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
Whatever new strategy, please include two words:
1. Initiative (be the actor, not the reactor),
2. Retaliation (in case you still have to react).
Only way to reclaim ground and be effective.
(HUGE task for news media here, to inform population - and ask the right confrontational questions.)
1. Initiative (be the actor, not the reactor),
2. Retaliation (in case you still have to react).
Only way to reclaim ground and be effective.
(HUGE task for news media here, to inform population - and ask the right confrontational questions.)
OPINION: The intense diplomatic maneuvering to end the war in Ukraine has revealed a troubling reality: Even when it comes to its own security, the EU struggles to be a central player.
Europe’s psychology of weakness
It’s time the EU ditched its failing strategy of “react, hope, repeat.”
www.politico.eu
December 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Whatever new strategy, please include two words:
1. Initiative (be the actor, not the reactor),
2. Retaliation (in case you still have to react).
Only way to reclaim ground and be effective.
(HUGE task for news media here, to inform population - and ask the right confrontational questions.)
1. Initiative (be the actor, not the reactor),
2. Retaliation (in case you still have to react).
Only way to reclaim ground and be effective.
(HUGE task for news media here, to inform population - and ask the right confrontational questions.)
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Iemand verbaasd? Nee hè?
1/ The Wall Street Journal reports that the main focus of the US-Russia peace talks is to get commercial advantage for American companies, and personal benefits for individuals linked to the Trump Administration. European officials are said to be shocked by the plans. ⬇️
December 1, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Iemand verbaasd? Nee hè?
For those who appreciate a bit of POETRY, I recommend this 23-minute speech by Economics Professor Paul Krugman (winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xB6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xB6...
Trump Is In FAR Deeper Trouble Than I Anticipated | Paul Krugman
YouTube video by ThinkAxis
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:34 AM
For those who appreciate a bit of POETRY, I recommend this 23-minute speech by Economics Professor Paul Krugman (winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xB6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xB6...
Beste Nederlandse media, waarom is dit niet overal jullie hoofdbericht?
1/ The Wall Street Journal reports that the main focus of the US-Russia peace talks is to get commercial advantage for American companies, and personal benefits for individuals linked to the Trump Administration. European officials are said to be shocked by the plans. ⬇️
November 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Beste Nederlandse media, waarom is dit niet overal jullie hoofdbericht?
If there is any bit of soul left in the Republican base, now is the time to rise up. These folks could press the reset button of Planet Earth if they thought they could somehow 'make a deal' for personal financial benefit. Everything combined that is quite literally what the Trump clan is doing... 😡
1/ The Wall Street Journal reports that the main focus of the US-Russia peace talks is to get commercial advantage for American companies, and personal benefits for individuals linked to the Trump Administration. European officials are said to be shocked by the plans. ⬇️
November 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
If there is any bit of soul left in the Republican base, now is the time to rise up. These folks could press the reset button of Planet Earth if they thought they could somehow 'make a deal' for personal financial benefit. Everything combined that is quite literally what the Trump clan is doing... 😡
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I mean how utterly incompetent and detached from reality do you have to be to say something like this out loud
It’s a real mystery why our European allies aren’t sharing intelligence with us anymore
It’s a real mystery why our European allies aren’t sharing intelligence with us anymore
November 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I mean how utterly incompetent and detached from reality do you have to be to say something like this out loud
It’s a real mystery why our European allies aren’t sharing intelligence with us anymore
It’s a real mystery why our European allies aren’t sharing intelligence with us anymore
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Lost in the weeds of the WSJ report on Russian attempts to bribe the Trump administration with offers of bazillion dollar business deals are signs that various European intelligence services seem entirely aware of the details of conversations between Witkoff and the Russians
November 29, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Lost in the weeds of the WSJ report on Russian attempts to bribe the Trump administration with offers of bazillion dollar business deals are signs that various European intelligence services seem entirely aware of the details of conversations between Witkoff and the Russians
Als je dan toch zo'n infoblokje doet over 'hoe het zit met gereformeerde kerken', laat het dan tikken door iemand die wel eens een kerk bezoekt.
