2026-08-27T22:02:35Z https://njump.me earthling https://njump.me/npub1699h659cl97646c382msh6cat42r36tpm5ex4ptanwm3vukk8usqsy5n59 https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/110/088/287/007/315/114/original/c01d5c48adb3014a.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/110/088/287/007/315/114/original/c01d5c48adb3014a.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9uajc4u362lwnmv4aldkvv95l8ap3zjzx03egkt9ld8x434nkvmqzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqwarjun Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin by Timothy Snyder, 2010<br/><br/>Bloodlands is a new kind of European history, presenting the mass murders committed by the Nazi and Stalinist regimes as two aspects of a single history, in the time and place where they occurred: between Germany and Russia, when Hitler and Stalin both held power.<br/><br/>#books <br/>#nonfiction <br/>#history <br/>#Europe <br/>#Hitler <br/>#Stalin <br/>#genocide<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/421/493/029/720/537/original/a373853ec133ba92.png"> 2026-10-11T09:13:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxdz0tp2xl5dtnxt6m7x9mp43ktss0p670vjzu6wnhrgtq580x0egzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq7rj635 Former ICC judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize<br/><br/>Pillay, who oversaw a UN report that concluded that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won &#34;for ‌her efforts to promote peace and international law&#34;.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/navanethem-navi-pillay-wins-2026-nobel-peace-prize-2026-10-09/">https://www.reuters.com/world/navanethem-navi-pillay-wins-2026-nobel-peace-prize-2026-10-09/</a><br/><br/>#news <br/>#ICC <br/>#NobelPrize <br/>#Gaza 2026-10-09T12:42:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszgtd0uw9u9qx5j2u9xwzl6d0lvfsdne6a4vr69tkdz0sc63dug9qzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqcz8u9m Jan Wittmer – Angry bird<br/><br/>‘During my photo trip to the island of Helgoland, Germany, I encountered a goldcrest for the first time – and it was love at first sight.&#39;<br/><br/>Photograph: Jan Wittmer/Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards 2026 <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#birds <br/>#humour<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/375/691/492/575/515/original/f5b8590f13293be6.png"> 2026-10-03T07:02:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvrehg73hyul392zldr7aq469fvmwy7p29nrnyd0a96wesyu56dlgzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq5669zt People on Cullercoats beach, North Tyneside, at sunrise.<br/><br/>Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#beach <br/>#sunrise <br/>#dogs<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/343/340/498/483/572/original/56b35a03009e7c42.png"> 2026-09-27T13:55:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs80pqfmxvwc9kjh0p4z3x2wpvlxxad4w7f8kjp9tryhf8c8xeh6cqzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqnn2s6e A robotic arm clamping onto a polymetallic nodule—with a delicate, living coral rooted directly to it—is a photograph of an active extinction event in slow motion. It shows the literal mechanism of destruction in the abyssal plain. <br/><br/>Those nodules take millions of years to form, and for deep-sea corals, they are the only hard surface to anchor onto in a world of soft mud. Scraping up the nodules means erasing the habitat forever.<br/><br/>#photography <br/>#MarineLife <br/>#DeepSeaMining <br/>#nodules <br/>#extinction<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/334/900/353/022/742/original/077fce6c64c0ac25.jpg"> 2026-09-26T02:11:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyclp2wh0mjgdc2yghj8em6d9e7hxzw2p8wph9v85stv7q3er2ajgzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq3ktvf9 Say hello to Barbie Pig, a new type of sea cucumber discovered on the deep-sea floor by a team from the Natural History Museum in London. The frilly-footed fuchsia beauty was filmed by a robot on the Pacific seabed, 5km deep, in an area called the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. A documentary opening next month, How Deep Is Your Love, gives a scientist’s-eye view of the astonishingly biodiverse region.<br/><br/>#photography <br/>#MarineLife<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/330/666/170/691/185/original/91efacfc479a5b6d.png"> 2026-09-25T08:12:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8efnvklyskf9qzr64ytnj89wkk8ru8hl7msfkhqjadd6t4uegujszyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqxtj6rd A view of a Palestinian village after it was demolished by the Israeli army, in Masafer Yatta near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, September 23. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#Palestine <br/>#WestBank <br/>#domicide <br/>#displacement<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/328/954/931/793/094/original/6060d55c11e62323.png"> 2026-09-25T00:57:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvpm4f46lvzz86h75ql96wvjd4k33j0a2hujul0vrczj8ffj3kcdgzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqukjxqa Pocak, a 6-year-old Labrador yawns during a test that shows dogs are able to process speech in a way previously known only in humans, at the Ethology Department of the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary, September 24. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#dogs<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/328/867/240/445/891/original/1092a53c71ad9e8e.png"> 2026-09-25T00:35:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgavden8mh4gld65t6aufkz67x8gt5l2nr9dmhj8a4ksnmrk89rvqzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqs6dk5d A Palestinian digs a cave to live in after Israeli forces demolished their houses, in Masafer Yatta near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, September 23. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#WestBank <br/>#shelter <br/>#caves<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/328/808/393/324/247/original/0d56232a5e45d563.png"> 2026-09-25T00:20:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs96vcheedefnn466dxl6q5vps67thnd4lhvh84nh6t8qrdlmvcn3gzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqj0gkg4 Winners of bird photographer of the year 2026<br/><br/>Overall winner of bird photographer of the year 2026 and gold in the birds in the environment category: Sunball Rocket by Henley Spiers from UK<br/><br/>A northern gannet seems to burst through the sun as it pierces down through the water in Shetland, Scotland. <br/><br/>Photograph: Henley Spiers<br/><br/>#photography <br/>#birds<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/313/874/577/585/672/original/d273c204e6e1b78b.png"> 2026-09-22T09:02:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsddf2msq602vlg3yujh08nela5m56aw67exz9g62rmppktedan4jgzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljql92mlc “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”<br/><br/>—ABRAHAM LINCOLN<br/><br/>#quotes <br/>#America <br/>#AbrahamLincoln 2026-09-22T05:53:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxj0z7jnu0x4sxuvwa3684szgcl3qjd6e4f4e6qfkfrvdsz7ns9tszyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqx48xnt One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar el Akkad, 2025<br/><br/>This powerful book is a chronicle of Omar&#39;s painful realisation, a moral grappling with what it means – as a citizen, as a father – to carve out some sense of possibility during these devastating times. This is a book for those that have tired of moral emptiness. This is a book for everyone who wants something better.