Evel Knievel
@yousefalshammari.bsky.social
Kuwaiti-born, with a passion for classical music, baseball, and the world’s unfolding stories.
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NEW: Have you ever wondered what lies beneath all of Antarctica's ice? Well, thanks to 70 years' worth of surveys, you can see! Take a look at this map: it reveals a hidden world of mountains and canyons not seen for 35 million years.
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This Is the Most Detailed Map of Antarctica Ever Made
Scientists compiled decades of data to reveal the continent hiding beneath millions of miles of ice.
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April 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
NEW: Have you ever wondered what lies beneath all of Antarctica's ice? Well, thanks to 70 years' worth of surveys, you can see! Take a look at this map: it reveals a hidden world of mountains and canyons not seen for 35 million years.
Me @atlasobscura.com www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ant...
Me @atlasobscura.com www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ant...
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March 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Around the block again in Chicago.
March 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Around the block again in Chicago.
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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) operates with alarming secrecy. Americans deserve to know how it is using their tax dollars and personal data and whether it is violating the law.
How Is DOGE Abusing Its Power?
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency operates with alarming secrecy; Americans deserve to know how it is using their tax dollars and personal data and whether it is violating the law.
www.americanprogress.org
March 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) operates with alarming secrecy. Americans deserve to know how it is using their tax dollars and personal data and whether it is violating the law.
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I mean it's barely even worth mention anymore but everything this fucking guy does benefits Putin.
WSJ reporting that the CIA is ... *checks notes* ... *double checks notes* ... offering buyouts to its entire workforce. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
The CIA Is About to Get a Trump Makeover
The spy agency’s workforce received a buyout-style offer on Tuesday.
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February 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I mean it's barely even worth mention anymore but everything this fucking guy does benefits Putin.
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Try to make it through life without ever been hated as much as Rudy Giuliani is by a courtroom sketch artist.
January 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Try to make it through life without ever been hated as much as Rudy Giuliani is by a courtroom sketch artist.
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So simple it's genius.
August 13, 2024 at 11:09 PM
So simple it's genius.
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“Why do you get to-“
“Cause I’m the fucking lead singer, Dave.”
“Cause I’m the fucking lead singer, Dave.”
August 13, 2024 at 1:11 AM
“Why do you get to-“
“Cause I’m the fucking lead singer, Dave.”
“Cause I’m the fucking lead singer, Dave.”
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Story on groundwater depletion in the Ogallala aquifer on PBS News Hour tonight, with comments by me on growing climate change risks.
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Depletion of major groundwater source threatens Great Plains farming
In the heart of the country, Great Plains farmers and ranchers produce a quarter of all U.S. crops and 40 percent of its beef. But they rely on a resource that has been slowly drying up, water. Stepha...
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June 25, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Story on groundwater depletion in the Ogallala aquifer on PBS News Hour tonight, with comments by me on growing climate change risks.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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"Since Texas’ ban on abortion went into effect, infant deaths in the state increased by nearly 13%, according to a new analysis published on Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. In the rest of the country, infant mortality increased less than 2% over the same period."
Infant deaths increased after Texas banned abortion in early pregnancy
Since Texas’ ban on abortion went into effect, infant deaths in the state increased by nearly 13%, according to a new analysis published on Monday in JAMA Pediatrics.
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June 24, 2024 at 7:46 PM
"Since Texas’ ban on abortion went into effect, infant deaths in the state increased by nearly 13%, according to a new analysis published on Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. In the rest of the country, infant mortality increased less than 2% over the same period."
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One feather from an extinct bird sells for $46,000. Shame we don’t value the birds and their habitat so highly BEFORE they go extinct. My Sunday Star Times #cartoon today #nzpol #FastTrack
May 26, 2024 at 7:42 AM
One feather from an extinct bird sells for $46,000. Shame we don’t value the birds and their habitat so highly BEFORE they go extinct. My Sunday Star Times #cartoon today #nzpol #FastTrack
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The San Diego corpse flower bloomed for the first time since 2018.
I thought they were called corpse flowers because they stink but it's apparently because they eat ballerinas.
I thought they were called corpse flowers because they stink but it's apparently because they eat ballerinas.
May 26, 2024 at 5:29 AM
The San Diego corpse flower bloomed for the first time since 2018.
I thought they were called corpse flowers because they stink but it's apparently because they eat ballerinas.
I thought they were called corpse flowers because they stink but it's apparently because they eat ballerinas.
