The number of cancer deaths worldwide has more than doubled since the 1980s. Does that mean we're losing the fight against cancer? Not necessarily, because it depends on how you measure it. On this chart, you can see three ways to look at the same data. 🧵
“It is the targets set by the Merz coalition and the lack of response from France that push us into unprecedented territory.”
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A record-high 45% of U.S. adults identified as political independents in 2025, surpassing the 43% measured in 2014, 2023 and 2024. Meanwhile, equal shares of U.S. adults — 27% each — identified as either Democrats or Republicans. In most years since Gallup began regularly conducting its polls by telephone in 1988, independents have been the largest political group. However, the independent percentage has increased markedly in the past 15 years, typically registering 40% or higher, a level not reached prior to 2011.
Party preferences in 2025 essentially reverted back to what they were during Donald Trump’s first term as president, when Democrats held leads averaging five points. Democrats — who usually hold an edge — have had larger advantages than now in 1992 and 1993, 1996 through 1999, and 2006 through 2009.
Gallup reports new high of 45% in U.S. identify as political independents
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Chart shows the religious distribution of US adults.
More US adults identify with no religion (29%) than with the Catholic Church (19%) or evangelical Protestant denominations (23%).
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A map of Europe titled “High-speed rail plan” showing future high-speed train connections and travel times. Green lines represent future new connections, and magenta lines represent future train travel times. Major cities are marked with circles and connected by these lines. Examples of travel times include: Lisbon–Madrid (3h), Paris–Brussels (1h15), Paris–Rome (6h), Berlin–Warsaw (4h15), Berlin–Prague (2h30), Berlin–Vienna (4h30), Berlin–Budapest (6h15), Berlin–Stockholm (4h), Riga–Tallinn (1h45), Vilnius–Riga (2h), Sofia–Athens (6h). The map includes the EC logo in the bottom right corner.
We’re launching a bold plan to make high-speed rail the fastest, more sustainable way to travel across Europe by 2040.
It’s a concrete timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems ⬇️
Ausgezeichneter und mutiger Kommentar von Profil Chefredakteurin @annathalhammer.bsky.social
"Wir sind nicht neutral und sollten es auch nicht sein"
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Eine ukrainische Bekannte hat vor Kurzem ihren Cousin verloren. Er kämpfte an der Front im Osten.
Weil der Ort, wo er fiel, nun praktisch unter russischer Kontrolle ist, hat ihn ein ferngesteuertes Gerät der ukrainischen Armee eingesammelt.
Europa 2025: Roboter, die Leichen einsammeln.
Liebe Freunde in Medien in Österreich 🇦🇹
Es geht in die heiße Phase: Diese Woche kann man sich noch für die FJUM AI Media Academy bewerben! Das Programm ist eine Erforschung von Journalismus im KI-Zeitalter, ein aktives Mitgestalten der Zukunft - und ein riesiger Spaß.
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In Sachsen-Anhalt wurden „riesige“ #Lithium-Ressourcen entdeckt. Der Rohstoff ist wichtig für die Produktion von Batterien, er hat damit strategisch hohe Bedeutung.
Vielleicht werden die Deutschen so ja doch noch Freunde der Elektromobilität. 😉
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Today's violation of Estonia's airspace by Russian military aircraft is an extremely dangerous provocation.
This marks the third such violation of EU airspace in days and further escalates tensions in the region.
The EU stands in full solidarity with Estonia (1/2)
A visual featuring a blue background with a yellow stripe in the lower left corner, resembling the Ukrainian flag, and the text "New package of EU sanctions on Russia" in white and yellow. The hashtags "#StandWithUkraine" and the EU flag are also visible in the corners.
Over the past month, Russia has escalated its aggression, striking civilian and EU sites in Ukraine and violating EU airspace.
It’s time to give peace a real chance.
In response, we are increasing pressure with our 19th package of sanctions ↓
link.europa.eu/WYYwh3
#StandWithUkraine
A median of 61% across the 35 countries surveyed say it is very important that the media are able to report the news without state or government censorship in their country. A median of 23% say this is somewhat important; 11% say it’s not too or not at all important. Majorities of adults in Canada (77%) and the U.S. (67%) believe having freedom of the press is very important in their country. In Europe, the shares saying freedom of the press is very important range from 56% in Poland to 89% in Greece. Majorities across all countries in the region hold this view. In the Asia-Pacific region, varying shares say it’s very important that the media can report the news without censorship. About four-in-ten hold this view in Bangladesh, India and Singapore, compared with about six-in-ten in Australia. Shares in other Asia-Pacific countries fall in between.
Is it important that the media can report the news without government censorship?
In the United States, 92% say it is important.
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Man müsste viele Systeme eigentlich komplett von null weg neu aufbauen: joshuagans.substack.com/p/asking-onl...
Zu viel negative Nachrichten gleichzeitig: Wie damit umgehen?
Am 24.9. sprech ich darüber in der Wiener Kulisse - freu mich über alle, die an diesem Abend wieder dabei sind!
