Rolf Schuttenhelm
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Rolf Schuttenhelm
@rolfschuttenhelm.bsky.social
Dutch science writer, specialised in climate, ecology, geosciences and energy - with some additional interests, including geopolitics & supporting Ukraine.
Geopolitiek zeer goed nieuws: na aankondiging staakt-het-vuren direct verdere daling mondiale olieprijs, richting niveau van voor losbarsten conflict Israël-Iran (zie grafiek). Analisten verwachten nu terugkeer marktkrachten en verdere structurele daling. Slecht nieuws voor Poetin! 👍
June 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Zodra de puur symbolische tegenaanval op Amerikaanse bases plaatsvond, schoot de olieprijs omlaag. Dat betekent nml géén blokkade Hormuz. Nu moet het verdere gedonder niet te lang duren (tenzij snelle regime change), want hij moet rap nog weer veel verder omlaag...
June 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Mooi artikel over @cruydthoeck.bsky.social in Trouw, met veel aandacht voor streekspecifieke benadering en de samenwerking met Streektuinen (oa 25 streekgebonden zadenmengsels!) 🥳
www.trouw.nl/duurzaamheid...
April 15, 2025 at 8:27 AM
And of course this. Idiots.
March 25, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Hahaha!
(Meanwhile solid irony and a proper insult to Zuckerberg that they don't trust conventional crap like WhatsApp...)
March 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Dutch cartoonist Ruben Oppenheimer (paper @nrcnl.bsky.social) brilliant as ever...
March 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Heb me de afgelopen dagen weer verbaasd over de enorme invloed van luchtvochtigheid (en wellicht gebrek aan convectie?) op ijsvorming aan het oppervlak. Lokaal 3 à 4 ijsdagen op rij, maar pas toen vanochtend dan eindelijk de mist wegtrok -pats- in één klap al het water dicht...
January 22, 2025 at 8:11 AM
BREAKING WEATHER: de recordlange periode zónder #ijsdag voor De Bilt (762 dagen als ik goed heb) is per vandaag, zie deze maxima, dan ein-de-lijk voorbij.

(Maar ja, ik wil gewoon schaatsen! Dat lukte vorig jaar nog wel.)
January 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Raar winterweer: je zou zeggen dat De Bilt met deze maxima dan eindelijk z'n eerste #ijsdag heeft, behalve dat het er vannacht juist nipt bóven nul was. (Zuidoosten wel echte ijsdag.)
January 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Whút!! If this isn't a FREEFALL than what is! #Ruble #collapse in real time, now at 0.0086, after another sharp 2% of a penny drop 🤯 If you are a Russian you know what to do: collect your savings ASAP.

Also politically HIGHLY relevant: keep sanctions in place, tighten where possible. That's power.
November 27, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Sorry folks but I have to keep updating. #Ruble just made another % of a penny drop, is now at 0.0088. That's another 5% in 1 day!

This illustrates 2 things:
- inflation seems to accelerate, free fall?
- perfect time to tighten monetary sanctions(!!)

If I were a Russian, I'd collect my savings NOW
November 27, 2024 at 12:58 PM
And there you go. Another sharp drop around 1 pm CET and the #ruble is now at 0.0089! Ladies & gentlemen, place your bets for value at day's closure.

Meanwhile booming time for corn traders due to sharply surging 🍿 demand across the globe 📈 Thank you farmers for keeping up! 👨‍🌾🚜
November 27, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Meanwhile don't stop F5'ing the real-time collapse of the #ruble. Just in last 30 min it dropped another full % below the penny, now starts with 0.0090 (to 1 dollar) - see #graph update.

Reminder: it's 2 weeks since the ruble dropped below 0.01, that's a curve that means business!
November 27, 2024 at 11:01 AM
Woop, there it is. The value of the #ruble (to dollar) now starts with 0.0091. That's another 2% drop in just 12 hours.

For those who like to eat popcorn you can now F5 the real-time collapse of the Russian economy. (Make sure to exercise, when the banks fall it's a lot of popcorn for months to go)
November 27, 2024 at 10:03 AM
So why is the Kremlin suddenly no longer able to protect the #ruble? See below graph of @ulyssecolonna.bsky.social.

The 'magic trick' was selling a vast reserve of other stuff. First the dollars went, then the pounds, then the euro's. Now all that's left is yen & gold. But it doesn't work anymore.
November 27, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Long for some GOOD news? Check the #ruble! Just 2 weeks ago, the Kremlin could no longer artificially keep it above 1 penny 👇 Since then, it seems in almost a free fall, reaching just 0.93 dollar cent today. Doesn't seem much? That's a 7% FURTHER devaluation of an entire monetary system. Big news.
November 26, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Toen ik nog een jochie was (en cartoontjes tekende) heb ik daar ooit een cartoontje over getekend. Kan er zelf stiekem wel om gniffelen
November 18, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Here's a graph Putin does not want you to see, because it implies Russia's economy is crumbling. Despite many efforts to artificially increase its rate the ruble has now dropped below 1 dollar cent 👇 Forbes Russia has excellent piece, to help understand what this means: www.forbes.ru/finansy/5252...
November 15, 2024 at 11:50 AM