Frank Jordans
@frankjordans.bsky.social
Another X-ile testing the waters here but also active on Mastodon as det.social/@fj . Former @AP correspondent and @AgoraInd comms lead now overseeing the global news desk @ICRC. Politics nerd, climate wonk, gardener and cyclist.
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@nminkmar.bsky.social beschreibt anhand der Waldbrände in Frankreich klar worauf es im Katastrophenfall suf allen Seiten ankommt….
August 2, 2026 at 7:41 AM
@nminkmar.bsky.social beschreibt anhand der Waldbrände in Frankreich klar worauf es im Katastrophenfall suf allen Seiten ankommt….
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The usual lies from climate deniers like Matt Ridley.
Part of a broader pattern of paltering by bad actors like Bjorn Lomborg who misleadingly merge managed croplands & plains (which have seen decreases) with forests. See: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-no...
Part of a broader pattern of paltering by bad actors like Bjorn Lomborg who misleadingly merge managed croplands & plains (which have seen decreases) with forests. See: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-no...
July 31, 2026 at 10:50 PM
The usual lies from climate deniers like Matt Ridley.
Part of a broader pattern of paltering by bad actors like Bjorn Lomborg who misleadingly merge managed croplands & plains (which have seen decreases) with forests. See: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-no...
Part of a broader pattern of paltering by bad actors like Bjorn Lomborg who misleadingly merge managed croplands & plains (which have seen decreases) with forests. See: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-no...
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#ClimateChange will destroy every place you love, every location you adore
Fires , floods , rocs ? pick the weapon
Then , it will come after you and your family
#France yesterday
#ClimateCrisis #Metacrisis #WarOnNature
Fires , floods , rocs ? pick the weapon
Then , it will come after you and your family
#France yesterday
#ClimateCrisis #Metacrisis #WarOnNature
August 1, 2026 at 5:12 AM
#ClimateChange will destroy every place you love, every location you adore
Fires , floods , rocs ? pick the weapon
Then , it will come after you and your family
#France yesterday
#ClimateCrisis #Metacrisis #WarOnNature
Fires , floods , rocs ? pick the weapon
Then , it will come after you and your family
#France yesterday
#ClimateCrisis #Metacrisis #WarOnNature
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If you care about privacy, ride a bike.
Trillions of miles of data: Your car is spying on you, and it's only just the beginning
From your weight and facial expressions to your destination, cars collect a startling amount of data about you. Some of it may even raise your insurance costs.
www.bbc.com
May 30, 2026 at 5:45 AM
If you care about privacy, ride a bike.
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We have clear line-of-sight to the full depletion of all the oil stockpiles except the Chinese strategic reserves in an amount of time measured in weeks, which is probably the point at which oil prices will double or even more.
May 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
We have clear line-of-sight to the full depletion of all the oil stockpiles except the Chinese strategic reserves in an amount of time measured in weeks, which is probably the point at which oil prices will double or even more.
Can anyone explain why conventional power plants in Germany increased their output this afternoon, even though power prices were negative and the country was exporting massive amounts of electricity? What stopped them from maintaining morning output? What am I missing here?
#Energiewende
#Energiewende
May 1, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Can anyone explain why conventional power plants in Germany increased their output this afternoon, even though power prices were negative and the country was exporting massive amounts of electricity? What stopped them from maintaining morning output? What am I missing here?
#Energiewende
#Energiewende
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The speech is based on a real event - so-called "Evil May Day" - in 1517 when an angry mob of Londoners, whipped up by a populist preacher, turned on Flemish immigrants and started to loot their homes.
They'd "come over here to take our jobs and ...." novel isn't it
They'd "come over here to take our jobs and ...." novel isn't it
And this from the play Sir Thomas More, reputedly written by Shakespeare, performed by Sir Ian McKellen:
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Ian McKellen performs speech about immigrants by Shakespeare from Thomas More (23/4/2016)
YouTube video by TFotF
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May 1, 2026 at 11:32 AM
The speech is based on a real event - so-called "Evil May Day" - in 1517 when an angry mob of Londoners, whipped up by a populist preacher, turned on Flemish immigrants and started to loot their homes.
They'd "come over here to take our jobs and ...." novel isn't it
They'd "come over here to take our jobs and ...." novel isn't it
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2/ "We're price taker and not a price maker"
"There is one lesson from this crisis, and only one lesson"
"We need homegrown clean power that we can control"
"We cannot keep being on this fossil fuel roller coaster"
Thank you for the clear explanation
@Ed_Miliband"
x.com/implausibleb...
