I often criticized Splinter articles - too simple, too foreseeable, to much in the usual woke mold. But damn, I miss it already! Godspeed, y’all.

Expertly done!

A general problem in Germany in the lower leagues (this was Kreisklasse, so very low). Bundesliga is well policed but there’s fights and violence in the lower amateur leagues each weekend. 

For everyone who likes Carole King, Susy Sun - Soft Clouds:

Yes, that’s the thing with automatisation - the low skilled jobs vanish the quickest, after that it’s the not so low skilled jobs (which have become the low skilled jobs by now) and so on. Simple jobs get replaced, that happened to the weavers in the 19th century, the people picking fruits and so on. The only way to…

There is a saying over here in Germany: we do not have natural resources, the only natural resource Germany has is people. So education is important. But that’s true all around the world, much so for the US. The crisis in public education leads to fewer and fewer skilled workers (how can you be, when you didn’t learn…

I noticed it just now, was there no last post, no goodbye blog? I just it was a technical fluke that the logo was missing from the overview. I wasn’t reading Splinter that much anymore except for HamNo’s blogs, but I’m sorry to see them go. Here’s to all of you, Splinter writers and commenters, Eric Anderen - The…

Ever wondered what dinosaur meat tasted like? Well, you can pretty much find out by eating the meat of a bird of prey, such as a hawk or eagle.

I suspect that Trump is counting on the Impeachment thing taking a long time and that his standing at the polls will count (not just for him, but for the Reps too). So he goes along with something that he clearly thinks isn’t an offense and is hoping that his supporters won’t either. All the while covering up that he…

True. But that possibility was always there, Bernie’s just too old. Like Biden or Trump (with the latter I have more objections than just his age).

The wonderful Emily Scott Robinson with “Borrowed Rooms and Old Wood Floors” (originally wanted “Overalls” but since my father fell ill again, this one’s probably better):

I don’t get the article. There’s 10% Trumpians (who got nearly half of the popular vote) who want to start a civil war and we all have to get ready? It’s like with all major wars right now - they will be fought with nuclear weapons. No reason to get guns, you’ll all burn to death. There’s 10 % Magas, but we will not…

“Messianic” is a preferred characteristic in candidates, especially in the US. Just watch when Splinter is writing about AOC, she’s practically Jesus. Same with Trump on the other side.
The question is, is the candidate influenced by the believe of his/her supporters? Then Bernie nor Warren will stop and combine…

She visited Yad Vashem and had to apologize?

That happened to me too. Totally sober, just tired from a long day of work and trying to open my neighbors doors (until he opened). I didn’t have a gun and I wouldn’t have attacked someone sitting in “my” apartment if I’d made it through the door. What I still can not understand is how this is murder. As far as I…

I was wondering about that, too. Next time, if a number isn’t on hand, will the judge roll some dice?

Whatever anybody from the right says, they will say it happened “in self defense”, because every aggression happens in self defense. There was never anyone who did something bad and said “yep, I did it, fuck y’all”. Nope, it’s always defensive.
To pull a Goodwyn here: the Second World War was started because at 5:45…

I’m not certain. Sure, it looks a little bit like that, but mug shots tend to do that to you.

I see that they are all doing it that.

I can not let this go by without mentioning Austria’s finest: