Torkil Sørensen
@torkilsoerensen.bsky.social
Historian interested in #Worldcommunism esp. in Germany and Denmark. Danish Refugee Council 1986-2000. Nordic Council 2000-2017.
(Re-)posting about history-in-the-making and #history. Now and then photos. Posting in (not perfect) English / German / Danish
(Re-)posting about history-in-the-making and #history. Now and then photos. Posting in (not perfect) English / German / Danish
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The improvement in the employment rate of non-EU migrants to the UK over the past 15 years is remarkable, especially since the pandemic.
www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The improvement in the employment rate of non-EU migrants to the UK over the past 15 years is remarkable, especially since the pandemic.
www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
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Growth in renewable energy means number of hours of negative electricity pricing is rising globally
• When supply exceeds demand, some grid operators pay consumers to take their power
• In some Australian places rate of negative pricing is ~25%; Canberra considering creating free power hours
• When supply exceeds demand, some grid operators pay consumers to take their power
• In some Australian places rate of negative pricing is ~25%; Canberra considering creating free power hours
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Growth in renewable energy means number of hours of negative electricity pricing is rising globally
• When supply exceeds demand, some grid operators pay consumers to take their power
• In some Australian places rate of negative pricing is ~25%; Canberra considering creating free power hours
• When supply exceeds demand, some grid operators pay consumers to take their power
• In some Australian places rate of negative pricing is ~25%; Canberra considering creating free power hours
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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In the face of geopolitical tensions, the #Nordic countries and #Japan are increasing their bilateral defence cooperation. In this #SIPRI Policy Brief, Fei Su, Jingdong Yuan and Jiayi Zhou take a closer look at the state of Nordic–Japanese defence cooperation.
Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/4hTzAfN
Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/4hTzAfN
November 11, 2025 at 7:50 AM
In the face of geopolitical tensions, the #Nordic countries and #Japan are increasing their bilateral defence cooperation. In this #SIPRI Policy Brief, Fei Su, Jingdong Yuan and Jiayi Zhou take a closer look at the state of Nordic–Japanese defence cooperation.
Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/4hTzAfN
Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/4hTzAfN
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The new family vehicles of Paris. I think that if a Parisian cycling activist came out of ten years of hibernation and went into the street, what would seem most unbelievable to them would be seeing all these bikes with childrens on the back ;)
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The new family vehicles of Paris. I think that if a Parisian cycling activist came out of ten years of hibernation and went into the street, what would seem most unbelievable to them would be seeing all these bikes with childrens on the back ;)
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#SeaHenge2
In 1998 shifting sands on the North Norfolk Coast revealed this …
Constructed from wood in 2049 BC - this remarkable Bronze age structure can still be seen at very low tides off Holme-next-the-Sea #GTOB
www.holme-next-the-sea.co.uk/seahenge.php...
In 1998 shifting sands on the North Norfolk Coast revealed this …
Constructed from wood in 2049 BC - this remarkable Bronze age structure can still be seen at very low tides off Holme-next-the-Sea #GTOB
www.holme-next-the-sea.co.uk/seahenge.php...
November 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
#SeaHenge2
In 1998 shifting sands on the North Norfolk Coast revealed this …
Constructed from wood in 2049 BC - this remarkable Bronze age structure can still be seen at very low tides off Holme-next-the-Sea #GTOB
www.holme-next-the-sea.co.uk/seahenge.php...
In 1998 shifting sands on the North Norfolk Coast revealed this …
Constructed from wood in 2049 BC - this remarkable Bronze age structure can still be seen at very low tides off Holme-next-the-Sea #GTOB
www.holme-next-the-sea.co.uk/seahenge.php...
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„Ich glaube nicht mehr länger, dass Demokratie und Freiheit miteinander vereinbar sind.“
Dieser Satz kommt von Peter Thiel, dem Mitbegründer von #Palantir. Von solchen Typen sollten wir uns gerade mit Blick auf unsere Sicherheit niemals abhängig machen.
Dieser Satz kommt von Peter Thiel, dem Mitbegründer von #Palantir. Von solchen Typen sollten wir uns gerade mit Blick auf unsere Sicherheit niemals abhängig machen.
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
„Ich glaube nicht mehr länger, dass Demokratie und Freiheit miteinander vereinbar sind.“
Dieser Satz kommt von Peter Thiel, dem Mitbegründer von #Palantir. Von solchen Typen sollten wir uns gerade mit Blick auf unsere Sicherheit niemals abhängig machen.
