Jonas Bjärnstedt
jonasbjarnstedt.bsky.social
Jonas Bjärnstedt
@jonasbjarnstedt.bsky.social
Byråkrat, förnybar energi, havet, miljön, EU
Hafsar på vattenmyndighet
skriver rollspelsgrejer för mitt eget höga nöjes skull

Bureaucrat, renewable energy, oceans, environment, EU
SwAMming along
Write ttrpg products for my own use
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folks today don't know the abject fear of inadvertently downloading, for the first (and only lol) time, a .exe file from kazaa or limewire and it shows

def one of those "it only takes one time to learn" but oooo boy at what cost for that single instance
February 12, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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Social scientists keep explaining why consistent time series are indispensable for understanding social change.

And now Gallup ends the longest-running pres. approval series.

Striking – esp. from the institution that helped institutionalize representative sampling in modern public opinion research
Gallup's presidential approval ratings poll is ending after eight decades
Gallup said it will remain committed to polling on issues that shape everyday lives.
www.axios.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Det är spännande hur regeringen på sin pressträff berättar att det har byggt ut vind- och sol motsvarande två kärnkraftsreaktorer, men inte tar upp att det här byggande i princip har avstannat på grund av brutna löften, vilket försenar utbyggnaden något enormt.
February 9, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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“European integration is built differently: not on force, but common will; not on subjugation, but shared benefit.

Europeans are, slowly but surely, waking up to what they're able to do. A senior EUminister said to me recently: Europe is not as weak as it behaves”
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Europe is not as weak as it acts
A new vision of EU integration is slowly but surely taking shape
giftarticle.ft.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Spännande gräv om hur svenska europaparlamentariker lobbas mot, och jobbar i Bryssel. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/aJ...
Täta USA-kontakter – innan EU:s klimatregler försvagades
Trump vill att EU:s klimatregler slopas. Nu har minskade krav på bolag drivits igenom, under ledning av EU-parlamentarikern Jörgen Warborn (M). Tillsammans med
www.aftonbladet.se
February 9, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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Save the date! Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 comes out on 10 February. Don’t miss out! #CPI2025
February 2, 2026 at 8:41 AM
www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1946... Wait I thought Germany just went the other way 💡⚡🔌
German leader Merz insists nuclear fusion will replace wind power
Read German leader Merz insists nuclear fusion will replace wind power and other wind energy news & analysis on Windpower Monthly
www.windpowermonthly.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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🌊 NESB project’s work package #MultiUse in Practice: From #Mariparks to Basin-Scale Multi-Use has been working on sharpening the vision for Mariparks that move beyond simple co-location of activities toward truly systemic sustainability of marine space.
Read more here: tinyurl.com/2mp9njem
#EMFAF
January 29, 2026 at 7:54 AM
On the one hand: Ensuring that private messages stay private
On the other hand: Chatcontrol
We have designated WhatsApp as a Very Large Online Platform under the Digital Services Act.

As Channels reaches 45 million EU users, it must now meet higher safety and transparency standards.

These rules focus on keeping public broadcasts safe for all and ensuring private messages stay private.
January 28, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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We have designated WhatsApp as a Very Large Online Platform under the Digital Services Act.

As Channels reaches 45 million EU users, it must now meet higher safety and transparency standards.

These rules focus on keeping public broadcasts safe for all and ensuring private messages stay private.
January 28, 2026 at 1:31 PM
How I look at the attempts to create the new platform W:
January 28, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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Danish PM Frederiksen:
"Nato general secretary (Mark Rutte) has no mandate to negotiate on behalf of Denmark and Greenland"

www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
LIVE: Storpolitisk drama mellem USA, Danmark og Grønland
Få seneste nyt om kampen om Grønlands fremtid her.
www.dr.dk
January 22, 2026 at 10:42 AM
oh no.

anyway
January 20, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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Vänner, kollegor, yrkesbekanta, konkurrenter, frenemies och eventuella fiender. Som många i kulturfrilanssvängen redan vet har det en tid snickrats på en organisation som ska arbeta för kulturjournalistikens och kritikens oberoende, mångfald, hållbara finansiering, livaktighet och kontinuitet.
January 19, 2026 at 7:55 AM
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Stöld
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.

The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.

Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Den här utvecklingen är så oerhört ledsam www.gp.se/nyheter/gote...
Unga män mest negativa till hbtqi-undervisning
Läraren Fin: ”Det är bra att börja prata tidigt med eleverna om värderingar”.
www.gp.se
January 16, 2026 at 7:59 AM
I love the outlook feature where someone can react with an emoji to a mail, and I get a mail with an emoji, that is a great feature.
January 14, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Deep sea test mining at 4,280m depth caused 37% drop in seafloor animal density and 32% loss in species richness 🌍

Areas untouched by drilling but hit by sediment plumes saw #biodiversity shifts

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#MarineEcology
January 12, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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December 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Men vad i hela friden
Brussels plans to scrap 2035 combustion engine ban
Client Challenge
www.ft.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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The European Council, the Council of the EU, and the Council of Europe walk into a bar.

All hell breaks loose.
December 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Schleswig-Holstein ditches Office 365 for Libre Office.

Claims it will save over €15 million in license costs in 2026. This is money the state previously paid Microsoft for Office 365 and related services.

itsfoss.com/news/german-...
Hurray! This German State Decides to Save €15 Million Each Year By Kicking Out Microsoft for Open Source
Schleswig-Holstein's migration to LibreOffice reaches 80% completion, with a one-time €9 million investment on cards for 2026.
itsfoss.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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📖 NEW ARTICLE

In this article, Vasileios Kouloumpos highlights the important steps HELCOM has taken in recent years toward a more coordinated, region-wide approach to tackling harmful chemicals and protecting our shared marine environment.

Read here: 👉 buff.ly/TjOE0Hb
December 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM