YEAR: 2025 | LENGTH: 1 part (65 minutes) | SOURCE: BBC
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An intrepid expedition onto and into the Greenland ice sheet with three of the world’s leading experts as they try to answer the urgent question, how fast is the ice melting? Greenland’s inland ice is hostile, wild and unpredictable, but making observations and taking detailed measurements on the ground is essential to fully understanding what is happening there.
Director Lars Henrik Ostenfeld travels to Greenland with the scientists as they brave storms and climb deeper into the constantly shifting glaciers than anyone before them to gather the precious data that will help predict the future.
We've joined Plastic Cup in Tisza river in Hungary. 15 teams on a boats made out of trash for 5 days going down the river. But it's not about speed, it's about collecting trash. Team which collects the most trash wins the race. In this video we share our experience of joining this competition first time, our struggles and accomplishments.
We've joined Plastic Cup in Tisza river in Hungary. 15 teams on a boats made out of trash for 5 days going down the river. But it's not about speed, it's about collecting trash. Team which collects the most trash wins the race. In this video we share our experience of joining this competition first time, our struggles and accomplishments.
We've joined Plastic Cup in Tisza river in Hungary. 15 teams on a boats made out of trash for 5 days going down the river. But it's not about speed, it's about collecting trash. Team which collects the most trash wins the race. In this video we share our experience of joining this competition first time, our struggles and accomplishments.
One of our storage units for the trom.tf server is failing. We will have to replace it or move to a new server. Mind you in case trom.tf goes offline these days. Before we migrate we will let you know, but if the drive fails suddenly...
Half a year update. Fun. Depressive. New. Terrible. ?
I will try to condense this as much as possible.
Motorhome life has started!
We left mid February towards the central South of Spain to meet with some wonderful friends. We then went more to the South, then back to the North via the West site of Spain, and back to Estartit (where we left from), at the end of May. Kinda like this: We got used to the motorhome life quite quickly. I LOVE IT! It is my tiny home. But honestly HUGE inside. I have my own space to work on the computer (the main table), we have a big top bed, a full bathroom with hot water and a great toilet. A kitchen where I can cook the food I want and can eat, a small but very spacious fridge, and a lot of storage space.
We visited the most wonderful places. Click these compilations to see them close up.
We saw a weird “volcano” on the map and we went there. It was not a volcano but a weirdly shaped hill 🙂 We saw two mind blowing caves: We did two out of this world hikes through some mountains/canyons: And visited an alien place I saw in a documentary with Brian Cox: And these are just the places we liked the most. We visited a lot of nature. A LOT! And we stayed in some wonderful parkings for motorhomes.
Best is to follow us on Peertube or via our website.
In all it was an amazing experience. I got so used to this lifestyle. Something very wildly different from my previous lifestyle where I was spending most of my time in my room, in one place, on the computer.
BUT.
I missed a lot my brain. Yes cool places, yes cool lifestyle, but my brain is my best sensory organ that can look at the stars, read about atoms, and project about the future. Something no fingers, noses, or ears can detect or understand. I miss reading, watching lectures, putting my brain to work. To understand the world, to explain it. To debate, talk, engage.
I MISS IT!
Perhaps the motorhome life was too brief for now to be able to get back into my TROMmood. But combining both is for me the perfect lifestyle. And this is my mission.
Money no more. Back to Estartit.
We knew we will not have money and we have to make some. We came back in Estartit at the end of May so that Sasha can start another season in diving to make some money. I hate this, she hates this. We hate it. But what can we do?
I tried to make more websites for WebApe and see if we can get more donations for TROM, but it is damn hard. I get some money a month, perhaps 60% of what we need, but I seem to be stuck at that. We spend very little money when living in the motorhome. Around 900-1.000 Euros a month all included: food, fuel, insurance, internet, etc.. For 2 people, traveling over 1.000km a month, it is very very low.
I feel very frustrated when I see Sasha work as a divemaster instead of focusing her brain on her book, website, herself. But I do not know how to help. We are fucked by the trade-based society like everyone else. At least Sasha loves diving so if it weren’t for the forced diving, she enjoys it. Underwater, creatures, calmness.
I hope this is the last season for her. We can save some money and see where we go from there.
I went to Romania to build a house and lose my mind.
My parents retired. They went back to Romania. They also bought a 2.000 Euros prefab wooden house to put in my grandma’s garden. All of my grandparents are long dead, but we have some relatives living on the property. I said I should go help them put it together since it is a lot of effort to do that.
I thought I would stay for a month and I ended up staying for almost two. We started to build the house the second day I came there. Little by little in less than 2 weeks we manged to build the frame of it. Overall I really enjoyed going there and working on the house. No more internet bad news, no other plans, just this. I like doing these sort of things. To see it taking shape and all that. Many times I would be stressed because of my father with who I could never really get along, or anyone else for that matter. Very inpatient, angry, and he could not help much. Hard to explain to anyone how difficult this man can be, but for a few years now I suspected he may have some cognitive issues, maybe a brain tumor or idk, because he is “too much”…. he can trip on his own shoes and curse and punch something. He sneezes and then swears. He is many times unable to understand simple tasks, and if you disagree with him over anything he makes a huge drama out of it.
Communication with him is impossible.
He is not always like that tho. At times he switches 180 degrees and is very calm and friendly.
Weird. But you will see that my suspicions may have some ground in truth… Anyway I loved this little house and it was taking shape rapidly. Inside just 4×4 meters, but very spacious. However before I came to Romania they put the foundation wrong (my father…) and without going into too much explanation it was too wide, too crooked, tilted…so when it was raining, the water will go inside the house under the frame.
Took me a long time to fix this. Had to lift the entire house and level it. Then paint the wood with a special paint, wrap it in plastic, and put foam under it. To keep it in place and not ruin the wood. I had to learn a lot about wood, concrete, damage to these materials, etc.. Basically you cannot put the wood directly on concrete and so forth.
