Barbara Prainsack
@bprainsack.bsky.social
Prof @univie.ac.at @healthy-societies.bsky.social #PrecisionMedicine #Solidarity #DataGovernance #FutureOfWork | Chair #ethicsgroup_eu | @wiko-berlin.bsky.social (Fellow 2023/24) barbaraprainsack.org
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States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society
Abstract. States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society argues that solidarity is essential for addressing the defining challenges of our time. While many s
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📘 My new book States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society is out now (OUP). 👉 academic.oup.com/book/61834
I wrote it against a background of growing inequalities, fragile democracies, climate breakdown, and technologies that too often pull us apart instead of together.
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I wrote it against a background of growing inequalities, fragile democracies, climate breakdown, and technologies that too often pull us apart instead of together.
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Ich freue mich drauf!
Und "Frauen forschen" geht weiter: Am 12.3. ist die Politikwissenschafterin Barbara Prainsack zu Gast, am 22.4. folgt die Krebsforscherin Maria Sibilia. Das Gespräch gestern gibt es zum Nachhören am 8.3. ab 18.15 Uhr auf Ö1. @bprainsack.bsky.social @maria-sibilia.bsky.social #Spitzenforscherinnen
January 30, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Ich freue mich drauf!
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@politico.com Research & Analysis Division. (2026). Burning through the rulebook: Europe’s #omnibus fever.
Thanks for sharing @bprainsack.bsky.social
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Thanks for sharing @bprainsack.bsky.social
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January 25, 2026 at 12:08 PM
@politico.com Research & Analysis Division. (2026). Burning through the rulebook: Europe’s #omnibus fever.
Thanks for sharing @bprainsack.bsky.social
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Thanks for sharing @bprainsack.bsky.social
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Jetzt auch neue #Unterrichtsmaterialien für die #Volksschule: Wie mit Kindern über Teuerung, Wohnen und Armut reden.
Vielseitige #Module, ausgearbeitete #Stundenmodelle und inspirierende #Ideen für den Schulunterricht
www.armutskonferenz.at/unterrichtsm...
Vielseitige #Module, ausgearbeitete #Stundenmodelle und inspirierende #Ideen für den Schulunterricht
www.armutskonferenz.at/unterrichtsm...
January 20, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Jetzt auch neue #Unterrichtsmaterialien für die #Volksschule: Wie mit Kindern über Teuerung, Wohnen und Armut reden.
Vielseitige #Module, ausgearbeitete #Stundenmodelle und inspirierende #Ideen für den Schulunterricht
www.armutskonferenz.at/unterrichtsm...
Vielseitige #Module, ausgearbeitete #Stundenmodelle und inspirierende #Ideen für den Schulunterricht
www.armutskonferenz.at/unterrichtsm...
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🧵 Trump administration AI policy is widely described as deregulatory. This description is misleading. What's happening is not the absence of governance but its rearrangement--intensive state intervention operating through mechanisms we don't typically call regulation. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The mirage of AI deregulation
One of the most interventionist approaches to technology governance in the United States in a generation has cloaked itself in the language of deregulation. In early December 2025, President Donald Tr...
www.science.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:23 PM
🧵 Trump administration AI policy is widely described as deregulatory. This description is misleading. What's happening is not the absence of governance but its rearrangement--intensive state intervention operating through mechanisms we don't typically call regulation. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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We are in an era of rising authoritarianism, fading multi-lateralism, & increasing human rights violations
But peoples movements have challenged power in the past
Successful movements, as these books show, are about organizing, growing communities, and building power among people to effect change
But peoples movements have challenged power in the past
Successful movements, as these books show, are about organizing, growing communities, and building power among people to effect change
January 16, 2026 at 2:06 AM
We are in an era of rising authoritarianism, fading multi-lateralism, & increasing human rights violations
But peoples movements have challenged power in the past
Successful movements, as these books show, are about organizing, growing communities, and building power among people to effect change
But peoples movements have challenged power in the past
Successful movements, as these books show, are about organizing, growing communities, and building power among people to effect change
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I'm co-chairing the Society for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social Conference in Toronto, Oct 2026. #STS #scipol #innovation
Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures".
Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!
Deadline: 2nd February 2026
www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...
Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures".
Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!
Deadline: 2nd February 2026
www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...
