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Johan West @johanwest.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Over the last couple of weeks I've built a small hobby tool that compares free radar satellite images (Sentinel-1) with live AIS ship data around Denmark. The aim: find ships at sea that don't show up on AIS. A short thread on how it works 🧵

Radar image from Sentinel-1C, 13 October 2026 at 18:52 CEST, covering the Skagerrak, Kattegat, the Belts and the western Baltic to Bornholm, shown black on a map. Hundreds of small coloured symbols mark ships: most are cyan circles (ships with AIS), and a few dozen are red squares (radar spots no AIS ship explains). Legend: red square = clear spot that no AIS ship can explain; small pink dotted square = faint spot without AIS; small cyan circle = AIS ship paired with a spot; small yellow dashed circle = AIS ship with no spot found; small purple dashed circle = AIS ship near the coast (not searched); large red circle = ship on a sanctions list; large orange dashed circle = ship in Ukraine's shadow fleet catalogue; large green rectangle with a label = position in a Morse report; yellow line = edge of the radar image; purple shading = no live AIS coverage.

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 18h

Trump views Ukraine as Russia's Canada. Because Trump does not believe Canada has sovereignty and the right to be independent from The United States, Trump will always take Russia's side. Great video from Anders Puck Nielsen. @anderspucknielsen.dk

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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 8h

Jeg var meget overrasket at de besluttede at betale til ransomware angreb. Det var ikke en god signal at sende

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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 15h

Lidt skræmmende men også spændende stuk fra DR, der giver helt tydeligt motivation i at være klar med hjemmeberedskab snarest muligt.. Kriseøvelse: Hybridangreb på Danmark | DRTV www.dr.dk/drtv/serie/k...

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DRTV - Kriseøvelse: Hybridangreb på Danmark

Et omfattende hybridangreb rammer Danmark. Droner, cyberangreb og menneskeliv er på spil, når landets mest erfarne kriseledere leder Danmark igennem en virkelighedsnær kriseøvelse.

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Protik Islam-Jakobsson @protik.bsky.social · 17/10/2026

EU member states can't wait—they MUST treat Musk's companies as hostile foreign assets, and neutralize their impact on European security. Enforce the DSA against X; excise Starlink from civilian & military infrastructure; implement a sanctions package. This is not the time for institutional lethargy

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Ted Dunning @bsky.tdunning.com · 15/10/2026

The fact that Musk can (and will) unilaterally degrade military Starlink systems on his own whim is a clear indication that Starlink is an unacceptable risk for any military to depend on, whether the US, Ukraine or NATO. I hope the EU gets their replacement soon. #starlink #nato #ukraine

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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 17/10/2026

A close family member used to live in Mammoth and was visited by a bear on at least 4 separate occasions (inside the house!). On one occasion the bear ate an entire (maxi in the way only North America does) jar of peanut butter. Eventually they had to get a bear proof door.

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Katrine Lester @katrine.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Skal vi ikke dele anbefalinger om kulturoplevelser med hinanden? Jeg lægger for! Film: De Gaulle Modstandens pris. 2. verdenskrig, kamp, politik, et mesterværk. Ja den er på fransk, men det er et forrygende drama set fra fransk side. Del 2 kommer snart. Anbefales virkelig meget!

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Micah @rincewind.run · 16/10/2026

elon will look untouchable right up until he doesn't anymore and western governments should accelerate that day as quickly as possible

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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 16/10/2026

Essential thread on European digital sovereignty, national security and Space. Europe needs to wake up and be much much more strategic.

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No Privacy 🅰️nymore @no-privacy.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Sven-Erik, I have been paying close attention to Meridian Space's new constellation design. On October 1st they launched their first test satellite (build in collaboration with NanoAvionics - A European satellite bus company). Looks to be VERY low cost. www.meridianspace.com

Screen capture of the Meridian Space design for a LEO constellation that can be deployed by a single heavy launch. It uses a unique, low power antenna design.