<br/><br/>#books <br/>#nonfiction <br/>#politics<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/300/996/993/140/411/original/daa4aac6ef65b905.png"> 2026-09-20T02:30:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrmcmq8vvrjlygmhqmf7put0z3u6y4za7ck06pwxx07lpm4jglm0gzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqqda2zv People visit a McDonald&#39;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 <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#Ukraine <br/>#Kyiv<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/209/456/418/473/483/original/d14782aacc0190fd.png"> 2026-09-03T22:27:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs95flvw6ds93fx49678df87spuxs2t58sqepl0apf9vhqk64uzl6gzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqwefv45 A cinema<br/><br/>Palestinians, mostly children, watch a film screening organised by the Little Wings mobile cinema initiative in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood in war-torn Gaza City. The initiative aims to help children experience the magic of cinema and some normalcy amid the widespread destruction<br/>Photograph: Omar Ashtawy/HL/Getty Images <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#Gaza <br/>#cinema <br/>#children<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/192/873/784/586/279/original/c81ce8d984c87ffa.png"> 2026-09-01T00:10:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2ergkq23jsuzy66lsmlxysq7p2smm9ufqjnsm6v0ekzm8mcu7jzszyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqjqkga0 The daughter of Palestinian Radwan Abu Jindeya stands in her family&#39;s damaged house, which Radwan says was damaged by Israeli settlers, in Tuba, Masafer Yatta, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 6. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#WestBank<br/>#children<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/192/790/656/190/874/original/a39ebc0f21514c16.png"> 2026-08-31T23:49:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvnlmrlf8ellfvez7wn44v9x2up20evvlhx70dewaa65kjps6np7qzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqndjyw4 A swimming coach jumps into the water during a swimming training session for Palestinian children, including amputees, some of whom lost their limbs during the war, and orphans, as part of the &#34;Waves of Hope&#34; project at a swimming pool in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, August 19. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa<br/><br/>#photography <br/>#Gaza <br/>#children <br/>#swimming <br/>#rehabiilitation<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/192/717/813/666/349/original/975e3b717c189af6.png"> 2026-08-31T23:30:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsydsjfk9hypras2vdj88qau7erej8crxzqel0l38fphju3c6xy9dszyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq5spxam The other victims of wildfires<br/><br/><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/orangutan-rescued-fire-zone-indonesias-borneo-battles-respiratory-illness-2026-08-30/">https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/orangutan-rescued-fire-zone-indonesias-borneo-battles-respiratory-illness-2026-08-30/</a><br/><br/>#wildfires <br/>#Indonesia <br/>#orangutan <br/>#AnimalRescue <br/>#photography<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/186/721/777/664/324/original/f0351e1d9cfe45ec.png"> 2026-08-30T22:07:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxgtsuwajkayk6hjh3gs9c8zl5qj0hedw0ukdflzkmy8ea97zezgszyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqqsj3uz Greater Israel<br/><br/>Al-Mansouri, Lebanon<br/>Smoke rises from the site of several Israeli airstrikes that targeted the area of al-Mansouri. <br/><br/>Photograph: Kawnat Haju/AFP/Getty Images <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#Lebanon<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/176/499/639/280/920/original/ba09237c4a650c2e.png"> 2026-08-29T02:46:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2dkc5gp0l9ged8de7c068ecmdtlxl2gf6j988cg8gpcp34qjd0hgzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq0mrgkd Pass the salt, please<br/><br/>Revelers bath in tomatoes during the annual &#34;La Tomatina&#34; food fight festival in Bunol, Spain, August 26. REUTERS/Thomas Peter <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#Spain <br/>#festivals <br/>#tomatina<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/175/944/204/862/781/original/9d17c43583309199.png"> 2026-08-29T00:24:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxpn6lxx5z8kl8gqt85mk0dycg6qxkqfs2ppfmz4rr20xhhuy0hhgzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqfyddzc A glacier collapse unleashed a huge torrent of rock, ice, mud and debris through Himalayan mountain river systems, killing hundreds with thousands still missing.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.reuters.com/pictures/nepal-heartbreaking-scenes-after-deadly-flash-floods-2026-08-28/">https://www.reuters.com/pictures/nepal-heartbreaking-scenes-after-deadly-flash-floods-2026-08-28/</a><br/><br/>#news <br/>#photography <br/>#Nepal <br/>#GlacierCollapse <br/>#landslide <br/>#floods<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/175/737/718/180/838/original/867f4636c7513be6.png"> 2026-08-28T23:36:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv2zgw33mq8cerqhe0sau48k0e4wzznzxvfh6x2756fhupyr0cefgzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqp2al5k Family outing<br/><br/>Wisconsin, US<br/>‘The bike path I frequent in Jefferson skirts a pond. I recently saw these four goslings and their caring parents swimming away from me. I thought it would make for a good nature picture.’<br/><br/>Photograph: Thomas Drolsum <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#birds <br/>#goslings <br/>#geese<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/082/605/418/230/365/original/3c8b0363ff30585b.jpg"> 2026-08-12T12:46:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs24k8kztcrj0u7zqwztf4wcqwgnclplv3wrk6lr2vs70tj8pufkrszyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqjsdlvz The punk and the bruiser: Invasive species thrive as global warming transforms the Mediterranean <br/><br/>&#34;Invasive species are taking over our seas, and that affects the local biodiversity as well as the economy,&#34; said Christina Kakoulli, a marine biologist at MER.<br/><br/>&#34;The sea is very complicated,&#34; Kleitou said. &#34;It has so many confounding variables interacting at the same time.&#34; <br/><br/><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/punk-bruiser-invasive-species-thrive-global-warming-transforms-mediterranean-2026-08-11/">https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/punk-bruiser-invasive-species-thrive-global-warming-transforms-mediterranean-2026-08-11/</a> <br/><br/>#oceans <br/>#InvasiveSpecies <br/>#Mediterranean <br/>#photography<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/076/168/699/415/602/original/e05db75611b6c907.png"> 2026-08-11T09:28:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvyshgx2w34j8pmgqgqvzwa2u6lw9h5dtyxkrg8nc9t9qr692t5zqzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqslxhh0 Apocalypse picnic<br/><br/>Lacanau, France<br/>People sit on the beach of Moutchic as smoke rises into the sky from a wildfire. Authorities in south-western France have ordered the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula on the Atlantic coast by land and sea as an ‘intense and highly unpredictable’ wildfire advances on one of the country’s best-known holiday spots.<br/><br/>Photograph: Maximilien Lamy/AFP/Getty Images <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#wildfires <br/>#France <br/>#beach<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/978/769/490/303/740/original/d20d3ead5b232188.png"> 2026-07-25T04:39:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2q0tglpe9ducq6z4vawut5yv90tzx4n8nsnfnrcl34un4am59mpqzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq9m7c6p n aurora australis at Tasmania’s Bruny Island, was awarded an honourable mention in the Nightscapes category.<br/><br/>Photograph: Luke Rasmussen <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#astrophotography <br/>#AuroraAustralis<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/966/841/515/946/183/original/1ff720db72bca2c4.png"> 2026-07-23T02:07:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0g78ah6gfpl7q56ncfq56hdq3lm3uuhd4s54tue8k9lcdawe90sszyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqkatlp2 People for Flamingos<br/><br/>Tirana, Albania<br/>Thousands of protesters take part in the 10th consecutive day of demonstrations against a proposed luxury tourism development linked to Jared Kushner<br/>Photograph: Vlasov Sulaj/NurPhoto/Shutterstock<br/><br/>#photography <br/>#Albania <br/>#protest <br/>#Kushner<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/735/974/888/509/821/original/490d16c11230acc9.jpg"> 2026-06-12T07:34:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxfza8kfcyqh44srtytr95wn3t2stprzswua2lurgz7uje4xd6yeqzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqa3tdaf If we feel helpless or overwhelmed,<br/>if we have anger, fear, or despair, then no matter what we do to heal ourselves or the planet,<br/>it will not succeed.<br/><br/>—Thich Nhat Hanh, Love Letter to the Earth <br/><br/>#quotes <br/>#ThichNhatHanh <br/>#Earth <br/>#ClimateChangeAction 2026-03-25T06:06:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs22ppv9vrfstzh7yqaptj5yjfdu0u42xdy7ltpnsap262c6x8t8sgzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqry7ksy Liela, London, by Adam Docker<br/><br/>Liela was born, raised and educated in Sudan, but settled in London at the end of 1990. She is the founder and chairperson of the You Are Not Alone community organisation. She has been the secretary general of the Sudanese Women’s Union UK, a member of Black and Minority Ethnic Group Consortium and its Health Forum in Westminster, the former vice chairperson of the Westminster Women’s Forum.<br/><br/>#photography <br/>#women <br/>#migrants <br/>#Sudan <br/>#portrait<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/931/018/992/211/206/original/e8370877832b8537.png"> 2026-01-21T03:43:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs08pucy2xlrt27lcp8fawezxsc9nmzf3x9js32ltpjhcha66vtatszyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqsxrel6 Trump’s Greenland message annotated<br/><br/>The US formally acknowledged Denmark&#39;s sovereignty over Greenland in writing in a 1916 declaration. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-20/donald-trump-greenland-message-analysed-line-by-line/106246964">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-20/donald-trump-greenland-message-analysed-line-by-line/106246964</a> <br/><br/>#FactCheck <br/>#US <br/>#Greenland 2026-01-20T06:14:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0zmqg7hfvp4u352lnd0vzs5es406c4ue6qn3er362yfl6w2wa2kgzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq9d65p4 A sniper stands guard during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (#WEF) meeting, in #Davos, #Switzerland. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#sniper<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/925/711/152/023/786/original/c392191b5f37abe9.png"> 2026-01-20T05:14:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9873p4wrrqqw8lphp5pruus60p5x8s36tkml3882286en8nuv3ngzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqlugzuv World&#39;s first legally binding treaty to protect #oceans and marine life takes effect<br/><br/>The High Seas Treaty or Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdictions (BBNJ) Agreement, will govern about two-thirds of the planet&#39;s oceans including vast areas beyond any country&#39;s borders.<br/><br/>But how those protected areas will actually be monitored and enforced is undecided and will pose a challenge.<br/><br/>Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom remain as signatories and have yet to ratify it. 2026-01-18T09:57:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyuhkqrhdz8z806pql54af3vg7qtx8myw0xrdcalfyka6e8mp27mczyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqw7p7ul Tiny Islands by Dixe Wills, 2013<br/><br/>60 Remarkable Little Worlds Around Britain<br/>From the tiny island that shaped the entire English language, to the island that terrified Dylan Thomas, there&#39;s more to Britain&#39;s tiny islands than you might think! Have your own tiny adventure by visiting any of the 60 remarkable little islands around Britain featured here. <br/><br/>#books <br/>#nonfiction <br/>#Britain <br/>#islands<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/914/043/689/918/344/original/9b5044a7a9aeed63.jpg"> 2026-01-18T03:47:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr6f6gh7ad640qepjzqpe6sm9ck67pz3ge3zm35zuy4r4y2e0hscczyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqnddf2n Frosty Morning © Boris Michaliček <br/><br/><a href="https://www.instagram.com/borievkyphotogallery/">https://www.instagram.com/borievkyphotogallery/</a> <br/><br/>via pangeen <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#mountains <br/>#Tatras <br/>#Slovakia<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/909/809/383/060/442/original/bdcc1a180b666b5e.png"> 2026-01-17T09:51:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy50z6xczuzlwa674txv24vtl7sedre0qu6h4205725rax0u8sz6szyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqqf9ffv Chong&#39;an Moustache Toad (Leptobrachium liui), family Megophryidae, endemic to southern #China<br/><br/> Males develop a row of spines on the upper lip, during the courtship and mating season, which resemble a mustache.<br/><br/>photograph by Adrian Ng<br/><br/>via herpsandbirds <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#frogs<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/909/193/245/431/787/original/86c2e91c0243a42b.png"> 2026-01-17T07:12:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsguk8tfwgzyhe5ax4w88t9utsvah0se2jds382ya36wfhehrtjanqzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqjsl8q8 Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Colombia <br/><br/>photograph by Glenn Bartley <br/><br/>via herpsandbirds <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#birds<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/908/149/153/172/908/original/9bcd827cb941569f.png"> 2026-01-17T02:47:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq3lzjq7vn0hap7j367cr9wgzpzcj97l8nt00nkydtw6kg0uczj8gzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqd2crtc Students walk out of Roosevelt high school during a protest on 12 January in #Minneapolis <br/><br/>Photograph: Jen Golbeck/AP <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#US <br/>#ICE <br/>#protests <br/>#students<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/902/175/040/702/030/original/942c3dfc77d2d688.png"> 2026-01-16T01:28:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgh8n7fmrgwlxw8p7klj2lukxc9termycmhv6lcf0wgqrfw6tm3jczyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqvvfjts A portrait of Renee Nicole Good is displayed on a fence alongside portraits of other people killed by police, on 14 January in #Minneapolis <br/><br/>Photograph: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#US<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/902/160/141/916/794/original/82c315823aa8c760.jpg"> 2026-01-16T01:23:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvnxs77g7gg9jqa9anlv48asfum4fv7rqnpvuj3tkpaam5xzaz2zczyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq7dadmy Red-eyed tree frog © Cynthia Bandurek <br/><br/><a href="https://www.instagram.com/cynthiabandurek_artphotography/">https://www.instagram.com/cynthiabandurek_artphotography/</a> <br/><br/>via pangeen <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#frogs<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/898/475/609/013/659/original/378cddb3c0e62c8d.png"> 2026-01-15T09:47:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfwrz03fp3snprn06w6paevczp7nz06fdu94qv6hxt90yd735dajszyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqvch7vv Sweden, France and Norway have begun sending armed forces to Greenland at Denmark&#39;s request.