† Silvio Berlusconi

(The one and only prime minister that Italy could ever agree on for a longer amount of time.)

(insert "Straight to hell"-jingle of your own choice here)

Wenn sich jemand fragt, warum die Bahn als Massentransportmittel, in einer Zeit, in dem aus Gründen der Reduktion von Emissionen, die durch den Transport von Menschen und Gütern verursacht werden, die Rolle eben solcher wieder in den Mitelpunkt rückt (es jedenfalls sollte), so schlecht aufgestellt ist - man werfe dafür einen Blick zurück in die ( Read more... )

So today finally is the official coronation ceremony of Charles III (formerliy Prince Charles) of the United Kingdom ( Read more... )

Da es aktuell mal wieder aufkommt, weil es einige medienwirksame Fälle gibt ( Read more... )

2022: Russia starts an endeavor that Western sources prophesied about for months and which some sympathizers of it say it was inevitable for 8 years already - the Russian Federation invades the former Eastern territories of Ukraine (since 2014: the self-proclaimed independent peoples’ republics of Donezk and Luhansk), officially calling it a “ ( Read more... )

In the light of today as the topic of “negotiations” is continuously being wiped off the table with arguments like “Putin started this war” and “Why should Ukraine aspire surrender while they’ve been attacked?” - let’s recall why negotiations are held at all in war scenarios ( Read more... )

...Is there something meaningful to say during these days where the events of today also progress on their way tomorrow? Unimpressed and not impacted by personal opinions of anyone outside of circles of power and public influence ( Read more... )

Zeitenwende - but not as the proclaimer intended it ( Read more... )

A phenomenon typical of this time episode: Perceiving everything and nothing through the filter of one’s political and one’s general world view. Every event that happens is being tried to make it fit into one’s personal agenda, even without making sure before if the factual situation actually allows it or suits ( Read more... )

Die Fußball-WM in Katar wird das sportlich unbedeutenste Turnier irgendeiner Sportart seit langem werden. - So lang sowieso noch irgendjemandem danach ist, solche internationalen Veranstaltungen mit Unterhaltungsziel abzuhalten.