Prominent Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin Detained in Kuwait as Gulf Cracks Down on Free Speech During Iran War Shihab-Eldin, who is a US citizen and long-standing critic of Israel, has been imprisoned for six weeks.

"Prominent Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin Detained in Kuwait as Gulf Cracks Down on Free Speech During Iran War"

Shihab-Eldin, who is a US citizen and long-standing critic of Israel, has been imprisoned for six weeks.

Dinsdag 14 april 2026 van 13.00 - 14.00, solidariteitsprotest door XR, Here to Support en De Straat Op bij het Eerste Kamer-gebouw (Lange Voorhout 34). Neem een protestbord mee met de tekst: Dit beleid is onmenselijk: Geen mens is illegaal! [1/5]

📌"Een recent onderzoek uit 2024 toonde aan dat personen die een acute COVID-19-infectie overleven – dit zijn niet de personen bij wie long COVID wordt vastgesteld – gemiddeld tussen de twee en zes IQ-punten per infectie verliezen."
@nieuwsuur.nl
@buitenhof.bsky.social
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📌Uit Volkskrant 27/2/26 Chris van Dam voorzitter Onderzoeksraad voor de Veiligheid:
"Er is zelfs geen geld meer voor rioolwaterchecks".
@rivm-nl.bsky.social Wat betekent dit voor de Corona rioolwatermetingen?
Gaan die stoppen en zo ja per wanneer?

AmsterdamBIJ1 (@AmsterdamBIJ1@social.bij1.org) Attached: 3 images Vandaag is de uitnodiging aan Tofik om te spreken op de Februaristaking ingetrokken na een interventie van pro-Israël lobbyorganisaties. De herdenking (waar in recente jaren ruim aandacht is gegeven aan de invasie van Oekraine ) zou "niet de plek om politieke controverses uit het heden te beslechten" zijn. De Februaristaking herinnert en eert Nederlandse arbeiders die in 1941 het risico namen om solidair te zijn met hun Joodse collega’s, en opkwamen tegen de systematische etnische zuivering tijdens de Holocaust. Door te beweren dat “politieke controverses uit het heden” geen plaats hebben bij de herdenking, doet men de kern van die herinnering tekort: juist hier moeten we ons uitspreken voor compromisloze solidariteit. De herdenking van de Februaristaking is hét moment om duidelijk te maken dat we vandaag solidair zijn met slachtoffers van etnische zuivering die nú vermoord worden, en dat we niet zwichten voor tirannie, racisme of extreemrechtse moslimhaat. De Februaristaking begon met dappere communistische verzetsmensen als Willem Kraan en Piet Nak, die het geweld tegen Joodse Nederlanders niet tolereerden. Piet Nak bleef zijn leven lang opkomen tegen onrecht: later verzette hij zich ook tegen de acties van Israël en was hij medeoprichter van het Nederlands Palestina Komitee. Het is daarom pijnlijk en schrijnend dat de organisatie van de herdenking nu een uitnodiging intrekt omdat Tofik zich uitspreekt tegen de genocide op de Palestijnen. BIJ1 en Tofik horen juist wél thuis bij deze herdenking: hun aanwezigheid sluit aan bij de traditie van antifascisme en verzet tegen alle vormen van etnische zuivering en onderdrukking. Lees meer: https://amsterdam.bij1.org/articles/statement-februaristaking

Vandaag is de uitnodiging aan Tofik om te spreken op de Februaristaking ingetrokken na een interventie van pro-Israël lobbyorganisaties.

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ICE

Square WHN graphic in grayscale showing an empty hospital corridor with a gurney in the foreground and equipment lining the hallway. Large white serif text overlays the image. Text on image: “whn.global” “This post is from WHN’s Healthcare Safety section and was prepared by the World Health Network for Dr. Jonathan B. Perlin, President & CEO of The Joint Commission.” “Throughout history, foundational public health measures—such as hygiene protocols, vaccination campaigns, and universal blood safety standards—emerged in response to widespread morbidity and mortality. While these measures faced initial resistance, they have since become cornerstones of modern healthcare.” “The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”

Square WHN graphic showing a close-up photo of a white N95-style respirator mask with yellow straps in the background. Large white serif text overlays the image, with a smaller white paragraph below. Text on image: “whn.global” “This post is from WHN’s Healthcare Safety section and was prepared by the World Health Network for Dr. Jonathan B. Perlin, President & CEO of The Joint Commission.” “The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic underscores the urgent need to address address airborne aerosol transmission, especially in healthcare settings, where high-risk individuals are concentrated and healthcare workers face repeated exposure. A study published in JAMA Network Open (2024) found that halting universal masking and SARS-CoV-2 testing in hospitals led to a 25% increase in hospital-onset respiratory viral infections compared to community infections. Reinstating masking reduced these infections by 33%.” “The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”