Statelessness in Kuwait – a real scandal – is a recurring nightmare that the government of Kuwait refuses to acknowledge, let alone solve. Stateless people, otherwise known as Bidoon, have been extremely mistreated and institutionally discriminated against for many, many years.
August 16, 2023 at 12:24 AM
Statelessness in Kuwait – a real scandal – is a recurring nightmare that the government of Kuwait refuses to acknowledge, let alone solve. Stateless people, otherwise known as Bidoon, have been extremely mistreated and institutionally discriminated against for many, many years.
My deepest condolences to the people affected by the cowardly terrorist attack at Shah Cheragh. This is the second attack of its kind in less than a year. Why can’t I hear any of the free voices condemning the terrorist attack? Maybe because Iran is the victim here. I stand in solidarity with Iran.
August 15, 2023 at 1:03 AM
My deepest condolences to the people affected by the cowardly terrorist attack at Shah Cheragh. This is the second attack of its kind in less than a year. Why can’t I hear any of the free voices condemning the terrorist attack? Maybe because Iran is the victim here. I stand in solidarity with Iran.
Foreign investments is the second most talked about topic after oil in the GCC countries, and is regarded as an important economic pillar. In Kuwait, for example, both the government and the people love to brag about the SWF’s assets in mostly Britain and America.
August 14, 2023 at 3:51 PM
Foreign investments is the second most talked about topic after oil in the GCC countries, and is regarded as an important economic pillar. In Kuwait, for example, both the government and the people love to brag about the SWF’s assets in mostly Britain and America.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
— Friedrich Nietzsche
August 13, 2023 at 11:27 PM
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
— Friedrich Nietzsche
To give you an idea about the discriminatory nature of Saudi laws, did you know that the Saudi government restricts entry to Mecca to Muslims only, although, according to many contemporary Muslim scholars, Islam doesn’t prohibit non-Muslims from entry? Saudi thinks it has a monopoly on Islam.
August 13, 2023 at 7:57 PM
To give you an idea about the discriminatory nature of Saudi laws, did you know that the Saudi government restricts entry to Mecca to Muslims only, although, according to many contemporary Muslim scholars, Islam doesn’t prohibit non-Muslims from entry? Saudi thinks it has a monopoly on Islam.
Growing up in Kuwait, I remember spending many hours watching and admiring football games both locally and internationally. I even came really close to play for Al-Qadsia, the football club that I loved the most as a young boy. Kuwait’s current FIFA ranking is 137, behind Malaysia and Philippines.
August 13, 2023 at 6:55 PM
Growing up in Kuwait, I remember spending many hours watching and admiring football games both locally and internationally. I even came really close to play for Al-Qadsia, the football club that I loved the most as a young boy. Kuwait’s current FIFA ranking is 137, behind Malaysia and Philippines.
With a quality-of-life score of 174.19, Estonia is ranked 12th in its 2022 index. Also, Estonia does particularly well in the areas of safety, commuting and pollution.
August 13, 2023 at 4:10 PM
With a quality-of-life score of 174.19, Estonia is ranked 12th in its 2022 index. Also, Estonia does particularly well in the areas of safety, commuting and pollution.
“A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.” - Arthur Schopenhauer
August 13, 2023 at 2:01 AM
“A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.” - Arthur Schopenhauer
For its size, Estonia is a leading European country in startups, unicorns and investments. In fact, Estonia has more startups per capita than Silicon Valley. Skype, Wise and Bolt are some of the unicorns produced in Estonia.
August 12, 2023 at 7:48 PM
For its size, Estonia is a leading European country in startups, unicorns and investments. In fact, Estonia has more startups per capita than Silicon Valley. Skype, Wise and Bolt are some of the unicorns produced in Estonia.
Estonia is one of the least religious countries in the world where less than a third of the population consider themselves as believers. Furthermore, Lutheranism is the most prevalent religion among Estonians. Today, many people regard Estonia to be one of the friendliest nations.
August 12, 2023 at 6:46 PM
Estonia is one of the least religious countries in the world where less than a third of the population consider themselves as believers. Furthermore, Lutheranism is the most prevalent religion among Estonians. Today, many people regard Estonia to be one of the friendliest nations.
Hazem al-Braikan, who was the CEO of a Middle Eastern investment group known as Al-Raya Investment, faced charges by the SEC for allegedly trading shares based on two phony announcements in 2009.
August 11, 2023 at 9:52 PM
Hazem al-Braikan, who was the CEO of a Middle Eastern investment group known as Al-Raya Investment, faced charges by the SEC for allegedly trading shares based on two phony announcements in 2009.