Anne Houtman
@annehoutman.bsky.social
#UCLouvain, PhD #Princeton U, Royal Academy of Belgium, #EnergyVille, #TeamEuropeDirect, #Climate, #EnergyTransition and #Security, #EUGreenDeal 🇪🇺
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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social hired former FTC Chair Lina Khan to run his transition team. She's an excellent pick with an eye for rooting out how big corporations are making your life unaffordable. One way they're doing that? Surveillance pricing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbtUYshYM8
The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social hired former FTC Chair Lina Khan to run his transition team. She's an excellent pick with an eye for rooting out how big corporations are making your life unaffordable. One way they're doing that? Surveillance pricing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbtUYshYM8
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🥊 Europe’s fight should start by doing away with hesitation
@tagliapietra.bsky.social assesses this shift in rhetoric in light of the Commission's own recent record.
💭 Will Europe overcome its hesitancy?
🔗 buff.ly/hiismHW
#EconSky
@tagliapietra.bsky.social assesses this shift in rhetoric in light of the Commission's own recent record.
💭 Will Europe overcome its hesitancy?
🔗 buff.ly/hiismHW
#EconSky
Europe’s fight should start by doing away with hesitation
Ursula von der Leyen is right to say Europe is in a ‘fight’ around competitiveness and values, but it may lack the right pugilistic attitude
buff.ly
September 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🥊 Europe’s fight should start by doing away with hesitation
@tagliapietra.bsky.social assesses this shift in rhetoric in light of the Commission's own recent record.
💭 Will Europe overcome its hesitancy?
🔗 buff.ly/hiismHW
#EconSky
@tagliapietra.bsky.social assesses this shift in rhetoric in light of the Commission's own recent record.
💭 Will Europe overcome its hesitancy?
🔗 buff.ly/hiismHW
#EconSky
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Very successful @eib.org Board of Governors meeting.
The EU Finance Ministers unanimously endorsed the increase of the financing ceiling for 2025 to a record €100 billion, stepping up support in:
✔️Energy grids
✔️Security and defence
✔️TechEU
Thank you for the loud and clear support!
The EU Finance Ministers unanimously endorsed the increase of the financing ceiling for 2025 to a record €100 billion, stepping up support in:
✔️Energy grids
✔️Security and defence
✔️TechEU
Thank you for the loud and clear support!
June 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Very successful @eib.org Board of Governors meeting.
The EU Finance Ministers unanimously endorsed the increase of the financing ceiling for 2025 to a record €100 billion, stepping up support in:
✔️Energy grids
✔️Security and defence
✔️TechEU
Thank you for the loud and clear support!
The EU Finance Ministers unanimously endorsed the increase of the financing ceiling for 2025 to a record €100 billion, stepping up support in:
✔️Energy grids
✔️Security and defence
✔️TechEU
Thank you for the loud and clear support!
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⚫ #Hommage Nous avons appris avec tristesse le décès de Christian Stoffaës, membre de notre Conseil d’administration.
Nous lui rendons hommage pour son engagement européen et adressons nos sincères condoléances à sa famille et à ses proches.
Notre communiqué: institutdelors.eu/publications...
Nous lui rendons hommage pour son engagement européen et adressons nos sincères condoléances à sa famille et à ses proches.
Notre communiqué: institutdelors.eu/publications...
May 23, 2025 at 5:43 AM
⚫ #Hommage Nous avons appris avec tristesse le décès de Christian Stoffaës, membre de notre Conseil d’administration.
Nous lui rendons hommage pour son engagement européen et adressons nos sincères condoléances à sa famille et à ses proches.
Notre communiqué: institutdelors.eu/publications...
Nous lui rendons hommage pour son engagement européen et adressons nos sincères condoléances à sa famille et à ses proches.
Notre communiqué: institutdelors.eu/publications...
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In America’s Insurance Crisis, Hail Hits Harder Than Hurricanes and Fires
Insurers are dropping policyholders and raising premiums as severe convective storms cost $58 billion in the US last year, more than every US hurricane except Katrina and Ian...
www.wsj.com/finance/home...
