Hagen Engler
@hagenengler.bsky.social
Word artist. Comms worker. Afro-positivist. 🍉Novelist| Ghostwriter | Musician | Editorial Director. Johannesburg, South Africa. Spoken-word acoustic album http://bit.ly/3KSbbe5
Appreciated this data point.
November 11, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Appreciated this data point.
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It’s not just about what you remove (cars, noise, dirty air). It’s about what you add (people walking, a lot of bike parking, trees, outdoor dining, and room for kids to play safely). Amsterdam: 1986 and today.
Streets for people.
HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after
Streets for people.
HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
It’s not just about what you remove (cars, noise, dirty air). It’s about what you add (people walking, a lot of bike parking, trees, outdoor dining, and room for kids to play safely). Amsterdam: 1986 and today.
Streets for people.
HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after
Streets for people.
HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after
This reminds me of the Russians’ war against Napoleon in 1812. Defeat the French at the Battle of Borodino, then immediately retreat to your capital city and burn it to the ground 👍
After their resounding victory in Tuesday’s elections, the Democrats had no choice but to surrender.
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
This reminds me of the Russians’ war against Napoleon in 1812. Defeat the French at the Battle of Borodino, then immediately retreat to your capital city and burn it to the ground 👍
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
We have found a tech solution by then, using data centres 👍
The Congo Basin is the world's biggest tropical carbon sink. There may only be a decade to save it.
The World Has a Decade to Save the Biggest Tropical Carbon Sink
The Congo Basin, a region of tropical forest larger than India, is at a point where further damage may rob the world of a crucial bulwark against climate change.
bloom.bg
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 AM
We have found a tech solution by then, using data centres 👍
The French invented photography. So a rugby match filmed in France is the most visually appealing way to view the sport.
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The French invented photography. So a rugby match filmed in France is the most visually appealing way to view the sport.
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Every last piece of transit & bike infrastructure seems to need to go thru "The Populist Playbook".
Scare, complain, reject; rinse, wash, repeat.
All the while the things we really should fear — generational poverty, climate chaos, species extinction — continue on.
Scare, complain, reject; rinse, wash, repeat.
All the while the things we really should fear — generational poverty, climate chaos, species extinction — continue on.
Have you heard of “The Populist Playbook?”
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
November 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Every last piece of transit & bike infrastructure seems to need to go thru "The Populist Playbook".
Scare, complain, reject; rinse, wash, repeat.
All the while the things we really should fear — generational poverty, climate chaos, species extinction — continue on.
Scare, complain, reject; rinse, wash, repeat.
All the while the things we really should fear — generational poverty, climate chaos, species extinction — continue on.
Post a non-religious image you think of as holy
November 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Post a non-religious image you think of as holy
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A documentary featuring mothers surviving Israel’s genocide in Gaza. A video investigation uncovering Israel’s role in the killing of a Palestinian American journalist. Another video revealing Israel’s destruction of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.
YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations
The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions.
theintercept.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A documentary featuring mothers surviving Israel’s genocide in Gaza. A video investigation uncovering Israel’s role in the killing of a Palestinian American journalist. Another video revealing Israel’s destruction of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.
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🚆💰 We checked 7 claims from president Cyril Ramaphosa and NCOP members about #CapeTown’s budget and passenger rail in South Africa:
✅ 2 correct
⚠️ 2 mostly correct
❓ 2 unproven
🚫 1 misleading
africacheck.info/ramaphosa_ct...
✅ 2 correct
⚠️ 2 mostly correct
❓ 2 unproven
🚫 1 misleading
africacheck.info/ramaphosa_ct...
Ramaphosa in parliament: fact-checking claims about Cape Town’s budget and passenger rail
In October, South Africa’s president responded to questions in the National Council of Provinces, one of the two houses of parliament.
africacheck.info
November 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🚆💰 We checked 7 claims from president Cyril Ramaphosa and NCOP members about #CapeTown’s budget and passenger rail in South Africa:
✅ 2 correct
⚠️ 2 mostly correct
❓ 2 unproven
🚫 1 misleading
africacheck.info/ramaphosa_ct...
✅ 2 correct
⚠️ 2 mostly correct
❓ 2 unproven
🚫 1 misleading
africacheck.info/ramaphosa_ct...
