Jørn Tychsen
@jorntychsen.bsky.social
Politics and any other interesting topics including legislation, security, climate and standardisation. Posts in English and Danish. Specialist - Product Compliance at Force Technology in Aarhus Denmark. Views are my own.
Mere af den slags teknologi. Det kan potentielt sænke vedligeholdelsesomkostningerne en del.
Skæve betonsveller kan rettes ud igen – takket være støbt metal, der husker sin form. Efter vellykkede forsøg vil forskerne nu have teknologien på markedet.
Forskertrick: Metal med hukommelse reparerer skæve jernbaneskinner | Ingeniøren
Skæve betonsveller kan rettes ud igen – takket være støbt metal, der husker sin form. Efter vellykkede forsøg vil forskerne nu have teknologien på markedet.
ing.dk
November 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Mere af den slags teknologi. Det kan potentielt sænke vedligeholdelsesomkostningerne en del.
What do you think? is it fair that parents now sues the owners of Camp Mystic where the 27 people died due to floods in July. They claim that plans for safety were insufficient.
Who will ever do a summer camp again at a reasonable price?
Who will ever do a summer camp again at a reasonable price?
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
What do you think? is it fair that parents now sues the owners of Camp Mystic where the 27 people died due to floods in July. They claim that plans for safety were insufficient.
Who will ever do a summer camp again at a reasonable price?
Who will ever do a summer camp again at a reasonable price?
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Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and of the European Union (EU), Santa Marta, Republic of Colombia, 9 November 2025, joint declaration. No mention of the US, of course, but obvious pushback against Trumpism oozes from this www.consilium.europa.eu/media/tfqicb...
www.consilium.europa.eu
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and of the European Union (EU), Santa Marta, Republic of Colombia, 9 November 2025, joint declaration. No mention of the US, of course, but obvious pushback against Trumpism oozes from this www.consilium.europa.eu/media/tfqicb...
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One of the most self-destructive things Germany could do is to reverse the green transition now.
Renewables expansion has been on a tear but Germany has seen reversals before, unfortunately. And the country still does not have oil or gas and isn’t getting any anytime soon (ever).
Renewables expansion has been on a tear but Germany has seen reversals before, unfortunately. And the country still does not have oil or gas and isn’t getting any anytime soon (ever).
November 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
One of the most self-destructive things Germany could do is to reverse the green transition now.
Renewables expansion has been on a tear but Germany has seen reversals before, unfortunately. And the country still does not have oil or gas and isn’t getting any anytime soon (ever).
Renewables expansion has been on a tear but Germany has seen reversals before, unfortunately. And the country still does not have oil or gas and isn’t getting any anytime soon (ever).
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This’s Maria Khoreva,a talented ballerina who lives in St Petersburg&is the first solo in the ballet of Mariinsky theater (led by Putin's friend Valery Gergiev)
Maria has a lot of fans,670,000 followers on Instagram,she has never spoken against the war in Ukraine that is waged by Russia,her country
Maria has a lot of fans,670,000 followers on Instagram,she has never spoken against the war in Ukraine that is waged by Russia,her country
November 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This’s Maria Khoreva,a talented ballerina who lives in St Petersburg&is the first solo in the ballet of Mariinsky theater (led by Putin's friend Valery Gergiev)
Maria has a lot of fans,670,000 followers on Instagram,she has never spoken against the war in Ukraine that is waged by Russia,her country
Maria has a lot of fans,670,000 followers on Instagram,she has never spoken against the war in Ukraine that is waged by Russia,her country
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Mens valgkampen kredser om emner, kommunerne ikke kan bestemme over, forbliver de reelle lokale beslutninger – som bibliotekernes langsomme forsvinden – næsten usynlige i debatten, skriver Matthias Dressler-Bredsdorff.
www.information.dk/kultur/2025/...
www.information.dk/kultur/2025/...
Hvem har egentlig besluttet, at bibliotekerne skulle ofres?