<br/><br/>Denmark is also increasing its presence and will send additional aircraft, ships and soldiers to the island as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen NATO&#39;s presence in the Arctic. <br/><br/>#Greenland <br/>#Denmark <br/>#news 2026-01-15T00:33:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxdwj202j394hysmzmdlkdvqj6nazr9kyta592e4c7h9rl6w28g2szyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqzxjyux The fog of war<br/><br/>A person stands among a cloud from a riot control grenade thrown by a federal agent, following an incident where a civilian&#39;s car was hit by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in #Minneapolis, #Minnesota, U.S. <br/><br/>REUTERS/Tim Evans <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#US <br/>#ICE<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/891/909/343/779/713/original/0180bfa84ca3f4c0.png"> 2026-01-14T05:58:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsglfwl8wcxpwn9wvp7a65wklxy5jq083ld626wzvjuvlcqugw30jczyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq4e7cjz <br/><br/>&#34;They can replicate complex human speech along with sounds like glass shattering or car alarms.&#34;<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqan4nvqzx00thqhkjeeknpvjdmtdasr4583pcc084gmz9y0u5qadqt9yfpq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…yfpq</a></span> </div> 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. <br/><br/>via todaysbird<br/><br/>#photography <br/>#birds <br/>#NZ<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/886/158/439/087/248/original/fada65e37356ac5a.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/886/167/444/027/106/original/7f80ce4f18c437f3.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/886/168/699/274/360/original/fbdf51da82b18ec2.png"> </blockquote> 2026-01-13T05:38:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswe6ekqpr8h4mstmfvumfskfxa4k7cp66rcsuv8n65d3zj872qwkszyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqz9tfaf 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. <br/><br/>via todaysbird<br/><br/>#photography <br/>#birds <br/>#NZ<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/886/158/439/087/248/original/fada65e37356ac5a.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/886/167/444/027/106/original/7f80ce4f18c437f3.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/886/168/699/274/360/original/fbdf51da82b18ec2.png"> 2026-01-13T05:37:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw60jv0s4ynlezqashdthfffqe8tulencs7d0j8g7gm6q6qknyl2szyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqghzgzn What Matters Most: Lessons the Dying Teach Us About Living by Diane Button, 2025<br/><br/>A profound, heartfelt, and inspiring exploration into living a meaningful life, filled with passion, joy, gratitude, and peace.<br/><br/>#books <br/>#nonfiction <br/>#life <br/>#death <br/>#meaning<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/880/040/957/850/810/original/3577da021d564c77.jpg"> 2026-01-12T03:39:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf8f9cw57vcytkuvw2u6fuqy4nkn6g490rwfql2ea9433wls96pvczyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqgf3alc M104: The Sombrero Galaxy in Infrared<br/><br/>This floating ring is the size of a galaxy. In fact, it is a galaxy -- or at least part of one: the photogenic Sombrero Galaxy, one of the largest galaxies in the nearby Virgo Cluster of Galaxies. The dark band of dust that obscures the mid-section of the Sombrero Galaxy in visible light actually glows brightly in infrared light. <br/><br/>Image Credit: NASA, JPL, Caltech, SSC, R. Kennicutt (Steward Obs.) et al., <br/><br/>#astrophotography <br/>#M104 <br/>#APOD<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/880/006/879/773/193/original/b7e4397b1deceb76.png"> 2026-01-12T03:32:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsylpyjpfa35tj4n5zhkjglzk2hnzceaqjpj3j0kg0nyr7lkk0zv7czyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqs8zgcm “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&#39;t like talking to them, dealing with them, pleasing them, or offending them. I am tired.”<br/><br/>— Susan Sontag, I, etcetera: Stories<br/><br/>via the-meaninglessness-of-existence <br/><br/>#quotes <br/>#people<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/874/184/454/443/983/original/12e4a8d78cc61927.png"> 2026-01-11T02:50:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfzcerlm0sxw7u39jv9t7rkyfp38u723rt06rxct2x5vklgrp3mfszyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq0hsfje China, Russia, Iran start &#39;BRICS Plus&#39; naval exercises in South African waters<br/><br/>China, Russia and Iran began a week of joint naval exercises in South Africa&#39;s waters on Saturday in what the host country described as a BRICS Plus operation to &#34;ensure the safety of shipping and maritime economic activities&#34;. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-russia-iran-start-brics-plus-naval-exercises-south-african-waters-2026-01-10/">https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-russia-iran-start-brics-plus-naval-exercises-south-african-waters-2026-01-10/</a> <br/><br/>#BRICKS <br/>#China <br/>#Russia <br/>#Iran <br/>#news<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/869/958/163/384/794/original/6ed78f9786db3380.png"> 2026-01-10T08:55:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0tjyrsc4qty9xaurnt4uqx2q5vm2f36ujhk2amt4kvyfsc8ke76czyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqjfy4h9 A mural of a woman and a polar bear is pictured in Nuuk, Greenland, September 5, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#Greenland <br/>#mural<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/865/592/418/990/909/original/9b0ccb030319dab6.png"> 2026-01-09T14:24:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz8e2vg3apl3ywsdw244mdanetfshkwdeqmna4kw2gag5yywe702szyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqr2666l Wasp-mimic Moth (Tyrictaca sp.), family Sesiidae, Malaysia<br/><br/>photographs by Timmy Wong <br/><br/>via herpsandbirds <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#insects<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/858/104/669/793/101/original/f3db0c25ba1b96cd.png"> 2026-01-08T06:40:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyevknldj0w3xcmxq8ycy4pl6w0cakjszg7qpfcyu0dl5gvyntetqzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqw4chmc 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.<br/><br/>Photograph: Sandra Hernandez/Vita Flumen <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#Cuba <br/>#women<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/857/819/989/713/099/original/2132e6676e12a95f.png"> 2026-01-08T05:27:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstvq8uzlrh2raea26x0uxj6uq0d2zjdmyf4jv6m92757zp08ds65gzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqptaplq 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.