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Jaakko Haikonen

@jaakkoha.bsky.social
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Climate, energy and all things interesting. Just transition and what it means for workers. Living in Puotila, Helsinki with wife and three kids. 🇫🇮🇪🇺 Working: www.sttk.fi/en

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 7h
Pryluky. Russia killed 22 people in that residential building, 5 of them kids. 54 more people were injured. 📷: evgenymaloletka/Instagram
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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 9h
The russians are committing genocide in Ukraine, and the world is allowing it to happen. This morning, they murdered 22 civilians, including five children, while they were asleep in their apartments. This afternoon, they killed at least 30 people travelling by public transport in Kramatorsk.
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Children killed while they slept as Russian missile kills 19 in block of flats
Five children are among the victims of a strike that destroyed 30 flats in northern Ukraine as families slept.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic National Committee sues Trump administration, alleging taxpayer-funded ads violate propaganda law.
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 07/10/2026
20 years ago, Anna Politkovskaya was murdered for speaking truth to power in Putin’s Russia. She exposed the brutality of war. She gave a voice to its victims. And she refused to be intimidated into silence. This cost her life. But her memory is carried by so many to this day.
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BYTESEU @byteseu.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Masked Men Cross From Belarus, Damage Latvian Border Equipment – Novinite.com www.byteseu.com/2430735 Armed individuals escorting more than 20 migrants toward Latvia from Belarus threatened Latvian soldiers before masked intruders later crossed into Latvian territory and damaged border …
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Masked Men Cross From Belarus, Damage Latvian Border Equipment - Novinite.com - Bytes Europe
Armed individuals escorting more than 20 migrants toward Latvia from Belarus threatened Latvian soldiers before masked intruders later crossed into Latvian
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Pascal @pascallth.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Another major missile attack by the Russians against Ukraine last night www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
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Massive Russian attack on 7 October: 161 aerial assets brought down, hits at 18 locations
Russia is targeting Kyiv, Kharkiv and other regions with missiles and Shahed drones, hitting 18 locations as air defence units intercepted 161 assets.
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
But Obama had a tan suit on once.
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Or basically the whole GOP which submitted to Trump.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 02/10/2026
⚡️Update: Key Kyiv bridge hit by Russian drones fourth time in two days. At the time of the fourth drone strike, the bridge was still closed for traffic from an earlier attack in the morning, said Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
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Breaking: Key Kyiv bridge hit by Russian drones fourth time in two days
The Kyiv City Military Administration said on Oct. 2 that the Southern Bridge is closed in both directions.
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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
People in Kyiv's National Academy of Science, just struck by a Russian attack drone, try to escape the burning interior of the building by crawling onto third-floor window ledges.
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Nico Lange @nicolange.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In Kyjiw brennt nach einem direkten russischen Drohnentreffer das Gebäude der Nationalen Akademie der Wissenschaften im Stadtzentrum. Menschen klettern aus den Fenstern, um nicht zu verbrennen. Ein russisches Kriegsverbrechen reiht sich an das andere.
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The latter is bigger problem. The way most Americans submit so easily. Media, business elite, etc.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 27/09/2026
⚡️Ukraine war latest: Russian attacks kill 14, injure 57 across Ukraine in 'mass strike' In southern Odesa Oblast, Russia launched "a mass strike," damaging a residential building, a medical facility, a hotel, a shop and a grain storage facility, local governor Oleh Kiper said.
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Ukraine war latest: Russian attacks kill 14, injure 57 across Ukraine in 'mass strike'
Key developments on Sept. 27: * Russian attacks kill 14, injure 57 across Ukraine, with Odesa Oblast targeted in 'mass strike' * Russia launches third consecutive attack on Kyiv, killing 1, injurin...
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 26/09/2026
Exclusive: Egypt’s top spy flew to Israel shortly before October 7 with a dire warning about Gaza, Vivian Salama reports.
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
”Primary energy fallacy: why focusing on the energy going into the system can obscure the useful energy we actually get out. So are we measuring the energy transition all wrong?” @cleaninguppod.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/c...
