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Black Forest Cyclist
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Berliner in exile near Freiburg. Foodie, NYT addict, and Packers fan. Enjoys riding his mountain bike in the Black Forest.
You're right. 'Reasonably well' was my attempt to describe that it beats having no subsidies/no government support.

I don't understand how you can hate ACA with a passion and after no less than 15 years you still have no viable alternative to offer. You can't take the GOP serious re healthcare.
December 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Dear Bluesky community: Let's not mention the A word in M's presence until Christmas so that we can enjoy peaceful holidays.
December 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
No solutions are forthcoming from the Republicans. They had years to work out a plan. Instead, there's still no consensus within the GOP and they're taking a wrecking ball to the ACA system that working reasonably well. It's perfect dysfunctionality that's on display.
December 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Hier muss sich mal wieder die Realität der eigenen politischen Agenda anpassen.

Es erinnert allerdings ein bisschen an die SPD-Fraktion unter Rolf Mützenich, die weder über ein Trägersystem für die nukleare Teilhabe reden noch Drohnen anschaffen wollte. Und jetzt haben wir den Salat.
December 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I can add that suggestive questions like this one were introduced by Mad Magazine's Dick DeBartolo. It saved Match Game, which had been cancelled already.

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Dick DeBartolo - Wikipedia
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December 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Unfortunately, there is nobody in the Trump cabinet who will be willing to believe this assessment and act accordingly.
December 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Die Impressen zahlreicher dubioser Online-Firmen nennen auch oft Zypern als Sitz. - Es herrscht in der EU ein erstaunliches Gefälle, was die Durchsetzung rechtlicher Standards betrifft. Auch Deutschland hat beispielsweise bei getrennt lebenden Vätern juristisch lange nicht lege artis gehandelt.
December 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Besten Dank für die Leseempfehlung. - Lieber @tagesspiegel.de, da hätte man kerniger titeln können: "Ein Mann gegen Musk"
December 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Zugegebenermaßen aus der Halbdistanz habe ich persönlich in den letzten Jahren die ÖVP als besonders schwierig empfunden.
December 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Meanwhile, people with little or no qualifications are appointed as US ambassadors, the 'Guardian' convincingly reports.

Source: The Guardian share.google/MRiD6JkeGUzy...
‘Like Maga disciples’: meet the Trump envoys raising eyebrows in Europe
US president has been blatant in his appointment of relatives, close friends and big donors – almost none of whom have diplomatic experience
share.google
December 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I block these, too. Just had another one. Both account reposted another account selling T-shirts. There's an obvious commercial interest here. I had also accounts following me, however, where there was no money making scheme involved. They looked more like politically liberal platforms.
December 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Oh, darn. Our family will be staying near Walther-Schreiber-Platz for a few days right after New Year's. I had hoped they'd be done by then.
December 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Darn. Since it's about beating up Nazis, I thought that's clearly the combative Mr M.

Je ne sais rien.
December 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Okay, just saw the 2nd message: 'gal', not 'guy' then
December 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM