Esther de Weger
@estherdeweger.bsky.social
Senior researcher studying how we handle complex crises and why genuine public participation & dialogue matter more than ever. PhD: https://research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/publications/a-work-in-progress-successfully-engaging-communities-for-health-a
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www.verwey-jonker.nl
Onze literatuurstudie over #onlinegeweld #cybergeweld tussen Nederlandse burgers staat klaaar. Aard, omvang, onderliggende maatschappelijke redenen, impact op het individu en maatschappij en mogelijke interventies en beleidsmaatregelen. Het staat er allemaal in: www.verwey-jonker.nl/wp-content/u...
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social articles in the December and January issues:
Here are people doing cool science that will cure disease or help us understand the natural world. It is being defunded by the Trump administration.
Here are people doing cool science that will cure disease or help us understand the natural world. It is being defunded by the Trump administration.
December 27, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social articles in the December and January issues:
Here are people doing cool science that will cure disease or help us understand the natural world. It is being defunded by the Trump administration.
Here are people doing cool science that will cure disease or help us understand the natural world. It is being defunded by the Trump administration.
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Nederlanders kleden zich slecht. Heel slecht. We zijn het enige volk ter wereld dat op een bruiloft verschijnt met een Eastpak-rugzak van 40 liter en op een begrafenis met een slobbertrui www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Hallo werkend Nederland. Ga je eens wat netter kleden!
Bergschoenen, fleece truien, rugzakken – Nederlanders kleden zich op hun werk alsof ze gaan bergwandelen. „Het is lamlendigheid”, schrijft Japke-d. Bouma. „We hebben het opgegeven.”
www.nrc.nl
October 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Nederlanders kleden zich slecht. Heel slecht. We zijn het enige volk ter wereld dat op een bruiloft verschijnt met een Eastpak-rugzak van 40 liter en op een begrafenis met een slobbertrui www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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We condemn the scandalous US visa ban on former EU Commisioner Breton and digital activists. Protecting democracy isn’t censorship. ✋🏼
Disinformation isn’t free speech. Europe won’t take lessons from those undermining democracy and free speech.
Here in Europe we set our own laws. 🇪🇺✊🏼
Disinformation isn’t free speech. Europe won’t take lessons from those undermining democracy and free speech.
Here in Europe we set our own laws. 🇪🇺✊🏼
December 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
We condemn the scandalous US visa ban on former EU Commisioner Breton and digital activists. Protecting democracy isn’t censorship. ✋🏼
Disinformation isn’t free speech. Europe won’t take lessons from those undermining democracy and free speech.
Here in Europe we set our own laws. 🇪🇺✊🏼
Disinformation isn’t free speech. Europe won’t take lessons from those undermining democracy and free speech.
Here in Europe we set our own laws. 🇪🇺✊🏼
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Wetenschappers in de VS zetten CO2 met succes om in appelzuur, smaakstof voor snoep en wijn
Wetenschappers in de VS zetten CO2 met succes om in appelzuur, smaakstof voor snoep en wijn
www.volkskrant.nl
December 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Wetenschappers in de VS zetten CO2 met succes om in appelzuur, smaakstof voor snoep en wijn
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What we have now is a two-tiered society with a wealthy few at the top and the vast majority of Americans struggling to make ends meet.
It’s corrosive to our economy and democracy.
It’s corrosive to our economy and democracy.
December 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What we have now is a two-tiered society with a wealthy few at the top and the vast majority of Americans struggling to make ends meet.
It’s corrosive to our economy and democracy.
It’s corrosive to our economy and democracy.
