sianglaessner

Journalist, writer, translator, editor, mum.

[Out of Context Human Race @NoContextHumans]

I’ve never seen anything more accurate

[China Xinhua News @XHNews]

Ever wanted to peer through a bus window in Beijing? Join international students as they hop on the iconic "Da Yi Lu" (Bus No.1) for a cultural tour of Chang'an Avenue. From Tian'anmen Square to the modern CBD, they share space, stories, and perspectives with new friends.

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

Having children “tends to coincide with a lasting drop in employment and earnings for moms but not dads”—and a growing body of research has identified a significant, underdiscussed factor perpetuating this disparity, @stephmurrayyyy writes: https://t.co/GqJpNcc0jT

[Fesshole🧻 @fesshole]

I have a picture frame on my desk. Occasionally I change the pictures out to random people without explanation, currently it contains a photo of Idi Amin. It makes me chuckle knowing my work colleagues see these pictures but dare not ask.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The strange, variable reference frames you get in a rough sea

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

We're literally just living on mountains

[Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom]

Join our team! CPJ is currently #hiring a Regional Director for our Europe and Central Asia program. This remote position (U.K. preferred) provides strategic direction and oversight of all areas of CPJ’s work in the region.

🗓️ Deadline: July 23, 2025

https://t.co/H60iOqyVwa

[sianglaessner @sianglaessner]

Things I thought we knew include...

[UN Spokesperson @UN_Spokesperson]

. @antonioguterres announced the appointment of an independent scientific panel of experts tasked with examining the physical effects and societal consequences of a nuclear war on a local, regional and planetary scale
Read more👇
https://t.co/SlLTo1FMoT

[Ally Fogg @AllyFogg]

Has anyone suggested arresting Morrissey for advocating hanging DJs?

[Dr.Motaz🍉🇵🇸 @MotazSaleh2001]

He is severely malnourished.💔

If you see this child, reply with🍉 🇵🇸 pray for him 💔

[Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian @DrHelenFry]

Florentino was one of the courageous mountain guides who led downed British airmen across the treacherous Pyrenees during the Second World War.

If bravery had a face, his would undoubtedly be among them.

[Met4Cast - UK Weather @Met4CastUK]

Following on from the recent record breaking SST's across NE Europe the warmest anomalies have shifted southwest in response to changing weather patterns.

The Mediterranean is currently undergoing some rather rapid heating.

[Met4Cast - UK Weather @Met4CastUK]

Absolutely insane footage of Mount Etna in Italy erupting.

Probably don’t want to be standing there.. 🌋

https://t.co/7UDo4UDwBq

[Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian @DrHelenFry]

At just 22 years old, she founded her own covert intelligence network during World War One.

Captured by the Germans, she was imprisoned, tried, and condemned to death.

She faced the firing squad with unwavering courage—refusing a blindfold.

This is Gabrielle Petit:
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[Irish Unity 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @IrishUnity]

“Taking this case was about putting manners on the British Broadcasting Corporation.” 

- Gerry Adams

[Irish Unity 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @IrishUnity]

Gerry Adams has WON his defamation case against the BBC

[Giulio Mattioli @giulio_mattioli]

Fascinating how the German government is now saying things that, until a few weeks ago, would have you branded as an extremist, a "terrorist", or worse.