Adalbert Jahnz
@ad4europe.bsky.social
Head of social media comms, European Commission. Connect to exchange on how to keep democracy thriving on the Internet, plus on cheerful topics. Views mine only.
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🧙♀️ Single Market Masters
The EU Single Market is one of Europe’s greatest achievements, empowering citizens and businesses alike.
It grants us four legendary superpowers. ⚡👇
The EU Single Market is one of Europe’s greatest achievements, empowering citizens and businesses alike.
It grants us four legendary superpowers. ⚡👇
October 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🧙♀️ Single Market Masters
The EU Single Market is one of Europe’s greatest achievements, empowering citizens and businesses alike.
It grants us four legendary superpowers. ⚡👇
The EU Single Market is one of Europe’s greatest achievements, empowering citizens and businesses alike.
It grants us four legendary superpowers. ⚡👇
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📢 1.104 is rolling out with new ways to personalize your notifications!
• Activity Notifications: Get push alerts from your favorite accounts
• Repost Notifications: See when someone likes or reposts something you’ve reposted
• New Notification Settings: Fine-tune which notifications you receive
• Activity Notifications: Get push alerts from your favorite accounts
• Repost Notifications: See when someone likes or reposts something you’ve reposted
• New Notification Settings: Fine-tune which notifications you receive
July 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
📢 1.104 is rolling out with new ways to personalize your notifications!
• Activity Notifications: Get push alerts from your favorite accounts
• Repost Notifications: See when someone likes or reposts something you’ve reposted
• New Notification Settings: Fine-tune which notifications you receive
• Activity Notifications: Get push alerts from your favorite accounts
• Repost Notifications: See when someone likes or reposts something you’ve reposted
• New Notification Settings: Fine-tune which notifications you receive
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Party family vote shares in Europe after Portugal's election:
Right-wing 23.9% (+0.1)
Conservative 23.6% (+0.1)
Social democrat 21.7% (-0.1)
Liberal 11.3% (=)
Socialist 7.6% (-0.1)
Green 4.7% (=)
Right-wing 23.9% (+0.1)
Conservative 23.6% (+0.1)
Social democrat 21.7% (-0.1)
Liberal 11.3% (=)
Socialist 7.6% (-0.1)
Green 4.7% (=)
May 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Party family vote shares in Europe after Portugal's election:
Right-wing 23.9% (+0.1)
Conservative 23.6% (+0.1)
Social democrat 21.7% (-0.1)
Liberal 11.3% (=)
Socialist 7.6% (-0.1)
Green 4.7% (=)
Right-wing 23.9% (+0.1)
Conservative 23.6% (+0.1)
Social democrat 21.7% (-0.1)
Liberal 11.3% (=)
Socialist 7.6% (-0.1)
Green 4.7% (=)
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May 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Tonight's #Eurovision2025 final will have the highest proportion of non-English songs ever seen since language freedom was introduced in 1999 - 65%!
The figure rose even higher after this week's semi-finals. 9 of the 11 songs eliminated were in English.
The figure rose even higher after this week's semi-finals. 9 of the 11 songs eliminated were in English.
Eurovision turns its back on English
For the first time, more than half of countries have voluntarily chosen to sing in a language other than English at Eurovision - up from a fifth just five years ago. Why is this happening now?
davekeating.substack.com
May 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Tonight's #Eurovision2025 final will have the highest proportion of non-English songs ever seen since language freedom was introduced in 1999 - 65%!
The figure rose even higher after this week's semi-finals. 9 of the 11 songs eliminated were in English.
The figure rose even higher after this week's semi-finals. 9 of the 11 songs eliminated were in English.
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OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
May 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
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Welcome to the Birds Gala, where nature's most stylish creatures shine.
From golden pheasants to Gouldian finches, birds are vibrant examples of biodiversity.
Amidst biodiversity loss, we must act urgently #ForNature to protect birds & the ecosystems vital for life on Earth.
From golden pheasants to Gouldian finches, birds are vibrant examples of biodiversity.
Amidst biodiversity loss, we must act urgently #ForNature to protect birds & the ecosystems vital for life on Earth.
May 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Welcome to the Birds Gala, where nature's most stylish creatures shine.
From golden pheasants to Gouldian finches, birds are vibrant examples of biodiversity.
Amidst biodiversity loss, we must act urgently #ForNature to protect birds & the ecosystems vital for life on Earth.
From golden pheasants to Gouldian finches, birds are vibrant examples of biodiversity.
Amidst biodiversity loss, we must act urgently #ForNature to protect birds & the ecosystems vital for life on Earth.
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And it hardly even seems newsworthy, but the global mean surface temperature two days ago, on April 24th, hit a new record daily high according to ERA5 data.
The Climate 8-ball doesn't know who is in charge and is refusing to make predictions.
The Climate 8-ball doesn't know who is in charge and is refusing to make predictions.