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The Scandal at The Heart of The Energy Transition | Ep275: Jan Rosenow
Podcast-jakso · Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change · 23. syyskuuta · 1 t 5 min
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
European security body OSCE said Wednesday its monitors have not been invited to the U.S. midterm elections in November and called the unprecedented decision “regrettable”. www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
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Europe security body says monitors not invited to U.S. elections for first time
European security body OSCE said Wednesday its monitors have not been invited to the U.S. midterm elections in November and called the unprecedented decision “regrettable”.
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DER SPIEGEL @spiegel.de · 22/09/2026
Mehr als 900 Silbermünzen lagen fast zwei Jahrtausende unentdeckt auf einem Acker südlich von Köln. Dann schlug eine Metallsonde an. Fachleute halten den Fund für sensationell.
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Auf Acker bei Köln: Sondengänger findet Schatz aus der Römerzeit
Mehr als 900 Silbermünzen lagen fast zwei Jahrtausende unentdeckt auf einem Acker südlich von Köln. Dann schlug eine Metallsonde an. Fachleute halten den Fund für sensationell.
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Poland has long been one of the EU's major remaining coal users. The use of renewable energy is increasing rapidly in the country, and new nuclear power capacity is also expected to come online in the late 2030s. This will support the EU's electrification and climate goals.
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Michael Kellner @mikellner.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
auch deutsche Presse greift jetzt glücklicherweise die Geschichte von Reuters auf, wie die AfD plant unser Land an Russland zu verraten www.ksta.de/politik/bris...
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Brisanter Bericht: „Das wäre Verrat“ – was plant die AfD-Spitze mit Putins Top-Berater?
Ein Reuters-Bericht sorgt für scharfe Kritik an der AfD. Bei den Grünen ist von „Verrat“ die Rede. Aus der CDU kommen deutliche Worte.
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Katherine T. Tyson @katherinettyson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The U.S. military almost started a war with China due to "AI error" An entirely hallucinated report almost started a US-China war Today, CNN lost their White House access reporting things like this Officials need to understand the limitations of AI: those in positions of power have a duty of care
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Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
PS. Ja tiedän, että sinäkin olet aiheesta. mm. parlamentissa puhunut, josta vielä kiitos uudelleen.
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Tästä vihreän siirtymän (onko datakeskukset edes osa sitä? Ehkä) jalostusasteesta ja siihen vastaamisesta koulutuksen ja osaamisen panostuksilla, olisi pitänyt puhua paljon aikaisemmin. Puhuttiinkin pensan hinnasta.
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
As someone who at least considered myself as a friend of US, this in painful - but I think truthful. - reading. ”Leaders and voters in those countries might reasonably conclude that Americans do not know or do not care what they are giving up.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
theatlantic.com
The American Age Is Over
A period of global dominance has ended in plain sight.
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Obama Urges Democrats to Move A.I. Oversight to the Center of Their Agenda www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...
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Obama Urges Democrats to Move A.I. Oversight to the Center of Their Agenda
During a private fund-raiser, the former president warned that the technology could be “dangerous” if not managed urgently and with a clear plan.
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Weil in Gasbereich so viel Geld gibt? Oder PV ”woke” ist?
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
”Fast zwei Drittel der geplanten Wind- und Solarprojekte im Mittelmeerraum – insgesamt 361,3 Gigawatt – sollen bis 2030 in den kommerziellen Betrieb gehen.” x.com/tobichrislor...
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Every day as this all continues, it is more and more the USA, and not just the president, that is the object of the world's laughter and scorn. It will take a long, very long, time to recover from this.
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Aber irgendwie muss Annalena Baerbock schuldig für das alles sein.. #wahlen
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
🙏🏼
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Fukuyama: “Trump went to Moscow in the 1980s, while the Soviet Union still existed. He later spent tens of thousands of dollars on New York Times ads arguing that NATO caused the Cold War standoff and shouldn’t be funded.”
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 03/09/2026
The EU must start considering “audacious” proposals to afford the steep costs of coping with climate change, the European Commission's competition and green transition chief told POLITICO.
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Teresa Ribera floats oil tax, joint debt or bigger budget to climate-proof Europe
The EU green transition chief says the bloc must start thinking about how to afford the challenges of a warmer world.
