Manuel Erhardt @erhardt@librem.one
Here should be a list of nouns and adjectives that describes my personality and what I stand for.
Joined Aug 2019
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A Russian drone strike on a passenger train in northeastern Ukraine killed five people, prosecutors said, an attack denounced as terrorism by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Two tenders have been launched to progress the Rail Baltica project to construct a new 250km/h standard-gauge line to connect the three Baltic states with Poland.
Bids are invited for the design of the 54km Lithuanian section and a new depot in Estonia.
https://www.railjournal.com/financial/rail-baltica-launches-design-and-construction-tenders/
#RailwaySunday #RailBaltica #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Poland #Baltics
Started the weekend with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. 6/12 movies watched - halfway through.
I think this is my favourite movie of all new Star Wars films. That the story is building up to the original trilogy certainly helps, and seeing familiar spaceships was a blast.
The Surface Transportation Board [...] announced [last Friday] it reached a unanimous decision finding that the merger application submitted by Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railway is incomplete because it doesn’t contain certain information required by the board’s regulations.
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Nächste Ehrung: Cristiano Ronaldo überreicht Trump Titel "Weltfußballer des Jahres 2017" https://www.der-postillon.com/2026/01/trump-weltfussballer.html
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Today in 2001, 25 years ago: Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, is launched (Wikipedia Day).
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⚡️ A bill to annex Greenland and grant it statehood has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives
The document authorizes the president to annex or buy Greenland from Denmark to control the Arctic.
Once approved by both houses and signed by the president (if that happens), the bill will become law.
TIL I learned that the father of famous actor Woody Harrelson was a convicted hitman and spent decades in prison. 🤯
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Harrelson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Harrelson
The government of #Bolivia is relaunching efforts to reactivate its national #rail network. The plans support the development of the Bi-oceanic Central Corridor connecting #Brazil’s Atlantic ports with Pacific ports in #Chile and #Peru.
https://www.railjournal.com/regions/central-south-america/bolivia-aims-to-revive-national-network/
#RailwaySunday #transport #infrastructure #railway #train #LatinAmerica #SouthAmerica
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Dänemark benennt Grönland in Epstein Island um, damit Trump nie wieder darüber spricht https://www.der-postillon.com/2026/01/groenland-trump.html
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Today in 1547, 479 years ago: The first Lithuanian-language book, the Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas, is published in Königsberg.
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TIL of the Whisky War, a decades long land dispute on Hans Island between Canada and Denmark. Canada would plant a flag and leave a bottle of whisky, then Denmark would plant theirs and leave a bottle of schnapps. They split the island in 2022, creating a land border between Canada and Denmark.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisky_War#:~:text=The%20resolution%20had%20the%20side%20effect%20of%20giving%20Canada%20and%20Denmark%20a%20land%20border%20with%20each%20other%2C%20meaning%20that%20both%20countries%20no%20longer%20border%20only%20one%20other%20country%20(the%20United%20States%20and%20Germany%2C%20respectively).
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1q3l377/til_of_the_whisky_war_a_decades_long_land_dispute/
The Bernina Express ready to depart from Tirano (IT).
#RailwaySunday #BerninaExpress #BeX #Tirano #Italy #train #railway #travel #alps
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Der Euro ist nicht nur eine Währung, sondern ein Kitt. Bulgarien hat sich mit dem Euro dauerhaft für Europa, die EU und den Binnenmarkt entschieden.
https://taz.de/!6142022
For security and stability, many modern societies seem to be happy to give up their hard-earned freedom and rights.
Just finished Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.
One quote struck me, as is more relevant today than it was at the film's release:
In order to ensure our security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic
Empire, for a safe and secure society which I assure you will last for ten thousand years. (Palpatine)
With the Senate's applause, the Republic turned into an authoritarian regime.
4/12 films (re-)watched.
I think Episode III is still my favourite film of the prequel trilogy, but will see if I still feel the same after my rewatching it for the first time in years.
But I must admit, I'm not too fond of animated films, which might also play a role. Obi Wan was great in the film, though.👌
After watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars (the only Star Wars film I haven't seen yet), I conclude that I like the TV series of the same name much more.
But I realised that Anakin already uses the same lightsaber as he does as Darth Vader (but the blade will be in a different colour).
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TIL despite its strong following thanks to the popularity of Back to the Future, the DMC DeLorean has a reputation for poor build quality and an unsatisfactory driving experience. In 2017, Time magazine included the DeLorean in its list of the 50 worst cars of all time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMC_DeLorean
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1pyu595/til_despite_its_strong_following_thanks_to_the/
Here should be a list of nouns and adjectives that describes my personality and what I stand for.
Joined Aug 2019