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This is an excellent read. The more you know. #Science 🧪
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
Hepatitis B vaccine guidance set to be rolled back for US babies: what the science says
A panel of US vaccine advisers voted to rescind a recommendation that all newborns should receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
www.nature.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This is an excellent read. The more you know. #Science 🧪
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
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73% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to govt data.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
December 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
73% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to govt data.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
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The 20 best songs of 2025
The 20 best songs of 2025
This year’s outstanding tracks – from post-punk rap to indie-disco and operatic pop – as voted for by 30 Guardian music writers
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The 20 best songs of 2025
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De PVV, die altijd de mond vol heeft over doen wat de kiezer wil, vindt dat we naar déze kiezers⤵️ juist niet moeten luisteren #burgerberaad. Dat hoor ik een PVV’er zeggen in NOS Journaal. Naar kiezers luisteren geldt kennelijk alleen wanneer ze zeggen wat PVV goed uitkomt.
Enkele zojuist verschenen adviezen uit het Burgerberaad Klimaat:
-Minder voedselverspilling
-Stimuleren duurzame landbouw
-Een verplichte garantie van 6 jaar voor apparaten
-Hogere belasting op kerosine
-Stimuleren fietsgebruik
Lees het gehele advies hier: burgerberaadklimaat.nl/advies/defau...
-Minder voedselverspilling
-Stimuleren duurzame landbouw
-Een verplichte garantie van 6 jaar voor apparaten
-Hogere belasting op kerosine
-Stimuleren fietsgebruik
Lees het gehele advies hier: burgerberaadklimaat.nl/advies/defau...
Advies - Burgerberaad klimaat
Advies
burgerberaadklimaat.nl
December 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
De PVV, die altijd de mond vol heeft over doen wat de kiezer wil, vindt dat we naar déze kiezers⤵️ juist niet moeten luisteren #burgerberaad. Dat hoor ik een PVV’er zeggen in NOS Journaal. Naar kiezers luisteren geldt kennelijk alleen wanneer ze zeggen wat PVV goed uitkomt.
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Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
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Burgerberaad geeft de politiek klimaatadvies en lesje samenwerken
Burgerberaad geeft de politiek klimaatadvies en lesje samenwerken
Het kabinet heeft maandag advies ontvangen van het Nationaal Burgerberaad Klimaat, opgesteld door 175 burgers die daar in zeven weekenden aan hebben gewerkt.
www.trouw.nl
December 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Burgerberaad geeft de politiek klimaatadvies en lesje samenwerken
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Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
November 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
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“Hamnet” is a somber—and at times punishing—adaptation that draws on speculative work that imagines the grief William Shakespeare and his wife felt after losing their son, David Sims writes—and when the film is at its best, it “embraces the unknowability of this premise.”
‘Hamnet’ Is Miserable, and Proud of It
Chloé Zhao’s film depicts the inspiration for “Hamlet” as a relentlessly woeful tale.
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
“Hamnet” is a somber—and at times punishing—adaptation that draws on speculative work that imagines the grief William Shakespeare and his wife felt after losing their son, David Sims writes—and when the film is at its best, it “embraces the unknowability of this premise.”
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In rampenfilms zie je vaak dat deskundigen de autoriteiten waarschuwen, maar die weten het altijd beter en doen niks. En dan komt de ramp.
Ik bedenk me nu dat dit, grappig genoeg, in het echt ook gebeurt. Kijk naar Wiersma. Gif en PFAS, vogelgriep, biodiversiteit: allemaal rampen waiting to happen.
Ik bedenk me nu dat dit, grappig genoeg, in het echt ook gebeurt. Kijk naar Wiersma. Gif en PFAS, vogelgriep, biodiversiteit: allemaal rampen waiting to happen.
PFAS-pesticiden: het beste van twee werelden. En minister Femke Wiersma is er dol op!
November 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
In rampenfilms zie je vaak dat deskundigen de autoriteiten waarschuwen, maar die weten het altijd beter en doen niks. En dan komt de ramp.
Ik bedenk me nu dat dit, grappig genoeg, in het echt ook gebeurt. Kijk naar Wiersma. Gif en PFAS, vogelgriep, biodiversiteit: allemaal rampen waiting to happen.
Ik bedenk me nu dat dit, grappig genoeg, in het echt ook gebeurt. Kijk naar Wiersma. Gif en PFAS, vogelgriep, biodiversiteit: allemaal rampen waiting to happen.
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My subscription ran out last year & I'm not going to renew just to read this. But as a medical historian, I'd point out that "miasma theory" only makes sense as a theory of disease prevention if you RUN AWAY from an environment deemed insalubrious. And we know Kennedy will happily do that.
“Miasma theory” stages a comeback in the United States
Deep sigh 😮💨
www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
Deep sigh 😮💨
www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
RFK Jr.’s Miasma Theory of Health Is Spreading
The NIH is picking up Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s argument that a healthy immune system can keep even pandemic germs at bay.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
My subscription ran out last year & I'm not going to renew just to read this. But as a medical historian, I'd point out that "miasma theory" only makes sense as a theory of disease prevention if you RUN AWAY from an environment deemed insalubrious. And we know Kennedy will happily do that.
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People value free and fair elections, and prefer living in a country with free and fair elections but with less desirable outcomes (e.g. low levels of wealth) to living in a country without free and fair elections but with better outcomes journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00104140251392539
Are People Willing to Trade Away Democracy for Desirable Outcomes? Experimental Evidence From Six Countries - Jonathan A. Chu, Scott Williamson, Eddy S. F. Yeung, 2025
To what extent do people prioritize living in a democracy over other indicators of good governance or personal well-being? This question has become contested as...
journals.sagepub.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
People value free and fair elections, and prefer living in a country with free and fair elections but with less desirable outcomes (e.g. low levels of wealth) to living in a country without free and fair elections but with better outcomes journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00104140251392539
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Wie besloot afgelopen week nou precies dat Moerdijk moet verdwijnen? watisdemocratie.substack.com/p/het-is-toc...
Het is toch echt ook ‘door het volk’
Een dorp verdwijnt niet zomaar. En zeker niet door een collegebesluit. Toch leek het alsof Moerdijk al was opgeheven. Deze week: hoe één woord onze democratische verhoudingen kan verhullen.
watisdemocratie.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Wie besloot afgelopen week nou precies dat Moerdijk moet verdwijnen? watisdemocratie.substack.com/p/het-is-toc...
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Seeing calls "to keep 1.5°C within reach" at #COP30 and am unsure what to make of them. What would a failure to recognise reality mean? Does it mean we are also not recognising the need to adapt to a 1.5°C world?
Recommended read by @glenpeters.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Recommended read by @glenpeters.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Is limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C still possible? - Glen P. Peters, 2024
It is always possible to find arguments to make 1.5°C forever possible, but they increasingly diverge from reality. It is time to admit that the world will cros...
journals.sagepub.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Seeing calls "to keep 1.5°C within reach" at #COP30 and am unsure what to make of them. What would a failure to recognise reality mean? Does it mean we are also not recognising the need to adapt to a 1.5°C world?
Recommended read by @glenpeters.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Recommended read by @glenpeters.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Love This: In Louisiana, air pollution monitoring becomes an act of resistance
lailluminator.com/2025/11/02/c...
lailluminator.com/2025/11/02/c...
Citizen-led pollution monitoring persists in Louisiana, despite law that limits its use • Louisiana Illuminator
Communities around Louisiana are taking environmental data collection into their own hands — despite a law restricting how their findings can be used to enforce regulations.
lailluminator.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Love This: In Louisiana, air pollution monitoring becomes an act of resistance
lailluminator.com/2025/11/02/c...
lailluminator.com/2025/11/02/c...
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Treinkaartjes NS duurder, ‘reiziger en klimaat zijn de dupe’
Treinkaartjes NS duurder, ‘reiziger en klimaat zijn de dupe’
De NS verhogen per 2026 de prijs van de meeste treinreizen. Reizigersvereniging Rover Natuur & Milieu zijn ontstemd.
www.trouw.nl
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Treinkaartjes NS duurder, ‘reiziger en klimaat zijn de dupe’
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This surge in applications from the US comes at a time where the grant and job market in Europe is already *very* competitive.
Unless Europe invests more in science and higher education this influx of talent will put a squeeze on an already fragile system.
www.ft.com/content/cd80...
Unless Europe invests more in science and higher education this influx of talent will put a squeeze on an already fragile system.
www.ft.com/content/cd80...
Trump’s university backlash drives US researchers towards Europe
EU grant applications hit record in 2025 amid surge in interest from American academics
www.ft.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
This surge in applications from the US comes at a time where the grant and job market in Europe is already *very* competitive.
Unless Europe invests more in science and higher education this influx of talent will put a squeeze on an already fragile system.
www.ft.com/content/cd80...
Unless Europe invests more in science and higher education this influx of talent will put a squeeze on an already fragile system.
www.ft.com/content/cd80...
Zat zelf als teller op een #stembureau woensdag en weet hoe zorgvuldig & enthousiast er gewerkt wordt. Door te spreken van ‘gesjoemel’, zet hij buren tegenover elkaar. Zulke desinformatie ondermijnt niet alleen vertrouwen in het democratische proces, maar vergroot #polarisatie #TK2025
Lieve media, Wilders kan Playbook Trump alleen uitrollen als jullie, als wij journalisten, verslag doen van giftig nepnieuws als waren het feiten. Als er geen enkel bewijs is voor fraude, zijn dit soort berichten nagels aan de doodskist van de democratie
November 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Zat zelf als teller op een #stembureau woensdag en weet hoe zorgvuldig & enthousiast er gewerkt wordt. Door te spreken van ‘gesjoemel’, zet hij buren tegenover elkaar. Zulke desinformatie ondermijnt niet alleen vertrouwen in het democratische proces, maar vergroot #polarisatie #TK2025
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Here's my top 5 ways to help friends & family falling down the conspiracy hole:
1. Prebunk - prevention is key
2. Validate their worldview first
3. Reiterate social consensus to highlight extremism
4. Involve ex-conspiracy theorists
5. Keep in touch & prevent isolation
shorturl.at/dmldd
1. Prebunk - prevention is key
2. Validate their worldview first
3. Reiterate social consensus to highlight extremism
4. Involve ex-conspiracy theorists
5. Keep in touch & prevent isolation
shorturl.at/dmldd
How to help friends and family dig out of a conspiracy theory black hole
Some tried and trusted techniques that might help.
www.technologyreview.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Here's my top 5 ways to help friends & family falling down the conspiracy hole:
1. Prebunk - prevention is key
2. Validate their worldview first
3. Reiterate social consensus to highlight extremism
4. Involve ex-conspiracy theorists
5. Keep in touch & prevent isolation
shorturl.at/dmldd
1. Prebunk - prevention is key
2. Validate their worldview first
3. Reiterate social consensus to highlight extremism
4. Involve ex-conspiracy theorists
5. Keep in touch & prevent isolation
shorturl.at/dmldd
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Lieve media, Wilders kan Playbook Trump alleen uitrollen als jullie, als wij journalisten, verslag doen van giftig nepnieuws als waren het feiten. Als er geen enkel bewijs is voor fraude, zijn dit soort berichten nagels aan de doodskist van de democratie
Wilders legt zich niet neer bij verkiezingsuitslag, doet onbewezen suggestie van stembusfraude
Wilders legt zich niet neer bij verkiezingsuitslag, doet onbewezen suggestie van stembusfraude
PVV-leider Geert Wilders heeft zich vooralsnog niet neergelegd bij een verkiezingsnederlaag. In een X-bericht heeft hij vrijdag twee afbeeldingen van berichten gedeeld waarin de…
www.nrc.nl
October 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Lieve media, Wilders kan Playbook Trump alleen uitrollen als jullie, als wij journalisten, verslag doen van giftig nepnieuws als waren het feiten. Als er geen enkel bewijs is voor fraude, zijn dit soort berichten nagels aan de doodskist van de democratie
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