"There is one lesson from this crisis, and only one lesson"
"We need homegrown clean power that we can control"
"We cannot keep being on this fossil fuel roller coaster"
Thank you for the clear explanation
@Ed_Miliband"
x.com/implausibleb...
March 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
2/ "We're price taker and not a price maker"
"There is one lesson from this crisis, and only one lesson"
"We need homegrown clean power that we can control"
"We cannot keep being on this fossil fuel roller coaster"
Thank you for the clear explanation
@Ed_Miliband"
x.com/implausibleb...
"There is one lesson from this crisis, and only one lesson"
"We need homegrown clean power that we can control"
"We cannot keep being on this fossil fuel roller coaster"
Thank you for the clear explanation
@Ed_Miliband"
x.com/implausibleb...
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Die @senmvku.bsky.social von Senatorin Ute Bonde hat eine zentrale Verordnung zur Umsetzung der Mobilitätswende kalt entsorgt. Die AV Konfliktbewältigung wurde zum 5. Dezember außer Kraft gesetzt. Sie regelte klar den Vorrang des Umweltverbunds. www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1196...
Berlin: Mobilitätsgesetz kalt entsorgt
Weil sie sowieso von ihrem Haus nicht angewandt wurde, schafft Verkehrssenatorin Ute Bonde (CDU) die Ausführungsvorschriften Konfliktbewältigung ab. Das ist die offizielle Begründung.
www.nd-aktuell.de
December 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Die @senmvku.bsky.social von Senatorin Ute Bonde hat eine zentrale Verordnung zur Umsetzung der Mobilitätswende kalt entsorgt. Die AV Konfliktbewältigung wurde zum 5. Dezember außer Kraft gesetzt. Sie regelte klar den Vorrang des Umweltverbunds. www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1196...
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Etwas, dass beim Thema Sondervermögen außen vor geblieben ist, ist das Thema Vergabe von klimafreundlichen Aufträgen an die Industrie. @agoraind.bsky.social zeigt bspw dass schon heute alle wichtigen Korridore mit klimafreundlichem Stahl+Zement saniert werden könnten, wenn es vorgeschrieben wäre
November 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Etwas, dass beim Thema Sondervermögen außen vor geblieben ist, ist das Thema Vergabe von klimafreundlichen Aufträgen an die Industrie. @agoraind.bsky.social zeigt bspw dass schon heute alle wichtigen Korridore mit klimafreundlichem Stahl+Zement saniert werden könnten, wenn es vorgeschrieben wäre
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Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Energy retailers to be directed to offer free power three hours a day
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
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SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled
The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency
@heatmap.news
The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency
@heatmap.news
Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says
It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.
heatmap.news
October 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled
The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency
@heatmap.news
The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency
@heatmap.news
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Hi again, Rieke here – I’ve just left Gaza after another rotation at the Red Cross Field Hospital with the @icrc.org.
In July, I told you about mass casualties, stray bullets, and shortages of medical supplies.
Here's what I saw on the ground.
In July, I told you about mass casualties, stray bullets, and shortages of medical supplies.
Here's what I saw on the ground.
Hi, I’m Rieke, a physio from Ireland. I just finished a 6-week deployment to Gaza with the @icrc.org. For the next 3 days, I'll post about my experiences at the Red Cross Field Hospital.
📸 Me & my youngest patient: Malek, a 6-month-old baby who was injured in an explosion.
📸 Me & my youngest patient: Malek, a 6-month-old baby who was injured in an explosion.
September 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Hi again, Rieke here – I’ve just left Gaza after another rotation at the Red Cross Field Hospital with the @icrc.org.
In July, I told you about mass casualties, stray bullets, and shortages of medical supplies.
Here's what I saw on the ground.
In July, I told you about mass casualties, stray bullets, and shortages of medical supplies.
Here's what I saw on the ground.
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When humanitarian workers and volunteers are not protected, the people we serve are the ones who suffer the most.
We stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian Red Cross Society and their loved ones 👇🏽
We stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian Red Cross Society and their loved ones 👇🏽
September 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
When humanitarian workers and volunteers are not protected, the people we serve are the ones who suffer the most.
We stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian Red Cross Society and their loved ones 👇🏽
We stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian Red Cross Society and their loved ones 👇🏽
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Yesterday, our colleague Ahmed spoke about being displaced from Gaza City to Deir al-Balah.
“This is what it’s like every day for people. Many wake thinking the situation cannot get worse, but it continues to deteriorate,” he said.
➡ In his words: ms.spr.ly/6018sWmi2
“This is what it’s like every day for people. Many wake thinking the situation cannot get worse, but it continues to deteriorate,” he said.