GKV & NGK zijn in 2023 al gefuseerd. En overgrote meerderheid gereformeerden zit in PKN, en is progressiever dan gemiddelde atheïst
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
GKV & NGK zijn in 2023 al gefuseerd. En overgrote meerderheid gereformeerden zit in PKN, en is progressiever dan gemiddelde atheïst
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
Historische kerkscheuring bij Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerken
Een aantal plaatselijke conservatieve kerken is het niet eens met de lijn van de rest van de kerkorganisatie op het gebied van homoseksualiteit en vrouwelijke dominees.
nos.nl
November 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Als je dan toch zo'n infoblokje doet over 'hoe het zit met gereformeerde kerken', laat het dan tikken door iemand die wel eens een kerk bezoekt.
GKV & NGK zijn in 2023 al gefuseerd. En overgrote meerderheid gereformeerden zit in PKN, en is progressiever dan gemiddelde atheïst
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
GKV & NGK zijn in 2023 al gefuseerd. En overgrote meerderheid gereformeerden zit in PKN, en is progressiever dan gemiddelde atheïst
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
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It’s not a bias. It’s a transaction. Tens of millions of Ukrainian lives and the remnants of American respectability in exchange for an increase in the private fortunes of a few people.
President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Thursday defended President Trump’s special envoy against accusations of pro-Kremlin bias.
Putin Defends Witkoff Against Accusations of Pro-Russia Bias
The Russian leader called the U.S. special envoy “an intelligent man” who is properly representing his country in peace negotiations.
nyti.ms
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
It’s not a bias. It’s a transaction. Tens of millions of Ukrainian lives and the remnants of American respectability in exchange for an increase in the private fortunes of a few people.
Also FAAAR more cost-effective, then spending billions and billions on 'improved resilience' (but always fully focused on defense, in stead of offense). If you establish the culture shift ('Turkish model') that any strike means tougher retaliation, you'll suddenly find yourself living in peace.
This has always been the missed point: with any of the unwanted actions by Russia the simple math - as a standard policy design - should always be to make the cost of the action larger than the benefit.
This definitely means retaliation - always. Have it ready, hurt.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfXs...
This definitely means retaliation - always. Have it ready, hurt.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfXs...
Europe readies retaliation: How the West can counter Putin
YouTube video by Times Radio
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Also FAAAR more cost-effective, then spending billions and billions on 'improved resilience' (but always fully focused on defense, in stead of offense). If you establish the culture shift ('Turkish model') that any strike means tougher retaliation, you'll suddenly find yourself living in peace.
This has always been the missed point: with any of the unwanted actions by Russia the simple math - as a standard policy design - should always be to make the cost of the action larger than the benefit.
This definitely means retaliation - always. Have it ready, hurt.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfXs...
This definitely means retaliation - always. Have it ready, hurt.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfXs...
Europe readies retaliation: How the West can counter Putin
YouTube video by Times Radio
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This has always been the missed point: with any of the unwanted actions by Russia the simple math - as a standard policy design - should always be to make the cost of the action larger than the benefit.
This definitely means retaliation - always. Have it ready, hurt.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfXs...
This definitely means retaliation - always. Have it ready, hurt.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfXs...
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'Demissionair buitenlandminister David van Weel heeft tennisser Tallon Griekspoor opgeroepen niet mee te doen aan een omstreden toernooi in Rusland. Volgens de bewindspersoon moet de kopman van het Nederlandse tennis dat vooral vanuit moreel oogpunt niet willen.' www.nu.nl/tennis/63775...
Minister roept Griekspoor op niet mee te doen aan tennistoernooi in Rusland
Demissionair buitenlandminister David van Weel heeft tennisser Tallon Griekspoor opgeroepen niet mee te doen aan een omstreden toernooi in Rusland. Volgens de bewindspersoon moet de kopman van het Ned...
www.nu.nl
November 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
'Demissionair buitenlandminister David van Weel heeft tennisser Tallon Griekspoor opgeroepen niet mee te doen aan een omstreden toernooi in Rusland. Volgens de bewindspersoon moet de kopman van het Nederlandse tennis dat vooral vanuit moreel oogpunt niet willen.' www.nu.nl/tennis/63775...
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Ik zag net in het nieuws dat Schoof echt wel bereid is zich uit te spreken en kwaad te maken, gisteren in de Kamer. Wat was die grote zaak waar hij nu eens stevig voor op durfde te staan? Géén tijdige steun geven aan Oekraïne.😞
Dikke plus voor @derk.cda.nl (CDA) en de andere partijen (D66, GL-PvdA, CU, PvdD, 50+ & Volt) die noodzakelijke steun voor Oekraïne naar voren willen halen 👍👍
Als je enig politiek besef hebt, begrijp je dat nú het moment is. Bij Schoof blijkt dat te ontbreken. Teleurstellend.
