How the dollar-store industry overcharges cash-strapped customers while promising low prices theguardian.com
Germany’s far left saves Merz from potential humiliation on pensions politico.eu
Anthropic acquires Bun as Claude Code reaches $1B milestone anthropic.com
"McDonald's brings back the McRib for limited time only" in the US. In Germany we have McRib all year round! 🐷 rollingout.com
Interesting also for non-fans of FC St. Pauli: A left-wing German football club’s anthem and an ‘uncomfortable’ Nazi connection – The Athletic nytimes.com
In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? nytimes.com
Why a Reagan Ad Provoked Trump. theatlantic.com
We were just at a Carnegie library in Minnesota this summer. "Why Carnegie’s Libraries Are Getting $10,000 Checks." nytimes.com
This article by Helen Lewis surely has better one-liners than any of the routines in Riyadh. "I Watched Stand-Up in Saudi Arabia" theatlantic.com
Chaos after end of the de minimis exemption: UPS Customers Told Their US-Bound Packages Are Marked for Destruction businessinsider.com
Unidentified drones spotted in northern Germany near Danish border kyivindependent.com
If Jimmy Kimmel gets 15 million YouTube views (compared to 6.3 million TV viewers), why does he need ABC? apnews.com
Every fascist movement needs a martyr like Horst Wessel wikipedia.org
Alexei Navalny’s widow says lab reports show her husband was poisoned pbs.org
New Bill Would Allow Rubio to Strip US Citizens’ Passports Over Political Speech. truthout.org
USTA asks broadcasters to censor reaction to Donald Trump’s attendance at U.S. Open nytimes.com
Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard apnews.com
NY Times: When It Comes to Spotting Fake Receipts, It’s A.I. vs. A.I. nytimes.com
Kriegsminister gibt's nicht mehr… politicalwire.com
Senator Gallego Brings a Message of Hope for Democrats to Iowa nytimes.com
Would force non-military overseas voters to vote in DC "Congressman Abe Hamadeh Introduces PROVE Act to Ensure Election Integrity by Requiring Voters to Prove State Residency" house.gov
Nine adult wolves have been spotted within a few km of our town. "Wolves in the Lüneburger Heide are a danger for tourists" abendblatt.de
Heading to the airport to pick up a recruit from Georgia, a new country in our portfolio 🇬🇪
Laura Dahlmeier, Gold Medal-Winning German Biathlete, Dies in Rockfall nytimes.com
Baseline theme: Linkblog homepage layout shanson.de
Why more immigrants are being tracked with ankle monitors – and who profits washingtonpost.com
THIS WEBSITE WILL BE SHUT DOWN AT SOME DATE IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE, SO IF YOU WANT TO DOWNLOAD ANYTHING, DON’T WAIT TOO LONG. tomlehrersongs.com
Germans Growing Increasingly Uneasy as Peace in Europe Looks More Fragile spiegel.de
This is my Bluesky profile: Scott Hanson (@scotthanson.de) bsky.app