Shulamit Lahat
@shulamitlahat.bsky.social
Freelance Writer/ Journalist; Political Analyst; International Conflict Resolution; Peace Activist
Einstein: "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world
Einstein: "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world
November 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"Trump Praised Saudi Crown Prince; brushing off the murder of journalist Khashoggi by Saudi agents with: “Things happen” Fighter jets and investment deals are on the leaders’ agenda today"
Profits outweigh foreign policy, natl. security and the safety of US allies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Profits outweigh foreign policy, natl. security and the safety of US allies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
November 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"Trump Praised Saudi Crown Prince; brushing off the murder of journalist Khashoggi by Saudi agents with: “Things happen” Fighter jets and investment deals are on the leaders’ agenda today"
Profits outweigh foreign policy, natl. security and the safety of US allies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Profits outweigh foreign policy, natl. security and the safety of US allies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
" ‘You Will Lose’: Newsom’s Fighting Words as Trump Sues California Over Redistricting
Last week Over 64% of Californians voted in favor of the redraw; giving Democrats a chance of taking 5 House seats from Republicans in next year's midterm elections"
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Last week Over 64% of Californians voted in favor of the redraw; giving Democrats a chance of taking 5 House seats from Republicans in next year's midterm elections"
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time.com/7333939/news...
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
" ‘You Will Lose’: Newsom’s Fighting Words as Trump Sues California Over Redistricting
Last week Over 64% of Californians voted in favor of the redraw; giving Democrats a chance of taking 5 House seats from Republicans in next year's midterm elections"
cont'd below 👇
time.com/7333939/news...
Last week Over 64% of Californians voted in favor of the redraw; giving Democrats a chance of taking 5 House seats from Republicans in next year's midterm elections"
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time.com/7333939/news...
And for Chanukah, too!
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
And for Chanukah, too!
Time to be awed!
See Photos of the Northern Lights That Dazzled the U.S.
A severe geomagnetic storm brought spectacular auroras to much of the U.S. Tuesday night [November 12, 2025]."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nort...
See Photos of the Northern Lights That Dazzled the U.S.
A severe geomagnetic storm brought spectacular auroras to much of the U.S. Tuesday night [November 12, 2025]."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nort...
November 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Time to be awed!
See Photos of the Northern Lights That Dazzled the U.S.
A severe geomagnetic storm brought spectacular auroras to much of the U.S. Tuesday night [November 12, 2025]."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nort...
See Photos of the Northern Lights That Dazzled the U.S.
A severe geomagnetic storm brought spectacular auroras to much of the U.S. Tuesday night [November 12, 2025]."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nort...
"During breeding season, Adélie penguins in Antarctica march hundreds of miles to reach their colonies."
November 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
"During breeding season, Adélie penguins in Antarctica march hundreds of miles to reach their colonies."
"Antarctic glacier saw the fastest retreat in modern history; it could spell trouble for sea levels"
And Trump and his lackeys are in denial of climate change and global warming...
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/03/c...
And Trump and his lackeys are in denial of climate change and global warming...
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/03/c...
November 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"Antarctic glacier saw the fastest retreat in modern history; it could spell trouble for sea levels"
And Trump and his lackeys are in denial of climate change and global warming...
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/03/c...
And Trump and his lackeys are in denial of climate change and global warming...
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/03/c...
October 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"Every Artist Has a Favorite Subject. For Some, That’s Math. At the annual Bridges conference, mathematical creativity was on dazzling display."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/s...
October 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"Every Artist Has a Favorite Subject. For Some, That’s Math. At the annual Bridges conference, mathematical creativity was on dazzling display."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/s...
"Curious Reindeer and Hungry Polar Bears: Warming Is Upending an Arctic Island
Climate change is transforming ecosystems in the far north. An international team of scientists has made some surprising discoveries."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/c...
Climate change is transforming ecosystems in the far north. An international team of scientists has made some surprising discoveries."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/c...
October 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"Curious Reindeer and Hungry Polar Bears: Warming Is Upending an Arctic Island
Climate change is transforming ecosystems in the far north. An international team of scientists has made some surprising discoveries."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/c...
Climate change is transforming ecosystems in the far north. An international team of scientists has made some surprising discoveries."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/c...
"A record-breaking 20ft pumpkin — and other news in pictures. Times picture editors select the best images from Britain and the world."
