@collinmaessen.bsky.social
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Als de VVD D66 kan dwingen tot een coalitie met JA21 zie ik geen reden waarom D66 de VVD niet nog beter kan dwingen tot een coalitie met GroenLinks-PvdA.
October 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Als de VVD D66 kan dwingen tot een coalitie met JA21 zie ik geen reden waarom D66 de VVD niet nog beter kan dwingen tot een coalitie met GroenLinks-PvdA.
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A better phrase would be “no longer evitable”.
Nothing stopped us other than our own stubbornness. But staying below 1.5 is now infeasible.
Nothing stopped us other than our own stubbornness. But staying below 1.5 is now infeasible.
Overshooting 1.5 C climate target ‘inevitable’: UN chief
https://www.europesays.com/2521737/
Overshooting 1.5 C climate target ‘inevitable’: UN chief https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10599781 by AlertTangerine
https://www.europesays.com/2521737/
Overshooting 1.5 C climate target ‘inevitable’: UN chief https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10599781 by AlertTangerine
Overshooting 1.5 C climate target 'inevitable': UN chief - EUROPE SAYS
Overshooting 1.5 C climate target 'inevitable': UN chief https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10599781 by AlertTangerine
www.europesays.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A better phrase would be “no longer evitable”.
Nothing stopped us other than our own stubbornness. But staying below 1.5 is now infeasible.
Nothing stopped us other than our own stubbornness. But staying below 1.5 is now infeasible.
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I'm pretty cool, but I cancel plans a lot
October 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I'm pretty cool, but I cancel plans a lot
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This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes
A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.
interestingengineering.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
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![when you're already struggling to cope with your illness and start having new symptoms [Michael Scott: [softly] Don't]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dbzmdmsaz6lkhb4tv3culzme/bafkreid7kvy6orgu6d6duq643ctwbxcayfdwldu5r6mj3lrumoecmzy52a@jpeg)
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All it takes for evil to prosper is 𝖿̶𝗈̶𝗋̶ ̶𝗀̶𝗈̶𝗈̶𝖽̶ ̶𝗉̶𝖾̶𝗈̶𝗉̶𝗅̶𝖾̶ ̶𝗍̶𝗈̶ ̶𝖽̶𝗈̶ ̶𝗇̶𝗈̶𝗍̶𝗁̶𝗂̶𝗇̶𝗀̶ consistently experiencing zero fucking consequences
September 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
All it takes for evil to prosper is 𝖿̶𝗈̶𝗋̶ ̶𝗀̶𝗈̶𝗈̶𝖽̶ ̶𝗉̶𝖾̶𝗈̶𝗉̶𝗅̶𝖾̶ ̶𝗍̶𝗈̶ ̶𝖽̶𝗈̶ ̶𝗇̶𝗈̶𝗍̶𝗁̶𝗂̶𝗇̶𝗀̶ consistently experiencing zero fucking consequences
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so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining
September 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining
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Nothing highlights the hypocrisy of the MAGAs as clearly as the fact they're upset that people are simply posting direct quotes from Charlie Kirk to show the kind of person he was.
September 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Nothing highlights the hypocrisy of the MAGAs as clearly as the fact they're upset that people are simply posting direct quotes from Charlie Kirk to show the kind of person he was.
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"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
September 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
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A friend of mine was on Charlie Kirk's "watch list" of Black professors. She received so many death and rape threats that her university offered her a security detail for the walk to class.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
September 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A friend of mine was on Charlie Kirk's "watch list" of Black professors. She received so many death and rape threats that her university offered her a security detail for the walk to class.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
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You said "Let's help people!" in a shrill tone whereas I said "Let's hurt people" calmly and with measured grace.
September 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
You said "Let's help people!" in a shrill tone whereas I said "Let's hurt people" calmly and with measured grace.
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“I think it's worth it. It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal." - Charlie Kirk
September 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
“I think it's worth it. It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal." - Charlie Kirk
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FRIEND: Are you okay?
ME: *feeling a serious health crash coming on*
ME: Oh, yeah, I'm just a bit tired
ME: *feeling a serious health crash coming on*
ME: Oh, yeah, I'm just a bit tired
August 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
FRIEND: Are you okay?
