Stop being a fool — The abortion debate is still in full swing. Politicians from various countries have expressed disgust at violating this human right. Roe v Wade got overturned last week by the supreme court. The abortion-critical states with predominantly Republican governors will in all likelihood start banning abortion in these states. One example…

They never found him — Brandon Swanson was a 19-year-old student at Minnesota West Community and Technical College. On the 13th of May 2008, he completed his first year in the school, the reason for the party — he and his friends were going to celebrate the occasion at a home where many other people…

This could end in a dramatic fashion for the former President — Cassidy Hutchinson has testified in the lawsuits against former President Donald Trump regarding the riots at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2020. The former President allegedly incited violence and urged his supporters to occupy the Capitol to block the election results. In fact, he claims that fraud was committed by…

A call for necessary adaptations — Autistic people have a hard time in today’s society. Not because we are actually discriminated against by people or because we are sometimes more dependent. No, we are often misunderstood communicatively and that hinders us from making something of our lives. Autistic people die much younger on average than neurotypical…

Interesting myths from the low lands — Our history books are full of myths and sagas about interesting creatures and events from far away land like Greece, The Roman Empire, Scandinavia, and old Asian ones. But for a fact I know, that the Netherlands, the country that I was born in and living in right now, has…

We lost a star in Elvis — Last week, the new music film Elvis premiered. A wonderful film about the life of the superstar who turned the lives of millions of people upside down between the 1950s and 1970s. The film is about the life of the young Elvis, how he grows from an unknown boy who…

I wish someone told me this two years ago — Two years ago, I started writing and publishing articles online. Medium was the first place where I could make money by writing. I didn’t think that I could earn money with my content within a month. My first month on Medium earned me around $30. That was really awesome. Realizing…

Habit building is an underrated skill — Bad habits ruin your life. People easily get caught up in bad habits and start seeing them as part of themselves but of course, we have only talked ourselves into that. Unlearning old bad habits is just as difficult as learning new ones. For example, we don’t learn habit building…

I promised myself to stay away from these things — Did you remember my story about getting 2 hours delayed by the German trains this May? I promised myself never to take a regional train in Germany again. At least not this year. Well. I’m doing it again. This summer my girlfriend and I are going to Switzerland together by…