@nekatrin.bsky.social
German in UK, interested in politics, history, higher education, gardening, cooking and cats 😺
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A second child has died of measles in Texas.
Measles is both dangerous AND preventable. In fact high childhood Vax rates (>95%) can eliminate it completely from a country.
Please read and share our recent report on once common childhood diseases.
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Measles is both dangerous AND preventable. In fact high childhood Vax rates (>95%) can eliminate it completely from a country.
Please read and share our recent report on once common childhood diseases.
independentsage.org/wp-content/u...
April 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A second child has died of measles in Texas.
Measles is both dangerous AND preventable. In fact high childhood Vax rates (>95%) can eliminate it completely from a country.
Please read and share our recent report on once common childhood diseases.
independentsage.org/wp-content/u...
Measles is both dangerous AND preventable. In fact high childhood Vax rates (>95%) can eliminate it completely from a country.
Please read and share our recent report on once common childhood diseases.
independentsage.org/wp-content/u...
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23andMe declared bankruptcy and the company is gonna be sold off for parts. That includes your DNA information and the only amount of control you have is to delete your info immediately. It’s very simple to do.
Gift link: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
Gift link: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
March 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
23andMe declared bankruptcy and the company is gonna be sold off for parts. That includes your DNA information and the only amount of control you have is to delete your info immediately. It’s very simple to do.
Gift link: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
Gift link: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
It starts to feel a lot like spring. Enjoying the sunshine at the moment, especially after a very grey and drizzly day yesterday
March 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
It starts to feel a lot like spring. Enjoying the sunshine at the moment, especially after a very grey and drizzly day yesterday
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Without friends
February 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Without friends
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Trump’s framing of these talks is so wrong.
1) Why does Russia have any right to any sovereign Ukrainian territory?
2) Why’s the US “mediating”? Have both parties asked it to?
3) How can the US be a mediator when it’s seeking its own material gain from at least one party?
4) Why exclude Europe?
1) Why does Russia have any right to any sovereign Ukrainian territory?
2) Why’s the US “mediating”? Have both parties asked it to?
3) How can the US be a mediator when it’s seeking its own material gain from at least one party?
4) Why exclude Europe?
February 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Trump’s framing of these talks is so wrong.
1) Why does Russia have any right to any sovereign Ukrainian territory?
2) Why’s the US “mediating”? Have both parties asked it to?
3) How can the US be a mediator when it’s seeking its own material gain from at least one party?
4) Why exclude Europe?
1) Why does Russia have any right to any sovereign Ukrainian territory?
2) Why’s the US “mediating”? Have both parties asked it to?
3) How can the US be a mediator when it’s seeking its own material gain from at least one party?
4) Why exclude Europe?
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A dictatorship hosting another dictatorship to negotiate with an aspiring dictatorship about the future of a democracy that’s not represented.
February 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A dictatorship hosting another dictatorship to negotiate with an aspiring dictatorship about the future of a democracy that’s not represented.
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A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.
February 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.
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A reminder that the BBC can still do accurate, informative analysis when it wants to.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
A reminder that the BBC can still do accurate, informative analysis when it wants to.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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This is not just breaking a taboo on a day where the Bundestag was supposed to remember the Holocaust, it will backfire for the Conservatives as the pandering to the far right has backfired for the Tories in Britain.
A huge victory for the AfD. A dark day for Germany.
Why do people never learn.
A huge victory for the AfD. A dark day for Germany.
Why do people never learn.
German immigration motion passes, breaking taboo on cooperation with AfD
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
German immigration motion passes, breaking taboo on cooperation with AfD
Narrow passage of controversial CDU-CSU motion ends longstanding boycott on cooperating with far-right party
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is not just breaking a taboo on a day where the Bundestag was supposed to remember the Holocaust, it will backfire for the Conservatives as the pandering to the far right has backfired for the Tories in Britain.
A huge victory for the AfD. A dark day for Germany.
Why do people never learn.
A huge victory for the AfD. A dark day for Germany.
Why do people never learn.
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
Invitation to chin scratches and belly rubs. the art is to know when she had enough
January 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Invitation to chin scratches and belly rubs. the art is to know when she had enough
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Die Zeit obscures Musk’s salute because the Hitler salute is illegal in Germany. And the headline has it right, “A Hitler salute is a Hitler salute is a Hitler salute.”
