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
Were was this Keir a year ago, when SAFE negotiations started???
Anyway, I guess better late than never. And it matters for internal politics as well
Anyway, I guess better late than never. And it matters for internal politics as well
February 14, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Were was this Keir a year ago, when SAFE negotiations started???
Anyway, I guess better late than never. And it matters for internal politics as well
Anyway, I guess better late than never. And it matters for internal politics as well
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It finally happened! A memeable Starmer photo
February 14, 2026 at 9:31 AM
It finally happened! A memeable Starmer photo
Oh wow, finally!
A clear public stand from people the govt might feel obliged to listen to.
Even if they respond and say they disagree, they have to defend that position.
Plus gives journalists something serious to ask politicians about
A clear public stand from people the govt might feel obliged to listen to.
Even if they respond and say they disagree, they have to defend that position.
Plus gives journalists something serious to ask politicians about
I never really sign stuff. But this was different. It's not about trying to facilitate or block a particular party's route to power. It's about an electoral system that's unsuited to the political realities we face today and risks giving us government after government with no convincing mandate.
Over 50 Academics Warn That Voting System Is Not Fit For Multi-Party Politics
Dozens of academics have written to the government to warn that the current voting system risks producing distorted results on an 'unprecedented' s...
www.politicshome.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Oh wow, finally!
A clear public stand from people the govt might feel obliged to listen to.
Even if they respond and say they disagree, they have to defend that position.
Plus gives journalists something serious to ask politicians about
A clear public stand from people the govt might feel obliged to listen to.
Even if they respond and say they disagree, they have to defend that position.
Plus gives journalists something serious to ask politicians about
I truly envy the ability to say these things with a straight face when you've not only made no effort to even insert a modicum of friction in the 'special relationship' but you've doubled and tripled down on buying US stuff.
Incredible really
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Incredible really
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
February 14, 2026 at 6:03 AM
I truly envy the ability to say these things with a straight face when you've not only made no effort to even insert a modicum of friction in the 'special relationship' but you've doubled and tripled down on buying US stuff.
Incredible really
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Incredible really
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I don't know how bad do you need to be that even Gavin Williamson, him with the whip and the spier in his MoD office, has concerns about you.
How is it possible that we end up with these sorts of people??
www.thetimes.com/article/d4f3...
How is it possible that we end up with these sorts of people??
www.thetimes.com/article/d4f3...
Nato ambassador in row over lover was ‘promoted by old boy network’
Two former defence secretaries including Gavin Williamson reveal concerns about Nato envoy Angus Lapsley
www.thetimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I don't know how bad do you need to be that even Gavin Williamson, him with the whip and the spier in his MoD office, has concerns about you.
How is it possible that we end up with these sorts of people??
www.thetimes.com/article/d4f3...
How is it possible that we end up with these sorts of people??
www.thetimes.com/article/d4f3...
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