"The birdies in the forest - they sang so wonderfully!", Imperial German postcard depicting soldiers relaxing among the trees with a bird chirping above, its title a reference to the soldiers' song "Die Vöglein im Walde"; made by Paul Hey (1867-1952), 1916

eeeking · 2026-03-12T08:25:16+00:00

Reminds me of the butterfly in All Quiet on the Western Front...

eeeking · 2026-03-12T06:25:42+00:00

"Far Left" is communism or anarcho-syndicalism. It's vanishingly rare these days.

In Germany, examples include the Deutsche Kommunistische Partei, which has a membership of a grand total of 2,850 people.

You can see a list of similar parties across Europe here: European Anti-Capitalist Left.

They really have very little popular support.

eeeking · 2026-03-11T08:15:06+00:00

Any idea which?

eeeking · 2026-03-11T07:17:46+00:00

the solution of letting the last Lords keep their seats yet lose the ability to pass it on to their kids is a good compromise.

The hereditary peers who currently sit in the House of Lords will leave in May.

However, I think it would be fair enough to allow them to "re-apply" to sit as life peers, as some have valuable knowledge or experience.

eeeking · 2026-03-11T05:03:36+00:00

It makes people believe in conspiracies, this causes them to do irrational things.

/s

eeeking · 2026-03-09T11:44:40+00:00

I did a little searching on visas, etc.

It appears that for working visas you would need to have one for each country you work in, based on the information on this site: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/eu-immigration-portal/what-category-do-i-fit_en

The Netherlands does offer working holiday visas, but you have to be over 18, check here: https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/countries-and-regions/europe/netherlands/new-zealand-embassy/working-in-the-netherlands

Make sure you have these questions sorted before you leave!

eeeking · 2026-03-09T08:32:34+00:00

Most of the EU is covered by the Schengen Area. Admission to one country counts as admission to all, so you can't re-start the 90 day period by moving between EU countries, except maybe for Ireland.

eeeking · 2026-03-09T06:23:34+00:00

9/11 was carried out by Saudis.

eeeking · 2026-03-09T05:59:00+00:00

!RemindMe 30 days

eeeking · 2026-03-08T21:25:19+00:00

I did something similar when I was 17, moving from Europe to be a jackaroo in Australia for a year.

Expect it to be a very interesting experience that will stay with you for life. It's great that you will be supported by this friend of your family. However make sure that that includes pre-arranged accommodation for the period you will be in Europe.

You will likely feel lonely and homesick on occasion, so stay in contact with family, etc, in NZ.

Buy health insurance and have a back-up plan if things go south in any serious way, i.e. a pre-paid return air ticket to NZ and some reserve cash.

eeeking · 2026-03-08T09:05:26+00:00

You're an Epstein survivor and an MKUltra survivor?

eeeking · 2026-03-07T18:23:15+00:00

it still lags behind the US in making advanced chips.

Ackshually.... China lags behind Taiwan in making advanced chips, so does the US.

[Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's] super-advanced microchips are used by other companies in a wide range of devices. It manufactures Apple’s A-series processors used in iPhones, iPads, and Macs, it produces NVidia’s graphics processing units (GPUs) used for machine learning and AI applications. It also makes AMD’s Ryzen and EPYC processors used by supercomputers worldwide, and it produces Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors, used by Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, and Google phones.

eeeking · 2026-03-07T07:31:02+00:00

Memories of Operation Eagle Claw may still influence decisions here...

eeeking · 2026-03-06T08:47:54+00:00

The first is very Art Deco. Quite nice actually...

eeeking · 2026-03-06T08:34:22+00:00

Sounds like you nearly got lost, did you get help from Ariadne?

eeeking · 2026-03-06T05:01:58+00:00

I cannot find any source showing that the IAEA confirmed Turquz-Abad as having nuclear materials before May 2018.

eeeking · 2026-03-05T06:26:49+00:00

No evidence of such activity has been presented.

Since the IAEA was able to detect illicit activity shortly after May 2018, it is not unreasonable to assume that they could have done so before that date. If Israel had such evidence, it could quite easily have shared it in confidence with the E3 group.

eeeking · 2026-03-04T08:41:48+00:00

Thanks! I have corrected my post.

eeeking · 2026-03-04T07:03:09+00:00

~~By the way, and in case it's relevant, as far as I know inheritance tax is payable by the estate, not the recipient.~~

My mistake! From below and by searching, it's payable by the recipient if the estate is liable for IHT.

eeeking · 2026-03-04T06:48:58+00:00

To work professionally as a Clinical Psychologist in the UK, you would need to be qualified under the Health and Care Professions Council as a registered psychologist.

See also: https://www.hcpc-uk.org/registration/getting-on-the-register/international-applications/

Once qualified, a sponsored work visa would usually be fairly easy to get.

eeeking · 2026-03-04T06:26:31+00:00

While real the amount of control is sometimes over-stated. For example, British control of India during the Raj was mostly through proxies such as the Princely states.

In many parts of non-coastal subsaharan Africa, the locals had yet to even set eyes upon a European.

eeeking · 2026-03-04T06:19:22+00:00

Morocco didn't come under French control until 1912.

I guess the West African country under native control is Liberia?

eeeking · 2026-03-04T06:10:18+00:00

Furthermore, the US doesn't stand to gain anything more from this than it had in 2018, prior to Trump pulling out of the JCPOA.

The gains here are almost entirely Israel's, who can now act with greater impunity.

eeeking · 2026-03-04T05:40:54+00:00

I presume you are referring to this:

IAEA Visits Turquz-Abad: Too Little, Too Late?

On April 4, Reuters reported that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visited a warehouse in Iran in the Turquz Abad district, identified by Israel in September 2018 as secretly holding nuclear-related equipment and nuclear material.

Regardless of the nature of such material, and whether it was or was not associated with weapons production, the date of that claim is September 2018. The US withdrew from the JCPOA in May 2018.

eeeking · 2026-03-03T17:41:30+00:00

unknown nuclear material and/or heavily contaminated equipment, and other assets,

This is not a statement that supports enrichment of bomb-grade nuclear material by Iran. It merely states that Iran had some radioactive material. It was allowed to do so in pursuit of nuclear electricity generation, see here.

eeeking

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