"Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand." - Baruch Spinoza

In South Africa, where I come from, "sawubona" is the Zulu word for "hello." There's a beautiful and powerful intention behind the word because "sawubona," literally translated, means, "I see you, and by seeing you, I bring you into being."

My unwavering cheerleader 😘. Chandrabhagabai (grandma) looks proud & fulfilled. She doesn’t know how to read. She illiterate, her son barely educated, her grandson at Harvard.

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War has its few winners.

Putin verkauft uns Kohle, Öl & Gas, kauft Waffen & bekriegt die Ukraine. Man sanktioniert ihn zwar, aber überweist weiter hunderte Mio. € täglich, weil wir so abhängig von seiner fossilen Energie sind. Eine Energiedebatte ist keine Instrumentalisierung, sie ist ein Instrument.

My deep dive into the polarisation debate. #UPElections 36 Muslims elected, a better percentage than in Lok Sabha. Beyond Hindu-Muslim other things were happening. sabanaqvi.substack.com/p/five-muslim-…

1. Many journalists are asking what the Royal family has to do with colonialism. I'll just cover the basics. Elizabeth I gave her ships to English slave trading voyages by John Hawkins in the 1560s. Slave-trading didn't begin in earnest, though, till the reign of Charles II.

In the last week, I’ve suddenly seen a lot of “well, the use tactical nuclear weapons wouldn’t be THAT bad” takes. And this comes even from “defense experts” in countries without nuclear weapons. Let me tell you why it would be that bad. 🧵

Historisch: Aminata Touré wurde soeben in Kiel als erste afrodeutsche Ministerin vereidigt. @aminajxx DER SPIEGEL

Nepal's forest cover has nearly doubled since 1993, when forest rangers handed national forests to community groups —Nasa earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/150937/…

Es gibt mehr als einen Wels, aber nur eine Erde. 🌏 #Entmilliardärisieren statt #Entwelsiardärisieren

Here's Amul's take on #AAPSweep

Dear #AAP, please don't screw up this time. Second chances are hard to come by. Show us what you can do!

On a speck of dust in a mid-size galaxy, gazing at the snow at my window and wondering what I'd have for lunch #contemplating #cosmicbeauty

Glittering lights on this clear January night on both sides of the English Channel.

Four fantastic views of an active Comet #67P feature in today's ESA Rosetta Mission #cometwatch bit.ly/1BSLP5G

It's time to go #waybeyondnuclear Safcei Earthlife Africa JHB x.com/phil_radford/s…