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azimir

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  • Buses, trains, subways come to halt in Germany as 48-hour strike begins

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  • Berlin would be 100% down if it wasn't for the S-Bahns being DB unions.

  • Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers

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  • Us too! High five! We're still getting our sea legs, but it's way nicer to live in a modern city instead of a US-designed one.

  • White House stalls release of approved US science budgets

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  • This is one of the reasons I left the US. The Conservatives hate independent thought and education. They have been fucking with my funding for 15 years now, so I went to a country that doesn't do it. I'll teach STEM students here, thank you very much.

  • Number of Americans applying for UK citizenship hits record levels

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  • Does a UK passport allow you to live in other parts of the Commonwealth than just British Isles?

  • Inside the Growing Scientist Migration to Europe

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  • I'm sure there's many more how to guides out there.

    Big one is work, of course. Start applying now. If you score a contract for a long term job you'll be in great shape.

    If you can afford to job hunt for a bit, most people with degrees can get a ChanceKarte visa. That'll let you move without a job and search/interview for a year, even work small jobs while you land a full time gig.

    Start early on reaching visa processes. They're not hard, just confusing in places.

    Sweep up your important docs early. Get your work history documented, ideally any contracts you had for old jobs and letters of recommendation.

    Patience matters. Immigration can be slow and opaque. Fortunately it's not expensive for Germany, just paperwork heavy.

    Engineering has a good chance for an English speaking job. Perseverance will make it happen if you want it.

  • Inside the Growing Scientist Migration to Europe

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  • We're mostly monolingual in English too. Berlin is 30% first and second gen immigrants now. The lingua franca is English here. Not all jobs will let you be English only, but there's some out there. Going shopping and stuff? You'll be okay.

    Learning the local language should be high on your list anywhere you move to, even if it's another English dialect, eh?

  • Wellness influencer picked by Trump for surgeon general faces Senate grilling

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  • Don't worry, Maine's senator will look grumpy and then vote yes, fucking over millions of people and destroying our healthcare system (even more). But Maine will re-elect their Senator anyway because... They love sending their best, I guess?

  • Mortgage debt soars while starter homes get out of reach for many Canadians

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  • A great irony is that the photo from the article is of a bunch of non-starter homes. Those are all huge row houses. Where are the small homes?

  • Inside the Growing Scientist Migration to Europe

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  • We started applying after Jan 6th. Once there was no real response holding those leading a violent coup to overthrow the nation, it was time to go. It took years, but away we are.

    The GOP has spent decades cancelling my grants and fucking with my career. The lastest round of cancellations this year is just a swansong and a final goodbye. Fuck em, I'll teach engineers in Europe instead. Added bonuses: real healthcare, my kids won't have huge student loan debt, the trains go everywhere, and the food is better.

  • Greenland does not need US hospital boat sent by Trump, says Denmark

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  • Denmark doesn't need to worry because both medical ships the US can deploy are still in dry dock. Unless Alabama itself is moving towards Greenland, the ship is just not showing up.

  • Traffic jams are bleeding the Romanian economy dry

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  • That's a good point. Let's knock down a bunch of the city buildings to make more room for some lanes and then parking lots for the extra vehicles this will bring in. More cars always means more prosperity for the area, right? Right? Right!?!

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    Traffic jams are bleeding the Romanian economy dry

    english.elpais.com /international/2026-02-21/traffic-jams-are-bleeding-the-romanian-economy-dry.html

  • Man Opposing Data Center Arrested for Speaking Slightly Too Long

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  • One of our local public transit advocates did nothing more than present at city council meetings. They ordered the security team to follow him everywhere in the building, to the bathroom, and his car.

    Even basic challenges to the people in your government is all too often met with straight up oppression tactics. He got them to stop by going to the press with it. Nothing else worked except more public pressure.

  • We're no longer attracting top talent: the brain drain killing American science

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  • We left the US. The lastest round of GOP fuckery is the third time my grants were cancelled in the span of 12 years. They've been nothing but detrimental to my ability to be an academic in the US, so fuck em. That's who the people voted for, so I'll go contribute somewhere that wants me.

  • Trump touts bill that could make voting harder for married women

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  • Hey look! Yet another conservative policy that abuses women. I'm sure if they keep voting for the big (R) it'll get better any day now. Oh wait, taking away the vote from anyone not white and land owning is a conservative policy plank.

  • Look how much Canadians hate the United States now

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  • Elbows up, Canada. I'm so happy to see the Neighbors to the North take little shit from the Bully Cowards to the South.

  • Far-right character’s monologue prompts violent scenes at German theatre

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  • Koležnik said her intention with the production had not been to make “liberal, petit bourgeois society in Europe feel good” around a consensus of condemning intolerance, but to leave them scared. “The next wave of fascism, there will not be monsters. There will be normal, nice people,” she said.

    But that's one of the oft overlooked aspects of fascism: it is done by the normal, nice people. It's done by people who are crushed, hurt, afraid, and trying to survive. They're told they can be powerful and hurt those hurting them. They're given the go-ahead to pick an "other" to attack. They're given a feeling of control by a uniform and a stick. A little power. Nothing real, just enough to attack a neighbor who is new or different in some way. It doesn't matter who the fascist leaders pick, they'll just go after whomever is convenient in the moment and it turns at least some of us against each other.

    The rank and file of the SS were normal shopkeepers, workers, and common people who wanted to end the pain caused by dictatorship, rulers, and wealth hoarding in the world. The very people hoarding the wealth and causing the pain turn it into fascism to build their own power by turning the common people against each other.

  • Europe Has Received the Message

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  • The billionaires of the US are running out of things to steal within the US, so it's time for them to try to steal everywhere else (even more than usual). This time, they're going to do it to the EU using the US military and government. Follow Canada's lead and put those elbows up.

  • 'Maximum alert': Netanyahu orders Home Front Command to prepare for potential war with Iran

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  • The rate of empires destroyed by fighting two front wars while overextending the military to hold other territories is nearly 100%. It's the best indicator of an empire collapse coming up.

  • Air Force One will sport Trump’s preferred paint job, after Air Force again reverses course

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  • If you have to tell everyone you're a king, then you're not a king.

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    Spain to launch €60 monthly nationwide public transport pass

    www.theguardian.com /world/2025/dec/15/spain-to-launch-60-monthly-nationwide-public-transport-pass
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    Animation showing impact of the urban freeway on Rochester NY's neighborhoods 1951 to 2002.

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    Driving Lesson

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    Public bus ridership hits record high despite capacity strains (Macau)

    macaudailytimes.com.mo /public-bus-ridership-hits-record-high-despite-capacity-strains.html
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    "Every bike could be another car making congestion worse": Cyclists fight to save cycle lanes facing removal due to looming deadline to make temporary bollards permanent

    road.cc /content/news/cyclists-fight-save-cycle-lanes-facing-removal-315715
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    Want to know what’s going right in Britain? Come to the capital, look at the Elizabeth line railway | Jonn Elledge

    www.theguardian.com /commentisfree/2025/aug/11/britain-elizabeth-line-railway-treasury-birmingham-manchester-leeds
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    Sound Transit’s 2 Line Is Even More Popular Than We Thought » The Urbanist

    www.theurbanist.org /2025/08/15/sound-transits-2-line-is-even-more-popular-than-we-thought/
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    Germany and UK sign declaration for direct rail link

    www.iamexpat.de /expat-info/germany-news/germany-and-uk-sign-declaration-direct-rail-link
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    France shows strong interest in Vietnam’s metro and high-speed railway projects

    vietnamnet.vn /en/france-shows-strong-interest-in-vietnam-s-metro-and-high-speed-railway-projects-2421796.html
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    An Ode to the Miniature Fire Truck — Streetsblog USA

    usa.streetsblog.org /2021/05/04/an-ode-to-the-miniature-fire-truck
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    Seattle’s new bike lanes are freight infrastructure

    www.seattlebikeblog.com /2025/07/21/seattles-new-bike-lanes-are-freight-infrastructure/
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    Aurora Avenue bus-only lanes go 24/7 in Seattle, street parking for cars relocated

    komonews.com /news/local/aurora-bus-only-lanes-go-247-in-seattle
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    Dallas City Leaders Approve Landmark Ordinance to Support Missing Middle Housing

    www.nlc.org /article/2025/07/08/dallas-city-leaders-approve-landmark-ordinance-to-support-missing-middle-housing/
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    Brussels sees uptick in public transport use, decline in car ownership

    www.euractiv.com /section/eet/news/brussels-sees-uptick-in-public-transport-use-decline-in-car-ownership/
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    Volksbegehren "Berlin autofrei" ist zulässig

    www.rbb24.de /politik/beitrag/2025/06/berlin-autofrei-volksentscheid-gerichtsentscheidung.html
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    The Grand Paris Express -A massive metro build out

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    Mayor of London to move ahead with Oxford Street traffic ban

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/cy5e555g5qro
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    New York Declares War on Traffic (A Congestion Pricing Story)

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    The cost of maintaining roads is astronomical