Black Forest Cyclist
@blackforestcyclist.bsky.social
Berliner in exile near Freiburg. Foodie, NYT addict, and Packers fan. Enjoys riding his mountain bike in the Black Forest.
Aaron Rodgers is back. Unfortunately, he is now not only a quarterback who's a bit long in the tooth. Apparently, he's also a health policy expert and an infectious disease scientist. Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses. www.nytimes.com/athletic/749...
Mike McCarthy, Steelers respond to Aaron Rodgers’ Fauci criticism
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Sam Waterston/Jack McCoy stand-in Senator Sheldon Whitehouse delivers hard-hitting lines and pertinent analysis time after time. Unfortunately, his Republican colleagues in the Senate have decided to turn the Judiciary Committee into a rubber-stamping body.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayWhitehouse: "The last Q I'm left with is what's left of this committee? What's left when we don't demand straight answers? How many times has this DOJ been asked what became of the $50k the FBI reported it handed to Homan? ... our Republican colleagues see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil"
Germany remains an EU outlier in creating high obstacles to a fresh start for former cancer patients. “You have the right [in other countries] to make plans again as normal: to buy a house, to start a family. Other EU countries have long since sorted this out.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Cancer survivors need protection from future discrimination, say German politicians
Campaigners say people who have had cancer face discrimination in areas including bank loans, adoption of children and insurance
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Dortmund continues to ignore @mmadventures.bsky.social. I don't get it either. If you want more people to use public transport and scale down private motoring, you have to provide a certain level of comfort. www1.wdr.de/nrw/dortmund...
Hitze in der Dortmunder Stadtbahn: Warum bewusst auf Klimaanlagen verzichtet wird
Die Dortmunder Stadtwerke haben bewusst neue Stadtbahnen ohne Klimaanlagen gekauft. Das ärgert Fahrgäste besonders an Hitzetagen.
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Just the usual: Trump makes up stuff to justify an executive order or some other important measure. When the truth comes out, every department involved stonewalls. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/c...
Documents Undercut Trump’s Claims About Bears Ears National Monument (Gift Article)
President Trump said recreation in Bears Ears National Monument was virtually impossible. Documents reviewed by The New York Times show officials knew otherwise.
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MP Diane Abbott, a very confused member of the Labour left, recently decried a military build-up directed against the PRC. Fortunately, you do not need to look very far to understand the PRC's true intentions. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/w...
How China Keeps Tabs on Foreigners (Gift Article)
An unsecured police dashboard was a rare window into how the authorities track foreigners by collecting and aggregating vast amounts of private data.
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Kinoerlebnis in Berlins ehemaliger Stasi-Zentrale: Zeitzeugen und Ex-Stasi-Offiziere im Zwiegespräch
Wo einst die Staatssicherheit das Sagen hatte, laufen heute Filme über Diktatur, Flucht und Widerstand über die Leinwand. Zeitzeugen erzählen beim Campus-Kino auch persönlich ihre Geschichte.
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A very interesting piece on three people on social media who claim they are able to help us with our psychological problems. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/s...
Self-Help Influencer Nicole LePera Faces Litigation (Gift Article)
Millions look to Nicole LePera for advice on how to achieve contentment and maintain healthy relationships. But her own story is complicated.
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When Ann Biderman became a showrunner, she did everything right. From the pilot on, her LA cop drama 'Southland' was clearly set up for 5 solid seasons with 100 episodes. A great cast, gritty storylines, excellent camerawork and editing, and superb writing made this series one of the best... 1/3
I lost my job, my kids have measles, my electric bill has doubled, and I have explosive diarrhea from a parasite the CDC no longer monitors. But at least now Black kids won't be getting free breakfasts from Head Start anymore.
The DoJ is a clown show that could be highly entertaining if the ministry had a substantially less important portfolio. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...
In Dropping Reflecting Pool Case, Pirro Draws Trump’s Wrath (Gift Article)
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, blamed shoddy construction, contradicting President Trump’s pet theory. Mr. Trump said he disagreed “100%” with her.
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(Cultural reference in case you don’t know the entirely splendid song Victoria Wood did at the Secret Policeman’s Other Ball in 1981, which was originally part of her 1980 play ‘Good Fun’. A welcome reminder if you do know it)
Victoria Wood: I've Had it Up to Here
YouTube video by frogandpeach1
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Do you have any plans to be on this DC-3 in the near future, @airlineflyer.net and @wandrme.paxex.aero? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/w...
I Flew in the Douglas DC-3, a WWII Workhorse of Aviation, Over the Amazon (Gift Article)
The Douglas DC-3 was mass-produced during World War II. Today, one of the few still remaining transports passengers in Colombia’s jungle.
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Wie auch in vergangenen Jahren führte @gew-bw.de gestern, am 1. Tag der Sommerferien in Baden-Württemberg, eine Aktion gegen die Sommerferienarbeitslosigkeit unserer Referendar*innen durch. Presse war da und berichtete über den Protest gegen die unwürdige Praxis. www.zeit.de/news/2026-07... #bluelz
Bildung: Referendare protestieren gegen Ferien-Arbeitslosigkeit
Hier finden Sie Informationen zu dem Thema „Bildung“. Lesen Sie jetzt „Referendare protestieren gegen Ferien-Arbeitslosigkeit“.
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As I just submitted my income tax forms, I'd like to pay tribute to the famous Steglitz philosopher and raconteur @downieseb.bsky.social.
Seb Downie-Blackwell@downieseb.bsky.social · last yr.I just finally finished two things I'd been putting off for weeks and it only took and hour and I feel so much better for it and I am absolutely not going to learn anything from this experience.
The NYT's Peter Baker explaining the mess the US is in and why Clinton and Obama are not blameless. The War Powers Act has been ignored by both Republicans and Democrats. www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
Video: Does Congress Have the Power to Stop the Iran War?
In theory, the War Powers Act gives Congress the power to end a war. But our chief White House correspondent, Peter Baker, describes how President Trump is the latest president to find ways to engage ...
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The State Department said it takes "full responsibility" for "hastily" altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference that mislabeled every single country it highlighted. An analysis by Reuters found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI.
BK Merz hat sein Schiff in schwere See manöviriert und die vor den Kopf gestoßene Mannschaft denkt nun ans Meutern. www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
(S+) Anatomie eines politischen Versagens: Wie die CDU an ihrem Kanzler verzweifelt
In der Parteispitze beobachten sie fassungslos, wie Friedrich Merz seine Autorität verspielt. Der SPIEGEL hat sich in der Union umgehört: Dass der Kanzler noch eine Zukunft hat, glaubt niemand – ein W...
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The influx of federal agents into the city last fall led to widespread immigration arrests – a majority without criminal convictions. President Trump has said he wants to replicate it elsewhere. n.pr/44QjbTY
In Memphis, an 'anti-crime' task force quietly turned into an ICE crackdown
The influx of federal agents into the city last fall led to widespread immigration arrests – a majority without criminal convictions. President Trump has said he wants to replicate it elsewhere.
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Pete Hegseth has stressed the importance of merit-based promotions in the military many times. Now that Hegseth is in office, the promotion process looks different indeed: regulations and ethical considerations are ignored. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...
An Admiral’s Rise Reveals the Politics Driving Hegseth’s Pentagon (Gift Article)
Before he was picked to lead the Navy, Adm. Daryl Caudle found ways to signal his support for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s anti-diversity goals.
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A really interesting piece about South African anti-immigration activists who are threatening legal residents from other African countries. At least in one instance, the SA police is too afraid to intervene. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/w...
A Mother’s Crusade to Rid South Africa of African Immigrants (Gift Article)
As immigration surges in the country, activists are going to extreme lengths to expel foreign nationals, often taking the law into their own hands.
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Der Zürcher Tages-Anzeiger hat eine schreckliche Geschichte recherchiert, die nun auch den Weg in den "Spiegel" gefunden hat. Was neben den vorgeworfenen Straftaten Aufmerksamkeit erregt, ist das unerklärliche Vorgehen der lokalen Behörden. Geschenklink www.spiegel.de/ausland/schw...
(S+) Schweiz: Ein SVP-Politiker soll die Tochter von Iwona L. missbraucht haben – dann sollten die Frauen abgeschoben werden
»Er war Politiker und konnte sehr gut schauspielern«: Öffentlich trat der SVP-Mann gegen Kindesmissbrauch auf, zu Hause soll er seine Opfer betäubt und gefilmt haben. Iwona L. hat ihn auffliegen lasse...
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Sloppiness in legal proceedings is a hallmark of the Trump administration. Willing attorneys rush to subpoena or indict someone in Trump's crosshairs without following established processes and without following the law. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/u...
In Rush to Track Down Air Force One Leaks, DOJ Reversed Its Own Process (Gift Article)
A judge’s remarks on subpoenas to reporters cast attention on two administration officials under consideration for powerful cabinet posts, Todd Blanche and Jay Clayton.
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The politicisation of grants is deeply disappointing. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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The NYT says DOJ is not just demanding testimony and phone records from its journalists. It has subpoenaed phone records for relatives, too. "To me, this felt really un-American," says the novelist Katherine Marsh, who is married to NYT's Julian Barnes My story for NPR www.npr.org/2026/07/23/n...
'New York Times' alleges White House abuses legal system to intimidate reporters
The New York Times will argue in court Thursday that the White House is abusing the justice system to intimidate reporters over a story that angered President Trump.
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"My message to the people of the UK is that I'll train the new guy but you're going to have to stick with one of them eventually."
false positive | noun | a person or test result that is incorrectly classified as positive (as for the presence of a health condition) because of imperfect testing methods or procedures