➡ In his words: ms.spr.ly/6018sWmi2
September 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Yesterday, our colleague Ahmed spoke about being displaced from Gaza City to Deir al-Balah.
“This is what it’s like every day for people. Many wake thinking the situation cannot get worse, but it continues to deteriorate,” he said.
➡ In his words: ms.spr.ly/6018sWmi2
“This is what it’s like every day for people. Many wake thinking the situation cannot get worse, but it continues to deteriorate,” he said.
➡ In his words: ms.spr.ly/6018sWmi2
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Hi, I’m Rieke, a physio from Ireland. I just finished a 6-week deployment to Gaza with the @icrc.org. For the next 3 days, I'll post about my experiences at the Red Cross Field Hospital.
📸 Me & my youngest patient: Malek, a 6-month-old baby who was injured in an explosion.
📸 Me & my youngest patient: Malek, a 6-month-old baby who was injured in an explosion.
July 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Hi, I’m Rieke, a physio from Ireland. I just finished a 6-week deployment to Gaza with the @icrc.org. For the next 3 days, I'll post about my experiences at the Red Cross Field Hospital.
📸 Me & my youngest patient: Malek, a 6-month-old baby who was injured in an explosion.
📸 Me & my youngest patient: Malek, a 6-month-old baby who was injured in an explosion.
Nuru’s solar panels have occasionally been struck by stray bullets during gunfire, said Alain Byamungu Chiruza, Nuru’s senior director of business development. “But in general...our panels are safe because the community understands that (they are) for their own good.”
Solar minigrid brings light and hope to a Goma neighborhood, offering blueprint for rest of Congo
A solar minigrid in a Goma neighborhood where almost everyone lacked access to electricity just five years ago is offering a flicker of hope despite widespread poverty and the city’s violent takeover…
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July 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Nuru’s solar panels have occasionally been struck by stray bullets during gunfire, said Alain Byamungu Chiruza, Nuru’s senior director of business development. “But in general...our panels are safe because the community understands that (they are) for their own good.”
Sudan civil war overwhelms border town in neighbor Chad as refugees find little help
Sudan civil war overwhelms border town in neighbor Chad as refugees find little help
Sudan's civil war has overwhelmed a border town in neighboring Chad. Nearly a quarter-million refugees have arrived in Adre and the humanitarian frontline on the edge of one of the world’s most…
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June 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Sudan civil war overwhelms border town in neighbor Chad as refugees find little help
ICE detains Marine Corps veteran’s wife who was still breastfeeding their baby
ICE detains Marine Corps veteran's wife who was still breastfeeding their baby
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained the wife of a Marine Corps veteran in Louisiana during a routine immigration appointment in New Orleans.
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June 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
ICE detains Marine Corps veteran’s wife who was still breastfeeding their baby
“The global consensus that once made anti-personnel mines a symbol of inhumanity is starting to fracture,” said Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the ICRC. “This is not just a legal retreat on paper—it risks endangering countless lives and reversing decades of hard-fought humanitarian progress.”
June 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
“The global consensus that once made anti-personnel mines a symbol of inhumanity is starting to fracture,” said Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the ICRC. “This is not just a legal retreat on paper—it risks endangering countless lives and reversing decades of hard-fought humanitarian progress.”
Spain’s government said Tuesday that the massive April power outage across Spain and Portugal that left tens of millions of people disconnected in seconds was caused by technical and planning errors that left the grid unable to handle a surge in voltage. apnews.com/article/spai...
Spain says April blackout was caused by grid failures and poor planning, not a cyberattack
Spanish authorities say the massive power outage in April across Spain and Portugal was due to technical and planning errors that led to a cascade of failures in the grid.
apnews.com
June 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Spain’s government said Tuesday that the massive April power outage across Spain and Portugal that left tens of millions of people disconnected in seconds was caused by technical and planning errors that left the grid unable to handle a surge in voltage. apnews.com/article/spai...
A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses by flying in precise and fancy formation, providing hours of on-demand totality for scientists.
A look at the first artificial solar eclipses created by two European satellites
A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses through precise and fancy formation flying.
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June 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses by flying in precise and fancy formation, providing hours of on-demand totality for scientists.
The remains of large numbers of fallen soldiers were transferred between Russia & Ukraine in recent days. The operation took place with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Amid the ongoing conflict this was a small but important case of humanitarian cooperation.
Russia – Ukraine: ICRC supports large-scale repatriation of human remains
Stay updated with the latest news and ongoing initiatives of the ICRC.
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June 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The remains of large numbers of fallen soldiers were transferred between Russia & Ukraine in recent days. The operation took place with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Amid the ongoing conflict this was a small but important case of humanitarian cooperation.