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Valentijn de Leeuw

@jeandefer.bsky.social
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Biodiversity, climate, EU, smart industry, human-centred work, relationships, psychology, strategy, people, love, art

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Justin on eurostar @eurostarjustin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This clip is well worth 4 minutes of your time. #ClimateAction
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 20h
Green heaven. The magic of an Irish rainforest 🌍
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Ancient yew and oak, growing side by side for probably centuries, their roots and crowns locked in a tight embrace. The magic of an Irish rainforest 🌍
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"In Latin America and the Caribbean, wildlife populations fell by 95% [in 52 years, and] 80% in Africa..." How do you even compute such whirlwind annihilation of nature? *THE* best thing we can do to alter such trends? Shift towards more plant-based diets. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Comebacks for wild tigers, tuna and sea turtles prove nature loss can be reversed, scientists say
A landmark report reveals that the world must change the way it produces food to avoid a biodiversity collapse
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 17h
We face a choice between heaven or hell on Earth. Make sure you're on the right side (ie the left!).
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 15h
64-year-old Liubov Plakhina sentenced to 17 years for resistance to Russian occupation khpg.org/en/1608816119
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64-year-old Liubov Plakhina sentenced to 17 years for resistance to Russian occupation
Liubov Plakhina is turning 65 in November, with the 17-year term of imprisonment for remaining loyal to Ukraine meaning she would be around 80 if she survived the sentence
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 14h
Russian strikes killed over 80 Ukrainian civilians in two days. Moreover, it has stepped up its hybrid attacks against Europe, both EU Member States and NATO Allies. Suspending sanctions on Russian diesel provides Moscow with more revenues to wage war.
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Richard Wilson @fishrise.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Lyme Disease: Lies, Losers & Phoneys Is there a cure for Lyme Disease? Yes, according to plenty of self-styled experts selling their services. No, according to science and the world's leading research institutions. fishrise.substack.com/p/lyme-disea...
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Lyme Disease: Lies, Losers & Phoneys
Why is a tick bite so expensive?
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Little Green Space 🐝 @lgspace.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Choosing peat-free compost helps protect peatlands. These precious landscapes can support a multitude of plants and animals, store carbon, reduce flooding, and improve water quality. They need protecting and restoring in a big way. More sustainable swaps: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/six...
Close-up photo of sundew in a peat bog
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Vatnik Soup @vatniksoup.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
In today’s Vatnik Soup, we introduce an Italian journalist and political commentator, Marco Travaglio. He’s best known for being the most prominent pro-Russian voice in Italy and for spreading Russian disinformation almost every day on Italian TV.
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Valentijn de Leeuw @jeandefer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Bonjour, j’ai signé cette pétition pour défendre l'océan, le climat et la démocratie face à des pratiques industrielles destructrices et des décisions politiques au service des lobbies. Pour faire entendre votre voix, signez et partagez la pétition : petitions.bloomassociation.org/fr/stop-mega...
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Stop aux méga chalutiers !
Saviez-vous que 1% de la flotte de pêche européenne capture la moitié des poissons en Europe ? Ces navires-usines peuvent mesurer jusqu’à 144 mètres de long et capturer 400 000 kilos de poissons par j...
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Valentijn de Leeuw @jeandefer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#SaudiArabia influencing #IPCC reports? Maybe. They know there will be an end to oil. I would guess they are learning to better strategise. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports
Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’
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Valentijn de Leeuw @jeandefer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Two sides to China’s open AI proposal www.hindustantimes.com/s/1gGMWkC
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Two sides to China’s open AI proposal
Systems that will decide loans, diagnoses, welfare, etc., depend on the principles they encode as much as the compute they run on
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Valentijn de Leeuw @jeandefer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
AI is getting dangerous - beyond our control. 🤖 The race to build ever more powerful AI is reckless. Tell the EU to put safety first! ✊ action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-08...
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AI should serve us, not tech billionaires!
Share the petition and you'll help multiply the impact of this campaign: AI should serve us, not tech billionaires!
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Valentijn de Leeuw @jeandefer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Israel has imprisoned Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya for over 18 months without charges. His Israeli captors have beaten and tortured him, and denied him medical care. Now, his lawyer fears that he's facing imminent death. act.mpowerchange.org/go/86373?t=2...
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Valentijn de Leeuw @jeandefer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Volkswagen wants to move from making cars to helping fuel Israel's war machine. The deal isn’t signed yet - let’s stop it before the ink is dry. SIGN NOW and tell Volkswagen: stay out of war. action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-06...
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Stop Volkswagen’s dangerous new deal
Share the petition and you'll help multiply the impact of this campaign: Stop Volkswagen’s dangerous new deal
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Trump won't sign a bipartisan housing affordability bill, which sets restrictions on private equity ownership of homes. Why? He wants Congress to pass a racist voter suppression bill that's attempting to address a problem that doesn't exist. Meanwhile, he calls the affordability crisis a "hoax."
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Valentijn de Leeuw @jeandefer.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Volkswagen wants to move from making cars to helping fuel Israel's war machine. The deal isn’t signed yet - let’s stop it before the ink is dry. SIGN NOW and tell Volkswagen: stay out of war. action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-06...
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Stop Volkswagen’s dangerous new deal
Share the petition and you'll help multiply the impact of this campaign: Stop Volkswagen’s dangerous new deal
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 22/06/2026
On World Rainforest Day, data shows global deforestation must drop 41% below current trends to meet 2030 climate targets. Despite a 35% decline in forest loss in 2025, over 4.3 million hectares (10.6 million acres), an area larger than Switzerland, were still destroyed. mongabay.cc/yERSgp
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World Rainforest Day: Deforestation must be nearly halved to meet 2030 target
Every year, June 22 marks World Rainforest Day, an awareness day launched by Rainforest Partnership in 2017 to advocate for the immediate protection and restoration of the world’s tropical forests.…
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Ukraine's drones accounted for over 90% of all confirmed Russian hits in 2026 Since the start of the year, Ukraine's unmanned systems units struck over 800,000 verified Russian targets 📷 Fedorov
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Valentijn de Leeuw @jeandefer.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Big Tech is trying to break the rules - again. Google and Musk were held accountable, but lobbyists now want to weaken the laws that protect our safety, privacy, and money online ✍️Tell EU leaders: protect people, not billionaires! action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-01...
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Keep Big Tech Accountable!
Big Tech is trying to get away with breaking the rules - again.Google and Musk have already been held accountable, but now lobbyists are pushing to weaken the rules that protect our safety, privacy, a...
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Valentijn de Leeuw @jeandefer.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Did you know that thousands of energy-hungry AI data centres are coming to Europe? Our electricity bills could go up fast unless Big Tech is forced to run them on 100% new, renewable energy. And use waste heat for communities or industry.Join me in signing👇 action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-05...
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Run EU data centres on 100% renewables!
Thousands of energy-hungry data centres are being built across Europe. Our bills depend on how they’re powered - expensive fossil fuels or homegrown, renewable energy. Sign the petition to call on the...
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
If we give the Ukrainians Patriots and sanction Russian energy the war is over. In other words, US policy at present is to keep the war going. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Ukraine war briefing: Eliminate Putin’s ‘last major advantage,’ Zelenskyy urges Washington
Patriots would neutralise ballistic missiles and force Russia to negotiate, says Ukrainian president; half a million Russian dead – GCHQ boss. What we know on day 1,555
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Planting trees is good. Protecting old forests is 40x better for carbon. You can’t offset your way out of deforestation. Keep it standing. #SaveOldGrowth #NatureBasedSolutions
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
“Individual action doesn’t matter” is oil company PR from the 2000s. Yes, we need system change. But 66% of people say they’d change habits if they saw others doing it. Culture shifts start with you. #ClimateCulture
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Calls to action Your vote is a climate tool. Your wallet is a climate tool. Your voice is a climate tool. Use all three this week: support green policy, divest, and talk about it. Silence is compliance. #ClimateAction
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
As I bid farewell to the Congo basin, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the beauty and wonder I have witnessed. Please send your well wishes for a safe journey back home. Please like subscribe and comment on my YouTube channel. youtube.com/@EcoSmartPlanet
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Earth Day wasn't just a 24-hour trend—it’s the blueprint for the year. The 2026 theme "Our Power, Our Planet" reminds us that the power shift is literal. From rooftop solar to community-led conservation, we are the ones we’ve been waiting for. Don't let the momentum fade.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Did you know? 🌱 Healthy soil stores 3x more carbon than the atmosphere. That means every farmer who uses cover crops, compost,and no-till practices is literally fighting climate change from the ground up.Climate action isn't just about electric cars. It's how we grow our food.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Bees are "keystone species." When they disappear, the entire arch of the ecosystem begins to crumble.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Stop asking “What can I do?” and start asking “What can WE do?” Join @Fridays4Future, @ExtinctionRebellion, or a local group in your country. Power is in numbers. #ClimateMovement
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Oilfield Witness @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Not only is gas power (methane) contributing to climate change via CO2 combustion emissions and uncombusted methane releases, many of these data centers are using power generation equipment with even higher emissions than industry standard gas turbines – so it is even worse.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Food systems = 1/3 of global emissions. What accelerates change? Waste less food. Shift diets where possible. Protect forests that already store carbon. Pay farmers to restore soil. We can’t eat a 3°C world. #FoodSystems #RegenerativeAg
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Bracken as it's supposed to be: just one innocuous woodland fern among many. The immense monocultures now so common are a product of centuries of acute overgrazing – usually by sheep – leading to forest disappearance. They're another example of extreme *human-caused* ecological imbalance.
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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
I’m very positively surprised by this amazing news! Informational anchor from abroad that cannot be silenced by crackdowns is increasingly relevant for Georgia, even as I am confident in our eventual victory sooner rather than later. Thank you, @PolandMFA @radeksikorski! 🇵🇱 🇬🇪
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 27/04/2026
Rising international demand for açaí is pushing high-yield monocultures over forest extraction. While industrial crops use nonnative bees and irrigation, community cooperatives face devastating losses from climate extremes. Learn more in this report by Carla Ruas for #Mongabay.