Square WHN graphic in grayscale showing a hospital room with a patient bed in the foreground and medical equipment along the wall. Large white serif headline text overlays the image, followed by a bulleted list and a website link. Text on image: “whn.global” “This post is from WHN’s Healthcare Safety section and was prepared by the World Health Network for Dr. Jonathan B. Perlin, President & CEO of The Joint Commission.” “To safeguard healthcare environments, it is imperative to transition from reactive source-control policies to proactive systemic public health measures. Healthcare systems must adopt systemic, evidence-based interventions, including: • Universal Respirator Use (N95) • Improved Ventilation Standards (HEPA + air exchange) • Strategic Testing whn.global/importance-of-systemic-public-health-measures-to-mitigate-airborne-infections/” “The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”

Hospitals shouldn’t be a place where patients and healthcare workers get infected.

Preventing airborne infections requires system-level protections, not “optional” measures. Because prevention works—and clean air saves lives.

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#N95 #InfectionPrevention

Fokke en Sukke, in jasje en dasje, achter een spreekgestoelte staand waarop de tekst: The White House Washington, doen een oproep. President Trump zoekt nog een geniale documentairemaakster, zegt Fokke, om een film over het WK te maken, vult Sukke aan.

Fokke & Sukke als woordvoerders...

👌👌👌

Negentig jaar na deze gebeurtenis willen we toch niet opnieuw een megalomane narcist met dictatoriale trekjes een propagandistisch platform bieden met een sportevenement op mondiale schaal.

Seen in Los Angeles

(Credit: Zurita Carpio)

Trump's America

Achtergehouden rapport Britse veiligheidsdiensten: klimaatverandering bedreigt nationale veiligheid Klimaatverandering en verlies van biodiversiteit vormen een bedreiging voor de nationale veiligheid, waarschuwen de Britse veiligheidsdiensten. De regering probeerde de ‘te negatieve’ analyse uit de o...

Volkskrant, Niels Waarlo.

"Achtergehouden rapport Britse veiligheidsdiensten: klimaatverandering bedreigt nationale veiligheid"

"rapport al in de herfst gepubliceerd [], maar vond de Labour-regering van de Britse premier Keir Starmer de uitkomsten te negatief."

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Experts Call For N95s Over Surgical Masks As Flu, Covid Viruses Spread World Health Network experts urge WHO to make N95, KN95, or FFP2 respirators the standard for protection for healthcare workers, not inferior surgical masks.

Experts call for N95s over surgical masks as flu and COVID viruses spread.

“From an economic perspective alone, the WHN makes a compelling case for respirators as the standard of care for healthcare workers” — @drjudystone.bsky.social via @forbes.com
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Het toernooi is sportswashing. Terwijl personeel moet inleveren, strijkt de directie miljoenen op. XR accepteert geen fossiele sponsoring. Deze actie maakt deel uit van Stop Fossiele Reclames. Stop kolen. Stop Tata Steel. Live op xrtv.nl. [4/4]

Vandaag blokkeren we de ingang van het Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee. Rebellen storten 2025 kilo kolen, gebruiken lock-ons en hangen een banner op: No Chess on a Dead Planet. 2025 is het jaar waarin Tata Steel klimaatneutraal had moeten zijn. [1/4]

Graphic with the text “whn.global” at top left. Headline: “Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised”. Subheadline: “Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid”. Below is a side-by-side photo: on the left, a man wearing a blue surgical mask; on the right, a person wearing a white FFP2-style respirator and a black hat and scarf, facing each other in profile. Caption under the photo: “Surgical masks, such as the one on the left, which became ubiquitous during Covid, should be replaced by respirators like the FFP2 face mask, right. Composite: Robin Utrecht/Shutterstock”. Bottom text: “The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”

Graphic with the text “whn.global” at top left. Centered excerpt text reads: “The WHO has been criticised for being slow to describe Covid-19 as spreading via ‘airborne’ particles and the letter also calls for it to revisit earlier statements and ‘unambiguously inform the public that it spreads via airborne respiratory particles’.” Next paragraph: “Prof Trisha Greenhalgh of the University of Oxford, whose research is cited extensively in the letter and is one of its signatories, said: ‘A germ that does not get inside someone cannot make them sick. By sealing against the face, respirators force airflow to pass through them, filtering out the airborne germs. Respirators are designed to fit closely around the face and meet high filtration standards. Medical masks, in contrast, fit loosely and leak extensively.’” Final paragraph: “The letter’s supporters include members of the World Health Network, prominent US epidemiologist Eric Feigl-Ding, and Guardian columnist George Monbiot.” Bottom text: “The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”

World Health Network was featured in The Guardian as experts urge the WHO to update global guidance: surgical masks are inadequate, and respirators should be standard protection in healthcare settings.