About the Conference
www.4sonline.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I'm co-chairing the Society for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social Conference in Toronto, Oct 2026. #STS #scipol #innovation
Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures".
Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!
Deadline: 2nd February 2026
www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...
Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures".
Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!
Deadline: 2nd February 2026
www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...
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Digitale Daten sind Macht. Wer sie kontrolliert, bestimmt über Demokratie, Wirtschaft und Zukunft.
Europa darf das nicht mehr länger nur den großen Tech-Konzernen überlassen, schreibt @bprainsack.bsky.social in ihrem Gastkommentar.
Europa darf das nicht mehr länger nur den großen Tech-Konzernen überlassen, schreibt @bprainsack.bsky.social in ihrem Gastkommentar.
Datensolidarität: Warum wir einen neuen Gesellschaftsvertrag für Daten brauchen - Materie
Datensolidarität statt Datenmacht: Warum digitale Daten politisch sind und wie Europa Kontrolle, Fairness und Demokratie im Netz zurückgewinnen kann.
materie.at
January 14, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Digitale Daten sind Macht. Wer sie kontrolliert, bestimmt über Demokratie, Wirtschaft und Zukunft.
Europa darf das nicht mehr länger nur den großen Tech-Konzernen überlassen, schreibt @bprainsack.bsky.social in ihrem Gastkommentar.
Europa darf das nicht mehr länger nur den großen Tech-Konzernen überlassen, schreibt @bprainsack.bsky.social in ihrem Gastkommentar.
Join us today at 5pm at @univie.ac.at to launch the new book by Koen Bartels & @hendrikwagenaar.bsky.social: "Doing Interpretive Research: Learning and Teaching Imagination in Interpretive Research" (OUP). Emma Dowling and Yuki Seidler will comment.
Registration: www.eventbrite.at/e/book-launc...
Registration: www.eventbrite.at/e/book-launc...
Book Launch
Uni Vienna, Building Alte Kapelle (Old Chapel)
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January 12, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Join us today at 5pm at @univie.ac.at to launch the new book by Koen Bartels & @hendrikwagenaar.bsky.social: "Doing Interpretive Research: Learning and Teaching Imagination in Interpretive Research" (OUP). Emma Dowling and Yuki Seidler will comment.
Registration: www.eventbrite.at/e/book-launc...
Registration: www.eventbrite.at/e/book-launc...
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New book on #epistemicInjustice: Flear, M. L., Davies-Tyrie, C., & Wincott, D. (Eds.). (2025). Socio-Legal Studies on Epistemic Injustice and Spaces and Places. Springer Nature Switzerland. doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Socio-Legal Studies on Epistemic Injustice and Spaces and Places
This edited collection provides socio-legal accounts of epistemic injustice across different spaces and places.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
New book on #epistemicInjustice: Flear, M. L., Davies-Tyrie, C., & Wincott, D. (Eds.). (2025). Socio-Legal Studies on Epistemic Injustice and Spaces and Places. Springer Nature Switzerland. doi.org/10.1007/978-...
📘 My new book States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society is out now (OUP). 👉 academic.oup.com/book/61834
I wrote it against a background of growing inequalities, fragile democracies, climate breakdown, and technologies that too often pull us apart instead of together.
👇
I wrote it against a background of growing inequalities, fragile democracies, climate breakdown, and technologies that too often pull us apart instead of together.
👇
States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society
Abstract. States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society argues that solidarity is essential for addressing the defining challenges of our time. While many s
academic.oup.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
📘 My new book States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society is out now (OUP). 👉 academic.oup.com/book/61834
I wrote it against a background of growing inequalities, fragile democracies, climate breakdown, and technologies that too often pull us apart instead of together.
👇
I wrote it against a background of growing inequalities, fragile democracies, climate breakdown, and technologies that too often pull us apart instead of together.
👇
On 12 Jan at 5pm CET we’ll be celebrating Koen Bartels & @hendrikwagenaar.bsky.social 's new book:
"Doing Interpretive Research: Learning and Teaching Imagination in Interpretive Research" #OUP
Join us for a brief book talk, reflections by Emma Dowling and Yuki Seidler, and a reception!
👇
"Doing Interpretive Research: Learning and Teaching Imagination in Interpretive Research" #OUP
Join us for a brief book talk, reflections by Emma Dowling and Yuki Seidler, and a reception!
