Monatsarchive: September 2019

Frauenkirche, Dresden

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Brühlsche Terrasse

I read this and thought that here again are the powerless apparently soothing themselves with a knowing „just you wait“ vow. The woman to the right, about ten years older than me, read the quote, shook her head dimissively and … Weiterlesen

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Dresden Hauptbahnhof

Can you imagine being here at the end of September 1989 watching a train of East Germans from Prague heading to West Germany?

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Riesaer Str. 32, Dresden

The printshop where Inge Viett worked. There was a pleasant Hof party going on today. A guy sat by the entrance studiously smoking a joint. A woman sold vegan waffles, her booth opposite a table full of anarchist literature. Colo-radio, … Weiterlesen

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Gedenkstätte Pirna-Sonnenstein

  I was struck by this photo for several reasons. It’s from Bełżec, which the SS had so erased from existence that it had been plowed under and planted, with a lone watchman left playing farmer to report on the … Weiterlesen

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KZ Königstein

The plaque explaining that a concentration camp was once on this site can be seen at the lower right, to the right of the frozen yogurt stand and across from the machines for paying for parking.

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Climate striking at Brandenburger Tor

It seemed like a good time was being had by all.

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Enquiring minds want to know

Wikipedia: The Daily Show is an American late-night talk and news satire television program. It airs each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. Describing itself as a fake news program, The Daily Show draws its comedy and satire from recent news stories, political figures, media organizations, and often … Weiterlesen

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Perhaps eat only a light meal when traveling with one glove and a large suitcase

BBC: Two Muslim men in the US have demanded an investigation after they say they were subjected to racial and religious profiling on a flight home to Dallas. Abderraoof Alkhawaldeh and Issam Abdallah allege their flight was cancelled because crew … Weiterlesen

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Teleology

I find each of these sentences while seemingly trite a sort of koan, worthy of lengthy reflection. Each of the four is self-supporting, yet here they are assembled into a composition. I feel I have only the beginning glimmerings of … Weiterlesen

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Millennial poetry

To give an account of my life while protecting the privacy of my loved ones and not exposing legitimate government secrets is no simple task, but it is my task. Between those responsibilities—that is where to find me. —Edward Snowden, Permanent … Weiterlesen

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United States Files Civil Lawsuit Against Edward Snowden

US Dept. of Justice: ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The United States today filed a lawsuit against Edward Snowden, a former employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA), who published a book entitled Permanent Record in … Weiterlesen

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