alina
@ramshackle78.bsky.social
EM doc. Politics nerd 🇷🇴🇬🇧🇫🇷
European at core
Into military stuff nowadays, out of necessity
European at core
Into military stuff nowadays, out of necessity
Even talking about this is stupid
Doicești SMR (NuScale, ~462 MW)
$6–7bn total capex for ~460 MW.
Implied cost intensity: ~$13k–$15k per kW
Producing ~3.6 TWh/year
CERNAVODA 3&4 (CANDU, +1,400 MW)
~€7bn for ~1,400 MW added capacity.
Implied cost intensity: ~€5k per kW
Producing ~11.0 TWh/year
Doicești SMR (NuScale, ~462 MW)
$6–7bn total capex for ~460 MW.
Implied cost intensity: ~$13k–$15k per kW
Producing ~3.6 TWh/year
CERNAVODA 3&4 (CANDU, +1,400 MW)
~€7bn for ~1,400 MW added capacity.
Implied cost intensity: ~€5k per kW
Producing ~11.0 TWh/year
Planned SMR nuclear power plant to cost $6-7 billion, Romanian PM says reut.rs/4rrBQir
Planned SMR nuclear power plant to cost $6-7 billion, Romanian PM says
Romania's planned 460 MW small modular nuclear reactor plant would cost up to $7 billion and it will take time to devise a funding plan for such a big investment, Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said on Friday.
reut.rs
February 14, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Even talking about this is stupid
Doicești SMR (NuScale, ~462 MW)
$6–7bn total capex for ~460 MW.
Implied cost intensity: ~$13k–$15k per kW
Producing ~3.6 TWh/year
CERNAVODA 3&4 (CANDU, +1,400 MW)
~€7bn for ~1,400 MW added capacity.
Implied cost intensity: ~€5k per kW
Producing ~11.0 TWh/year
Doicești SMR (NuScale, ~462 MW)
$6–7bn total capex for ~460 MW.
Implied cost intensity: ~$13k–$15k per kW
Producing ~3.6 TWh/year
CERNAVODA 3&4 (CANDU, +1,400 MW)
~€7bn for ~1,400 MW added capacity.
Implied cost intensity: ~€5k per kW
Producing ~11.0 TWh/year
From the very timely new @ifri.bsky.social report 'Mind the Deterrence Gap: Assessing Europe’s Nuclear Options'
Trying very soberly to explain why people shouldn't reach for nuclear and say job done because all options have trade-offs and they don't come cheap.
www.ifri.org/en/external-...
Trying very soberly to explain why people shouldn't reach for nuclear and say job done because all options have trade-offs and they don't come cheap.
www.ifri.org/en/external-...
February 14, 2026 at 1:53 AM
From the very timely new @ifri.bsky.social report 'Mind the Deterrence Gap: Assessing Europe’s Nuclear Options'
Trying very soberly to explain why people shouldn't reach for nuclear and say job done because all options have trade-offs and they don't come cheap.
www.ifri.org/en/external-...
Trying very soberly to explain why people shouldn't reach for nuclear and say job done because all options have trade-offs and they don't come cheap.
www.ifri.org/en/external-...
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I assume everyone else watching the Olympics
has the urge to experiment with Copernicus
DEM data to make terrain maps of the Alps in QGIS
...
has the urge to experiment with Copernicus
DEM data to make terrain maps of the Alps in QGIS
...
February 13, 2026 at 10:52 PM
I assume everyone else watching the Olympics
has the urge to experiment with Copernicus
DEM data to make terrain maps of the Alps in QGIS
...
has the urge to experiment with Copernicus
DEM data to make terrain maps of the Alps in QGIS
...
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The first day of #MSC2026 is coming to an end.
You didn't take the time to watch all of it? Don't worry, we have got you covered: Binge-watch all sessions from our Main Stage in one go ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUiI...
You didn't take the time to watch all of it? Don't worry, we have got you covered: Binge-watch all sessions from our Main Stage in one go ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUiI...
"Under Destruction" - Day 1: Merz, Macron, Newsom | Munich Security Conference 2026 | BR24live
YouTube video by BR24
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM
The first day of #MSC2026 is coming to an end.
You didn't take the time to watch all of it? Don't worry, we have got you covered: Binge-watch all sessions from our Main Stage in one go ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUiI...
You didn't take the time to watch all of it? Don't worry, we have got you covered: Binge-watch all sessions from our Main Stage in one go ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUiI...
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Even though Kourou French Guyana is ESA's main/most important spaceport, it's not NATO covered territory (below Tropic of Cancer) so it's only 🇫🇷 the provides protection for launches there
February 13, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Even though Kourou French Guyana is ESA's main/most important spaceport, it's not NATO covered territory (below Tropic of Cancer) so it's only 🇫🇷 the provides protection for launches there
That wretched ~30% who think Trump is just what US/world needs persists but then again, that's the 'shoot someone on 5h avenue' caucus
apnorc.org/projects/a-m...
apnorc.org/projects/a-m...
A majority disapprove of how Trump is handling Greenland - AP-NORC
Twenty-four percent of adults approve of Trump’s handling of Greenland; 72% disapprove.
apnorc.org
February 13, 2026 at 1:35 PM
That wretched ~30% who think Trump is just what US/world needs persists but then again, that's the 'shoot someone on 5h avenue' caucus
apnorc.org/projects/a-m...
apnorc.org/projects/a-m...
February 13, 2026 at 1:27 PM
He sounds impressive, let's hope he is actually used and not boxed in
Big signing here for the government (and civil service) as Prof Brian Bell becomes Chief Economic Advisor at the Treasury. Brian will bring much-needed economic rigour and expertise, as well as adding A LOT of drive and energy to UK economic policymaking.
New Chief Economic Advisor to the Treasury appointed
Professor Brian Bell has been appointed as the new Chief Economic Advisor to the Treasury and Head of the Government Economic Service, replacing Sam Beckett.
www.gov.uk
February 13, 2026 at 1:11 PM
He sounds impressive, let's hope he is actually used and not boxed in
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We have just recommended that medicines containing #levamisole, used to treat parasitic worm infections, be withdrawn from the EU market due to the risk of leukoencephalopathy, a condition that affects the brain’s white matter.
Read more 🔗 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/meet...
#PublicHealth #MedSky 🧪
Read more 🔗 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/meet...
#PublicHealth #MedSky 🧪
Meeting highlights from the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) 9 - 12 February 2026 | European Medicines Agency (EMA)
PRAC concludes safety review of levamisole, a medicine used to treat parasitic worm infections
www.ema.europa.eu
February 13, 2026 at 12:29 PM
We have just recommended that medicines containing #levamisole, used to treat parasitic worm infections, be withdrawn from the EU market due to the risk of leukoencephalopathy, a condition that affects the brain’s white matter.
Read more 🔗 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/meet...
#PublicHealth #MedSky 🧪
Read more 🔗 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/meet...
#PublicHealth #MedSky 🧪
I see the enhanced cooperation more as a ratchet. I'd add an automatic convergence trigger, serious incentives to attract the pro one market caucus and the swing caucus and make opting out expensive.
I am also skeptical of the argument that the "threat" of enhanced coop will focus the minds of those who are reluctant. Again, supervision is a good example where my sense is that it will do the opposite: The moment you no longer have to fear to be outvoted, you can happily go your own way.
February 13, 2026 at 11:48 AM
I see the enhanced cooperation more as a ratchet. I'd add an automatic convergence trigger, serious incentives to attract the pro one market caucus and the swing caucus and make opting out expensive.
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France's Sophie Adenot has blasted off aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, becoming the first career astronaut of ESA's 2022 class to travel to the ISS. During her stay aboard the station, she will test EuroSuit, a prototype spacesuit.
europeanspaceflight.com/esa-astronau...
europeanspaceflight.com/esa-astronau...
ESA Astronaut Sophie Adenot Launches Aboard SpaceX Crew-12 Mission
Sophie Adenot has blasted off aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, becoming the first career astronaut of the agency’s 2022 class to travel to the ISS.
europeanspaceflight.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:47 AM
France's Sophie Adenot has blasted off aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, becoming the first career astronaut of ESA's 2022 class to travel to the ISS. During her stay aboard the station, she will test EuroSuit, a prototype spacesuit.
europeanspaceflight.com/esa-astronau...
europeanspaceflight.com/esa-astronau...
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One notable thing Elbridge Colby just said at #MSC is an understanding that Europeans will buy European, including through the EU. US wants to sell arms of course but recognition that increase in European defense spending will mean more spending in Europe
February 13, 2026 at 10:14 AM
One notable thing Elbridge Colby just said at #MSC is an understanding that Europeans will buy European, including through the EU. US wants to sell arms of course but recognition that increase in European defense spending will mean more spending in Europe
If you add age profiles of parties' supporters this would also mean there won't be many Reform supporters in the future
Brits would find it most difficult to be in a relationship with someone who supported Reform UK (40%).
They would find it easiest to be in a relationship with someone who supported the Greens (40%), Labour (39%) or the Lib Dems (36%) 💘
They would find it easiest to be in a relationship with someone who supported the Greens (40%), Labour (39%) or the Lib Dems (36%) 💘
February 13, 2026 at 9:18 AM
If you add age profiles of parties' supporters this would also mean there won't be many Reform supporters in the future
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probably the most important chart of the last 3 months
February 13, 2026 at 8:54 AM
probably the most important chart of the last 3 months
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According to polling data on who has a U.S. passport, the SAVE Act would disproportionately impact Americans who are...