👇
Book Launch
Uni Vienna, Building Alte Kapelle (Old Chapel)
www.eventbrite.at
January 5, 2026 at 12:40 PM
On 12 Jan at 5pm CET we’ll be celebrating Koen Bartels & @hendrikwagenaar.bsky.social 's new book:
"Doing Interpretive Research: Learning and Teaching Imagination in Interpretive Research" #OUP
Join us for a brief book talk, reflections by Emma Dowling and Yuki Seidler, and a reception!
👇
"Doing Interpretive Research: Learning and Teaching Imagination in Interpretive Research" #OUP
Join us for a brief book talk, reflections by Emma Dowling and Yuki Seidler, and a reception!
👇
Wien 1. Bezirk. Zwei Freunde wünschen einander ein frohes neues Jahr:
Person 1: No dann, an guadn Rutsch!
Person 2: Am meistens geht ma am Oasch des mit Gewalt wach bleibn.
Person 1: Mir geht ois am Oasch.
Person 2: Jo eh. Dir a an guadn Rutsch! Baba
#Wienliebe
Person 1: No dann, an guadn Rutsch!
Person 2: Am meistens geht ma am Oasch des mit Gewalt wach bleibn.
Person 1: Mir geht ois am Oasch.
Person 2: Jo eh. Dir a an guadn Rutsch! Baba
#Wienliebe
December 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Wien 1. Bezirk. Zwei Freunde wünschen einander ein frohes neues Jahr:
Person 1: No dann, an guadn Rutsch!
Person 2: Am meistens geht ma am Oasch des mit Gewalt wach bleibn.
Person 1: Mir geht ois am Oasch.
Person 2: Jo eh. Dir a an guadn Rutsch! Baba
#Wienliebe
Person 1: No dann, an guadn Rutsch!
Person 2: Am meistens geht ma am Oasch des mit Gewalt wach bleibn.
Person 1: Mir geht ois am Oasch.
Person 2: Jo eh. Dir a an guadn Rutsch! Baba
#Wienliebe
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Autos werden auf so vielen Ebenen subventioniert. Auch deshalb sind Mieten so hoch. Etwa der Zwang, Stellplätze bereitzustellen. Super Artikel von Caterina Lobenstein in der ZEIT
December 13, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Autos werden auf so vielen Ebenen subventioniert. Auch deshalb sind Mieten so hoch. Etwa der Zwang, Stellplätze bereitzustellen. Super Artikel von Caterina Lobenstein in der ZEIT
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We're delighted to feature the ideas of Prof @bprainsack.bsky.social for this week's #WiE - in which Barbara focusses on her key message of solidarity. 'Solidarity gets us to the places that justice does not reach.'
More remarkable women, every Thursday.
Stay curious.
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics
More remarkable women, every Thursday.
Stay curious.
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics
December 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We're delighted to feature the ideas of Prof @bprainsack.bsky.social for this week's #WiE - in which Barbara focusses on her key message of solidarity. 'Solidarity gets us to the places that justice does not reach.'
More remarkable women, every Thursday.
Stay curious.
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics
More remarkable women, every Thursday.
Stay curious.
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics
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Wien war europäische Demokratie-Hauptstadt 2024/25 - zum Abschluss wird der Sammelband "Stimmen unserer Stadt" mit Beiträgen von Lea Ypi, @bprainsack.bsky.social, Hosea Ratschiller, u.v.a. publiziert und heute in der Hauptbücherei präsentiert.
Anmeldung unter ticket.wien.gv.at/M13STB/eu9nt/
Anmeldung unter ticket.wien.gv.at/M13STB/eu9nt/
November 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Wien war europäische Demokratie-Hauptstadt 2024/25 - zum Abschluss wird der Sammelband "Stimmen unserer Stadt" mit Beiträgen von Lea Ypi, @bprainsack.bsky.social, Hosea Ratschiller, u.v.a. publiziert und heute in der Hauptbücherei präsentiert.
Anmeldung unter ticket.wien.gv.at/M13STB/eu9nt/
Anmeldung unter ticket.wien.gv.at/M13STB/eu9nt/
Wenn die einzige Antwort auf unsere Anliegen ein Bot ist – wer hat dann noch das Sagen?
In unserem Gastbeitrag für @derStandard zeigen @hendrikwagenaar.bsky.social und ich, warum algorithmische Automatisierung nicht nur frustriert, sondern Demokratie gefährdet.
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
In unserem Gastbeitrag für @derStandard zeigen @hendrikwagenaar.bsky.social und ich, warum algorithmische Automatisierung nicht nur frustriert, sondern Demokratie gefährdet.
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Die stille Entmachtung durch Algorithmen
Egal, welche Firma – wer Fragen hat, landet bei Bots. Diese Entwicklung ist auch demokratiepolitisch gefährlich, rührt sie doch an einer Grundsatzfrage: Wer hat das Sagen – Menschen oder Maschinen?
www.derstandard.at
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Wenn die einzige Antwort auf unsere Anliegen ein Bot ist – wer hat dann noch das Sagen?
In unserem Gastbeitrag für @derStandard zeigen @hendrikwagenaar.bsky.social und ich, warum algorithmische Automatisierung nicht nur frustriert, sondern Demokratie gefährdet.
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
In unserem Gastbeitrag für @derStandard zeigen @hendrikwagenaar.bsky.social und ich, warum algorithmische Automatisierung nicht nur frustriert, sondern Demokratie gefährdet.
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
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Während die angeblich Mächtigen in Brasilien …
noch über Ziele diskutieren, schreibt die Erde längst ihr eigenes Protokoll …
in Fluten, Flammen und Fiebern.
Wer wissen will, wie #Zukunft geht, sollte nicht auf Politiker hören, sondern auf Visionäre …
wie in ‚Wie wir leben wollen‘. 🖖
noch über Ziele diskutieren, schreibt die Erde längst ihr eigenes Protokoll …
in Fluten, Flammen und Fiebern.
Wer wissen will, wie #Zukunft geht, sollte nicht auf Politiker hören, sondern auf Visionäre …
wie in ‚Wie wir leben wollen‘. 🖖
November 8, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Während die angeblich Mächtigen in Brasilien …
noch über Ziele diskutieren, schreibt die Erde längst ihr eigenes Protokoll …
in Fluten, Flammen und Fiebern.
Wer wissen will, wie #Zukunft geht, sollte nicht auf Politiker hören, sondern auf Visionäre …
wie in ‚Wie wir leben wollen‘. 🖖
noch über Ziele diskutieren, schreibt die Erde längst ihr eigenes Protokoll …
in Fluten, Flammen und Fiebern.
Wer wissen will, wie #Zukunft geht, sollte nicht auf Politiker hören, sondern auf Visionäre …
wie in ‚Wie wir leben wollen‘. 🖖
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Professor Barbara Prainsack's keynote highlighted crucial challenges for science advice integrity: transparency about uncertainties, independence from vested interests, and inclusivity of diverse perspectives. She warned that AI risks de-skilling institutions.
November 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Professor Barbara Prainsack's keynote highlighted crucial challenges for science advice integrity: transparency about uncertainties, independence from vested interests, and inclusivity of diverse perspectives. She warned that AI risks de-skilling institutions.
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First insights from our workshop on integrity in scientific advice! Hosted by MTA in Budapest for their 200th anniversary. Key message: Without integrity, science advice cannot produce the independent, unbiased information policymakers need.
Full recording: scadv.eu/yKkmMlU
#ScienceAdvice
Full recording: scadv.eu/yKkmMlU
#ScienceAdvice
November 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
First insights from our workshop on integrity in scientific advice! Hosted by MTA in Budapest for their 200th anniversary. Key message: Without integrity, science advice cannot produce the independent, unbiased information policymakers need.
Full recording: scadv.eu/yKkmMlU
#ScienceAdvice
Full recording: scadv.eu/yKkmMlU
#ScienceAdvice
Nächste Woche auf der Buch Wien 👇
Deep Dive mit @bprainsack.bsky.social zum Thema: "Krankenhaus am Limit – wie Arbeit dort menschlich bleiben kann" 🏥🩺
Pflegenotstand, Überstunden, Dauerstress: Wie kann man in einem System, das ständig am Anschlag läuft, gut führen, motivieren & gesund bleiben?