I had to use a special paint afterwards to seal the entire frame at the bottom. Now the water wont come in. We had to level the inside of the house too – but we paid someone to do it.
In all a huge amount of work. We even bought a metal roof and I put it myself. I used the wood pieces from the box the house came in, so that we do not waste anything. I cut it with a very old saw but I managed it eventually. Made a frame on the roof from this wood, then I put the metal sheets. Now house complete: Of course I added 2 solar panels, 180W each, and a 780Wh Bluetti battery that is the main power source in the house. Inside there is a couch that transforms into a bed, a little fridge, a sink with a water pump, a little stove…so it is fully offgrid.
You see my parents live at the 4th floor in a building with no elevator. They are in their late 60s and already find it difficult to go up and down the stairs. This house is a place for them to stay at times. At least go there, plant vegetables and fruits (which they already do). Maybe have a dog since I made a gate from the wood leftovers and put a little fence around the house. I worked a lot. Every day almost. But I am very proud of the result. I really like this little place surrounded by nature. Calm. Quiet. I am also happy for my parents. My mother loves it so much!
BUT.
That environment in Romania is what made me want to kill myself in highschool. I hate it. And I find it difficult to explain the extent of my hate. It is the normality there, the detachment from reality that is so deep. I feel trapped in a bad zombie movie, or a horror dream. It became so depressing for me I started to watch movies again. And for those who know me this is a very bad sign. But I could not sleep anymore, I needed to distract myself from reality while I was there.
I feel so ashamed to even admit I was watching some silly old comedies to get myself out of the mess. I felt like I failed after so many years where I kept myself alive and awake. I even wrote a very dark blog post which I decide not to post because I did not want to bother the few close people to me who would read it.
But just so to make it clear, I was in a very dark place, so dark I thought at times that maybe is not worth continuing being alive. I left my little room some 20 years ago, and when I came back the world in Romania was the exact same, even worse. So what is the point!?
I do not know if anyone understands me, but nothing makes me more depressed than the normality of people. You know galaxies, atoms, evolution, atoms, all that real shit that was discovered very recently, and it had ZERO impact on people’s lives. People are the same: jobs, family, money, watch tv, bullshit like this. I get really angry and frustrated at this situation, and in Romania this contrast is so obvious.
All in all, I LOVED the little house project, and I felt like I was losing my mind while in Romania.
Time to leave. Finally! BYE!
FUCK!
It is the end of July. I decided to come back to Spain with my parents who were already planning to come back there for a month to relax and deal with some paperwork.
I could not have foreseen the shit we went through.
Plane was taking off at 06:30. No one slept. We took a bus from 00:30 to 04:00 to Bucharest. In the airport around 06:00 we were waiting in line. In the corner of my eye I see my father dropping down like a heavy rock. On his back. A big loud sound, that kind when your head hits the pavement. Really bad.
I jumped to help. He was lifeless on this back. Eyes wide open. No breathing. People were gathering around. I was sure he died. I thought he had a heat attack. He is also overweight and has some health issues.
Checked his pulse and his heart. They seemed to be working. Suddenly he wakes up. Very confused. Very! I thought ok at least he is not dead, but for sure he had a stroke.
Took us a few minutes to wake him up. Lift him. Put him on a chair. He had a bad bruise on his head.
Doctors came, romanian style with their shitty attitude. Did some tests on him. We almost missed the plane. Decided that he is ok to fly and when we arrive we go to the hospital in Spain.
My parents had seats in the front of the plane. Me in the back. I spend 2 out of 3 hours keeping an eye on them. I was scared because I thought something bad is happening with him and in the plane wtf can you do? I was so tired. I decided to try and take a short nap since there was 1 more hour flying. In my head I thought: I fucking hope I won’t wake up with my mother near me asking for help. And FUCK IT that happened!
My mother was crying waking me up. People in the plane were a bit scared. My father fainted again. Took them more time to wake him up. I went there and stayed with them trying to keep my father awake (alive?). Felt like ages to land. The crew made an announcement in the plane saying they have a medical emergency. Called for anyone who is a doctor to help. A doctor came, helped a bit. An ambulance waited for us in Barcelona when we landed. They did more tests they said all looks ok but needs to go to the hospital.
I was holding my father’s arm the entire time to make sure if he faints I can catch him. The bus was coming in 4 hours and we decided to pay for an Uber to go back in order to go faster to a hospital.
In the Uber my father fainted again and I struggled to wake him up. He seemed to have difficulty breathing. That Uber ride was one of the most awful moments in my life because it took us 2 hours to go to a hospital near Estartit and I was constantly trying to keep my father awake. We had no idea what was wrong and what if he “shuts down” and cannot come back to life?
We arrived at a hospital 10 minutes from where we live in Estartit. They sent us to the family doctor in Estartit. The doctor was very worried and sent us immediately to another hospital 40 minutes away. I drove them there. They decided to keep him for 4 days under constant monitoring connected to all sorts of machines.
We stayed with him in the hospital the first day and a half. Me and my sister.
By this time I did not sleep at all in over 40 hours, almost 2 days. I was so tired and stressed. My mother too.
Anyway.
After 4 days of monitoring and tests (so many of them including a brain CT scan), the only big issue is that his heart drops from 60-80BPM (Beats Per Minute) to just 20-30. Which is terrible and random. And the doctors are clueless why this is.
Now he is home. He is doing well. But we have no idea how bad his health issues are. We have to go back for more tests and if he faints again I have to take them to the emergency room.
Side note: the healthcare here is kinda trade-free. We paid nothing for any of this. And the care was fantastic. When he was in the hospital he had access to nurses 24/7. His own room. Food 3 times a day. TV. AC. Fantastic help that everyone should have access to.
What worries me the most.