A screenshot of the "reflect array" antenna design that uses substantially less power than more traditional phased array designs.

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

And if Europe keeps financing its competitors instead of building its own capabilities, SpaceX will indeed remain "irreplaceable". Not because Europe can't compete, but because it is not committed to the competition.

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

...manufacturing facilities and research centres, creating skilled jobs and attracting investment? None of that happens if your entire strategy is to keep buying American Starlink terminals while complaining that European alternatives are too expensive or technologically inferior.

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

European money, investment and talent should stay in Europe, not continuously flow to America. Do you want European aerospace graduates to have actual career opportunities in Europe, instead of feeling they need to move to the US? Do you want European companies building rockets, satellites...

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

...country's critical communications infrastructure to a foreign provider and pretend there are no strategic risks involved. I don't like writing it, but US is not a reliable partner. And beyond security, it's also about money and long-term economics.

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Now imagine a hypothetical scenario where the US attempts to annex Greenland militarily. Would you really want critical European communications infrastructure dependent on an American company that could could simply switch off everything on political demand? You simply cannot outsource your...

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Starlink is an American commercial system subject to US jurisdiction, while Starshield is specifically designed for US government and military customers. Starlink's own terms allow the company to suspend services following requests or orders from government agencies.

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

...prioritising European satellite providers wherever feasible, particularly for critical infrastructure. In strategically sensitive areas, I'd go even further and eliminate dependence on SpaceX entirely wherever a viable European alternative exists. Which brings us to national security.

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

...dollars, while comparable OneWeb equipment can cost several thousand. But that advantage comes from economies of scale, production efficiency, mass adoption and, sometimes, subsidising hardware to gain market share. You can't have mass adoption if you mass adopt Starlink.

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Dan Cohen @dancohen.org · 06/10/2026

On the 20th anniversary of Zotero's 1.0 release on October 5, 2006, I wrote a history of the collaboration and years it took to create the popular research tool now used by over 20 million people: newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-...

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The Slow Formation of Durable Software

How a group of historians took years to imagine Zotero, the research application that would eventually be used by millions

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Alex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Who are the world's "middle powers"? Love this chart by @eljlees.bsky.social which shows where they sit on a number of measures www.economist.com/internationa...

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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026

This 👇 AND #ParentInSTEM addition: 6. There's never a good time to have a baby 7. Parenting will change your life incomprehensibly(mostly good) 8. Let your partner + your institution know that you will continue to be a scientist AND a parent 9. If they don't support you, look elsewhere

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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 14/10/2026

I removed more than 70 from a (human) family member after a hike in the Highlands this summer. I have never seen so many up there before! 😱

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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

"look I'm quite happy to be ruled by a United States of Europe led by President von der Leyen in Brussels but keep them Spanish trawlers out of Grimsby!!"

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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 14/10/2026

Not regretting our choice to drive on holiday instead of our usual train *at all*.

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

We have to wait another ~10 days for all EU countries' reporting via ACEA, but I've got you covered. Using countries making up >80% of the market and a simple assumption of the rest, it looks like sales of BEVs in the EU reached 30% last month, and 23% so far this year.

Graph showing: Monthly sales of new passenger cars: EU Proxy (81.6% of market)

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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 14/10/2026

I feel like the old science twitter would have a good answer to this question, but let's try here. I understand Eutel Oneweb can/will make a European equivalent to starlink. Is this true? When will it be ready? How do we switch to it? #AskBlueSky

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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

The only way to prevent geoengineering turning into a giant shitshow is to have a robust and credible planetary governance structure, but if we had one of those we would have already stopped climate change

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Anders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk · 14/10/2026

Going back to the platform owned by the man who shuts down Starlink for Ukraine? No thanks.

