Pieter Maeseele retweeted
❓#Wistjedat je technisch gezien nog nooit echt iets hebt aangeraakt? Elke handdruk, knuffel, aanraking of stap die je zet voelt als fysiek contact, maar in werkelijkheid komen de atomen van jouw lichaam en die van een ander voorwerp nooit volledig tegen elkaar aan. Atomen bestaan namelijk grotendeels uit lege ruimte en de elektronen die errond zweven stoten elkaar af. Wanneer je bijvoorbeeld een tafel aanraakt, stoten de negatief geladen elektronen in je huid de elektronen van de tafel af. Die elektromagnetische afstoting wordt steeds sterker naarmate de atomen dichter bij elkaar komen, waardoor ze op een minuscule afstand van elkaar blijven. Toch voelt aanraken volledig echt. De druk die ontstaat door deze afstotende krachten wordt door sensoren in je huid geregistreerd en door je hersenen geïnterpreteerd als ‘aanraking’. In werkelijkheid zweef je dus altijd een piepklein beetje boven alles wat je ooit hebt aangeraakt.
Best bijzonder om te bedenken dat de wereld zo solide aanvoelt, terwijl je er eigenlijk voortdurend net boven zweeft. Sommige mensen zweven nog meer, maar dat heeft dan weer een psychologische uitleg.
Pieter Maeseele retweeted
Imagine if Kamala Harris became the first female president of the United States and then tore down the East wing, obsessed about a ballroom, started a losing war with Iran, took away health care and food from children, raked in billions, fired everyone to put her friends in their positions, fell asleep on camera consistently, mouthed off on social media, openly prosecuted people she didn’t like without real cause, started a slush fund to fund domestic terrorists, and generally lied every second of the day. She wasn’t even allowed to laugh.
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Marco Rubio has promised a frontal assault on the International Criminal Court. He plans to highlight “the risks posed to Americans”. What he really means is the risk that Trump officials might be brought to justice for war crimes committed in ICC states. trib.al/mpmxMK0
Pieter Maeseele retweeted
Scenes in Australia as Belgium scores against #USMNT to go 3-1.
We’re all behind Belgium today #usabel #USAvBelgium
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The video is from Socceroos fans celebrating a goal at Federation Square during Australia's 2026 World Cup matches. It is not scenes from a Belgium vs USMNT game.
news.com.au/sport/football… news.com.au/sport/fans-go-…
Pieter Maeseele retweeted
Israeli forces have killed over 20,000 children & injured 44,000 more since 7 Oct. 2023, Srinivasan Muralidhar, chair of the @UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory & Israel, told reporters today. #HRC62
More on their new report ➡️ bit.ly/4uXq9kD
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Israel continues to commit genocide by deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza, an independent UN inquiry has found. About 30% of the people killed by Israeli forces have been children. trib.al/5Vl5X3G
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Unbearable report by the COI zooming in on Israel’s deliberate targeting of Palestinian children.
"Children killed in Gaza represent around 2% of Gaza’s 1.2 million child population by October 2025. At least 5,031 children under five years were killed during this period."
The Independent Int'l Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory presents new report to the UN Human Rights Council.
"The evidence shows that Palestinian children have been deliberately targeted & killed by the Israeli security forces."
ohchr.org/sites/default/file…
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The Independent Int'l Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory presents new report to the UN Human Rights Council.
"The evidence shows that Palestinian children have been deliberately targeted & killed by the Israeli security forces."
ohchr.org/sites/default/file…
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The New York Times won a Pulitzer Prize for news photography documenting Israel's starvation and destruction in Gaza -- key parts of Israel's genocide. trib.al/ao9c8hx
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That’s what you call double standards.
The European Union has warned Israel that it is ready to impose sanctions on those aiding and abetting the trade of Ukrainian grain stolen by Russia in the occupied territories, after a new ship loaded with the cereal arrived in the port of Haifa.
l.euronews.com/safl
Pieter Maeseele retweeted
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is being held unlawfully. His arbitrary detention must immediately be brought to an end. Each additional day compounds the responsibility of those detaining him.
May all Palestinian hostages be released soon.
May the perpetrators face justice soon.
UPDATE
The Israeli court approved the extension of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s detention, without charges.
The request for his immediate release was denied, despite the unlawful nature of his detention while carrying out his medical duties.
He is held in Negev Prison in harsh conditions, without access to medication or medical care, as his health continues to deteriorate.
We demand the immediate release of Dr. Abu Safiya along with 13 other detained doctors, as well as all medical personnel currently held in Israel. We call on the international community to intervene and put an end to this abuse.
Pieter Maeseele retweeted
I am from this village that Zionists has now wiped out for the second time. The first was in 1976. Today, they are doing this to every village in the southern sector of South Lebanon. This is a form of genocide. Their ultimate aim is to steal our land like they stole Palestine.
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Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was found dead after hours of searching under rubble. She was killed in an Israeli strike, after the Israeli army fired at ambulances trying to reach her, delaying her rescue.
She is the fourth journalist killed by Israel while in the field since 2 March.
She was a professional, kind and dedicated journalist, and always a pleasure to run into in the field.
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By putting the EU-Israel trade deal before human life, the EU puts profit before people. Italy and Germany continue to block the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
But change is vital. One million people in Europe, 75 NGOs, 400 diplomats and officials, Belgium, Ireland, Slovenia and Spain are calling for the suspension of the EU-Israel trade agreement.
Sign our petition: amn.st/6017BBDdcT
Demand @giorgiameloni and @bundeskanzler show integrity and stop greenlighting Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and unlawful occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory and apartheid over all Palestinians.
Humanity must win.
Pieter Maeseele retweeted
The EU had yet another opportunity to redeem itself of its moral bankruptcy on Israel. And once again it has failed to do so, with Germany and Italy predictably blocking the suspension of the EU-Israel agreement. Shame 🇮🇹 🇩🇪
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Why would Israel target medical workers in Gaza and now southern Lebanon? It is part of a strategy to make life unlivable so as to drive out the civilian population. In Gaza, it became part of Israel's genocide. xitter.cf/AJEnglish/status/20457…
At least 57 medical workers have been killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon since early March, according to reports. It follows a pattern previously seen in Gaza.
@ajlabs examines how healthcare systems have repeatedly come under attack in Israel’s military offensives.
Video: How the Israeli military targets the people who save lives
More on Aljazeera.com
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Spain is showing the way, pointing out the obvious. The carrots did not work: Israel’s anticipated socialisation did not play out as the EU hoped. Rather than Israel integrating European norms and values, the EU moved towards Israel.
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The major reason why the world is now a terrifying, lawless place without rules or norms EXCEPT the rule that "might is right", is that the Gaza GENOCIDE has taken place for over 2 years: day after day, in plain sight of the world, murder, starvation, destruction WITH IMPUNITY





























