Katrien
@katrientoch.bsky.social
teacher • lifelong learner • archaeology • heritage studies • horror, mystery, sf films & series • adventure & puzzle video games • from the river to the sea
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What he said: 💯 🎯
November 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
What he said: 💯 🎯
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“Indigenous people are the stewards of much of the remaining standing forests and contain the hope that these precious places can be preserved.”
Not said in the best way, but it is absolutely right that honoring Indigenous land kinship is the right and necessary thing to do.
Not said in the best way, but it is absolutely right that honoring Indigenous land kinship is the right and necessary thing to do.
Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’
Indiana Jones star calls US president one of history’s greatest criminals for attacks on science and boosting of fossil fuels
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
“Indigenous people are the stewards of much of the remaining standing forests and contain the hope that these precious places can be preserved.”
Not said in the best way, but it is absolutely right that honoring Indigenous land kinship is the right and necessary thing to do.
Not said in the best way, but it is absolutely right that honoring Indigenous land kinship is the right and necessary thing to do.
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Deze column is voor het redelijke midden. De mensen die geleidelijkheid verkiezen boven revolutie, compromis boven polarisatie, overleg boven verzet. De ‘moet dat nou zo’-zeggers. De ‘het zal zo’n vaart niet lopen’-denkers.
Het is tijd dat ook jullie antifa worden
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
Het is tijd dat ook jullie antifa worden
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
Laat de stille meerderheid antifa zijn. Want dit, nu, is wat je leven is
www.volkskrant.nl
October 24, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Deze column is voor het redelijke midden. De mensen die geleidelijkheid verkiezen boven revolutie, compromis boven polarisatie, overleg boven verzet. De ‘moet dat nou zo’-zeggers. De ‘het zal zo’n vaart niet lopen’-denkers.
Het is tijd dat ook jullie antifa worden
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
Het is tijd dat ook jullie antifa worden
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
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Breaking: Extreme ocean heat has eradicated key coral species in Florida from a 350-mile-long reef that protects coastal cities from storms, provides fisheries habitat. Scientists say reef-building elkhorn & staghorn corals are now "functionally extinct." Free link www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Heat Shock Tips Florida Corals to Extinction
Extreme ocean temperatures triggered the demise of coral species key to the health of a reef that protects the state’s cities from climate-driven storms.
www.bloomberg.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Breaking: Extreme ocean heat has eradicated key coral species in Florida from a 350-mile-long reef that protects coastal cities from storms, provides fisheries habitat. Scientists say reef-building elkhorn & staghorn corals are now "functionally extinct." Free link www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
October 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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I don’t hate cars. Like most North American males I was raised to think cars are cool, and as a design nerd, few objects are more eye-catching.
I hate surrendering our streets, our cities and our lives to them.
Car dependence isn’t freedom.
Great cartoon by @robcowan.bsky.social #CarDependency
I hate surrendering our streets, our cities and our lives to them.
Car dependence isn’t freedom.
Great cartoon by @robcowan.bsky.social #CarDependency
October 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I don’t hate cars. Like most North American males I was raised to think cars are cool, and as a design nerd, few objects are more eye-catching.
I hate surrendering our streets, our cities and our lives to them.
Car dependence isn’t freedom.
Great cartoon by @robcowan.bsky.social #CarDependency
I hate surrendering our streets, our cities and our lives to them.
Car dependence isn’t freedom.
Great cartoon by @robcowan.bsky.social #CarDependency
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“The rise in high-fronted SUVs poses a clear and growing threat to public safety, especially for children,” states the report. “With no benefit to society, it’s time for lawmakers at all levels to act.” Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
EU Must Cap SUV Hood Heights Urges Report. Crash Test Body Says Not As Simple As That
Higher fronts on cars significantly increase the death rate when pedestrians and cyclists are struck, says new report. EuroNCAP says more complex than that.
www.forbes.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“The rise in high-fronted SUVs poses a clear and growing threat to public safety, especially for children,” states the report. “With no benefit to society, it’s time for lawmakers at all levels to act.” Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
Van 842 naar 10: volwassenenonderwijs in Brussel ziet inschrijvingen kelderen door prijsverhoging Demir
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Van 842 naar 10: volwassenenonderwijs in Brussel ziet inschrijvingen kelderen door prijsverhoging Demir | VRT NWS: nieuws
Het aantal inschrijvingen voor een cursus Engels of Frans bij het Centrum voor Volwassenenonderwijs (CVO) Brussel is gedaald van 842 naar 10. Na de besparingsronde van Vlaams minister van Onderwijs Zu...
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August 31, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Van 842 naar 10: volwassenenonderwijs in Brussel ziet inschrijvingen kelderen door prijsverhoging Demir
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Vakantie of niet. Als je solidariteit met de ene groep met (regenboog)kousen uitdrukt, maar je behandelt een volkerenmoord op kousenvoeten met stilte, dan heb je gewoon gekozen om het laatste goed te keuren. Het wordt hoogtijd dat we “de dingen benoemen”.
August 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Vakantie of niet. Als je solidariteit met de ene groep met (regenboog)kousen uitdrukt, maar je behandelt een volkerenmoord op kousenvoeten met stilte, dan heb je gewoon gekozen om het laatste goed te keuren. Het wordt hoogtijd dat we “de dingen benoemen”.
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