I tend to get dogpiled every time I say this but: as someone *who likes bluesky and benefits from being here* we have a problem. The network is shrinking, not growing. It's shrinking a lot: only about 1.1m people a day even like a post. This time last year it was 1.6m.

In a crisis caused by availability of fossil fuels, don’t focus on the consumer price of fossil fuels. It would be better to increase the price of fuel and use it to pay for alternative transport options plus cash handouts. That way, people can cut their cost of living while cutting demand for fuel.

A clear electrification strategy is needed for Europe - focusing on 1) better use of existing grids 2) more renewable energy close to large demands 3) grid expansion and connections 4) focused policies for each electrified industry type and mode of transport - mining ex. below:

I really enjoyed this conversation.

På den globale scene bokser Europa under sin vægtklasse, mener folk som Pol Morillas, der er direktør for den spanske tænketank Barcelona Centre for International Affairs. Han har formuleret det sådan, at EU ikke er svagt, men »bare nægter at opføre sig stærkt«. 🐣 🎁

I stedet for at sænke afgift på benzin (5 mia. kr.) kunne staten: - Halvere prisen på offentlig transport (5 mia. kr.) eller - Give 33.000 lavindkomst-familier med langt til arbejde en gratis elbil (5 mia. kr.) Forskellen er, at billigere benzin ikke løser energikrisen. #dkpol

Denmark, we have a problem.

🚨 NEW | Emerging economies skipped fixed-line phone networks entirely. Now the same leapfrog is happening in energy – and it's moving faster than most people realise ⚡📱 A thread on the electric fast-track 🧵1/6 ember-energy.org/lat...

På et lukket møde gav Mette Frederiksen sine partifæller skylden for et historisk dårligt valg. Nu fortæller anonyme S-kilder, hvad hun sagde www.zetland.dk/historie/soz...

Premierminister Viktor Orbán går efter at blive genvalgt i Ungarn. Men hvem er den omdiskuterede figur i europæisk politik. Se dokumentarfilmen I Orbáns skygge. Læs anbefalingen: https://danwatch.dk/?p=47203

"The Iran war has made abundantly clear that demand for U.S. production has increased dramatically and that the United States will not be able to meet it, leaving Ukraine and Europe increasingly vulnerable," writes @erep.csis.org experts. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4taDYLO

The Danish government negotiations continued today. Here is an update on where things stand: Mette Frederiksen (A), the formateur, has held meetings with the representatives from Å, F, B, and M. Like yesterday, the announced topic for the meetings have been economic policy.

🦩Denys Shtilerman, the founder of FirePoint, which makes #Flamingo missiles, gave a long interview today. I pulled together the most interesting parts. 🧵

What would a withdrawal of U.S. support look like for Europe's ability to defend itself? @maxbergmann.bsky.social discusses the role of the U.S. in European defense, the risks of a significant American drawdown, and what Europe must do to fill the gaps. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhQj...

Tilføjet Danmark og et par andre europæiske lande.

"Europe proved remarkably resilient during the 2022 energy crisis, but navigating this new era of global instability requires moving from ad hoc, national-level mitigation to bold, collectively financed action," writes @erep.csis.org. Read more: https://bit.ly/4bLo9pa

1. Historikeren Claus Bryld om de dybere rødder til Socialdemokratiets store nederlag. "En dybere analyse peger altså dels på de politisk-strukturelle brud, der har betydet, at Socialdemokratiet ikke længere er en egentlig klassebevægelse, men er blevet et 'almindeligt' parti, og dels på Gavelink

✨ Good news ✨ The EU has approved Denmark's €1 billion state aid scheme to pay farmers to give their land back to nature. This means that Danish landowners can voluntarily remove their farmland and forestry from productive use 👉 link.europa.eu/66bcQb #NatureRestoration

"Europe should seek to dramatically reduce oil and gas demand by creating consumer subsidies to buy electric vehicles (EVs), install heat pumps, and replace gas appliances."

Another YouTuber visits Copenhagen Atomics. The firm's leaders give hands-on explanations of tech developments, including molten-salt pump progress, temp differentials within the onion core, and lithium enrichment. Despite the host's overenthusiastic claims toward the end, it's a worthwhile video.

1/4 President #Zelenskyy 💬 "russia must not win this war – under any circumstances. It must not gain any advantage from this war. And it must not outpace us in the new technologies that have emerged as a result of this war. This is of the utmost importance."

"Europe does not need permission to help Ukraine restore its borders. It needs the will. There is a basic rule that applies to nations as much as to people: pour your energy into the things you can affect," writes Academic director at the University of Amsterdam Andrew Chakhoyan in his op-ed.

“Member States should refrain from taking measures that may increase fuel consumption” … meaning: Don’t. Lower. Fuel. Taxes. #dkpol #dkgreen #dkpol

Concito har lavet et katalog over hvad en ny regering skal arbejde på "Styrket indsats for et grønt Danmark". Vi har travlt og skal handle nu - her er et godt sted at starte 💚 concito.dk/analyser/fol...

