‘Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind,’ - Bertrand Russell
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If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar el Akkad, 2025 npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling People visit a McDonald's restaurant, which was the first to open in Ukraine in 1997, located in an area hit by numerous Russian missile attacks, in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 1. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling A cinema npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling The daughter of Palestinian Radwan Abu Jindeya stands in her family's damaged house, which Radwan says was damaged by Israeli settlers, in Tuba, Masafer Yatta, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 6. 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REUTERS/Denis Balibouse npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling World's first legally binding treaty to protect #oceans and marine life takes effect npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Tiny Islands by Dixe Wills, 2013 npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Frosty Morning © Boris Michaliček npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Chong'an Moustache Toad (Leptobrachium liui), family Megophryidae, endemic to southern #China npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Colombia npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Students walk out of Roosevelt high school during a protest on 12 January in #Minneapolis npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling A portrait of Renee Nicole Good is displayed on a fence alongside portraits of other people killed by police, on 14 January in #Minneapolis npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Red-eyed tree frog © Cynthia Bandurek npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Sweden, France and Norway have begun sending armed forces to Greenland at Denmark's request. npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling The fog of war npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling "They can replicate complex human speech along with sounds like glass shattering or car alarms." npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling The #tūī is a distinctively iridescent medium-sized bird endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand. they are one of two living members of the honeyeater family found in aoteroa, the other being the less vividly colored korimako. while at first glance the tūī seems to be black overall with small white patches of coloration, in the light it can be seen that the bird is almost entirely iridescent, with vivid green and purples visible in sunlight. npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling What Matters Most: Lessons the Dying Teach Us About Living by Diane Button, 2025 npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling M104: The Sombrero Galaxy in Infrared npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling “I am tired of being a person. Not just tired of being the person I was, but any person at all. I like watching people, but I don't like talking to them, dealing with them, pleasing them, or offending them. I am tired.” npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling China, Russia, Iran start 'BRICS Plus' naval exercises in South African waters npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling A mural of a woman and a polar bear is pictured in Nuuk, Greenland, September 5, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Wasp-mimic Moth (Tyrictaca sp.), family Sesiidae, Malaysia npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling A young mother feeds her baby outside the Havana shop where she works. This image is from Surviving the Impossible, a project capturing ordinary Cubans navigating the country’s economic collapse. In 2023, 90,300 births were recorded in Cuba – a six-decade low. This demographic collapse worsened in 2024, with a 20% fall on the year before as young adults flee the country’s economic crisis and struggling healthcare system. npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to never was there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from it. npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Greenland's history npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Deadly clashes resume in Syria's Aleppo between government, Kurdish forces npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling A roll-call npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling The Bookshop Woman by Nanako Hanada npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Girls dressed in traditional Oromo Karrayyu costumes attend the naming ceremony of the new Oromo Karrayyu traditional leader ‘Abbaa Gadaa’ in Fentale, Oromia Region, #Ethiopia. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Former Chevron executive seeks $2 billion for Venezuelan oil projects npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Wiltshire, #England npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Bigger price to pay if acting president doesn’t ‘do what’s right’: Trump npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Wolf supermoon across the world npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling The Garden of Ninfa, Cisterna di Latina, Italy by Sanda Bocan npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling “Let’s say #Machado comes in and becomes president tomorrow, hypothetically. It doesn’t mean things are going to change right away. It’s going to take years for people to change their mindset, for Venezuela to start thriving again, for elections to have an actual structure in the country.” npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling "Forgive yourself for not knowing earlier what only time could teach." npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling When the World Sleeps is a courageous testimony of the harsh reality that Palestinians face. It raises critical questions about the past, present, and future of Palestine: What are the consequences of the occupation? Where is a refugee’s home? In what conditions do Palestinians live? And now that the end of the war seems to be getting