ME: *feeling a serious health crash coming on*
ME: Oh, yeah, I'm just a bit tired
ME: *feeling a serious health crash coming on*
ME: Oh, yeah, I'm just a bit tired
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I've run out of spoons, and I'm switching to flame throwers
August 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I've run out of spoons, and I'm switching to flame throwers
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As someone who has been in near complete isolation since the pandemic began, this hits real close to home
I saw almost everyone I knew, everyone I thought cared to do the right thing, give up on simple precautions to keep people safe
Now I don't feel safe around anyone
We got left behind 😞
I saw almost everyone I knew, everyone I thought cared to do the right thing, give up on simple precautions to keep people safe
Now I don't feel safe around anyone
We got left behind 😞
I still remember the camaraderie of the early days of Covid.
For a moment it felt like we were going to put aside rugged individualism & embrace a future that was more community minded.
It felt like disabled people might get a real seat at the table.
That hope being ripped away still hurts.
For a moment it felt like we were going to put aside rugged individualism & embrace a future that was more community minded.
It felt like disabled people might get a real seat at the table.
That hope being ripped away still hurts.
August 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
As someone who has been in near complete isolation since the pandemic began, this hits real close to home
I saw almost everyone I knew, everyone I thought cared to do the right thing, give up on simple precautions to keep people safe
Now I don't feel safe around anyone
We got left behind 😞
I saw almost everyone I knew, everyone I thought cared to do the right thing, give up on simple precautions to keep people safe
Now I don't feel safe around anyone
We got left behind 😞
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Some days you get out of bed and do a thing. Some days you stay in bed and suffer for that thing you did. It's called balance.
July 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Some days you get out of bed and do a thing. Some days you stay in bed and suffer for that thing you did. It's called balance.
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To add some more context, Orville Wright piloted both of these aircraft.
July 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
To add some more context, Orville Wright piloted both of these aircraft.
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🧑🚀 #NationalMoonDay
#Apollo11 July 20, 1969
The Apollo 11 Anniversary 🏺🧪
First we flew in the air for a few yards.
And then soon we flew in space... all the way to the moon.
#Apollo11 July 20, 1969
The Apollo 11 Anniversary 🏺🧪
First we flew in the air for a few yards.
And then soon we flew in space... all the way to the moon.
July 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🧑🚀 #NationalMoonDay
#Apollo11 July 20, 1969
The Apollo 11 Anniversary 🏺🧪
First we flew in the air for a few yards.
And then soon we flew in space... all the way to the moon.
#Apollo11 July 20, 1969
The Apollo 11 Anniversary 🏺🧪
First we flew in the air for a few yards.
And then soon we flew in space... all the way to the moon.
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I think most people (myself included) don’t have an intuition for orders of magnitude (e.g., the difference between millionaire and billionaire).
One way to appreciate this is time, since we all experience it. Here's the difference between a thousand, a million, and a billion seconds.
One way to appreciate this is time, since we all experience it. Here's the difference between a thousand, a million, and a billion seconds.
September 18, 2024 at 10:29 AM
I think most people (myself included) don’t have an intuition for orders of magnitude (e.g., the difference between millionaire and billionaire).
One way to appreciate this is time, since we all experience it. Here's the difference between a thousand, a million, and a billion seconds.
One way to appreciate this is time, since we all experience it. Here's the difference between a thousand, a million, and a billion seconds.
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There are only three political positions in America today
1) I like the fascism
2) I'll acquiesce to the fascism (reasons for this one vary: cowardice, access, denial, misguidedly thinking that acquiescence is savvy, etc)
3) I oppose the fascism
The rest is details
1) I like the fascism
2) I'll acquiesce to the fascism (reasons for this one vary: cowardice, access, denial, misguidedly thinking that acquiescence is savvy, etc)
3) I oppose the fascism
The rest is details
June 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
There are only three political positions in America today
1) I like the fascism
2) I'll acquiesce to the fascism (reasons for this one vary: cowardice, access, denial, misguidedly thinking that acquiescence is savvy, etc)
3) I oppose the fascism
The rest is details
1) I like the fascism
2) I'll acquiesce to the fascism (reasons for this one vary: cowardice, access, denial, misguidedly thinking that acquiescence is savvy, etc)
3) I oppose the fascism
The rest is details
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Here's something I post from time to time. My answer to a reader who asked me: what could journalists do NOW to break with some of their more corrosive habits.
June 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Here's something I post from time to time. My answer to a reader who asked me: what could journalists do NOW to break with some of their more corrosive habits.