- white or black (non-Hispanic)
- lower income
- married women
- not college educated
- older
- trump voters
ygo-assets-websites-editorial-emea.yougov.net/documents/Pa...
- white or black (non-Hispanic)
- lower income
- married women
- not college educated
- older
- trump voters
ygo-assets-websites-editorial-emea.yougov.net/documents/Pa...
ygo-assets-websites-editorial-emea.yougov.net
February 13, 2026 at 4:02 AM
According to polling data on who has a U.S. passport, the SAVE Act would disproportionately impact Americans who are...
- white or black (non-Hispanic)
- lower income
- married women
- not college educated
- older
- trump voters
ygo-assets-websites-editorial-emea.yougov.net/documents/Pa...
- white or black (non-Hispanic)
- lower income
- married women
- not college educated
- older
- trump voters
ygo-assets-websites-editorial-emea.yougov.net/documents/Pa...
As if anybody is against the competitive industrial base.
I mean ok, he's trying to preserve his options for March meeting but message still missing and no substantive change in positions for now
The group photo addition is too on the nose
I mean ok, he's trying to preserve his options for March meeting but message still missing and no substantive change in positions for now
The group photo addition is too on the nose
February 13, 2026 at 7:06 AM
As if anybody is against the competitive industrial base.
I mean ok, he's trying to preserve his options for March meeting but message still missing and no substantive change in positions for now
The group photo addition is too on the nose
I mean ok, he's trying to preserve his options for March meeting but message still missing and no substantive change in positions for now
The group photo addition is too on the nose
Proper lampooning of the idiots
WATCH: After hyping a dramatic “cartel drone” incursion, Trump officials shut down El Paso’s airspace and fired a borrowed Pentagon anti-drone laser—at what turned out to be four party balloons.
Trump admin’s ‘cartel drone’ story bursts like a balloon. Or four.
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Proper lampooning of the idiots
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Microsoft Codpilot
do atlantic fishermen use claude cod
February 13, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Microsoft Codpilot
Yes, the 'immigration policy' was from the beginning basically and entirely 'get rid of anybody we don't like, for whatever reason we don't like them'.
The immigration 'centres' are also just concentration camps for anybody we don't like
The immigration 'centres' are also just concentration camps for anybody we don't like
honestly tired of trying to convince people that trump's immigration policy is not really about violent undocumented immigrants or even just undocumented immigrants, but immigrants in general and even non-white people more broadly.
cool, cool. so we are sort of like citizens, but not really?
February 13, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Yes, the 'immigration policy' was from the beginning basically and entirely 'get rid of anybody we don't like, for whatever reason we don't like them'.
The immigration 'centres' are also just concentration camps for anybody we don't like
The immigration 'centres' are also just concentration camps for anybody we don't like
Astonishing to discover this is first time there's going to be a futures contract for rare earths given how big of a problem the whole rare earths is and has been and for how long!
No futures = no liquid hedging mechanism = financing v hard/expensive
WTF just now??
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
No futures = no liquid hedging mechanism = financing v hard/expensive
WTF just now??
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Exclusive: CME looks into launching first ever rare earth futures contract, sources say
CME Group is working on a plan to launch the world's first futures contract in rare earths, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a move that would allow governments, companies a...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Astonishing to discover this is first time there's going to be a futures contract for rare earths given how big of a problem the whole rare earths is and has been and for how long!
No futures = no liquid hedging mechanism = financing v hard/expensive
WTF just now??
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
No futures = no liquid hedging mechanism = financing v hard/expensive
WTF just now??
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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We saw 5x more people sign up to run for office thru Jan 31, 2026 than we did in 2017-2018.
Overall, we have tallied 4x more protests through Jan 31, 2026 than we had through Jan 31, 2018
February 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM
We saw 5x more people sign up to run for office thru Jan 31, 2026 than we did in 2017-2018.
The trend is Reform levelling off and at around 30% which totally tracks
A thing of beauty. Also underlines why you should ignore ‘changes’ by pollster of +- 2-3 percentage points between their polls and just follow the trends.
For the craic - The trendines for each pollster from 2024 to now
February 12, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The trend is Reform levelling off and at around 30% which totally tracks
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Welcome to the resistance, ignorant assholes! 🫡
New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump — 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
Trump has lost the voters who weren’t paying attention in 2024
The least-engaged Americans have swung 25 points against him since 2024 — about twice the shift among everyone else. Trump has flattened the engagement gap.
www.gelliottmorris.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Welcome to the resistance, ignorant assholes! 🫡