closer, will there be a Palestinian state? npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling A demonstrator is taken into custody by US Capitol police during a pro-Palestinian protest in Washington DC on 24 September. npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling People dressed in costumes participate in the traditional Rauhnacht run during the "The Twelve Nights of Christmas" in the Bavarian town of Beilngries, north of Ingolstadt, #Germany. REUTERS/Christian Mang npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling #Lagos, #Nigeria npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Tag yourself - whooo are you today? npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Otherworldly Deep-Sea Images from 2025 npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Say hello to the bumpy snailfish – a never-before-seen species of deep-sea creature photographed by a remotely operated vehicle more than 3km underwater off the coast of California. With its big blue eyes and winning smile, the little snailfish was an instant online hit. npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Unicorn, Fox Fur and Christmas Tree npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling #Wieliczka, #Poland npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling @nprofile…85eu npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Kings of the Serengeti © Tobin Sparling npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Colours of the sky, 2022 npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Sunset Solstice over Stonehenge npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling #Gaza: Displacement, hunger and suffering npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling #India Children in Jharia’s coal mines | Childhoods lost to smoke, fire and an endless struggle for survival npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Mongolia’s children at risk | The devastating impact of air pollution npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling #Mongolia’s children at risk | The devastating impact of air #pollution npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling #Kostyantynivka, #Ukraine npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling A collection of tactile pictures for the blind, 1902 npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Residents look at pumpkins floating near a closed road in an area flooded by the Snohomish River, after an atmospheric river brought rain and flooding to the Pacific Northwest, in Snohomish, #Washington, December 13. REUTERS/David Ryder npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Time is the only currency you spend without knowing the balance. Use it wisely. npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Survive the AI Apocalypse: A Guide for Solutionists by Bronwen Williams et al, 2025 npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Schalow's Turaco in flight npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling This fuzzy green bird is Schalow's Turaco (Tauraco schalowi)! This colorful, vocal species inhabits parts of south-central Africa, including Angola, Namibia, and Zambia. It finds its home in evergreen forests or woodlands, where it feeds on a diet of fruit. Males and females are similar in appearance, with bright green-yellow plumage and tall crests. npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling A man waves a Mexican flag as smoke and flames rise from a burning vehicle during a protest against federal immigration sweeps, near Los Angeles City Hall, in downtown Los Angeles, #California, June 8. REUTERS/David Swanson npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling The Meaning of Life: Letters From Extraordinary People and Their Answer to Life's Biggest Question by James Bailey, 2025 npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Imagine a pinecone as heavy as a bowling ball and the size of a chihuahua. Believe it or not, such pinecones exist—and they belong to the coulter pine (Pinus coulteri), a conifer that can be found in parts of North America including California and Mexico. npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Nerskaya River, Russia by Roman Lushpa npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Nazaré, #Portugal npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling “The Israeli authorities continue to block the entry of basic shelter materials, fuel and water infrastructure, leaving people exposed to entirely preventable harm. When access is denied, storms become deadly. This suffering is being manufactured by policy, not weather.” npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling The Israeli authorities continue to block the entry of basic shelter materials, fuel and water infrastructure, leaving people in Gaza exposed to entirely preventable harm after Storm Byron, says Oxfam. npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Scientists have discovered a fern from South China that naturally forms tiny crystals containing rare earth elements (REEs). This breakthrough opens the door to a promising new way of "green mining" of these minerals called #phytomining. npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling San Diego, #California, #US npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling A bright-eyed kingfisher pauses briefly on a branch at Warnham nature reserve in Horsham, West Sussex, #UK npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling A drone view shows burnt cars following a wildfire in Dymi, near Patras, #Greece, August 14. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling A thunderstorm is seen over a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in az-Zawayda, the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, December 10, 2025 [Abdel Kareem Hana/AP] npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Destroyed buildings in Jabaliya, in the northern Gaza Strip. npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Israel army chief says withdrawal line in Gaza is ‘new border’ npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 earthling Germany is Israel’s second-largest arms supplier after the US and its fifth-largest export partner, long standing as one of Israel’s staunchest supporters.
