German companies spend 64 million hours every year filling out forms - 'We’ve somehow lost the compass for what still makes sense.”🤯 by Melissa Eddy nytimes.com/2024/04/09/wor…

History has proven: if we let tyranny march through Europe, it's the road to unfreedom.

The motto of our times should be: if Russia stops fighting, there will be peace. If Ukraine stops fighting, there will be no more Ukraine. 2/

Langanhaltender Applaus fũr das Lebenswerk von Alexey Navalny - seine Frau bewegt den ganzen Raum, lange Umarmung mit Nancy Pelosi - die ihr die Hände küsst. Man fühlt, man trauert um Hoffnung. #Russia

Zwei Lehren aus dem Fall Alexandra Föderl-Schmid via ⁦@falter_at⁩ falter.at/maily/20240209…

So saddened by the loss of Joe Lelyveld, a superb editor, role model and friend. A journalist of high standards and unwavering integrity. nytimes.com/2024/01/05/bus…

Tesla is finding out that fighting unions is a lot more difficult in Europe. Melissa Eddy nytimes.com/2023/11/28/bus…

Heute vor 18 Jahren wurde Angela Merkel zur ersten Bundeskanzlerin gewählt. Eine ganze Generation in Deutschland und darüberhinaus wuchs mit einer Frau an der Spitze auf.
Gibt noch viel zu tun - but here is to broken glass ceilings!  🍾
#DieErstenihrerArt

Essential reading for anyone who has willingly chosen Germany as their home.

🌍 Faced with rising political polarization and misinformation, companies in Germany and the United States are taking action. They're offering civics workshops to employees, teaching democratic principles and how to combat conspiracy theories. 🧵 (1/5)

“Companies have seen themselves in recent years as an important collective stabilizing force in helping ensure that the norms of democracy are upheld” - great to see Civic Alliance uplifted in Melissa Eddy's piece on rising civics education in the workplace:

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Germany slides into sixth place, but how many of those cars produced in 🇺🇸 are actually🇩🇪 ?

Where German Cars Falter, E-Bikes Gain in Power nytimes.com/2023/09/30/wor… via The New York Times Melissa Eddy

I'm honored to make an appearance in movements -- thank you!

Important thread on how to kickstart the German 🇩🇪economy 👇

Interesting data about heat pump installations in USA, which could prove true for Germany as well, if people would accept the need to move their heat away from fossil.
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Big Tech has been closing down public access to data from their platforms. Thanks to to Maria Ressa Daphne Keller Brandon Silverman Mozilla and others who have been fighting for transparency.

The Ukraine War Changed This Company Forever. excellent piece about a tire company's choices after leaving Russia. by Patricia Cohen nytimes.com/2023/07/05/bus…

Can China Export Its Way Out of Its Economic Slump? nytimes.com/2023/06/28/bus…