Clemens

Morning photo - cherry blossom in Edinburgh

Haymarket Station #edinburgh

I'm slightly allergic to Western leftist takes along the lines of "but Magyar, isn't he also bad? I truly hope the Hungarians know what they are doing..." The same people were picking up each and every single Kremlin line about how the Maidan revolution in #Kyiv in 2014 wasn't a revolution but a "coup" by right-wing extremists.

How about you first try to create your leftist paradise somewhere in where you actually live before you start doubting the intellectual capabilities of more than half a continent? I'm convinced that Hungarians know what they are doing. They know that Magyar isn't Jesus (very unlike Tony Blair mania in the UK for example - Central/Eastern Europe has a fair share of cynicism against politicians) and they are not celebrating him but what he stood for in this campaign: an end to Orban's kleptocracy and a prevention of a Russian takeover.

What a relief! #Hungary

Functioning public transport is always making me happy. #torino

I'm back to a country without air raid alerts. Which means I suddenly can plan my day again without allowing for the option of having to go to the shelter. #luxury

Ukrainian night train

Chestnuts in #Kyiv are starting to get leaves after surviving the harsh winter

I'm old enough to remember how Russians were claiming that most of the cities that they have been bombarding relentlessly for more than 4 years by now are basically Russian cities. #RussiaIsATerroristState (and a lot of useful idiots are still believing that sh**)

Dark signs on the horizon, a large-scale Russian air raid tonight is possible but not yet confirmed. Fingers crossed. Meanwhile I am listening to this beautiful piece
https://youtu.be/out0FCQWBak?si=t9pYNTEALtUSD9Ei

While I'm aware that this piece is quite "popular", I still think/hope that the world could be a better place if people actually were listening to the music.

One of the biggest achievements of #Ukrainians in this ****ing war is that life as a civilian almost feels normal as long as there are no air raids or rocket salvos. Also shows that if Russia was to disappear from this planet tomorrow (or at least from Ukraine) there would be no war here.

Can we print this part of Microsoft's T&S as a leaflet and distribute at our university?

#AI

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/for-individuals/termsofuse