April 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
And it hardly even seems newsworthy, but the global mean surface temperature two days ago, on April 24th, hit a new record daily high according to ERA5 data.
The Climate 8-ball doesn't know who is in charge and is refusing to make predictions.
The Climate 8-ball doesn't know who is in charge and is refusing to make predictions.
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Today, we fined Apple €500 million & Meta €200 million for breaching the Digital Markets Act.
Apple restricts developers from steering consumers to offers outside the App store.
Meta doesn't let users choose a service that uses less personal data.
These are the first DMA fines.
europa.eu/!9RDQmk
Apple restricts developers from steering consumers to offers outside the App store.
Meta doesn't let users choose a service that uses less personal data.
These are the first DMA fines.
europa.eu/!9RDQmk
April 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Today, we fined Apple €500 million & Meta €200 million for breaching the Digital Markets Act.
Apple restricts developers from steering consumers to offers outside the App store.
Meta doesn't let users choose a service that uses less personal data.
These are the first DMA fines.
europa.eu/!9RDQmk
Apple restricts developers from steering consumers to offers outside the App store.
Meta doesn't let users choose a service that uses less personal data.
These are the first DMA fines.
europa.eu/!9RDQmk
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Nahrungsergänzungsmittel, russische Propakanda, Fake-News: Facebook ist voll mit dubioser Werbung. Das Problem wäre wohl lösbar – wenn der Konzern wollte.
Desinformation: Wie Facebook mit Fake-Werbung viel Geld verdient
Nahrungsergänzungsmittel, russische Propakanda, Fake-News: Facebook ist voll mit dubioser Werbung. Das Problem wäre wohl lösbar – wenn der Konzern wollte.
www.zeit.de
April 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Nahrungsergänzungsmittel, russische Propakanda, Fake-News: Facebook ist voll mit dubioser Werbung. Das Problem wäre wohl lösbar – wenn der Konzern wollte.
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Away from work she's a mom to baby boy Niko and has a loving husband.
Karoline Leavitt says husband 'always has her back' as she takes break from work
www.irishstar.com
April 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Away from work she's a mom to baby boy Niko and has a loving husband.
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‘In a twist that befuddled researchers for a year, almost no human beings visit the sites, which are hard to browse or search. Instead, their content is aimed at crawlers, the software programs that scour the web & bring back content for search engines & LLMs’
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Russia seeds chatbots with lies. Any bad actor could game AI the same way.
In their race to push out new versions with more capability, AI companies leave users vulnerable to “LLM grooming” efforts that promote bogus information.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
‘In a twist that befuddled researchers for a year, almost no human beings visit the sites, which are hard to browse or search. Instead, their content is aimed at crawlers, the software programs that scour the web & bring back content for search engines & LLMs’
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Copernicus has an amazing 'toolbox' that shows air pollution in Europe and allows you to instantly model reductions from different sources.
On today's map of anthropogenic PM10 pollution I've just 'removed' agriculture's contribution... and most pollution is gone!
shorturl.at/8vkqi
On today's map of anthropogenic PM10 pollution I've just 'removed' agriculture's contribution... and most pollution is gone!
shorturl.at/8vkqi
April 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Copernicus has an amazing 'toolbox' that shows air pollution in Europe and allows you to instantly model reductions from different sources.
On today's map of anthropogenic PM10 pollution I've just 'removed' agriculture's contribution... and most pollution is gone!
shorturl.at/8vkqi
On today's map of anthropogenic PM10 pollution I've just 'removed' agriculture's contribution... and most pollution is gone!
shorturl.at/8vkqi
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so i'm in the climate skeptics subreddit for some reason (i'm a masochist) and have been horrified to find that they've latched onto a "paper" "written" by Grok 3 as "evidence" that humans are not causing global warming
www.reddit.com/r/climateske...
www.reddit.com/r/climateske...
April 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
so i'm in the climate skeptics subreddit for some reason (i'm a masochist) and have been horrified to find that they've latched onto a "paper" "written" by Grok 3 as "evidence" that humans are not causing global warming
www.reddit.com/r/climateske...
www.reddit.com/r/climateske...
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🎉 Happy birthday to Henrik Stiesdal, wind energy pioneer & co-inventor of the modern wind turbine.
In 1979, he sold a 3-blade design to Vestas — a blueprint that shaped global wind technology.
May the wind always be at your back! 💨
In 1979, he sold a 3-blade design to Vestas — a blueprint that shaped global wind technology.
May the wind always be at your back! 💨
April 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🎉 Happy birthday to Henrik Stiesdal, wind energy pioneer & co-inventor of the modern wind turbine.
In 1979, he sold a 3-blade design to Vestas — a blueprint that shaped global wind technology.
May the wind always be at your back! 💨
In 1979, he sold a 3-blade design to Vestas — a blueprint that shaped global wind technology.