Dieser Satz kommt von Peter Thiel, dem Mitbegründer von #Palantir. Von solchen Typen sollten wir uns gerade mit Blick auf unsere Sicherheit niemals abhängig machen.
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Endnu en solstrålehistorie fra det bomstærke arbejdsmarked: Ikke-vestlige indvandrere er kommet i beskæftigelse i hobetal, og forskellen mellem deres og personer af dansk oprindelses beskæftigelse er nu rekordlille.
#dkøko #dkpol #arbejde
www.berlingske.dk/oekonomi/rek...
#dkøko #dkpol #arbejde
www.berlingske.dk/oekonomi/rek...
Rekordmange ikkevestlige indvandrere får arbejde. Det giver milliarder til statskassen | Berlingske
Tænketank og ekspert er overraskede over en meget stærk udvikling for ikkevestlige indvandrere på jobmarkedet. Men det bliver sværere og sværere at få de sidste i job, understreger de.
www.berlingske.dk
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Endnu en solstrålehistorie fra det bomstærke arbejdsmarked: Ikke-vestlige indvandrere er kommet i beskæftigelse i hobetal, og forskellen mellem deres og personer af dansk oprindelses beskæftigelse er nu rekordlille.
#dkøko #dkpol #arbejde
www.berlingske.dk/oekonomi/rek...
#dkøko #dkpol #arbejde
www.berlingske.dk/oekonomi/rek...
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More than that, countries broadly following the (Nordic) Social Democratic model are at or very near the top of practically every measurement of societal achievement _ever devised_.
All measurements have issues and any one statistic could be flawed.
But when they all point to the same direction…
All measurements have issues and any one statistic could be flawed.
But when they all point to the same direction…
Finland tops the global happiness index, which suggests that other countries should use it as a model.
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM
More than that, countries broadly following the (Nordic) Social Democratic model are at or very near the top of practically every measurement of societal achievement _ever devised_.
All measurements have issues and any one statistic could be flawed.
But when they all point to the same direction…
All measurements have issues and any one statistic could be flawed.
But when they all point to the same direction…
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I gave Volodymyr Zelenskyy a copy of my book "Invasion" at the presidential palace in Kyiv. Seconds after we sat down for an interview the electricity failed, plunging us into darkness! Zelenskyy seemed relaxed, good-humoured and resilient, after almost four years of full-scale war. A remarkable guy
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I gave Volodymyr Zelenskyy a copy of my book "Invasion" at the presidential palace in Kyiv. Seconds after we sat down for an interview the electricity failed, plunging us into darkness! Zelenskyy seemed relaxed, good-humoured and resilient, after almost four years of full-scale war. A remarkable guy
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In the Arctic (the 15 million km² area above the Arctic Circle), October was the warmest on record: 4.5°C above the 1981-2010 average, that's over 5°C above pre-industrial temperature!
It's not every day that both poles set new monthly temperature records (see my earlier post). Last month also observed the warmest October on record for the #Arctic Circle. Not great!!
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Data provided by doi.org/10.24381/cds....
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
In the Arctic (the 15 million km² area above the Arctic Circle), October was the warmest on record: 4.5°C above the 1981-2010 average, that's over 5°C above pre-industrial temperature!
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Trump: "By the time my first year ends, we're gonna have over $20 trillion of investment coming into the US. It's unheard of." (The entire US GDP is about $30 trillion, so yes, it's unheard of)
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Trump: "By the time my first year ends, we're gonna have over $20 trillion of investment coming into the US. It's unheard of." (The entire US GDP is about $30 trillion, so yes, it's unheard of)
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The billionaire owner of the Washington Commanders might name his new stadium after a man who just got mercilessly booed by his entire fan base because they despise him. Seems like a brilliant branding strategy.
November 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The billionaire owner of the Washington Commanders might name his new stadium after a man who just got mercilessly booed by his entire fan base because they despise him. Seems like a brilliant branding strategy.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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Greetings from Kyiv,
where the night was mostly calm,
but with minimal electricity at home.
russians want to demoralise us before winter.
We? Live. Work. Create. Resist.
where the night was mostly calm,
but with minimal electricity at home.
russians want to demoralise us before winter.
We? Live. Work. Create. Resist.
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Greetings from Kyiv,
where the night was mostly calm,
but with minimal electricity at home.
russians want to demoralise us before winter.
