Sebastião
@sebastiao21.bsky.social
Recovering Twitteraholic. Ex-owner of Twitter handle @deralteGaukler. Interests: Science, Food, History, Culture, Travel, Photography, Classic Rock and much more.
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Happy holidays. May we never lose hope in our desire to make our world a beautiful place.
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#Backstory2025 | While covering the story, I noticed an odd world of human behaviour. Near these kabutarkhanas, many beggars squatted, some in desperate need of food and clothes. But they were ignored by the pigeon feeders. scroll.in/article/1089...
Tabassum Barnagarwala writes
Tabassum Barnagarwala writes
December 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
#Backstory2025 | While covering the story, I noticed an odd world of human behaviour. Near these kabutarkhanas, many beggars squatted, some in desperate need of food and clothes. But they were ignored by the pigeon feeders. scroll.in/article/1089...
Tabassum Barnagarwala writes
Tabassum Barnagarwala writes
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Hot take for 2026:
💉 Vaccines save lives.
🛡️ Prevention works.
🥂 Public health deserves celebrating
💉 Vaccines save lives.
🛡️ Prevention works.
🥂 Public health deserves celebrating
December 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Hot take for 2026:
💉 Vaccines save lives.
🛡️ Prevention works.
🥂 Public health deserves celebrating
💉 Vaccines save lives.
🛡️ Prevention works.
🥂 Public health deserves celebrating
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Acclaimed Indian writer Arundhati Roy talks about her new memoir, 'Mother Mary Comes to Me'; and about Gaza and the rise of authoritarianism from India to the United States.
Arundhati Roy on New Memoir “Mother Mary Comes to Me,” Gaza & Authoritarianism from India to U.S.
In this holiday special, we speak to the acclaimed Indian writer Arundhati Roy on her new memoir, Mother Mary Comes to Me. The book focuses on her mother Mary Roy and how Arundhati was shaped by her, ...
www.democracynow.org
December 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Acclaimed Indian writer Arundhati Roy talks about her new memoir, 'Mother Mary Comes to Me'; and about Gaza and the rise of authoritarianism from India to the United States.
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Breaking | Israeli artillery shelling targets locations in the Al-Maghazi and the Al-Bureij refugee camps in central Gaza, according to local sources.
December 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Breaking | Israeli artillery shelling targets locations in the Al-Maghazi and the Al-Bureij refugee camps in central Gaza, according to local sources.
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An estimated 500–700 Palestinian children are detained in Israeli prisons, many without basic legal guarantees. We call for their immediate release. Children must not be imprisoned or deprived of their childhood. #ChildProtection
December 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
An estimated 500–700 Palestinian children are detained in Israeli prisons, many without basic legal guarantees. We call for their immediate release. Children must not be imprisoned or deprived of their childhood. #ChildProtection
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❝ In Ireland, I am alive and safe. But survival feels hollow without the people, places, and routines that once sustained me ❞ — Abdallah Aljazzar
Diary of a homesick Gazan abroad - +972 Magazine
In Ireland, I am alive and safe. But survival feels hollow without the people, places, and routines that once sustained me.
www.972mag.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
❝ In Ireland, I am alive and safe. But survival feels hollow without the people, places, and routines that once sustained me ❞ — Abdallah Aljazzar
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"Gaza today has become the moral compass of the world.
Gaza was hell on earth before Oct 7th and the world was silent.
Should we be surprised at their silence now?"
Dr. Munther Isaac
Palestinian Pastor
Gaza was hell on earth before Oct 7th and the world was silent.
Should we be surprised at their silence now?"
Dr. Munther Isaac
Palestinian Pastor
December 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
"Gaza today has become the moral compass of the world.
Gaza was hell on earth before Oct 7th and the world was silent.
Should we be surprised at their silence now?"
Dr. Munther Isaac
Palestinian Pastor
Gaza was hell on earth before Oct 7th and the world was silent.
Should we be surprised at their silence now?"
Dr. Munther Isaac
Palestinian Pastor
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A brilliant piece about Keir Starmer’s failing leadership, the rise of Reform, and the potentials for the Left.