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Heat, fires and agribusiness squeeze traditional Amazon açaí harvesters
The global craze for açaí is driving a plantation boom that leaves the forest’s original harvesters behind.
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Valentijn de Leeuw @jeandefer.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Dérégulation environnementale sous couvert de simplification ! Si le texte de la Commission européenne passe, des dizaines de substances toxiques seraient commercialisées sans réévaluation de leur toxicité. Bloquez ce texte en signant la pétition de POLLINIS mobilisation.pollinis.org/non-autorisa...
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Non à la dérégulation des pesticides !
Signez la pétition de POLLINIS pour exiger le retrait du texte omnibus qui veut déréguler les pesticides néfastes pour le Vivant.
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Valentijn de Leeuw @jeandefer.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
A powerful US spy-tech company linked to genocide in Gaza, ICE deportations, and Trump’s war with Iran is now expanding across Europe into our hospitals, police and data systems. We must expose it and stop its expansion action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-03...
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Say No to Palantir in Europe
A powerful US spy-tech company run by billionaires is linked to genocide in Gaza, helps ICE separate families, and fuels Trump’s war with Iran. And now it’s quietly expanding across Europe gaining acc...
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Valentijn de Leeuw @jeandefer.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I have just signed this petition. It's an issue I care about. Will you sign it too? action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-03...
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Keep our kids safe online
Protecting kids online feels impossible. But now, things are changing - fast. Courts are finally ruling against companies like Meta and YouTube. Governments across Europe are proposing age limits and ...
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Valentijn de Leeuw @jeandefer.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
As the US and Israel cause death and destruction in Iran, our leaders just look on. All European nations and the EU must follow Spain’s lead and say NO to war. action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-03...
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Europe: Stand up against illegal war in Iran
As the US and Israel cause death and destruction in Iran, our leaders just look on. All European nations and the EU must follow Spain’s lead and say NO to war.
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Valentijn de Leeuw @jeandefer.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
EU Commission President von der Leyen caved in to pressure from US President Trump. Tell Europe’s leaders to reject the trade deal and protect climate and citizens today. action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-10...
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Say NO to Trump’s trade deal
EU Commission President von der Leyen caved in to pressure from US President Trump. Tell Europe’s leaders to reject the trade deal and protect climate and citizens today.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
The bombs fall silent. The headlines fade. But the poison remains. Strikes on Iran have unleashed toxic pollutants that will contaminate the environment for decades. Cancer rates will rise. Birth defects will increase. This is the heartless, long tail of modern warfare. We must hold the architects
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
We need to talk about the words we use. "Clearing ancient forests" is not "land management." "Destroying ecosystems" is not "economic development." It's the permanent erasure of a unique, irreplaceable life-support system. Let's call it what it is: #Ecocide.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
An ancient forest isn't just a collection of trees; it's a cathedral of biodiversity,a climate regulator, & a water cycle engineer. Calling its destruction "development" ignores the truth: you cannot develop a cemetery. You can only mourn it. It's time to recognize #Ecocide.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
When we say "sustainable land use" while bulldozing millennia-old forests, we're lying to ourselves. What we're actually doing: committing #Ecocide, the deliberate, massive destruction of ecosystems we know can't be replaced. Words matter. Truth matters more. 🪓🌲
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Anders Åslund @andersaslund.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Trust Trump to do two things to help Putin: 1. Bomb Iran boosting the global oil price. 2. Substantially ease US sanctions on Russian oil exports. Trump will substantially increase Russia's revenues to kill Ukrainians. Trump is Putin's best friend. ofac.treasury.gov/media/935101...
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Valentijn de Leeuw @jeandefer.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 06/03/2026
I have only just recently started digging into data centres and water, and the way companies are hiding vital information is beyond belief. It is so, so dodgy. The entire project to widely popularise the idea these concerns are "fake" makes so much sense in this context
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Sam Altman defends AI resource usage: Water concerns ‘fake,’ and ‘humans use energy too’
Published Mon, Feb 23 20263:43 AM ESTUpdated Mon, Feb 23 202610:21 AM EST
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Altman dismissed claims that ChatGPT used gallons of water per query.
He acknowledged that total AI energy use was rising and urged cleaner power.
However, Altman argued that humans also consume energy to carry out tasks.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Russia is feeding Iran targeting data on US warships in the Middle East - the same surveillance playbook refined against Ukraine. The drone partnership that battered Ukrainian cities is now being turned against American positions, with strike precision analysts say Iran can't achieve alone.
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The drone pipeline reverses: Russia now guides Iranian strikes against American troops – Washington Post
A partnership built in Ukraine's skies is now being used against American positions in the Middle East.
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Valentijn de Leeuw @jeandefer.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I think @abilutangwa.bsky.social that bringing positive news that gives hope is an essential ingredient.
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