<br/><br/>—Flannery O’Connor <br/><br/>#quotes 2026-01-08T04:00:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9ttq3tu2n47a5tef8sz0xrmnvg3pxr9rvuuz329m4epr24lfhfjczyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqp482e5 Greenland&#39;s history<br/><br/>Denmark colonised Greenland in the 18th century when missionary Hans Egede arrived in 1721, marking the start of the colonial era. In 1916, the United States bought the Danish West Indies - now the U.S. Virgin Islands - for $25 million in gold. As part of that treaty, Washington declared it would not object to the Danish government extending its &#34;political and economic interests to the whole of Greenland,&#34; formally recognising Danish sovereignty.<br/><br/>#photography <br/>#Greenland<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/857/083/176/473/238/original/d8a12182c82d0ec5.png"> 2026-01-08T02:21:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2mvwp89xcktl9ywhugv4azdff22h6f96wkw6g7td4zrhlepx6f5qzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqmpu5lf Deadly clashes resume in Syria&#39;s Aleppo between government, Kurdish forces<br/><br/>Fierce fighting resumed in Syria&#39;s northern city of Aleppo between government forces and Kurdish fighters for a second day on Wednesday, sending thousands of civilians fleeing and leaving at least four people dead.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/deadly-clashes-resume-syrias-aleppo-between-government-kurdish-forces-2026-01-07/">https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/deadly-clashes-resume-syrias-aleppo-between-government-kurdish-forces-2026-01-07/</a> <br/><br/>#Syria <br/>#Aleppo <br/>#Kurds <br/>#news<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/854/147/098/647/136/original/29387d8758685313.png"> 2026-01-07T13:54:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgkzgy3zkwxs95vvu8sqj7j7tvsq4p8yzsw626keeqn85tw2znm7qzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqwnj5uy A roll-call <br/><br/>#London, #UK<br/>A zookeeper counts Humboldt penguins during the annual stocktake at the city’s zoo.<br/><br/>Photograph: James Veysey/Shutterstock<br/><br/>#photography <br/>#birds <br/>#penguins <br/>#zoo<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/851/582/333/725/347/original/352264dd1e91330b.png"> 2026-01-07T03:01:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz6h0fwyss8pek3z6tdrmjsk7ftfjjze3p3hmz8j7l23guv8w7ykszyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq6ggmsv The Bookshop Woman by Nanako Hanada<br/><br/>I&#39;m the manager of a very unusual bookshop. I have access to over ten thousand books, and I&#39;ll recommend the perfect one for you.<br/><br/>This is a love story. A love story about books. <br/><br/>#books <br/>#nonfiction <br/>#memoires <br/>#reading<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/846/544/915/513/951/original/ec36b116c4fa4327.jpg"> 2026-01-06T05:42:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2m5656nfq948kv8t7vx6w09fwngu3rvt2tw6pkpy5uxds2ayumlczyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqc9zg8m 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 <br/><br/>#photography<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/845/528/577/641/111/original/8d070eed2e4aa79b.png"> 2026-01-06T01:22:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsps3ql49xncwgq02r750jak5shnys7gztwukdt3e9rl0c8tml662qzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq53vvhq Former Chevron executive seeks $2 billion for Venezuelan oil projects<br/><br/>A former top executive of the oil giant, Ali Moshiri, is raising $2 billion for Venezuelan oil projects after the US abducted its leader Nicolas Maduro and President Donald Trump said Washington would take control of the oil-producing nation. <br/><br/>#US <br/>#Venezuela <br/>#oil 2026-01-05T07:32:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg90sn2zej0knysyjr56yr8jffeefgfqd8th2h7j2lrxq5qcm2vnczyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqhjxp4a Wiltshire, #England<br/>Early morning visitors take in the winter sunrise at #Stonehenge on Sunday. The south of England recorded an overnight low of -9C according to the Met Office, making it the coldest day of winter so far<br/>Photograph: Chris Gorman/Big Ladder <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#sunrise<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/840/515/889/194/777/original/ca785575874aa375.jpg"> 2026-01-05T04:09:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0r3uvefzguny82fty98w0yzj3t9kgx5tjh2e24r2zx8kh5sc4ufgzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqwzrpq5 Bigger price to pay if acting president doesn’t ‘do what’s right’: Trump<br/><br/>US President Donald Trump has warned Delcy Rodríguez could pay “a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro” if the woman who replaced captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro “doesn’t do what’s right”.<br/><br/>Trump made the comments in a phone interview with The Atlantic magazine. <br/><br/>#US <br/>#Venezuela <br/>#quotes <br/>#photography<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/839/863/758/766/083/original/802c455057997870.png"> 2026-01-05T01:21:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9z4zw7nvsd5e00mtmh6jepdpadtp25485ex5kqtjuzudp85lnm7gzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqjwm8rp Wolf supermoon across the world<br/><br/>Nantong City, #China<br/>Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock<br/><br/>#photography <br/>#Moon<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/834/798/888/317/498/original/9064ba6e271fa7a4.png"> 2026-01-04T03:53:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdtnlc4nza270a4ckvcxu9jxl76lh5axh6fvvpkj3phttyrul7r3qzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq0pgm0k The Garden of Ninfa, Cisterna di Latina, Italy by Sanda Bocan<br/><br/><a href="https://flic.kr/p/vXb7EM">https://flic.kr/p/vXb7EM</a> <br/><br/>via petitworld <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#gardens <br/>#Wisteria <br/>#decay <br/>#Italy<br/>#bridges<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/832/349/511/937/878/original/1c0c69a0a9554a63.png"> 2026-01-03T17:30:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd7ypdf7s29yxhtvcuelqzq2s5qfh8mtq6hkwe7gujtae58jzm7pgzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq5p8yvx “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.”<br/><br/>Meanwhile, there is uncertainty about what will happen with the military bases, and who will take over power.<br/><br/>Sissi De Flaviis <br/><br/>#Venezuela 2026-01-03T12:48:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9qzl8zyh0azaj3skfp4hrdjvjlgmzx5ggr758yvjllpvhflg42lczyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq6375sc &#34;Forgive yourself for not knowing earlier what only time could teach.&#34;<br/><br/>via free-my-mindd <br/><br/>#quotes<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/821/386/805/692/785/original/5072b0ebaf05b4f5.png"> 2026-01-01T19:03:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvehumcqjspzlpflukw3s349mj2z3702kf3exet3rghdl45vl7ngszyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq6yaqc6 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? <br/><br/><a href="https://otherpress.com/product/when-the-world-sleeps-9781635426038/">https://otherpress.com/product/when-the-world-sleeps-9781635426038/</a><br/><br/>#books <br/>#nonfiction <br/>#Palestine <br/>#FrancescaAlbanese<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/813/908/042/889/970/original/31e762131affb4b7.png"> 2025-12-31T11:21:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8mllsdpcwnjwmwwatrscacy695m3jaa3ca09mq434upc6377w3fqzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqpusmpz A demonstrator is taken into custody by US Capitol police during a pro-Palestinian protest in Washington DC on 24 September.