Evidence-based public health matters.

Read the full article here
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Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid

Covered by The Guardian: theguardian.com/global-devel...

Long COVID Can Happen to Anyone - WHN This post is part of a new blog series focusing on Long COVID. The author, Rachel Nussbaum, is a Master of Public Health and COVID-19 long-hauler, with three years of lived experience with Long COVID....

(...) healthy before infection, including those with mild or asymptomatic cases, and explores what current research tells us about ongoing risk and prevention.

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#PublicHealth #LongCOVID #LongCOVIDAwareness #COVID #COVID19

Trump just posted this photo of the sharpest minds in our intelligence community hard at work during the Venezuelan operation.

Reimposing ‘Democracy’ in Venezuela: Decoding Western Propaganda - Venezuelanalysis Analyst Andi Olluri debunks some of the main Western propaganda arguments that favor US attacks against Venezuela.

I suggest following Venezuela Analysis: venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/reim...

No one supports a war in Venezuela btw

A dark, grainy photo of a family wearing respirators indoors; large neon-yellow pull-quote overlays the scene. Text: “I haven’t been sick since 2018. No flu. No colds. No COVID. Six winters. Six holiday seasons.” Smaller body text below: “While respiratory viruses moved freely through public spaces, one family quietly opted out. Not by isolating, but by responding accordingly to how these viruses actually spread.” Footer: “The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”

Black textured background with a large illustration of a cup-shaped N95 respirator at the bottom right; bright yellow quote headline at top. Text: “There’s a significant difference between a mask and a respirator. A surgical mask is fabric. An N95 filters the air you breathe.” Body text: “Public messaging blurred this distinction for years. The result was confusion, frustration, and the false belief that ‘masks don’t work.’ Respirators were designed for airborne hazards long before COVID existed. This is basic occupational health, repurposed for everyday life.” Footer: “The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”

Close-up background of an N95 mask; bold neon-yellow pull-quote across the top. Text: “When I put on a mask, I’m not just protecting my family. I’m breaking transmission chains that could lead straight to someone whose body can’t survive another hit.” Body text: “For people living with Long COVID, there is no such thing as ‘just one more.’ Every infection carries a cost their bodies may not be able to pay. Masking in shared spaces is a refusal to accept preventable injury as the price of normal life. We already know how to reduce risk. The only question left is whether we’re willing to act like it.” Footer: “The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”

Six years without getting sick isn’t a miracle. It’s what happens when airborne problems are met with airborne solutions.

Respirators work quietly, consistently, and without spectacle. For the people wearing them, and for those who can’t afford another infection.

@1goodtern.bsky.social:
"It's time to talk about the vax and relax crowd again.

They got their shots, so the virus is now someone else's problem.
But vaccines *reduce* the risks of Covid's long-term harms *without* eliminating them.
The science never said that.
It is just what people chose to hear.

"That's the lie that the vax and relax crowd push.

They are pro vax, but anti science.

And that's as bad as being antivax.

Maybe even worse."

*This is a thread-port of 1goodtern from ExTwitter.*

Long COVID in Context: Prevalence, Search Interest, and Funding - WHN By Gregory Kirchhoff, Matthew Martin, and Luke S The exact risk of developing Long COVID after a SARS-CoV-2 infection remains difficult to quantify. Research on the condition is still relatively young...

We’re only beginning to understand the long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2. Prevention still works, and the tools exist — masks, clean air, testing, and policy action. We just have to use them.

Read the full WHN article → whn.global/long_covid/l...

#COVID #COVID19 #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention

"Zelfs _milde_ gevallen van corona kunnen leiden tot meetbare hersenschade”

Aldus het zoveelste wetenschappelijke onderzoek.

Is #hersenschade bij journalisten de oorzaak dat Nederland grotendeels onwetend blijft hierover?

#LangeCOVID #longCOVID #nietHersteld #PAISprotest
🦠 #virusplicht 💀

Zolang COVID rondgaat hebben nog steeds minstens 1 x per jaar een booster nodig om risico’s te verlagen.

De vaccin updates geven namelijk ook afweer tegen nieuwe virusmutaties.

En het effect van vaccinatie raakt sowieso na aantal maanden uitgewerkt. (Per individu verschillend.)

Hoe vaak heb je COVID gehad? Voel je je pas zo over je hersenen sinds je corona gehad hebt?