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Johan Pelck Olsen

@jpkolsen.bsky.social

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Software/data engineer in bioindustrial research. Posting mostly in Danish and mostly about politics and tech. Not a fan of platforms owned by billionaires (fool me once…), so I would actually prefer to follow you on Mastodon. @[email protected] .. more

Johan Peder Olsen is a Norwegian political scientist, and professor emeritus in political science at the University of Bergen, known for his work on new institutionalism.

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Johan Pelck Olsen @jpkolsen.bsky.social · Nov 16

En kort #introduktion: Jeg er biokemiker af uddannelse, software-udvikler af profession og er her mest af alt for at følge de folk der ikke migrerede til Mastodon dengang Musk overtog Twitter. Jeg er her mest for #dkpol og #dkmedier

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Erik Bjørsted @erbjmetal.bsky.social · 7h

Inflationen er under kontrol. Men fødevarepriserne gør ondt på lavindkomstgrupperne. Der er store forskelle i danskernes købekraft: På det private arbejdsmarked er reallønnen ca. 4 pct. højere end i 2021, mens købekraften for overførselsmodtagerne er næsten 5 pct. lavere end i 2021 #dkøko #dkpol

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 15h

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Jan Hoby @janhoby.bsky.social · 15h

Folkeligt pres fra neden, indsigt og viden virker. Her til lands og internationalt. Socialdemokratismens antidemokratiske og totalitære tendenser har fået en fiskerlussing med venlig hilsen fra 1984 #dkpol #Europe
politiken.dk/viden/tech/a...

Hummelgaard trækker kontroversielt forslag om overvågning tilbage

Tech | Vi behandler tidens teknologiske emner som chatbots og kunstig intelligens. Fra ai til den digitale velfærdsstat i temaet 'Den digitale underklasse'

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kate conger @kateconger.com · 1d

Jonathan Rinderknecht, a white man, was charged with starting the Palisades Fire. But on X, the company's news summary tab shows a photo of a black man.

Screenshot depicting posts on X, one showing the suspect accused of starting the Palisades Fire, a white man. The X news tab reports on the suspect's arrest, but shows a photo of a black man instead.

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Peter Madsen @peter7madsen.bsky.social · 1d

Et fremmed regime har ulovligt tilbageholdt et medlem af det danske Folketing.
- Hvad gør nationalkonservative politikere og mediepersonligheder?
Relativisering, motivspekulation og nedladende retorik.
"Danskerne først," messer bemeldte gruppe, når de mener "lsrael først". #dkpol

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 1d

“A beef tomato doesn’t contain any beef … Ladies’ fingers are not made of actual ladies’ fingers. Let’s trust consumers and stop this hotdog populism,” says Austrian MEP Anna Stürgkh

Ditto Shepherds pie

Feel free to add your own below 👇

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Veggie burgers’ could be off the menu as MEPs vote to ban plant-based food terms

Vote is victory for MEPs who want to strengthen position of farmers in food supply chain

www.theguardian.com

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Pelle Dragsted @pelledragsted.bsky.social · 2d

My colleague, MP Victoria Velasquez, has been boarded and unlawfully detained by Israel in international waters while attempting to sail food and medicine to Gaza.
I expect our government to demand the immediate release of Victoria and the other activists, and to condemn Israel’s crimes. #dkpol

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Pelle Dragsted @pelledragsted.bsky.social · 2d

Min kollega, MF Victoria Velasquez, er blevet bordet og ulovligt tilbageholdt af Israel i internationalt farvand, da hun forsøgte at sejle mad og medicin til Gaza.
Jeg forventer, at vores regering kræver Victoria og de andre aktivister øjeblikkeligt løsladt, og fordømmer Israels forbrydelser #dkpol

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Sebastian Gjerding @gjerding.bsky.social · 2d

Leverancerne er omgærdet af dyb fortrolighed. Men nu kaster hidtil ukendte dokumenter lys over, hvordan det danske forsvar bidrager til at holde Israels mest avancerede kampfly funktionsduelige under krigen #dkpol www.information.dk/indland/2025...

Så sent som i august sendte Danmark reservedele til Israels kampfly

Forsvarsministeren mørklagde sagen. Nu afslører dokumenter hemmeligholdte forsendelser fra Danmark af reservedele til israelske kampfly

www.information.dk

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 2d

which then begs the question of why you want flying cars instead of whatever mass transportation equivalent you imagine

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 2d

“Bluesky claims to want decentralization and composable moderation, but they still enjoy abusing the power of arbitrary banishment.” - Link

Banning controversy reveals Bluesky’s federation isn’t there yet

Bluesky’s protocol is so complicated that not even the biggest alternative network has figured out how to become independent

plus.flux.community

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Danwatch @danwatch.dk · 2d

Danmarks leverancer til Israelske bombefly er omgærdet af dyb fortrolighed. Men nu kaster hidtil ukendte dokumenter lys over, hvordan det danske forsvar bidrager til at holde Israels mest avancerede kampfly på vingerne. Læs med her: https://danwatch.dk/?p=41969

Johan Pelck Olsen @jpkolsen.bsky.social · 3d

So right after the self-driving cars? Cool

Johan Pelck Olsen @jpkolsen.bsky.social · 4d

Vores 9-årige får en 20’er om ugen, udbetalt i klingende mønt. Hun har ikke faste pligter endnu og de to ting kommer ikke til at hænge sammen.