<br/><br/>Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#US <br/>#protest <br/>#liberty<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/811/766/980/843/563/original/ac3cdea9be02d86b.png"> 2025-12-31T02:16:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfmgevu46n5arng76s8h9z5vlcm8tynxffcuzqqsas35ck52h3k0czyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqyscuyw People dressed in costumes participate in the traditional Rauhnacht run during the &#34;The Twelve Nights of Christmas&#34; in the Bavarian town of Beilngries, north of Ingolstadt, #Germany. REUTERS/Christian Mang <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#Christmas<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/805/896/929/616/474/original/9417c746765e9150.png"> 2025-12-30T01:23:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstxpt6qafqs7tm390p0ysp22deqx9l2v4c78y2uffltudmm70llkczyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq0pva5l #Lagos, #Nigeria<br/>Participants take part in the traditional Eyo festival, wearing white garments, wide-brimmed hats and carrying wooden staffs. The festival celebrates the cultural heritage and history of Lagos.<br/><br/>Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#festivals<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/799/574/597/358/698/original/91c2218a3fced75e.png"> 2025-12-28T22:35:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszy6ht4v9a95peg9amh2spjg3cgk56jcugu77ye3g4vv9tftug3nqzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqf4py6p Tag yourself - whooo are you today?<br/><br/>Joel Sartore<br/><br/><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DF2562cxn5t/">https://www.instagram.com/p/DF2562cxn5t/</a><br/><br/>#photography <br/>#birds <br/>#owls<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/794/765/948/863/953/original/a6d9408d3b86e24e.png"> 2025-12-28T02:13:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswehadkevuel0ye4ly656uzngqy0qd530xp83kqm9efpvrw64y9zqzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq2x9zmf Otherworldly Deep-Sea Images from 2025<br/><br/>The mystery mollusk Bathydevius caudactylus observed at a depth of approximately 1,550 meters. It has a wide, paddlelike tail with several fingerlike projections called dactyls that may help with defense.<br/><br/>© 2021 MBARI<br/><br/>#photography <br/>#MarineLife <br/>#mollusks<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/785/696/739/845/812/original/0486f59576ced93a.png"> 2025-12-26T11:47:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspjz9e9c5ata30l6htdwmxju3f7yfwxlqeg8y9hv88hspmhhknu2szyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqqmtgxj 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.<br/><br/>Photograph: MBARI <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#fish <br/>#MarineLife<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/785/490/076/899/849/original/524bdd489798b7f2.png"> 2025-12-26T10:53:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd3j4g3mz0egqsw5fexpghf8t689sqmtf7wral5wumu9hgshj7l2czyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqh33nly Unicorn, Fox Fur and Christmas Tree<br/><br/>A star forming region cataloged as NGC 2264, this beautiful but complex arrangement of interstellar gas and dust is about 2,700 light-years distant in the faint but fanciful constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn. Seen toward the celestial equator and near the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, the seasonal skyscape mixes reddish emission nebulae excited by energetic light from newborn stars with dark interstellar dust clouds.<br/><br/>#astrophotography <br/>#APOD<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/780/147/135/698/335/original/c3d1c0ca64331798.png"> 2025-12-25T12:15:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrf4z4zk4gs5ll77k4aspjgwavu5s3g0hqwkzlglcr3pghsuehwuczyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqwskqkh #Wieliczka, #Poland<br/>Miners, their families and visitors attend mass in St King’s Chapel, about 100 metres underground in the town’s salt mine.<br/><br/>Photograph: Artur Widak/Anadolu/Getty<br/><br/>#photography <br/>#Christmas<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/777/670/092/164/103/original/0505c0c175fdb410.jpg"> 2025-12-25T01:44:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs067g99232wwtlgrlc50g776eqc89eesmj9650cdl2uv4k3v383cszyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq3uz2ju In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswla0cryglxp3mmedl9szcsj0gawdlj75d2lwg4ckvvgmpqmlm3mcpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43z7aqy6v0'>nevent1q…y6v0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqypakmgt7te80etlrf20840jr6vln0d3d8quv09ydncfq6g8rd8skz9485eu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqypakmgt7te80etlrf20840jr6vln0d3d8quv09ydncfq6g8rd8skz9485eu</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…85eu</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Palestinian children attend mass at the Holy Family Church in Gaza on December 21, 2025.<br/><br/>Photo by Dawoud Abu Alkas <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#Gaza <br/>#Christmas <br/>#children<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/774/203/328/806/017/original/c7445f4b2d93097c.webp"> 2025-12-24T11:04:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs82g3qyagetmuswqvvml9pkm0wh3qp64kwn37sgh8gnee9p2fe80qzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqau7xf0 Kings of the Serengeti © Tobin Sparling<br/><br/><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tobin_sparling/">https://www.instagram.com/tobin_sparling/</a><br/><br/>via pangeen <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#Serengeti <br/>#elephants<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/769/444/221/873/722/original/5e4a7351e73d7a0a.png"> 2025-12-23T14:54:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz2tm9g6zad6yap399hz4fpyrjzssdf3pkxuc04ku0t3xqkx6xcdczyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqa7gvcn Colours of the sky, 2022 <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#clouds<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/765/482/659/106/417/original/7de308007864e672.jpeg"> 2025-12-22T22:05:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy45r89m66f4jud5a9c0gew92kax4ff0jz2nehsynzz6jaw7q4epgzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqhr3ru7 Sunset Solstice over Stonehenge<br/><br/>Yesterday the Sun reached its southernmost point in planet Earth&#39;s sky. Called a solstice, many cultures mark yesterday&#39;s date as a change of seasons -- from autumn to winter in Earth&#39;s Northern Hemisphere and from spring to summer in Earth&#39;s Southern Hemisphere. The featured image was taken just before the longest night of the 2025 northern year at Stonehenge in United Kingdom. <br/><br/>English Heritage, Josh Dury<br/> <br/>#photography <br/>#solstice <br/>#sunset <br/>#Stonehenge <br/>#UK<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/761/690/503/991/849/original/74ece947d19e2e6b.jpg"> 2025-12-22T06:02:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8papjvskjzfxuf4dm38e9yj6fgfmqef7tqhg0kqadgcqrzvzup3szyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq0sdjdt #Gaza: Displacement, hunger and suffering <br/><br/>Young Palestinians collecting aid. Since Hamas’s 7 October attack triggered the Israeli army’s military response in the Gaza Strip, life – above all for children – has turned into a living hell. The Palestinian photographer Saher Alghorra vividly depicts their plight.