Kjeld Schmidt 🇩🇰
@kjeldschmidt.bsky.social
dr.scient.soc / Sociologist / Programmer / CSCW researcher • Editor-in-Chief of The CSCW Journal (https://www.springer.com/journal/10606)
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We need help to protect our civilians from blackouts, cold and darkness, and a new wave of refugees to the EU.
Right now, there are two very important areas that Ukraine needs help with:
Right now, there are two very important areas that Ukraine needs help with:
October 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
We need help to protect our civilians from blackouts, cold and darkness, and a new wave of refugees to the EU.
Right now, there are two very important areas that Ukraine needs help with:
Right now, there are two very important areas that Ukraine needs help with:
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The scale of the threat is unprecedented, and no European country could handle such massive, combined missile-and-drone attacks on its own.
Defending Ukraine’s skies is entirely possible if Ukraine and our allies act in unified planning and coordination.
Defending Ukraine’s skies is entirely possible if Ukraine and our allies act in unified planning and coordination.
October 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The scale of the threat is unprecedented, and no European country could handle such massive, combined missile-and-drone attacks on its own.
Defending Ukraine’s skies is entirely possible if Ukraine and our allies act in unified planning and coordination.
Defending Ukraine’s skies is entirely possible if Ukraine and our allies act in unified planning and coordination.
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Friends,
Winter is coming. Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure will increase.
Russia has ramped up drone production and is changing its attack tactics. There will be blackouts in winter. #Kyiv will be Russia’s main strategic and symbolic target⤵️
Winter is coming. Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure will increase.
Russia has ramped up drone production and is changing its attack tactics. There will be blackouts in winter. #Kyiv will be Russia’s main strategic and symbolic target⤵️
October 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Friends,
Winter is coming. Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure will increase.
Russia has ramped up drone production and is changing its attack tactics. There will be blackouts in winter. #Kyiv will be Russia’s main strategic and symbolic target⤵️
Winter is coming. Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure will increase.
Russia has ramped up drone production and is changing its attack tactics. There will be blackouts in winter. #Kyiv will be Russia’s main strategic and symbolic target⤵️
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Why are we calling the Trump-Pu meeting a "summit", but the Trump-Ze meeting was just a meeting? Ru isn't a great power and can't achieve its goals. Let's stop feeding their delusions of grandeur.
August 14, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Why are we calling the Trump-Pu meeting a "summit", but the Trump-Ze meeting was just a meeting? Ru isn't a great power and can't achieve its goals. Let's stop feeding their delusions of grandeur.
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All the students currently using AI to cheat their way through classes are going to get exponentially dumber than if they'd never gone to school at all. Their poor results will, in turn, will be used to delegitimize education. Meanwhile, the AI generation will vote, fly planes, perform surgery, etc.
“AI helped health professionals to better detect pre-cancerous growths in the colon, but when the assistance was removed, their ability to find tumors dropped by about 20% compared with rates before the tool was ever introduced…”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study
Artificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study.
www.bloomberg.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
All the students currently using AI to cheat their way through classes are going to get exponentially dumber than if they'd never gone to school at all. Their poor results will, in turn, will be used to delegitimize education. Meanwhile, the AI generation will vote, fly planes, perform surgery, etc.
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FT: European defense plant space tripled since 2021
Three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, Europe constructed an industrial war machine spanning 7 mn square meters of new weapons facilities, - the continent’s largest defense buildup since World War II
euromaidanpress.com/2025/08/13/f...
Three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, Europe constructed an industrial war machine spanning 7 mn square meters of new weapons facilities, - the continent’s largest defense buildup since World War II
euromaidanpress.com/2025/08/13/f...
FT: European defense plant space tripled since 2021
Three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, Europe has constructed an industrial war machine spanning 7 million square meters of new weapons facilities, marking the continent's largest defense buildup…
euromaidanpress.com
August 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
FT: European defense plant space tripled since 2021
Three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, Europe constructed an industrial war machine spanning 7 mn square meters of new weapons facilities, - the continent’s largest defense buildup since World War II
euromaidanpress.com/2025/08/13/f...
Three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, Europe constructed an industrial war machine spanning 7 mn square meters of new weapons facilities, - the continent’s largest defense buildup since World War II
euromaidanpress.com/2025/08/13/f...
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11 years ago, Russia killed 298 people on board the MH17 flight that was passing through the east of Ukraine.
Recently, the European Court of Human Rights has concluded Russia is responsible for shooting the plane down.
Recently, the European Court of Human Rights has concluded Russia is responsible for shooting the plane down.
July 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
11 years ago, Russia killed 298 people on board the MH17 flight that was passing through the east of Ukraine.
