‘I saw the writing on the wall’

Austria offers safe haven for US academics as Trump wages war on universities…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/academics-austria-safe-haven

 

Austria Is About to Slap the Unvaxxed With Steep Fines

…The mandate, which will apply to all adults who don't have medical exemptions, will impose penalties of more than $4,000 to those who refuse vaccination…

https://www.thedailybeast.com/austria-is-about-to-slap-the-unvaxxed-with-steep-fines

Austria′s parliament legalizes assisted suicide | News | DW | 16.12.2021

Austrian lawmakers have approved a law that legalizes assisted suicide for seriously ill people, subject to tight rules...

https://www.dw.com/en/austrias-parliament-legalizes-assisted-suicide/a-60154513

Steve King says Austrian neo-Nazis 'would be Republicans' if they were in America - Daily Kos

Iowa Rep. Steve King made his name as an immigrant-hater long before Donald Trump was on the scene, but Trump seems to have emboldened King to take the hatred further and be more vocal about it. King has taken it far enough that he's feeling … not quite defensive, but like he needs to explain himself a little. ....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1808110

What my gross income of 60000€/year is actually used on in Europe, Austria [OC] - dataisbeautiful

https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/7h2idb/what_my_gross_income_of_60000year_is_actually/

US bill on Russia sanctions prompts German, Austrian outcry

A US Senate bill to toughen sanctions on Russia and Iran has been slammed by German and Austrian Social Democrats. Sigmar Gabriel and Christian Kern say it will warp Europe's natural gas network in favor of US suppliers....
http://www.dw.com/en/us-bill-on-russia-sanctions-prompts-german-austrian-outcry/a-39270624?maca=en-gk_volltext_AppleNews_topstories-16393-xml-atom

Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas: Guess who Trump's national security advisor met up with?

From the Department of Sure, Why Not?

The leader of the Austrian far-right Freedom Party has signed what he called a cooperation agreement with Russia’s ruling party and recently met with Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, the designated national security adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump of the United States.

And what is this Freedom Party all about? First of all, it was “founded in the 1950s by ex-Nazis.”...
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/1612991