October 6, 2025 at 5:18 AM
"A record-breaking 20ft pumpkin — and other news in pictures. Times picture editors select the best images from Britain and the world."
"NATO Secr. General Mark Rutte visits Denmark on Oct. 1, 2025 to discuss threats to democracies, security cooperation and aid to Ukraine. His visit began with a meeting with UK's PM Starmer. Rutte was also received by Their Majesties King Frederik X and Queen Mary"
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
October 4, 2025 at 4:30 AM
"NATO Secr. General Mark Rutte visits Denmark on Oct. 1, 2025 to discuss threats to democracies, security cooperation and aid to Ukraine. His visit began with a meeting with UK's PM Starmer. Rutte was also received by Their Majesties King Frederik X and Queen Mary"
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
"Jane Goodall died on Wednesday at 91 after a life spent revolutionizing the study of primates and then bringing her global fame to the cause of conservation"
"President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Goodall at the White House in January 2025."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/s...
"President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Goodall at the White House in January 2025."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/s...
October 2, 2025 at 5:28 AM
"Jane Goodall died on Wednesday at 91 after a life spent revolutionizing the study of primates and then bringing her global fame to the cause of conservation"
"President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Goodall at the White House in January 2025."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/s...
"President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Goodall at the White House in January 2025."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/s...
"In California, sea otters are a very important part of the oceanic ecosystem. The marine mammals are often considered a keystone species, meaning that they are crucial to keeping the balance of living things in coastal environments such as kelp forests and estuaries"
www.ksbw.com/article/sea-...
www.ksbw.com/article/sea-...
September 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"In California, sea otters are a very important part of the oceanic ecosystem. The marine mammals are often considered a keystone species, meaning that they are crucial to keeping the balance of living things in coastal environments such as kelp forests and estuaries"
www.ksbw.com/article/sea-...
www.ksbw.com/article/sea-...
"Images of Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein were projected onto the walls of Windsor Castle as part of a protest against the president’s state visit to the UK" REUTERS
Reactions of a multitude of Brits shows a pronounced lack of enthusiasm for Trump's visit to their shores.
Reactions of a multitude of Brits shows a pronounced lack of enthusiasm for Trump's visit to their shores.
September 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"Images of Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein were projected onto the walls of Windsor Castle as part of a protest against the president’s state visit to the UK" REUTERS
Reactions of a multitude of Brits shows a pronounced lack of enthusiasm for Trump's visit to their shores.
Reactions of a multitude of Brits shows a pronounced lack of enthusiasm for Trump's visit to their shores.
"In his first interview as Catholic leader, Pope Leo criticises chief executives’ salaries and says the UN has lost its ability to solve world crises"
The pontiff hails from Chicago and spent 2 decades in Peru; those years honing his empathy with the underprivileged
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
The pontiff hails from Chicago and spent 2 decades in Peru; those years honing his empathy with the underprivileged
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
September 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"In his first interview as Catholic leader, Pope Leo criticises chief executives’ salaries and says the UN has lost its ability to solve world crises"
The pontiff hails from Chicago and spent 2 decades in Peru; those years honing his empathy with the underprivileged
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
The pontiff hails from Chicago and spent 2 decades in Peru; those years honing his empathy with the underprivileged
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
"End of a tourist attraction; in the German Berchtesgaden Alps, the so-called ice chapel on the Watzmann mountain has collapsed due to climate change"
As Heraclitus observed: "All is flux..."
p.dw.com/p/50HhA
As Heraclitus observed: "All is flux..."
p.dw.com/p/50HhA
September 13, 2025 at 7:56 AM
"End of a tourist attraction; in the German Berchtesgaden Alps, the so-called ice chapel on the Watzmann mountain has collapsed due to climate change"
As Heraclitus observed: "All is flux..."
p.dw.com/p/50HhA
As Heraclitus observed: "All is flux..."
p.dw.com/p/50HhA
"Three brown bear cubs climb a tree to escape perceived danger in a forest in eastern Finland near the Russian border."
Emphasis: "near the Russian border" - those bear cubs' innate intuition is working overtime!
Emphasis: "near the Russian border" - those bear cubs' innate intuition is working overtime!
September 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
"Three brown bear cubs climb a tree to escape perceived danger in a forest in eastern Finland near the Russian border."
