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John Christensen @johchr.bsky.social · 8d

Just crazy stuff..

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

I suggest more people read “Fairy Tale” to know what is coming 😁

Stephen King is the most banned author in US schools, according to report

During the 2024-2025 school year, there were more then 6,800 instances of books being pulled, led by the horror author

www.theguardian.com

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John Christensen @johchr.bsky.social · 15d

Just a suggestion to the Danish Defense procurement department 👌

(Thank you Arnold!)

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John Christensen @johchr.bsky.social · Jul 14

politiken.dk/debat/kronik...

'Aldrig igen!' bliver misbrugt til at opildne til folkedrab

Når jeg læser nyheder fra Gaza – om kampen for brød ved uddelingsstederne, om familier der leder efter deres pårørende i murbrokkerne – tænker jeg på Holocaustoverleveren Primo Levi’s digt fra 1947: ’...

politiken.dk

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John Christensen @johchr.bsky.social · Jun 29

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“Et hul i dansk ret”: Østre Landsret afviser sag om våbeneksport til Israel

Landsretten afviser at tage stilling til, om Danmarks fortsatte eksport til kampfly, der bomber i Gaza, er lovlig. Organisationer vil anke til Højesteret.

danwatch.dk

John Christensen @johchr.bsky.social · Jun 29

politiken.dk/debat/debati...

Juraprofessor emerita: Det yndige land findes ikke mere. Vi er mange, der skammer os

To aktuelle sager kaster skam over regeringen og Danmark. Hvordan er det kommet hertil?

politiken.dk

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John Christensen @johchr.bsky.social · Jun 20

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Amnesty International concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza

Amnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.

www.amnesty.org

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · Jun 5

Tesla’s shares dropped 14% on Thursday in New York, the stock’s biggest decline since March 10, as Elon Musk and Donald Trump feud devolved into a public war. The rout erased about $150 billion from the electric-vehicle maker’s market value

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John Christensen @johchr.bsky.social · May 16

Endelig

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Venstre og Moderaterne åbner for at straffe Israel økonomisk

Venstre og Moderaterne vil have undersøgt, om Israel kan rammes økonomisk for landets fremfærd i Gaza. Israel advarer: Kontraproduktivt i forhold til nødhjælp.

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Edward Walker @gnuggat.bsky.social · Apr 11

Thread, w obv relevance to the UK. “A new Eur security order is starting to take shape, as Trump is forcing the Eurs’ hand. Inclusion and exclusion in this new security order, as well as possible grey zones, may no longer be delineated by NATO membership, but rather along the borders of the EU.”

Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · Apr 11

With Trump’s trade war threatening to leave Norway in the crossfire of US-EU sanctions, Norway is facing a similar moment of truth about EU membership as Finland and Sweden did with regard to NATO 3 years earlier.

I argue that it’s time to make it official - for a strong Norden in the EU

To join or not to join? Norway is edging closer to the EU

Trump’s trade war has brought Norway even closer to the EU and increased the urgency for it to make a decision about membership.

www.chathamhouse.org

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Jeva Lange 🫎 @jeva.bsky.social · Apr 9

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John Christensen @johchr.bsky.social · Apr 5

Darn - we hoped nobody would notice 😁

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John Christensen @johchr.bsky.social · Apr 5

Thank you for the answer.
Yes, it is not Russian, but many ships of the Russian shadow fleet are under Panama flag, and it is going to a Russian port

theins.ru/en/news/280045

I agree the rout is normal, it just got a bit closer for a while.

Panama to deregister 128 vessels linked to Russia and Iran’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers

Panama will revoke the registration of 128 vessels that sail under its flag after they were targeted by sanctions from the United States, its allies, or the United Nations. The ships in question are s...

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John Christensen @johchr.bsky.social · Apr 4

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Joshua Livestro @joshualivestro.bsky.social · Apr 2

Very much worth reading, this piece by @catherinedevries.bsky.social. It’s vitally important that politicians start telling Europe’s citizens a coherent story about the challenges they will face as a result of the switch to a war economy.

Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · Apr 2

[email protected] is bang on, e.g.

"Europeans must decide whether they’re willing to bear the costs of shaping their future, or risk having it shaped for them"

This is a must-read.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Security in Europe will mean sacrifices for citizens

Europeans must decide whether they’re willing to bear the costs of shaping their future, or risk having it shaped for them.

www.politico.eu

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John Christensen @johchr.bsky.social · Apr 2

Israel wants to “divide up” Gaza

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Israel is ‘seizing territory’ and will ‘divide up’ Gaza, Netanyahu says

Prime minister says Israel will build a new security corridor to isolate parts of the strip in major escalation

www.theguardian.com

John Christensen @johchr.bsky.social · Apr 2

“Execution-style killing”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Evidence of ‘execution-style’ killings of Palestinian aid workers by Israeli forces, doctor says

Forensic consultant says multiple bullets were used from short range in attack that has caused global outrage

www.theguardian.com

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António Costa @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu · Apr 2

The first summit between the leaders of EU and Central Asia takes place on Friday in Samarkand.

The summit is an opportunity for the EU and Central Asia to demonstrate our commitment to closer cooperation.
#EUCentralAsia

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John Christensen @johchr.bsky.social · Apr 2

@jkaarsbo.bsky.social Are we missing an opportunity, a bargaining chip, if we ratify the US bases on Danish soil without any security guarantees for our territory?

John Christensen @johchr.bsky.social · Apr 1

The ongoing mass killing of children by 🇮🇱 army

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Over 300 children killed since Israel's new Gaza offensive, Unicef says

Since the war began, more than 15,000 children have reportedly been killed, the agency says.

www.bbc.com

John Christensen @johchr.bsky.social · Apr 1

👀

Anders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk · Apr 1

Now they are quoting Goebbels in the U.S. Congress.

Congresswoman Julie Johnson @repjuliejohnson.bsky.social · Apr 1

Joseph Goebbels was a literal Nazi and one of Hitler's closest allies.

To my Republican colleagues, it is probably best not to quote him during a congressional hearing.

John Christensen @johchr.bsky.social · Apr 1

Aprils fools - or is this the current state of affairs?? 😁

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Anders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk · Apr 1

Russia isn't winning, but they think so. Lykyanov explains the logic:
“The continuation of the war, which we are slowly but surely winning, is in our interest. Especially considering that the main sponsor [the US] seems to be backing out … Why should we rush?”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Russia says it cannot accept US peace plan for Ukraine ‘in its current form’

Moscow’s refusal highlights the limited progress Donald Trump has made on his promise to end the war

www.theguardian.com

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John Christensen @johchr.bsky.social · Apr 1

The Danish Army has been out shopping 🎉

- Finnish armed vehicles ✅
- French ground-to-air missiles ✅

bulgarianmilitary.com/2025/04/01/d...

www.barrons.com/news/denmark...

Denmark’s $270M purchase signals NATO’s bold Northern shift

Denmark invests $270M in 130 Patria 6x6 vehicles, boosting NATO’s northern defenses with cutting-edge armor amid Baltic tensions and Nordic cooperation.

bulgarianmilitary.com

John Christensen @johchr.bsky.social · Apr 1

It is important that killings of unarmed civilians and rescue workers is properly documented so that one day the responsible decision makers may be held accountable

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one, says UN

Workers on a mission to help colleagues were buried in mass grave in southern Gaza, says humanitarian office

www.theguardian.com

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Andy Tseng @andytseng.bsky.social · Mar 30

Great work by @altmetric.com as always! Their latest analysis reveals that the quality of research content on #Bluesky is just as strong as on X/Twitter, with more original posts emerging. If you’re in academia or research, now is the time to make the switch! #AcademicSky #ResearchSky #Altmetrics

Bluesky’s ahead, but is X a dead parrot?

Altmetric has been capturing and integrating Bluesky posts since October 2024. What does the data look like now?

www.altmetric.com

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