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Alexander Otte
@aotte.bsky.social
Life, water, climate; social, human & historical stuff.
Work for UNESCO.
All views expressed or shared here are strictly personal. Photos by me, unless stated otherwise (or screengrabs).
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"La diversification augmente la rentabilité financière, la biodiversité, la pollinisation, la qualité des sols et la séquestration du carbone de 37 à 189% sur 20 ans, et nous ne trouvons aucun effet significatif sur le rendement des cultures, la lutte antiparasitaire et la régulation du climat."
January 31, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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We detected incredibly high levels of cancer causing PFOA near this plant's discharge pipe in the 'protected' River Wyre. Our findings prompted a multi-agency investigation which has recommended people not to eat locally grown fruit & veg - now, they've found elevated PFAS in eggs near the site.
February 2, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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As governments bend over backwards to make it easier for big firms to hide which hazardous chemicals they're using, it's leaving investors "flying blind", unable to tell if the firms they're investing in are at risk of major lawsuits, says @group.bnpparibas

@clientearth.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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#Medienkritik #ÖRR
Klöckner: Es werde „schwierig, wenn die veröffentlichte Meinung sich immer mehr von der öffentlichen Meinung verabschiedet. Da muss es dann auch eine selbstreflektierende Korrektur geben“.
Frau Klöckner, was ist denn genau DIE "öffentliche Meinung"?
February 2, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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"Die Lösung ist simpel: Hört auf, Männer als defizitäre Leser zu betrachten. . Mehr Sachbücher, mehr Thriller, mehr Biografien. Weniger Pastellfarben, mehr klare Kante. Weniger Gefühlsduselei, mehr Fakten und Action"
February 2, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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Change the narrative about the ocean! 🌍 Dive into our #oceanoptimism Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with #GES4SEAS — 4 weeks of inspiring learning. Let’s build hope together! 🌟
🧪🌐 #MarineEcology #Conservation
check our ocean optimism video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozxe...
February 2, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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Im UNESCO-Welterbe Zollverein in Essen hat am 28. Januar die eindrucksvolle Ausstellung HOLO-VOICES eröffnet. Mittels modernster Künstlicher Intelligenz und Hologramm-Technik werden die persönlichen Geschichten von Holocaust-Überlebenden lebendig.
www.zollverein.de/erleben/holo...
HOLO-VOICES - Zollverein
Das Ruhr Museum in der ehemaligen Kohlenwäsche ist das Regionalmuseum des Ruhrgebiets.
www.zollverein.de
February 2, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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'Objekte die mit "G" beginnen oder so aussehen ...' #FotoVorschlag
February 2, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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The Trumpists will continue to escalate. But in Minneapolis, we can see the limits of MAGA’s assault.

Trump’s authoritarian desires are limitless. But his ability to impose them on America is not.

My new piece for @zeit.de - and some thoughts, since it is in German (gift link):
US-Regierung: Wie der Widerstand gegen Maga eine Chance hat
Der Minneapolis-Moment offenbart die Schwächen der Trumpisten. Und er zeigt, wo der Widerstand gegen den US-Präsidenten in Zukunft erfolgreich ansetzen kann.
www.zeit.de
January 31, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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The reverse hagiography the Trump administration is sketching by throwing a part of the #Epstein network under the bus to deflect from its rotten core is pathetic.
January 31, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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Too much of a loser for the elite pedo cabal despite begging to be let in its a hell of a defense.
January 31, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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🧪🌎🦠🧬🌏❤️👇
The research guide on Environmental History that I wrote for The National Archives, UK is now live! Includes research advice and resources on colonial environments, pollution, agriculture, and animal histories.

Available here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-yo...

#envhist #envhum
January 31, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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Alarmed yet?
January 31, 2026 at 5:09 AM
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'Gemüseliebe' #FotoVorschlag
January 31, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Hier sieht man übrigens genau die Gefahr der automatisierten Gesichtserkennung

Und genau deshalb brauchen wir in der EU strenge Regeln zu automatisierter Gesichtserkennung. Damit es nicht zB wie bei ICE abläuft
January 31, 2026 at 8:19 AM
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BREAKING: Don Lemon Speaks Out!
YouTube video by Don Lemon
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:05 AM
“Nur eine Erkenntnis bleibt: Die Reichsregierung um Brüning hatte die Chance, juristisch gegen die Nationalsozialisten vorzugehen – und ließ sie verstreichen.”
January 31, 2026 at 5:50 AM
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Lesenswerter Artikel über die Bemühungen, die NSDAP zu verbieten und warum es nicht gelang

www.geo.de/wissen/weltg...
Dieser Jurist kämpfte 1930 für ein NSDAP-Verbot. Die Geschichte eines Scheiterns
1930 trugen preußische Beamte um Robert Kempner Beweise für
www.geo.de
January 30, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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While AI is flooding the art world, instant photography is defending its niche. This year’s members’ exhibition of the "German Instant #Photography Association" shows current trends in #Berlin from Jan 30 – Mar 13 at the Fotogalerie Friedrichshain.

www.photographyineurope.com/deutsche-sof...
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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30 January 1912 | Andrei Samsonov was born. A Soviet army soldier.

In #Auschwitz from October 1941.
No. R-3187 (Soviet prisoner of war)
He perished in the camp on 4 January 1942.
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Learn about some 15,000 Soviet POWs deported to Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_20_jency/
Eduexe Course
Enter an appropriate audioguide identifier and press the "Go!" button.
lekcja.auschwitz.org
January 30, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Was Medien tun können, um den Aufstieg des Faschismus zu verhindern:

- Rechtes Gedankengut und Handlungen klar und deutlich benennen
- keine Faschist*innen nach ihrer Meinung fragen und sie nicht einladen, keine Sendezeit geben
- wenn Rechte zu Wort kommen, den Wahrheitsgehalt direkt prüfen und 1/
January 30, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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'Fenster(freitag)' #FotoVorschlag
January 30, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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Georgia Fort's is chilling, and it's being overshadowed by the equally chilling arrest of Don Lemon.

A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:

www.georgiafort.com/support
Support Independent Journalism | GF
www.georgiafort.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:28 PM