Remember when I said I felt that my father has cognitive issues? Well they also discovered that he had mini strokes in the past (lacunar stroke) and they created tiny holes in his brain. The doctor said that YES this can impair the cognitive function and all that. Finally I think this explains his terrible behavior for the past years.
He drives very dangerously and last December we had a car crash because of him. I nearly escaped a terrible injury. He also drove on the wrong side of the road at one point, or in the 2nd gear on the highway, and so on. He forgets things, asks the same thing over and over again sometimes, etc..
I told the doctor, she did not seem too interested since we have to focus on his heart issue first.
I learned that these strokes can be because of the heart which fails to pump enough oxygen into the brain, so the tissue dies. I also learned that Dementia means brain damage in general, and I am afraid he has early stages of dementia. But since there is nothing you can do about this, except deal with what causes the brain damage (in his case likely high blood pressure and the heart BPM drops), then let the doctors continue the investigation and deal with it.
It was a terrible week for me. Now I am better. I feel sorry for my father but I am also tired of dealing with his behavior to be honest. I also have a life to take care of. Of course whatever help my parents need I am always available.
What next?
For the past month since we arrived here I have been staying in the motorhome in a parking lot near the building where my sister and my parents live. It was crazy hot and uncomfortable. At night it was ok with the fans and I was able to sleep decently.
I was planning to only stay for a week or two in this region then go to a colder area, like mountains. But because of what happened to my father…I had to stay a lot longer.
I managed to do a lot of work on the motorhome at least. I fixed our showertub that was getting scratched up over time by whatever we put on top of it. So from this: I transformed it into this: I redid the entire electrical part of our main battery and added a new bigger solar controller. I will showcase in our TROMhome videos at one point but look at the mess I made while working on it: I even built my own cinema (another video that I will make for TROMhome) I also did the car inspection and fixed a few other things.
So at least I did some work on the motorhome.
BUT.
I need my TROM time. When is that coming?
In a week or so I will be finally leaving with the motorhome by myself. I don`t really care where I go as long as it is not so hot and I can focus on TROM. I need my brain fucking back. And I will try to reboot myself and TROM this year, or die trying.
Everyone is sucked into the system. Understandably so. And if I get sucked into it I will be as good as dead. So I will do my best to stay away from this fuckery. Life is short and I don’t want to miss the opportunity to let my brain understand and wonder about reality. I don’t want to be one of the billion humans who lived a fake fantasy, a simple one, that of citizens, workers, labeled simplistic creatures who did not realize what was truly true.
My “perfect” life, considering the limitations I(we) face in this society, is to travel with the motorhome to nice nature places, while at the same time create more content for TROM. Maybe the sparks of this combo could be going to some events and present TROM, do some screenings, etc.. Live with little, kinda detached from society, while keeping my brain active and engaged. And scream and do!
I will try to spend even less money and survive from the donations I get from TROM plus WebApe. It will be tough but this motorhome is my escape, without it I would be totally fucked. I need to get away from people for a bit, from normality, and get my brain back.
Crazy situation with you father Tio. I didn't expect it to be so dramatic. Not sure what to say. It doesn't look that he could be completely cured or get much better. Hopefully he will be able to manage it somehow. Maybe there is some medicine which might help, or some therapies. Anyway, all the best for your father.
Thanks Dima. We will see for now is nothing much we can do but take care of each other, try to have some nice time, keep him more mentally engaged. Truth is he is not diagnosed with dementia or anything like that. But he has these brain holes and for sure his behaviour worried us for the past years a lot. Also idk about his heart issues but we are very careful and try to take care of this situation.
So idk...we will see....I dont want to stress myself or us too much over things we cant do much about, if possible.
I knew little bits about what you were going through these last few months from our conversations on matrix, but reading this blog post is what really gave me the full picture.
First of all I wanna say great job on building that wooden house, that looks like a lot of work but I hope you enjoyed the process.
I feel so ashamed to even admit I was watching some silly old comedies to get myself out of the mess. I felt like I failed after so many years where I kept myself alive and awake.
BTW this was kinda funny to read, man you talk about watching movies like some hardcore Christians talk about watching porn lol 🤣
But in all seriousness let me tell you that I can totally relate with that feeling of darkness and depression when being exposed to people's "normality" like you say. I usually try to ignore these things for the most part and it's not very often I go out to interact with people, but sometimes you get confronted
I knew little bits about what you were going through these last few months from our conversations on matrix, but reading this blog post is what really gave me the full picture.
First of all I wanna say great job on building that wooden house, that looks like a lot of work but I hope you enjoyed the process.
I feel so ashamed to even admit I was watching some silly old comedies to get myself out of the mess. I felt like I failed after so many years where I kept myself alive and awake.
BTW this was kinda funny to read, man you talk about watching movies like some hardcore Christians talk about watching porn lol 🤣
But in all seriousness let me tell you that I can totally relate with that feeling of darkness and depression when being exposed to people's "normality" like you say. I usually try to ignore these things for the most part and it's not very often I go out to interact with people, but sometimes you get confronted with that reality and it can push me into that depressive state when that happens.... It's a totally different experience when you're having to watch movies to escape the reality like that, this is not like watching something you enjoy for fun once in a while but for you the goal is to escape - yeah terrible feeling I know......
People are the same: jobs, family, money, watch tv
BTW, isn't this statement true for people everywhere not just Romania? I can see maybe the things you miss from being in a more "developed" country like better healthcare and education, but I think the above statement is true for most people on a global scale. I have a feeling that perhaps when we're in our hometown we get exposed to these things a lot more, by interacting with our family or people we know there.
And now about your father... I knew about the fainting and his hospitalization and all that 'cause you've told me before, but I did not realize how nerve wracking that experience must've been for you until I read this blog post. What you went through on that airplane is a literal nightmare scenario, and then the Uber drive and everything - man I don't know how I would've handled it if something like that happens to me, I might get a panic attack or something lol 😅 Anyway, I'm glad that you were able to get him to a hospital safe, let's hope there won't be any more serious issues like this in the future.....
It's an incredibly sad thing to watch your parents age out like this, I feel so sad every time I think about how much healthier they used to be and how they will continue to age as time goes on.... And yeah dementia is a real bitch man, I hope we make some progress in the science of how to treat this disease or prevent it from happening.
And I'm glad to hear that after going through all of these stressful experiences you were finally able to get back to your motorhome and get some sleep for yourself. And don't worry man we will for sure reboot TROM back to life! 🙂 You are not alone in this fight 😉
First of all I wanna say great job on building that wooden house, that looks like a lot of work but I hope you enjoyed the process.
haha yes it is because I know that movies get you out of the real world, and I hate that. Maybe it is hard to understand me and why I regard watching movies as being so bad. Not all movies are bad ofc, and is not always a bad thing, but the culture around movies and their influence coupled with the zombiffied state of most people today, make me hate it.
BTW, isn't this statement true for people everywhere not just Romania? I can see maybe the things you miss from being in a more "developed" country like better healthcare and education, but I think the above statement is true for most people on a global scale.
It is but as I said in the post there everything is so much more obvious. You have to live that to understand.
And thanks for the nice words man! Yah my father is ok now, but idk...he does not seem to me to be doing that well cognitively. We got him a tablet and we are installing
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First of all I wanna say great job on building that wooden house, that looks like a lot of work but I hope you enjoyed the process.
haha yes it is because I know that movies get you out of the real world, and I hate that. Maybe it is hard to understand me and why I regard watching movies as being so bad. Not all movies are bad ofc, and is not always a bad thing, but the culture around movies and their influence coupled with the zombiffied state of most people today, make me hate it.
BTW, isn't this statement true for people everywhere not just Romania? I can see maybe the things you miss from being in a more "developed" country like better healthcare and education, but I think the above statement is true for most people on a global scale.
It is but as I said in the post there everything is so much more obvious. You have to live that to understand.
And thanks for the nice words man! Yah my father is ok now, but idk...he does not seem to me to be doing that well cognitively. We got him a tablet and we are installing some "brain" games to keep him more active and such. I hope I am exaggerating with this, but we know 100% for sure he had has brain damage and brain atrophy so there is no way this has no effect on him. Will see how things go and try to enjoy life ;)
Thanks again for sticking around the project! We have a lot of work to do.Get ready because I aint joking! In a few weeks time I`ll stress you out with a bunch of things :)
but the culture around movies and their influence coupled with the zombiffied state of most people today, make me hate it.
Yes I totally understand this, I feel like most of the "highest grossing" movies are just made using the same formula again and again - it is kinda like the junk food of content, you won't see actual creativity or get any insight from such films. But I don't consider "highest grossing" as a good criteria for picking movies to watch, actual good films tend to engage your mind more - makes you think or feel something so deeply, sometimes change your perspective about something. But yeah such movies don't give you that escape from reality, so if people want to turn off their mind they watch these formula movies - this is the saddest part to me, the fact that people are so tired and stressed out from work and everything that they often feel like they need an escape.....
but the culture around movies and their influence coupled with the zombiffied state of most people today, make me hate it.
Yes I totally understand this, I feel like most of the "highest grossing" movies are just made using the same formula again and again - it is kinda like the junk food of content, you won't see actual creativity or get any insight from such films. But I don't consider "highest grossing" as a good criteria for picking movies to watch, actual good films tend to engage your mind more - makes you think or feel something so deeply, sometimes change your perspective about something. But yeah such movies don't give you that escape from reality, so if people want to turn off their mind they watch these formula movies - this is the saddest part to me, the fact that people are so tired and stressed out from work and everything that they often feel like they need an escape.....
It is but as I said in the post there everything is so much more obvious. You have to live that to understand.
I don't think I'm that far separated from this nonsense where I live, but I guess I have no frame of reference since I've been here my whole life lol 😄 Perhaps for me not going out much might be a way to ignore all the BS going around.
Sad to hear the situation about your Father man, but yeah don't stress out too much over it.... Installing those brain games on his phone was a good idea, I've heard it helps people with dementia....
Thanks again for sticking around the project! We have a lot of work to do.Get ready because I aint joking! In a few weeks time I`ll stress you out with a bunch of things :)
Oh don't stress me out man! 😝 haha 😄 But yeah I'm currently doing an HTML & CSS course, will try to use those skills to improve some of our websites maybe..... And yeah I haven't forgot about my little Videoneat project, that's my long term goal to improve videoneat.com
Follows Ruby Franke, a former YouTube mom blogger with millions of followers who was sentenced to prison for child abuse.
episodes:
01. Abundance Millions of subscribers tune in daily to watch mom Ruby Franke’s wholesome content. But happy families are rarely what they seem. When life coach Jodi Hildebrant enters their
Follows Ruby Franke, a former YouTube mom blogger with millions of followers who was sentenced to prison for child abuse.
episodes:
01. Abundance Millions of subscribers tune in daily to watch mom Ruby Franke’s wholesome content. But happy families are rarely what they seem. When life coach Jodi Hildebrant enters their lives, she seems to have the answers they need.
