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Catherine C Aug 2, 2023

@jon congratulations on your run for before selected a Green EU MEP candidate in Germany, I hope you will be selected and wish you all the best

Catherine C Mar 19, 2023

When domestic politics mix with diplomacy: freeing American hostages in Iran was delayed so it would not help Carter's re election
Not entirely surprising but still loathsome

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/jimmy-carter-october-surprise-iran-hostages.html

An Untold Story Behind Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Defeat

A prominent Texas politician said he unwittingly took part in a 1980 tour of the Middle East with a clandestine agenda.

The New York Times

Catherine C Feb 16, 2023

@jon did you see that the EP voted today in favour of the EU's 1st Cycling Strategy (rapporteur Karima Delli)? As much as I like the initiative, being a keen cyclist myself, I would have preferred a robust and genuine train strategy across the EU, as it concerns more people. Hope this will come next

Catherine C Feb 9, 2023

Does anyone here know why I systematically get this message when loggin in please?
#chatGPT
@jonworth ?

Catherine C Feb 8, 2023

My daugter who just turned 18 gave blood for her first time.

Please consider being a blood donor yourself if you can, 1 donation can save 3 lives

#donateblood #blooddonations

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Catherine C Feb 7, 2023

@jonworth I am asking because I see a lot of complaints on SM on German trains being late, especially between BE and DE - thought you may know if there is a chance that the train would be on time

Catherine C Feb 7, 2023

Hi @jonworth planning on doing Brussels-Franckfurt in March for an important meeting, any chance the train(s) will be on time do you think?

Catherine C Jan 7, 2023

Present mood
#DogsOfMastodon

Catherine C Jan 4, 2023

De Filmende Fietser Jan 4, 2023

For anyone who still believes in the myth that cars are good for business: Amsterdam entrepreneurs are demanding an entry ban for car traffic entering the city, because it creates a bad living, working, entertainment and shopping climate.

By banning cars, they argue, the city center becomes more accessible, cleaner and safer for cyclists, for example.

https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/ondernemers-zijn-klaar-met-bijenkorffile-en-pleiten-voor-inrijverbod~b08175ae/?utm_campaign=shared_earned&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Ondernemers zijn klaar met ‘Bijenkorffile’ en pleiten voor inrijverbod

Ondernemers in het centrum van Amsterdam vragen de gemeente per direct een inrijverbod in te stellen voor autoverkeer dat vanaf de Blauwbrug de sta...

Het Parool

Catherine C Dec 30, 2022

Marcel Fröhlich Dec 27, 2022

There are at least two good reasons to keep your #Twitter account in place:

- Protect your handle from being taken over by impersonators

- (if you are in EU) Keep active users count in EU above 45 mio. users, so that EU designation as Very Large Online Platform will be applied and #DSA (Digital Service Act) regulation will eventually kick in for Twitter.

https://www.ianbrown.tech/2022/12/26/twitter-meets-key-hurdle-for-eu-regulation/
(from @1br0wn)

Twitter meets key hurdle for EU regulation

In July 2022, Twitter had 61.9m users reachable by advertisers in the 27 EU member states — passing the 45m user hurdle for designation as a Very Large Online Platform under the DSA, and potentially