Henri vdM
@henrivdm.bsky.social
Cape Town, South Africa. Navigating the complexities of a post-colonial, post-apartheid world.
Would love to live in a car-free city one day...
Would love to live in a car-free city one day...
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If your theology protects pastors over children, demands purity from teens while excusing predators, and calls itself holy while covering harm—let it die. Some things need to die so something honest can rise. Something that actually looks like Jesus.
May 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
If your theology protects pastors over children, demands purity from teens while excusing predators, and calls itself holy while covering harm—let it die. Some things need to die so something honest can rise. Something that actually looks like Jesus.
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“I have never seen Danes so upset.”
“When Trump went on television and said he would by political or military force take a piece of the Danish kingdom, it was just too much for me.”
“He’s given up Pepsi, Colgate toothpaste, Heinz ketchup & California wine, & replaced them with European products.”
“When Trump went on television and said he would by political or military force take a piece of the Danish kingdom, it was just too much for me.”
“He’s given up Pepsi, Colgate toothpaste, Heinz ketchup & California wine, & replaced them with European products.”
Something powerful is happening around the world.
In Canada it’s been “Elbows Up.” With the Danes, it’s “Viking Blood Boiling.”
It’s in Ireland, in Mexico, and even the Swiss aren’t neutral.
Nations everywhere are boycotting US goods, tourism and even culture.
Thanks to Trump, Elon, GOP & MAGA.
In Canada it’s been “Elbows Up.” With the Danes, it’s “Viking Blood Boiling.”
It’s in Ireland, in Mexico, and even the Swiss aren’t neutral.
Nations everywhere are boycotting US goods, tourism and even culture.
Thanks to Trump, Elon, GOP & MAGA.
'Danish Viking blood is boiling.' Danes boycott US goods with fervor as others in Europe do so too
Consumers across Europe furious over President Donald Trump’s policies are boycotting U.S. goods. Among the most passionate are Danes, seeking a way to protest Trump's threat to seize the Danish terri...
apnews.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:20 AM
“I have never seen Danes so upset.”
“When Trump went on television and said he would by political or military force take a piece of the Danish kingdom, it was just too much for me.”
“He’s given up Pepsi, Colgate toothpaste, Heinz ketchup & California wine, & replaced them with European products.”
“When Trump went on television and said he would by political or military force take a piece of the Danish kingdom, it was just too much for me.”
“He’s given up Pepsi, Colgate toothpaste, Heinz ketchup & California wine, & replaced them with European products.”
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The battle against a Trump+Putin fuelled global fascism that would seek to carve up the world has begun in earnest.
It’s happening fast.
Don’t ignore it.
Take action. Fight.
It’s happening fast.
Don’t ignore it.
Take action. Fight.
March 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The battle against a Trump+Putin fuelled global fascism that would seek to carve up the world has begun in earnest.
It’s happening fast.
Don’t ignore it.
Take action. Fight.
It’s happening fast.
Don’t ignore it.
Take action. Fight.
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Sociopathic arsehole.
January 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Sociopathic arsehole.
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Because the density of car infrastructure is too high!
February 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Because the density of car infrastructure is too high!
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Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years. Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people.
Good trade.
Good trade.
January 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years. Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people.
Good trade.
Good trade.
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Good climate policy includes making it really attractive for people to leave their cars at home.
#VoteClimate #VoteCommunities #AusVotes2025
#VoteClimate #VoteCommunities #AusVotes2025
Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years. Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people.
Good trade.
Good trade.
January 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Good climate policy includes making it really attractive for people to leave their cars at home.
#VoteClimate #VoteCommunities #AusVotes2025
#VoteClimate #VoteCommunities #AusVotes2025
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IIHS found that pickups, SUVs and vans with a hood height greater than 40" are about 45% more likely to cause deaths in pedestrian crashes than cars and other vehicles with a hood height of 30" or less and a sloping profile. Such a rule on vehicle hood height would save bicyclist lives as well.
January 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
IIHS found that pickups, SUVs and vans with a hood height greater than 40" are about 45% more likely to cause deaths in pedestrian crashes than cars and other vehicles with a hood height of 30" or less and a sloping profile. Such a rule on vehicle hood height would save bicyclist lives as well.
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I blame this on Donald Trump too. We have been watching professional cycling on the Discovery+ app for £6.99/month. Now it's going to cost £30.99/month. My love for MVDP isn't that strong.
Eurosport is closing down in the UK - cycling is about to get a lot more expensive to watch
Live cycling to be shown on TNT Sports from next month
www.cyclingweekly.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I blame this on Donald Trump too. We have been watching professional cycling on the Discovery+ app for £6.99/month. Now it's going to cost £30.99/month. My love for MVDP isn't that strong.
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You don't need to keep bending the knee for the fascist.
Are there any politicians with a backbone?
Are there any politicians with a backbone?
December 23, 2024 at 1:03 PM
You don't need to keep bending the knee for the fascist.
Are there any politicians with a backbone?
Are there any politicians with a backbone?
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Je le dis avec force aux défenseuses et défenseurs du climat : ne lâchons rien face aux climatosceptiques !
Vous pourrez toujours compter sur Paris et sur les villes pour résister et tenir bon !
Nous ne manquerons jamais
de courage et de détermination.
Vous pourrez toujours compter sur Paris et sur les villes pour résister et tenir bon !
Nous ne manquerons jamais
de courage et de détermination.
January 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Je le dis avec force aux défenseuses et défenseurs du climat : ne lâchons rien face aux climatosceptiques !
