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AAN looks into rural women’s access to health in #Afghanistan finds stark inequalities for #women and rural populations and finds limited resources and the Emirate’s restrictions on women mean the population’s health is hanging in the balance. #WomenRights bit.ly/4iXojuc
Rural Women’s Access to Health in Afghanistan: “Most of the time, we just don’t go”
Since the return of the Islamic Emirate, Afghanistan’s already fragile healthcare system has deteriorated, with stark inequalities for women and rural populations. The system faces a severe lack of fu...
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March 30, 2025 at 5:34 AM
AAN looks into rural women’s access to health in #Afghanistan finds stark inequalities for #women and rural populations and finds limited resources and the Emirate’s restrictions on women mean the population’s health is hanging in the balance. #WomenRights bit.ly/4iXojuc
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As global demand for lithium skyrockets, a newly devised method of extracting it from salt lakes could be a huge boon for production. bit.ly/4bRTwg5
Scientists Devise Game-Changing Way to Extract Lithium From Salt Lakes
As global demand for lithium skyrockets, this newly devised method could be a huge boon for lithium production.
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March 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
As global demand for lithium skyrockets, a newly devised method of extracting it from salt lakes could be a huge boon for production. bit.ly/4bRTwg5
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Our latest dossier reveals the challenges Afghan women & girls face every day under the Emirate. As restrictions tighten, their struggles intensify. Dive into our reports and see how these policies mark a drastic shift. #Afghanistan #WomenRights
bit.ly/4bw3jIB
bit.ly/4bw3jIB
Deepening Discrimination: A dossier of reports about Afghan women
We last published a dossier of reports about women in July 2021, just before that momentous event for Afghanistan, the collapse of the Islamic Republic and re-establishment of the Islamic Emirate. Tho...
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March 12, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Our latest dossier reveals the challenges Afghan women & girls face every day under the Emirate. As restrictions tighten, their struggles intensify. Dive into our reports and see how these policies mark a drastic shift. #Afghanistan #WomenRights
bit.ly/4bw3jIB
bit.ly/4bw3jIB
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🚨BREAKING CROSSPOST AFTER DDOS ATTACK
Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename ‘Krasnov’ Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/breaking-c...
Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename ‘Krasnov’ Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/breaking-c...
BREAKING CROSSPOST: Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename ‘Krasnov’ Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
Byline Times has crashed due to a DDOS attack and the original story blocked: a former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
www.bylinesupplement.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
🚨BREAKING CROSSPOST AFTER DDOS ATTACK
Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename ‘Krasnov’ Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/breaking-c...
Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename ‘Krasnov’ Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/breaking-c...
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Our devastation of nature is so extreme that reversing even a small part of it requires painstaking efforts. A scientist’s attempt to try to save one endangered ibis species demonstrates how dire the situation has become.
The Long Flight to Teach an Endangered Ibis Species to Migrate
Our devastation of nature is so extreme that reversing even a small part of it requires painstaking, quixotic efforts.
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February 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Our devastation of nature is so extreme that reversing even a small part of it requires painstaking efforts. A scientist’s attempt to try to save one endangered ibis species demonstrates how dire the situation has become.
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Hell yeah, Wisdom
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February 19, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Hell yeah, Wisdom
🌎🧪🦑🦉
🌎🧪🦑🦉
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“I had come to the conclusion a long time ago that there was no escape from the labyrinth of contradictions in which we live except by an entirely new road, unlike anything hitherto known or used by us ...”
~ P.D. Ouspensky.
~ P.D. Ouspensky.
February 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
“I had come to the conclusion a long time ago that there was no escape from the labyrinth of contradictions in which we live except by an entirely new road, unlike anything hitherto known or used by us ...”
~ P.D. Ouspensky.
~ P.D. Ouspensky.