02. Distortion At the top of our planet lies a magical realm, the Arctic Ocean. After four months of winter darkness, the sun returns to reveal a frozen ocean covered in ice. Mother polar bears emerge from their hillside dens and lead their cubs down to the sea ice to hunt, while a young male and female bear forge a surprising friendship out on the ice.For others, the frozen sea is a trap. A pod of beluga whales has been confined to an ice hole for five months, slowly starving to death as the food around them runs out. Their salvation lies in the strengthening sun that comes with spring, melting the sea ice, allowing their escape.Off the east coast of Greenland, the floating pack ice in spring is a nursery ground for harp seals. Mothers and pups have just a few weeks together for the pup to learn to swim before she leaves him to fend for himself. But in today’s warming climate, storms can tip helpless youngsters into the sea before they are strong enough to fend for themselves.Summer is a time of plenty in the Arctic Ocean as plankton blooms feed millions of tiny mouths, such as bizarre skeleton shrimps, as well as the biggest: bowhead whales. These ancient and long-lived whales arrive en masse every year at secret locations known as whale spas. But today, with the loss of summer sea ice, their peace is shattered by orcas from the south. These daring predators are bold enough to take on the much larger bowheads, targeting their vulnerable calves.The 24-hour daylight of the Arctic summer attracts visitors from afar, including huge flocks of seabirds like crested auklets. A male must use both his song and a secret tangerine perfume if he is to attract a mate. For the resident walrus, the summer heat can be unbearable. After hauling himself to the beach to moult, an oThe Frankes rise quickly through the ranks of life coach Jodi’s therapy organization. But everything is not as it seems as Ruby starts to banish members of the family from their home.d male uses an ingenious technique to get himself back to the cool of the water – a roly-poly!Summers in the Arctic today bring record-breaking heat. With climate change, it is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth. It is predicted that the Arctic Ocean could become ice-free each summer by 2035, raising new challenges for polar bears. Without sea ice, more and more bears are becoming stranded on remote Arctic islands. It’s a dangerous place to be for a mother bear with cubs, surrounded by larger, predatory males.
03. Truth With the Franke family increasingly isolated, people on the outside try to find out what’s happening. The reality is worse than anyone imagined.
We spent 3 nights in the Freezing Alps to Save Wolves
We volunteered to spent 3 nights and 4 days in Swiss mountains to protected flock of sheep from the wolf. Or actually to protect wolves. Because if wolves will attack sheep they will be hunted and killed. So we don't want that to happen, that's why we went to Switzerland to join OPPAL mission.
We should send this with the Voyager spacecrafts. So that the aliens understand the true nature of this fucked up human society. 2025. Absolute disgrace. Horror.
Are you saying that BBC is not critical enough of Israel? I read the BBC news almost daily and I see them criticizing Israel on a daily basis. Or am I missing something?
Absolutely the BBC has sided with Israel at every opportunity. Just the other week they were unquestioningly parroting the Dinah project bullshit. Every IDF claim is elevated and promoted while any casualties are minimised as coming from the “Hamas run” health ministry. For the last 2 years journalists have been leaking about the pro Israel editorial bias, and we saw what happened with them refusing to release their own documentary on the destruction of the Gaza health system.
Wait...can you send me some links? Because I see an entirely different picture. Maybe you can say they do not criticize Israel enough but on their front page every other day I see news about how awful Israel is and how much destruction they cause in Gaza.
As for the documentary BBC released about the terrible situation in Gaza, the one you are mentioning, was pulled off because of possible bias of the ones making the documentary (BBC did not make it, they commissioned others to do it) - bbc.com/news/articles/cpwqpdy0…
Regardless of who is right, you have to detach from bias. And if the narrator of the documentary is the son of a Hamas leader, this may be a sign of bias.
Key Findings: Palestinian deaths treated as less newsworthy: Despite Gaza suffering 34x more casualties than Israel, BBC gave Israeli deaths 33 times more coverage per fatality and ran almost equal numbers of humanising victim profiles (279 Palestinians vs 201 Israelis). Systematic language bias favouring Israelis: BBC used emotive terms 4 times more for Israeli victims, applied ‘massacre’ 18x more to Israeli casualties, and used ‘murder’ 220 times for Israelis vs once for Palestinians. Suppression of genocide allegations: BBC presenters shut down genocide claims in over 100 documented instances whilst making zero mention of Israeli leaders’ genocidal statements, including Netanyahu’s biblical Amalek reference. Muffling Palestinian voices: The BBC interviewed significantly fewer Palestinians than Israelis (1,085 v 2,350) on TV and radio, while B
Key Findings: Palestinian deaths treated as less newsworthy: Despite Gaza suffering 34x more casualties than Israel, BBC gave Israeli deaths 33 times more coverage per fatality and ran almost equal numbers of humanising victim profiles (279 Palestinians vs 201 Israelis). Systematic language bias favouring Israelis: BBC used emotive terms 4 times more for Israeli victims, applied ‘massacre’ 18x more to Israeli casualties, and used ‘murder’ 220 times for Israelis vs once for Palestinians. Suppression of genocide allegations: BBC presenters shut down genocide claims in over 100 documented instances whilst making zero mention of Israeli leaders’ genocidal statements, including Netanyahu’s biblical Amalek reference. Muffling Palestinian voices: The BBC interviewed significantly fewer Palestinians than Israelis (1,085 v 2,350) on TV and radio, while BBC presenters shared the Israeli perspective 11 times more frequently than the Palestinian perspective (2,340 v 217).
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The final two paragraphs of this (and nearly every BBC) report on Gaza read thus:
"The Israeli military launched its bombardment of Gaza in response to the attack [of 7th Oct 2023], in which about 1,200 people were ki…
The source is "Promoting Fair And Responsible Reporting Of Muslims And Islam" - I struggle to accept that it is unbiased. If it was an independent organization with no ties to any groups of people or any particular agenda, I would have looked more into it.
So if the BBC did indeed share Israeli perspectives 11 times more frequently than Palestinian perspectives and devote significantly more attention and sympathetic language to Israeli casualties than Palestinian ones, would that not contradict your assertion that the BBC hasn’t taken Israel’s side?
The interpretation of the language can be subjective no? Depends on the event in question. But if this was true, then yes I would say BBC would be biased towards Israel. However I have seen BBC reporting on their main page about the horror situation in Gaza and the terrible actions of Israel, multiple times.
