mRNA vaccine technology was not rushed. It was in development for over 30 years before COVID-19. Please stop spreading falsehoods that undermine science that literally saves lives. Anti-vaccine rhetoric is a top ten global health threat.

Women in Afghanistan are being obliterated—no voice, no face, no existence. The Taliban’s latest decrees are nothing short of barbaric: women banned from singing, reciting poetry, or even speaking aloud in public. Their faces and bodies must hidden from the world. This isn’t

Schande Gemeente Leiden! Dit moet toch een fout zijn?

𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 [𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑛]: the alarming growth of private cars in height, width, length and weight at the expense of public space, the environment and overall safety.

What I mean by this, in plain and simple language, is if we do nothing, the impacts are going to be terrible and catastrophic. Whereas, if we do act appropriately, it means radically changing the system in which we live. There is no future where things remain as they are. 3/

Deze draad.. 😱

Very sad news. Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died days after being doused in petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend, a Ugandan official says.

Dit is het beste stukje over Caroline van der Plas ooit. En ik denk dat heel wat #BBB'ers allang weten dat dit klopt. volkskrant.nl/columns-van-de…

Did you know Japan has had around 5,000 castles throughout its history- but only 100 remain? And out of the current 100, only 12 are original... Let's explore the 12 original remaining Japanese Castles...🧵

*onderzoek alert* In de geschiedenis van de aarde is het aanzienlijk warmer geweest - we zitten in een uitzonderlijk koele periode. Maar: In de afgelopen 485 miljoen (!) jaar is de temperatuur op aarde nog nooit met zo’n grote snelheid gestegen. Alarmerender kan niet.

Just your annual reminder to raise a glass to Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov who on this date in 1983 saved your life when he decided to wait for evidence in stead of passing on the message that could have caused armageddon. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Sovi…

Humans continue to argue and fight and kill each other while the planet heats up, storms and heat and famines get steadily worse. What a cosmic failure of leadership at all levels and for decades. At least declare a climate emergency.

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In 1939, as Hitler's war machine prepared its blitzkrieg across Europe, Madison Square Garden played host to the American Nazi Party, known as the "German American Bund." 20,000 Nazis polluted our greatest city to whip up support for their genocidal aims. 1/

"We cannot leave the security of Europe in the hands of voters in Wisconsin every 4 years" says France's Europe Minister "Let's get out of collective denial. Europeans must take their destiny into their own hands, regardless of who is elected 🇺🇸president"

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We have never seen anything like this. Remember that even in Hiroshima some stone houses survived, but most of the buildings were timber and burned down. Of course explosive power used in Gaza exceeds Hiroshima by at least one order of magnitude (10*)

“You say: Trick or treat! Just cash! No sweets!”

This video is incredible. Everyone should RETWEET it so the whole *world* sees it.

Hell yeah, wentelteefjes maken! #weekend