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[–] adhd_traco@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Wegner, from the conservative Christian Democratic Union party of the chancellor, Friedrich Merz, had told reporters on Sunday that he had been working round the clock to mitigate the impact of the blackout and get the power back on.

“I was neither bored nor putting my feet up, but was on the phone all day trying to coordinate and get as much information as possible,” he said,and had “ literally locked myself in my office at home ”.

Yeah, sorry. That's enough for me. He's a lying ass.

Also the F*ng disconnect.
Mamdani goes to the poorest folks and grassroots organisers etc. in person, and this guy thinks he can represent the people of the city when he never set foot in the reality most people live? He probably despises the poor anyway.