Johannes Högl
@johoegl.bsky.social
EUrope and beyond - mostly global affairs, some diplomacy, climate, technology, cycling and almost always humans.
Exploring Oslo after Stockholm, Brussels, Damascus, Mexico City, Granada, LA
and again and again: Vienna 🌍
Exploring Oslo after Stockholm, Brussels, Damascus, Mexico City, Granada, LA
and again and again: Vienna 🌍
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„Schon seit Langem gehen die deutschen Sicherheitsbehörden davon aus, dass hinter den meisten dieser Vorfälle russische Geheimdienste stecken.“ www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/deut...
Hybrider Krieg gegen Deutschland: Fast jeden Tag ein Fall von Sabotage
Einbrüche, Diebstähle, Anschläge auf Bahn und Bundeswehr: Mehr als 320 mutmaßliche Sabotagefälle hat das BKA 2025 gezählt. Nun plant die Regierung neue Maßnahmen.
www.sueddeutsche.de
February 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
„Schon seit Langem gehen die deutschen Sicherheitsbehörden davon aus, dass hinter den meisten dieser Vorfälle russische Geheimdienste stecken.“ www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/deut...
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Last year, 40% of cars manufactured in Germany had an electric drivetrain, which is a 23% increase on the previous year.
Of those, 73% were battery-electric cars, totalling 1.22 million.
Of those, 73% were battery-electric cars, totalling 1.22 million.
Neuer Höchstwert: 40 Prozent der Pkw−Produktion im Jahr 2025 elektrisch
Produktion und Markt im Januar 2026
www.vda.de
February 5, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Last year, 40% of cars manufactured in Germany had an electric drivetrain, which is a 23% increase on the previous year.
Of those, 73% were battery-electric cars, totalling 1.22 million.
Of those, 73% were battery-electric cars, totalling 1.22 million.
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Epstein files shed more light on Steve Bannon’s efforts to influence European politics www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Epstein files shed more light on Steve Bannon’s efforts to influence European politics
Donald Trump’s former adviser told Epstein in 2019 that he was ‘focused on raising money for Le Pen and Salvini’ before European elections
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Epstein files shed more light on Steve Bannon’s efforts to influence European politics www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk: "More and more leads, more and more information, and more and more commentary in the global press all relate to the suspicion that this unprecedented paedophilia scandal was co-organised by Russian intelligence services."
February 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk: "More and more leads, more and more information, and more and more commentary in the global press all relate to the suspicion that this unprecedented paedophilia scandal was co-organised by Russian intelligence services."
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Picard management tip: Leave the bridge sometimes. Other people can handle things fine without you.
February 4, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Picard management tip: Leave the bridge sometimes. Other people can handle things fine without you.
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"In December, Trump suspended all five offshore wind projects under construction in federal waters off the coast of New England, NY and Virginia — grinding construction to a halt. But since then, developers have had a string of successive wins in court."
@cnn.com
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@cnn.com
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Trump’s attempts to kill offshore wind aren’t working | CNN
A federal judge on Monday dealt a fifth blow to the Trump administration’s attempts to kill the offshore wind farms under construction up and down the east coast.
edition.cnn.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:35 AM
"In December, Trump suspended all five offshore wind projects under construction in federal waters off the coast of New England, NY and Virginia — grinding construction to a halt. But since then, developers have had a string of successive wins in court."
@cnn.com
edition.cnn.com/2026/02/02/c...
@cnn.com
edition.cnn.com/2026/02/02/c...
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The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty will expire this week. If it does, it will mark the first time since the 1970s that there will be no legally binding limits on US and Russian strategic nuclear forces.
The US and Russia’s nuclear weapons treaty is set to expire. Here’s what’s at stake
Letting New START expire would signal that the world’s largest nuclear powers are abandoning restraint.
www.chathamhouse.org
February 2, 2026 at 9:45 AM
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty will expire this week. If it does, it will mark the first time since the 1970s that there will be no legally binding limits on US and Russian strategic nuclear forces.
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Joint press point by @kajakallas.bsky.social, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Jonas Gahr #Støre, Prime Minister of #Norway, at the Oslo Security Conference taking place on 2 February 2026 in #Oslo.
newsroom.consilium.europa.eu/permalink/26...
newsroom.consilium.europa.eu/permalink/26...
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newsroom.consilium.europa.eu
February 2, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Joint press point by @kajakallas.bsky.social, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Jonas Gahr #Støre, Prime Minister of #Norway, at the Oslo Security Conference taking place on 2 February 2026 in #Oslo.
newsroom.consilium.europa.eu/permalink/26...
newsroom.consilium.europa.eu/permalink/26...
