npub1ltke...w7z8 2 months ago

When I was a physics student, Bertrand Russell's ideas were a guiding light for me, and they also helped me improve my English skills. Yesterday, I tried reading a book I had once given to my father, and I was astonished by how much I could understand compared to German philosophical texts. I lived in Germany for nearly nine years and in Italy for about a year. What a huge difference when your native language is also a Romance language. #Russell #Language #Italian #German #Philosophy

npub1ltke...w7z8 2 months ago

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npub1ltke...w7z8 7 months ago

Great, the Committee on Petitions declared my open letter to European politicians to leave X as admissible! They have forwarded the petition to the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and the Special committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS) for information. I will add the links in their letter as a reply to this post. I just didn't get why the petition status is closed and was never open for signatures:

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Main page of the Petitions Portal. General information, most recently uploaded petitions and further links to procedural pages. Further links to th...

#DSA #DMA #EU #disinformation #LeaveX #EscapeX #X