Mens valgkampen kredser om emner, kommunerne ikke kan bestemme over, forbliver de reelle lokale beslutninger – som bibliotekernes langsomme forsvinden – næsten usynlige i debatten.
www.information.dk
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Mens valgkampen kredser om emner, kommunerne ikke kan bestemme over, forbliver de reelle lokale beslutninger – som bibliotekernes langsomme forsvinden – næsten usynlige i debatten, skriver Matthias Dressler-Bredsdorff.
www.information.dk/kultur/2025/...
www.information.dk/kultur/2025/...
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@socialdemokratiet.dk er i vælten i UK fordi @teamlabouruk.bsky.social - så vidt jeg forstår - har i sinde at kopiere (elementer af?) S's udlændingepolitik.
Diskussionen går til dels på om højredrejningen reelt har været en succes for S.
#dkpol
Diskussionen går til dels på om højredrejningen reelt har været en succes for S.
#dkpol
The Danish Social Democrats whose immigration policy the Labour Party wants to copy are the red line that starts at 35% in 2019 and ends at 21% in 2025
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
@socialdemokratiet.dk er i vælten i UK fordi @teamlabouruk.bsky.social - så vidt jeg forstår - har i sinde at kopiere (elementer af?) S's udlændingepolitik.
Diskussionen går til dels på om højredrejningen reelt har været en succes for S.
#dkpol
Diskussionen går til dels på om højredrejningen reelt har været en succes for S.
#dkpol
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Just hours after Czech Parliament Speaker Tomio Okamura boasted about removing the Ukrainian flag, three new blue-and-yellow flags appeared on the building. Parties including ODS, STAN, and Piráti raised them from their office windows in defiance.
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Just hours after Czech Parliament Speaker Tomio Okamura boasted about removing the Ukrainian flag, three new blue-and-yellow flags appeared on the building. Parties including ODS, STAN, and Piráti raised them from their office windows in defiance.
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Fascinating.
The bluffers guide to the railway bubble vs the actual historians.
And why Britain has such a lousy railway system.
The bluffers guide to the railway bubble vs the actual historians.
And why Britain has such a lousy railway system.
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Fascinating.
The bluffers guide to the railway bubble vs the actual historians.
And why Britain has such a lousy railway system.
The bluffers guide to the railway bubble vs the actual historians.
And why Britain has such a lousy railway system.
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The EU Commission has adopted an implementing decision on multiple-entry Schengen visas for Russians. Press reports say it restricts/abolishes Russians' ability to get multiple-entry visas, but there's no official text or press release yet - ec.europa.eu/transparency...
Register of Commission Documents
ec.europa.eu
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The EU Commission has adopted an implementing decision on multiple-entry Schengen visas for Russians. Press reports say it restricts/abolishes Russians' ability to get multiple-entry visas, but there's no official text or press release yet - ec.europa.eu/transparency...
Hvis vi gerne vil have flere faglærte (på bekostning af flere akademikere og ufaglærte) så er det ting som dette kollegium der skal til.
Det skal ganske enkelt være federe at være lærling end at være gymnasieelev, ikke bare pengemæssigt men også i forhold til det sociale.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Det skal ganske enkelt være federe at være lærling end at være gymnasieelev, ikke bare pengemæssigt men også i forhold til det sociale.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Emilie er flyttet ind på Danmarks måske fedeste kollegium: Se billederne her
Foreløbig er 20 unge håndværkere flyttet ind i de spritnye lejligheder i Herning.
www.dr.dk
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Hvis vi gerne vil have flere faglærte (på bekostning af flere akademikere og ufaglærte) så er det ting som dette kollegium der skal til.
Det skal ganske enkelt være federe at være lærling end at være gymnasieelev, ikke bare pengemæssigt men også i forhold til det sociale.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Det skal ganske enkelt være federe at være lærling end at være gymnasieelev, ikke bare pengemæssigt men også i forhold til det sociale.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
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I am not a lawyer, just a historian, but one fundamental problem with the political debate about the EU, especially in English publications is that the whole principle of the acquis communnitaire is not understood or taken seriously. The EU is a framework of rules, not an alliance.
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I am not a lawyer, just a historian, but one fundamental problem with the political debate about the EU, especially in English publications is that the whole principle of the acquis communnitaire is not understood or taken seriously. The EU is a framework of rules, not an alliance.
