Retired Endocrinologist, Coordinator Master Medicine; proud dad, four grandchildren, classical music; NL🌷🌷🇳🇱
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1549 years ago, on the 4th of September 476, Odoacer deposed Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus after the caputure of Ravenna. Odoacer sent the imperial regalia to Emperor Zeno in the east, who he also swore allegiance to. This date marks the end of the Western Roman Empire. #otd #history (1/5)
Plenty of Dutch students look for a job (but will demand reasonable payment)
But I am sure that they love their country-fellowmen as well
We (🇳🇱) have a “zero-license”, with a TENFOLD lower homicide rate than in the US - and I love it
The option is language lessons; besides speaking Dutch at A2 is not difficult (I have taught somebody to speak Dutch)
“Mag ik u vragen mij te helpen met mijn Nederlands? Ik probeer serieus het te leren spreken”
Simply forbidding guns works in a number of countries just fine , among which my country (The Netherlands) - simple!
Correct! But it seems to me that numerically” they are not at the correct place, but they are in the correct “ order”
The numbers 7, 8, 9, and 10 are still numerically in that order to this day
I assume that this was 2055 years ago, since there is no “year 0”
British baby dies from whooping cough as vaccination rates fall Infant’s mother had not been vaccinated against the highly infectious disease, which affects the lungs and airways So unnecessary, so sad! We have great vaccines to prevent this!
This
Never
I hope that you will have the break that you wish for
The Hague’s Prins Hendrikstraat is a typical Dutch shopping street, where bicycles outnumber cars by a factor of ten. But five decades ago, it was the site of one of the country’s first and worst instances of ‘bikelash’; culminating in shop owners digging up a cycle path in the middle of the night.🧵
I sincerely hope that you will remain safe!
In the US, the media (and the government) tend to report on “crime” ignoring homicide, while I would think that the latter is the most horrible of crimes
A bike
Den Bosch?
I realize that this is satire, but homicide rates in most European capitals are around 1 in 100,000 inhabitants, and around 20 or higher per 100,000 in Chicago
There is (unfortunately) a large number of conditions in which mitochondria are implicated; if you do not trust the NIH, you can go and buy books from foreign publishers (e.g. Marni J Falk, Mitochondrial disease genes compendium, Elsevier )
Er reizen minder mensen naar de VS, of daarmee het aantal vluchten ook is afgenomen is de vraag
I am sure that that you have been lucky (for so many years) to have been born in the US - and I sincerely hope that the American people will find a way to end the chaos, and will subsequently find ways to prevent this from ever happening again
“Give your kids an extra hug and kiss today.” Jesse Merkel spoke at a news conference outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where his 8-year-old son, Fletcher, was one of two children fatally shot at a back-to-school Mass on Wednesday. Read more: nyti.ms/45HBSKN
Here's some good news: Catelin Drey won a special election this week to flip a seat blue in the Iowa Senate and break Republicans' supermajority.
Malawi set to run out of TB drugs in a month after US, UK and others cut aid
European countries often have similar (or more stringent) restrictions on Covid vaccination
I do hope that we all wake up in time, that is millions of American voters included
“Rejoining the single market” - the ultimate decision is in the hands of the EU voters
The issue remains: how are the American voter and the American Constitution going to address this
What is going to be the reaction of the American voter?
BREAKING: VETERAN'S BEGIN A SIT-IN IN WASHINGTON DC AND WON'T STOP UNTIL THE MILITARY LEAVES TOWN
It looks dangerous to me!
There are about 3000 belugas that congregate every year at the mouth of the Churchill river where it empties into Hudson Bay. It’s always such a treat to see them, especially on such a beautiful day. 🌿🦊🐳
Congratulations, and keep biking (from NL🇳🇱)!
Please don’t call this number multiple times a day
“Onze samenleving” heeft velerlei aspecten, en daar houdt gelukkig ook bij dat we iemands privacy eerbiedigen
The people of Rwanda do need a little protection
A community member bravely drove off a group of ICE GOONS who were going door-to-door in Middletown, New York.
Veterans already face so many obstacles when in need of medical care. To see VA hospitals reporting even more severe staffing shortages is gutting. Lauren Boebert voted to cut VA funding because she doesn't view caring for veterans as her job. Well, I disagree. Let's vote her out. wapo.st/45G9oj4
Here is Mark Rutte, the current secretary general of NATO, who at the time was PM in The Netherlands; always on bike
"Is there a doctor on the plane?"✈️ This JAMA article has printable cards that can remind you what to do in a medical emergency on an airplane. In-Flight Medical Emergencies: A Review buff.ly/3rjEqc1 There is also an iphone app called AirRx. #medsky #nursesky 🛟
How about “ dysfunctionality” in today’s US administration?
Canada has “flood amnesia.” Lessons from the Dutch would help treat it policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/au...
How about proportional representation as the alternative
Whether “rejoining the EU” is a thing is up to the European voters to decide
New episode just dropped
Nice 😂!