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Dass es in Frankreich schon seit einer Weile gesellschaftlich brodelt, lässt sich besonders deutlich an der Eurobarometer Umfrage aus dem Frühjahr 2025 ablesen. Nur 16% sahen das Land auf dem richtigen Weg. Mit Abstand der schwächste Wert in der gesamten EU…
Ich hab ein neues Plakat gemacht, mit dem ich die Entwicklung des politischen Systems zwischen 1918 und 1934 nachzeichne.
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@sarahmknoll.bsky.social und @msenn.bsky.social räumen im Interview mit uns mit ein paar Mythen zur Neutralität auf. Die FPÖ stilisiere „sich mit einem überdehnten Verständnis der Neutralität als deren einzige Beschützerin. Das hemmt die Debatte“, sagt Senn. www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Medwedew baut anscheinend auf die schlechte außenpolitische und staatsrechtliche Bildung in der Bevölkerung. Es gibt keinen einzigen internationalen Vertrag, der Österreich zur Neutralität verpflichtet. Keinen. Auch der Staatsvertrag von 1955 nicht.
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Screenshot via orf.at - Daniel Huppmann im ZIB2-Interview, im Hintergrund die Stadt Salzburg bei Nacht. Text "Klimaziele - Es liegt jetzt an der Politik
Es liegt an der Politik, mit dem #Klimagesetz die Rahmenbedingungen für die Transformation zur #Klimaneutralität zu setzen. Und der Zweite Österreichische 🇦🇹 Sachstandsbericht zum Klimawandel #AAR2 zeigt die Handlungsoptionen und Vorteile für Wohlstand & Lebensqualität.
#ZIB2
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Die Geschichte der CO2-Emissionen der USA asator.substack.com/p/die-geschi...
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Save the date! Erstpräsentation meines neuen Buchs "Migrationspanik" am 25.9. ab 18:30 Uhr im Wien Museum, moderiert von @mattibunzl.bsky.social
A graph illustrating the decline in negative views of homosexuality across several wealthy countries from 1984 to 2022. The title states that “Negative views of homosexuality have dropped in Western Europe and the US” The countries are the United States, Spain, Great Britain, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Each line shows the percentage of respondents in each country who believe that homosexuality is rarely or never justifiable, represented by scores of 1 to 4 on a scale from 1 to 10. In 1984, the United States had the highest percentage at 75%, followed by Spain at 70%, Great Britain at 61%, Sweden at 48%, and the Netherlands at 34%. By 2022, the percentages had decreased significantly: the United States to 28%, Spain to 19%, Great Britain to 15%, Sweden to 9%, and the Netherlands to 6%. The data source is listed as Integrated Values Surveys (2024). The chart is CC BY Our World in Data.
Homophobic attitudes have fallen in Western Europe and the United States
Sagen wir es so: wenn man im ORF dieselben Bilder der verbrecherischen russischen Angriffe auf die ukrainische Zivilbevölkerung zeigte, und zwar täglich, wie das in den polnischen Abendnachrichten der Fall ist, sähe die Haltung der Österreicher hinsichtlich dieses Krieges vielleicht anders aus.
A grid of line graphs displaying the increase in household access to various amenities in the United States from 1860 to 2020. The title at the top states, "What did economic growth mean for US households?" In the top left panel, the data on average income, here measured by GDP per capita, tells us that the average American was 13 times poorer in 1860. The purple lines represent a very straightforward approach to measuring growth: each line tracks the share of households that have access to one specific good or service: from basic infrastructure like running water and flush toilets; to communication technology such as radio, TV, and mobile phones; to vacuum cleaners, washing machines, dryers, and dishwashers. Footnotes at the bottom provide data sources, including research by Horace Dediu, Comin, Hobijn, and GDP data from the Maddison Project Database. Chart CC BY Our World in Data.
Two ways of measuring 160 years of economic growth in the United States
Gestriges Konzert des rechtsextremen Sängers #Tompson in Zagreb besuchten 504.000 Menschen. Er rief Menschen „Za dom“, es schallte ihm „spremni“ entgegen. (Für Heimat bereit) Mit diesem faschistischen Ustasa-Spruch & dem Gesamtkolorit wird das Konzert zu einem Schandfleck des modernen #Kroatien.
South Korea gender divide update 😲
Young men lean right by 50 points
(74% conservative vs 24% centre-left)
Young women lean left by 22 points
(58% centre-left vs 36% cons)
A line chart titled "Most of humanity has been connected to the Internet for only a brief moment in history" displays the percentage of the global population that used the Internet in the last three months. The vertical axis ranges from 0% to 75%, with key data points indicated. In 1997, only 2% of the world’s population used the Internet. By 2009, one in four people used the Internet. The year 2019 is highlighted as the first year that half of the global population (53%) was online, and by the most recent data in 2023, the percentage of Internet users rose to 67%. Data source is credited to the International Telecommunication Union, referenced via the World Bank, with a Creative Commons Attribution license.
Internet use became the norm for humanity only very recently
