A 1912 shot of a woman plugging in her electric car.
During the early twentieth century, electric vehicles were highly popular in urban areas due to their quiet operation and clean emissions. These early cars were especially favored by women because they did not require the dangerous and physically demanding hand-cranking needed to start gasoline engines.
Fun anecdote at 20min into @EliotHiggins's podcast here that the only reason why @bellingcat got the initial funding on its Kickstarter to exist back in 2014 was a big donation from Hugh Grant.
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Neil the Seal, the internet's favorite 5-year-old southern elephant seal, is back.
He has spent his vacation growing into a massive 1,000-kilogram (one-tonne) subadult and he is currently treating Tasmanian infrastructure like his personal playground.
A remarkable video:
Putin, an obscure 1991 Leningrad bureaucrat, warning against the return of totalitarian rule to Russia—paired with his reaction to those words as President in 2002. The irony writes itself.
Roger Köppel sagt in seinem aktuellen Podcast live aus Moskau, dass es „umstritten“ sei, dass Butscha wirklich passiert ist. Schon in den vergangenen Jahren hatte Köppel Lügen-Propaganda von „Russia Today“ in der WELTWOCHE über Butscha verbreiten lassen. Jetzt übernimmt er die Propagandaerzählung persönlich. Ich war damals in Butscha und habe über das Massaker berichtet, wir haben dutzende Augenzeugen interviewt, Menschen, die ihre Liebsten verloren haben. Es gibt unzählige unabhängige Berichte, Zeugenaussagen, Bilder und Berichte, die man überall finden kann, wenn man will. Aber Köppel will natürlich nicht. Alles andere würde sein Geschäftsmodell kaputtmachen.
⚽ Tucson prepares to welcome Iran team for World Cup
The city of Tucson in the Arizona desert is preparing to host the Iranian team at this year’s World Cup, set against the backdrop of the US-Israeli war in Iran.
🇬🇱 Greenlanders rally against new US consulate in Nuuk
Greenlanders march against US President Donald Trump's desire to control the vast Arctic island, after the inauguration of the US consulate's new premises in the capital, Nuuk.
"We have always lived in Greenland. It has always been our land. So there is no one who can buy us," says participant Solveig Kramer. "We are not for sale."
WATCH: YOUNG KURDS STORM COURTHOUSE IN QAMIŞLO, SYRIA
Reports from Qamişlo say Kurdish youth attacked a courthouse being used by Jolani-linked forces as a headquarters.
The incident reflects growing tensions in northeastern Syria as local Kurdish communities push back against attempts to impose control over their cities.
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US troops are not in Germany to protect Germany. They’re there because the US needs bases to conduct operations beyond the North American continent. If Trump withdraws them, he will harm the United States, not Germany.
It’s absurd how many Americans fail to grasp this.