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MV Louise Michel @louisemichelcrew.bsky.social · 8d

1. Fascism is not a moment in history. It is a strategy of power: obedience enforced through hierarchy and the use of force. It thrives on division, exclusion, and the persecution of those who refuse to submit.

Anti-fascism is the refusal to accept such abuse of power. 🧵

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 8d

The recent waves of Israeli airstrikes on targets in #Hudaydah in #Yemen caused more oil spills, affecting the local coastal environment. Multiple strikes this year caused significant air, water and soil pollution from hydrocarbons when oil facilities and ships were targeted

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 14d

The second @UNEP report on the environmental impacts of Israel's war on #Gaza paints a bleak picture as " the damage to people in Gaza and the natural systems on which they depend continues to worsen." Full report and recommendations here:

wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.50...

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 15d

Fields full of fiber-optic cables from #drones are visible along the battlelines in #Ukraine, as seen here in this video. The tens-of-thousands of drones live thousands of kilometers of these cables trapping wildlife and will pose a massive undertaking in post-conflict clean-up

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 15d

Vrij denigrerend stuk, alsof het 'tuig' niet handelsbekwaam is en gewoon opgevoed moet worden. Wat we zien is het constante ophitsen van menigtes door rechtse politieke partijen, en wat men zaait zal men oogsten. Het constant de schuld geven aan vluchtelingen, 'links', dat zich nu uit in geweld

de Volkskrant @volkskrant.nl · 15d

Opinie: Niet het ‘tuig’, maar vernedering drijft mensen tot rellen

www.volkskrant.nl

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 16d

politie is te druk met monitoren van XR en huisbezoeken doen van vreedzame demonstranten, we weten allemaal dat de blauwe familie graag bruint stemt

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Reaching Critical Will @rcw-wilpf.bsky.social · 21d

The chapter by @wammezz.bsky.social and Christina Parandii highlights the role of #drones across all battlefields and conflicts in 2024 and 2025—and warn about the challenge they pose to peace and security: reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum... #FirstCommittee

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 21d

Increase of illegal goldmining in #DRC comes with heavy health and environmental price for local communities, a new join @paxvoorvrede.nl / IPIS report finds. Using both #earthobservation analaysis and interviews we documented these impacts

➡️ paxforpeace.nl/news/illegal...

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 25d

New satellite imagery shows one-way explosive #drones being prepared by #RSF for strikes against SAF in eastern #Sudan. We analyzed the imagery for @reuters.com as shapes are consistent with known Chinese or #UAE models seen before www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Exclusive: Long-range 'kamikaze' drones seen near RSF base could worsen conflict in Sudan

More than a dozen long-range kamikaze drones seen near an airport controlled by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces during a major air assault on army territory in May indicate the paramilitaries have new weapons that could alter the course of the war.

www.reuters.com

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 25d

Reports coming in from the frontline near Toretsk that Ukrainian troops suffered from exposure to ammonia gas after a decommissioned pipeline was hit by #Russia. @planet.com imagery shows a likely residual ammonia cloud at the location shared with us.

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Lotfi El Hamidi @lotfielhamidi.bsky.social · 25d

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 26d

We're very grateful to @eurpeace.bsky.social team of experts in Brussels and in #Yemen that conducted the interviews and analysis and layout, with amazing remote sensing work by our @paxvoorvrede.nl colleagues Marie Schellens, Job Segers, review and policy work by Christina Parandii

From Waste To Resolution - PAX

Assessing the impact of Armed Conflict on the Solid Waste Sector in Yemen

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 26d

To reverse these impacts, we suggests the following solutions: strengthen local governance & institutional capacity, secure sustainable financing, boost waste collection & treatment infrastructure, use geospatial data + community engagement for evidence-based planning. 5/x

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 26d

To understand the scale of these reverberating environmental impacts of the war, we used #remotesensing to map sites, with both manual checking very hight resolution imagery and machine-learning methods to identify in total over 470 sites in 2024, an increaes of 250 with 2014 4/x

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 26d

This leads to exposure of civilians to toxic fumes, spread of (micro)plastics that pose additional healht risks, while increase of wastepicks, many of them children, further increase acute health problems and long-term exposure risks through other pathways 3/x

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 26d

The disruption of public services such as garbage collection and processing due to the conflict leads to accumulation in streets, informal dumps and polluting practices such as a waste burning causing air pollution and methane plumes while leachate affects soil and water sources 2/x

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 26d

The conflict in #Yemen is worsening environment and health risks from the mounting garbage crisis. We're proud of this joint report with @eurpeace.bsky.social that demonstrate the scale and impact using #remotesensing, and explores pathways for peacebuilding. A 🧵1/x
paxforpeace.nl/publications...

From Waste To Resolution - PAX

Assessing the impact of Armed Conflict on the Solid Waste Sector in Yemen

paxforpeace.nl

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 26d

Us usual media are eager to be fast instead of accurate. Turns out that "transgender ideology" (whatever that means) and antifascis slogan reference wasnt likely there.

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 27d

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Donate to Herstart voor M&Z Snackbar – Steun Zuhair, organized by Jasmijn Bul

Zuhair opende 10 maanden geleden een snackbar in Duindorp. Een droom die uitkwam… Jasmijn Bul needs your support for Herstart voor M&Z Snackbar – Steun Zuhair

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 29d

The recovery of #Syria also requires addressing the pollution legacy of its broken oil industry in Deir ez Zor. Ongoing spills, makeshift refineries and flaring continue to affect the environment and public health. We spoke with @aljazeera.com on what's needed next
youtu.be/GAmTWfAmfrE?...

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · Sep 6

Looking forward to speak at the Association of Iraqi Academics in the UK conference in London on conflict-linked environmental degradation, oil pollution and climate challenges in #Iraq, together with our friends from @hrw.org and Iraqi scientists.

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · Sep 5

The suffering of Yemeni's from the Houthi's rule is worsened by #Israeli and #US airstrikes that also hit medical facilities and water infrastructure, exerbating the cholera crisis
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

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Yemen health crisis spikes after aid cuts and U.S., Israeli airstrikes

Public health experts say Yemen faces one of the world’s worst cholera outbreaks amid damage to medical, water and transportation facilities.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · Sep 5

Interesting article in @nature.com using various #remotesensing methods to detect conflict-linked methane emissions from Russia's invasion of #Ukraine, in particular from damaged civilian urban areas that matches military targets in terms of volumes

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Vast and hidden urban methane emissions from the Russia–Ukraine war - Nature Cities

War has myriad recognized impacts on cities and the environment. This study adds insult to injury, providing spaceborne evidence that the destruction of warfare triggers rapid and substantial increase...

www.nature.com

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · Sep 3

Dat zou een goed idee zijn. Ik doneer graag.

Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · Sep 3

Het racisme in Nederland blijt slachtoffers maken, aangewakkerd door de vreemdelingenhaat gezaaid door de PVV, @vvdonline.bsky.social en Telegraaf. Hardwerkende vluchtelingen die een leven op willen bouwen worden bedreigt en aangevallen
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Jemenitische snackbareigenaar Zuhair (20) weggejaagd uit Duindorp

De snackbar in Duindorp van de 20-jarige Jemenitische Zuhair is al meerdere keren vernield. Eerder gebeurde dit ook al en werden er leuzen als 'white power' op de muren gekalkt.

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