Technology Eats Coal Jobs
Coal jobs are never coming back! Two graphs show the dilemma with (perceived) simple solutions and the complex reality. CONTINUE READING
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Rana is not happy. Is Rana gone?
Rana is my friend. But Rana is not happy and she posted about it: "As we wait for the chaos to calm down, I am reminded to never apologize for my background, my culture or my religion. That my parents have done their best to teach us to be kind, empathetic, generous, non-judgemental and loving."CONTINUE READING
An Entire Ocean
Under a cover of "America First" facts don't matter anymore. It is a massive setback on civil rights, even civilization as a whole. CONTINUE READING
Category:politics
Tag:trump
The Third Generation
No matter your political view, read this and keep it in mind when you are tired of me talking about politics. Is Donald Trump a Threat To Democracy? The main message in this article is: “The institutional filters that we assumed would protect us from extremists, like the party nomination system and the news media,...CONTINUE READING
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No Love Dying
A message to Trump: The death of love is everywhere. But I won't let it be. There will be no love that's dying here for me.CONTINUE READING
Tear Down This Wall
Tear down this wall
Last Tuesday marks one of the darkest hours of democracy with the election of a fascist and liar, who wants to build a wall. 27 years ago, the Berlin Wall came down. Ronald Reagan’s speech about freedom and liberty that helped to bring the wall down is a great reminder what the US once meant to the world. CONTINUE READING
Category:politics
US Election SOS: Save Our Souls
This post is mainly for myself, to be on the record about the deep sadness and fear I feel when following the US election. Mark Suster wrote a post that expresses everything I am unable to find the words for. You should really read it. The quote by Pastor Martin Niemöller, helped me to find...CONTINUE READING
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Hilft öffentlicher Druck
Ich bin “überrascht” und “sehr verärgert” und natürlich “erschrocken”! Mit diesen Worten haben die Landeschefs reagiert, weil ein Unternehmer eine unternehmerische Entscheidung trifft. Dass, sie vorher schon darüber informiert waren, haben sie dabei wohl vergessen. Kann ja mal passieren 🙂 Als Politiker hat man es ja ohnehin nicht einfach. Will man das Vertrauen der Unternehmer...CONTINUE READING
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Tag:deutsch
We Are All Gay
I have had the good fortune to grow up in a world (or a bubble) that didn’t care about the sexual orientation of the people around me. My first boss was gay and I didn’t even realise that until years later. Today Tim Cook posted on BloombergBusinessweek that he is proud to be gay. He paints...CONTINUE READING
Arm oder Doof – Das Leben ist gerecht
Vor ein paar Tagen hatte mich ein Freund aus der Kirche zu einem Facebook Event gegen Studiengebühren eingeladen. Nun war ich persönlich nicht so im Thema und habe meine Facebook Freunde gefragt, warum Studiengebühren abgeschafft werden sollten aber gleichzeitig alle nach besserer Bildung rufen. Sicherheit vs. Chance Die Debatte die entbrannte kannst Du Dir selbst auf...CONTINUE READING