Knut Bråtane

In 1985, Carl Sagan told Congress that continuing to burn fossil fuels will increase global temperature, cause climate change, melt glaciers and ice sheets, and cause sea level rise. Imagine if we had listened to him them. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate #climate

Last night, Trump bragged about how he and Republicans "lifted" 2.4 million Americans off of food stamps. The reality is that their Big Ugly Bill kicked millions of hungry Americans, including many children, off of vital food assistance programs. Here's what else it did.

Trump's State of the Union was nearly two hours of grievances and division that didn't lay out any path forward to address the challenges facing American families, starting with costs.

Ukraine is standing strong and bleeding out one of Americas enemies...today marks the 4 year anniversary of the barbaric and failed Russian invasion of all of Ukraine. Watch: (link to full video in reply)

Robert De Niro on Donald Trump: “He’s an idiot. We’ve gotta get rid of him. He’s gonna ruin the country. Everything this country has worked for, represents, he is ruining it. I want my country back. There are more of us. We believe in what’s right and wrong. Empathy, kindness. Bringing the country together, not dispersing it.”

The immense determination of Ukrainian warriors & civilians has prevented Putin from achieving any of his initial war aims: Tried to take all Ukraine—failed. Tried to overthrow Zelenskyy—failed. Tried to stop NATO expansion—failed. Putin is losing this war. I hope it ends soon.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and The Atlantic staff writer Anne Applebaum, highlights a contradictory message from the U.S. administration: while encouraging Europe to rearm and be strong, the U.S. is also supporting far-right, pro-Russian movements in Europe that oppose the very unity and defense spending needed for that strength. “But I think just to go back for a second, you know, the message from the United States in the various different speeches that are given at Munich and elsewhere is now somewhat strange because the message to Europe is: "Okay, we want you to rearm, we want you to rearm, we want you to be strong, we're not going to be there to help you, or maybe not, or maybe a little bit, maybe with some nuclear weapons if it's absolutely necessary." But, you know, you'll have to make a guess about that. And at the same time, exactly at the same time, the administration is supporting far-right politicians in Europe, sometimes with bear hugs, as you say, and sometimes perhaps with money. They've said they will be supporting far-right think tanks and movements with State Department funding. And these movements are pro-Russian. They are opposed to defense spending. They are opposed to the European unity that is necessary for Europe to revive itself and revive its defense industries. And so people feel, you know, which is it? I mean, they're telling us—Americans are telling us—they're leaving, but at the same time, they're helping out the people who would prevent Europe from being strong. So I think there's a lot of doubt and suspicion about what U.S. policy really—I think it really is.”

"Most EV batteries outlast their cars, real-world data shows" A slightly inconvenient fact for those that like to claim that buyers of 2nd hand EVs will have to fork out a fortune to replace the car's battery electrek.co/2026/02/18/mos…

Nine of the 10 hottest years have been recorded in the past 10 years, and all 10 since 2005. There is no time to wait. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #renewables #biodiversity #GreenNewDeal

Good morning with good news: Battery costs plunged 27% in 2025, a bigger fall than the 11% forecasted 2025 decline! Global battery deployment jumps 33% in 2026 to 122.5 GW! Battery costs fall 25%; solar costs 30%; land wind 23%/offshore 20% by 2035! bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Zelenskyy: By 2030 Russia will have a 2–2.5m army. Ceasefire or not, nobody knows Russia’s goals or if it will come back. My suggestion to Europe: Russia will test who is strong — have common forces, not less than 3m. Better to have them than use them. 1/

24/7 1 GW Solar! UAE broke ground on a 5.2 GWdc PV facility paired with 19 GWh of battery storage in Abu Dhabi in October 2025. It’s world’s first GW-scale renewable project, engineered to deliver 1 GW of continuous, around-the-clock baseload power. woodmac.com/news/opinion/s…

"Russia attacked Ukraine, a sovereign nation. Not the other way round. So there can be no 'shared' solution. Russia is the aggressor here" - Mark Rutte NATO Secretary General

@astraiaintel It’s about time the Russians realise that Putin’s the real enemy.

@astraiaintel Looks like Russia is weakened at last. And badly trained and I guess badly motivated. This is the way.

@astraiaintel I support Ukraine

@astraiaintel Russia are losing. Roughly 35000 Russian soldiers die every month in Ukraine vs one year ago 14000.

@astraiaintel Ukrainian liberation forces are gaining momentum against Russian terrorist forces.

@astraiaintel This is why Trump wants Ukraine to sign a hasty peace deal, to prevent Ukraine from chasing russia out of Ukraine. Go, Ukraine, go, don't let Trump stop you!