📅: Freitag, 14.11, 13 Uhr bis 13:55 Uhr
Pflegenotstand, Überstunden, Dauerstress: Wie kann man in einem System, das ständig am Anschlag läuft, gut führen, motivieren & gesund bleiben?
📅: Freitag, 14.11, 13 Uhr bis 13:55 Uhr
November 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Nächste Woche auf der Buch Wien 👇
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When trains are pricier than planes, there’s a heavy social, financial and environmental cost:
Whether it’s a holiday or work trip, railway travellers find themselves burdened by astronomical prices – and the environment is left footing the bill.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Whether it’s a holiday or work trip, railway travellers find themselves burdened by astronomical prices – and the environment is left footing the bill.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
When trains are pricier than planes, there’s a heavy social, financial and environmental cost
In this week’s newsletter: whether it’s a holiday or work trip, railway travellers find themselves burdened by astronomical prices
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:33 AM
When trains are pricier than planes, there’s a heavy social, financial and environmental cost:
Whether it’s a holiday or work trip, railway travellers find themselves burdened by astronomical prices – and the environment is left footing the bill.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Whether it’s a holiday or work trip, railway travellers find themselves burdened by astronomical prices – and the environment is left footing the bill.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Prescription drug ads were once banned on broadcasts. But companies argued that infringed on free speech, and the drugs could help people. The FDA now permits pharmaceutical ads.
Opinion: Ask your doctor if the World Series is right for you ...
Prescription drug ads were once banned on broadcasts. But companies argued that infringed on free speech, and the drugs could help people. The FDA now permits pharmaceutical ads.
n.pr
October 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Prescription drug ads were once banned on broadcasts. But companies argued that infringed on free speech, and the drugs could help people. The FDA now permits pharmaceutical ads.
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My new book will be out in February!
"States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society" treats solidarity not as an abstract ideal, but as a practice that can hold societies together and help with today’s defining challenges: Climate crisis, democratic erosion, and the rise of AI
Link 👇
"States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society" treats solidarity not as an abstract ideal, but as a practice that can hold societies together and help with today’s defining challenges: Climate crisis, democratic erosion, and the rise of AI
Link 👇
October 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
My new book will be out in February!
"States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society" treats solidarity not as an abstract ideal, but as a practice that can hold societies together and help with today’s defining challenges: Climate crisis, democratic erosion, and the rise of AI
Link 👇
"States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society" treats solidarity not as an abstract ideal, but as a practice that can hold societies together and help with today’s defining challenges: Climate crisis, democratic erosion, and the rise of AI
Link 👇
My new book will be out in February!
"States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society" treats solidarity not as an abstract ideal, but as a practice that can hold societies together and help with today’s defining challenges: Climate crisis, democratic erosion, and the rise of AI
Link 👇
"States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society" treats solidarity not as an abstract ideal, but as a practice that can hold societies together and help with today’s defining challenges: Climate crisis, democratic erosion, and the rise of AI
Link 👇
October 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
My new book will be out in February!
"States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society" treats solidarity not as an abstract ideal, but as a practice that can hold societies together and help with today’s defining challenges: Climate crisis, democratic erosion, and the rise of AI
Link 👇
"States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society" treats solidarity not as an abstract ideal, but as a practice that can hold societies together and help with today’s defining challenges: Climate crisis, democratic erosion, and the rise of AI
Link 👇
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“Alle glücklichen Familien gleichen einander,jede unglückliche Familie ist auf ihre Weise unglücklich."So ist es auch mit wohltemperierten Kampagnen des deutschen Schmuddels, die unspannender in literarischem Wert, dafür umso gewichtigerer in ihrem Ziel- zu schaden- sind. zackzack.at/2025/10/14/u...
Unkulturkampf - zackzack.at
Krawallblätter wie Julian Reichelts Nius üben sich dieser Tage wieder in Schmutzkampagnen und Diskursverschiebungen. Diesen Versuchen muss man unbedingt standhalten.
zackzack.at
October 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM
“Alle glücklichen Familien gleichen einander,jede unglückliche Familie ist auf ihre Weise unglücklich."So ist es auch mit wohltemperierten Kampagnen des deutschen Schmuddels, die unspannender in literarischem Wert, dafür umso gewichtigerer in ihrem Ziel- zu schaden- sind. zackzack.at/2025/10/14/u...