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Kaja Kallas:
In the last 100 years, Russia has attacked at least 19 countries, some as many as three or four times. None of those countries has ever attacked Russia.
In the last 100 years, Russia has attacked at least 19 countries, some as many as three or four times. None of those countries has ever attacked Russia.
February 2, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Kaja Kallas:
In the last 100 years, Russia has attacked at least 19 countries, some as many as three or four times. None of those countries has ever attacked Russia.
In the last 100 years, Russia has attacked at least 19 countries, some as many as three or four times. None of those countries has ever attacked Russia.
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"Jeffrey #Epstein’s Russian Connection: Billionaire's ties with #FSB Academy graduate revealed" - #Russia
dossier.center/jeffreyepste...
dossier.center/jeffreyepste...
Jeffrey Epstein’s Russian Connection:
Billionaire's ties with FSB Academy graduate revealed
dossier.center
February 1, 2026 at 10:26 AM
"Jeffrey #Epstein’s Russian Connection: Billionaire's ties with #FSB Academy graduate revealed" - #Russia
dossier.center/jeffreyepste...
dossier.center/jeffreyepste...
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Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Proven science via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath
The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike
A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom
www.scientificamerican.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Proven science via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath
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My Trade Secrets today. Imagine the US in 1957 had seen the Sputnik satellite overhead & said "Nah, we'll leave space to the Soviets".
Thanks to climate change denial, mindless prejudice and trade protectionism, that's just what it's doing now with China & green tech, esp EVs and batteries. 1/2
Thanks to climate change denial, mindless prejudice and trade protectionism, that's just what it's doing now with China & green tech, esp EVs and batteries. 1/2
The US is failing its green tech ‘Sputnik moment’
[FREE TO READ] Prejudice and protectionism are dismantling Joe Biden’s environmental legacy
on.ft.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
My Trade Secrets today. Imagine the US in 1957 had seen the Sputnik satellite overhead & said "Nah, we'll leave space to the Soviets".
Thanks to climate change denial, mindless prejudice and trade protectionism, that's just what it's doing now with China & green tech, esp EVs and batteries. 1/2
Thanks to climate change denial, mindless prejudice and trade protectionism, that's just what it's doing now with China & green tech, esp EVs and batteries. 1/2
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🇳🇴Norway will align with new 🇪🇺EU sanctions against those responsible for the mass killings in Iran.
Full statement below👇
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
Full statement below👇
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
Norway to Align with EU Sanctions against Those Responsible for the Mass Killings in Iran
The EU’s decision to introduce sanctions against concrete individuals that have contributed to the mass killings in Iran is important. Norway will also align itself with the sanctions adopted by the E...
www.regjeringen.no
January 30, 2026 at 10:22 AM
🇳🇴Norway will align with new 🇪🇺EU sanctions against those responsible for the mass killings in Iran.
Full statement below👇
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
Full statement below👇
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
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die gute Nachricht zum Tag: Trendwende Mobilität: erstmals haben Elektro-Autos die Benziner innerhalb der EU überholt.
Mehr dazu hier:
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
Mehr dazu hier:
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
Analysis: EVs just outsold petrol cars in EU for first time ever - Carbon Brief
Sales of battery electric vehicles (EVs) overtook petrol cars in the EU for the first time in December 2025.
www.carbonbrief.org
January 30, 2026 at 10:24 AM
die gute Nachricht zum Tag: Trendwende Mobilität: erstmals haben Elektro-Autos die Benziner innerhalb der EU überholt.
Mehr dazu hier:
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
Mehr dazu hier:
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
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Repression cannot go unanswered.
EU Foreign Ministers just took the decisive step of designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation.
Any regime that kills thousands of its own people is working toward its own demise.
EU Foreign Ministers just took the decisive step of designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation.
Any regime that kills thousands of its own people is working toward its own demise.
January 29, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Repression cannot go unanswered.
EU Foreign Ministers just took the decisive step of designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation.
Any regime that kills thousands of its own people is working toward its own demise.
EU Foreign Ministers just took the decisive step of designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation.
Any regime that kills thousands of its own people is working toward its own demise.
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Greenland's elite dogsled unit patrols desolate, icy Arctic.
Trump has ridiculed Denmark's defence of Greenland as amounting to "two dogsleds", but the Sirius Dogsled Patrol is no joke: the elite navy unit works in extreme conditions where only the toughest survive
u.afp.com/SBvi
Trump has ridiculed Denmark's defence of Greenland as amounting to "two dogsleds", but the Sirius Dogsled Patrol is no joke: the elite navy unit works in extreme conditions where only the toughest survive
u.afp.com/SBvi
January 29, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Greenland's elite dogsled unit patrols desolate, icy Arctic.
Trump has ridiculed Denmark's defence of Greenland as amounting to "two dogsleds", but the Sirius Dogsled Patrol is no joke: the elite navy unit works in extreme conditions where only the toughest survive
u.afp.com/SBvi
Trump has ridiculed Denmark's defence of Greenland as amounting to "two dogsleds", but the Sirius Dogsled Patrol is no joke: the elite navy unit works in extreme conditions where only the toughest survive
u.afp.com/SBvi
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At least 37 attorneys general for US states and territories are taking action against xAI after Grok generated a flood of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors.
The State-Led Crackdown on Grok and xAI Has Begun
At least 37 attorneys general for US states and territories are taking action against xAI after Grok generated a flood of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors.
wrd.cm
January 27, 2026 at 7:03 PM
At least 37 attorneys general for US states and territories are taking action against xAI after Grok generated a flood of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors.
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China’s lithium batteries aren’t always “made in China.” Companies like BYD and CATL are building factories on nearly every continent.
Chinese EV Batteries Are Eating the World
China’s lithium batteries aren’t always “made in China.” Companies like BYD and CATL are building factories on nearly every continent.
wrd.cm
January 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM
China’s lithium batteries aren’t always “made in China.” Companies like BYD and CATL are building factories on nearly every continent.
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🇪🇺 EU to continue to 'stand up for its interests': Costa
European Council President Antonio Costa says the bloc "will continue to stand up for its interests" and defend itself "against any form of coercion" following US President Donald Trump's climbdown on Greenland.
European Council President Antonio Costa says the bloc "will continue to stand up for its interests" and defend itself "against any form of coercion" following US President Donald Trump's climbdown on Greenland.
January 24, 2026 at 9:40 AM
🇪🇺 EU to continue to 'stand up for its interests': Costa
European Council President Antonio Costa says the bloc "will continue to stand up for its interests" and defend itself "against any form of coercion" following US President Donald Trump's climbdown on Greenland.
European Council President Antonio Costa says the bloc "will continue to stand up for its interests" and defend itself "against any form of coercion" following US President Donald Trump's climbdown on Greenland.
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Trump’s Board of Peace logo is basically the UN logo, except dipped in gold and edited so the world only includes America.
January 22, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Trump’s Board of Peace logo is basically the UN logo, except dipped in gold and edited so the world only includes America.
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'The plan includes updating the 1951 "Greenland Defense Agreement" between the U.S. and Denmark, which allowed the U.S. to build military bases in the island and establish "defense areas" if NATO believed it necessary.' www.axios.com/2026/01/21/g...
Greenland proposal Trump endorsed respects Denmark's sovereignty: sources
Trump said the U.S. needed to own Greenland. Under this deal, it wouldn't.
www.axios.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:08 PM
'The plan includes updating the 1951 "Greenland Defense Agreement" between the U.S. and Denmark, which allowed the U.S. to build military bases in the island and establish "defense areas" if NATO believed it necessary.' www.axios.com/2026/01/21/g...
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Wind and hydropower together exceeded nuclear in Finland’s electricity palette last year, with solar also on the rise.
Renewables surpass nuclear as Finland's biggest power source
Wind and hydropower together exceeded nuclear in Finland’s electricity palette last year, with solar also on the rise.
yle.fi
January 22, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Wind and hydropower together exceeded nuclear in Finland’s electricity palette last year, with solar also on the rise.
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The sun shines in Denmark today (or the wind blows….)
Denmark is the EU country with the highest share of wind and solar energy in 2025: 71%
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www.dr.dk/nyheder/vide...
Denmark is the EU country with the highest share of wind and solar energy in 2025: 71%
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www.dr.dk/nyheder/vide...
Se EU-landenes energirekorder: Danmark bedst på sol- og vind
For første gang skabte vind og sol skabte mere el, end fossil energi gjorde, i EU i 2025. Se, hvordan EU-landene har bidraget til den rekord.
www.dr.dk
January 22, 2026 at 7:35 AM
The sun shines in Denmark today (or the wind blows….)
Denmark is the EU country with the highest share of wind and solar energy in 2025: 71%
👏🏼
www.dr.dk/nyheder/vide...
Denmark is the EU country with the highest share of wind and solar energy in 2025: 71%
👏🏼
www.dr.dk/nyheder/vide...
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Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds
Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds
Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politics
Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the European Union’s power generation last year, a report has found, in a “major tipping point” for clean energy.
Turbines spinning in the wind and photovoltaic panels lit up by the sun generated 30% of the EU’s electricity in 2025, according to an annual review. Power plants burning coal, oil and gas generated 29%. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds