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Jon Tilley
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American living in Baden-Württemberg. Husband. Father. MBA. Internationalist. Learning to write. Learning to be German. http://untillblog.blogspot.com/
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Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice in Chains.
It's our Pokal and we're not giving it back!
Wir gewinnen verdient in Mainz mit 2:0 und buchen durch Tore von Luca #Jaquez (6.) und Atakan #Karazor (73.) das Ticket für die Runde der letzten 16.
Das ist der achte Pokal-Sieg in Folge - starker Auftritt, Jungs aus Cannstatt!

#VfB | #VfB1893 | #DFBPokal | #M05VfB 0:2 (90.)
"The Communist Party has intensified persecution of Christians,Muslims,Tibetan Buddhists and Falun Gong practitioners.To worship thus requires creativity... (they) might gather in parks for Olympic-style race walking sessions, listen to a sermon on their headphones..." www.wsj.com/opinion/xi-i...
Opinion | Xi Is Watching as Chinese Christians Pray
Zion Church moved many of its services online. Beijing still arrested its pastor.
www.wsj.com
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Once again, @mcsweeneys.net does not miss.

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"In 2004, you saw some college guy using me and thought, 'What a lazy cheater.'

Now you’d think, 'At least he’s not asking Gemini.'

In a few years, you’ll say, 'Wow, look, a human being who can read.'"
Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology
“Wikipedia, the constantly changing knowledge base created by a global free-for-all of anonymous users, now stands as the leading force for the dum...
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2) ...understanding that exist in the medical community, as well plenty of unsung but overworked heroes trying to understand and help those who are affected. It's worth reaching out to any decision makers in your network about this.
1) If anyone is politically active in Germany, the government is planning "drastic savings" in long-Covid research. Someone close to me has it and is immobilized; I see personally how little we understand, and the shortages/desperation/general lack of .... www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
Handelsblatt
www.handelsblatt.com
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'The explosive growth in sports gambling is bad for sports, and - most important - it has proved to be bad for millions of Americans who gamble past the point of prudence and move directly to the point of pain. The sports gambling revolution needs more regulation. It may even need termination.'
Opinion | ‘I’m Shocked, Shocked to Find That Gambling Is Going On in Here’
www.nytimes.com
When I was a baby, my Mom cross stitched this Jim Elliot quote, which, sadly, I lost track of. She and my dad came and visited me this weekend and surprised me by re-framing it. I'll hang it in my home office, when I have one. It's one of my treasures.
"We are all balls of reason and emotion. To render either automatically suspect, or to embrace either unconditionally, is to diminish part of our humanity and undermine our capacity for virtue. In fact, they are so linked together that it’s impossible to truly separate them in our minds or hearts."
“There are villains in every new right story, and in this case the villains are women, and the crime they commit is … being themselves.” @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...
Opinion | How Women Destroyed the West
www.nytimes.com
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The evidence is now in. The explosive growth in sports gambling is bad for sports, and it has proved to be bad for the millions of Americans who gamble past the point of prudence and directly to the point of pain. The sports gambling revolution needs more regulation. It may even need termination.
Opinion | ‘I’m Shocked, Shocked to Find That Gambling Is Going On in Here’
www.nytimes.com
What's it like inside your head?
This is wonderful, and, from another American who doesn't live there, makes me wants to visit Leeds.
Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
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Nations League-Halbfinale: DFB-Frauen gewinnen Hinspiel gegen Frankreich: Im EM-Sommer konnten die DFB-Frauen Frankreich niederkämpfen, im Herbst dominiert das Team von Christian Wück nun auch spielerisch. Einen gut gemeinten Rüffel für Torschützin Klara Bühl gab es vom Bundestrainer trotzdem.
Nations League-Halbfinale: DFB-Frauen gewinnen Hinspiel gegen Frankreich
Im EM-Sommer konnten die DFB-Frauen Frankreich niederkämpfen, im Herbst dominiert das Team von Christian Wück nun auch spielerisch. Einen gut gemeinten Rüffel für Torschützin Klara Bühl gab es vom Bundestrainer trotzdem.
www.spiegel.de
Podcast is great in general - a friend from DC interviews Graham Tomlin about his new biography of Pascal. Recommend!
I learned from this podcast that Blaise Pascal invented public transportation. He thought it unjust that the rich could go long distances in their carriages but the poor were limited, so he thought up public carriage routes. So, ÖV-lovers, raise a glass to Pascal tonight! ttf.org/podcasts/epi...
Episode 126 | Blaise Pascal as a Modern Guide with Graham Tomlin - The Trinity Forum
Graham Tomlin brings us on a journey through Blaise Pascal’s life, his conversion to Christianity, and his famous argument for belief in God known as “the Wager.”
ttf.org
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HRF stands in solidarity with the Jin family and calls for the immediate release of all detained leaders of Zion Church.