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Earth isn’t the “perfect haven” we think it is. It’s actually a beautiful, chaotic death trap. Neil deGrasse Tyson reminds us that 99% of species are gone and three-quarters of our own planet would end us in minutes. We aren’t living in a cozy nest; we’re survivors on a rock that’s constantly testing our resolve. The universe doesn't owe us hospitality; it’s our ingenuity that keeps the lights on.

Good question.

@earthcurated Islam.

What is the biggest threat to Earth?

1979 Atari's vision of a computer programmer

A 23-year-old law student killed Nazis on her bicycle. Her red hair gave her away. Amsterdam, 1943. Hannie Schaft had been studying law at the University of Amsterdam. Smart. Principled. Believed in justice. Then the Nazis invaded. Her Jewish friends were expelled from school. Forced to wear yellow stars. Hunted. Hannie started small. Hiding families. Forging papers. Smuggling food. But it wasn’t enough. The trains kept leaving. Packed with people. Bound for death camps. She joined the Dutch Resistance. Not to distribute pamphlets. To fight. Her weapon? A pistol. Her vehicle? A bicycle. Her method? Unthinkable simplicity. Hannie would ride through Amsterdam. Alone. In daylight. Find her target—a Nazi officer or collaborator. She’d approach. Smile. Ask for directions. Then pull the gun. Fire. And ride away before anyone understood what happened. For two years, she operated like this. The Germans were on edge. Who was this ghost? They called her “Het meisje met het rode haar”—The Girl with the Red Hair. Her bright red hair made her recognizable. So Hannie dyed it black. Became invisible. She kept going. But on March 21, 1945, it ended. A checkpoint. A search. Wrong place. Wrong time. They found resistance materials. Arrested her. Began questioning. Someone noticed her. The roots growing back. The face from wanted posters. The Gestapo took over. April 17, 1945. They brought her to execution grounds near Haarlem. Hannie was 24 years old. Three weeks from liberation. The war was almost over. The Allies were approaching. She was close. The firing squad raised their rifles. Hannie didn’t beg. Didn’t break. After the first shots failed to kill her, she reportedly told them: “Ik schiet beter.” — I shoot better. They fired again. She died just weeks before the Netherlands was freed. Her body was buried in a mass grave. Unmarked. Forgotten. For 22 years, her family didn’t know where she was. In 1967, remains were discovered. Identified. She was given a state funeral. Thousands came. Military honors. Today, a statue stands in Haarlem. A young woman on a bicycle. Forever 24. Streets carry her name. Schools teach her story. In the Netherlands, she is remembered. But beyond it, few know her. The Girl with the Red Hair. A law student who fought tyranny with a bicycle, a pistol, and unshakable resolve. She didn’t live to see freedom. But she chose to fight for it anyway. 24 years old. A bicycle. A weapon. And a kind of courage most will never face—but should never forget.

@GentlePlanes @rolluf @PanicOffice Maar wel typisch weer inderdaad.

@GentlePlanes @rolluf @PanicOffice Lol. Moest em wel effe afkijken.

Vrouwen en autorijden. En dan zijn ze nog niet eens weg. cc @rolluf @PanicOffice

@Frodilon @timecaptales x.com/RobTheScot1/st…

@timecaptales Kann das Video bitte mal jemand rückwärts laufen lassen?

A popular pastime in the Netherlands in the 1980s was racing cars in reverse

@Feldegast1 @timecaptales And also tow dragging another car as well.

@timecaptales They had three categories: - regular cars -DAF cars(*) - Caravan racing. People would stay at home, just to watch it. It was immensely popular. (*)DAF cars had a Variomatic gearbox. They'd go as fast in reverse as in drive. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variomatic

@BertSandell @timecaptales That's dutch. Not reversed. Commented by dutch comedian Andre van Duin. Also the motion picture is genuine. We really did that. Also racing while dragging a caravan. Look for "Ter land, ter zee en in de lucht" on YT. Broadcasted many for years in the '80s in The Netherlands.

@timecaptales The speaker is also in reverse mode, or is it Dutch?

@dotstar @timecaptales En de Caravanrace :) Mijn god was was dat raggen. Toen mocht dat allemaal nog.

@timecaptales De DAF achteruitrijrace 😀 de max was dit.

@Ang3liqu385 @timecaptales Toen hadden we nog televisie in die tijd. En lag je elke zaterdagavond op het kleed met een bakje chips om er naar te kijken.

@timecaptales Wat mis ik die tijd😢.

@PetrAndre_ev @timecaptales x.com/RobTheScot1/st…

@timecaptales Someone need to reverse 🔄 this video 😌

@timecaptales We also had "De Caravanrace" on dutch television in the '80s. And lots of other crazy stuff. Search for "Ter land ter Zee en in de Lucht". Translation: By land, at sea and in the air. We were way before Jackass. youtu.be/S7ipFApsFec

@ATRightMovies Calvin from Life (2017). If you liked Alien, you're gonna love this. imdb.com/title/tt544243…

What is the greatest movie monster?

@_trish_xD Nowadays (good!) tracks are build by pre-programmed presets, maybe with a little tweak, so you can call it your own. That's what I meant. But I don't mind. It sounds good😎

@_trish_xD Whether someone likes it or not, or is not into house music, it's the way this track is build. Listen closely. Masters. Hands down.

the tech industry moves so fast your 3-year expertise turns into a 3-year-old mistake by the time you finally get good at something, the internet already calls it legacy code

@goetfoudje @RobTheScot1 @timecaptales Nicely found! But Tenet is awesome.

@RobTheScot1 @timecaptales Better than Tenet lol