De regionale gasvraag in juli is in 2022 ineens met 20% gedaald en daarna vrij constant. De hogere gasprijs vanaf 2022 (commodity + belasting) zal een rol spelen. #grafiekvandedag Toch de vraag: wat doen we anders vanaf 2022 en waarom daalt de gasvraag niet flink verder? Of is dat toeval?
LOOK AT THAT BIG BEAUTIFUL MAP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
I like to watching the world go by just staying at sea-level - our last last vacation (Italy ❤️!) we did everything by train (and a lot less CO2!)
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Well done, Alaska.
If you're autistic and you have anxiety, but... - Meds haven't helped at all - Doctors can't diagnose it or explain it - Your anxiety is triggered by things tied to your autistic traits There's a good chance what you're experiencing is distinct anxiety.
MASKED BORDER PATROL AGENTS SHOW UP AT NEWSOM PRESS CONFERENCE Showing up in uniform to intimidate a democratically elected governor… This should get wall-to-wall coverage but it won’t.
On its 90th birthday, Social Security deserves to be celebrated. It is the most successful anti-poverty program ever, but Donald Trump and JD Vance are marking the anniversary by trying to pull the plug on a system every American pays into.
So today we must reject the lies, chaos, and cuts, and instead call back to Social Security’s founding and stand for this bedrock principle that if you work hard and pay your fair share, you should not go into poverty.
#IHAT
Homicide rates are appalling: in 2024 they were 35 per 100,000 in Baltimore ; compare this with a rate of around 1 per 100,000 in European capitals
Evenings like Sunday in Franktown enjoying pizza with voters while watching the sunset remind me why I live in and love Colorado. And why I will be honored to represent this state in Congress.
Let us hope for common sense
… and women
Misschien kan je het vragen bij STIP, of de vorige uitreiking inzien
Waarschijnlijk alfabetische indeling op achternaam (!)
Good news that crime rates are down; in 2023, homicide rates in Washington DC were around 40 per 100,000 inhabitants (figures for European capitals are around 1 per 100,000)
How about proportional representation (per entire state) for Congress, and the “popular vote” for presidential elections?
A somewhat America-centered view; 96 percent of the world population is living elsewhere
Still, homicide rates are appalling , around 35 per 100,000 inhabitants; compare this with London (UK) 1,3 , Paris (F) 1,3 , Madrid (Spain) 1,0 , Vienna (Austria) 0,9 per 100,000
Nomination d’un prêtre condamné pour viol : la CEF désavoue l'archevêque de Toulouse www.lavie.fr/christianism...
Dutchman here: we have lots of cyclists and they easily win this contest 😅
The US debt is far larger than it was decades ago; some 35 trillion USD
🚨Andry Hernández, a gay Venezuelan asylum seeker, was deported by U.S. agents under a rarely used 1798 wartime law, based solely on his tattoos. In El Salvador’s CECOT prison, he alleges months of torture before being quietly returned home. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
I take the bike for my GP visits
In Western countries (with Universal health care) life expectancy is HIGHER and costs are LOWER than in the US
If they go for shooting photos in stead of bullets others could enjoy it as well
The word “Provence” evokes the sound of cicadas, the smell of pine and the feeling of the sun on your skin: few other parts of Europe conjure quite the same sensory mix in a single word
Drie mediaorganisaties (@nrc.nl, @gld.nl en @ftm.nl) spannen een kort geding aan tegen landbouwminister Femke Wiersma om haar te dwingen cijfers over uitstootgegevens van boeren te publiceren. Lees meer: www.ftm.nl/artikelen/ko...
the lack of crispness in the detailing of this is so funny to me. truly Temu level shit Pic 1: Oval Office Pics 2, 3, and 4: Hôtel de la Marine
In past centuries ultraprocessed food did not exist, but infectious diseases were rampant
‘They slaughtered us like animals’: the inside story of how one of the biggest atrocities of the Sudan war unfolded in Zamzam
I now wonder if this will lead to more U.S. scientists deciding to leave the U.S. for Canada and other countries. Update: BC's marketing initiative has been successful within its first couple of months.
Taxing the American consumer
"Essential infrastructure" is never an add-on.
Respectfully I have difficulty agreeing here; people have been misled!
“Ja, maar de Bijbel zegt…”
There are numerous religions with numerous gods in this world; must be busy “upstairs” with all the judges
Although disparity in health care in the US is appalling, in some European countries it may well be an important thing
Tout à fait d’accord!
How are you going to get a real president?
When the terror of ICE is so evident that your city’s local street artists do what they can to help spread potentially information. Sign by Emeyewhisky.
Well, I can assure you that you can be certain to meet nice people anywhere
Which places outside the US have you visited already? There is so much to be seen
You’re definitely doing a fine job!
The impact on Americans will be serious
“The president cut your health care so he could build himself a golden ballroom” is a pretty easy message to sell
Moderna Receives European Commission Approval for Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Targeting SARS-CoV-2 Variant LP.8.1 feeds.issuerdirect.c... Pfizer and BioNTech Receive Positive CHMP Opinion for LP.8.1-Adapted COVID-19 Vaccine in the European Union investors.biontech.d...