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DEMOKRATIDAGEN: Over 2000 studerende er med, når Arena Randers og RÆSON i samarbejde med byens ungdomsuddannelser indkalder til Demokratidagen, 10 november. Dagen slutter med en partilederrunde, hvor vi spørger: Hvad er de største udfordringer, vi står overfor i fremtiden?
Pia Olsen Dyhr (SF):
Pia Olsen Dyhr (SF):
November 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
DEMOKRATIDAGEN: Over 2000 studerende er med, når Arena Randers og RÆSON i samarbejde med byens ungdomsuddannelser indkalder til Demokratidagen, 10 november. Dagen slutter med en partilederrunde, hvor vi spørger: Hvad er de største udfordringer, vi står overfor i fremtiden?
Pia Olsen Dyhr (SF):
Pia Olsen Dyhr (SF):
Manden skal bare spørges ved hver eneste lejlighed der gives.
I øvrigt håber jeg ikke han bliver inviteret til noget som helst af betydning i det danske samfund. Regeringen skal naturligvis være venlig, men det behøver civilsamfundet ikke at være.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
I øvrigt håber jeg ikke han bliver inviteret til noget som helst af betydning i det danske samfund. Regeringen skal naturligvis være venlig, men det behøver civilsamfundet ikke at være.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Ny ambassadør afviser ikke, at USA vil tage Grønland med magt
Fem gange blev han spurgt, men den nye amerikanske ambassadør Ken Howery nægter at undsige Trumps planer om ejerskab over Grønland
www.dr.dk
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Manden skal bare spørges ved hver eneste lejlighed der gives.
I øvrigt håber jeg ikke han bliver inviteret til noget som helst af betydning i det danske samfund. Regeringen skal naturligvis være venlig, men det behøver civilsamfundet ikke at være.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
I øvrigt håber jeg ikke han bliver inviteret til noget som helst af betydning i det danske samfund. Regeringen skal naturligvis være venlig, men det behøver civilsamfundet ikke at være.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
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Presumably the first of many peace prizes all awarded to one vain and rather orange man
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Presumably the first of many peace prizes all awarded to one vain and rather orange man
Good point.
Slow growth and higher costs of living aren't bugs of the 'western' economic model, that is how the system has been designed.
Politicians might want to take note before making lavish promises.
Politicians might want to take note before making lavish promises.
November 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Good point.
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🖤🇭🇺 On this day in 1956, Soviet tanks rolled into Budapest to crush the Hungarian revolution. Prime Minister Imre Nagy gave his final radio address as KGB chief Ivan Serov oversaw the brutal invasion. Nagy and other leaders were later executed, while over 200,000 Hungarians fled to the West.
November 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
🖤🇭🇺 On this day in 1956, Soviet tanks rolled into Budapest to crush the Hungarian revolution. Prime Minister Imre Nagy gave his final radio address as KGB chief Ivan Serov oversaw the brutal invasion. Nagy and other leaders were later executed, while over 200,000 Hungarians fled to the West.
A good example of how Europe and others without acces to or control of powerfull AI tools, will loose out in the long run. It dpes not mean AI is the only thing that is important nowadays, but it will become increasingly important.
"As a forecaster who has relied on traditional physics-based models for a quarter of a century, it is difficult to say how gobsmacking these results are" 🧪
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Google’s new hurricane model was breathtakingly good this season
Meanwhile, the US Global Forecasting System continues to get worse.
arstechnica.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
A good example of how Europe and others without acces to or control of powerfull AI tools, will loose out in the long run. It dpes not mean AI is the only thing that is important nowadays, but it will become increasingly important.
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Godt gået af @larsaagaard.bsky.social og Wopke Hoekstra. Ja færre undtagelse havde været bedre, men med en aftale fortsætter fremdriften, og det er langt bedre end ingen aftale. politiken.dk/internationa...
Efter 18 timers forhandlinger fik Lars Aagaard sit klimamål
Internationalt | Seneste internationale nyheder og begivenheder som f.eks. tsunamien i Stillehavet, krigene i Ukraine og Gaza. Vi dækker, hvad der sker.
politiken.dk
November 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Godt gået af @larsaagaard.bsky.social og Wopke Hoekstra. Ja færre undtagelse havde været bedre, men med en aftale fortsætter fremdriften, og det er langt bedre end ingen aftale. politiken.dk/internationa...
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Reducing the cost of living is an easy and popular political message. And incredibly difficult to deliver when you also want to deliver e.g. fair minimum wage, net zero investment, protective regulations, tariffs if so inclined, investment from big companies...
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Reducing the cost of living is an easy and popular political message. And incredibly difficult to deliver when you also want to deliver e.g. fair minimum wage, net zero investment, protective regulations, tariffs if so inclined, investment from big companies...
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Just been at a roundtable absolutely dominated by economic security. This would not have happened 12 months ago. Trump has acted as an accelerator, but the discussion about the implications of global markets has been coming for some time.
November 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Just been at a roundtable absolutely dominated by economic security. This would not have happened 12 months ago. Trump has acted as an accelerator, but the discussion about the implications of global markets has been coming for some time.
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Vil lige dele et par tanker om denne historie, som netop nu fylder meget i medierne og adresserer forsknings- og formidlingsfriheden ved Forsvarsakademiet.
...Nu blev de i indbydelsen fra ledelsen opfordret til på forhånd at tænke over, hvordan udtalelser »omkring Forsvarets nuværende og kommende kapaciteter« kan risikere at blive problematiske for Danmarks »signalgivning om afskrækkelse«....
#dkpol #dkforsvar
#dkpol #dkforsvar
Lækket e-mail afslører: Topforskere blev advaret om, at deres udtalelser ikke måtte sætte Danmarks militære afskrækkelse i dårligt lys | Berlingske
Forskerne på Forsvarsakademiet bliver konstant brugt som eksperter i medierne. Men til Berlingske fortæller de, at de bliver presset til at tie eller udtale sig loyalt mod Forsvaret og regeringen. »De...
www.berlingske.dk
November 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Vil lige dele et par tanker om denne historie, som netop nu fylder meget i medierne og adresserer forsknings- og formidlingsfriheden ved Forsvarsakademiet.
Free and fair mid term elections fading away ever so quickly.
GOP-led states are blocking college students from registering to vote with campus addresses.
In the context of broader attacks on vote-by-mail and early voting, these efforts will systematically disenfranchise young people across the US.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
In the context of broader attacks on vote-by-mail and early voting, these efforts will systematically disenfranchise young people across the US.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
NAACP sues Virginia officials, accusing them of disenfranchising student voters
The NAACP has sued Virginia state election officials, accusing them of disenfranchising students by rejecting voter registration forms from students that do not include details like dormitory names, room numbers and campus mailbox information.
www.reuters.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Free and fair mid term elections fading away ever so quickly.
Fascinerende. Serbien er næppe helt klar til EU endnu.
www.berlingske.dk/virksomheder...
www.berlingske.dk/virksomheder...
Trumps svigersøn får 99 års gratis husleje til luksushotelbyggeri på historisk grund | Berlingske
Den serbiske præsidents regerende parti hastebehandler ny lov, der skal sikre opførelsen af et kæmpe luksushotel på det areal, hvor NATO for 26 år siden bombede den jugoslaviske hærs hovedkvarter. Den...
www.berlingske.dk
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Fascinerende. Serbien er næppe helt klar til EU endnu.
www.berlingske.dk/virksomheder...
www.berlingske.dk/virksomheder...
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Good. We need to start realising that government trying to manage risks down to zero is impossible, and very expensive to try, and then think more broadly about what that should mean.
To replace existing deregulatory initiatives.
To replace existing deregulatory initiatives.
Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, rules out metal detecting arches at stations, pointing out that with the number of stations and entrances to each it's basically impossible. She says that overall, UK trains are a pretty safe place to be.
November 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Good. We need to start realising that government trying to manage risks down to zero is impossible, and very expensive to try, and then think more broadly about what that should mean.
To replace existing deregulatory initiatives.
To replace existing deregulatory initiatives.