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Ex-Israeli PM Olmert faces war crimes complaint over 2008 Gaza offensive - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ex-israeli-pm-olmert-faces-war-crimes-complaint-over-2008-gaza-offensive
Ex-Israeli PM Olmert faces war crimes complaint over 2008 Gaza offensive
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Human rights organisation Hind Rajab Foundation on Thursday said it has filed a complaint in Germany against former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for committing war crimes during the 2008-2009 attack on Gaza.</p>
<p>“Under Olmert’s leadership, the Israeli government and military high command executed a large-scale military campaign that resulted in the indiscriminate bombardment of densely populated civilian areas, the destruction of hospitals, schools, and UN facilities, and the killing of more than 1,300 Palestinians, among them over 300 children and 115 women,” the Hind Rajab Foundation said in a statement.</p>
<p>“Those responsible for war crimes must know that accountability has no expiration date and that the world is closing in on impunity,” said Dyab Abou Jahjah, general director of the foundation. </p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
November 6, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Ex-Israeli PM Olmert faces war crimes complaint over 2008 Gaza offensive - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ex-israeli-pm-olmert-faces-war-crimes-complaint-over-2008-gaza-offensive
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73% of Copenhageners don’t own a car, and the city has made huge strides reclaiming public space for people that had been previously surrendered to cars. Now candidates in the upcoming city election want to prioritize “car storage” again. Not surprisingly, @colville-andersen.com isn’t holding back.
Debunking political myths about car #parking in #copenhagen #kv25 #cities #cars
YouTube video by Coolville feat.:The Life-Sized City
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:57 AM
73% of Copenhageners don’t own a car, and the city has made huge strides reclaiming public space for people that had been previously surrendered to cars. Now candidates in the upcoming city election want to prioritize “car storage” again. Not surprisingly, @colville-andersen.com isn’t holding back.
The Fort Lauderdale Voortrekkers?
Trump: "For generations Miami has been a haven for those fleeing communist tyranny in South Africa. I mean, if you take a look at what's going on in parts of South Africa. Look at South Africa, what's going on. Look at South America, what's going on. You know, we have a G20 meeting in South Africa."
November 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The Fort Lauderdale Voortrekkers?
What’s going on? 🤷♂️
Trump: "For generations Miami has been a haven for those fleeing communist tyranny in South Africa. I mean, if you take a look at what's going on in parts of South Africa. Look at South Africa, what's going on. Look at South America, what's going on. You know, we have a G20 meeting in South Africa."
November 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
What’s going on? 🤷♂️
Your reminder that the best rock band in South Africa is Fokofpolisiekar.
open.spotify.com/artist/7JL8P...
open.spotify.com/artist/7JL8P...
Fokofpolisiekar
open.spotify.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Your reminder that the best rock band in South Africa is Fokofpolisiekar.
open.spotify.com/artist/7JL8P...
open.spotify.com/artist/7JL8P...
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Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Today is only the beginning.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
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VP Cheney will be honoured with a 21 gun salute accidentally aimed directly at 21 of his friends
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
VP Cheney will be honoured with a 21 gun salute accidentally aimed directly at 21 of his friends
A BBC Sudan War explainer. Possibly more obscene than Palestine. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sudan war: A simple guide to what is happening
Sudan was thrown into disarray in 2023 when its army and a paramilitary group began a power struggle.
www.bbc.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A BBC Sudan War explainer. Possibly more obscene than Palestine. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The people of Sudan are enduring unimaginable suffering - and the world is watching.
I have written to the Foreign Secretary demanding the suspension of arms sales to the UAE.
I have written to the Foreign Secretary demanding the suspension of arms sales to the UAE.
November 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The people of Sudan are enduring unimaginable suffering - and the world is watching.
I have written to the Foreign Secretary demanding the suspension of arms sales to the UAE.
I have written to the Foreign Secretary demanding the suspension of arms sales to the UAE.
Words to live by.
November 3, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Words to live by.
Springboks decent start to the tour in a no-win scenario 🤷♂️
November 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Springboks decent start to the tour in a no-win scenario 🤷♂️
What we’ve learned in South Africa is “undocumented aliens” is no real thing. It’s just about being undocumented, or lacking the power to enforce your rights, regardless of where you were born. That is how apartheid works. Always weaponised against those deemed “from elsewhere” by those in power
November 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
What we’ve learned in South Africa is “undocumented aliens” is no real thing. It’s just about being undocumented, or lacking the power to enforce your rights, regardless of where you were born. That is how apartheid works. Always weaponised against those deemed “from elsewhere” by those in power
Best South African rock band ever. Brave, free, tough, original. Progressive virtuosos from the hood, created unique, innovative styles built on ancient traditions. Look them up.
November 1, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Best South African rock band ever. Brave, free, tough, original. Progressive virtuosos from the hood, created unique, innovative styles built on ancient traditions. Look them up.
Another stain on the name of apartheid, which every white South African must carry upon their souls.
Albert Luthuli: South African court rules apartheid police assault killed Nobel laureate
Albert Luthuli: South African court rules apartheid police assault killed Nobel laureate
The court sets aside the 1967 inquest that found that the anti-apartheid hero was hit by a goods train.
www.bbc.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Another stain on the name of apartheid, which every white South African must carry upon their souls.
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PUBLIC ENEMY "The Hits Just Keep On Comin" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
YouTube video by Channel ZERO
m.youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM