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If you're struggling to have faith in humanity today, here's 2 facts: ☀️ In June solar power generated more electricity globally than nuclear - it's now the world’s 4th largest power source 🔋 Ireland is the latest coal-free country around and there are 15 in Europe. Progress is slow but possible 💫

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Might be a good idea to extend Covid vaccines to those of childbearing age.

submitted 16 days ago • 16 comments

#Madleen #FreedomFlotilla #Israel #GazaFreedomFlotilla #RimaHassan #EU #Givon #GivonPrison #Ramle #Shabas #שב״ס #רַמְלָה

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Israeli forces seize Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg flip.it/3TNvzs ISRAEL CAN NO LONGER TAKE THE HIGH ROAD. THEY HAVE FREELY CHOSEN TO ESCALATE AND COMMIT GENOCIDE COMPARABLE TO THE HOLOCAUST. NETANYAHU & HAMAS ARE MOSTLY TO BLAME. BUT ABOUT 50% OF THE ISRAELI POPULATION ARE OK WITH IT!

submitted 19 days ago • 9 comments

$2.1 billion is the equivalent of 🌍 military expenditure every 8h $2.1 billion is the price of 1 stealth bomber $2.1 billion is 1/4 of what the tobacco industry spends on advertising & promotion every year. It seems somebody switched the price tags on what is truly valuable in our world. #WHA78

submitted 39 days ago • 5 comments

unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy

submitted 67 days ago • 724 comments

Istanbul. Over 2 million people joined the demonstration.

submitted 90 days ago • 393 comments

🇹🇷📢 İstanbul today. This is what hope looks like. The current historical conjuncture may have emboldened authoritarian leaders worldwide, but it is also one of massive social mobilizations *for* democracy, in Turkey, Serbia, Georgia, Israel, in US townhalls... The authoritarian wave can be stopped.

submitted 91 days ago • 18 comments

Donald #Trump proposes 200% #tariffs on alcohol. I wonder if he realises that the #WHO declared alcohol as a major risk factor for the development of #cancer. And his new proposal could actually benefit #publichealth? www.thejournal.ie/trump-threat...

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Eventually, the mess will be cleared out and we may also have more politicians with integrity in Europe. #Corruption #EU #EuropeanParliament www.ftm.eu/articles/hua...

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

A lot can happen in five months. 🇺🇸

submitted 109 days ago • 303 comments

Global inequality tumbling.

submitted 110 days ago • 1 comment

🤯🇪🇺 The Heritage Foundation, the Trump admin’s agenda-setting think tank, is receiving proposals from illiberal forces in Poland & Hungary on reshaping the EU. Obtained by @vsquare.bsky.social, these include dismantling the EU Commission, the ECJ & renaming the bloc the European Community of Nations.

submitted 110 days ago • 19 comments

🧵1/3 MEPs will push to seize Russian assets and to phase out European energy. Will they manage to achieve this considering ideological politics and democratic backsliding? www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agen...

submitted 114 days ago • 1 comment

Does anyone else have the feeling they are in one of the latter Harry Potter novels, where Voldemort has taken over the Ministry of Magic and people are denying what's happening?

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This is the first page of this morning’s edition of the Globe and Mail (arguably the English Canadian paper of record) I don’t remember seeing anything like this before

submitted 115 days ago • 486 comments

🧵Beginning my first deep dive into psychosocial risks in the transport section. I have over 50 articles about the air transport industry in Europe. What are my most interesting observations to date?

submitted 115 days ago • 2 comments

The most extraordinary thing about James Harrison, who donated his rare plasma every 2 weeks for over 60 years and saved the lives of an estimated 2.4 million babies, is that he had to overcome a FEAR OF NEEDLES. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

submitted 116 days ago • 20 comments

Reality check. Thank you, Financial Times.

submitted 123 days ago • 47 comments