May the wind always be at your back! 💨
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1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
LLMs hallucinating nonexistent software packages with plausible names leads to a new malware vulnerability: "slopsquatting."
LLMs can't stop making up software dependencies and sabotaging everything
: Hallucinated package names fuel 'slopsquatting'
www.theregister.com
April 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
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Nearly $7 trillion USD is invested annually in activities harming nature, while investments in Nature-based Solutions total only around $200 billion.
It’s time to flip these numbers.
Check UNEP’s State of Finance for Nature for more data: financefornature.unep.org
It’s time to flip these numbers.
Check UNEP’s State of Finance for Nature for more data: financefornature.unep.org
April 12, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Nearly $7 trillion USD is invested annually in activities harming nature, while investments in Nature-based Solutions total only around $200 billion.
It’s time to flip these numbers.
Check UNEP’s State of Finance for Nature for more data: financefornature.unep.org
It’s time to flip these numbers.
Check UNEP’s State of Finance for Nature for more data: financefornature.unep.org
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Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work
#AcademicSky #EduSky
#AcademicSky #EduSky
X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research
Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work
#AcademicSky #EduSky
#AcademicSky #EduSky
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In response to Conner Dougherty's NYT article, it's helpful to revisit a piece I wrote. In the USA, the poorer you are, the greater percentage of your income you spend on transportation. In the EU, it's the opposite.
Why? USA has car-dependent sprawl, EU has good transit.
itdp.org/2024/01/24/h...
Why? USA has car-dependent sprawl, EU has good transit.
itdp.org/2024/01/24/h...
April 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
In response to Conner Dougherty's NYT article, it's helpful to revisit a piece I wrote. In the USA, the poorer you are, the greater percentage of your income you spend on transportation. In the EU, it's the opposite.
Why? USA has car-dependent sprawl, EU has good transit.
itdp.org/2024/01/24/h...
Why? USA has car-dependent sprawl, EU has good transit.
itdp.org/2024/01/24/h...
If you like both the EU and typography, you’ll be interested to know the Commission’s sprawling website is this week starting to move our typography to Inter by @rsms.me. It’s all still work in progress but I already love the look. Check it out ➡️
commission.europa.eu/priorities-2...
commission.europa.eu/priorities-2...
Democracy and our values
Learn how the Commission is protecting democracy by fighting disinformation, strengthening the rule of law and how it engages with citizens.
commission.europa.eu
April 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
If you like both the EU and typography, you’ll be interested to know the Commission’s sprawling website is this week starting to move our typography to Inter by @rsms.me. It’s all still work in progress but I already love the look. Check it out ➡️
commission.europa.eu/priorities-2...
commission.europa.eu/priorities-2...
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For veterans of the Eurozone crisis, this is quite incredible - today Greece has a lower borrowing cost than both the UK and the US for their 10 year bonds.
I had to check, all of the previous so called 'PIIGS' (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain) have lower borrowing costs than the US today.
I had to check, all of the previous so called 'PIIGS' (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain) have lower borrowing costs than the US today.
April 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
For veterans of the Eurozone crisis, this is quite incredible - today Greece has a lower borrowing cost than both the UK and the US for their 10 year bonds.
I had to check, all of the previous so called 'PIIGS' (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain) have lower borrowing costs than the US today.
I had to check, all of the previous so called 'PIIGS' (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain) have lower borrowing costs than the US today.
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Here are the daily color stripes, from January 1, 1940 and updated through April 5, 2025.
April 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Here are the daily color stripes, from January 1, 1940 and updated through April 5, 2025.
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Important story that might be buried under another day of Trump induced market turmoil - there is mounting evidence that Russian actors had at least knowledge of some of the terror attacks that heavily influenced Germany‘s election campaign before they happened:
Anschläge in Deutschland: Hinweise auf russisches Täterwissen.
Anschläge in Deutschland: Auffällige russische Suchanfragen
Vor Europa- und Bundestagswahl gab es mehrere tödliche Anschläge in Deutschland. Auffällige russische Suchanfragen im Netz werfen nun Fragen auf.
www.zdf.de
April 7, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Important story that might be buried under another day of Trump induced market turmoil - there is mounting evidence that Russian actors had at least knowledge of some of the terror attacks that heavily influenced Germany‘s election campaign before they happened:
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Just had this blog comment on a post about the delays in prosecuting Trump, and I am convinced it is generated by AI. I have thousands of comments over the years, and this is just so neat and formulaic.
It links back to a legal blog site, which in turn seems generated by AI.
What a prospect.
It links back to a legal blog site, which in turn seems generated by AI.
What a prospect.
April 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Just had this blog comment on a post about the delays in prosecuting Trump, and I am convinced it is generated by AI. I have thousands of comments over the years, and this is just so neat and formulaic.
It links back to a legal blog site, which in turn seems generated by AI.
What a prospect.
It links back to a legal blog site, which in turn seems generated by AI.
What a prospect.