Reposted by Esa T. JunturaJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 123120655148
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 09/10/2026- Attacking the ICC - Palling around with Russia - Broadcasting executionsstatic.klipy.comAre We The Baddies? MemeALT: Are We The Baddies? Meme 361361379
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🔥 HOT OFF THE PRESS For the first time ever, @iea.org has published a dedicated Electrification Report. An absolute treasure trove of data. Here are the key takeaways that stood out to me when I peer-reviewed it. 🧵 221495
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaChristian Zauner @chrizau.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Sorry,but "good news" could only be strictly enforced global plans for immediate deep emission cuts, achieving at least global net-zero emissions ASAP (i.e. before 2050) and deliver sustained net-negative CO2 emissions. See page 4 of the report. Is there anybody out there who wants to achieve that? 022
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 20/09/2026“Hitler could have been stopped” What lesson can we learn from this? 26029
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaKees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 14/08/2026We're currently on one of the faster tracks that lead to an early AMOC collapse according to this paper, adding a little over +2.5 ppm/year. Reducing the increase in atmospheric CO2 to +0.5 ppm/year would stave off the collapse. That requires something like 80% emission reduction. And rapidly, too. 25541
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaMedia Tell The Truth @mediatellthetruth.bsky.social · 26/07/2026The science was right. In 1988, Dr Syukuro Manabe predicted the Mediterranean region, North Africa and Southern California would all dry out in summers due to rising levels of greenhouse gases. In 2021 he won the Nobel Prize in Physics with two others for reliably predicting global heating. 18241
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaOras Tynkkynen @orastynkkynen.vihreat.fi · 14/07/2026EU:n toimettomuus Israelin rikosten edessä on lannistavaa ja tyrmistyttävää. Edes vaatimaton kauppakielto laittomien siirtokuntien kanssa ei edennyt, vaikka kannatusta sille neuvostossa onkin.hs.fiIsrael | EU:n ulkoministerit: Kauppa laittomien siirtokuntien kanssa lopetettavaAsian valmistelu jatkuu, eikä EU:lla ei ole yksimielisyyttä päätöksentekotavasta. 211112
Esa T. Juntura @esatjuntu.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Tähän tarvitaan muutos. X ei missään nimessä saisi olla virallinen viestintäkanava. 020
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 11/07/2026Europe’s slow electrification is a ‘major mistake’ www.ft.com/content/fbeb... 420469
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaDr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 01/07/2026You don't hear politicians arguing that there's no point in casting ballots because you're just one vote! Why do they apply that faulty logic when it comes to national carbon emissions? 617450
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaVille Niinistö @villeniinisto.vihreat.fi · 26/06/2026Asiantuntijaraportti varoittaa eurooppalaisten yhteiskuntien häiriönsietokyvyn ja ruokaturvan vaarantumisesta, ellei Euroopan unioni onnistu pysäyttämään ja kääntämään luonnonvaraisten pölyttäjien katoa ja tukemaan tarhattujen mehiläisten elinolosuhteita. www.uef.fi/fi/artikkeli...uef.fiKansainvälinen asiantuntijaraportti varoittaa Eurooppaa uhkaavasta kriisistä, ellei pölyttäjäkatoa onnistuta pysäyttämäänTuoreessa tiekartassa esitetään keinoja luonnonvaraisten pölyttäjäkantojen elvyttämiseksi ja tarhattujen mehiläisten suojelemiseksi. 317548
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaAntti Kääriäinen @antti.kaariainen.info · 24/06/202650-70 year prison sentences for using fireworks and vandalizing a van in a demonstration. 30 years for moving a box of political leaflets. Sounds pretty much like Soviet Union or China, not a western democracy. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/leade...justice.govLeader of Antifa Cell Members in North Texas Sentenced to 100 Years in Prison for Terrorist Attack on ICE FacilityToday, the Justice Department announced that eight North Texas Antifa Cell operatives were sentenced for their roles in rioting, using weapons and explosives, providing material support to terrorists,... 12712
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaSami Eerola @eerolasami.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Tarkistin kuukausi sitten Wikipediassa keskustelua siitä syyllistyykö Israel kansanmurhaan. Termiä vastustavat sanovat että Israel syyllistyy etniseen puhdistukseen. Tarkistin mika on ero? Etnisessä puhdistuksessa ei haluta hävittää koko kansa, ainoastaan se osa joka on halutussa maa-alueessa 3142
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaLunabelle @lunabelle.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Just seen and saved this. Pretty much sums it up properly. 510748
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaEric Rawlins @erawlins.bsky.social · 20/06/2026This is what we all get after a century of continuous and increasing pollution, caused by burning oil. 011
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 01/06/2026This piece asks the question & answers it: a massive, generational, unforgivable failure of journalism.independent.co.ukWhat’s really happening with the climate should terrify us allWe’ve been trapped into thinking of climate change as part of the culture wars – where being worried about what’s happening to the planet is somehow woke, writes Alan Rusbridger. It’s time the media s... 13227103
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaModesty Blasé @hollylalarebel.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Petteri Orpon hallituksen ministeri Rantanen haluaa neuvotella Talebanin kanssa afgaanien palautuksista. Lue uudestaan. 211220
