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@FediGarden@social.growyourown.services  ·  activity timestamp last week

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aarch v/d betuwe
@aarch@circumstances.run  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

hey so. are there any queer groups in gelderland.

i had a feud with a certain utrecht-based queer group which unfairly got me pretty much evicted from there (not that i would want to come back to them), but i still feel like i need an irl queer network of sorts

and i guess until further notice i am stuck in gelderland. so feel free to drop your suggestions.

boost it anyways, hoping it makes rounds the 'verse
#queer #netherlands#LGBTQ #trans
aarch v/d betuwe
@aarch@circumstances.run  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

hey so. are there any queer groups in gelderland.

i had a feud with a certain utrecht-based queer group which unfairly got me pretty much evicted from there (not that i would want to come back to them), but i still feel like i need an irl queer network of sorts

and i guess until further notice i am stuck in gelderland. so feel free to drop your suggestions.

boost it anyways, hoping it makes rounds the 'verse
#queer #netherlands#LGBTQ #trans
JdeB
@JdeB@climatejustice.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
#GazaProtests#TheNetherlands

"WATCH | Dutch Protesters Clash With Police Over Gaza, Accuse Government of Complicity | APT" [5:08 min]
by APT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV_in45d2bE

Quote by APT:
"Aug 8, 2025 #apt #gaza #netherlands
Tensions ran high in The Hague as pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the Dutch parliament demanding a halt to arms exports to Israel and denouncing what they described as genocide in Gaza. The demonstration escalated as wheat was thrown at security forces and at least one arrest was made.
Inside parliament, a heated debate was underway on whether the Netherlands should impose a full arms embargo on Israel. The controversy deepened after Dutch authorities denied entry to Israeli far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir—sparking outrage in Tel Aviv and further dividing Dutch politicians.
With over 30,000 Palestinians killed and northern Gaza flattened by Israeli bombardment, public pressure is mounting on European governments to act. As Dutch lawmakers argue over policy, the streets of The Hague echo with cries for justice, peace, and accountability."

#NeverAgain#STOPtheGenocide
#JUSTICEforHindRajab#JUSTICEforRifaatRadwan
#LIFEfor#Netanyahu#Gallant#Gvir#Smotrich
JdeB
@JdeB@climatejustice.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
#GazaProtests#TheNetherlands

"WATCH | Dutch Protesters Clash With Police Over Gaza, Accuse Government of Complicity | APT" [5:08 min]
by APT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV_in45d2bE

Quote by APT:
"Aug 8, 2025 #apt #gaza #netherlands
Tensions ran high in The Hague as pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the Dutch parliament demanding a halt to arms exports to Israel and denouncing what they described as genocide in Gaza. The demonstration escalated as wheat was thrown at security forces and at least one arrest was made.
Inside parliament, a heated debate was underway on whether the Netherlands should impose a full arms embargo on Israel. The controversy deepened after Dutch authorities denied entry to Israeli far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir—sparking outrage in Tel Aviv and further dividing Dutch politicians.
With over 30,000 Palestinians killed and northern Gaza flattened by Israeli bombardment, public pressure is mounting on European governments to act. As Dutch lawmakers argue over policy, the streets of The Hague echo with cries for justice, peace, and accountability."

#NeverAgain#STOPtheGenocide
#JUSTICEforHindRajab#JUSTICEforRifaatRadwan
#LIFEfor#Netanyahu#Gallant#Gvir#Smotrich
Kit 🔻
@onrust@infosec.exchange  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Activists of the Dutch group Geef Tegengas blocked the entry gates to Microsoft's data centre in Middenmeer, the Netherlands

The action is in protest at the company's facilitation of surveillance data on Palestinian people used in genocide

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/10/activists-in-netherlands-protest-on-roof-of-microsoft-site-storing-israeli-military-data

#GeefTegengas#NoTechForApartheid#NoDataForGenocide#Middenmeer#Netherlands

Around 10 people stand in front of a car entry gate on an industrial site. Banners and flags are attached to the gate. Some people have locked themselves to street elements related to the gate, others are setting off green smoke fireworks. Many are wearing Palestinian flags.
Around 10 people stand in front of a car entry gate on an industrial site. Banners and flags are attached to the gate. Some people have locked themselves to street elements related to the gate, others are setting off green smoke fireworks. Many are wearing Palestinian flags.
Kit 🔻
@onrust@infosec.exchange  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Activists of the Dutch group Geef Tegengas blocked the entry gates to Microsoft's data centre in Middenmeer, the Netherlands

The action is in protest at the company's facilitation of surveillance data on Palestinian people used in genocide

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/10/activists-in-netherlands-protest-on-roof-of-microsoft-site-storing-israeli-military-data

#GeefTegengas#NoTechForApartheid#NoDataForGenocide#Middenmeer#Netherlands

Around 10 people stand in front of a car entry gate on an industrial site. Banners and flags are attached to the gate. Some people have locked themselves to street elements related to the gate, others are setting off green smoke fireworks. Many are wearing Palestinian flags.
Around 10 people stand in front of a car entry gate on an industrial site. Banners and flags are attached to the gate. Some people have locked themselves to street elements related to the gate, others are setting off green smoke fireworks. Many are wearing Palestinian flags.
AJ Sadauskas
@aj@gts.sadauskas.id.au  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
@yianiris@ajsadauskas One more important point to share: Overall road deaths per 100,000 people.

The OECD average is 4.28 people killed driving each year per 100,000 people.

The Netherlands is slightly below this at 4.19.

And the USA? It's at 12.84.

Source: https://datahub.roadsafety.gov.au/progress-reporting/international-comparisons

So you are more than three times more likely to be killed on the roads in the USA than in the Netherlands.

And you are more than four times more likely to be killed cycling (per kilometre cycled) in the USA.

#cycling #cylce #bicycling #urbanism #UrbanPlanning #bicycles #bicycle #bikes #bike #Netherlands #TheNetherlands #Holland #Europe
AJ Sadauskas
@aj@gts.sadauskas.id.au  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
@yianiris@ajsadauskas One more important point to share: Overall road deaths per 100,000 people.

The OECD average is 4.28 people killed driving each year per 100,000 people.

The Netherlands is slightly below this at 4.19.

And the USA? It's at 12.84.

Source: https://datahub.roadsafety.gov.au/progress-reporting/international-comparisons

So you are more than three times more likely to be killed on the roads in the USA than in the Netherlands.

And you are more than four times more likely to be killed cycling (per kilometre cycled) in the USA.

#cycling #cylce #bicycling #urbanism #UrbanPlanning #bicycles #bicycle #bikes #bike #Netherlands #TheNetherlands #Holland #Europe
AJ Sadauskas
@aj@gts.sadauskas.id.au  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
@yianiris@ajsadauskas Let's run through this:

"The more you (the state) separate vehicles the more likely is to have car drivers assume the "road" belongs to cars only and display no mercy from "invading" vehicles on their domain. They will not even LOOK for a bicycle at some stage, and motorcycles are also in danger for the same bias."

Typically, the dedicated bike lanes go on main roads.

Side streets still have mixed traffic, and are dropped to 30 kph or less.

Here's what the research shows:

"Pedestrian crash: There is a 10 per cent risk that a pedestrian will be killed if hit by a modern car at 30km/h.

"At a 50km/h impact speed, the risk increases to 80 per cent.

"Side impact crash with another vehicle: There is a 10 per cent risk that a person in a safe car will be killed if they crash at speed of up to 45-50km/h. At a 70km/h impact speed, the risk increases to 80 per cent.

"Side impact crash with a tree/pole: Because the energy is concentrated on a smaller area, side impact crashes with a narrow, fixed object, like a tree or pole, are less survivable than those with another vehicle, and the fatality risk at 45-50km/h is much higher.

"Head on/frontal impact with another vehicle: There is a 10 per cent risk of a driver/passenger being killed at collision speeds up to 70km/h. At 90km/h the risk is up to 80 per cent.

"With increased speed, the amount of energy released in a crash increases. It is inevitable that some of this energy will be absorbed by the human body. However, the human body can only withstand limited forces before injury or death occurs.

"Pedestrians and bicycle riders are particularly vulnerable as they are unprotected during a crash."

https://www.icare.nsw.gov.au/-/media/icare/unique-media/employers/employer-obligations/injury-prevention/road-safety/speed-fact-sheet.pdf

In short, speed is the key risk factor.

So the aim on side streets is to drop the speed limit to 30 kph or less, and add traffic calming, to drop the risk of a fatality to 10%.

On main roads where the speed limit is above 30 kph, you separate out cyclists into dedicated separated lanes, making collisions less frequent.

And the most car-centric drivers who think the road belongs to them tend to be in car-dependent suburban areas where driving is the only viable mode of transport.

"Tremendous expense and useless infrastructure, trillions of tons of more cement to sink into the ground, just so the state can pretend it did something for public safety."

It's a far more effective use of street space than an additional lane for car traffic, which is what the alternative would be.

Because the modal share for driving only decreases when there are viable, safe, and faster alternatives.

"In countries where there are virtually no bike lanes other vehicles have learned to watch and respect cyclists."

The modal share for cycling is far higher in the Netherlands than any major US city:

"Already world-leading in cycling for transport, new figures from the Netherlands show that modal share is now topping 50% of journeys in some regions.

"Utrecht leads the way, with 51% of journeys made by bike, according data from the Knowledge Institute for Mobility Policy. Amsterdam closely follows with 48% of trips cycled."

https://cyclingindustry.news/netherlands-further-builds-on-cyclings-modal-share-hitting-51-in-utrecht/

"US/UK/AUS/NL/FR have the most fatal cyclist accidents than everyone else."

The US has a significantly higher rate of fatal cycling accidents per billion kilometres cycled than the Netherlands.

And it's not even close.

It's 44 per bn km cycled in the US, vs 10.7 in the Netherlands:

"In countries like the Netherlands and Denmark where people cycle an average of 864 and 513 kilometers each year, the number of cyclists killed per billion kilometers of bicycle travel stands at 10.7 and 14.6 respectively.

"Compare that to the United States where the average cyclist travels 47 kilometers in a year. However, the death toll stands at 44 per billion kilometers, pointing towards the fact that the fewer cyclists there are, the more likely accidents and fatalities are to occur."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2015/02/24/the-more-cyclists-in-a-country-the-fewer-fatal-crashes-report-infographic/?sh=3d721b6d33b3

So you are four times more likely as a cyclist to be killed on roads in the US than the Netherlands.

The big difference is that the modal share for cycling in Utrecht is over 50%.

So yes, if more people in absolute terms are cycling every day, then in absolute terms more people will be in crashes than in cities where hardly anyone cycles.

But per km cycled, the Netherlands is 4x safer than the US.

#cycling #cylce #bicycling #urbanism #UrbanPlanning #bicycles #bicycle #bikes #bike #Netherlands #TheNetherlands #Holland #Europe
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

President Trump has enacted multiple policies affecting the lives of LGBTQ+ Americans in areas from healthcare to legal recognition and education. Some LGBTQ+ people have voted with their feet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/04/world/society/amsterdam-lgbtq-americans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #lgbtq #us #netherlands #donaldtrump