Auke Hoekstra
@aukehoekstra.bsky.social
Sharing hope and debunking FUD against electric vehicles and renewable energy. Director NEONresearch.nl @TUeindhoven Founder Zenmo.com.
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Plates, UK’s first Michelin-starred vegan restaurant, attracts mostly non-vegan diners, highlighting the growing appeal of plant-based fine dining.
At Britain's first plant-based Michelin-star restaurant, most diners aren't vegan
At Plates, the first vegan restaurant in Britain to earn a coveted Michelin star, the tables are packed – but not with vegans.
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Plates, UK’s first Michelin-starred vegan restaurant, attracts mostly non-vegan diners, highlighting the growing appeal of plant-based fine dining.
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Seriously, the article mentions 11 people killed on or by ebikes and emotorcycles over the course of a few years. Cars kill over 40,000 people in the US each year, including people on ebikes.
Wait until they hear about cars.
But seriously - yes, agree, regulate e-bikes. But also give them space and infrastructure: protected bike lanes and designated and required parking spaces.
But seriously - yes, agree, regulate e-bikes. But also give them space and infrastructure: protected bike lanes and designated and required parking spaces.
The Shocking Crash That Led One County to Reckon With the Dangers of E-Bikes
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Seriously, the article mentions 11 people killed on or by ebikes and emotorcycles over the course of a few years. Cars kill over 40,000 people in the US each year, including people on ebikes.
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We rightly focus on richer countries' overconsumption & fossil fuel use as top drivers of planetary harm, but make it a taboo to also mention population: In African forests "carbon emissions are largely driven by fire..., shifting cultivation, agricultural burning & fuelwood burning" = subsistance.
ICYM - Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds
- Alarming shift since 2010 means planet’s three main rainforest regions now contribute to #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Alarming shift since 2010 means planet’s three main rainforest regions now contribute to #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds
Alarming shift since 2010 means planet’s three main rainforest regions now contribute to climate breakdown
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
We rightly focus on richer countries' overconsumption & fossil fuel use as top drivers of planetary harm, but make it a taboo to also mention population: In African forests "carbon emissions are largely driven by fire..., shifting cultivation, agricultural burning & fuelwood burning" = subsistance.
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“Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | I’m a Marine Biologist. This Is How I Talk to Whales.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
“Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Polish meme translated into English.
November 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Polish meme translated into English.
Finally some fresh ideas in the talks about ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
November 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Finally some fresh ideas in the talks about ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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We asked U.S. adults (~1k, representative) about their level of acceptability to standard animal agriculture practices, such as extreme confinement & painful mutilations. Unsurprisingly, most people don't approve 👇. Check out the full @faunalytics.bsky.social study: faunalytics.org/public-accep...
November 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
We asked U.S. adults (~1k, representative) about their level of acceptability to standard animal agriculture practices, such as extreme confinement & painful mutilations. Unsurprisingly, most people don't approve 👇. Check out the full @faunalytics.bsky.social study: faunalytics.org/public-accep...
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Want low-carbon steel & cement? Buy it!
Public procurement is key to climate success.
Spot on by Casier, @jorenverschaeve.bsky.social & Deboffe via @projectsyndicate.bsky.social
prosyn.org/fECHpKy
Public procurement is key to climate success.
Spot on by Casier, @jorenverschaeve.bsky.social & Deboffe via @projectsyndicate.bsky.social
prosyn.org/fECHpKy
Europe Must Stop Squandering the Power of Its Purse
Liesbeth Casier, Joren Verschaeve and Christophe Deboffe show how the European Union could be using public procurement more effectively to advance its climate goals.
prosyn.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Want low-carbon steel & cement? Buy it!
Public procurement is key to climate success.
Spot on by Casier, @jorenverschaeve.bsky.social & Deboffe via @projectsyndicate.bsky.social
prosyn.org/fECHpKy
Public procurement is key to climate success.