Because, as I said at the start, sometimes even vultures gag. The remarkable thing is the genocide has become so horrific that the BBC is limited in their ability to minimise, justify or ignore the horrors. They will still try of course. But you are seeing reporting on Israel’s crimes not because the BBC has some commitment to truth or justice, but because the scale of the atrocity is so great that they have to publish something.
I dont know if I agree with you. I have seen a lot of documentaries from BBC over the years and in my view they do a great journalistic work. I hope I am not wrong, but I do feel like your comments are too harsh towards BBC.
Even now reporting about that aid distribution, seems like BBC is clearly saying Israel does this just to please the allies, not to help the people in Gaza. Which seems to be very true.
Perhaps this documentary is more of a concern in terms of BBC not going on with it - bbc.com/news/articles/crenz9d3… - but is still available on C4. I for sure do not think BBC are saints, not at all, but I also did not see the BBC "siding" with Israel in this conflict in Gaza. I saw the opposite.
hey, it's our governments that are doing that! Stop blaming Israel alone Israel is evil, our governments are embracing evil with all their energy, and we're letting that happen We made a pact with the devil, and are following him to hell
@filobus The post seems to be blaming all of humanity for allowing such things not just Israel. The Voyager spacecraft was sent out into space by NASA with 2 golden records showcasing the diversity of life and culture on Earth, however they do not show the dark side of humanity like the wars and genocides we see today....
@futureisfoss yes, I understood that, and I used this post (sorry for that) to blame not that post, but our (well, from the point of view of where I live) inability to stop all that, from Israel to our governments that are not less guilty, not less involved Thank you for your post
The sad part is that even when some normal everyday people try to gain some courage and organize protests the people in power crack down on that and suppress their voices..... When I see these pictures of starving children and read the news about how Israel is blocking humanitarian aid and food from reaching there this shit doesn't seem like "war" to me, the cruelty I see here can only be described as genocide - yes I know that word gets thrown around a lot but in this case it truly seem to be the case.
@roko I think that using the word genocide is not incorrect
But even if incorrect it is right to use it now, when nobody does nothing to stop it When it will be stopped we could start understanding if it was correct or not, if there'll be an international court that will punish who is responsible
Anyway, killing 60.000+ people, almost civilians, babies, children, sick and old ones, women, journalists... It is a crime against humanity, a word that for me has a meaning yet
We know that the US and Isntreal are ghouls, and are the instigators of this genocide, But where is the outrage from the rest of the world? Europe, especially, is doing fuck-all at best, and aiding and abetting at worst. They allow war criminals to freely fly over their airspace, while supplying arms and intelligence to the IOF.
You see, this attitude is what fuels a lot of destruction in our world.
For one we should see each other for who we are: human beings. Jews, catholics, muslims, americans, europeans and so forth, are invented fantasies we promote in this society. We are humans and have similar needs. When we put each other in these simplistic groups it leaves room for hate and abuse.
And second, if you wish to kill the ones you disagree with or in your view are bad people, then you will never understand what made them "bad" or where the disagreement arise from. Same environment will produce the same people. Like tobacco creating cancer. How much of this cancer you want to kill?
it does not matter if you believe in God or Satan or dont believe in anything at all, what matters is that they believe in Satan and they behave according to those beliefs. The part that sucks the most is that our side has to deal with ppl like you while their side fucks little kids and does human sacrifices in the name of their god, and our side has foold like u telling us that we need to forgive and forget bc we are all the same. Fuck u and the jew u rode in.
You are not very good at communicating unfortunately. Something bothers you a lot I see. But beyond your anger there is the truth that we are all humans, regardless of what you believe in. And we should keep on saying this until we understand it.
No more jews, christians, americans, or other nonsense. This is a basic start of a more intelligent mindset.
We should really try not to kill each other, I think that would be a reasonable goal. But if you have these groups of people, that fight with other groups, for all sorts of reasons, then this breeds anger, destruction, killings.
Your anger creates more anger. At least use your anger to say something useful and engage in some form of communication so the other "side" understands your points.
go suck a jew dick faggot u are the problem, when ppl want to fix things ur the faghot who gets infront of them and says dont do it things are good enough, so dont go kill that rapist multiple felon criminal nigger we need to forgive and forget. fuck u, we need to kill faggots like u too.
I get your anger, but even if you "kill people like me", the same environment will make more of my "clones". Killing is not the solution. We have to understand each other and solve our differences. Else we are a bunch of snakes jumping at each other.
I never said things are good enough, actually this society is a mess. I am saying we have to understand where violence comes from, so we can deal with that. As simple as this. Same way when you try to understand what creates some types of cancer instead of always trying to "cut it off" when you catch it.
I am unsure you are able to read and understand these things. You are to tense. But well at least you can ignore it.
I hope you find some mental stability and ability to listen and communicate.
Even for your weird fantasies, killing wont solve your anger friend. Try to find some calmness in your life, else this anger will rust you from inside out.
Such cruelty man, and the rest of the world lives on as normal as if nothing's amiss..... All of the world leaders that actually has some kind of power and influence over things are either supporting this shit or turning a blind eye....
True. And in many cases they do not dare to say much since they have deep relationships with Israel and USA...they do not want to "upset" these tribes. Especially the monster the USA has become.
Israel has really impressive war technology too, which is part of the reason why no other countries wants to cut ties with them. And USA is ofc the capitalist kingdom that everyone wants to trade with, who also has one of the strongest military force in the world.... Yeah really a lack of spine and humanity in these world leaders if you ask me, and such fucked up society we have always prioritizing the wrong things....
This is a very good educational channel, and yet is buried by the YBTs algorithms. Almost 150.000 subscribers yet less than 1.000 views per video. A perfect example of what these platforms are. Ad platforms who care about serving ads, making money. Trade. Attention and data trade.