James Butler · Short Cuts: Labour’s Complacency
Only a terminally blithe technocrat could imagine that Reform will be punished for failing to grasp how the system works...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
A brilliant piece about Keir Starmer’s failing leadership, the rise of Reform, and the potentials for the Left.
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Since the early morning, Israeli occupation forces carry out home raids, arrests, road closures, and widespread vandalism and bulldozing of infrastructure during the ongoing assault on the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin.
December 27, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Since the early morning, Israeli occupation forces carry out home raids, arrests, road closures, and widespread vandalism and bulldozing of infrastructure during the ongoing assault on the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin.
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UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese: “I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
December 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese: “I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
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As some may remember, 11 years ago MIT computer scientist Seneff predicted that glyphosate would make 50% of kids autistic by 2025.
My latest on absurd predictions as a key part of pseudoscience, including our current medical establishment.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/well-dr-step...
My latest on absurd predictions as a key part of pseudoscience, including our current medical establishment.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/well-dr-step...
Well Dr. Stephanie Seneff, 2025 is Over. Did Glyphosate Turn Half of All Children Autistic?
Failed predictions are a key feature of pseudoscience, and much of my writing has documented instances of credentialed academies making bold, confident declarations, only to act like they never happen
sciencebasedmedicine.org
December 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
As some may remember, 11 years ago MIT computer scientist Seneff predicted that glyphosate would make 50% of kids autistic by 2025.
My latest on absurd predictions as a key part of pseudoscience, including our current medical establishment.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/well-dr-step...
My latest on absurd predictions as a key part of pseudoscience, including our current medical establishment.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/well-dr-step...
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Israeli occupation forces detained two Palestinians and set fire to an agricultural facility overnight during the ongoing assault on the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin.
December 27, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Israeli occupation forces detained two Palestinians and set fire to an agricultural facility overnight during the ongoing assault on the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin.
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Where Siddharth and I discuss with Jahnavi and Sravasti the year that 2025 was for India, from diplomacy and security to economy and film critics. How has been the year for India and Indians? And how bad has it been for Modi? And much more. [Video]
2025 Rewind: Whither Vishwaguru? | The Wire Wrap
YouTube video by The Wire
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December 27, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Where Siddharth and I discuss with Jahnavi and Sravasti the year that 2025 was for India, from diplomacy and security to economy and film critics. How has been the year for India and Indians? And how bad has it been for Modi? And much more. [Video]
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Harriet Malinowitz’s new book, "Selling Israel: Zionism, Propaganda, and the Uses of Hasbara," reveals how Israeli propaganda and public relations promoted Zionism while concealing Palestinian oppression and dispossession.
How Zionism was sold to the world
Harriet Malinowitz’s new book, “Selling Israel: Zionism, Propaganda, and the Uses of Hasbara,” reveals how Israeli propaganda and public relations promoted Zionism while concealing Palestinian oppress...
mondoweiss.net
December 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Harriet Malinowitz’s new book, "Selling Israel: Zionism, Propaganda, and the Uses of Hasbara," reveals how Israeli propaganda and public relations promoted Zionism while concealing Palestinian oppression and dispossession.
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People gathered this Christmas to be united and celebrate the birthday of Jesus.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Palestine.
Today, Bethlehem is in the West Bank - a land that is surrounded by walls. A city where its people and his followers face apartheid.
Never forget the Palestinians.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Palestine.
Today, Bethlehem is in the West Bank - a land that is surrounded by walls. A city where its people and his followers face apartheid.
Never forget the Palestinians.
December 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
People gathered this Christmas to be united and celebrate the birthday of Jesus.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Palestine.
Today, Bethlehem is in the West Bank - a land that is surrounded by walls. A city where its people and his followers face apartheid.
Never forget the Palestinians.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Palestine.
Today, Bethlehem is in the West Bank - a land that is surrounded by walls. A city where its people and his followers face apartheid.
Never forget the Palestinians.
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Is there more flu in Australia and New Zealand than normal for Christmas? Hell Yes!