Spot on by Casier, @jorenverschaeve.bsky.social & Deboffe via @projectsyndicate.bsky.social
prosyn.org/fECHpKy
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Communities need used-book shops.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Communities need used-book shops.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
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Reminder: Russia can't afford to keep up this war.
Their reserves are dwindling and the free world minus the US has a GDP of roughly $25 trillion while Russia has 2 trillion.
With the lower oil price, the Ural discount, and the banking crisis looming, "the end is nigh" for Russia's aggression.
🧵
Their reserves are dwindling and the free world minus the US has a GDP of roughly $25 trillion while Russia has 2 trillion.
With the lower oil price, the Ural discount, and the banking crisis looming, "the end is nigh" for Russia's aggression.
🧵
November 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Reminder: Russia can't afford to keep up this war.
Their reserves are dwindling and the free world minus the US has a GDP of roughly $25 trillion while Russia has 2 trillion.
With the lower oil price, the Ural discount, and the banking crisis looming, "the end is nigh" for Russia's aggression.
🧵
Their reserves are dwindling and the free world minus the US has a GDP of roughly $25 trillion while Russia has 2 trillion.
With the lower oil price, the Ural discount, and the banking crisis looming, "the end is nigh" for Russia's aggression.
🧵
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Quick, they can’t have gotten far
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Quick, they can’t have gotten far
Yup, unless... we start to understand that a car was developed to carry a family of 5 over a highway while most city trips are with one person and at lower speeds.
On average, autonomous vehicles should be drastically smaller.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
On average, autonomous vehicles should be drastically smaller.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
November 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Yup, unless... we start to understand that a car was developed to carry a family of 5 over a highway while most city trips are with one person and at lower speeds.
On average, autonomous vehicles should be drastically smaller.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
On average, autonomous vehicles should be drastically smaller.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
US defense is like US healthcare: pretty good if you can afford it, but hideously expensive per person compared to other countries.
I thought that in fighter jets, the ultimate expensive weapon, the US would continue to dominate. Not so, apparently.
I thought that in fighter jets, the ultimate expensive weapon, the US would continue to dominate. Not so, apparently.
November 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
US defense is like US healthcare: pretty good if you can afford it, but hideously expensive per person compared to other countries.
I thought that in fighter jets, the ultimate expensive weapon, the US would continue to dominate. Not so, apparently.
I thought that in fighter jets, the ultimate expensive weapon, the US would continue to dominate. Not so, apparently.
UK's media connection to facts and speaking truth to power is increasingly tenuous. Latest example: line saying Trump is corrupt was censored from the Reith lecture by @rutgerbregman.com and BBC journalists aren't allowed to quote the line.
Bunch of cowards.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Bunch of cowards.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
UK's media connection to facts and speaking truth to power is increasingly tenuous. Latest example: line saying Trump is corrupt was censored from the Reith lecture by @rutgerbregman.com and BBC journalists aren't allowed to quote the line.
Bunch of cowards.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Bunch of cowards.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
To most people outside of the US, the Trump White House demands very little respect. Posts like this strengthen the view that it's a cult reminiscent of Kim Jong Un in Korea and Putin in Russia.
November 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
To most people outside of the US, the Trump White House demands very little respect. Posts like this strengthen the view that it's a cult reminiscent of Kim Jong Un in Korea and Putin in Russia.
Fascinating that China now has a smaller percentage of people in extreme poverty than the US, and that in the US, extreme poverty has increased since 1990.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Fascinating that China now has a smaller percentage of people in extreme poverty than the US, and that in the US, extreme poverty has increased since 1990.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Those who feel that shifting to an induction cooker is too complicated, costly, or even impossible (renters, for instance) might consider buying a portable hob. They start at less than £30 for a single one and should do the job well! Good for your health, the planet (and your cooking)!
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Those who feel that shifting to an induction cooker is too complicated, costly, or even impossible (renters, for instance) might consider buying a portable hob. They start at less than £30 for a single one and should do the job well! Good for your health, the planet (and your cooking)!