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
Als je enig politiek besef hebt, begrijp je dat nú het moment is. Bij Schoof blijkt dat te ontbreken. Teleurstellend.
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
Wrevel tussen Schoof en Kamerleden over extra geld voor Oekraïne
Een meerderheid in de Tweede Kamer wil zekerheid over extra geld voor het land. "De Russische grens mag niet opschuiven".
nos.nl
November 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Ik zag net in het nieuws dat Schoof echt wel bereid is zich uit te spreken en kwaad te maken, gisteren in de Kamer. Wat was die grote zaak waar hij nu eens stevig voor op durfde te staan? Géén tijdige steun geven aan Oekraïne.😞
Dikke plus voor @derk.cda.nl (CDA) en de andere partijen (D66, GL-PvdA, CU, PvdD, 50+ & Volt) die noodzakelijke steun voor Oekraïne naar voren willen halen 👍👍
Als je enig politiek besef hebt, begrijp je dat nú het moment is. Bij Schoof blijkt dat te ontbreken. Teleurstellend.
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
Als je enig politiek besef hebt, begrijp je dat nú het moment is. Bij Schoof blijkt dat te ontbreken. Teleurstellend.
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
Wrevel tussen Schoof en Kamerleden over extra geld voor Oekraïne
Een meerderheid in de Tweede Kamer wil zekerheid over extra geld voor het land. "De Russische grens mag niet opschuiven".
nos.nl
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Dikke plus voor @derk.cda.nl (CDA) en de andere partijen (D66, GL-PvdA, CU, PvdD, 50+ & Volt) die noodzakelijke steun voor Oekraïne naar voren willen halen 👍👍
Als je enig politiek besef hebt, begrijp je dat nú het moment is. Bij Schoof blijkt dat te ontbreken. Teleurstellend.
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
Als je enig politiek besef hebt, begrijp je dat nú het moment is. Bij Schoof blijkt dat te ontbreken. Teleurstellend.
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
Wow! Witkoff also personally adviced the Russians how to sabotage the then-possible transfer of tomahawks to Ukraine 😮
Witkoff is literally working FOR RUSSIA. He really, really, really needs to be fired. #FireWitkoff
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NlP...
Witkoff is literally working FOR RUSSIA. He really, really, really needs to be fired. #FireWitkoff
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NlP...
Witkoff told Putin to sway Trump against sending Tomahawks to Ukraine
YouTube video by Times Radio
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Wow! Witkoff also personally adviced the Russians how to sabotage the then-possible transfer of tomahawks to Ukraine 😮
Witkoff is literally working FOR RUSSIA. He really, really, really needs to be fired. #FireWitkoff
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NlP...
Witkoff is literally working FOR RUSSIA. He really, really, really needs to be fired. #FireWitkoff
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NlP...
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In Canada, the realization that, with Trump at the helm, America is an enemy, not an ally, is slowly setting in.
Carney: We know that this decades-long process of our ever-closer economic relationship between Canada and the US has ended. And as a consequence of that, many of our strengths have become our vulnerabilities, particularly in those industries that are most tightly integrated with the US….
November 27, 2025 at 6:49 AM
In Canada, the realization that, with Trump at the helm, America is an enemy, not an ally, is slowly setting in.
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Republican Rep. Don Bacon calls for Witkoff to be fired. May it be the first call of many. Witkoff needs to go, now.
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Republican Rep. Don Bacon calls for Witkoff to be fired. May it be the first call of many. Witkoff needs to go, now.
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Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
In Kherson, Russian forces struck a civilian car with a drone, killing a 34-year-old woman and her 6-year-old son.
The driver was hospitalized.
📷: Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine
The driver was hospitalized.
📷: Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Kijk aan, zowaar verschuiving die verduurzaming ten goede komt! Ten 1e natuurlijk voordelig dat ov verbetert wordt. Maar daarnaast is prijsprikkel nog steeds essentieel om ons brandstofgebruik terug te dringen - en daarmee onze gevaarlijke afhankelijkheid van energie-import.
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
Belasting op brandstof toch omhoog, benzine 5 cent duurder
Een meerderheid in de Kamer stemt in met het voorstel om een deel van het geld dat was bedoeld om de brandstofprijzen te verzachten, toch in openbaar vervoer te steken.
nos.nl
November 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Kijk aan, zowaar verschuiving die verduurzaming ten goede komt! Ten 1e natuurlijk voordelig dat ov verbetert wordt. Maar daarnaast is prijsprikkel nog steeds essentieel om ons brandstofgebruik terug te dringen - en daarmee onze gevaarlijke afhankelijkheid van energie-import.
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
De harde conclusie is dat de VS de vriend is van onze vijand (en dus...)
Europa moet nu eindelijk op eigen benen staan - én de verdediging van Oekraïne garanderen, wat wij prima kunnen betalen: EU-economie is >10x groter dan Rusland, daarnaast nog VK, Nwgn & Canada.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_iM...
Europa moet nu eindelijk op eigen benen staan - én de verdediging van Oekraïne garanderen, wat wij prima kunnen betalen: EU-economie is >10x groter dan Rusland, daarnaast nog VK, Nwgn & Canada.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_iM...
Trump can’t be trusted, he’s ‘our enemy’s friend’ | General Sir Richard Shireff
YouTube video by Times Radio
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
De harde conclusie is dat de VS de vriend is van onze vijand (en dus...)
Europa moet nu eindelijk op eigen benen staan - én de verdediging van Oekraïne garanderen, wat wij prima kunnen betalen: EU-economie is >10x groter dan Rusland, daarnaast nog VK, Nwgn & Canada.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_iM...
Europa moet nu eindelijk op eigen benen staan - én de verdediging van Oekraïne garanderen, wat wij prima kunnen betalen: EU-economie is >10x groter dan Rusland, daarnaast nog VK, Nwgn & Canada.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_iM...
One of the most accurate and hard-hitting headlines I've seen in months. Take note, journalists 👇👇 And for crying out loud get rid of that Russian spy. #FireWitkoff
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-great-...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-great-...
The Great Betrayal: How a U.S. Envoy Helped Russia Shape a Plan Against an American Ally
Steve Witkoff’s guidance to Vladimir Putin’s top adviser reveals a foreign-policy process captured by private channels, Russian influence, and the abandonment of an ally at war.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
One of the most accurate and hard-hitting headlines I've seen in months. Take note, journalists 👇👇 And for crying out loud get rid of that Russian spy. #FireWitkoff
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-great-...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-great-...
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Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
Reposted by Rolf Schuttenhelm
Anecdotally, while I was looking for a source to refer to for this article with the search words ”Russia rejects US peace plan”, I found media articles on that topic from November 2024, February, May, June, September, and October 2025.
Made an effort to establish a timeline of this latest iteration of essentially the same old attempt by the Trump administration to force a peace deal, doomed to fail like the previous three times.
The number of plot twists would have been amusing, if it wasn’t so cruel to Ukraine.
The number of plot twists would have been amusing, if it wasn’t so cruel to Ukraine.
The Rise and Fall of the Dim-Wit Plan
The latest iteration of a "secret US-Russia peace plan for Ukraine" would have been funny, if it wasn't so cruel to Ukraine.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Anecdotally, while I was looking for a source to refer to for this article with the search words ”Russia rejects US peace plan”, I found media articles on that topic from November 2024, February, May, June, September, and October 2025.
Ik vind bijv ook de NOS weer zeer nalatig in het NIET-expliciet communiceren vd extreme gevolgen voor veiligheid van Nederland als Witkoffs capitulatieplan doorgaat. Politiek is nu alle hens aan dek nodig om bij te sturen. Gigantische taak voor media om burgers te informeren én politici te bevragen!
Fascinerende intro bij Eva: “Week van de waarheid“
“De oorlog zou deze week zomaar kunnen eindigen maar welke prijs moet Zelensky daarvoor betalen?”
Dit is dus wat volgens mij @rolfschuttenhelm.bsky.social ooit bedoelde met wat is nu je methodologie en welk verhaal probeer je precies te vertellen.
“De oorlog zou deze week zomaar kunnen eindigen maar welke prijs moet Zelensky daarvoor betalen?”
Dit is dus wat volgens mij @rolfschuttenhelm.bsky.social ooit bedoelde met wat is nu je methodologie en welk verhaal probeer je precies te vertellen.
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Ik vind bijv ook de NOS weer zeer nalatig in het NIET-expliciet communiceren vd extreme gevolgen voor veiligheid van Nederland als Witkoffs capitulatieplan doorgaat. Politiek is nu alle hens aan dek nodig om bij te sturen. Gigantische taak voor media om burgers te informeren én politici te bevragen!