Insurers are dropping policyholders and raising premiums as severe convective storms cost $58 billion in the US last year, more than every US hurricane except Katrina and Ian...
www.wsj.com/finance/home...
In America’s Insurance Crisis, Hail Hits Harder Than Hurricanes and Fires
Home insurers are dropping policyholders and raising premiums as the costs of repairing storm damage rises.
www.wsj.com
March 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
In America’s Insurance Crisis, Hail Hits Harder Than Hurricanes and Fires
Insurers are dropping policyholders and raising premiums as severe convective storms cost $58 billion in the US last year, more than every US hurricane except Katrina and Ian...
www.wsj.com/finance/home...
Insurers are dropping policyholders and raising premiums as severe convective storms cost $58 billion in the US last year, more than every US hurricane except Katrina and Ian...
www.wsj.com/finance/home...
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Trump is tackling every ‘emergency’ except the important one — climate change
“As Team Trump dwells inside its bubble of alternative realities, America is experiencing a relentless succession of tragedies. The human and economic costs are devastating” thehill.com/opinion/ener...
“As Team Trump dwells inside its bubble of alternative realities, America is experiencing a relentless succession of tragedies. The human and economic costs are devastating” thehill.com/opinion/ener...
Trump is tackling every ‘emergency’ except the important one — climate change
While Team Trump dwells inside their bubble of false facts and alternative realities, the rest of America is experiencing a relentless succession of tragedies. The human and economic costs are deva…
thehill.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Trump is tackling every ‘emergency’ except the important one — climate change
“As Team Trump dwells inside its bubble of alternative realities, America is experiencing a relentless succession of tragedies. The human and economic costs are devastating” thehill.com/opinion/ener...
“As Team Trump dwells inside its bubble of alternative realities, America is experiencing a relentless succession of tragedies. The human and economic costs are devastating” thehill.com/opinion/ener...
Share Your Story to Help Save Science secure.ucsusa.org/a/2024-share...
Share Your Story to Help Save Science
From the air we breathe to the safety of our communities, government science plays a crucial role in our daily lives. How have federal scientists and their work impacted your life or community? Share ...
secure.ucsusa.org
March 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Share Your Story to Help Save Science secure.ucsusa.org/a/2024-share...
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This is not good. Watch till the end. Global Temperature Graph 1880-Present.
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #dumpfossilfuels #go100re #cop29
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #dumpfossilfuels #go100re #cop29
March 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This is not good. Watch till the end. Global Temperature Graph 1880-Present.
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #dumpfossilfuels #go100re #cop29
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #dumpfossilfuels #go100re #cop29
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Guerre en Ukraine : bombardements massifs russes contre les infrastructures énergétiques
Guerre en Ukraine : bombardements massifs russes contre les infrastructures énergétiques
Dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi, plusieurs missiles et drones ont attaqué des « installations de production d’énergie et de gaz » en faisant cinq blessés dans la région de Kharkiv, ont indiqué les autorités ukrainiennes.
www.nouvelobs.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Guerre en Ukraine : bombardements massifs russes contre les infrastructures énergétiques
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President Trump’s trade war and efforts to bring manufacturing back to the US have put one of his predecessor’s signature achievements on the firing line: the Chips and Science Act.
Here's what to know ⤵
Here's what to know ⤵
What’s at Stake as Trump Looks to Scrap the Chips Act
President Donald Trump’s trade war and efforts to bring manufacturing back to US shores have put one of his predecessor’s signature achievements on the firing line: the Chips and Science Act.
www.bloomberg.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
President Trump’s trade war and efforts to bring manufacturing back to the US have put one of his predecessor’s signature achievements on the firing line: the Chips and Science Act.
Here's what to know ⤵
Here's what to know ⤵
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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One reason why I think respectability is stupid is because it's often used as a mask. Such judgements are rarely about the clothes themselves, but more often about the bodies beneath them. To wit, no one raised an issue when Elon wore a graphic t-shirt and ball cap to meet the Trump cabinet.