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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 5d

Not nearly enough is made of the incredibly impressive feat Indian Railways has made to electrify almost 100% of its 135,000km of track, while also growing renewable sourcing. Huge:

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/ind...

Indian Railways to achieve net zero targets in 2025 itself - 5 years ahead of 2030 goal - Times of India

India Business News: Indian Railways is set to achieve net-zero targets by year-end, surpassing its 2030 goal through extensive electrification. Aiming for 95% electric tr

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Johan Pelck Olsen @jpkolsen.bsky.social · 5d

In Denmark we had a comedian elected for parliament a few decades ago. He ran on tailwind on bike paths

Johan Pelck Olsen @jpkolsen.bsky.social · 6d

Turns out #AI can indeed be used for good!

#epstein #epsteinfiles #trump

youtu.be/jV9mEkvJAbE

Edelweiss for Today: Epstein Files; A Sound of Music Challenge for Trump

YouTube video by Shirley Șerban

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 6d

President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...

French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE

YouTube video by WION

www.youtube.com

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Henrik Hindby Koszyczarek @henrikhindby.bsky.social · 6d

Antarktis har længe været betragtet som mere stabilt end Arktis, men i dag er billedet ændret: Havis forsvinder, temperaturer stiger også her, isstrømme accelererer, og smeltevand trænger ned i gletsjernes sprækker, hvilket får dem til at glide hurtigere ud i havet.
www.dmi.dk/nyheder/2025...

Sydpolen lægger sig i Grønlands smeltespor

Grønlands is smelter hurtigt, mens Antarktis hidtil har ændret sig mindre. Men for havniveaustigninger i Danmark er Antarktis afgørende – et nyt DMI-studie

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Randahl Fink @randahl.bsky.social · 6d

On October 14 the EU will vote on a law that forces encrypted messaging apps to facilitate mass surveillance.

President of Signal Foundation says, they will pull their app from the EU.

@stinebosse.bsky.social How am I supposed to talk to Russian sources without it?

netzpolitik.org/2025/anlassl...

Anlasslose Massenüberwachung: Messenger Signal wird Deutschland verlassen, wenn Chatkontrolle kommt

In den kommenden Tagen wird die Bundesregierung entscheiden, wie sie am 14. Oktober in der EU zur Chatkontrolle abstimmt. Eines ist klar: Kommt die Chatkontrolle, wird es keine verschlüsselte und sich...

netzpolitik.org

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 6d

The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.

Want to know why?

Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.

Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

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Rød Kat 🇩🇰 @redcatdk.bsky.social · 7d

#dkpol
#dkmedier

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Phil Free @philfree.bsky.social · 7d

“To put it bluntly, a path to zero emissions that relies on electrifying individual cars is not only the most resource-intensive route to zero emissions, but also the slowest route to that urgent goal.”

- @triofrancos.bsky.social
www.commondreams.org/opinion/gree...

Can We Design a Green Transition That Doesn't Turbocharge Extraction? | Common Dreams

Policies that promote alternatives to car use, reduce sprawl, encourage more compact batteries, and require recycling would all reduce the scale of mining needed for carbon-free transportation.

www.commondreams.org

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Dagbladet Information @information.dk · 8d

Lige oven over fremtidens drikkevand sprøjter landmænd i stor stil med pesticider, viser kortlægning. Flere af midlerne er under konkret mistanke for at være sundhedsskadelige og forurene grundvandet.

Unik kortlægning: Oven på byernes drikkevand sprøjter landmænd med pesticider

Lige oven over fremtidens drikkevand sprøjter landmænd i stor stil med pesticider, viser kortlægning. Flere af midlerne er under konkret mistanke for at være sundhedsskadelige og forurene grundvandet

www.information.dk

Johan Pelck Olsen @jpkolsen.bsky.social · 9d

But Jack Nicholson looks the same as always ;)

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Liberale Vidner @liberalevidner.bsky.social · 10d

Armslængdeprincippet hos Dansk Folkeparti er en strakt højre arm.
#dkforsk #uddpol #dkpol

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 12d

“It is increasingly indefensible for news coverage of climate change not to make it clear that this crisis is driven by very specific human activities – primarily burning fossil fuels. And in second place is food, agriculture, forestry.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds

Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Rune Bulk @runebulk.bsky.social · 13d

To skibe sejler nu mod Gaza under dansk flag @enhedslisten.bsky.social @victoriavel.bsky.social 🇵🇸❤️💚
www.tv2kosmopol.dk/metropolen/t...

To skibe sejler nu mod Gaza under dansk flag - folketingspolitiker er med ombord

www.tv2kosmopol.dk

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NPR @npr.org · 14d

In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.

8 walking and biking safety tips that just might save your life

In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d

Q: Do you still trust Putin?

TRUMP: I'll let you know in about a month from now