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The EU could soon censor words like ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based steak’, a gift to the meat industry that raises costs & red tape for sustainable food producers -- unless we stop it! Join the call to EU Heads of State to reject the 'veggie burger' ban secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/... #Veggie
🍔 A ban on the word ‘veggie burger’?!
Tell EU leaders to vote against it!
secure.avaaz.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The EU could soon censor words like ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based steak’, a gift to the meat industry that raises costs & red tape for sustainable food producers -- unless we stop it! Join the call to EU Heads of State to reject the 'veggie burger' ban secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/... #Veggie
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AI will enable productivity gains, they said…
AI-enabled NIMBYism has come to clean energy deployment. Virtually all the examples mentioned in this piece are wind, solar and transmission projects. 💡🔌
How Scottish campaigners are using AI to battle rural planning applications
Tool allows individuals to send unique, complex objections of about 4,000 words within a couple of minutes
www.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
AI will enable productivity gains, they said…
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🚨BREAKING: Kenyan court rules “sharing seeds is NOT a crime”
The High Court ruled in favour of smallholder farmers and their right to save, share and exchange their own seeds. 🌱
This is a landmark verdict for food sovereignty over corporate greed.
Learn more from @greenpeaceafrica.org ⬇️
The High Court ruled in favour of smallholder farmers and their right to save, share and exchange their own seeds. 🌱
This is a landmark verdict for food sovereignty over corporate greed.
Learn more from @greenpeaceafrica.org ⬇️
HISTORIC VICTORY: Kenyan Court Rules “Sharing Seeds is Not a Crime” in Landmark Verdict for Food Sovereignty - Greenpeace Africa
This judgment establishes powerful legal precedent globally, affirming that the ancient right of farmers to save and share seeds supersedes commercial interests, reshaping the legal balance of power b...
www.greenpeace.org
November 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🚨BREAKING: Kenyan court rules “sharing seeds is NOT a crime”
The High Court ruled in favour of smallholder farmers and their right to save, share and exchange their own seeds. 🌱
This is a landmark verdict for food sovereignty over corporate greed.
Learn more from @greenpeaceafrica.org ⬇️
The High Court ruled in favour of smallholder farmers and their right to save, share and exchange their own seeds. 🌱
This is a landmark verdict for food sovereignty over corporate greed.
Learn more from @greenpeaceafrica.org ⬇️
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REPORTER: What kind of concessions is Hitler and the Germans going to have to make?
CHAMBERLAIN: The big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land.
CHAMBERLAIN: The big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land.
REPORTER: What kind of concessions are the Russians going to have to make?
TRUMP: The big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land
TRUMP: The big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land
November 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
REPORTER: What kind of concessions is Hitler and the Germans going to have to make?
CHAMBERLAIN: The big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land.
CHAMBERLAIN: The big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land.
I concluded 40 years ago that the soul and consciousness are concepts invented by people who want to feel special and imagine there must be an afterlife for them.
I don't see anything but a sliding scale between ppl and animals based on capacity for happiness and suffering.
As for AI...
I don't see anything but a sliding scale between ppl and animals based on capacity for happiness and suffering.
As for AI...
This is narcissism masquerading as philosophy — the technophile elite are not recognizing a new soul in AI, they're falling in love with their creation, staring at their own reflection in a digital pool.
It is the ultimate in solipsism and has its roots in a pathological fear and denial of death.
It is the ultimate in solipsism and has its roots in a pathological fear and denial of death.
can’t fucking catch a breath
make it stop
make it stop
November 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I concluded 40 years ago that the soul and consciousness are concepts invented by people who want to feel special and imagine there must be an afterlife for them.
I don't see anything but a sliding scale between ppl and animals based on capacity for happiness and suffering.
As for AI...
I don't see anything but a sliding scale between ppl and animals based on capacity for happiness and suffering.
As for AI...
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Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.