<br/><br/>Photograph: Saher Alghorra for the New York Times <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#children <br/>#aid<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/754/534/464/015/988/original/36e5cf637b289e8d.jpeg"> 2025-12-20T23:40:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvdmjxxsjldeyugjm7ufqqztwd8ww0udhjtapk9w3ksyvp03u76zqzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqgs9vl6 #India Children in Jharia’s coal mines | Childhoods lost to smoke, fire and an endless struggle for survival <br/><br/>They breathe hot air from smouldering underground fires. They carry sacks instead of books, drink filthy water, and wade barefoot through black mud. And instead of the bell that signals the start of school, they hear the sound of pickaxes. This is what childhood looks like in Jharia, the infamous ‘burning city&#39;.<br/><br/>Photograph: Sourav Das <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#pollution <br/>#children<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/754/448/461/314/799/original/ccdabeec4d7381ae.jpeg"> 2025-12-20T23:18:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2c6yfjuqplfwpjrve5m0e5j604wvct04l4qg34306ys7v24595kczyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqy6gthq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyuptt5jetlwlr6dmr453q9sxqjrhhdn769tgzkkmmv823nduheqgpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43z7uyjh9p'>nevent1q…jh9p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Mongolia’s children at risk | The devastating impact of air pollution<br/><br/>Particulate pollution from burning coal, which accounts for about 70% of the country’s energy generation, has catastrophic consequences, despite being one of the most sparsely populated, with an average of two inhabitants for each square kilometre, compared with about 240 in Germany.<br/><br/>Photograph: Natalya Saprunova <br/><br/>#Mongolia <br/>#pollution <br/>#children <br/>#photography<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/754/320/228/364/320/original/beef120aa8541387.jpeg"> 2025-12-20T22:47:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyuptt5jetlwlr6dmr453q9sxqjrhhdn769tgzkkmmv823nduheqgzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqsyygtx #Mongolia’s children at risk | The devastating impact of air #pollution<br/><br/>Natalya Saprunova’s image shows a kindergarten in the capital, where air purifiers have been installed to reduce pollution levels. Four-year-old girls are admitted to hospital with respiratory illnesses, young children undergo lung X-rays, and dozens die from carbon monoxide poisoning, while brown clouds rise from hundreds of thousands of chimneys into the icy winter air that can drop to -30C.<br/><br/>#photography <br/>#children<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/754/306/550/964/839/original/98bf1870a6857a0e.jpeg"> 2025-12-20T22:43:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw5lqeldc0aaamq44p2hnppnjxemhacqlfjsvesx00q4yxe3hwzrczyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq6wxpzd #Kostyantynivka, #Ukraine<br/>A Ukrainian soldier walks in the rubble of an amusement park at a heavily damaged residential area in the frontline town after Russian attacks. <br/><br/>Photograph: Oleg Petrasiuk/24th Mechanised Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces/AFP/Getty Images <br/><br/>#photography<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/751/288/193/947/622/original/2ca4644691ec295f.jpeg"> 2025-12-20T09:55:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswmhzk2gda85g80t95dhxcse96f2rluh6z3dk4mskmexau9rgsr2gzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqagmtss A collection of tactile pictures for the blind, 1902<br/><br/>Created by Martin Kunz <br/><br/>via blondbrainpowered <br/><br/>#relief <br/>#tactile <br/>#blind<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/745/210/938/645/711/original/922f10f356a99917.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/745/211/501/562/376/original/581b8d982c2df34a.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/745/211/999/411/599/original/55c81ff0a9b6a738.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/745/212/932/321/979/original/60419b30978702a5.jpg"> 2025-12-19T08:10:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs00df5uhena0p2wn73ywkf2qyjcratpv7g40ca7lz7g9r55af35uszyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljql0u9ee 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 <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#floods <br/>#ClimateDiary<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/743/699/248/335/449/original/b58c0656d80621e7.jpeg"> 2025-12-19T01:45:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstgvfpse20gt4xy60laen2ukxew3ev6z8plv5ppwgs2qep4pm0rzszyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq5wcmcs Time is the only currency you spend without knowing the balance. Use it wisely. <br/><br/>Nicholas John <br/><br/>via deepwithinwords<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/739/410/798/190/997/original/011f584f9d928a6a.jpg"> 2025-12-18T07:36:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs03sz5me76f3vtyly2fz93pq73ll98ztpahn88xwldcpv0nkyfx9szyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqj6y3da Survive the AI Apocalypse: A Guide for Solutionists by Bronwen Williams et al, 2025<br/><br/>Look around you – is anything real or normal any more? News, images and videos created by AI are everywhere. The world we live in is changing daily, and it’s no exaggeration to say that everything you thought you knew is undergoing apocalyptic levels of change. Our new normal includes AI CEOs, AI partners, AI versions of our dead relatives to keep us company...<br/><br/>#books <br/>#nonfiction <br/>#AI<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/738/988/353/076/752/original/ff344c429e224d6a.jpg"> 2025-12-18T05:48:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsylypup302s0gv6dlurw32kzlap59namz3j2sq24jzsrafqxfv3xczyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqfvy9fn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswudn8clzhxskfzwcv5lm29pq05uhzy5w0vm3fpk5hgcqnj57gcggpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43z70yguns'>nevent1q…guns</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Schalow&#39;s Turaco in flight<br/><br/>By Aaron Bagenstos <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#birds <br/>#Turaco<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/737/294/525/772/223/original/b941d493569bcb1b.jpg"> 2025-12-17T22:37:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswudn8clzhxskfzwcv5lm29pq05uhzy5w0vm3fpk5hgcqnj57gcggzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqe8vke3 This fuzzy green bird is Schalow&#39;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.