Steltloper
@steltloper.bsky.social
Walking on stilts these days, not to get stuck in the mud. EN/NL Here hoping to make sense of it all and sturdy my spine.
Nu dat bij hoofdrekenen (vervangen door rekenmachientjes) zo goed uitpakt dat niemand doorheeft dat 'VermogensBelasting' omgerekend VermogensToeslag is, kunnen we het hele onderwijs afschaffen (AI weet het beter), zodat de VVD niet hoeft te zoeken naar alternatieve bronnen voor de hobby's van links!
Occasionally I restack your revisit of this Onion masterpiece: "The next time Congress passes a bill dealing with civil rights or taxes, I wouldn’t be surprised if the U.S. populace is mentioned somewhere in the final language"
Bert Hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦@berthubert.bsky.social · yesterdayOccasionally I revisit this absolute master piece from The Onion: "The next time Congress passes a bill dealing with civil rights or taxes, I wouldn’t be surprised if the U.S. populace is mentioned somewhere in the final language.” theonion.com/american-peo...
For anyone who understands Dutch: these 15 minutes on #DigitalAutonomy are definitely worth reading or listening to. For anyone who doesn’t understand Dutch: 🚫 Google Translate 🇺🇸👎🏻 ✅ DeepL / Reverso 🇪🇺💪 🚫 Duolingo 🇺🇸👎🏻 ✅ Drops (languagedrops.com ) or check buy-european.net/en/alternati... 🇪🇺💪
Bert Hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦@berthub.eu · 2d agoIk sprak over digitale autonomie bij KIVI, STT en NAE. Moeten we met een tractor naar Den Haag om uit te leggen dat het zo niet langer kan? Een kort overzicht van de situatie & wat er moet gebeuren in dit praatje van 15 minuten (audio) en tekst (3000 woorden): berthub.eu/articles/pos...
We are heading for a world of disorder and wars… in case you missed it, read my cheerful interview with Der Spiegel - also about how best to combat populism… timothygartonash.substack.com/p/history-ge...
History, Germany, populism and global polycrisis
My wide-ranging interview with Der Spiegel
timothygartonash.substack.com
NewSpeak - a controlled language of simplified grammar and limited vocabulary designed to limit critical thinking in the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspeak
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Melitopol woman sentenced to 13 years for unwavering loyalty to Ukraine khpg.org/en/1608816101
Melitopol woman sentenced to 13 years for unwavering loyalty to Ukraine
Inna Tkachenko is one of an ever-increasing number of women and men abducted from her own city and then accused of 'spying' for her own country about the invaders
khpg.org
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Burnham is right that ‘hope comes from honesty’. That’s why Labour must make the case for rejoining the EU | Sadiq Khan
Brexit was a disastrous act of national self-harm. Britain needs EU membership to bring growth and security in an increasingly volatile world, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
theguardian.com
Je kunt natuurlijk ook gewoon geloven dat het allemaal nog goed gaat komen en/of dat het klimaat altijd verandert www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution
theguardian.com
Lionesses keep the male lions in check out in the wild. I’d love to see women doing similar things here in society.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (again) and hands the GOP senators' butts to them.
James Talarico spoke out about GOP-led redistricting efforts leading up to the midterms: “If Republican policies are so popular, why do they need to redraw these maps; why not run on their policies?”
AI to emit six times more CO₂ in 2030 than in 2025, experts warn
AI to emit six times more CO₂ in 2030 than in 2025, experts warn
Greenhouse gas emissions from the AI sector could reach worrying levels by the end of the decade, according to a study published Wednesday by the French advocacy group Green IT. This is in addition to the damage caused to aquatic environments and fine particle pollution.
lemonde.fr
🎯 'A man raped her' instead of 'she was raped.' Have you ever read a headline that reads "A bank was robbed by a suspect?" Nope. It's "A suspect robbed a bank."
A photographer in Australia captured a poignant moment: a male koala embracing and squeezing his deceased companion. This heartbreaking scene demonstrates that animals experience and suffer emotions in a way similar to humans. 🐨💔 National Geographic
But wind farm blades go to landfill! they used to, now they can be recycled, as are solar panels. We need nuclear!!!!! we don't, its expensive, and also has a waste problem, 200,000 barrels and decades later, still leaking. www.sciencealert.com/150000-tons-...
150,000 Tons of Radioactive Waste Were Dumped in The Atlantic. Decades Later, It's Visibly Oozing.
The second half of the 20th century was something of a golden age for nuclear technology.
sciencealert.com
The object of attachment offers me the means of escape from my own emptiness. —Krishnamurti
There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
She's a 94 year old Jewish human rights lawyer. She's been arrested under terrorism legislation for opposing genocide. The least we can do is to listen.
De geschiedenis van polio: van grote epidemieën en de ijzeren long tot de ontwikkeling van vaccins, intensive care en bestrijding in Nederland. historiek.net/polio-geschi...
Polio: de ziekte die kinderen verlamde en ziekenhuizen veranderde
De geschiedenis van polio: van grote epidemieën en de ijzeren long tot de ontwikkeling van vaccins, intensive care en bestrijding in Nederland.
historiek.net
A Zionist, a Vatnik, and a pedophile walk into a bar. The bartender asks, “The usual, Mr. President?”