Emphasis: "near the Russian border" - those bear cubs' innate intuition is working overtime!
Emphasis: "near the Russian border" - those bear cubs' innate intuition is working overtime!
A snowy owl looks surprised at Hamerton Zoo Park in Cambridgeshire, UK.
A baby coatimundi migrating through the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park in Arizona.
A two-week-old giant anteater cub takes a ride on on its mother’s back at Cologne Zoo, Germany.
A baby coatimundi migrating through the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park in Arizona.
A two-week-old giant anteater cub takes a ride on on its mother’s back at Cologne Zoo, Germany.
September 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
A snowy owl looks surprised at Hamerton Zoo Park in Cambridgeshire, UK.
A baby coatimundi migrating through the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park in Arizona.
A two-week-old giant anteater cub takes a ride on on its mother’s back at Cologne Zoo, Germany.
A baby coatimundi migrating through the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park in Arizona.
A two-week-old giant anteater cub takes a ride on on its mother’s back at Cologne Zoo, Germany.
"Resurrecting the lost giants of the Galápagos
They enthralled sailors. They inspired Darwin. Then, by the mid 19th-century, the iconic Floreana tortoise was gone. Here’s how a group of persistent scientists unlocked the secrets to bringing them back"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
They enthralled sailors. They inspired Darwin. Then, by the mid 19th-century, the iconic Floreana tortoise was gone. Here’s how a group of persistent scientists unlocked the secrets to bringing them back"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
September 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Resurrecting the lost giants of the Galápagos
They enthralled sailors. They inspired Darwin. Then, by the mid 19th-century, the iconic Floreana tortoise was gone. Here’s how a group of persistent scientists unlocked the secrets to bringing them back"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
They enthralled sailors. They inspired Darwin. Then, by the mid 19th-century, the iconic Floreana tortoise was gone. Here’s how a group of persistent scientists unlocked the secrets to bringing them back"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
All those displays of military power in major cities of the country is a mere preparation for the next step: Martial Law being imposed unilaterally; if there should be an "infraction" of the law - real or staged.
Photograph one: 9.20 AM
Waterfront metro station, Washington DC
Photograph one: 9.20 AM
Waterfront metro station, Washington DC
September 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
All those displays of military power in major cities of the country is a mere preparation for the next step: Martial Law being imposed unilaterally; if there should be an "infraction" of the law - real or staged.
Photograph one: 9.20 AM
Waterfront metro station, Washington DC
Photograph one: 9.20 AM
Waterfront metro station, Washington DC
"Between the 1880s and 1950s most immigrants arriving in the U.S. passed through NY's Ellis Island. For those fleeing poverty and war, this was also an island of hope and the beginning of a new life"
Trump's grandfather Friedrich was among them (in 1885)
www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
Trump's grandfather Friedrich was among them (in 1885)
www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
August 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"Between the 1880s and 1950s most immigrants arriving in the U.S. passed through NY's Ellis Island. For those fleeing poverty and war, this was also an island of hope and the beginning of a new life"
Trump's grandfather Friedrich was among them (in 1885)
www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
Trump's grandfather Friedrich was among them (in 1885)
www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
August 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Scenes from around the world - diversity and inclusivity and keeping awe alive is what makes our planet a kaleidoscopic marvel for us humans.
www.thetimes.com/uk/photograp...
www.thetimes.com/uk/photograp...
August 20, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Scenes from around the world - diversity and inclusivity and keeping awe alive is what makes our planet a kaleidoscopic marvel for us humans.
www.thetimes.com/uk/photograp...
www.thetimes.com/uk/photograp...
"Israel's Largest Protest in Over a Year. The masses of people were a warning sign to the Netanyahu government against its disastrous decision to expand the war"
Unfortunately Netanyahu like Trump is beyond reason and empathy - their sole goal is to stay in power.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Unfortunately Netanyahu like Trump is beyond reason and empathy - their sole goal is to stay in power.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
August 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
"Israel's Largest Protest in Over a Year. The masses of people were a warning sign to the Netanyahu government against its disastrous decision to expand the war"
Unfortunately Netanyahu like Trump is beyond reason and empathy - their sole goal is to stay in power.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Unfortunately Netanyahu like Trump is beyond reason and empathy - their sole goal is to stay in power.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...