Rolf Schuttenhelm
@rolfschuttenhelm.bsky.social
Dutch science writer, specialised in climate, ecology, geosciences and energy - with some additional interests, including geopolitics & supporting Ukraine.
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My other personal reason to join BlueSky, is a European one. 'Strategic autonomy' is needed per yesterday and requires enormous investments in defense & energy. But the 3rd branche is the info space.
Musk isn't done yet. He'll now try to sabotage European democracies, using Ex. We shouldn't let him
Musk isn't done yet. He'll now try to sabotage European democracies, using Ex. We shouldn't let him
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'Demissionair buitenlandminister David van Weel heeft tennisser Tallon Griekspoor opgeroepen niet mee te doen aan een omstreden toernooi in Rusland. Volgens de bewindspersoon moet de kopman van het Nederlandse tennis dat vooral vanuit moreel oogpunt niet willen.' www.nu.nl/tennis/63775...
Minister roept Griekspoor op niet mee te doen aan tennistoernooi in Rusland
Demissionair buitenlandminister David van Weel heeft tennisser Tallon Griekspoor opgeroepen niet mee te doen aan een omstreden toernooi in Rusland. Volgens de bewindspersoon moet de kopman van het Ned...
www.nu.nl
November 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
'Demissionair buitenlandminister David van Weel heeft tennisser Tallon Griekspoor opgeroepen niet mee te doen aan een omstreden toernooi in Rusland. Volgens de bewindspersoon moet de kopman van het Nederlandse tennis dat vooral vanuit moreel oogpunt niet willen.' www.nu.nl/tennis/63775...
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Ik zag net in het nieuws dat Schoof echt wel bereid is zich uit te spreken en kwaad te maken, gisteren in de Kamer. Wat was die grote zaak waar hij nu eens stevig voor op durfde te staan? Géén tijdige steun geven aan Oekraïne.😞
Dikke plus voor @derk.cda.nl (CDA) en de andere partijen (D66, GL-PvdA, CU, PvdD, 50+ & Volt) die noodzakelijke steun voor Oekraïne naar voren willen halen 👍👍
Als je enig politiek besef hebt, begrijp je dat nú het moment is. Bij Schoof blijkt dat te ontbreken. Teleurstellend.
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
Als je enig politiek besef hebt, begrijp je dat nú het moment is. Bij Schoof blijkt dat te ontbreken. Teleurstellend.
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
Wrevel tussen Schoof en Kamerleden over extra geld voor Oekraïne
Een meerderheid in de Tweede Kamer wil zekerheid over extra geld voor het land. "De Russische grens mag niet opschuiven".
nos.nl
November 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Ik zag net in het nieuws dat Schoof echt wel bereid is zich uit te spreken en kwaad te maken, gisteren in de Kamer. Wat was die grote zaak waar hij nu eens stevig voor op durfde te staan? Géén tijdige steun geven aan Oekraïne.😞
Dikke plus voor @derk.cda.nl (CDA) en de andere partijen (D66, GL-PvdA, CU, PvdD, 50+ & Volt) die noodzakelijke steun voor Oekraïne naar voren willen halen 👍👍
Als je enig politiek besef hebt, begrijp je dat nú het moment is. Bij Schoof blijkt dat te ontbreken. Teleurstellend.
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
Als je enig politiek besef hebt, begrijp je dat nú het moment is. Bij Schoof blijkt dat te ontbreken. Teleurstellend.
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
Wrevel tussen Schoof en Kamerleden over extra geld voor Oekraïne
Een meerderheid in de Tweede Kamer wil zekerheid over extra geld voor het land. "De Russische grens mag niet opschuiven".
nos.nl
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Dikke plus voor @derk.cda.nl (CDA) en de andere partijen (D66, GL-PvdA, CU, PvdD, 50+ & Volt) die noodzakelijke steun voor Oekraïne naar voren willen halen 👍👍
Als je enig politiek besef hebt, begrijp je dat nú het moment is. Bij Schoof blijkt dat te ontbreken. Teleurstellend.
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
Als je enig politiek besef hebt, begrijp je dat nú het moment is. Bij Schoof blijkt dat te ontbreken. Teleurstellend.
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
Wow! Witkoff also personally adviced the Russians how to sabotage the then-possible transfer of tomahawks to Ukraine 😮
Witkoff is literally working FOR RUSSIA. He really, really, really needs to be fired. #FireWitkoff
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NlP...
Witkoff is literally working FOR RUSSIA. He really, really, really needs to be fired. #FireWitkoff
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NlP...
Witkoff told Putin to sway Trump against sending Tomahawks to Ukraine
YouTube video by Times Radio
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Wow! Witkoff also personally adviced the Russians how to sabotage the then-possible transfer of tomahawks to Ukraine 😮
Witkoff is literally working FOR RUSSIA. He really, really, really needs to be fired. #FireWitkoff
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NlP...
Witkoff is literally working FOR RUSSIA. He really, really, really needs to be fired. #FireWitkoff
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NlP...
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In Canada, the realization that, with Trump at the helm, America is an enemy, not an ally, is slowly setting in.
Carney: We know that this decades-long process of our ever-closer economic relationship between Canada and the US has ended. And as a consequence of that, many of our strengths have become our vulnerabilities, particularly in those industries that are most tightly integrated with the US….
November 27, 2025 at 6:49 AM
In Canada, the realization that, with Trump at the helm, America is an enemy, not an ally, is slowly setting in.
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Republican Rep. Don Bacon calls for Witkoff to be fired. May it be the first call of many. Witkoff needs to go, now.
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Republican Rep. Don Bacon calls for Witkoff to be fired. May it be the first call of many. Witkoff needs to go, now.
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Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
In Kherson, Russian forces struck a civilian car with a drone, killing a 34-year-old woman and her 6-year-old son.
The driver was hospitalized.
📷: Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine
The driver was hospitalized.
📷: Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Kijk aan, zowaar verschuiving die verduurzaming ten goede komt! Ten 1e natuurlijk voordelig dat ov verbetert wordt. Maar daarnaast is prijsprikkel nog steeds essentieel om ons brandstofgebruik terug te dringen - en daarmee onze gevaarlijke afhankelijkheid van energie-import.
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
Belasting op brandstof toch omhoog, benzine 5 cent duurder
Een meerderheid in de Kamer stemt in met het voorstel om een deel van het geld dat was bedoeld om de brandstofprijzen te verzachten, toch in openbaar vervoer te steken.
nos.nl
November 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Kijk aan, zowaar verschuiving die verduurzaming ten goede komt! Ten 1e natuurlijk voordelig dat ov verbetert wordt. Maar daarnaast is prijsprikkel nog steeds essentieel om ons brandstofgebruik terug te dringen - en daarmee onze gevaarlijke afhankelijkheid van energie-import.
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
nos.nl/artikel/2592...
De harde conclusie is dat de VS de vriend is van onze vijand (en dus...)
Europa moet nu eindelijk op eigen benen staan - én de verdediging van Oekraïne garanderen, wat wij prima kunnen betalen: EU-economie is >10x groter dan Rusland, daarnaast nog VK, Nwgn & Canada.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_iM...
Europa moet nu eindelijk op eigen benen staan - én de verdediging van Oekraïne garanderen, wat wij prima kunnen betalen: EU-economie is >10x groter dan Rusland, daarnaast nog VK, Nwgn & Canada.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_iM...
Trump can’t be trusted, he’s ‘our enemy’s friend’ | General Sir Richard Shireff
YouTube video by Times Radio
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
De harde conclusie is dat de VS de vriend is van onze vijand (en dus...)
Europa moet nu eindelijk op eigen benen staan - én de verdediging van Oekraïne garanderen, wat wij prima kunnen betalen: EU-economie is >10x groter dan Rusland, daarnaast nog VK, Nwgn & Canada.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_iM...
Europa moet nu eindelijk op eigen benen staan - én de verdediging van Oekraïne garanderen, wat wij prima kunnen betalen: EU-economie is >10x groter dan Rusland, daarnaast nog VK, Nwgn & Canada.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_iM...
One of the most accurate and hard-hitting headlines I've seen in months. Take note, journalists 👇👇 And for crying out loud get rid of that Russian spy. #FireWitkoff
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-great-...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-great-...
The Great Betrayal: How a U.S. Envoy Helped Russia Shape a Plan Against an American Ally
Steve Witkoff’s guidance to Vladimir Putin’s top adviser reveals a foreign-policy process captured by private channels, Russian influence, and the abandonment of an ally at war.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
One of the most accurate and hard-hitting headlines I've seen in months. Take note, journalists 👇👇 And for crying out loud get rid of that Russian spy. #FireWitkoff
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-great-...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-great-...