Recently, the European Court of Human Rights has concluded Russia is responsible for shooting the plane down.
Recently, the European Court of Human Rights has concluded Russia is responsible for shooting the plane down.
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Pax Europaea demands from us not only material defence independence, but also independence of our political thinking, political preparedness to take responsibility for the geopolitical future of Europe, which now is decided in Ukraine.
#Tocquevilleconversations2025
#Tocquevilleconversations2025
July 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Pax Europaea demands from us not only material defence independence, but also independence of our political thinking, political preparedness to take responsibility for the geopolitical future of Europe, which now is decided in Ukraine.
#Tocquevilleconversations2025
#Tocquevilleconversations2025
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Are you old enough to remember when the Ukraine-USA minerals deal was going to give Trump a stake in Ukraine and unlock lots of aid? Seems like several lifetimes ago.
July 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Are you old enough to remember when the Ukraine-USA minerals deal was going to give Trump a stake in Ukraine and unlock lots of aid? Seems like several lifetimes ago.
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🇳🇱 Dutch and German intelligence (MIVD, AIVD, and BND) say Russia is increasingly using chemical weapons in Ukraine, including deadly agents like chloropicrin, a serious violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention. The use of tear gas & choking agents has also become routine.
July 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
🇳🇱 Dutch and German intelligence (MIVD, AIVD, and BND) say Russia is increasingly using chemical weapons in Ukraine, including deadly agents like chloropicrin, a serious violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention. The use of tear gas & choking agents has also become routine.
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Europe must defend Europe. #SkyShieldNow
July 4, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Europe must defend Europe. #SkyShieldNow
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A reminder that pursuing a Ru-American reset to decouple Ru from China is idiotic. Ru's price for decoupling from China would be nothing short of American blessing for more Ru invasions/domination in Europe, which would blow up NATO and the intl order thus weakening the US and emboldening China.
July 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A reminder that pursuing a Ru-American reset to decouple Ru from China is idiotic. Ru's price for decoupling from China would be nothing short of American blessing for more Ru invasions/domination in Europe, which would blow up NATO and the intl order thus weakening the US and emboldening China.
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🧪 Post docs are the driving force of research.
The move to unionize was prompted by US President Donald Trump’s election win in 2024.
“It spurred many postdocs into action because our jobs are at stake”.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The move to unionize was prompted by US President Donald Trump’s election win in 2024.
“It spurred many postdocs into action because our jobs are at stake”.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Postdocs file for union recognition at University of Michigan
International scholars targeted by Trump administration are among those seeking greater protection.
www.nature.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🧪 Post docs are the driving force of research.
The move to unionize was prompted by US President Donald Trump’s election win in 2024.
“It spurred many postdocs into action because our jobs are at stake”.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The move to unionize was prompted by US President Donald Trump’s election win in 2024.
“It spurred many postdocs into action because our jobs are at stake”.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Trump on Kim Jong Un: "If there is a conflict -- I get along with him very very well -- we'll get the conflict solved with North Korea ... somebody is saying there's a potential conflict. I think we'll work it out if there is. It wouldn't involve us. We're very far away from a lot of these places."
June 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Trump on Kim Jong Un: "If there is a conflict -- I get along with him very very well -- we'll get the conflict solved with North Korea ... somebody is saying there's a potential conflict. I think we'll work it out if there is. It wouldn't involve us. We're very far away from a lot of these places."
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If the US has cutting-edge aircraft and munitions, why has it struggled to win wars in recent decades? Why are so many of these conflicts—Iraq, Afghanistan, or even the recent campaign against the Houthis—a study in frustration and failure? The answer is that airpower has limits. on.cfr.org/3Tz3Gd9
Trump’s Iran Attack Was Impressive, But Airpower Has Its Limits
Despite the impressive advances in airpower since the 1950s—like the precision-guided munitions employed in Saturday’s attack—there is only so much airstrikes can accomplish.
on.cfr.org
June 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
If the US has cutting-edge aircraft and munitions, why has it struggled to win wars in recent decades? Why are so many of these conflicts—Iraq, Afghanistan, or even the recent campaign against the Houthis—a study in frustration and failure? The answer is that airpower has limits. on.cfr.org/3Tz3Gd9
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Let's say Iran decides to rush a bomb. Iran can install ~1.5 cascades a week. In six weeks, it could have 9 cascades of IR-6 machines. It would take those machines about 60 days to enrich all 400 kg to WGU. Altogether that's about five months although IMMV. 12/17
June 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Let's say Iran decides to rush a bomb. Iran can install ~1.5 cascades a week. In six weeks, it could have 9 cascades of IR-6 machines. It would take those machines about 60 days to enrich all 400 kg to WGU. Altogether that's about five months although IMMV. 12/17
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Russia is taking advantage of all the attention being on Iran and is attacking Ukraine again. We need to keep our eyes on Ukraine! 🇺🇦
Just nonstop explosions
June 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Russia is taking advantage of all the attention being on Iran and is attacking Ukraine again. We need to keep our eyes on Ukraine! 🇺🇦
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Apparently, we can no longer walk & chew gum at the same time. Of course the Israel-Iran crisis requires focus—but Russia is still launching its largest ever air attacks on civilians & the US just diverted 20k air defense interceptors it had promised Kyiv. Don’t abandon Ukraine.
