Annegret K
@annegretk.bsky.social
Mum, migrant, European (D & CH with family & friends in UK & many other places), Christian. Worried about climate /environmental degradation, democracy, polarization.
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ENTREVISTA | Europa consume los aguacates de México, el carbón de Colombia y el litio de Chile. ¿Qué efectos tiene eso en el agua para las poblaciones y especies locales?
El premiado periodista polaco Szymon Opryszek lo explora en su nuevo libro "Agua".
efe.com/euro-efe/202...
El premiado periodista polaco Szymon Opryszek lo explora en su nuevo libro "Agua".
efe.com/euro-efe/202...
"Agua", una crónica de la sed global desde el aguacate de México al desierto de Chile - EFE
Los aguacates y las mariposas monarca de México y el desierto en Chile sirven para retratar un mundo herido por la sed en el libro "Agua".
efe.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
ENTREVISTA | Europa consume los aguacates de México, el carbón de Colombia y el litio de Chile. ¿Qué efectos tiene eso en el agua para las poblaciones y especies locales?
El premiado periodista polaco Szymon Opryszek lo explora en su nuevo libro "Agua".
efe.com/euro-efe/202...
El premiado periodista polaco Szymon Opryszek lo explora en su nuevo libro "Agua".
efe.com/euro-efe/202...
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Tobacco giants knew their products caused cancer.
Oil companies knew their products cause climate change.
Social media companies know their products facilitate abuse of minors
Seeing a pattern? It’s not a few bad actors it’s a feature of a system that rewards profit at any cost
Oil companies knew their products cause climate change.
Social media companies know their products facilitate abuse of minors
Seeing a pattern? It’s not a few bad actors it’s a feature of a system that rewards profit at any cost
Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Tobacco giants knew their products caused cancer.
Oil companies knew their products cause climate change.
Social media companies know their products facilitate abuse of minors
Seeing a pattern? It’s not a few bad actors it’s a feature of a system that rewards profit at any cost
Oil companies knew their products cause climate change.
Social media companies know their products facilitate abuse of minors
Seeing a pattern? It’s not a few bad actors it’s a feature of a system that rewards profit at any cost
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"Despite the difficulties getting everyone to agree on how to tackle climate change, real-world solutions are being implemented at speed almost everywhere."
Love this #COP30 takeaway from
@georginarannard.bsky.social. Just because countries aren't acting at scale doesn't mean the rest of us can't!
Love this #COP30 takeaway from
@georginarannard.bsky.social. Just because countries aren't acting at scale doesn't mean the rest of us can't!
COP30 in Brazil fails to secure new pledges to cut fossil fuels - follow live
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"Despite the difficulties getting everyone to agree on how to tackle climate change, real-world solutions are being implemented at speed almost everywhere."
Love this #COP30 takeaway from
@georginarannard.bsky.social. Just because countries aren't acting at scale doesn't mean the rest of us can't!
Love this #COP30 takeaway from
@georginarannard.bsky.social. Just because countries aren't acting at scale doesn't mean the rest of us can't!
Mich macht es traurig, dass meine Tochter Angst hat, Andere könnten denken, sie gehöre nicht hier her. Und es macht mir Angst, wenn der Bundeskanzler Wähler (und soweit vorhanden, Wählerinnen) hofiert, die Angst vor allen haben, die fremdländisch aussehen.
Soziologe Daniel Kubiak :
„Ich habe das Gefühl, dass bewusst versucht wird, verbal nach rechts zu laufen. Aus der Sicht eines Migrationsforschers und aus wissenschaftlicher Perspektive macht mir das wirklich Angst, es ist politisch sehr gefährlich.“ www.rbb24.de/politik/beit...
„Ich habe das Gefühl, dass bewusst versucht wird, verbal nach rechts zu laufen. Aus der Sicht eines Migrationsforschers und aus wissenschaftlicher Perspektive macht mir das wirklich Angst, es ist politisch sehr gefährlich.“ www.rbb24.de/politik/beit...
"Ich habe das Gefühl, dass bewusst versucht wird, verbal nach rechts zu laufen"
Die Aussagen von Bundeskanzler Merz über ein "Problem" im Stadtbild in Bezug auf Migration sind aus Sicht von Soziologe Daniel Kubiak rassistisch - und haben historische Parallelen in der Nazi-Zeit.
www.rbb24.de
October 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Mich macht es traurig, dass meine Tochter Angst hat, Andere könnten denken, sie gehöre nicht hier her. Und es macht mir Angst, wenn der Bundeskanzler Wähler (und soweit vorhanden, Wählerinnen) hofiert, die Angst vor allen haben, die fremdländisch aussehen.
