They’re even worse than russian police…

there’s almost never THE perfect choice. Those making you believe there’s one of them - those are the one’s that aren’t telling you the whole story in the first place.

Look at the options. Check them with your No-Gos. Focus on what remains - and pick what sucks the least.

You may not be perfectly happy, but an “okay” is WAY better than an “oh…my…god”

if you choose to not pick a side, you already chose a side.

you chose to let others decide upon your fate. And those will rarely choose in your interest.

Reminds me a LOT of a meme I’ve seen on the net a long time ago:

Relationship > No Relationship

BUT!

Relationship > No Relationship > TOXIC Relationship

and as having a good, stable, lasting and healthy relationship seems to be more luck than anything else, choosing the middle path is the choice most take. Because no, there’s no shortage in finding a toxic relationship…

to be fair, I think Apfelstrudel is a very austrian thing.