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Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
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Anecdotally, while I was looking for a source to refer to for this article with the search words ”Russia rejects US peace plan”, I found media articles on that topic from November 2024, February, May, June, September, and October 2025.
Made an effort to establish a timeline of this latest iteration of essentially the same old attempt by the Trump administration to force a peace deal, doomed to fail like the previous three times.
The number of plot twists would have been amusing, if it wasn’t so cruel to Ukraine.
The number of plot twists would have been amusing, if it wasn’t so cruel to Ukraine.
The Rise and Fall of the Dim-Wit Plan
The latest iteration of a "secret US-Russia peace plan for Ukraine" would have been funny, if it wasn't so cruel to Ukraine.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Anecdotally, while I was looking for a source to refer to for this article with the search words ”Russia rejects US peace plan”, I found media articles on that topic from November 2024, February, May, June, September, and October 2025.
Ik vind bijv ook de NOS weer zeer nalatig in het NIET-expliciet communiceren vd extreme gevolgen voor veiligheid van Nederland als Witkoffs capitulatieplan doorgaat. Politiek is nu alle hens aan dek nodig om bij te sturen. Gigantische taak voor media om burgers te informeren én politici te bevragen!
Fascinerende intro bij Eva: “Week van de waarheid“
“De oorlog zou deze week zomaar kunnen eindigen maar welke prijs moet Zelensky daarvoor betalen?”
Dit is dus wat volgens mij @rolfschuttenhelm.bsky.social ooit bedoelde met wat is nu je methodologie en welk verhaal probeer je precies te vertellen.
“De oorlog zou deze week zomaar kunnen eindigen maar welke prijs moet Zelensky daarvoor betalen?”
Dit is dus wat volgens mij @rolfschuttenhelm.bsky.social ooit bedoelde met wat is nu je methodologie en welk verhaal probeer je precies te vertellen.
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Ik vind bijv ook de NOS weer zeer nalatig in het NIET-expliciet communiceren vd extreme gevolgen voor veiligheid van Nederland als Witkoffs capitulatieplan doorgaat. Politiek is nu alle hens aan dek nodig om bij te sturen. Gigantische taak voor media om burgers te informeren én politici te bevragen!
Insane. In Witkoff's case calling him a Russian assett is an understatement. This is closer to treason as Witkoff is clearly WORKING FOR RUSSIA, not for any other country.
Obviously Witkoff needs to be fired - and Trump should instead listen to the Republican base, led by Lindsey Graham and others.
Obviously Witkoff needs to be fired - and Trump should instead listen to the Republican base, led by Lindsey Graham and others.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Insane. In Witkoff's case calling him a Russian assett is an understatement. This is closer to treason as Witkoff is clearly WORKING FOR RUSSIA, not for any other country.
Obviously Witkoff needs to be fired - and Trump should instead listen to the Republican base, led by Lindsey Graham and others.
Obviously Witkoff needs to be fired - and Trump should instead listen to the Republican base, led by Lindsey Graham and others.
But let's steal their financial lifeline, sabotage their army and force them to surrender their historical land to Putin, Witkoff whispered in the demented king's ear - and Trump nodded.
A Dad cradles the coffin of his son.
Russia killed 1,5 year old Nazar, his sister Kamila and their mom on November 19th in #Ternopil.
Deepest condolences...
Russia killed 1,5 year old Nazar, his sister Kamila and their mom on November 19th in #Ternopil.
Deepest condolences...
November 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
But let's steal their financial lifeline, sabotage their army and force them to surrender their historical land to Putin, Witkoff whispered in the demented king's ear - and Trump nodded.
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Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into links between Reform UK and Russia following the jailing of the party's former Wales leader for accepting pro-Russian bribes
news.sky.com/story/starme...
news.sky.com/story/starme...
Starmer demands investigation into Reform-Russia links after party's ex-Wales leader jailed
The former leader of Reform in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after being paid £40,000 to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament.
news.sky.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into links between Reform UK and Russia following the jailing of the party's former Wales leader for accepting pro-Russian bribes
news.sky.com/story/starme...
news.sky.com/story/starme...
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Children killed by Russians in #Ternopil.
On November 19, Russian terrorists attacked residential buildings in Ternopil,killing 34 people.Six more people are considered missing, including one child.
The six kids who will never become adults because Russia killed them:
On November 19, Russian terrorists attacked residential buildings in Ternopil,killing 34 people.Six more people are considered missing, including one child.
The six kids who will never become adults because Russia killed them:
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Children killed by Russians in #Ternopil.