This sounds particularly convincing:
“6–Make Societal Elites Think Twice
…
America’s elites have been surrendering, even as much of the public has not, easing Trump’s path into authoritarianism.
But elites can be pushed in the other direction too.”
“6–Make Societal Elites Think Twice
…
America’s elites have been surrendering, even as much of the public has not, easing Trump’s path into authoritarianism.
But elites can be pushed in the other direction too.”
Political organizing rarely sees as good a day as Saturday, Oct. 18.
No Kings protests brought millions of Americans into the streets, some for the first time. Organizers moved through crowds, getting signatures, passing out info, finding new members.
That's one of 6 things No Kings accomplished:
No Kings protests brought millions of Americans into the streets, some for the first time. Organizers moved through crowds, getting signatures, passing out info, finding new members.
That's one of 6 things No Kings accomplished:
7 Things the No Kings Protests Accomplished
The political emergency isn't over, of course, but who thought it would be. Here are seven things this weekend's protests accomplished.
www.arcdigital.media
October 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This sounds particularly convincing:
“6–Make Societal Elites Think Twice
…
America’s elites have been surrendering, even as much of the public has not, easing Trump’s path into authoritarianism.
But elites can be pushed in the other direction too.”
“6–Make Societal Elites Think Twice
…
America’s elites have been surrendering, even as much of the public has not, easing Trump’s path into authoritarianism.
But elites can be pushed in the other direction too.”
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A new history of the circumstances leading to the Great Depression sheds light on the systemic dangers we face today—particularly how Donald Trump represents the ultimate capture of American finance, Evan Hughes argues.
The Risk of Financial—And Moral—Collapse
A new history of the circumstances that led to the Great Depression sheds light on the systemic dangers we face today.
bit.ly
October 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A new history of the circumstances leading to the Great Depression sheds light on the systemic dangers we face today—particularly how Donald Trump represents the ultimate capture of American finance, Evan Hughes argues.
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👋 Last chance: Tomorrow, Oct. 22, we go live. Join us for a day of timely, thought-provoking conversations on how tech, politics and faith shape public life.
Register for free. Watch from anywhere. You won't want to miss it!
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Register for free. Watch from anywhere. You won't want to miss it!
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Livestream – God, Government & the Algorithm: New Rules of Belief & Power
A free, daylong livestream on belief, power and the forces shaping our world.
rns.org
October 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
👋 Last chance: Tomorrow, Oct. 22, we go live. Join us for a day of timely, thought-provoking conversations on how tech, politics and faith shape public life.
Register for free. Watch from anywhere. You won't want to miss it!
rns.org/live
Register for free. Watch from anywhere. You won't want to miss it!
rns.org/live
À Lausanne, c’était des manifestants qui étaient confrontés récemment à un automobiliste qui ne respectait pas les consignes des policiers, en Argovie cette fois, c’était des travailleurs de chantier. L’agressivité sur les routes est devenue un phénomène de tous les jours. #vivreensemble
Ein rücksichtsloser Autofahrer hat in Lupfig AG einen Strassenmarkierer angefahren und ist geflüchtet. Mile D. (47), der Verletzte, spricht mit Blick über den Vorfall und betont die Gefahren für Bauarbeiter im Strassenverkehr.
Strassenmarkierer Mile D. (47) wurde in Lupfig AG angefahren: «Das hätte ganz schlimm enden können»
www.blick.ch
October 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
À Lausanne, c’était des manifestants qui étaient confrontés récemment à un automobiliste qui ne respectait pas les consignes des policiers, en Argovie cette fois, c’était des travailleurs de chantier. L’agressivité sur les routes est devenue un phénomène de tous les jours. #vivreensemble
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The call for papers for the first ever EPSS conference 2026 in Belfast is open until November 7th 2025.
epssnet.org/belfast-2026/
@rdassonneville.bsky.social and I will be chairing the section on Electoral and Voting Behavior. We look forward to your submissions and to a fantastic conference!
epssnet.org/belfast-2026/
@rdassonneville.bsky.social and I will be chairing the section on Electoral and Voting Behavior. We look forward to your submissions and to a fantastic conference!
September 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The call for papers for the first ever EPSS conference 2026 in Belfast is open until November 7th 2025.
epssnet.org/belfast-2026/
@rdassonneville.bsky.social and I will be chairing the section on Electoral and Voting Behavior. We look forward to your submissions and to a fantastic conference!
epssnet.org/belfast-2026/
@rdassonneville.bsky.social and I will be chairing the section on Electoral and Voting Behavior. We look forward to your submissions and to a fantastic conference!
