Our dystopian future

This summer, rail operator Snälltåget will launch a daily daytime service between Sweden and Norway, with on-board dining and onward links to Berlin.

Burt and Domi tonight. Burt hiding from the world. Domi inspecting the two drawers he opened and the shirt he fished out

Job security for internationals in Germany is shakier than ever. We asked our community how they feel right now — and half are worried. Myself included. 🧵

New release from the Windsor Mint. Get yours now! 😜

Meanwhile, in Germany, the public weighs in on what they think of the Epstein Administration. #BrutalButAccurate

Arrest the remaining villains please!?!? 💪🏼

Nearly half of learner drivers in Germany are failing the theory test 😬 Also this week: German healthcare is under pressure from all sides, the digital euro explained, and BVG says autonomous vehicles will make private cars disappear. 🚗

Domi and another day in a box

Is this the world’s most eye-popping restaurant? The architectural marvel in a Leipzig industrial estate www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... via @theguardian.com @marionlougheed.bsky.social

Two unions representing Lufthansa staff have announced coordinated strike action by pilots and cabin crew on Thursday. Here’s what we know so far about how passengers are likely to be affected.

German libraries are a fabulous resource for anyone living in the country, offering not just books but everything from ice cream makers to umbrellas and even works of art to hang on your walls at home.

The X propaganda machine vs facts Bad Bunny ❤️❤️❤️

Domi’s first encounter with a flat sheet 😅

Watched a guy in front of my building clean the ice off his car. It took him so long and he was slipping as he was walked around the car. After two days in the office, glad I’m home today. Hope everyone stays safe today!

Find a friend who lets you use him as a pillow

Facebook memories from two years ago lol

Post therapy, I went to Marheineke Markthalle. Picked up some baby back ribs and mashed potatoes and heated it up for dinner. A rare treat but dang, sooo sooo good.

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Germany's CDU wants to scrap the legal right to part-time work 😬 They're also pushing to replace the 8-hour daily limit with weekly caps, and unions warn this could mean 13-hour shifts for hospitality employees. It's a war on workers. Details in my newsletter 👇

I built LinkUsUp because finding your people in Germany shouldn't require endless scrolling through LinkedIn thought leadership posts. 139+ members are already connecting from Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, and beyond.

Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday. 📷️: Aaron Lavinsky

I’m not crying. You’re crying. 💔 youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...

Catherine O’Hara didn’t steal scenes she just showed up and ownership automatically defaulted to her

So heartbroken to say goodbye to this legendary Canadian treasure ❤️‍🩹

Finishing up Season 1 of The Pitt. Damn, it’s good. Anyone else watching?

Let us not forget that Catherine O'Hara was hired for "Saturday Night Live," spent a week there, decided it sucked, quit, and went back to Canada to make more shows with her friends.

9-9-6 is the amounts of naps you should be doing

Many foreigners struggle with the process of applying for and renewing residence permits in Germany. We want to know how hard is it where you live – and what's your advice for others?

US propaganda has come to Berlin’s theaters … like hoowwww, hoowww is this even allowed? 🤢

Burt’s main character energy 🥸

Timeline cleanse because we all still need cute things Read more about this bovine lovely www.bbc.com/news/article...

I’m giddy just from my running my dishwasher for the first time in a month! 😅

It's been one month without electricity in half my flat (outside of the more than one week without electricity in the building). The worker is here, along with a young apprentice (cool to that!), and both are ever so nice. Fingers crossed they can fix everything.

The German government thinks we're faking sick. Their fix? Axe phone sick notes. This week's newsletter: the sick leave crackdown, €1.4B in startup funding, 21 companies hiring, and why 1 in 3 internationals wants to leave. theberlinlife.substack.com/p/germany-phone-sick-notes-changes

“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.” Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945

Me working on my newsletter today. I had some company. 🥺

In case the news is too much and you want to to bask in the glow of a legend

Now this was nice to read www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/s...

My emotional support cats (sitting beside me all day on their own chair while I work)

Our building’s new WhatsApp group has really grown into something. 💕 We have sub-groups in English and German. An elderly man needed to be rushed to the hospital today and a few residents went to help him and his wife while they waited for paramedics. It’s become quite a lovely community.

Just signed up for HBO Max ... in Germany. Is this even real-life? We've been waiting on HBO Max for so long here. 😆

A small win from the recent disaster activity at home. 🙌 I'm getting reimbursed for all of the food I had to throw out.

The news cycle is so rapid, wild, & horrible. I find myself doom-scrolling and being filled with an endless existential angst. We're not met to live like this. It's not healthy, nor helpful. Working on changing how I consume news and use socials. Any advice? Drop me a line with tips. :)

It's official - electric car buyers in Germany can benefit from a state-backed subsidy in 2026 worth thousands of euros. Here's how much you can get depending on your income bracket.

The past three days at home have been so nice! Slowly getting back into a rhythm. The cats are happy. I’m cleaning like crazy, in some kind of OCD induced nesting like frenzy. I always clean when I’m stressed. Feels good to just focus on manual work and being offline.

I couldn’t wait and moved home tonight, with the cats of course. One of the elevators back in service! Burt’s already had a long reunion with the scratching post and is stationed back at his usual sleeping spot. I’ll be sleeping in my own bed with light and heat. How amazing! 🤩

Look I can see my flat at night! What goodness is this? Of course the previous problem still exists and only half the flat has electricity, but that‘s a later problem. Water the plants, aired out the flat, and will move back in on Friday. So exciting! 🤞🏼🙏🏻

Holy mother of pearl! The god of something served up a miracle and there's limited electricity back in the building. Still skeptical, so heading back to the flat tonight to see if it's real. BUT .... I'm just a girl who wanted electricity and got electricity.