Rolf Schuttenhelm
@rolfschuttenhelm.bsky.social
Dutch science writer, specialised in climate, ecology, geosciences and energy - with some additional interests, including geopolitics & supporting Ukraine.
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My other personal reason to join BlueSky, is a European one. 'Strategic autonomy' is needed per yesterday and requires enormous investments in defense & energy. But the 3rd branche is the info space.
Musk isn't done yet. He'll now try to sabotage European democracies, using Ex. We shouldn't let him
Musk isn't done yet. He'll now try to sabotage European democracies, using Ex. We shouldn't let him
When Trump is gone, let's make sure no one ever votes for a malignant narcissist again - anywhere. This is really about educating ourselves, recognising the traits and understanding what it means: narcissists are BY DEFINITION incapable of serving the general interest & representing the population.
January 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
When Trump is gone, let's make sure no one ever votes for a malignant narcissist again - anywhere. This is really about educating ourselves, recognising the traits and understanding what it means: narcissists are BY DEFINITION incapable of serving the general interest & representing the population.
Excellent news that France now seems to act against Russian shadow fleet tankers in the Mediterranean. That means Finland, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK could do the same along the St Petersburg route.
Another clear point scored by Macron! 👍🇫🇷🫡🫡
Another clear point scored by Macron! 👍🇫🇷🫡🫡
January 22, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Excellent news that France now seems to act against Russian shadow fleet tankers in the Mediterranean. That means Finland, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK could do the same along the St Petersburg route.
Another clear point scored by Macron! 👍🇫🇷🫡🫡
Another clear point scored by Macron! 👍🇫🇷🫡🫡
Wow. Turns out 'Bored of Peace' is a PRIVATE Trump club, and with the ONE BILLION contribution per member yet another insane personal enrichment scheme. It's extreme corruption in broad daylight. How American voters swallow all this is beyond me...
Media may not have noticed that Trump’s Board of Peace Charter was drafted so that the US need NOT ratify and become a party.Trump’s current status as US President is a necesary stepping stone but his unitary rule in the new international organisation would be personal, permanent and even hereditary
January 21, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Wow. Turns out 'Bored of Peace' is a PRIVATE Trump club, and with the ONE BILLION contribution per member yet another insane personal enrichment scheme. It's extreme corruption in broad daylight. How American voters swallow all this is beyond me...
Newsom: Europe is paying the price for appeasing Trump during phase 1. Completely agreed. We signed an unequal(!) trade deal, only to be betrayed again. That's on us: GRAVE NAIVETY. Really hoping that's over now - eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth should be the minimum reaction. Drive up the cost!
Gov. Newsom at Davos rips into world leaders who think they can appease Trump: “I should have brought a bunch of knee pads for all the world leaders.…this is pathetic”
January 20, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Newsom: Europe is paying the price for appeasing Trump during phase 1. Completely agreed. We signed an unequal(!) trade deal, only to be betrayed again. That's on us: GRAVE NAIVETY. Really hoping that's over now - eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth should be the minimum reaction. Drive up the cost!
Europe's sucking-up strategy (Rutte & others) has failed to achieve ANY results - from Ukraine, to NATO, to tarrifs. Following the renewed threats on Greenland, we should call out the first one with week knees - and follow those with a backbone (Macron etc). Pls read @phillipspobrien.bsky.social:
"Yet everyone wants to talk about the senile old grandpa and his damaged ego. Trump is laughing at his enemies and to be honest he should. He is playing them for fools once again." phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/people-are...
People Are Still Not Getting Trump Right
His Letter Was Not And Is Not The Story
phillipspobrien.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Europe's sucking-up strategy (Rutte & others) has failed to achieve ANY results - from Ukraine, to NATO, to tarrifs. Following the renewed threats on Greenland, we should call out the first one with week knees - and follow those with a backbone (Macron etc). Pls read @phillipspobrien.bsky.social:
Ondanks dat ik sowieso niet van plan was te kijken, doe ik hier graag aan mee - en zou ik het gezellig vinden als jij dat ook doet:
actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/bo...
actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/bo...
Boycot het Trump-WK in de VS
Nu deelnemen aan een sportevenement alsof er niets aan de hand is, legitimeert Trumps expansieve politiek. Laat ons land en onze voetballers aan de goede kant van de geschiedenis staan. Hou onze jonge...
actie.degoedezaak.org
January 20, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Ondanks dat ik sowieso niet van plan was te kijken, doe ik hier graag aan mee - en zou ik het gezellig vinden als jij dat ook doet:
actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/bo...
actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/bo...