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Read our exclusive interview by @maxkozlov.bsky.social with the ex-CDC director - Susan Monarez -
In which she talks about the importance of the job and the reasons why she was fired
🧪 #CDC #MedSky
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
In which she talks about the importance of the job and the reasons why she was fired
🧪 #CDC #MedSky
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired
“I would never do that, as a scientist,” Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations without knowing the details.
www.nature.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Read our exclusive interview by @maxkozlov.bsky.social with the ex-CDC director - Susan Monarez -
In which she talks about the importance of the job and the reasons why she was fired
🧪 #CDC #MedSky
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
In which she talks about the importance of the job and the reasons why she was fired
🧪 #CDC #MedSky
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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OpenAI is getting ready to release an app for people that love TikTok but wish none of it was real. scoop from @zoeschiffer.bsky.social
OpenAI Is Preparing to Launch a Social App for AI-Generated Videos
The platform appears to closely resemble TikTok and is powered by Sora 2, OpenAI's latest video generation model.
www.wired.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
OpenAI is getting ready to release an app for people that love TikTok but wish none of it was real. scoop from @zoeschiffer.bsky.social
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The key to driving positive climate impact? Do the math. Act on the math. Ignore idiots.
“The average American born in 2024 will likely face $500k [to $1mm] in additional lifetime costs from the climate crisis”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“The average American born in 2024 will likely face $500k [to $1mm] in additional lifetime costs from the climate crisis”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Hidden costs’ of climate emergency are worsening California’s affordability crisis – report
University of California, Berkeley, study found that those who experience severe effects will see upto a $1m in costs
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The key to driving positive climate impact? Do the math. Act on the math. Ignore idiots.
“The average American born in 2024 will likely face $500k [to $1mm] in additional lifetime costs from the climate crisis”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“The average American born in 2024 will likely face $500k [to $1mm] in additional lifetime costs from the climate crisis”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"The facility, titled the South Texas Family Residential Center, is run on behalf of Ice by the private corrections and detention company CoreCivic, which expects to make $180m annually in revenue from the property through at least March 2030."
#Immigration
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#Immigration
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Children left short of clean water and sleep amid ‘prolonged’ detention by Ice, watchdog groups allege
Legal experts speak of ‘cruel’ and harmful deprivations for families held in Texas immigration facility
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"The facility, titled the South Texas Family Residential Center, is run on behalf of Ice by the private corrections and detention company CoreCivic, which expects to make $180m annually in revenue from the property through at least March 2030."
#Immigration
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#Immigration
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Parents want to act on climate change but struggle to model low-carbon lifestyles
phys.org/news/2025-09...
phys.org/news/2025-09...
Parents want to act on climate change but struggle to model low-carbon lifestyles
Parents are deeply worried about the climate crisis and their children's future, but a new University of Bath study shows many struggle to live low‑carbon lives. Time pressures, lack of affordable opt...
phys.org
September 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Parents want to act on climate change but struggle to model low-carbon lifestyles
phys.org/news/2025-09...
phys.org/news/2025-09...
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Pregnant women and newborns face an elevated risk of becoming severely ill from COVID. But new guidance from the CDC is complicating their ability to stay protected from the coronavirus, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports:
https://theatln.tc/rvlFwObQ
https://theatln.tc/rvlFwObQ
September 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Pregnant women and newborns face an elevated risk of becoming severely ill from COVID. But new guidance from the CDC is complicating their ability to stay protected from the coronavirus, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports:
https://theatln.tc/rvlFwObQ
https://theatln.tc/rvlFwObQ
CEOs «now speak less about #sustainability, but increasingly tie it to business value, as consumers and B2B buyers reward businesses for providing sustainable products and services»
“large majority [of companies surveyed] expect sustainability to have a positive impact on their business over the next three years…this belief is particularly strong among companies with year-over-year revenue growth greater than that of their peers”
www.esgtoday.com/half-of-corp...
www.esgtoday.com/half-of-corp...
Half of Corporate Buyers Plan to Drop Unsustainable Suppliers: Bain Survey - ESG Today
After dropping down the priority list for CEOs, sustainability has once again resumed growing in importance for corporate leaders, who now speak less about sustainability, but increasingly tie it to b...
www.esgtoday.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
CEOs «now speak less about #sustainability, but increasingly tie it to business value, as consumers and B2B buyers reward businesses for providing sustainable products and services»
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When you do the actual math on fossil fuel subsidies, and then impact weight them, the fossil fuel industry is catastrophically inefficient and unprofitable and totally dependent on running on massive liabilities masquerading as assets.
