Denis Balibouse

Beautiful work and presentation by @marcwilson.co.uk as usual, with this new chapter of his documentary photography with The Edge Of Ruin

Not sure who in the marketing department decided to go with caramel ice cream flavor for a deodorant ... bacon and vinegar chips or Swiss cheese would have been the right choice ...

Ses of fog and autumn colors in front of Dents-du-Midi this morning

impressum et impressum vaud dénoncent l’agression à l’encontre de deux journalistes lors des émeutes à Lausanne. L’association professionnelle alerte l’ensemble de la profession : lorsqu’un·e journaliste prend des coups dans l’exercice de son travail, c’est toute la profession qui en souffre !

A day out with glaciologist Matthias Huss and his colleagues on the Gries glacier and some drone footage of an impressive waterfall from the glacier in Turtmann. Another massive loss year for The Swiss giants

A prominent Al Jazeera journalist who had previously been threatened by Israel was killed along with four colleagues in an Israeli airstrike, in an attack condemned by journalists and rights groups reut.rs/3JcCqiJ 1/6

It looks like this girafe has taken a bite from the mountain #leysin #alpesvaudoises

Ça marche pour moi de fermer les yeux quelques secondes assis sur une chaise quand j’ai un coup de barre

Raw beauty of a giant, ice caves created by water in summer are a direct result of climate change. Swiss glacier of Morteratsch

You can’t always say whisky was better before but this private cask Springbank is sherry at its best.

RIP Marianne Faithful. Image Gered Mankovitz. The pub is in St Martin's Lane, why not drop by and raise a glass!

Heinz Kluetmeier, famed ‘Miracle on Ice’ photographer, dead at 82 Famed Sports Illustrated photog Heinz Kluetmeier died at the age of 82 after complications with Parkinson’s disease and a stroke.

Heinz Kluetmeier, famed ‘Miracle on Ice’ photographer, dead at 82
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Last weekend ski race in Adelboden for Reuters !

The Bluebells police ? Lovely picture !

OBSERVED EFFECTS OF UBI No significant reduction in labor supply (38 studies meta-analysis) Increased self-employment (301%) and part-time employment (17%) Slight decrease in alcohol and tobacco use (31 studies meta-analysis) New mothers extend their maternity leaves Birth weights improve due to better maternal nutrition Graduation rates and educational outcomes improve Hospitalization rates decline (8.5%) Crime goes down (15%–42%) especially illegal hunting (95%) Domestic violence decreases (30%–51%) Trust increases (13% in politicians | 6% in other people) Home ownership rates increase (17%–26%) Food security increases as does consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables Improved cognitive functioning (43%) and personality traits (31%) Savings go up, debts go down Source: scottsantens

I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.

This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵

Elon Musk’s potential to have extraordinary clout with the incoming Trump administration raises questions about the fate of federal investigations and regulatory actions affecting his business empire reut.rs/3PqzYF7

Happy to have one picture taken with a drone in this selection, such a big part of my job these days flying those little machines !

Thanks, there is a special light with such short days

2 pictures for the day #myswitzerland #alpesvaudoises #lavieauchalet

It doesn’t getter than this. Over 1 m of fresh snow and some sun ! #lavieauchalet

It is, one of those modern Islay drams (my bet is a coal ila) with a cold smoke and a nice body

Not sure if there is a whisky community on Bluesky but Slainté to all, finishing the day exhausted but in a good way with a Port Askaig 100 proof

A lone tree at the back of the chalet, iPhone 14 conversion with PS express #alpesvaudoises

Just now in 90 min, snow covered road to go back to chalet !

screenshot of washington post homepage with headline, "‘Co-president’ Elon Musk? Trump ally tests influence in spending fight." deck reads, "The unelected tech billionaire’s outsize role in sending the federal government careening toward a potential shutdown alarmed Democrats, academics and watchdog groups." Image shows Trump and Vance looking at each other with serious faces with Musk popping up from behind right in between them with his weird frown-smile

lot of strong work by photo editors today on musk/trump stories but this might be the winner www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Gisèle Pelicot mass rape trial live: Dominique Pelicot guilty on all charges Prosecutors seek maximum 20-year prison sentence for Dominique Pelicot, who pleaded guilty to drugging his wife Gisèle, and inviting dozens of men to rape her while comatose.

BREAKING: Dominique Pelicot found guilty of all charges reut.rs/4iG59Kf

note to IT people : if you need to have a 4 min video on youtube in order to explain how to get a PDF voucher from your system maybe it is not that user friendly ... 😂