Happy FluMas, ya filthy animals! With a new flu variant - subclade K - dominant, Australia and New Zealand are seeing a very unusual bout of seasonal influenza (flu) as we head towards the end of 2025. If you've…
Happy FluMas, ya filthy animals! With a new flu variant - subclade K - dominant, Australia and New Zealand are seeing a very unusual bout of seasonal influenza (flu) as we head towards the end of 2025. If you've…
Is there more flu in Australia and New Zealand than normal for Christmas? Hell Yes!
Happy FluMas, ya filthy animals! With a new flu variant - subclade K - dominant, Australia and New Zealand are seeing a very unusual bout of seasonal influenza (flu) as we head towards the end of 2025. If you've been following me on my socials, you'll already know we've seen a record number of flu detections this year, but instead of a long season that still ends, it's flaring up again. What's that about? 🎶It's beginning to feel a lot like 2019 and 2024🎶 If you recall, Australia had a huge year in…
virologydownunder.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Is there more flu in Australia and New Zealand than normal for Christmas? Hell Yes!
Happy FluMas, ya filthy animals! With a new flu variant - subclade K - dominant, Australia and New Zealand are seeing a very unusual bout of seasonal influenza (flu) as we head towards the end of 2025. If you've…
Happy FluMas, ya filthy animals! With a new flu variant - subclade K - dominant, Australia and New Zealand are seeing a very unusual bout of seasonal influenza (flu) as we head towards the end of 2025. If you've…
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The israelis are deliberately collapsing the economy of the Palestinian West Bank because they understand that poverty and economic desperation make people much more likely to kick off, and ANY uprising in the WB would be their excuse to do another Gaza.
December 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The israelis are deliberately collapsing the economy of the Palestinian West Bank because they understand that poverty and economic desperation make people much more likely to kick off, and ANY uprising in the WB would be their excuse to do another Gaza.
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“When her family first arrived, few others were there. But once the IDF entered Khan Younis, the area filled with tents. The experience carried an echo of her family’s past. Her grandparents had fled [Israeli] militia attacks decades earlier.”
https://ow.ly/xs5J50XMzxa
https://ow.ly/xs5J50XMzxa
What is ‘home’ now? A woman’s two-year search for safety in the ruins of Gaza
Nour AbuShammala has returned to her partly destroyed apartment in Gaza City. This is her story of multiple displacements, injury and devastation over the last two years
ow.ly
December 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“When her family first arrived, few others were there. But once the IDF entered Khan Younis, the area filled with tents. The experience carried an echo of her family’s past. Her grandparents had fled [Israeli] militia attacks decades earlier.”
https://ow.ly/xs5J50XMzxa
https://ow.ly/xs5J50XMzxa
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Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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The Nakba didn't end in 1948
❝ In Gaza, East Jerusalem, Jaffa, the Negev and in the villages, fields and refugee camps of the West Bank, the violent treatment of Palestinians by Jewish Israelis continues, with the backing of the army and the state ❞ — Hanin Majadli
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❝ In Gaza, East Jerusalem, Jaffa, the Negev and in the villages, fields and refugee camps of the West Bank, the violent treatment of Palestinians by Jewish Israelis continues, with the backing of the army and the state ❞ — Hanin Majadli
archive.md/R9oap
archive.md
December 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Nakba didn't end in 1948
❝ In Gaza, East Jerusalem, Jaffa, the Negev and in the villages, fields and refugee camps of the West Bank, the violent treatment of Palestinians by Jewish Israelis continues, with the backing of the army and the state ❞ — Hanin Majadli
archive.md/R9oap
❝ In Gaza, East Jerusalem, Jaffa, the Negev and in the villages, fields and refugee camps of the West Bank, the violent treatment of Palestinians by Jewish Israelis continues, with the backing of the army and the state ❞ — Hanin Majadli
archive.md/R9oap
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“At a time when selective representations have been weaponised for stoking hatred and divisiveness, this book chooses not to paper over the extraordinary complexity that characterises the Indian historical experience.”
www.telegraphindia.com/books/the-pa...
www.telegraphindia.com/books/the-pa...
December 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“At a time when selective representations have been weaponised for stoking hatred and divisiveness, this book chooses not to paper over the extraordinary complexity that characterises the Indian historical experience.”
www.telegraphindia.com/books/the-pa...
www.telegraphindia.com/books/the-pa...