Discuss
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Discuss
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Understanding Fossil Fuel Subsidies Around the World, with Paasha Mahdavi
Podcast Episode · Resources Radio · 09/16/2025 · 34m
podcasts.apple.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
When you do the actual math on fossil fuel subsidies, and then impact weight them, the fossil fuel industry is catastrophically inefficient and unprofitable and totally dependent on running on massive liabilities masquerading as assets.
Discuss
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Discuss
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
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Mastodon launches hosting and support services to generate revenue and expand the open social web.
Mastodon has a new plan to make money: Hosting and support services for the open social web | TechCrunch
Mastodon launches hosting and support services to generate revenue and expand the open social web.
techcrunch.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Mastodon launches hosting and support services to generate revenue and expand the open social web.
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When the world's biggest insurer says climate change has pushed traditional home insurance to its limits, it's already too late to start preparing. And we are in no way ready for a post-insurance world.
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Home Insurance as You Know It Is Doomed. You’re Not Ready.
The remedies for homeowners so far aren’t preparing them for a financially stable existence as the risk of disaster increases.
www.bloomberg.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
When the world's biggest insurer says climate change has pushed traditional home insurance to its limits, it's already too late to start preparing. And we are in no way ready for a post-insurance world.
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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The global water cycle has become “increasingly erratic and extreme” with wild swings between droughts and floods, spelling big trouble for economies - @wmo-global.bsky.social report
Nearly 2/3 of global river basins did not experience “normal conditions” last year
www.cnn.com/2025/09/18/c...
Nearly 2/3 of global river basins did not experience “normal conditions” last year
www.cnn.com/2025/09/18/c...
The system that moves water around the planet is increasingly ‘erratic and extreme’ with big consequences for economies and society, new report finds | CNN
The world is experiencing wild swings between drought and deluge, and it spells big trouble for economic and social stability, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
www.cnn.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The global water cycle has become “increasingly erratic and extreme” with wild swings between droughts and floods, spelling big trouble for economies - @wmo-global.bsky.social report
Nearly 2/3 of global river basins did not experience “normal conditions” last year
www.cnn.com/2025/09/18/c...
Nearly 2/3 of global river basins did not experience “normal conditions” last year
www.cnn.com/2025/09/18/c...
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[🌐Tout Courrier international gratuit aujourd'hui 🤓] 🪱🇨🇦Avec la dernière glaciation, les vers de terre ont quasiment disparu du Canada. Réintroduits il y a quatre cents ans par les colons européens, ils sont bénéfiques pour les champs cultivés, beaucoup moins pour les forêts, observe Le Devoir
Au Canada, les vers de terre européens menacent la forêt
bit.ly
September 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
[🌐Tout Courrier international gratuit aujourd'hui 🤓] 🪱🇨🇦Avec la dernière glaciation, les vers de terre ont quasiment disparu du Canada. Réintroduits il y a quatre cents ans par les colons européens, ils sont bénéfiques pour les champs cultivés, beaucoup moins pour les forêts, observe Le Devoir
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Lots of Americans, particularly those motivated not to believe otherwise, think fascism means “murder camps.” So they hear Trump described as a fascist and thik you’re saying he is doing Auschwitz.
I find myself thinking about historian Robert Paxton’s 2004 definition of fascism far too often than I’d like these days. Note that these sentences were written back when Donald Trump was a NYC playboy libertine who donated to Democrats.
September 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Lots of Americans, particularly those motivated not to believe otherwise, think fascism means “murder camps.” So they hear Trump described as a fascist and thik you’re saying he is doing Auschwitz.
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Houston Chronicle: A post-Harvey building boom is placing thousands at risk. Explore our map. www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
A post-Harvey building boom is placing thousands at risk. Explore our map.
Houston built 65,000 properties in flood zones since Harvey – half where flooding risk runs highest.
www.houstonchronicle.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Houston Chronicle: A post-Harvey building boom is placing thousands at risk. Explore our map. www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
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A new study by researchers from ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich, Harvard and Yale shows that new drugs are often approved for a much wider group of patients than was tested in the original clinical trials.
hest.ethz.ch/en/news/news...
@harvard.edu @yale.edu
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@harvard.edu @yale.edu
Drugs are often approved more widely than tested
A new study by researchers from ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich, Harvard and Yale shows that new drugs are often approved for a much wider group of patients than was tested in the original clinic...
hest.ethz.ch
September 3, 2025 at 3:41 AM
A new study by researchers from ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich, Harvard and Yale shows that new drugs are often approved for a much wider group of patients than was tested in the original clinical trials.
hest.ethz.ch/en/news/news...
@harvard.edu @yale.edu
hest.ethz.ch/en/news/news...
@harvard.edu @yale.edu
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