I (Tio) gave up on this stupid game of using these platforms to "reach" people. I did so years ago. Yes we barely get any eyeballs now, but the ones we get are probably quality ones.
I would rather fail to reach people on the Fediverse than on Youtube and Facebook. Even worse, on Tiktok.
Yes pretty much no one gives a shit when you tell them to move from Youtube, Facebook, Tiktok, Instagram, to Peertube, Friendica, Pixelfed, and so forth. They say no one is there. They prefer to be the online slaves of a few big companies.
Shallow values, little courage, a state of sleepiness. Un
This is a very good educational channel, and yet is buried by the YBTs algorithms. Almost 150.000 subscribers yet less than 1.000 views per video. A perfect example of what these platforms are. Ad platforms who care about serving ads, making money. Trade. Attention and data trade.
I (Tio) gave up on this stupid game of using these platforms to "reach" people. I did so years ago. Yes we barely get any eyeballs now, but the ones we get are probably quality ones.
I would rather fail to reach people on the Fediverse than on Youtube and Facebook. Even worse, on Tiktok.
Yes pretty much no one gives a shit when you tell them to move from Youtube, Facebook, Tiktok, Instagram, to Peertube, Friendica, Pixelfed, and so forth. They say no one is there. They prefer to be the online slaves of a few big companies.
Shallow values, little courage, a state of sleepiness. Unfortunately this society has transformed people into total zombies. Easy to control.
That being said, TROM will not only continue on these trade-free platforms like Peertube and Friendica, but will create new content. And if no one watches, fine. At least I will keep my sanity.
I really like the point he makes at the end, we need to have a change in mindset to appreciate every person watching - quality views like you say are more important than a bunch of people mindlessly watching some stuff just 'cause they're bored.
CoMaps is a community-driven, free and open-source, offline navigation app that uses map data from OpenStreetMap (OSM). The app is designed to function without internet connectivity by downloading maps for offline use. CoMaps emphasizes privacy, transparency, and community collaboration, aiming to provide a navigation solution that is not only easy to use, but also respects user data and fosters open participation.
YEAR: 2025 | LENGTH: 1 part (60 minutes) | SOURCE: BBC
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When the Titan sub imploded on a dive to the Titanic, the world watched in shock. A major investigation was launched. With unprecedented access to investigators and exclusive new evidence, this documentary explores whether this was more than a tragic accident. Why did it happen? Could it have been prevented?
In June we've been in Slovenia in incredible place. The former Ormož sugar factory was closed and now it's wastewater basins and transformed into grasslands, wetlands and Nature reserve by NGO DOPPS. Now it's called - Ormož Basins Nature Reserve
In June we've been in Slovenia in incredible place. The former Ormož sugar factory was closed and now it's wastewater basins and transformed into grasslands, wetlands and Nature reserve by NGO DOPPS. Now it's called - Ormož Basins Nature Reserve
Transforming an Old Sugar Factory into a Nature Reserve
n June we've been in Slovenia in incredible place. The former Ormož sugar factory was closed and now it's wastewater basins and transformed into grasslands, wetlands and Nature reserve by NGO DOPPS. Now it's called - Ormož Basins Nature Reserve
We are the biggest nature conservation NGO in Slovenia. We are working for the protection of birds and their habitats thus contributing to conservation of nature and welfare of society.
@Dima and Mara continue to do their great work of showcasing these amazing projects and people who do a lot of good work for animals, plants, nature, and us eventually.
@Dima and Mara continue to do their great work of showcasing these amazing projects and people who do a lot of good work for animals, plants, nature, and us eventually.
We Built This Wall for Birds — Here’s What Happened
In April, we joined a group of volunteers on a small island in the Drava River, Slovenia — and built a sand wall by hand. Why? Because Sand Martins, a small migratory bird, had lost their natural nesting sites. Dams and hydropower reduced the river’s flow so much, sandbanks stopped forming naturally.
So we decided to act.
In this video, we return two months later to see if our effort worked — and what we found left us speechless.
If you want to volunteer with DOPPS - ptice.si/en/
Attenborough explores the planet’s undersea habitats, revealing the greatest age of ocean discovery and emphasizing the ocean’s vital importance while exposing its problems and highlighting opportunities for marine life recovery.
The stunning documentary, Ocean with David Attenborough, shines a light on both the beauty of the sea and the ways in which humans are depleting its riches.
The usual updates PLUS a fix. Here is the problem: As you may know we struggle a lot to make all apps (GTK or QT, flatpaks or not) look the same on TROMjaro. To basically use the same theme.
YEAR: 2024 | LENGTH: 1 part (93 minutes) | SOURCE: WIKI
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Author and rehabber Terry Masear wants to save every injured hummingbird in Los Angeles. Terry takes in the most fragile of patients through her volunteer hummingbird rescue, but the path to survival is fraught with uncertainty and drama. Over the course of Sally Aitken’s intimate and moving documentary, we become invested in Terry’s hummingbird patients — including Cactus, Jimmy, Wasabi, Raisin, and Mikhail — celebrating their small victories and lamenting their tiny tragedies. Through the eyes of America’s busiest bird rehabilitator, each bird becomes memorable, mighty and heroic. As she nurtures the wounded hummingbirds back to health, Terry finds herself on her own transformative journey, unraveling a visually captivating and magical tale of love, healing, and the delicate beauty in tiny acts of greatness.
The usual stable updates from Manjaro plus changing our repo URL! The current TROMjaro users NEED to do this in order for their system to update: SEE HERE! There might be a problem with the default TROMjaro wallpaper when using this ISO, in that yo…
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in reply to Dima • •Thanks Dima. We will see for now is nothing much we can do but take care of each other, try to have some nice time, keep him more mentally engaged. Truth is he is not diagnosed with dementia or anything like that. But he has these brain holes and for sure his behaviour worried us for the past years a lot. Also idk about his heart issues but we are very careful and try to take care of this situation.
