Mads Madsen
@drmadx.bsky.social
For Ukraine, against nazis, antisemitism, genocide, and zionism. Have forgotten more about chemistry than most people will ever know. Seriously, I *really* don't know very much chemistry, but I have a PhD in it, and forgot all of it 🤷
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disturbingly plausible
January 30, 2026 at 7:35 PM
disturbingly plausible
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One of my most deeply held beliefs is that refusing to name truth makes you stupid--literally degrades your intellect.
January 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM
One of my most deeply held beliefs is that refusing to name truth makes you stupid--literally degrades your intellect.
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Jeg mangler igen ord. Flagene med navnene på de danskere, der omkom i Afghanistan, er fjernet fra de kommunale blomsterkasser uden for ambassaden. Det er ikke ambassadens ejendom og det er en værdig protest mod Trumps løgnagtige udtalelser. Ikke det USA jeg elsker.
January 27, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Jeg mangler igen ord. Flagene med navnene på de danskere, der omkom i Afghanistan, er fjernet fra de kommunale blomsterkasser uden for ambassaden. Det er ikke ambassadens ejendom og det er en værdig protest mod Trumps løgnagtige udtalelser. Ikke det USA jeg elsker.
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Outside The American embassy in Copenhagen. 1 flag for each Danish soldier who died along side American soldiers in Afghanistan.
Flags have been removed by the embassy, on danish soil, danish property.
Disgusting and shameful.
Flags have been removed by the embassy, on danish soil, danish property.
Disgusting and shameful.
January 27, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Outside The American embassy in Copenhagen. 1 flag for each Danish soldier who died along side American soldiers in Afghanistan.
Flags have been removed by the embassy, on danish soil, danish property.
Disgusting and shameful.
Flags have been removed by the embassy, on danish soil, danish property.
Disgusting and shameful.
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The Nordic region has long treated nuclear weapons as someone else’s problem. That separation may be eroding.
Is it Time for a Nordic Nuke?
Moscow’s “Oreshnik” strike on January 9, 2026 is best understood as strategic signaling designed to shape what NATO will and will not do. Russia’s use of
warontherocks.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:23 AM
The Nordic region has long treated nuclear weapons as someone else’s problem. That separation may be eroding.
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Weird statement by Rutte. First, it is obviously wrong. Given time and the necessary investments, Europe can of course defend itself without U.S.
And second: Why undermine European deterrence like that? This message increases the risk that Putin will try to exploit the current fracture in NATO.
And second: Why undermine European deterrence like that? This message increases the risk that Putin will try to exploit the current fracture in NATO.
“If anyone thinks here ... that the European Union or Europe as a whole can defend itself without the U.S., keep on dreaming,” he told lawmakers on the European Parliament’s defense and foreign affairs committees. “You can't.”
@politico.eu
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
@politico.eu
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe can’t defend itself without the US, NATO’s Rutte warns
The EU should stop dreaming of creating a European pillar for NATO and continue to build ties with the U.S. despite Trump, the alliance secretary-general said.
www.politico.eu
January 27, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Weird statement by Rutte. First, it is obviously wrong. Given time and the necessary investments, Europe can of course defend itself without U.S.
And second: Why undermine European deterrence like that? This message increases the risk that Putin will try to exploit the current fracture in NATO.
And second: Why undermine European deterrence like that? This message increases the risk that Putin will try to exploit the current fracture in NATO.
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Boycott the FIFA World Cup in the USA. Don't reward fascism. #3E #BoycottFifaWorldCup #BoycottUSA #BoycottFifa
January 26, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Boycott the FIFA World Cup in the USA. Don't reward fascism. #3E #BoycottFifaWorldCup #BoycottUSA #BoycottFifa
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NYT says ICE shot him in the back:
An “agent aims his own firearm at Mr. Pretti’s back and appears to fire one shot at close range… A third agent unholsters a weapon. Both agents appear to fire additional shots into Mr. Pretti as he lies motionless… At least 10 shots appear to have been fired…”
🎁🔗
An “agent aims his own firearm at Mr. Pretti’s back and appears to fire one shot at close range… A third agent unholsters a weapon. Both agents appear to fire additional shots into Mr. Pretti as he lies motionless… At least 10 shots appear to have been fired…”
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Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:02 PM
NYT says ICE shot him in the back:
An “agent aims his own firearm at Mr. Pretti’s back and appears to fire one shot at close range… A third agent unholsters a weapon. Both agents appear to fire additional shots into Mr. Pretti as he lies motionless… At least 10 shots appear to have been fired…”
🎁🔗
An “agent aims his own firearm at Mr. Pretti’s back and appears to fire one shot at close range… A third agent unholsters a weapon. Both agents appear to fire additional shots into Mr. Pretti as he lies motionless… At least 10 shots appear to have been fired…”
🎁🔗
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Oh would you look at that! Anthropic’s magical shrinking margins went from 70% to 47% to 40%, with higher than expected inference costs, and its revenue projections were below estimates. I’m sure they’re somehow magically gonna be profitable by 2028!
www.theinformation.com/articles/ant...
www.theinformation.com/articles/ant...
January 22, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Oh would you look at that! Anthropic’s magical shrinking margins went from 70% to 47% to 40%, with higher than expected inference costs, and its revenue projections were below estimates. I’m sure they’re somehow magically gonna be profitable by 2028!
www.theinformation.com/articles/ant...
www.theinformation.com/articles/ant...