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaIlmatieteen laitos - Finnish Meteorological Institute @ilmatieteenlaitos.fi · 12/06/2026Helsingin kesäkuukausien keskilämpötila nousee tulevina vuosikymmeninä kaikkialla kaupungissa. Ihmisten kokema kuumarasitus on suurinta tiiviisti rakennetuilla alueilla. Rannikkoalueilla meri hillitsee lämpenemisen vaikutuksia. www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/uutinen/4ONC...ilmatieteenlaitos.fiHelsingin kesät lämpenevät – kuumuus kuormittaa erityisestiHelsingin kesäkuukausien keskilämpötila nousee tulevina vuosikymmeninä kaikkialla kaupungissa. Ihmisten kokema kuumarasitus on suurinta tiiviisti rakennetuilla alueilla, mutta rannikkoalueilla meri 04515
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaDana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 11/06/2026This is not “very strange” but a very shouty WTF! 🧵 Temps should below freezing -mean air temp Esperanza for June about -11°C, not +15°C 😱 Conditions should be frigid!!!! 🥶 It’s approaching midwinter ffs! Days are very short this far north in the Antarctic Peninsula ( ~5 hrs) 1/theguardian.comRecord winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over speed of climate breakdownTemperatures above 15C ‘very strange’ say scientists, as snow melts and rain falls on glaciers in usually frozen region 3139113
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaSami Eerola @eerolasami.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Coincidentally this was the tactic that the US used to conquer native land. First the setlers came and took land from natives. The native retaliated, then the setlers called for the US army to help then. Repeat and the continental US is born 0115
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaProf. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 07/06/2026We've crossed 1.5°C. 32269129
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaEmmanuel Jacob @emmanueljacob.bsky.social · 06/06/2026On 6 June 1944, Allied forces landed in Normandy during D-Day, launching the liberation from Nazi occupation. Today, we remember the courage and sacrifice of all those who served and those who never returned. Their commitment to freedom, democracy, and peace continues to inspire us. Lest we forget. 022
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 30/05/2026I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.” 379153195989
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaCarbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 29/05/2026NEW – AI boom means US is now ‘investing more’ in fossil-fuel power than China | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/Sg9ye9N 18670
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaLauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 26/05/2026New from me: China made a dramatic change to its carbon emissions numbers in the 15th five-year plan, erasing half of the previously reported emissions growth from 2020 to 2025. In absolute terms, the change is equal to the total emissions of Germany or South Korea. 45419
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaTanja Suni @tanjasuni.bsky.social · 23/05/20261/ Miksi sosialidemokraattiset puolueet Euroopassa todellakin pelkäävät vasemmalle menoa, vaikka se on koko sodanjälkeisen ajan ollut ainoa tie menestykseen? Erinomainen kysymys. Pidempi lanka siitä, mitä olen ymmärtänyt. 🧵 311327
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaLauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 22/05/2026New from us: China's total power sector emissions fell in 2025 and clean power generation saw a record increase, but which provinces made the most progress and which slid back? 🧵 17125
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaJufo Peltomaa @jufopeltomaa.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Jutun kaavio kuvaa tilannetta tragikoomisen hyvin. Metsähallitukselle ei riitä, että heillä on jo tuo koko neliön vasen tumma osa hakattavaksi, vaan nyt pitäisi EU-sääntöjen vastaisesti päästä hävittämään myös nuo vähäiset oikean laidan metsät. (Vars. luonnonmetsiähän on Suomessa jäljellä enää 1-2%) 17515
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaEric Rawlins @erawlins.bsky.social · 17/05/2026"Niin vain kovasta vastuksesta huolimatta yhteisövero pienenee 20 prosentista 18 prosenttiin vuoden 2027 alussa. Todellinen lasku parista pienestä prosenttiyksiköstä seuraakin, kun valtion verotulot pienenevät tämän muutoksen myötä peräti 830 M€. Vanha raha 6 – Uusi raha 0." 064
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaPalma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Europeans vs the rest of social media on any given #Eurovision night BANGARANGA 💃🏻🕺❤️🇪🇺 111624
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaJohn Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 13/05/2026This really is quite something. In the 15 years @carbonbrief.org have tracked UK media, 2025 was first ever year where more newspaper editorials opposed #climate action than supported it. Meanwhile, the *actual* climate crisis deepens by the month. Go figure. 14348197
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaJari Taponen @jaritaponen.bsky.social · 12/05/20261) Tässä on konkreettinen esimerkki siitä, miksi olen ollut huolissani poliisin rikostiedustelulakihankkeen epämääräisyydestä. Vappuna Sisä-Suomen poliisi arvioi onnistuneensa mielensoitusten turvaamisessa Tampereella. 840091
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaGreenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 03/05/2026The #Gaza doctrine is expanding in #Lebanon: systematic, deliberate, and total destruction of civilian life and infrastructure, carried out with complete impunity. Governments of the world must hold the Israeli authorities to account. act.gp/4eXmu1Jact.gpA message from Lebanon: The Israeli Government’s impunity will not end without action - Greenpeace InternationalGovernments must hold the Israeli government accountable under international law, impose arms embargoes and meaningful sanctions that create genuine political and economic consequences. 05925
