Martijn Benjaminsen
@martijnbenj.bsky.social
Father of two teen daughters. Climate Science, Sustainability in Healthcare, Field Hockey, Mobility, Nature based Solution, chocolate Labrador…feels at home in 🇧🇪 🇳🇱 🇨🇦
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The planet-warming impact of this single leak is equivalent to 1.5m gas-guzzling SUVs gunning their engines and there are more super-emitting dumps across Turkey. (Guardian)
Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey
Exclusive: Cop31 leader calling for global curbs on climate-heating gas has landfills producing some of world’s worst plumes
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2026 at 6:49 AM
The planet-warming impact of this single leak is equivalent to 1.5m gas-guzzling SUVs gunning their engines and there are more super-emitting dumps across Turkey. (Guardian)
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October 5, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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October 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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How many birds are killed by offshore #wind turbines?
99.8 % of migratory birds reliably avoided the wind turbines.
www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/h...
99.8 % of migratory birds reliably avoided the wind turbines.
www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/h...
New cameras show how many birds are killed by offshore wind turbines
A year-long study has observed millions of birds migrating across the North Sea to measure the threat of offshore wind farms.
www.euronews.com
October 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM
How many birds are killed by offshore #wind turbines?
99.8 % of migratory birds reliably avoided the wind turbines.
www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/h...
99.8 % of migratory birds reliably avoided the wind turbines.
www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/h...
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
Bijna 1 op de 3 frituursnacks bevat paardenvlees, maar waar komt dat vlees vandaan?
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Bijna 1 op de 3 frituursnacks bevat paardenvlees, maar waar komt dat vlees vandaan? | VRT NWS Nieuws
Wie in België paardenvlees eet, krijgt dat meestal niet van een Belgisch paard op zijn bord. Ons land blijkt vooral een draaischijf te zijn voor ingevoerd paardenvlees, voornamelijk uit Zuid-Amerika. ...
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October 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Bijna 1 op de 3 frituursnacks bevat paardenvlees, maar waar komt dat vlees vandaan?
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October 2, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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A CNN investigation has found that while Jared Kushner acted as a key Middle East peace negotiator, his private equity firm held the largest stake in an Israeli company backing businesses tied to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, including its largest arms manufacturer. https://cnn.it/4AIwBQs
October 2, 2026 at 11:46 PM
A CNN investigation has found that while Jared Kushner acted as a key Middle East peace negotiator, his private equity firm held the largest stake in an Israeli company backing businesses tied to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, including its largest arms manufacturer. https://cnn.it/4AIwBQs
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Oxford Street has long been the nation’s high street.
On Monday 26 October, it’ll go permanently traffic-free and pave the way for a greener, more welcoming street with new opportunities for retail and leisure.
On Monday 26 October, it’ll go permanently traffic-free and pave the way for a greener, more welcoming street with new opportunities for retail and leisure.
Oxford Street to be pedestrianised from October | LBC
Vehicles will be prohibited from accessing almost a kilometre between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street from October 26
www.lbc.co.uk
October 3, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Oxford Street has long been the nation’s high street.
On Monday 26 October, it’ll go permanently traffic-free and pave the way for a greener, more welcoming street with new opportunities for retail and leisure.
On Monday 26 October, it’ll go permanently traffic-free and pave the way for a greener, more welcoming street with new opportunities for retail and leisure.
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
www.wired.com
October 3, 2026 at 1:37 AM
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
www.standaard.be
October 3, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin advanced Russia’s ongoing cognitive warfare efforts to persuade the world that European leaders who respond to Russian threats and continued limited kinetic attacks in Europe are the actual aggressors. (1/7)
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar100226
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar100226
October 3, 2026 at 1:04 AM
NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin advanced Russia’s ongoing cognitive warfare efforts to persuade the world that European leaders who respond to Russian threats and continued limited kinetic attacks in Europe are the actual aggressors. (1/7)
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar100226
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar100226
Hoogste coronaconcentratie in Leuvens rioolwater gemeten in een jaar tijd
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Hoogste coronaconcentratie in Leuvens rioolwater gemeten in een jaar tijd | VRT NWS Nieuws
In het rioolwater van Leuven worden opnieuw hoge concentraties van het coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 gemeten. Het gaat om de hoogste waarden in een jaar tijd, zegt Elke Wollants, virologe aan het Rega-instit...
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October 3, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Hoogste coronaconcentratie in Leuvens rioolwater gemeten in een jaar tijd
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Breaking News!
y-Axis Alert!
With yesterday's preliminary Niño 3.4 sea-surface temperature spiking to a new record at 29.975°C, the y-axis was raised to 30.5°C.
Meanwhile, the Niño 3.4 anomaly now sits at 3.33°C above the 1991-2020 baseline.
Until tomorrow ...
y-Axis Alert!
With yesterday's preliminary Niño 3.4 sea-surface temperature spiking to a new record at 29.975°C, the y-axis was raised to 30.5°C.
Meanwhile, the Niño 3.4 anomaly now sits at 3.33°C above the 1991-2020 baseline.
Until tomorrow ...
October 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Breaking News!
y-Axis Alert!
With yesterday's preliminary Niño 3.4 sea-surface temperature spiking to a new record at 29.975°C, the y-axis was raised to 30.5°C.
Meanwhile, the Niño 3.4 anomaly now sits at 3.33°C above the 1991-2020 baseline.
Until tomorrow ...
y-Axis Alert!
With yesterday's preliminary Niño 3.4 sea-surface temperature spiking to a new record at 29.975°C, the y-axis was raised to 30.5°C.
Meanwhile, the Niño 3.4 anomaly now sits at 3.33°C above the 1991-2020 baseline.
Until tomorrow ...
Enorme volksverhuizing Stille Oceaan: 'Deze strijd tegen het water gaat iedereen aan'
nos.nl/l/2633456
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Enorme volksverhuizing Stille Oceaan: 'Deze strijd tegen het water gaat iedereen aan'
In Fiji worden honderden dorpen verplaatst, omdat het door klimaatverandering onleefbaar wordt.
nos.nl
October 2, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Enorme volksverhuizing Stille Oceaan: 'Deze strijd tegen het water gaat iedereen aan'
nos.nl/l/2633456
nos.nl/l/2633456
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did you know that 98% of rapists never face accountability for their crimes? yep. i fact checked it. here’s my report on the cornell jane doe case for @meidastouch.com please share
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SHOCK Cornell Case Just TOOK a MAJOR TURN...
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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October 1, 2026 at 8:44 PM
did you know that 98% of rapists never face accountability for their crimes? yep. i fact checked it. here’s my report on the cornell jane doe case for @meidastouch.com please share
youtu.be/KtBKwVnZxP0?...
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If "communism is the greatest threat to our country in its history" and he wants to root it out of America, then why is he hanging pictures of communist authoritarians in gilded frames in the White House?
October 1, 2026 at 6:43 PM
If "communism is the greatest threat to our country in its history" and he wants to root it out of America, then why is he hanging pictures of communist authoritarians in gilded frames in the White House?
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October 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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October 1, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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