Yes. Also be cooler. 👌
Good to see President Macron in Davos today.
Canada and France will always stand together for sovereignty, territorial integrity, and peace.
Canada and France will always stand together for sovereignty, territorial integrity, and peace.
January 20, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Yes. Also be cooler. 👌
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Arctic security can only be achieved together.
This is why the proposed additional tariffs are a mistake, especially between long-standing allies.
The EU and US have agreed to a trade deal last July.
A deal is a deal.
And when friends shake hands, it must mean something.
This is why the proposed additional tariffs are a mistake, especially between long-standing allies.
The EU and US have agreed to a trade deal last July.
A deal is a deal.
And when friends shake hands, it must mean something.
January 20, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Arctic security can only be achieved together.
This is why the proposed additional tariffs are a mistake, especially between long-standing allies.
The EU and US have agreed to a trade deal last July.
A deal is a deal.
And when friends shake hands, it must mean something.
This is why the proposed additional tariffs are a mistake, especially between long-standing allies.
The EU and US have agreed to a trade deal last July.
A deal is a deal.
And when friends shake hands, it must mean something.
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"Europe should draw up tariffs aimed at the US, beyond the cliched targets of Bourbon whiskey & Levi’s jeans. New targets could include the big US tech firms and crypto companies that are an integral part of Trump’s world"
I obv agree with @gideonrachman.bsky.social here
as.ft.com/r/ac909240-6...
I obv agree with @gideonrachman.bsky.social here
as.ft.com/r/ac909240-6...
Europe must not appease Trump on Greenland
[FREE TO READ] By capitulating again, the EU and UK would signal that we are now irrevocably in a might-makes-right world
as.ft.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:42 PM
"Europe should draw up tariffs aimed at the US, beyond the cliched targets of Bourbon whiskey & Levi’s jeans. New targets could include the big US tech firms and crypto companies that are an integral part of Trump’s world"
I obv agree with @gideonrachman.bsky.social here
as.ft.com/r/ac909240-6...
I obv agree with @gideonrachman.bsky.social here
as.ft.com/r/ac909240-6...
Good. No rewards for blackmail and agression.
EU readies €93bn tariffs in retaliation for Trump’s Greenland threat ft.trib.al/5Qfqifp
EU readies €93bn tariffs in retaliation for Trump’s Greenland threat
Europe could also threaten to restrict US companies’ market access in run-up to crunch talks at Davos
ft.trib.al
January 18, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Good. No rewards for blackmail and agression.
Let's help everyone on both sides of the Atlantic become aware that giant European loans keep the American economy afloat.
European politicians shouldn't make the giant mistake of concessions again. Any tarrif should always be answered with at-least-equal counter measures. Learn from China & Canada
European politicians shouldn't make the giant mistake of concessions again. Any tarrif should always be answered with at-least-equal counter measures. Learn from China & Canada
January 18, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Let's help everyone on both sides of the Atlantic become aware that giant European loans keep the American economy afloat.
European politicians shouldn't make the giant mistake of concessions again. Any tarrif should always be answered with at-least-equal counter measures. Learn from China & Canada
European politicians shouldn't make the giant mistake of concessions again. Any tarrif should always be answered with at-least-equal counter measures. Learn from China & Canada
"We will not let ourselves be blackmailed." Now everyone repeat.
Sweden’s Prime Minister, in a new statement on Greenland:
“We will not let ourselves be blackmailed… Sweden is now having intensive discussions with other EU countries, Norway, and the United Kingdom for a coordinated response.”
“We will not let ourselves be blackmailed… Sweden is now having intensive discussions with other EU countries, Norway, and the United Kingdom for a coordinated response.”
January 17, 2026 at 8:48 PM
"We will not let ourselves be blackmailed." Now everyone repeat.
Nice. And yes. I must admit I always thought the French were just being French. Turned out they were right, all along!
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 8:47 PM
Nice. And yes. I must admit I always thought the French were just being French. Turned out they were right, all along!
Great take. I'd like to add that it is not just the US SC (& society + Congress) that has to express "economic coercion for territorial expansion" is unlawful (and unacceptable) - it's also up to Europe to stay put (bc a precedent of acceptance is extremely dangerous). That REQUIRES retaliation.
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My hot take on Trump's tariffs against European countries:
1: they constitute economic aggression in order to acquire territory. Europeans will remember this for decades to come. They mean very serious damage to the transatlantic bond on all time horizons.
My hot take on Trump's tariffs against European countries:
1: they constitute economic aggression in order to acquire territory. Europeans will remember this for decades to come. They mean very serious damage to the transatlantic bond on all time horizons.
January 17, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Great take. I'd like to add that it is not just the US SC (& society + Congress) that has to express "economic coercion for territorial expansion" is unlawful (and unacceptable) - it's also up to Europe to stay put (bc a precedent of acceptance is extremely dangerous). That REQUIRES retaliation.
10% tariff? Hit back with 20! Here's why Europe shouldn't give an inch on Greenland. This one is unwinnable for Trump:
Republicans are trying to scare Trump back to reality as he talks about taking Greenland by any means necessary.
GOP Rep. Don Bacon predicted it would lead to impeachment and calling Trump’s Greenland obsession “the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.”
GOP Rep. Don Bacon predicted it would lead to impeachment and calling Trump’s Greenland obsession “the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.”
‘Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard’: Republicans amp up their resistance to Trump’s Greenland push
GOP lawmakers are stepping up their warnings and engaging in diplomacy as the president's threats escalate.
www.politico.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
10% tariff? Hit back with 20! Here's why Europe shouldn't give an inch on Greenland. This one is unwinnable for Trump:
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Rusland heeft het gemunt op internet- en elektriciteitskabels op de Noordzee. Maar de Nederlandse Kustwacht komt zo veel personeel en geld tekort dat het deze kritieke infrastructuur niet kan beschermen tegen spionage en sabotage. Meer daarover via deze link:
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Kustwacht kan niets uitrichten tegen spionage op de Noordzee wegens gesteggel over geld
Spionage: Rusland heeft het gemunt op internet- en elektriciteitskabels op de Noordzee. Maar de Nederlandse Kustwacht komt zo veel personeel en geld tekort dat het deze kritieke infrastructuur niet ka...
www.nrc.nl
January 14, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Rusland heeft het gemunt op internet- en elektriciteitskabels op de Noordzee. Maar de Nederlandse Kustwacht komt zo veel personeel en geld tekort dat het deze kritieke infrastructuur niet kan beschermen tegen spionage en sabotage. Meer daarover via deze link:
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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Activist Ilia Hashemi reports that some Iranians briefly regained internet access early Saturday, allowing them to upload footage from Tehran, Isfahan, and Mashhad. The videos, filmed around Jan 8-9, show fires and clashes, including at a state TV building in Isfahan.
January 17, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Activist Ilia Hashemi reports that some Iranians briefly regained internet access early Saturday, allowing them to upload footage from Tehran, Isfahan, and Mashhad. The videos, filmed around Jan 8-9, show fires and clashes, including at a state TV building in Isfahan.
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Absolutely impeachable corruption.
January 16, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Absolutely impeachable corruption.
I'm baffled that Trump's betrayal of the Iranian protesters does not make HEADLINES ANYWHERE?! 🤷♂️
He literally encouraged them to take to the streets, promising protection against violence. Now many thousands of Iranians have been machine-gunned down. And what does Trump do? Golfing. Utter betrayal.
He literally encouraged them to take to the streets, promising protection against violence. Now many thousands of Iranians have been machine-gunned down. And what does Trump do? Golfing. Utter betrayal.
At least 12,000 people have been killed during protests in Iran since Trump posted this 11 days ago.
January 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I'm baffled that Trump's betrayal of the Iranian protesters does not make HEADLINES ANYWHERE?! 🤷♂️
He literally encouraged them to take to the streets, promising protection against violence. Now many thousands of Iranians have been machine-gunned down. And what does Trump do? Golfing. Utter betrayal.
He literally encouraged them to take to the streets, promising protection against violence. Now many thousands of Iranians have been machine-gunned down. And what does Trump do? Golfing. Utter betrayal.
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Dump Trump. Sound advice on all levels.
"Why should🇺🇸continue to have access to these bases, or receive support from allies’ naval assets, air forces or intelligence services, if it tries to take sovereign territory from a NATO member like Denmark? The question is so sensitive diplomats are at pains to keep it away from mainstream debates"
Time to dump Trump? Europeans whisper last-resort options to save Greenland
The alliance is already broken, officials say, so why not threaten to cut ties with America on military collaboration?
www.politico.eu
January 16, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Dump Trump. Sound advice on all levels.