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As Trump again calls for Greenland, we know the secret sauce to back him down: stand up to him.
@ryanlcooper.com offers several options for that:
prospect.org/2026/01/21/t...
@ryanlcooper.com offers several options for that:
prospect.org/2026/01/21/t...
How the Free World Can Fight Mad King Trump - The American Prospect
The worst president in American history wants to conquer Greenland.
prospect.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:59 PM
As Trump again calls for Greenland, we know the secret sauce to back him down: stand up to him.
@ryanlcooper.com offers several options for that:
prospect.org/2026/01/21/t...
@ryanlcooper.com offers several options for that:
prospect.org/2026/01/21/t...
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I suspect there's a lot to be learned from the decline of the British Empire here. As time went on, colonialism became less and less profitable. Private companies would extract all the wealth by pillaging resources, leaving the British government to foot the bill for occupation & administration.
1/?
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January 21, 2026 at 4:19 AM
I suspect there's a lot to be learned from the decline of the British Empire here. As time went on, colonialism became less and less profitable. Private companies would extract all the wealth by pillaging resources, leaving the British government to foot the bill for occupation & administration.
1/?
1/?
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
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Compare & contrast. This is Trump’s demand for Greenland. And this is Hitler’s for the Sudetenland.
There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
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There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
1/
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Compare & contrast. This is Trump’s demand for Greenland. And this is Hitler’s for the Sudetenland.
There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
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There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
1/
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MitID virkede på de-Googlede versioner af Android indtil for nylig, hvor de gennemtvang at det kun fungerer på standard-Android. Så MitID alene har i store træk tvunget alle danskere til at have en amerikansk kontrolleret telefon – paradoksalt nok med en forklaring om at øge sikkerheden.
January 18, 2026 at 10:15 AM
MitID virkede på de-Googlede versioner af Android indtil for nylig, hvor de gennemtvang at det kun fungerer på standard-Android. Så MitID alene har i store træk tvunget alle danskere til at have en amerikansk kontrolleret telefon – paradoksalt nok med en forklaring om at øge sikkerheden.
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There are written documents too, this one related to both Greenland and Little Saint James’ Island.
January 19, 2026 at 7:10 AM
There are written documents too, this one related to both Greenland and Little Saint James’ Island.
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The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
But Americans who want to save the alliance with Europe must have no illusions about how bad a condition this transatlantic partnership is in.
January 18, 2026 at 10:05 PM
The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
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If you listen very carefully, you can hear Charles de Gaulle screaming I BLOODY TOLD YOU SO from some rural French cemetery.
January 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM
If you listen very carefully, you can hear Charles de Gaulle screaming I BLOODY TOLD YOU SO from some rural French cemetery.
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Further datapoints for how Europeans can no longer trust American elites whether or not Trump is in power
January 18, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Further datapoints for how Europeans can no longer trust American elites whether or not Trump is in power
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Trump tariffing countries over Greenland is a test. If Europe just swallows it and tries to move on, it increases the odds of the WH thinking it can seize Greenland without consequences. Europe therefore has to respond.
Euro publics have had enough and want their leaders to push back 2/
Euro publics have had enough and want their leaders to push back 2/
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Trump tariffing countries over Greenland is a test. If Europe just swallows it and tries to move on, it increases the odds of the WH thinking it can seize Greenland without consequences. Europe therefore has to respond.
Euro publics have had enough and want their leaders to push back 2/
Euro publics have had enough and want their leaders to push back 2/
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Feels like something cracked today in the transatlantic alliance. Europeans have been swallowing their pride, bitting their tongues, and bending the knee. That strategy may have bought them time but it has now clearly failed. It also had a major cost - it has made the WH think Europe will cave. 1/
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Feels like something cracked today in the transatlantic alliance. Europeans have been swallowing their pride, bitting their tongues, and bending the knee. That strategy may have bought them time but it has now clearly failed. It also had a major cost - it has made the WH think Europe will cave. 1/
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January 18, 2026 at 5:56 AM
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And this is probably the pinnacle of opposition against his foreign policy. The propaganda machine will now start churning out anti-European content. Over time American sentiment towards Europe will become ever more hostile.
January 18, 2026 at 7:45 AM
And this is probably the pinnacle of opposition against his foreign policy. The propaganda machine will now start churning out anti-European content. Over time American sentiment towards Europe will become ever more hostile.
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It's the United States threatening Greenland, not only Trump. The American people elected Trump, their rubber-stamp Congress is meant to control him. But they don't so they are part of the problem.
Americans are threatening Europe. Europeans who support the U.S. are traitors.
Americans are threatening Europe. Europeans who support the U.S. are traitors.
January 18, 2026 at 7:07 AM
It's the United States threatening Greenland, not only Trump. The American people elected Trump, their rubber-stamp Congress is meant to control him. But they don't so they are part of the problem.
Americans are threatening Europe. Europeans who support the U.S. are traitors.
Americans are threatening Europe. Europeans who support the U.S. are traitors.
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It’s tough to deal with an American administration that can’t be trusted on anything it says.
It’s like dealing with Russia
It’s like dealing with Russia
January 16, 2026 at 7:25 PM
It’s tough to deal with an American administration that can’t be trusted on anything it says.
It’s like dealing with Russia
It’s like dealing with Russia