Russia sanctions on pause as Iran conflict heats up
The penalties are taking a back seat to another foreign policy crisis — and Republicans’ massive tax package.
www.semafor.com
June 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Apparently, we can no longer walk & chew gum at the same time. Of course the Israel-Iran crisis requires focus—but Russia is still launching its largest ever air attacks on civilians & the US just diverted 20k air defense interceptors it had promised Kyiv. Don’t abandon Ukraine.
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⚡️UPDATE: Russian mass attack hits Kyiv, killing 14, injuring at least 40.
Russian drones and ballistic missiles targeted the capital overnight, killing 14 people and injuring at least 40, local authorities reported. Damage to civilian infrastructure has also been reported throughout the city.
Russian drones and ballistic missiles targeted the capital overnight, killing 14 people and injuring at least 40, local authorities reported. Damage to civilian infrastructure has also been reported throughout the city.
Russian mass attack hits Kyiv, killing 14, injuring at least 40
Russian drones and ballistic missiles targeted the capital overnight, killing 14 people and injuring at least 40, local authorities reported. Damage to civilian infrastructure is reported throughout t...
kyivindependent.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:22 AM
⚡️UPDATE: Russian mass attack hits Kyiv, killing 14, injuring at least 40.
Russian drones and ballistic missiles targeted the capital overnight, killing 14 people and injuring at least 40, local authorities reported. Damage to civilian infrastructure has also been reported throughout the city.
Russian drones and ballistic missiles targeted the capital overnight, killing 14 people and injuring at least 40, local authorities reported. Damage to civilian infrastructure has also been reported throughout the city.
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200 dage med uafbrudte demonstrationer i Georgien:
June 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
200 dage med uafbrudte demonstrationer i Georgien:
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Jeffries: "We will not be lectured by Donald Trump and anyone in the Republican Party about issues of law and order ... he pardoned hundreds of violent felons, criminals, who brutally assaulted police officers and attacked the Capitol on January 6. That's what Donald Trump did on day one."
June 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Jeffries: "We will not be lectured by Donald Trump and anyone in the Republican Party about issues of law and order ... he pardoned hundreds of violent felons, criminals, who brutally assaulted police officers and attacked the Capitol on January 6. That's what Donald Trump did on day one."
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A reminder because the media is majorly bungling it: Ru started the war and Ru keeps it up and refuses peace. Every Ru attack is unprovoked and every Ukrainian response is defense. Only Ukraine's actions could be construed as retaliation. Ru's attacks should never be called retaliation.
June 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A reminder because the media is majorly bungling it: Ru started the war and Ru keeps it up and refuses peace. Every Ru attack is unprovoked and every Ukrainian response is defense. Only Ukraine's actions could be construed as retaliation. Ru's attacks should never be called retaliation.
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The end of US leadership in science, technology, and innovation.
All in one little table.
A tremendous gift to China, courtesy of the GOP.
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
All in one little table.
A tremendous gift to China, courtesy of the GOP.
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
May 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The end of US leadership in science, technology, and innovation.
All in one little table.
A tremendous gift to China, courtesy of the GOP.
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
All in one little table.
A tremendous gift to China, courtesy of the GOP.
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
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Imagine you are a member of the military in Europe dependent on US contractors AND White House policy to be able to have your weapons maintained and repaired.
May 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Imagine you are a member of the military in Europe dependent on US contractors AND White House policy to be able to have your weapons maintained and repaired.
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The fact that Merz is visiting Finland so soon after taking office, to meet also the other Nordic prime ministers, is a sign that he understands the importance of engaging with Northern Europe in a different way that Scholz did.
Would be very happy to see Germany making an effort to win back trust
Would be very happy to see Germany making an effort to win back trust
May 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The fact that Merz is visiting Finland so soon after taking office, to meet also the other Nordic prime ministers, is a sign that he understands the importance of engaging with Northern Europe in a different way that Scholz did.
Would be very happy to see Germany making an effort to win back trust
Would be very happy to see Germany making an effort to win back trust