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European mongrel. Interested in macro, data analytics, chess, food, fishing and mental health.
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Irony phoned in sick today Reason is still on longterm medical leave, we're at this not even certain that she'll ever return.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

How times change.

submitted 27 days ago • 3 comments

"Five current and former senior European officials briefed on the call said the conversation had gone very badly. 'The intent was very clear. They want it. The Danes are now in crisis mode.'" www.ft.com/content/ace0...

submitted 28 days ago • 114 comments

📈 zur #BTW2025 (21/.) WAS: Die deutsche Schuldenquote bewegt sich seit 30 Jahren seitwärts, mit vorübergehenden Anstiegen in großen Krisen. Vor der Schuldenbremse und nach der Schuldenbremse. WICHTIG, WEIL: Einige im Wahlkampf so massive Angst vor steigenden Staatsschulden verbreiten.

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

The folks obsessively posting about egg prices for the past few years have gone strangely quiet just as egg prices hit an all-time high.

submitted 29 days ago • 1265 comments

If you went to university 1. what was your career goal when you started? 2. what subject did you read? 3. what do you do now, professionally? 1. Management in big multinational 2. Chinese, economics and computing 3. Management consultant

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

As Nixon's Treasury Secretary John Connally said, "the foreigners are out to screw us, and therefore, it's our job to screw them first." Sound familiar?

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Duitse christendemocraten doen inspiratie op bij uiterst rechts. chrisaalberts.nl/2025/01/19/d...

submitted 34 days ago • 5 comments

Lichess isn't happy

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A white heterosexual man showered and was not visibly drunk so he can’t be a rapist/serial sexual assaulter/willing to carry out fascist orders/a racist and must be made Secretary of Defense - (the actual NYT)

submitted 38 days ago • 7 comments

I appreciate the Cybertruck, It’s never been easier to identify a douchebag

submitted 90 days ago • 19 comments

Sexual violence victims don’t come forward, because coming forward means facing more scrutiny and cruelty than the person who violated you ever will.

submitted 39 days ago • 19 comments

I wonder how that would work in my company. I am my own department, therefore both the top 1% performer and the worst 50%....

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments