Nope. That phase is where it starts. It doesn’t end. For too many at least.

We, as a species, do not *inherently* seek to extend our physical and mental reach.

Others believe, for instance, in “living simply so that others may simply live.” They too are members of the species.

Beware evangelists who claim their belief system sets the boundaries of our species itself.

Für alle Nicht-Österreicher_innen:
Der mächtigste Medienmann Österreichs, der Chef des ORF, tritt quasi über Nacht zurück. MeToo-Fall.
Er wurde mit Chats an eine Mitarbeiterin konfrontiert. Sogleich geht er in die Opfer-Rolle: er wurde vom Aufsichtsrat gezwungen, alles sehr gemein.
Aber

I call that ‘dude-broing’ boys and men of any age and any social status do it. Schmeicheln einander an, dann ist das Bruderschaftgleich verankert, und die Weiber sollen nicht möcken aber ihre beine öffnen, nür dafur sind die da….

Not what the fossil fuel oligarchs had in mind, exactly. But very, very nice.

The abuser accusing the abused for causing harm and divisiveness....

Such a classic nauseating strategy.

I keep wondering why so many of us humans are so ready to believe this shitstrategy?
(Probably because it is a very very old strategy..)

#2 Der Bär kommt nicht von ungefähr Warum ich Florian Klenk widersprechen und die Debatte um die Gewaltdebatte geraderücken muss Liebe Leser:innen, Kürzlich veröffentlichte Falter-Chefredakteur Florian…

Liebe Leute, ich hatte euch eine Antwort auf das Maily von @klenkflorian.bsky.social zur Gewaltdebatte versprochen und hier ist sie.

Ihr dürft meine Einwände liken, sharen, kommentieren, ablehnen, zerteilen und aufgreifen. Viel Vergnügen

When I was s kid, a 72% tax on the wealthy was the norm. The wealthy were fine back then. They just couldn’t get richer as fast as they do nowadays…(en)

Verzeihung, wenn ich emotional wird, verschwindet meine (slechte) Deutschkenntnis)

Not to mention that all that money earned by the millionaires goes to taxhavens; it doesn’t circulate in the economy. Any politician truly worried about the economy taxes the rich, to make sure it does what money should do: circulate in the inconomy. CC (1/2)

Das allerbeste in Bern ist die Aare. Eine Aareschwumm is a must. (Jetzt vielleicht noch ein bisschen kalt) Aber das Aussicht ist indertat nr 2

Seasonality and mobility: An Integrative framework for reconstructing Kura-Araxes pastoral systems at Maxta I, Nakhchivan The Kura-Araxes Culture (3500–2500 BCE) is often depicted as a homogeneous pastoralist horizon, yet its internal economic and mobility strategies remain poorly understood. This study for the first tim...

Delighted to share this new study of seasonality and mobility in the fascinating Kura-Araxes culture (3500-2500 BC) of the Caucasus and surrounding regions, led by Gwendoline Maurer. @uclarchaeology.bsky.social

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Hospitalization rates for illnesses like COVID, flu have doubled since pre-pandemic, report finds | CBC News Striking new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows hospitalization rates for vaccine-preventable respiratory diseases more than doubled in 2024, compared to pre-pandemic...

New data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows hospitalization rates for vaccine-preventable respiratory diseases more than doubled in 2024 compared to pre-pandemic levels.

COVID alone contributed to more than 40 per cent.

www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

#Covid #CovidIsNotOver

And I'd like ot add that this young wippersnapper Jesus F Christ should also be more careful when talking about theology. Who does he think he is?

The New Twin Fossil Shock | Ember How the energy crises of the 2020s speed up the electric age

"In power, solar plus storage now costs below $60 per megawatt hour (MWh) at a global level. The variable cost of LNG-fired power in Asia, at $20 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), exceeds $160 per MWh – nearly three times the cost of never needing fuel again."

Any questions?

First tanker makes it out of Hormuz amid US blockade and it's a Chinese ship The Rich Starry, a vessel owned by Shanghai Xuanrun Shipping, is subject to U.S. sanctions over its role in Iran's oil trade.

Trump’s blockade is getting an immediate test. A Chinese tanker has cleared the Strait of Hormuz. Will the US seize it? If the US does, is that an act of war? If it doesn’t, does the blockade collapse? This is a scary moment.

www.newsweek.com/first-chines...

What is the definition of madness?

Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.

My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!

go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT

*collapses in giggles*

Not Just Bikes Stories of great urban planning & urban experiences. There are a lot of reasons why Dutch cities are so great, and it's not just bikes. Want to support the channel? Sign up to Nebula! https://go.nebu...

No worries. You're not the only ones who have limited experience with this bike thing. It'll grow on you all. It always does. (Devilish laugh)

PS: just plugging this channel here: "Not just bikes" This Canadian living in the Netherlands is more patriotic than I am..
youtube.com/@notjustbike...

Doomerism isn’t as edgy as people think, and it’s often not accurate either

Orbáns Wahlkampf 2026: Ist der Ruf erst ruiniert Viktor Orbáns Wahlkampf war eine Warnung für die Zukunft: Seine Truppe versuchte nicht einmal mehr so zu tun, als spiele sie nach politischen Regeln.

Orbans postrealistischer Wahlkampf: mein Essay zur Wahl in Ungarn
www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/ungar...

"Under the Interior Department’s new interim set of standards, for example, reviews for something like a mining project will take 28 days. When the “emergency” declaration is added, it could take just 14 days, as it did with the Velvet-Wood mine. Past reviews could take up to four years"

Today, I received a notification of another death in ICE custody. That’s 47 deaths during Trump’s second term.

We must stand up and demand real accountability — ICE has a duty to provide care to those in their custody.

Sylvia Frederici "Caliban and the witch" Jus' sayin'

Er will dass Frauen wieder persönliche Sklaven werden. Sex und Haushaltarbeit, nicht weglaufen können und immer lächeln müssen. So ein Welt ist nicht so lange her: in die funfziger Jahren hatten wir das noch. Nicht Mittelalter: nür 70 Jahre her.

Um... as a lifelong cycling Dutch with a shitty right knee, I do not see the problem? Also, what someone says below: E-bike. With a very relaxed geometry.

Biking is not heartless. On the contrary.

I am giggling at the question. Whoever wrote this headline should visit European cities sometime.

Hoi Nederland. Jetten en de rechtse horde kunnen wel met vlaggetjes wapperen maar zonder radicaal klimaatbeleid is het enkel demagogie

Big business longs for the days of Oliver Twist to return.

Collected vehicle registration data Frequently updated charts and data for new vehicle registrations across countries.

As the months roll on definitely bookmark @robbieandrew.bsky.social's EV registration page, to play spot-the-fuel-crisis-effect

robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/?la...

Marine heatwaves ‘nearly double’ the economic damage caused by tropical cyclones - Carbon Brief Tropical cyclones that rapidly intensify when passing over marine heatwaves can become “supercharged”, increasing the likelihood of high economic losses

When tropical cyclones intensify over seas suffering heatwaves, the resulting economic damage is almost doubled

#climatecrisis
Story by @giulianaviglione.bsky.social
www.carbonbrief.org/marine-heatw...