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaSarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Here’s Trump threatening violence, calling for his political enemies’ executions, celebrating the deaths of people he didn’t like, and otherwise casually promoting political violence. There was also the small matter of Jan. 6 and subsequent pardons for violent felons. 521929767
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaOras Tynkkynen @orastynkkynen.vihreat.fi · 24/04/2026Jos olisi pakko valita, kumpaan laittaisit veronmaksajien rahaa: Turpeenpolttoon vai koulutukseen? Fossiilisten polttoaineiden verojen alentamiseen vai ihmisiä auttaville järjestöille? Fossiilienergian tukemiseen rekoissa ja maataloudessa vai terveyspalvelujen maksujen pitämiseen kohtuullisina?yle.fiOrpon hallitus antoi kehysriihessä lisää rahaa ympäristölle haitallisiin tukiin, vaikka niistä olisi saatu isot säästötHallitus laittaa rahaa muun muassa turpeelle, polttoaineen hiilidioksidiveron alentamiseen ja maakuntalentoihin. 1129348
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaSimon Price @simonprice.bsky.social · 20/04/2026It's easy to succumb to outrage fatigue. But this was four days ago. 2,000 killed. 1.2 million displaced. Entire villages demolished. A 40km 'buffer zone' (10% of Lebanon's territory) annexed. It's barely raised a resigned shrug, but it meets the criteria for war crime. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSatellite images reveal scale of Israeli demolitions as Lebanese villages destroyedBBC Verify analysis found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed since 2 March. 4260164
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Palantir put out a 22-point summary of their CEO's book The Technological Republic. It's pitched as a defence of the West, but if you read it through the VDA framework, verification, deliberation, accountability, what it's actually doing looks rather different. twitter-thread.com/t/2045574398... 20140031646
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaPekka67 @amyf67.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Näin kertoo eläköitynyt Lapin keskussairaalan ylilääkäri. 326267
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaAtte Harjanne @atteharjanne.vihreat.fi · 16/04/2026Uusi mallinnus synkistää ennustetta AMOC-keikahduksen todennäköisyydestä. Keikahdus olisi planetaatinen katastrofi, mutta Suomi olisi erityisen surkeassa asemassa. Meidän etu on kaikin tavoin varmistaa, ettei AMOC romahda. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comCritical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thoughtScientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas 414923
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaMikko Räkköläinen @mrakkol.bsky.social · 16/04/2026"They found an estimated slowdown of 42% to 58% in 2100, a level almost certain to end in collapse. [...] A collapse would shift the tropical rainfall belt on which many millions of people rely to grow their food [and] plunge western Europe into extreme cold winters and summer droughts."theguardian.comCritical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thoughtScientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas 066
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 09/04/2026New from 404 Media: the FBI was able to extract incoming Signal messages from a phone even though the app was deleted. Why? Because parts of messages were stored in the iPhone's internal notification database. Shows how secure chat data can come from unexpected places www.404media.co/fbi-extracts...404media.coFBI Extracts Suspect’s Deleted Signal Messages Saved in iPhone Notification DatabaseThe case was the first time authorities charged people for alleged “Antifa” activities after President Trump designated the umbrella term a terrorist organization. 181243653
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 08/04/2026Putting aside Sam Altman just continuing to emit huge lies constantly, this is an amazing example of what I mean when I talk about how GenAI is replacing *extremely low energy* digital tasks with *WAY WAY HIGHER ENERGY* replacements that *do not even work* Why TF is anyone using ChatGPT as a timer!gizmodo.comSam Altman Says It'll Take Another Year Before ChatGPT Can Start a TimerAn $852 billion company, ladies and gentlemen. 15456941767
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 07/04/2026So, judging from this, it seems like Donald Trump's true national security advisor, the only one he actually listens to, is: Bibi Netanyahu. @alonpinkas.bsky.social 813146
Reposted by Esa T. Junturabree bird 🇨🇦 @goose.ski · 28/03/2026i wish the double-tap part would get more attention, because the admin will split hairs over whether the initial strike on the school (if they didn’t know it was a school) could constitute a war crime, but that second strike 40 minutes later — to kill medics and rescue personnel — is indisputably so 4392107
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaHuman Rights Watch @hrw.org · 24/03/2026Israel’s attacks in Lebanon—and the threat of more to come—have caused more than a million people to flee their homes. Governments should urgently act to end the potential forced displacement of civilians in Lebanon, ensure their right to return, and prevent further attacks on Lebanese civilians. 26952
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Minna Canth (b. #OTD 1844) is Finland's first major female author writing in Finnish & its first significant feminist voice. She championed women's rights, social justice & education. Today is Minna Canth Day in #Finland, an official flag-flying day, and the Day of Equality. #WomensHistoryMonth 131200285
Reposted by Esa T. JunturaChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 19/03/20261/ Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland in January, with military support from France, Germany, and Nordic nations. Elite troops and F-35 jets with live ammunition were sent, and runways were to be blown up to prevent an invasion. ⬇️ 8527991108