romina d. sta.clara

feminist. divergent. passionate. feisty. intersectional. loves adventure. views are mine.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Luxembourg has become the first country in the world to make all standard public transport completely free, covering buses, trams, and trains nationwide.

Funded through taxes instead of fares, the policy aims to ease heavy traffic and cut emissions by encouraging people to leave their cars behind. By removing ticket costs and barriers, public transport is treated more like an essential public service, simple, accessible, and open to everyone, including visitors and cross-border commuters.

The results have been noticeable: more people are using public transport, roads are less congested, and urban air quality has improved. While premium first-class rail still requires payment, everyday travel is now seamless, just get on and go.

This bold approach has positioned Luxembourg as a global example of how making transport free can help shift habits toward greener, more sustainable travel.

[sarah @sahouraxo]

Israel killed Rico Pramudia in South Lebanon.

He died of his injuries today.

He wasn’t a fighter — he was a UN PEACEKEEPER from Indonesia.

Israel killed him anyway.

And not a single whisper from Western media.

No international outrage. No justice. No accountability.

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

When those who protest against genocide are accused of TERRORISM, and those accused of committing genocide are left roaming free...
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... it is the time to unite to protect human rights, ethically and in the name and spirit of solidarity.

[Haaretz.com @haaretzcom]

Israeli strikes kill average of 47 women and girls daily during Gaza war, UN says
https://t.co/cuU5a4ca82

[Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 @carloshconde]

.@RegineCabato knew something had shifted when the attacks stopped being about her work. The insults have come in waves: slurs like “presstitute” and “whorenalist,” mockery of her appearance from pro-Duterte bloggers and supporters.

https://t.co/ZzTQ0DNaNE

[Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 @carloshconde]

Like many of her colleagues, @lianbuan has been on the receiving end of abusive posts, ranging from vague to explicit, suggesting she has slept with professors or is “in the same bed” as male sources. Sexualizing a woman journalist, she said, is a favorite resort of attackers.

[Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 @carloshconde]

From Online Abuse to Real-World Harm: The War on Women Journalists in the Philippines

Women journalists in PH are among the most targeted worldwide and the attacks online are increasingly designed to follow them into real life. But they are fighting back.
https://t.co/ZzTQ0DNaNE

[UNRWA.es @UNRWAes]

🔴 Israel ha demolido nuestra sede en Jerusalén Este.
Ha atacado nuestras instalaciones en Gaza.
Y ahora nuestras instalaciones en Líbano están bajo amenaza.
El desplazamiento forzoso es otra violación del derecho internacional que queda impune.
Esto no puede quedar en silencio.

[romina d. sta.clara @bengst_ph]

@AmirSona07 Free Palestine!

[Claudia Webbe @ClaudiaWebbe]

If this is Britain’s idea of the terrorist threat, then British counter-terrorism has lost all connection to reality.

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

Last year I warned #Hyundai and other corporations that Israel uses their machinery in apparent unlawful conduct, and that failure to disengage from Israel’s genocidal occupation could entail criminal liability for both corporations and their executives.
https://t.co/NOpKju8Avp

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

Israel-US war has displaced 2 million in Palestine, more than 3.2 million people in Iran, and almost 1.5 million people in Lebanon—Nearly 7 million people Israel has forced to leave their homes across the Middle East since 2023.

The number of people Israel killed in Palestine is ~88,500 (with the missing people under the rubble), almost 6,000 in Lebanon, nearly 4,000 in Iran, and about 1,500 in Yemen, Iraq, and Syria—Nearly 100,000 people Israel has killed across the Middle East since 2023.

Is Israel the only one that has the right to exist and live in the region, while everyone else has the right to die?

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

4 and a half thousand Palestinian hostages held by Israel. No one says a word.

84 hostages including one child have died in Israeli detention. No one says a word.

[UN Special Procedures @UN_SPExperts]

In Gaza, #WestBank & East Jerusalem, Palestinians are subjected to a continuum of suffering - @FranceskAlbs denounces torture of Palestinians, says it extends beyond Israeli prison walls. “There is no refuge. No safe place to exist.” @UN_HRC #HRC61
https://t.co/9IBBWMCF9C

[ESPN Asia @ESPNAsia]

The Filipinas are heading to the 2027 Women's World Cup!

They secured their spot after goals from Angela Beard and Jaclyn Sawicki secure the win over Uzbekistan!

#wac2026

[Int'l Criminal Court @IntlCrimCourt]

🎥#AskTheCourt : Ano ang mga posibleng resulta ng mga paunang pagdinig sa kaso ni #Duterte?
📖 Matuto pa ➡️ https://t.co/v5LKlAQv6h

[Int'l Criminal Court @IntlCrimCourt]

🎥#AskTheCourt : Unsa ang posibleng resulta sa pre-trial hearings sa #Duterte case?
📖 Pagkat-on og dugang ➡️ https://t.co/v5LKlAQv6h

[Int'l Criminal Court @IntlCrimCourt]

🎥#AskTheCourt : What are the possible outcomes of the pre-trial hearings in the #Duterte case?
📖 Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/v5LKlAQv6h

[Int'l Criminal Court @IntlCrimCourt]

AskTheCourt: Unsa ang mga kaso batok kang G. #Duterte?
📖 Pagkat-on pa➡️ https://t.co/v5LKlAQv6h

[Prof Ben Saul - UN SR Human Rights & Counterterror @profbensaul]

I strongly condemn the Israeli & US aggression against Iran, in violation of the most fundamental rule of international law - the ban on the use of force. All responsible governments should condemn this lawlessness from two countries who excel in shredding the international order