The Danes will go to the polling stations today. I work and pay my taxes in Denmark, but I have no vote. That’s fine. However, I do hope that the new parliament will lower taxes and let me keep more of my salary.

The right-wingers seem to have won yesterday’s election in Israel. A coalition of far-right nationalists and Haredi groups will now govern the Holy Land.

I’m not much of a blogger these days. I drown myself in other work, and that’s all right in a world gone all wrong. But even in times of war and post-truth politics, there’s music. This past Friday, I saw a performance by one of my Swedish favourites. Her music has been with me since my first steps in the gay world. My lesbian friends adored Eva Dahlgren like a goddess—and that was before she was out.

No image today, just a simple greeting from a man who has to work on Shabbat.

Russia seems to be losing the war. The problem is that Putin might go bananas over surrender. Who knows what this mad man will do… But for now—dance!

It’s November.

I’m not a fan of snown. No. Fan.

She survived the Holocaust and made her best to educate people about it. Four years ago, the then leader of the opposition promised her never to accept the Nazis in the Sweden Democrats. Four years later, the same man surrendered completely to the Sweden Democrats in order to become prime minister. She passed away today, 98 years old.

Christmas is not my holiday, but I like the light that illuminates the winter darkness.

I just realised that I’ve spent six months at my “new” job. Feels like I started yesterday. Life has really changed for me these past months. Less time for political blogging, which is a good thing in this age.

The wave of civil disobedience is unprecedented in mainland China in the past decade, as frustration mounts over Xi Jinping, the Guardian reports.

This could be the end of China’s communist dictatorship.

It’s hard to love, there’s so much to hate
Hanging on to hope when there is no hope to speak of
And the wounded skies above say it’s much too late

— George Michael

In a few hours, it’s December. Anything is better than November.

In a new proposal, smoking cannabis in the street will be forbidden and more hotel space be converted to homes or offices, Dutch News reports.