Krig, krig og krise. På en række områder vil EU snarere end Folketinget blive arena for de kommende års store beslutninger. En ny regering vil således hurtigt skulle træffe svære valg om energi, krig, migration og økonomi. Vi lister en del op i @information.dk www.information.dk/udland/2026/...

Det er svært at købe sig til vælgernes stemme viser Martin Dreyer og Hans Christian Kromann. Noget tilsvarende er fundet i en del andre analyser af effekten af politiske kampagnekroner. journalisten.dk/folketingsva...

In the arbitrarily-long term, no reason to think humans couldn't live on Mars. Most straightforward route is probably genetic engineering to make an appropriate variant human phenotype. But the long term can be very, very long indeed.

Det er svært at købe sig til vælgernes stemme viser Martin Dreyer og Hans Christian Kromann. Noget tilsvarende er fundet i en del andre analyser af effekten af politiske kampagnekroner. journalisten.dk/folketingsva...

Drones hit occupied Alchevsk's shell factory for over an hour. Russia didn't fire once. Ukraine's been destroying Russian air defenses across occupied territory for months. Alchevsk suggests it's working. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/30/u...

Around one-third of electric cars in Denmark participate in smart charging services of a range of suppliers, which help to balance the energy system by delivering system services to Energinet, the transmission system operator. That's an impressive figure!

⚡️ Zelenskyy claps back at Rheinmetall’s CEO: “If every Ukrainian housewife can make drones, then every Ukrainian housewife can be the CEO of Rheinmetall.” The President praised Ukraine’s defense sector for reaching a level of expertise that rivals global industry titans.

Those claiming to be concerned with the future of the WTO should not be ignoring its most basic principles. www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

T-14 days until the Hungarian election. 🇭🇺🗳️ In this thread, I discuss Magyar's prospects of success in restoring (liberal) democracy (if he wins) and will tell you he's not the saviour you might think he is (but that he’s still good enough for now). 🧵 1/

The fact is, methane has caused about 30% of the warming we have seen to date. And all non-CO2 warming pollution, taken together, has caused about half of the warming so far. And of the CO2 warming we have seen, a big chunk of that has been caused by deforestation.

Diesel just got humiliated on its own turf by a Chinese #EV Truck 🚚. Sydney → Canberra freight run Electric truck: 25 minutes faster + ~85% cheaper energy Not greener. Not nicer. Just better. Freight was supposed to be the last stand… #Bettrification

The forthcoming major dollar depreciation. It’s the economy (and balance sheets), stupid. open.substack.com/pub/independ...

Ukraine's latest refinery strikes hit plants that make specialized military oils — jet fuel for warplanes, naval fuel for two fleets, lubricants for tanks and air defenses. Energy expert Mykhailo Honchar explains the full picture. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/29/u...

If Europe actually wants the war in Ukraine to end, we need to drastically increase funding for their domestic defense industry. Kyiv already knows how to build highly effective strike drones and cruise missiles, they just need our financial backing to scale production

'Energikrisen er måske præcis det spark bagi, der endelig får Europa til at handle' Energipriserne er steget markant, efter USA har indledt en krig mod Iran. Det koster på pengepunge for mange europæere.

🇩🇪 #Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger said Ukrainian drone makers were housewives with 3D printers and that their work was not real innovation. 🧵

This is a very good and important article that deserves to be read in full, not just skimmed for a single quote. My thanks to the author, Simon Shuster, and Armin Papperger, both long-standing and steadfast friends of Ukraine⤵️

A must read, unfortunately.

Aalborg Forsyning, som byrådsmedlem fra Enhedslisten Lasse Olsen er bestyrelsesformand for, har i årevis importeret kul fra stærkt omstridt mine i Columbia. Det kunne Danwatch afsløre i sidste uge. Nu reagerer Lasse Olsen. Læs interviewet her: https://danwatch.dk/?p=47013

Viktor Orban is waging cognitive warfare on a scale no one else has tried before. "Emotions are high because the stakes are high. If he succeeds, he will once again blaze a path that others will follow. And if he loses, an era comes to an end." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Insects evolving resistance to insecticudes? Who could have imagined? www.broadinstitute.org/news/malaria...

Hi all, just sent out this piece. Ukraine has embarked on systems warfare against Russian oil sales, at exactly the right time. The US might have been paying attention. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

" bag debatten om formueskat gemte sig et større og mere grundlæggende spørgsmål: Hvor ulige er Danmark egentlig, og er vi parate til at gøre noget ved det? www.altinget.dk/artikel/kamp...

Først røg friheden, så bønderne og nu København. Hvordan Venstre tabte ikke bare valget, men også sig selv “Siger jeg, hvad jeg mener, sprænger jeg partiet i luften.”

Dutch Broadcast Foundation finds that 67% of Dutch domain names in the government, healthcare, and vital companies sectors are linked to American cloud services. Is there a way to escape the vulnerability caused by this dominance? @en.ioplus.nl investigates: 👇