<br/><br/>Photo: lesbectrotters, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist <br/><br/>via amnhnyc<br/><br/>#photography <br/>#birds <br/>#Turaco<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/737/277/515/730/976/original/21a7dae8aaf96237.jpg"> 2025-12-17T22:33:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf5us4g8hmap30xfwfzplw9fenkuejnu26davk4wazx6z9vp9craqzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqcqn2p2 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 <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#US <br/>#LosAngeles<br/>#ICE <br/>#protest <br/>#Mexico<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/732/188/200/722/182/original/3b51558642cc65d2.jpeg"> 2025-12-17T00:59:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrv5pwqgqq6nfzja2la4mrnvwam9vqhjg04l8feyljv7e7pk98qeczyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqjavyqq The Meaning of Life: Letters From Extraordinary People and Their Answer to Life&#39;s Biggest Question by James Bailey, 2025 <br/><br/>James Bailey was unemployed, heartbroken, and questioning his purpose on the planet. In desperate search of an answer, he decided to write to luminaries from all fields and ask one simple question: What is the meaning of life? Then he waited. Slowly but surely their responses arrived through his letterbox. <br/><br/>#books <br/>#nonfiction <br/>#philosophy <br/>#MeaningOfLife<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/727/518/574/141/868/original/854bf49da05b4bd8.jpg"> 2025-12-16T05:11:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfxhvg94hp8cqs44l6ya537ckzt4xp4dgu8p5606ugkmq520tg9vczyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqsrmjg6 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.<br/><br/>Photo: damontighe, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist<br/><br/>via amnhnyc<br/><br/>#photography <br/>#pinecones<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/723/261/588/620/407/original/2306a7acedbaeefb.jpg"> 2025-12-15T11:09:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0pwdcrzaf4l8t7mhglmr8wrun7agq5unqf9hen629yluz96pwh9szyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqkjqn2r Nerskaya River, Russia by Roman Lushpa<br/><br/><a href="https://35photo.pro/heger/">https://35photo.pro/heger/</a> <br/><br/>via expressions-of-nature <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#landscape <br/>#clouds <br/>#reflections<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/722/115/103/137/661/original/9631199d5ed702fb.jpg"> 2025-12-15T06:17:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp7zfhz6vx22stacyfxypsvxzehylgq7r8pyehh54z0n3zz2jzzjgzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq4xhqwv Nazaré, #Portugal<br/>João Chianca of Brazil rides a wave during a World Surf League big wave challenge session.<br/><br/>Photograph: Filipe Amorim/AFP/Getty Images <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#surfing<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/720/024/188/167/308/original/d521a0a96aa9ef2d.jpeg"> 2025-12-14T21:24:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq3gv49dr9kzsp2zg4cuh87g036lpv3j6vh449kpgvw0a8zy8zx4gzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljquag8hy “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.”<br/><br/>Bushra Khalidi <br/><br/>#Gaza <br/>#aid <br/>#storms<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/711/813/936/908/382/original/f1df4e161d40cff8.webp"> 2025-12-13T10:36:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswg3rle37h7ydd5g0f45ng7w00xczvegcjm3eagknh23j7juute7szyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqx7jz3g 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.<br/><br/>The storm has swept across the Gaza Strip over the past few days, killing at least 14 people and injuring others as harsh winds, relentless rain and collapsing structures crush families already displaced by Israel’s devastating assault on the enclave.<br/><br/>#Gaza <br/>#storm <br/>#aid <br/>#shelter 2025-12-13T09:27:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyl2h7kvvjyfv7xap28a7696txfrjsvfp2u0vguzdzuhp98vcm8vqzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq3jfwp0 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 &#34;green mining&#34; of these minerals called #phytomining.<br/><br/><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-11-chinese-team-fern-rare-earth.html">https://phys.org/news/2025-11-chinese-team-fern-rare-earth.html</a> <br/><br/>#RareEarthElements <br/>#REEs <br/>#ferns<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/711/021/111/353/714/original/d3ed039a4d802590.jpg"> 2025-12-13T07:14:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0ttjprtvputj5reqrvwef6nx0kul3qmte5wz4f02usg5jlhwfywszyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqunla2m San Diego, #California, #US<br/>A surfer walks by as #starfish cling to a pillar of the Ellen Browning Scripps memorial pier during the king tides which are the year’s most extreme high and low tides.<br/><br/>Photograph: Kevin Carter/Getty Images<br/><br/>#photography <br/>#ClimateDiary<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/709/508/831/744/411/original/24d682f94c3b4ac5.jpeg"> 2025-12-13T00:50:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8yqjyzvh0vnr2j5r06gq0yypgwdvcm3ly9mxav3uvhw4mw68xncszyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqe4tkqg A bright-eyed kingfisher pauses briefly on a branch at Warnham nature reserve in Horsham, West Sussex, #UK <br/><br/>Photograph: Richard Waters/Shutterstock <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#birds <br/>#kingfishers<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/705/941/742/305/216/original/2b2a7a9fd441e088.jpeg"> 2025-12-12T09:42:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrz8c670m8e3hxzkxj0lvuvtpsts09a3j3dw7c657h65ps92g4uagzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljq4yxwtg A drone view shows burnt cars following a wildfire in Dymi, near Patras, #Greece, August 14. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#wildfires <br/>#ClimateDiary<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/698/151/248/073/635/original/3679492cb393ad68.jpeg"> 2025-12-11T00:42:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw9rnwnkx4xdvwwv4f3dqrvl7fxpcjlfh688u2k6hy44wctpp78yqzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqdrcykx 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] <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#Gaza<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/698/026/671/736/360/original/0b08de3e58fc1092.webp"> 2025-12-11T00:10:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs826keq2q9dl623y5vc7at26xh6phv39xggpgk5yzc2y60r4pusagzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqk7l3gx Destroyed buildings in Jabaliya, in the northern Gaza Strip.<br/><br/>Photograph: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Shutterstock <br/><br/>#photography <br/>#Gaza <br/>#Jabaliya<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/693/023/284/061/670/original/eaef03c3fd9a6b87.jpeg"> 2025-12-10T02:57:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs80ewsuc0xyg8mkule9kgcvhpsklwlehhxflprm94q7s4er0dgm0qzyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqwhwyg8 Israel army chief says withdrawal line in Gaza is ‘new border’<br/><br/>Israel’s army chief, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, says the demarcation line that Israeli troops have withdrawn behind in Gaza is a “new border.”<br/><br/>“We have operational control over extensive parts of the Gaza Strip and we will remain on those defence lines. The yellow line is a new border line – serving as a forward defensive line for our communities and a line of operational activity.” <br/><br/>#Gaza <br/>#Israel <br/>#YellowLine <br/>#border <br/>#news 2025-12-08T00:36:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9nmqu8jwycmekzfqu64902gaqnktk9y9fv0xnftzdrvspqgtzq5czyrg5kl2shruhm2htzyatwzltr4w4gw8fv8wny6590kdmw9nj6cljqsgrkxv 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.<br/><br/>During his visit to Israel, German Chancellor Merz signed a $4.5bn deal to buy Israeli weapons.<br/><br/>#Germany <br/>#Israel <br/>#news 2025-12-07T13:06:21Z