Abschied für immer, Deutschland

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return to the primitive

Well, farewell forever to modern Germany — the visigoths will surely recognize and be comfortable in its replacement

Germans Unlock the Debt Brake - Spending Bombs Away!

...What is even more outrageous, however, is that Mr. Merz is not only trying to use a lame-duck parliament to push through some of the most far reaching changes to the post WW2 German constitution, but he does so while explicitly breaking campaign promises from just a few weeks ago. The CDU’s party programme released in January 2025 states explicitly that there will be no tampering with the debt brake. On page 14 it explains the CDU’s supposedly prudent financial policy that hinges on the triad of adhering to the constitutional debt brake, implementing tax relief, and making necessary investments. According to the programme, the debt brake helps prevent today’s debts from turning into tomorrow’s tax hikes, ensuring Germany remains a pillar of stability in the eurozone.

It’s claimed that (most of) the huge new debts the government will be piling up will go towards building a defense force; I don’t believe that for a second — the measure passed onky after a deal was brokered with Germany’s Green Party, and communists don’t approve of spending dollars on military for non-coummunist nations — but, as Bjorn Lomborg points out, the other amendment, saddling the country with a “net-zero” makes the first change irrelevant:

Flashback from the good old Wuhan Flu days — they're still with us in important matters like race relations

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piss off, paleface

Cornell offers 'person of color' exemption for flu vaccine requirement

December 7, 2020, 8:27 am ET

“Students who identify as Black, Indigenous, or as a Person of Color (BIPOC) may have personal concerns about fulfilling the Compact requirements based on historical injustices and current events,” explains Cornell Health’s vaccine requirement FAQ.

Students can send a private message to Cornell Health in order to request a non-medical or non-religious exemption for the immunization. For more information, the FAQ links to a page “especially for students of color,” which is meant to help minority students concerned about the flu vaccine requirement.

“We recognize that, due to longstanding systemic racism and health inequities in this country, individuals from some marginalized communities may have concerns about needing to agree to such requirements,” explains the page. “For example, historically, the bodies of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) have been mistreated, and used by people in power, sometimes for profit or medical gain.”

The university, therefore, considers it “understandable that the current Compact requirements may feel suspect or even exploitative to some BIPOC members of the Cornell community.”

Indian Mill Contract

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49 Indian Mill Road (off Cognewaugh) currently priced at $4.295 million. Newish construction 2022), built on land purchased for $1.250 in 2014; it replaced a livable, but dated 1977 T-11-sided wonder house; clients of mine gave it serious consideration back then, before purchasing in Riverside (which I thought a wise choice, and so it proved to be). New, in this case, was probably the right decision.

I wrote about it when it hit the market back in September at $4.695 million, and although I was dubious about its price, I did like the house itself. In November, I noted its price cut to $4.295, and now, finally, it has found a buyer.

We all know that Democrats have no sense of humor, but ain't it grand to watch them prove it?

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“One must have a heart of stone to read the death of Little mika without laughing."