Brazil’s wildfires rage on amid extreme heat and a "mega drought." Over 59,000 hectares have burned in São Paulo, with more than 3,480 fires recorded this August. Climate experts say it's the worst fire season in decades. dw.com/en/brazil-wild…

On National Fox Day let me tell you about Gavin. 13 yrs ago my life was a chaotic mess. He hobbled into my garden shot by a pellet. I had no knowledge or experience. I googled for help, called police & papers & I nursed him back to health. He lived out his days with me🦊❤️1/

"English universities offer to curb foreign students if they can raise tuition fees" Great. So everyone is harmed. Fewer foreigners get to come to Britain, and Brits pay more for their education. A proper lose-lose. And all to placate the xenophobes. theguardian.com/education/2024…

Brilliant from Mike Galsworthy and worth your time. No crass slogans or one liners. Just articulate, moral sense How to end the Brexit argument in four minutes.

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"The world saw us as a member of the European Union, it was a megaphone to magnify our power in the world. "Instead, we are isolated." Former Prime Minister John Major slams Brexit betrayal.

Oh my goodness. This new Kamala Harris ad is so powerful. Hadley Duvall tells how her stepfather raped her when she was 12 & then she became pregnant. But girls now can no longer access the care she got because of Trump. Billie Eilish closes the ad. Watch.

My mother died of hospital-acquired COVID-19 in an underventilated ward where staff wore loose-fitting surgical masks. Policymakers’ hubris and lack of engagement with the evidence base cost thousands of lives.

Als de coalitie minder Engels in officiële brieven wil gebruiken is dit een uitstekend begin.

The BBC is facing questions about links between a member of its governing board and the Jewish Chronicle. Robbie Gibb, who sits on BBC editorial standards committee and led a consortium which saved the paper, is now facing backlash over claims JC published fabricated articles ⤵️

Politici van PVV, VVD, NSC en BBB studeerden zelf jaren zonder boetes, maar willen nu €3.000 van studenten eisen. Terwijl studenten al worstelen met mentale druk, worden ze gestraft met een boete voor iets wat deze politici zelf gratis kregen. CDJA is tegen de langstudeerboete!

This is Historic The first P۸lestini۸n ambassador to Spain presented his credentials to Spanish King Felipe VI. This came after Madrid formally recognized an independent P۸lestini۸n state in May.

Six years on - Putin, Trump, Brexit

I’m deeply alarmed by reports that a large number of communication devices exploded across Lebanon & Syria, killing at least 11 people, including children, and injuring thousands. All actors must exercise maximum restraint to avert any further escalation.

“#Hezbollah is also a political party, a charity organization, a civil societal movement” says Dr Andreas Krieg. “So this pager system would have been distributed among civilians as well—people who aren't fighters, who are not contributing to the war effort“ time.com/7022458/explod…

France is committed to the respect of international law. The International Court of Justice reiterated in July that Israeli settlements are illegal. In that spirit, France voted in favour of the draft resolution submitted by Palestine.

Ook vandaag weer hulde aan Esther Ouwehand voor haar werk als kamerlid. Grote klasse. Hadden we er zo nog maar 100 lopen in de Tweede Kamer. En nee, ik ben geen PvdD lid of stemmer.

Het echte probleem is echter niet zozeer de oorlog, maar de willekeurige repressie door Assads veiligheidsdiensten. volkskrant.nl/ts-b9393f59/

#Klimaatschade #Verzekerbaarheid nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/09…

En in ons land nog altijd geen woord over het #Oekraine referendum