On November 19, Russian terrorists attacked residential buildings in Ternopil,killing 34 people.Six more people are considered missing, including one child.
The six kids who will never become adults because Russia killed them:
On November 19, Russian terrorists attacked residential buildings in Ternopil,killing 34 people.Six more people are considered missing, including one child.
The six kids who will never become adults because Russia killed them:
Even syntax analysis shows 'The Capitulation Plan' WAS LITERALLY WRITTEN IN RUSSIA. Extremely shameful. Trump should fire Witkoff to save himself from this embarrassment...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHvM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHvM...
Trump’s peace plan was written by the Russians | Sir Bill Browder
YouTube video by Times Radio
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Even syntax analysis shows 'The Capitulation Plan' WAS LITERALLY WRITTEN IN RUSSIA. Extremely shameful. Trump should fire Witkoff to save himself from this embarrassment...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHvM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHvM...
Truly need a Nobel Peace Prize? Here's how it's done. Completely focus on point 6 and you'll have it.
November 23, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Truly need a Nobel Peace Prize? Here's how it's done. Completely focus on point 6 and you'll have it.
Great article by Politico. Trump now wants to the grab money that Ukraine urgently needs to survive (and that is completely unlinked to the US). It's sickening. EU should make clear this is absolutely unacceptable. Vast majority of the US population thinks the same!
www.politico.eu/article/stev...
www.politico.eu/article/stev...
‘Witkoff needs a psychiatrist’: Europeans fume at Trump’s plan to profit from frozen Russian assets
Diplomats and officials react with outrage to new details of the U.S. peace plan, warning it could wreck their efforts to help Ukraine survive the war.
www.politico.eu
November 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Great article by Politico. Trump now wants to the grab money that Ukraine urgently needs to survive (and that is completely unlinked to the US). It's sickening. EU should make clear this is absolutely unacceptable. Vast majority of the US population thinks the same!
www.politico.eu/article/stev...
www.politico.eu/article/stev...
Very important to keep in mind that ALSO among the Republican base giving in to Putin and betraying Ukraine is a very unpopular move. A vast majority of the US population strongly supports Ukraine's fight for freedom (so Witkoff's path is very slippery FOR TRUMP).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwuK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwuK...
Trump’s Senate ‘shocked’ at Putin peace plan
YouTube video by Times Radio
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Very important to keep in mind that ALSO among the Republican base giving in to Putin and betraying Ukraine is a very unpopular move. A vast majority of the US population strongly supports Ukraine's fight for freedom (so Witkoff's path is very slippery FOR TRUMP).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwuK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwuK...
'Ukraine faces very tough choice: either the loss of dignity, or the US as a partner.'
Trump is such an utter global disgrace. Eternal shame on the US for this betrayal - and for actively siding with global tyranny. Truly the darkest of times, and the most disgusting...
Trump is such an utter global disgrace. Eternal shame on the US for this betrayal - and for actively siding with global tyranny. Truly the darkest of times, and the most disgusting...
Zelensky admitting that the pressure Trump is putting on Ukraine to take this grotesque deal is immense.
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
'Ukraine faces very tough choice: either the loss of dignity, or the US as a partner.'
Trump is such an utter global disgrace. Eternal shame on the US for this betrayal - and for actively siding with global tyranny. Truly the darkest of times, and the most disgusting...
Trump is such an utter global disgrace. Eternal shame on the US for this betrayal - and for actively siding with global tyranny. Truly the darkest of times, and the most disgusting...
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But Zelensky didn't wear a suit.....
November 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
But Zelensky didn't wear a suit.....
'Oekraïne moet volgens Zelensky kiezen tussen twee moeilijke scenarios: het verlies van zijn waardigheid of het verliezen van de Verenigde Staten als partner.' (Wat een schande...)
nos.nl/artikel/2591...
nos.nl/artikel/2591...
Zelensky komt met alternatieven voor VS-plan, 'moeilijk moment in geschiedenis'
Gisteren ontving Zelensky een 28-puntenplan van de Amerikaanse president Trump, dat zou zijn opgesteld door Amerikaanse en Russische diplomaten. Daarin moet Oekraïne flinke concessies doen.
nos.nl
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
'Oekraïne moet volgens Zelensky kiezen tussen twee moeilijke scenarios: het verlies van zijn waardigheid of het verliezen van de Verenigde Staten als partner.' (Wat een schande...)
nos.nl/artikel/2591...
nos.nl/artikel/2591...