“There is no alternative.” I must have heard this phrase, or one of its cousins, a thousand times. From policy panels to dinner tables, from party manifestos to op-eds that result into one long resignation sigh. A reflection 🧵 1/

#Draghi presenta il suo rapporto al Senato oggi, con @andishehu.bsky.social lo avevo analizzato a Settembre su #ThePostInternazionale Competitività, diritti sociali e transizione ecologica non sono in contraddizione se c'è volontà politica www.thepostinternazionale.it/2024/09/26/m...

So tired of winning already

When you literally read a sales pitch. Corruption out in the open.

Just months ago, Tesla's market capitalization soared by $733 billion, one of the most rapid surges in S&P 500 history. Fast forward to today, and that same valuation has plummeted by 54%, raising the hope of seing Tesla go even further down along with Musk. 1/6

Are you tired of winning already?

The US is really losing its mind. This is nuts.

His conspiracy theory or this is just the product of his idea of efficiency

Today Twitter's down repeatedly, a great analogy to where Musk is leading the US with his DOGE

Reading White House cabinet meetings feels like walking into a toddler’s room before nap time

Since when did the US become so needy?

Have you seen headlines claiming the EU will spend an extra €800 billion on defense through the ReArm Europe plan? Sounds impressive, right? But let's pause for a moment, because there are some assumptions to clarify. How did we arrive at €800 billion? 1/6

Sudan is finally back on the European Parliament’s agenda! How did we get here? A small thread with a few lessons 1/

🚨 Another transparency scandal in the European Parliament Ex-Israeli military officials from IDSF—known for their extreme stance on Gaza—gained unauthorized access to the EP for over a year, bypassing lobbying rules. And some MEPs never declared their meetings. 1/3 www.ftm.eu/articles/isr...

Another day of craziness and chaos in German politics The CDU manifesto declares that the "debt brake"—Merkel’s policy and infamous fetish of German fiscal superiority over debt-ridden Southern Europe—is absolutely untouchable. Merz repeatedly vowed to never, ever touch it 1/3

Life expectancy in Gaza is now the lowest in the entire world. A study on The Lancet reveals that within just 12 months, life expectancy in Gaza plummeted from 75.5 to 40.5 years—a drop of nearly 35 years under the central scenario. Men lost about 38 years while women lost around 30 years. 1/2

HSBC is another bank to push its net‑zero target into the future. They gave themselves 20 years of free pass, delaying commitments from 2030 to 2050. They did so while giving a fat bonus to the CEO: 600% of his salary. Corporations cannot decide our future. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

In 24h #Trump ha detto che #Zelensky è un dittatore che ha iniziato la guerra. Basta con i lunghi processi inconcludenti, le riunioni di burocrati, i Paesi che hanno voce e quelli di serie B. Facciamo l'#UnioneEuropea ORA, con un esercito, un budget e una politica estera comune!

Tough times ahead

"The only democracy in the Middle East"

Germany’s climate paradox: With 173GW of renewables—wind power overtaking coal in 2023—it’s hailed as a green leader, yet it still ranks as the 12th highest emitter globally, with 8.1tCO₂e per capita vs. a 6.7t global average. Meanwhile, coal and imported gas still reign. 1/3

Trump’s deal demands Ukraine pay $500bn—modern-day reparations forcing US control over its resources. Naked colonialism in 2025, courtesy of Trump’s protection racket. Who's next on the chopping line?

The Musk administration canned 325 NNSA employees on a Thursday night—apparently forgetting that this agency oversees nuclear weapons safety. Then they tried to reverse the firings Friday, but they couldn’t contact many ex-employees because their government email accounts were already frozen.

1/6 The IEA Electricity 2025 report paints a stark picture: global power demand will jump by 26.5% between 2024 and 2030, growing at 4% annually.

Last week at the Munich Security Conference, the MAGA circus made its grand entrance, leaving Europe’s elite both amused and exasperated. 1/5

1/6 Imagine a summit where the script changes every five minutes. That was Munich last week—what should have been a serious peace strategy reveal by VP Vance and Keith Kellogg turned into a political improv show.

For years, German politicians, even CDU figures, denounced in private the debt brake, yet curiously, in public, they upheld the orthodoxy. The political class pushed the comforting illusion that southern Europeans dare to accumulate debt, while Germany remained a model of fiscal rectitude. 1/5

Joe Sacco and Art Spiegelmann together trying again to show us how never again has failed miserably www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

A stark new report from Germany reveals that global warming isn’t just an environmental crisis—it’s an existential threat to the EU. metis.unibw.de/en/nike/inde... 1/4

BP’s so-called “reset” is nothing but a cynical retreat from our future—ditching critical renewables for a quick fix in oil & gas. And they aren't the first: Shell and Equinor have already done the same. www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

We're at that crazy global moment when the U.S. president talks about ethnically cleansing Gaza, but Trump appears to all us as a tasteless combination between a joke and empty bluster that we are incapable of taking him seriously. That is a big mistake. 1/2

For too long, Sudan’s crisis—ethnic cleansing, mass displacement, rampant sexual violence—was off the EU’s radar. At @ifrd.bsky.social we fought to change that. Did we achieve anything? 1/2

Nailing it

A graffiti near Seattle signaling our dark times

Countries that helped Israel destroy international law, now look worriedly at Trump sadistically continuing the trend. Western liberals have only themselves to blame for not safeguarding the liberal order against the likes of Netanyahu.

Goodbye 2024

In this year, we reached around 1.6°C above preindustrial global temperature according to Copernicus. The hottest year on record, brings devastating floods, searing droughts, and extreme storms. These aren’t distant threats; they’re today's reality. When is this urgent enough to change course?

Met with MEP Alessandra Moretti to spotlight gender-based violence in Sudan—an urgent crisis largely ignored. At @ifrd.bsky.social, we’re engaging with MEPs to make this a top priority. The EP debate on Sudan is today, and we’re pushing for concrete action. Let’s connect!

Looking for books evaluating the state of hydrogen, especially those who seem to be promising like turquoise hydrogen or the like Any suggestions?

Very interesting piece with direct references on how to rebuild Ukraine now that the burden will shift entirely on the EU

Insieme a @hereisfrd.bsky.social abbiamo scritto un articolo sulla necessaria riforma del salario minimo in Italia. Nonostante la scadenza europea, l'Italia ha perso un'altra occasione. politicamag.it/salario-mini...

Every time left-wing parties lose they seem to draw the wrong conclusions. Here's what the data says.

Rough week. So let me fill your @bsky.app feeds with one of my favorite data visualizations... Enjoy! 🙂 Seasonal migration patterns of birds varying with air temperature using community science observations (eBird). Animation created by: sos.noaa.gov/catalog/data...

Germany is going to elections on Feb 23 With the US embracing the Trump far right, it is hard to overstate the importance of a progressive fight back Yet the prospect are grim as the German "progressive" government has criminalised climate activism, embraced Netanyahu, disrupted Schengen

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism. We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

Very thoughtful thread on migrants' alignment with right or left wing politics. As a migrant in Italy, I noticed many of the things described here. Very racist views were commonly expressed in my community towards other migrant groups, especially towards those from sub-Saharan Africa...

Hello bluesky, another refugee from X looking for sane scientific and political conversations. Any suggestions on how to understand this app better?