I hadn't seen that latest wave of polls.
I know Die Linke saw an uptick, but damn that's wonderful. If the ~~Nazi Party~~ AfD can get down under 15% in the next week and Die Linke could get up over 10%, that would be much appreciated, Germany.
I hadn't seen that latest wave of polls.
I know Die Linke saw an uptick, but damn that's wonderful. If the ~~Nazi Party~~ AfD can get down under 15% in the next week and Die Linke could get up over 10%, that would be much appreciated, Germany.
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WTF happened to this guy? He started out so well, stroke and all.
The downtown stations are so very nice. I love rolling right into the core and being a few minutes from everything.
Having to train in from the airport isn't bad, but after a long trip adding another hour to get from the airport to downtown is annoying. Of course, many US cities don't have a train from the airport to downtown, so that only applies in developed locations.
One of the upcoming wacky infrastructure choices is the high speed rail in Las Vegas to LA. On the Vegas end the train station is out of town like it's an airport. So you train from LA to Vegas and then... bus in? Join a massive line of taxis/ubers? It's so very clumsy. Why the casino operators didn't find a way for the rail station to be in the center of the strip so people fall of the train and into their casinos is still beyond my ken.
"Nach Ampel, Links!"
When they have a coalition government in Germany's parliament that is made of parties who use the red, yellow, and green colors, it seems to track that the next election ends up going Left, especially to the Die Linke party. Unfortunately, it's not drawing a lot of support out of the near-Nazi Musk-backed AfD party, but it's pulling from CDU, which is a center right party. Hopefully it'll help push the national Overton Window to a more leftist/progressive field in the next few elections.
A key facet of fascism is the desire to return to a mythical 'better time'. They are willing to bow to a dictator who promises them this myth, especially when mixed with the promise to put the racists in power over others in the process.
Innuendo Studios covers it well in his endnote series: https://youtu.be/5Luu1Beb8ng
I just accepted my offer to leave my university in the US for one in Europe. My mathematician of a wife is going to start working for one there too.
When I told my US colleagues they uniformly said how lucky I am and that they're thinking about going too. Our University faculty and staff are looking to leave and we have the ability to do so. Brain drain is real and the US is about to see it first hand.
He started doing this in his first term. What has changed since then? He's still Putin's stooge so leaving NATO is on the docket to help undermine Europe so Russia can invade.
There's been some great microsats built around cell phones.
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/phonesat-v1.htm
They're just computers with batteries, sensors, and radios. The rigors of space are the real issue, but their functionality is spot on for the needs onboard satellites. Using one as a base station for communications would be an option too.
Strangely, we just updated all of our vaccines for our kids and selves. This is going to be a total shit show.
I'm no expert in immigration nor work opportunities. I focused on universities that teach undergraduate programs in English (many do graduate levels in English) so they'd be more open to my application.
I made a very long list of universities with programs and research in my topic and found their jobs pages. I then would check them all every so often for positions. When there's was a good opening I dropped everything and applied.
If you only know English then it's more about what you bring to the economy where you're applying to. Will you find a job? Pay taxes? Pay your rent? Mostly, the question is whether you'll be a burden on the state or not.
Good places would be Ireland (English speaking), then it would have been Scotland and England. After that... Germany is interested in brining in workers to fill open roles if they will learn to fit in and pay taxes. After that it'll be tougher, but doable. Get a contract offer for a job and you'll be in much better shape. I did interviews at all hours, skipped work to travel for interviews, and networked. I wrote lots of cover letters on what I want and why.
It is possible to make the move. Your interest in where you apply and your skills you bring are the key factors (unless you're independently wealthy).
There's even some companies that help people find jobs and get through immigration. I talked with one called Bonus Relocation in Spain that worked all over Europe and they will help you from the earliest stages of seeking a job to renting an apartment after you move. Great people.