We? Live. Work. Create. Resist.
where the night was mostly calm,
but with minimal electricity at home.
russians want to demoralise us before winter.
We? Live. Work. Create. Resist.
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This guy?? Of course he was pardoned
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This guy?? Of course he was pardoned
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twitter being bought and turned into a propaganda machine for fascism, which is directly pumped into every journalist in the world's brain, is one of the worst things to happen in the last few years. we might not survive it.
I'm guessing the BBC 'scandal' has been big on X this week as this was the first I had heard of it...
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
twitter being bought and turned into a propaganda machine for fascism, which is directly pumped into every journalist in the world's brain, is one of the worst things to happen in the last few years. we might not survive it.
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This was pretty brutal
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
This was pretty brutal
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Der Unterschied freilich:
In Litauen ist das ehemalige KGB-Gefängnis ein Museum.
In #Belarus, wenige Kilometer entfernt, ist das, was wir in Europa für längst überwunden hielten, noch immer Gegenwart. /3
In Litauen ist das ehemalige KGB-Gefängnis ein Museum.
In #Belarus, wenige Kilometer entfernt, ist das, was wir in Europa für längst überwunden hielten, noch immer Gegenwart. /3
November 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Der Unterschied freilich:
In Litauen ist das ehemalige KGB-Gefängnis ein Museum.
In #Belarus, wenige Kilometer entfernt, ist das, was wir in Europa für längst überwunden hielten, noch immer Gegenwart. /3
In Litauen ist das ehemalige KGB-Gefängnis ein Museum.
In #Belarus, wenige Kilometer entfernt, ist das, was wir in Europa für längst überwunden hielten, noch immer Gegenwart. /3
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Der Journalist Ihar Losik war von 2020 bis 2025 in belarussischen Gefängnissen inhaftiert. Im September kam er frei.
Er hat nun das KGB-Museum in Vilnius besucht. Und gesagt: "Dieser Ort hat sich durch nichts von den Orten unterschieden, in denen ich inhaftiert war." /1
Er hat nun das KGB-Museum in Vilnius besucht. Und gesagt: "Dieser Ort hat sich durch nichts von den Orten unterschieden, in denen ich inhaftiert war." /1
November 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Der Journalist Ihar Losik war von 2020 bis 2025 in belarussischen Gefängnissen inhaftiert. Im September kam er frei.
Er hat nun das KGB-Museum in Vilnius besucht. Und gesagt: "Dieser Ort hat sich durch nichts von den Orten unterschieden, in denen ich inhaftiert war." /1
Er hat nun das KGB-Museum in Vilnius besucht. Und gesagt: "Dieser Ort hat sich durch nichts von den Orten unterschieden, in denen ich inhaftiert war." /1
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Another NATO ally has revealed its total absence of strategic foresight by acting contrary to the alliance's interests. Financing Russian fascism and enabling its victory over Ukraine will not prevent a third world war — it will lay the groundwork for it.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Loophole’ in sanctions allowing Russian oil to be imported to Australia through port part-owned by Macquarie Bank
Australia stopped buying fuel directly from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine but has imported more than 3m tonnes of its oil products since 2023
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Another NATO ally has revealed its total absence of strategic foresight by acting contrary to the alliance's interests. Financing Russian fascism and enabling its victory over Ukraine will not prevent a third world war — it will lay the groundwork for it.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Morning bike commute during fall is so beautiful 🍂🍃. It's also a bit of "find your way" 😄, the path is less visible by the day (there's supposedly a concrete path there)
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Morning bike commute during fall is so beautiful 🍂🍃. It's also a bit of "find your way" 😄, the path is less visible by the day (there's supposedly a concrete path there)
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Nachrichten aus der Ukraine sind geprägt von Tod, Zerstörung, Leid, Dunkelheit. Doch es gibt auch schöne Nachrichten: Meine Freunde in Charkiw sind Eltern geworden. Ihre Tochter heißt Vira. Übersetzt so viel wie Glaube. Aus dem Glauben an die Zukunft ziehen Ukrainer:innen Kraft.
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Nachrichten aus der Ukraine sind geprägt von Tod, Zerstörung, Leid, Dunkelheit. Doch es gibt auch schöne Nachrichten: Meine Freunde in Charkiw sind Eltern geworden. Ihre Tochter heißt Vira. Übersetzt so viel wie Glaube. Aus dem Glauben an die Zukunft ziehen Ukrainer:innen Kraft.