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Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy playing with a toy gun in Cleveland—gunned down by police.

John Crawford III, shopping in Walmart with a BB gun in Beavercreek—gunned down by police.

Walter Scott, running from police in Charleston—shot in the back.

Botham Jean, sitting in his own living room, eating ice cream after work in Dallas—gunned down by police.

Black woman, an old Black woman, an old Black man, a young Black man, a Black child—they make the police SO afraid they just have to open fire.

Arnold Knijn 1d ago

Dan McCullough 1d ago

Look what I found on my walk to the protests on Saturday!

This is an entry in the “Game of Shrooms Global Art Scavenger Hunt,” a cool initiative from artists working in different mediums who hide their art and those who find, can keep.

At the website you can see map pins of the locations where art is hidden. This year’s theme is fungi.

The artist is Sarah Suponski who works with stained glass and who I contacted at her Etsy shop to let her know I found it.

#Art #MushroomMonday #StainedGlass

Arnold Knijn 1d ago

Amy Diehl, Ph.D.May 18

Study begun pre-COVID finds remote work increased sleep by 1/2 hr/night, decreased commute by 4.5 hr/week replaced with work, family & leisure and led to healthier eating. Remote and hybrid employees report higher job satisfaction and well-being. https://farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/16/scientists-have-been-studying-remote-work-for-four-years-and-have-reached-a-very-clear-conclusion-working-from-home-makes-us-happier/

Scientists have been studying remote work for four years and have reached a very clear conclusion: "Working from home makes us happier."

An Australian study, conducted over four years and starting before the pandemic, has come up with some enlightening conclusions about the impact of working from home. The researchers are unequivocal: this flexibility significantly improves the well-being and happiness of employees, transforming our relationship with work. The tangible benefits of working…

Arnold Knijn 1d ago

David

2d ago

I have these two sentences stuck in my head these days:

A French minister: we need to prepare ourselves for a future when temperatures are 4°C higher.

A climate scientist: with a rise of 4°C above pre-industrial age, up to 90% of the world's population may die.

(edit: muting the post, it's going way beyond its intended audience, I'd like to be able to see notifications about other things. thanks you all for sharing)

#ClimateCrisis #Climate #ClimateEmergency

Arnold Knijn 1d ago

Antoinne Sterk 3d ago

Glow

#FungiFriday #Mushtodon #Photography

Arnold Knijn 1d ago

Bruce Lawson ✅ (quiet time)May 22

At the weekend, a group of trans women protested topless at the Scottish Parliament about the recent Supreme Court ruling that the Equality Act defines women as "biological women". The police couldn't arrest them, because to arrest them for showing their breasts would be to define them as women (it's not illegal for men to be topless). And, of course, the right-wing press that reported on it censored their breasts, thereby making their point for them.

Arnold Knijn 1d ago

Akshay 1d ago

Massive demonstration for Gaza and against genocide today in Brussels.

75.000 participants according to the police, and 110.000 according to organisers.

Inspired by the Dutch sister demo, “Draw a Red Line for Gaza” was the largest demonstration in Belgium for years.

#Gaza #Activism #Palestine #Israel #EU #RodeLijn #Genocide #Belgium #Belgie #Belgique #Belgien #EU #UE #Europe

Arnold Knijn 1d ago

Al Jazeera 1d ago

Thousands attend ‘red line’ protest in The Hague against Israel’s Gaza war
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/15/thousands-attend-red-line-protest-in-the-hague-against-israels-gaza-war?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Global News @global-news-AlJazeera

Thousands attend ‘red line’ protest in The Hague against Israel’s Gaza war

According to Oxfam, nearly 150,000 people in the Netherlands called for the government to do more against the war.

Al Jazeera

Arnold Knijn 2d ago

Cheshire 2d ago

Paragon says it canceled contracts with Italy over government's refusal to investigate spyware attack on journalist | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/09/paragon-says-it-cancelled-contracts-with-italy-over-governments-refusal-to-investigate-spyware-attack-on-journalist/

Paragon says it canceled contracts with Italy over government's refusal to investigate spyware attack on journalist | TechCrunch

The Italian government claims that accepting Paragon’s help would have compromised national security and classified information.

TechCrunch

Arnold Knijn 2d ago

DB 🌱💦2d ago

Persians in cars getting coffee ☺️

There’s so much more to #Iran and its people than the one-sided image that Western propaganda chooses to show us. It’s important to always challenge one-sided, bad-faith narratives.