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New in PN: @simonwdc.bsky.social on Trump’s very bad year
“It’s an issue of who he’s become — a vain autocrat who's building himself a gilded ballroom and falling asleep. He’s implicated in the Epstein affair by Epstein himself. It’s just too much. It’s grotesque. He’s become a grotesque figure.”
“It’s an issue of who he’s become — a vain autocrat who's building himself a gilded ballroom and falling asleep. He’s implicated in the Epstein affair by Epstein himself. It’s just too much. It’s grotesque. He’s become a grotesque figure.”
Simon Rosenberg on Trump’s no good, very bad year
"It’s grotesque. He’s become a grotesque figure."
www.publicnotice.co
January 16, 2026 at 12:54 PM
New in PN: @simonwdc.bsky.social on Trump’s very bad year
“It’s an issue of who he’s become — a vain autocrat who's building himself a gilded ballroom and falling asleep. He’s implicated in the Epstein affair by Epstein himself. It’s just too much. It’s grotesque. He’s become a grotesque figure.”
“It’s an issue of who he’s become — a vain autocrat who's building himself a gilded ballroom and falling asleep. He’s implicated in the Epstein affair by Epstein himself. It’s just too much. It’s grotesque. He’s become a grotesque figure.”
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Vaak over het hoofd gezien: Nederland heeft EU-plicht voor 39% duurzame energie in 2030. We koersen op 32%. Het verschil moeten we inkopen bij landen met een eventueel overschot en dat kost miljarden.
January 15, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Vaak over het hoofd gezien: Nederland heeft EU-plicht voor 39% duurzame energie in 2030. We koersen op 32%. Het verschil moeten we inkopen bij landen met een eventueel overschot en dat kost miljarden.
"Het is waanzin om onze maatschappij en overheid over te zetten op Amerikaanse clouds", schrijft veiligheidsexpert @berthub.eu. En toch is dat exact wat nu nog stééds gebeurd, in Nederland👇 Goed stuk over hoe we tav de VS proberen te "onderhandelen met de werkelijkheid" - en eigenlijk gewoon slapen:
Ik kan gewoon niet meer - net gehoord dat een van de grootste verwerkers van privégegevens binnen de overheid druk bezig is met zijn totale migratie naar Microsoft Azure. En de mensen die het tegen zouden kunnen houden worden buitengesloten & hebben het opgegeven. Stukje: berthub.eu/articles/pos...
January 16, 2026 at 9:43 AM
"Het is waanzin om onze maatschappij en overheid over te zetten op Amerikaanse clouds", schrijft veiligheidsexpert @berthub.eu. En toch is dat exact wat nu nog stééds gebeurd, in Nederland👇 Goed stuk over hoe we tav de VS proberen te "onderhandelen met de werkelijkheid" - en eigenlijk gewoon slapen:
Another great interview with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social. If you don't have the full 30m, I recommend you'd start at ~26, the bit starting with "Europeans have become strategically childish - outsourced to the US - that is now a disaster" 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT8Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT8Z...
Putin is losing the ‘drone war’ | Phillips O’Brien
YouTube video by The Trump Report
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Another great interview with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social. If you don't have the full 30m, I recommend you'd start at ~26, the bit starting with "Europeans have become strategically childish - outsourced to the US - that is now a disaster" 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT8Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT8Z...
Trump's probably had another phone call by his friend Vladimir. Today he made the idiotic statement that in Iran 'the killing seems to have stopped' 🤯 So much protesters' blood on his hands, if he now just drops it and goes golfing....
Trump's promise to the people of Iran ("keep protesting, we're loaded") feels more and more like what the Soviets did with the Warsaw Uprising.
Protestors are now machine-gunned down, without any response. Two days ago, estimates already at up to 20.000 deaths.
Trump? Suddenly gone silent on Iran.
Protestors are now machine-gunned down, without any response. Two days ago, estimates already at up to 20.000 deaths.
Trump? Suddenly gone silent on Iran.
January 15, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Trump's probably had another phone call by his friend Vladimir. Today he made the idiotic statement that in Iran 'the killing seems to have stopped' 🤯 So much protesters' blood on his hands, if he now just drops it and goes golfing....