So idk...we will see....I dont want to stress myself or us too much over things we cant do much about, if possible.
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I knew little bits about what you were going through these last few months from our conversations on matrix, but reading this blog post is what really gave me the full picture.
First of all I wanna say great job on building that wooden house, that looks like a lot of work but I hope you enjoyed the process.
BTW this was kinda funny to read, man you talk about watching movies like some hardcore Christians talk about watching porn lol 🤣
But in all seriousness let me tell you that I can totally relate with that feeling of darkness and depression when being exposed to people's "normality" like you say. I usually try to ignore these things for the most part and it's not very often I go out to interact with people, but sometimes you get confronted
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I knew little bits about what you were going through these last few months from our conversations on matrix, but reading this blog post is what really gave me the full picture.
First of all I wanna say great job on building that wooden house, that looks like a lot of work but I hope you enjoyed the process.
BTW this was kinda funny to read, man you talk about watching movies like some hardcore Christians talk about watching porn lol 🤣
But in all seriousness let me tell you that I can totally relate with that feeling of darkness and depression when being exposed to people's "normality" like you say. I usually try to ignore these things for the most part and it's not very often I go out to interact with people, but sometimes you get confronted with that reality and it can push me into that depressive state when that happens.... It's a totally different experience when you're having to watch movies to escape the reality like that, this is not like watching something you enjoy for fun once in a while but for you the goal is to escape - yeah terrible feeling I know......
BTW, isn't this statement true for people everywhere not just Romania? I can see maybe the things you miss from being in a more "developed" country like better healthcare and education, but I think the above statement is true for most people on a global scale. I have a feeling that perhaps when we're in our hometown we get exposed to these things a lot more, by interacting with our family or people we know there.
And now about your father... I knew about the fainting and his hospitalization and all that 'cause you've told me before, but I did not realize how nerve wracking that experience must've been for you until I read this blog post. What you went through on that airplane is a literal nightmare scenario, and then the Uber drive and everything - man I don't know how I would've handled it if something like that happens to me, I might get a panic attack or something lol 😅 Anyway, I'm glad that you were able to get him to a hospital safe, let's hope there won't be any more serious issues like this in the future.....
It's an incredibly sad thing to watch your parents age out like this, I feel so sad every time I think about how much healthier they used to be and how they will continue to age as time goes on.... And yeah dementia is a real bitch man, I hope we make some progress in the science of how to treat this disease or prevent it from happening.
And I'm glad to hear that after going through all of these stressful experiences you were finally able to get back to your motorhome and get some sleep for yourself. And don't worry man we will for sure reboot TROM back to life! 🙂 You are not alone in this fight 😉
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in reply to Rokosun • •haha yes it is because I know that movies get you out of the real world, and I hate that. Maybe it is hard to understand me and why I regard watching movies as being so bad. Not all movies are bad ofc, and is not always a bad thing, but the culture around movies and their influence coupled with the zombiffied state of most people today, make me hate it.
It is but as I said in the post there everything is so much more obvious. You have to live that to understand.
And thanks for the nice words man! Yah my father is ok now, but idk...he does not seem to me to be doing that well cognitively. We got him a tablet and we are installing
... show morehaha yes it is because I know that movies get you out of the real world, and I hate that. Maybe it is hard to understand me and why I regard watching movies as being so bad. Not all movies are bad ofc, and is not always a bad thing, but the culture around movies and their influence coupled with the zombiffied state of most people today, make me hate it.
It is but as I said in the post there everything is so much more obvious. You have to live that to understand.
And thanks for the nice words man! Yah my father is ok now, but idk...he does not seem to me to be doing that well cognitively. We got him a tablet and we are installing some "brain" games to keep him more active and such. I hope I am exaggerating with this, but we know 100% for sure he had has brain damage and brain atrophy so there is no way this has no effect on him. Will see how things go and try to enjoy life ;)
Thanks again for sticking around the project! We have a lot of work to do.Get ready because I aint joking! In a few weeks time I`ll stress you out with a bunch of things :)
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... show moreYes I totally understand this, I feel like most of the "highest grossing" movies are just made using the same formula again and again - it is kinda like the junk food of content, you won't see actual creativity or get any insight from such films. But I don't consider "highest grossing" as a good criteria for picking movies to watch, actual good films tend to engage your mind more - makes you think or feel something so deeply, sometimes change your perspective about something. But yeah such movies don't give you that escape from reality, so if people want to turn off their mind they watch these formula movies - this is the saddest part to me, the fact that people are so tired and stressed out from work and everything that they often feel like they need an escape.....
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Yes I totally understand this, I feel like most of the "highest grossing" movies are just made using the same formula again and again - it is kinda like the junk food of content, you won't see actual creativity or get any insight from such films. But I don't consider "highest grossing" as a good criteria for picking movies to watch, actual good films tend to engage your mind more - makes you think or feel something so deeply, sometimes change your perspective about something. But yeah such movies don't give you that escape from reality, so if people want to turn off their mind they watch these formula movies - this is the saddest part to me, the fact that people are so tired and stressed out from work and everything that they often feel like they need an escape.....
I don't think I'm that far separated from this nonsense where I live, but I guess I have no frame of reference since I've been here my whole life lol 😄 Perhaps for me not going out much might be a way to ignore all the BS going around.
Sad to hear the situation about your Father man, but yeah don't stress out too much over it.... Installing those brain games on his phone was a good idea, I've heard it helps people with dementia....
Oh don't stress me out man! 😝 haha 😄 But yeah I'm currently doing an HTML & CSS course, will try to use those skills to improve some of our websites maybe..... And yeah I haven't forgot about my little Videoneat project, that's my long term goal to improve videoneat.com
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