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Tomorrow we release our next episode of the Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast about AI and Data Centers (with the inimitable @alexhanna.bsky.social) I'm so excited for this conversation to be out in the world #staytuned!
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Übermedien @uebermedien.de · 26/08/2026
Der Presserat hat die „Berliner Zeitung“ gerügt, weil sie ein drei Jahre altes Zitat aus Russland als neu verkaufte – um Ende 2025 das Bild einer aktuell friedensunwilligen Ukraine zu zeichnen. Es ist die fünfte Rüge in diesem Jahr. Mehr dazu in der Kolumne von @renemartens.bsky.social. (Abo)
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„Besonders dreist“: „Berliner Zeitung“ verkauft drei Jahre altes Russland-Zitat als neu
Der Presserat hat die „Irreführung“ kürzlich gerügt. Es ist schon die fünfte Rüge für die „Berliner Zeitung“ in diesem Jahr. Bisher hat sie alle ignoriert.
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CYNC Verity Media @cvmedia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Russia’s Aug. 26 attack on Chernihiv killed pharmacy worker Olena Bila and her 4-year-old daughter Zhanna when their home caught fire. Her 14-year-old daughter was hospitalized. Chernihiv declared a day of mourning. #Ukraine #Chernihiv Source: Kyiv Post
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
”Friendly Governments”? Like Russia and North-Korea? I don’t think so.
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The Atlantic: How to Lose a Trade War Trump’s bullying of Canada is failing. . www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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How to Lose a Trade War
Trump’s bullying of Canada is failing.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/08/2026
Wheat is at the heart of the modern diet, and this year, it is facing an accumulation of modern dangers. Drone strikes and extreme weather are nudging prices higher amid already soaring food costs in the wake of the Iran war.
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The World’s Breadbaskets Are Getting Pounded by War, Weather and Trade Spats
Bad harvests and attacks on trade passages threaten to drive food prices higher.
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Ariana Gic @arianagic.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Horror of horrors. Russian savages used an First-Person View (FPV) drone to murder a Ukrainian boy riding his bike. The barbarians posted the video of their genocide attack for Russian amusement & viewing pleasure. Dear world, please do more than watch genocide continue unabated. Act to STOP it!!!
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
"Powerful and historic speech from PM Carney. He said the reason he recalled Canada’s negotiators was because the Trump administration was demanding that we give up the right to make trade deals with other countries. In other words, they wanted us to relinquish our sovereignty." - @gilmcgowan
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
👍🏼🤣 😭 or 😂: Do Your Emojis Make You Look Old? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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😭 or 😂: Do Your Emojis Make You Look Old?
When it comes to emoji usage, we’re all just following teen girls.
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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NATO’s Nightmare
The U.S. and Europe have no clear plan for a joint attack from Russia and China.
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Which are the first two?
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Renate Künast @renate-kuenast.de · 30/07/2026
Climate, security and global politics . Late, but… www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Joint Statement by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Spain on Wildfires and Action on Climate Change
The UK and Spain agreed that the climate crisis is an urgent policy priority and committed to co-leading the green transition, strengthening clean energy cooperation and advancing international climat...
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
China produces at least 70% of the world’s drones, electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries and solar cells. Terry Gross talks with New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos about his latest story, “The Future Made in China.” podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/f...
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Fresh Air
Kirjat Podcast · Päivittäin · Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross and...
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
That one should read War and Peace. Just in case.
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Pääosin kyllä. Samalla on tullut siviilissä kuultua poliisin suusta asioita, joita ei toivoisi kuulevan. Tämä on ollut jo vuosia käynnissä.
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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Nämä poliisin koventuneet otteet ja asenne ovat mielestäni olleet ilmeisiä jo pitkään. Tämä mopokundin tapaus toi sen ilmi uudelle yleisölle.
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Alexandra Endres @alexandraendres.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
"Even at the lowest range of estimates, Alito gained almost $400,000 from his oil and gas interests ... The findings come as the supreme court prepares to take up [a very, very important climate case]." Alito is part of the Supreme Court that will decide this case. Conflict of interest, anyone?
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