March 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
One reason why I think respectability is stupid is because it's often used as a mask. Such judgements are rarely about the clothes themselves, but more often about the bodies beneath them. To wit, no one raised an issue when Elon wore a graphic t-shirt and ball cap to meet the Trump cabinet.
Profitable polluters, not Californians, should pay for fossil-fueled wildfires says former insurance commissioner Dave Jones open.substack.com/pub/cacondor...
Profitable polluters—not Californians—should pay for fossil-fueled wildfires
Former insurance commissioner Dave Jones explains why—and how.
open.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Profitable polluters, not Californians, should pay for fossil-fueled wildfires says former insurance commissioner Dave Jones open.substack.com/pub/cacondor...
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People always say: "if libraries didn't already exist, you could never create them today."
Well, lots of the stuff MAGA nihilists are destroying right now is like that. We're not just going to put it all back in place when this if over. It's going to take *generations* to repair this shit.
Well, lots of the stuff MAGA nihilists are destroying right now is like that. We're not just going to put it all back in place when this if over. It's going to take *generations* to repair this shit.
February 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
People always say: "if libraries didn't already exist, you could never create them today."
Well, lots of the stuff MAGA nihilists are destroying right now is like that. We're not just going to put it all back in place when this if over. It's going to take *generations* to repair this shit.
Well, lots of the stuff MAGA nihilists are destroying right now is like that. We're not just going to put it all back in place when this if over. It's going to take *generations* to repair this shit.
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One of the people fired from NOAA today is the director of the Ocean Acidification Program. That program also leads the U.S. government's effort on marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). The destruction of American science is incomprehensible.
Home - NOAA Ocean Acidification Program
NOAA's Ocean Acidification Program prepares us for the impacts of ocean acidification through research and interdisciplinary partnerships.
oceanacidification.noaa.gov
February 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
One of the people fired from NOAA today is the director of the Ocean Acidification Program. That program also leads the U.S. government's effort on marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). The destruction of American science is incomprehensible.
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All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.
February 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.
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Tesla lost enough value today that it could have fully funded USAID for a year.
February 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Tesla lost enough value today that it could have fully funded USAID for a year.
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A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
February 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
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Massive encroachment by Bezos into The Washington Post’s opinion section - makes clear dissenting views will not be published
I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know
I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know
February 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Massive encroachment by Bezos into The Washington Post’s opinion section - makes clear dissenting views will not be published
I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know
I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know
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Les protestations de scientifiques inquiets en premier lieu des conséquences sur la sécurité des biens et des personnes face aux événements climatiques se multiplient depuis hier.
February 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Les protestations de scientifiques inquiets en premier lieu des conséquences sur la sécurité des biens et des personnes face aux événements climatiques se multiplient depuis hier.
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La guerre de l'administration Trump contre la science du climat s'accélère. Depuis hier, Elon Musk licencie par centaines les scientifiques de la NOAA et météorologues du National Weather Service.
February 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
La guerre de l'administration Trump contre la science du climat s'accélère. Depuis hier, Elon Musk licencie par centaines les scientifiques de la NOAA et météorologues du National Weather Service.
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Au lieu de vouloir supprimer l'ADEME, l'OFB, le CNRS etc. pour réduire les dépenses de l'Etat, pourquoi on entend jamais la droite et l'extrême-droite parler des subventions aux énergies fossiles ? C'est plusieurs dizaines de milliards par an qui flinguent notre avenir. Ca n'intéresse personne ?
February 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Au lieu de vouloir supprimer l'ADEME, l'OFB, le CNRS etc. pour réduire les dépenses de l'Etat, pourquoi on entend jamais la droite et l'extrême-droite parler des subventions aux énergies fossiles ? C'est plusieurs dizaines de milliards par an qui flinguent notre avenir. Ca n'intéresse personne ?