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jeej's avatar

Absolutely crazy to think that the mayor of Berlin makes more money than the mayor of London, while apparently doing 1/4 of the job.

Ess's avatar

Wegner is living refutation of the theory that paying politicians more would bring in good people into politics.

Francisco Jardim Rios's avatar

I thought CSD Parade was next weekend ๐Ÿค”

Andrew Bulkeley's avatar

It is! Which is good because I'll be back. Got my weeks mixed up. โ˜บ๏ธ

Stephen's avatar

How you get awarded >โ‚ฌ200k for losing your job is unreal.

But hey, letโ€™s all work 40 hour weeks until 67 or older (they reward you for being healthy by making you work longer) so to finance shit like that.

Why is anybody suprised by the rise of the AfD? Everyone else has a long tradition from eating from the trough only after agreeing to fill it up even more.

Kevin Hwang's avatar

I wanted to share this story from DW News about urban mobility / cycling infrastructure, which relates to a topic that is often raised on your podcast / newsletter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_col1PIdQL8

Hopefully momentum continues to build behind this shift.

Ess's avatar

Do we think Die Linke will actually deliver on the 2021 Deutsche Wohnen Enteignen referendum?

Maurice Frank's avatar

Hope not. Waste of money.

Mac Edgerly's avatar

after all, why should elections matter