Stian Skår Ludvigsen
@stianlud.bsky.social
CFO Mobility and Public Transport Administration, Vestland County, Norway. Long analytics career in regional development, demographics, housing, labor market, business. PhD in Public Policy (Aarhus).
Har du mot til å starte karrieren din innan eit tenestefelt som det er stort politisk og offentleg engasjement og merksemd rundt, og som står ovanfor stor kostnadsauke og harde prioriteringar i åra som kjem? Da kan du bli trainee hos oss! 240010.webcruiter.no/Main2/Recrui...
Trainee - Økonomi
240010.webcruiter.no
December 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Har du mot til å starte karrieren din innan eit tenestefelt som det er stort politisk og offentleg engasjement og merksemd rundt, og som står ovanfor stor kostnadsauke og harde prioriteringar i åra som kjem? Da kan du bli trainee hos oss! 240010.webcruiter.no/Main2/Recrui...
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I am ratcheting down my social media, but let me just say that all European leaders except on the far Right should note that the U.S. now seeks regime change in their country; basically seeks to depose them. US strategy is to support the political forces that threaten liberal democracy in Europe.
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I am ratcheting down my social media, but let me just say that all European leaders except on the far Right should note that the U.S. now seeks regime change in their country; basically seeks to depose them. US strategy is to support the political forces that threaten liberal democracy in Europe.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
Trenger ikke konto for å gå inn og se. Jeg må ofte også sjekke om det ekte, og 10 av 10 ganger er det det 🙈
It's real. I have an account for this reason alone. The number of times I thought "surely this is fake " is astounding
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Trenger ikke konto for å gå inn og se. Jeg må ofte også sjekke om det ekte, og 10 av 10 ganger er det det 🙈
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Trump, being in the process of sun downing, probably hates all the miserable people around him, because they're all evil, and he's losing grip with reality. Then a real human being comes around and is warm and friendly, and grandpa is just beside himself. He needs to be in a home.
November 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Trump, being in the process of sun downing, probably hates all the miserable people around him, because they're all evil, and he's losing grip with reality. Then a real human being comes around and is warm and friendly, and grandpa is just beside himself. He needs to be in a home.
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The way to do this.
Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The way to do this.
Flere år før Obamas mann stilte, sa jeg at USA ville før velge en farget mann enn en kvinne til president. Som hvit mannlig skandinav skal jeg være ytterst forsiktig her, men min oppfatning etter å ha tilbragt tilsammen halvannet år i USA er at misogynien er mer utbredt enn rasismen.
Former first lady Michelle Obama said the U.S. has “a lot of growing up to do” to be ready for a female president.
“There’s still, sadly, a lot of men who do not feel like they can be led by a woman. And we saw it,” Obama said. https://wapo.st/48kepjO
“There’s still, sadly, a lot of men who do not feel like they can be led by a woman. And we saw it,” Obama said. https://wapo.st/48kepjO
November 18, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Flere år før Obamas mann stilte, sa jeg at USA ville før velge en farget mann enn en kvinne til president. Som hvit mannlig skandinav skal jeg være ytterst forsiktig her, men min oppfatning etter å ha tilbragt tilsammen halvannet år i USA er at misogynien er mer utbredt enn rasismen.
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Trump's campaign to kill an industry where America runs a massive trade surplus is succeeding
New foreign student enrollment in the US fell 17% this fall www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
How foreign student enrollment is shifting in the U.S., in 6 charts
Foreign student enrollment in U.S. colleges has stalled, with a 17 percent decline in new students this fall after Trump policy changes, a key survey shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Trump's campaign to kill an industry where America runs a massive trade surplus is succeeding
Engasjerende, artig og litt rørende multimedia-dypdykk i Take On Me. Sett av litt tid til artikkelen! Første gang jeg har sammenliknet original-floppen med hiten side-om-side wapo.st/4oobhco
‘Take On Me’ has been stuck in our heads for 40 years. Here’s how it got there.
“Take On Me,” the 1980s synth-pop hit song from the band A-ha, marks 40 years of global ubiquity even while personal disputes have chilled the Norwegian trio.
wapo.st
November 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Engasjerende, artig og litt rørende multimedia-dypdykk i Take On Me. Sett av litt tid til artikkelen! Første gang jeg har sammenliknet original-floppen med hiten side-om-side wapo.st/4oobhco
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If you had told me twenty years ago that I'd have even the slightest twinge of nostalgia or remorse for the passing of one Richard (Dick) Cheney, I'd have laughed you out of the room
And yet here we are
And yet here we are
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
If you had told me twenty years ago that I'd have even the slightest twinge of nostalgia or remorse for the passing of one Richard (Dick) Cheney, I'd have laughed you out of the room
And yet here we are
And yet here we are
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I am looking for a post-doc working on behavioral/environmental/urban/energy economics to join my group at the University of Copenhagen. Position is 2 years (possibly 3), good salary, free health insurance, one of the most livable cities in the world. Apply here: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Postdoctoral Position in Behavioral and Environmental Economics
jobportal.ku.dk
November 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I am looking for a post-doc working on behavioral/environmental/urban/energy economics to join my group at the University of Copenhagen. Position is 2 years (possibly 3), good salary, free health insurance, one of the most livable cities in the world. Apply here: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
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I deleted the thread since it’s misleading now.
Israeli Chief JAG went missing after becoming target of public scrutiny and right wing attacks over her leak of investigation video of abuse of Hamas prisoners. She has since been found healthy following report of note left behind in her car.
Israeli Chief JAG went missing after becoming target of public scrutiny and right wing attacks over her leak of investigation video of abuse of Hamas prisoners. She has since been found healthy following report of note left behind in her car.
She’s alive and well and has been contacted. A huge relief
November 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I deleted the thread since it’s misleading now.
Israeli Chief JAG went missing after becoming target of public scrutiny and right wing attacks over her leak of investigation video of abuse of Hamas prisoners. She has since been found healthy following report of note left behind in her car.
Israeli Chief JAG went missing after becoming target of public scrutiny and right wing attacks over her leak of investigation video of abuse of Hamas prisoners. She has since been found healthy following report of note left behind in her car.
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If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
October 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
Bare i går kveld har Trump re-truthet fire kommentarer om at han fortjener fredsprisen. Én av dem mener fredsprisen til og med bør oppkalles etter ham.
Det er bare å stålsette seg.
Det er bare å stålsette seg.
October 10, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Bare i går kveld har Trump re-truthet fire kommentarer om at han fortjener fredsprisen. Én av dem mener fredsprisen til og med bør oppkalles etter ham.
Det er bare å stålsette seg.
Det er bare å stålsette seg.
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Called it! bsky.app/profile/stia...
Sen. Roger Marshall: "It seems very disingenuous for the Democrats to be blaming President Trump for these rural hospital struggles. The reason rural hospitals are struggling is because of the bad economy."
September 30, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Called it! bsky.app/profile/stia...
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There’s an article to be written about how leading data-focused analysts (Silver, Klein, Yglesias, Leonhardt) have become vibes-focused pontificators. I expect it was undue self-confidence that led them to become the former & that overrode the data orientation for them to become the latter.
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 AM
There’s an article to be written about how leading data-focused analysts (Silver, Klein, Yglesias, Leonhardt) have become vibes-focused pontificators. I expect it was undue self-confidence that led them to become the former & that overrode the data orientation for them to become the latter.
Last little whimper of the American democracy. R.I.P.
The Trump administration’s threat to deploy troops in Portland is unlawful.
Here’s a thought.
Focus on protecting the healthcare of the American people.
Here’s a thought.
Focus on protecting the healthcare of the American people.
September 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Last little whimper of the American democracy. R.I.P.
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Speaking of things making themselves irrelevant and shrinking their audience, how are things at the Washington Post?
September 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Speaking of things making themselves irrelevant and shrinking their audience, how are things at the Washington Post?
Så middagstalen til Kong Charles nå, og leksen han gav Trump i historie, demokrati, frihet, fred, diplomati, handel, vitenskap, klima, naturvern og en bedre verden i fremtiden er fenomenal! Hvert stikk er subtilt, men i sum var dette en lekse av de sjeldne.
September 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Så middagstalen til Kong Charles nå, og leksen han gav Trump i historie, demokrati, frihet, fred, diplomati, handel, vitenskap, klima, naturvern og en bedre verden i fremtiden er fenomenal! Hvert stikk er subtilt, men i sum var dette en lekse av de sjeldne.
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The worse feeling in the world is seeing your support disappear mid-way through your PhD journey.
Working towards the degree & being a scientist already requires mental and emotional fortitude. What is happening now is another beast, at another level.
🧪 musgrave.substack.com/p/dont-do-a-...
Working towards the degree & being a scientist already requires mental and emotional fortitude. What is happening now is another beast, at another level.
🧪 musgrave.substack.com/p/dont-do-a-...
Don't Do a Ph.D. Now
At least in the United States
musgrave.substack.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The worse feeling in the world is seeing your support disappear mid-way through your PhD journey.
Working towards the degree & being a scientist already requires mental and emotional fortitude. What is happening now is another beast, at another level.
🧪 musgrave.substack.com/p/dont-do-a-...
Working towards the degree & being a scientist already requires mental and emotional fortitude. What is happening now is another beast, at another level.
🧪 musgrave.substack.com/p/dont-do-a-...
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/7 So I question the proposition that just because Charlie Kirk didn't go around killing people, but went around belittling and demeaning and dehumanizing them instead, that he's inherently admirable. Would I be a hero if I said I will debate ANYONE about whether black people are human? No.
September 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
/7 So I question the proposition that just because Charlie Kirk didn't go around killing people, but went around belittling and demeaning and dehumanizing them instead, that he's inherently admirable. Would I be a hero if I said I will debate ANYONE about whether black people are human? No.
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Obviously, there's bigger news happening right now, but Senate Republicans just voted against releasing the Epstein files. Every Democrat voted to release them. Susan Collins was the deciding vote to protect Trump and others named in the files.
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Obviously, there's bigger news happening right now, but Senate Republicans just voted against releasing the Epstein files. Every Democrat voted to release them. Susan Collins was the deciding vote to protect Trump and others named in the files.