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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 14/10/2026

Just watched @anderspucknielsen.dk's latest: a hard watch but essential, we need to prepare for the coming onslaught of human suffering in Ukraine this autumn and winter and to be prepared to act

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Melissa Berke @melissaberke.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

🚨🚨🚨👇

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BGC_Argo @bgc-argo.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

🎉 Congratulations to 🇰🇷 the Republic of Korea on deploying its first 4-sensor BGC-Argo float! 🌊 Two more floats are coming soon, strengthening our global fleet and helping us better understand and monitor ocean health. #BGCArgo #OceanScience

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Micah @rincewind.run · 14/10/2026

what if, hear me out, this is Russia’s fault and not Ukraine’s

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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 14/10/2026

Try again: as #WomanInSTEM, in UK I was resigned to either having children or a scientific career. In Denmark it was clear both were possible at the same time. I had put it down to cheap daycare and good shared parental leave å, but it is at least as likely the network effects as described here

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Another instance of the new American greatness. Long live America!

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Silberbauer 🇪🇺🇬🇱🏳️‍🌈 @silberbauer.dk · 13/10/2026

USA har nu endeligt tonet rent flag og er gået 100% ind på russisk side. Et forædderi, der aldrig må glemmes. Og nej: Det er ikke bare Trump. Han er demokratisk valgt. Det er USA, der har svigtet. Ukraine har mere brug for EU nu, end nogensinde. EU har brug for EU.

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Trump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal Clear

The president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 13/10/2026

You know, the thing is, I had drafted this piece a month ago, and then never published it, because I thought maybe it was too mean.

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Crypto is one. A large personal fortune can certainly be made which can be turned into large political donations and influence policy. Much easier for crypto billionaire X to make donations to UK politicians than large global financial institution Y. Y matters more economically, X gets a voice.

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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The concluding paragraph of today's FT column on America's moral decay under Trump by @edwardluce.bsky.social

Other than opinion polls, it is difficult to put a metric on the scale of America's reputational harm. Nor would this be likely to influence Trump or Hegseth. The latter has staked his career on kinetic displays of hard power and a contempt for soft. But a contemporary Gibbon would surely take a stab at evaluating the harm. The historian placed greater emphasis on Rome's internal moral decay than on the menace of barbarians from without. A society that loses its civic virtues wastes its vital sinews, he observed. Bread and circuses kept Romans entertained. Yet they sapped the republic of all that was noble.

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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

“Another US president would be pressuring Russia to stop slaughtering innocents. Trump is instead giving them the means to kill more.” Me on Trump’s darkest turn yet against Ukraine. as.ft.com/r/0f7ee7f8-3...

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Why Trump is going for Zelenskyy’s jugular

No matter how much America’s allies urge the president to back Ukraine, he cannot forgive its leader for showing up his dealmaking impotence

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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

"In a very real sense, therefore, Trump is assisting attacks on America. Whenever Trump is asked about Russia’s support for Iran, he downplays or ignores the question." giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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Why Trump is going for Zelenskyy’s jugular

No matter how much America’s allies urge the president to back Ukraine, he cannot forgive its leader for showing up his dealmaking impotence

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 12/10/2026

From paper to proof: revealing Congo Basin warming through rescued climate archives 1 million rescued weather observations from original paper sheets allow @derrickmuheki.bsky.social et al to clearly show warming in a region of very sparse historical observations esd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...

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From paper to proof: revealing Congo Basin warming through rescued climate archives

Abstract. The Congo Basin in Central Africa remains one of the few regions globally where the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has neither assessed changes in hot extremes and extreme precipi...

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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 12/10/2026

Very nice! You give me a idea for our next meeting... Hope all well!

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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 12/10/2026

But until they do ( any takers @eurcorrespond.bsky.social ? @jburnmurdoch.ft.com ) I'm going to be taking anything I read about it with a large handful of salt...

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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 12/10/2026

I would really like to see a data journalist do a deep dive on the actual statistics from the different SoMe platforms (X, Bsky, mastodon, Facebook) to see what the yandex outage has done to activity on them. I'm wildly curious about the bots and the trolls, also on a country level.

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