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“Doctors either don’t diagnose, or do so inaccurately, because they’ve failed to consider a very common root cause of human suffering and the source of many physical symptoms—namely, psychological stress.” bit.ly/3DtGaai
February 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“Doctors either don’t diagnose, or do so inaccurately, because they’ve failed to consider a very common root cause of human suffering and the source of many physical symptoms—namely, psychological stress.” bit.ly/3DtGaai
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The best nature stewards, David Sobel, MD, suggests, may be those who see themselves not as intruders and interlopers, but as a crucial part of the ecosystems that they wish to protect. bit.ly/3YoQI34
February 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The best nature stewards, David Sobel, MD, suggests, may be those who see themselves not as intruders and interlopers, but as a crucial part of the ecosystems that they wish to protect. bit.ly/3YoQI34
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Higher greenhouse-gas emissions, fewer jobs and dirtier air that kills more people: researchers have plugged Trump’s energy and climate policies into their models, and early results suggest far-reaching consequences for health, the economy and the planet.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Drill, baby drill? Trump policies will hurt climate ― but US green transition is underway
Market forces could undercut the administration’s plans to increase the use of fossil fuels such as oil and petrol.
www.nature.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Higher greenhouse-gas emissions, fewer jobs and dirtier air that kills more people: researchers have plugged Trump’s energy and climate policies into their models, and early results suggest far-reaching consequences for health, the economy and the planet.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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After a ten-week pause in the autumn, #polio vaccinations in #Afghanistan resumed, but they're no longer door-to-door. Parents have to bring children to centres and that is causing problems, given many mothers can't leave home unaccompanied.
Our new report.
bit.ly/4jJTE4K
Our new report.
bit.ly/4jJTE4K
Polio Cases on the Increase in Afghanistan: How is the Emirate handling immunisation?
After pausing the roll-out of the vaccination programme twice last year, the Islamic Emirate finally restarted polio vaccination for under-fives in late October 2024. However, it has restricted delive...
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February 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
After a ten-week pause in the autumn, #polio vaccinations in #Afghanistan resumed, but they're no longer door-to-door. Parents have to bring children to centres and that is causing problems, given many mothers can't leave home unaccompanied.
Our new report.
bit.ly/4jJTE4K
Our new report.
bit.ly/4jJTE4K
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Denise Nessel’s book, 'Awakening Young Minds', presents a range of perspectives on education from writers as diverse as Leo Tolstoy, Howard Gardner, Elaine Landau and others—all concerned with the development of inquiring minds and critical thinking abilities. bit.ly/4jx2wLj
January 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Denise Nessel’s book, 'Awakening Young Minds', presents a range of perspectives on education from writers as diverse as Leo Tolstoy, Howard Gardner, Elaine Landau and others—all concerned with the development of inquiring minds and critical thinking abilities. bit.ly/4jx2wLj
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At Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings, senators are expected to question him closely about his controversial views on vaccines. However, he doesn’t just hold fringe views on vaccines. We fact-checked five recent statements.
R.F.K. Jr., in His Own Words: Flu, Diabetes, Autism and More
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for health secretary, doesn’t just hold fringe views on vaccines. We fact-checked five recent statements.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:32 AM
At Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings, senators are expected to question him closely about his controversial views on vaccines. However, he doesn’t just hold fringe views on vaccines. We fact-checked five recent statements.
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Transcendence is the activation of an alternate cognitive process, which involves shifting our perception towards a higher organization. Certain religious and spiritual traditions provide a few hints of how this this expanded capacity might be developed. bit.ly/40ShIuQ
Transcendence: Activating Our Brains’ Latent Capacities
Transcendence is the activation of an alternate cognitive process, embryonic in all of us, and which involves shifting our conscious perception.
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January 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Transcendence is the activation of an alternate cognitive process, which involves shifting our perception towards a higher organization. Certain religious and spiritual traditions provide a few hints of how this this expanded capacity might be developed. bit.ly/40ShIuQ
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New study exposes 15+ years of coordinated climate denial & delay by oil, plastics, & agrichem giants. These industries profit while fueling the #ClimateCrisis & undermining science. Demand transparency, accountability, real climate action from govts, corporations, social media… 🧪🌏🌱 #ActOnClimate
This is how Alberta has such a strong social media echo chamber.
www.desmog.com/2025/01/15/p...
www.desmog.com/2025/01/15/p...