Vous pourrez toujours compter sur Paris et sur les villes pour résister et tenir bon !
Nous ne manquerons jamais
de courage et de détermination.
Vous pourrez toujours compter sur Paris et sur les villes pour résister et tenir bon !
Nous ne manquerons jamais
de courage et de détermination.
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“A city’s creativity doesn’t depend on cars. That’s the 20th century. We’re in the 21st.” - Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo @annehidalgo.bsky.social.
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo: ‘A city’s creativity doesn’t depend on cars. That’s the 20th century’
Accused of desecrating the French capital, the politician wants more bikes, green spaces and social housing
www.ft.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:39 AM
“A city’s creativity doesn’t depend on cars. That’s the 20th century. We’re in the 21st.” - Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo @annehidalgo.bsky.social.
This is so unreal it seems like fiction. The most scary things is that the most powerful men in the world are driving this agenda.
The nominated no. 2 guy at EPA recently challenged the agency's ban on asbestos -- something so dangerous 50+ countries have already banned it. He's also represented companies accused of PFAS pollution. @fastlerner.bsky.social on David Fotouhi: www.propublica.org/article/davi...
Donald Trump’s No. 2 Pick for the EPA Represented Companies Accused of Pollution Harm
David Fotouhi, a lawyer who recently challenged a ban on asbestos, worked to roll back climate regulations and water protections while serving in the Environmental Protection Agency during Trump’s fir...
www.propublica.org
January 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This is so unreal it seems like fiction. The most scary things is that the most powerful men in the world are driving this agenda.
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Literally all of us after two days of Trump.
January 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Literally all of us after two days of Trump.
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Always bewildering that “the economy” is treated as some kind of law of nature, like gravity, when in fact is a figment of the collective imagination - we have made it this way, and can make it another if we want; the natural world, however, is actually empirically real
January 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Always bewildering that “the economy” is treated as some kind of law of nature, like gravity, when in fact is a figment of the collective imagination - we have made it this way, and can make it another if we want; the natural world, however, is actually empirically real
I had this thought that Trump's inauguration on Martin Luther King Jr day was a reprise of Hitler signing France's surrender in the same rail carriage. An act of reclaiming what they crazily believe they have lost. Let's show them who is really in charge...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
MSN
www.msn.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I had this thought that Trump's inauguration on Martin Luther King Jr day was a reprise of Hitler signing France's surrender in the same rail carriage. An act of reclaiming what they crazily believe they have lost. Let's show them who is really in charge...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
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🚴♂️ Exciting progress on the F2 high-quality cycle route! Connecting ’s‑Hertogenbosch & Zaltbommel, this 15 km route promises faster, safer cycling. Key upgrades & remaining challenges covered in my latest blog + video ride 🚲
F2 Cycle Route Nearing Completion: ’s‑Hertogenbosch to Zaltbommel
The F2 high-quality cycling route between ’s‑Hertogenbosch and Zaltbommel is finally nearing completion. This 15-kilometre route aims to make cycling between the two cities faster and safer, offering a viable alternative to the A2 motorway for short-distance car trips. It also significantly improves conditions for the cyclists who already use this route. The F2 is part of the MIRT A2 Deil-Vught…
bicycledutch.wordpress.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🚴♂️ Exciting progress on the F2 high-quality cycle route! Connecting ’s‑Hertogenbosch & Zaltbommel, this 15 km route promises faster, safer cycling. Key upgrades & remaining challenges covered in my latest blog + video ride 🚲
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Finally Biden has said the word: oligarchy. Why has it taken so long for the Democrats to explain what is happening?
January 16, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Finally Biden has said the word: oligarchy. Why has it taken so long for the Democrats to explain what is happening?
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Seems James Woods might do well to see this.
January 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Seems James Woods might do well to see this.
This is a tragic confirmation of just how screwed up Musk is - his true colours. More tragic is that the majority of Americans will agree with him. Sick. Not to mention the outright deflection from their profit-first, human caused climate-warming denial attitudes.
i’m kind of amazed at how this is just the crudest, most obvious n****rbaiting you can imagine. “the people you don’t like, yeah, they are responsible for everything bad.” and it works!
January 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This is a tragic confirmation of just how screwed up Musk is - his true colours. More tragic is that the majority of Americans will agree with him. Sick. Not to mention the outright deflection from their profit-first, human caused climate-warming denial attitudes.
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i’m kind of amazed at how this is just the crudest, most obvious n****rbaiting you can imagine. “the people you don’t like, yeah, they are responsible for everything bad.” and it works!
January 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
i’m kind of amazed at how this is just the crudest, most obvious n****rbaiting you can imagine. “the people you don’t like, yeah, they are responsible for everything bad.” and it works!
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Has private equity ever made anything better?
Private equity reduces patient care while enriching investors, Senate report finds
The bipartisan investigation of hospital systems purchased by Apollo Global Management and Leonard Green & Partners reinforced the findings of past academic research.
www.nbcnews.com
January 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Has private equity ever made anything better?
Frank Zappa had it 100% right years ago... #trump #maga #musk #bezos #zuck
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjkp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjkp...
Musician's Worst Nightmare Has Become Our New Reality
YouTube video by TYT Sports
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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The underlying cause is a lack of education and a lack of emotional intelligence, which means they have no empathy with their victims.
January 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The underlying cause is a lack of education and a lack of emotional intelligence, which means they have no empathy with their victims.