January 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Die Zeit obscures Musk’s salute because the Hitler salute is illegal in Germany. And the headline has it right, “A Hitler salute is a Hitler salute is a Hitler salute.”
Winter wonderland this morning, but it is raining now. Everything turning into slush.
January 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Winter wonderland this morning, but it is raining now. Everything turning into slush.
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Ironically, the #Magdeburg attacker supported the far-right AfD, shared its messages on Twitter, and demanded to 'close European borders to illegal migrants' - despite being a refugee himself.
So this weekend, (anti-immigration) hate has 'won' both sides of the argument. This is crazy.
So this weekend, (anti-immigration) hate has 'won' both sides of the argument. This is crazy.
December 21, 2024 at 6:39 AM
Ironically, the #Magdeburg attacker supported the far-right AfD, shared its messages on Twitter, and demanded to 'close European borders to illegal migrants' - despite being a refugee himself.
So this weekend, (anti-immigration) hate has 'won' both sides of the argument. This is crazy.
So this weekend, (anti-immigration) hate has 'won' both sides of the argument. This is crazy.
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All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/fig...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/fig...
Fight back against fascism: how big money is threatening democracy
Fascism thrives when democracy falters. From funding Reform to vigilance, here’s how we protect our future
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 19, 2024 at 6:33 PM
All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/fig...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/fig...
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We already see Border Force Officials deny entry to people with valid proof of immigration status at times. The whole eVisa saga has been mismanaged from the start, and continues to be now. That's before you look at impact on things like right to rent/work etc.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Residents could be barred from UK due to eVisa confusion, say rights groups
Home Office has postponed transition to digital visas but campaigners fear ongoing technical problems could cause travel chaos
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:07 AM
We already see Border Force Officials deny entry to people with valid proof of immigration status at times. The whole eVisa saga has been mismanaged from the start, and continues to be now. That's before you look at impact on things like right to rent/work etc.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
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Today’s poem is called ‘Needles’.
December 7, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Today’s poem is called ‘Needles’.
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Worried about #ElonMusk buying his way into UK politics? Think we need to take money out of our democracy?
Help #DemocracyForSale's people-powered plan to #SafeguardDemocracy by taking this short survey: democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share. Thanks!
Help #DemocracyForSale's people-powered plan to #SafeguardDemocracy by taking this short survey: democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share. Thanks!
Democracy For Sale
A survey into people's attitudes to the health of British politics from leading investigative journalists who write about lobbying and dark money
democracyforsale.co.uk
December 5, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Worried about #ElonMusk buying his way into UK politics? Think we need to take money out of our democracy?
Help #DemocracyForSale's people-powered plan to #SafeguardDemocracy by taking this short survey: democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share. Thanks!
Help #DemocracyForSale's people-powered plan to #SafeguardDemocracy by taking this short survey: democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share. Thanks!
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Every time I read about banning books, I think of this:
Reading a book with a gay character will not make you gay any more than reading a book about Einstein will make you a genius.
If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books — you're afraid of thinking.
Reading a book with a gay character will not make you gay any more than reading a book about Einstein will make you a genius.
If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books — you're afraid of thinking.
December 3, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Every time I read about banning books, I think of this:
Reading a book with a gay character will not make you gay any more than reading a book about Einstein will make you a genius.
If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books — you're afraid of thinking.
Reading a book with a gay character will not make you gay any more than reading a book about Einstein will make you a genius.
If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books — you're afraid of thinking.
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From today, please let’s agree the collective noun for “women of a certain age”: “a handful”.
And every power to them.
And every power to them.
December 1, 2024 at 9:01 PM
From today, please let’s agree the collective noun for “women of a certain age”: “a handful”.
And every power to them.
And every power to them.
I know it's the first of Advent today, but I don't feel very Christmassy yet. Was thinking about assembling flat-packed ginger bread houses I bought, but can't find the motivation. Have definitely been more organised in previous years, but somehow lack the motivation this year.
December 1, 2024 at 4:01 PM
I know it's the first of Advent today, but I don't feel very Christmassy yet. Was thinking about assembling flat-packed ginger bread houses I bought, but can't find the motivation. Have definitely been more organised in previous years, but somehow lack the motivation this year.
Esme is trying very hard to find a comfortable position 😄. Upside down cat #Proofofcat
December 1, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Esme is trying very hard to find a comfortable position 😄. Upside down cat #Proofofcat