New Study Shows How Fossil Fuel Sectors Create a Climate Denial Echo Chamber on Social Media
Research finds signs of “coordinated climate obstruction efforts” among oil, plastics, and agrichemical industries in social media messaging.
www.desmog.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:58 AM
New study exposes 15+ years of coordinated climate denial & delay by oil, plastics, & agrichem giants. These industries profit while fueling the #ClimateCrisis & undermining science. Demand transparency, accountability, real climate action from govts, corporations, social media… 🧪🌏🌱 #ActOnClimate
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Crime Next Door is a terrific podcast series on BBC Sounds, which I highly recommend- their recent series on the Salisbury Poisonings has been fascinating.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
BBC Sounds - Crime Next Door - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Crime Next Door on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Crime Next Door is a terrific podcast series on BBC Sounds, which I highly recommend- their recent series on the Salisbury Poisonings has been fascinating.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
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Proteins designed using AI can block the lethal effects of toxins delivered in the venom of cobras, adders and other deadly snakes
https://go.nature.com/3E1jvVK
https://go.nature.com/3E1jvVK
AI-designed proteins tackle century-old problem — making snake antivenoms
Machine learning has supercharged the field of computational protein design.
go.nature.com
January 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Proteins designed using AI can block the lethal effects of toxins delivered in the venom of cobras, adders and other deadly snakes
https://go.nature.com/3E1jvVK
https://go.nature.com/3E1jvVK
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That a certain kind of tale or narrative can function as a vital instrument is generally not an idea that we’ve permitted ourselves to consider. bit.ly/3ADe0I0
January 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
That a certain kind of tale or narrative can function as a vital instrument is generally not an idea that we’ve permitted ourselves to consider. bit.ly/3ADe0I0
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We all possess a nascent, intuitive sense that is the basis of an expandable consciousness, and which is sometimes called “wisdom,” “direct perception,” or “seeing God.” Our collective future may depend on its development. bit.ly/3PDn9I0
January 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We all possess a nascent, intuitive sense that is the basis of an expandable consciousness, and which is sometimes called “wisdom,” “direct perception,” or “seeing God.” Our collective future may depend on its development. bit.ly/3PDn9I0
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Hundreds of millions of Hindu pilgrims are convening this week in what is expected to be the world’s largest gathering, where a staggering number of devotees, tourists, politicians and celebrities take sacred dips at the convergence of two holy rivers in India.
Maha Kumbh Mela: World’s Largest Gathering Begins in India
About 400 million Hindu pilgrims from around the globe are expected to bathe in and around the Ganges in the religion’s biggest display of unity.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Hundreds of millions of Hindu pilgrims are convening this week in what is expected to be the world’s largest gathering, where a staggering number of devotees, tourists, politicians and celebrities take sacred dips at the convergence of two holy rivers in India.
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One of the most startling findings of modern science is that we don’t experience the world as it is, but as a virtual reality. It is an understanding that is crucial to so many disciplines, and to grasping a core aspect of our human condition. bit.ly/3WjIGZY
January 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
One of the most startling findings of modern science is that we don’t experience the world as it is, but as a virtual reality. It is an understanding that is crucial to so many disciplines, and to grasping a core aspect of our human condition. bit.ly/3WjIGZY
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On Monday night you may have a chance to witness the moon obscuring the Red Planet at its brightest, as well as a comet’s closest approach to the sun.
A Stargazers’ Guide to Watching the Full Moon Pass Mars and the a New Come
On Monday night you may have a chance to witness the moon obscuring the Red Planet at its brightest, as well as a comet’s closest approach to the sun.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
On Monday night you may have a chance to witness the moon obscuring the Red Planet at its brightest, as well as a comet’s closest approach to the sun.
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Blood vessels in the brain rhythmically constrict and dilate to drive waves of cleansing fluid through the organ
https://go.nature.com/3PwtwN2
https://go.nature.com/3PwtwN2
How the brain cleans itself during deep sleep
Blood vessels in the brain rhythmically constrict and dilate to drive waves of cleansing fluid through the organ.
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January 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Blood vessels in the brain rhythmically constrict and dilate to drive waves of cleansing fluid through the organ
https://go.nature.com/3PwtwN2
https://go.nature.com/3PwtwN2
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James Turrell’s quest to build the most ambitious artwork of our time
https://www.ft.com/content/a038a4f5-74ce-49ae-ab86-579ea259a536
https://www.ft.com/content/a038a4f5-74ce-49ae-ab86-579ea259a536
James Turrell’s quest to build the most ambitious artwork of our time
At 81, the artist will unveil new work around the world — but all roads lead back to his majestic Roden Crater Project
www.ft.com
January 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
James Turrell’s quest to build the most ambitious artwork of our time
https://www.ft.com/content/a038a4f5-74ce-49ae-ab86-579ea259a536
https://www.ft.com/content/a038a4f5-74ce-49ae-ab86-579ea259a536