Jochen Müller

Head of Administration Division at @eusatcen (HR, communication, general services and security, registry). Personal account / tweets. RT=interesting.

[Álvaro Anchuelo @aanchuelo]

Han llegado los #IdusDeMarzo: hoy asesinaron a Julio César.
Pero antes de ese final hubo unos comienzos llenos de riesgo, ambición y conspiraciones.
Los cuento en "El ascenso de Balbo", vistos por un personaje real: el gaditano que fue su confidente.
https://t.co/1qv5n3JY00

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school.

This is Trump’s America.

[Jochen Müller @JochenEurope]

My read of the day. Sad. Common? Frightening. Which will be the turning point? Good night.

[Travis Akers 🇺🇸 @travisakers]

A message from a Kindergarten teacher:

After forty years in the classroom, my career ended with one small sentence from a six-year-old:

“My dad says people like you don’t matter anymore.”

No sneer. No malice. Just quiet honesty — the kind that cuts deeper because it’s innocent. He blinked, then added, “You don’t even have a TikTok.”

My name is Mrs. Clara Holt, and for four decades, I taught kindergarten in a small Denver suburb. Today, I stacked the last box on my desk and locked the door behind me.

When I started teaching in the early 1980s, it felt like a promise — a shared belief that what we did mattered. We weren’t rich, but we were valued. Parents brought warm cookies to parent nights. Kids gave you handmade cards with hearts that didn’t quite line up. Watching a child sound out their first sentence felt like magic.

But that world slowly slipped away. The job I once knew has been replaced by exhaustion, red tape, and a kind of loneliness I can’t quite describe.

My evenings used to be filled with construction paper, glitter, and glue sticks. Now they’re spent filling out digital reports to protect myself from angry emails or lawsuits. I’ve been yelled at by parents in front of twenty-five children — one filming me with his phone while I tried to calm another child mid-meltdown.

And the kids… they’ve changed too. Not by choice.

They arrive tired, anxious, overstimulated. Their tiny fingers know how to swipe a screen before they can hold a crayon. Some can’t make eye contact or wait in line. We’re expected to fix all of it — to patch the gaps, heal the trauma, teach the curriculum, and document every move — in six hours a day, with resources that barely fill a drawer.

The little reading corner I once built, full of soft beanbags and paper stars, was replaced by data charts and “learning metrics.” A young principal once told me, “Clara, maybe you’re too nurturing. The district wants measurable results.”

As if kindness were a weakness.

Still, I stayed. Because of the small, holy moments that no spreadsheet could measure —
a whisper of, “You remind me of my grandma.”
a shaky note that read, “I feel safe here.”
a quiet boy finally meeting my eyes and saying, “I read the whole page.”

Those tiny sparks were my reason to keep showing up.

But this last year broke something in me.

The aggression grew sharper. The laughter in the staff room turned to silence. The light went out of so many eyes. I watched brilliant teachers — my friends — vanish under the weight of burnout, their joy replaced by survival.

I felt myself fading too, like chalk on a board that’s been wiped one too many times.

So today, I began my goodbye. I pulled faded art off the walls and tucked thirty years of handmade cards into a single box. In the back of a drawer, I found a letter from a student from 1998:

“Thank you for loving me when I was hard to love.”

I sat on the floor and cried.

No party. No applause. Just a handshake from a young principal who called me “Ma’am” while checking his notifications.

I left my rocking chair behind, and my sticker box too. What I carried with me were the memories — the faces of hundreds of children who once trusted me enough to reach out their hands and learn. That can’t be uploaded. It can’t be measured. It can’t be replaced.

I miss when teachers were partners, not targets. When parents and educators worked side by side, not in opposition. When schools cared more about wonder than numbers.

So if you know a teacher — any teacher — thank them. Not with a mug or a gift card, but with your words. With your respect. With your understanding that behind every test score is a heart that cared enough to try.

Because in a world that often overlooks them, teachers are the ones who never forget our children.

[Alex Taylor @AlexTaylorNews]

🇬🇧for years "We insist on ending EU free movement !"

🇬🇧now "Why can't we move freely in the EU any more ?"
🤡👇

[Governor JB Pritzker @GovPritzker]

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

[Christopher Webb @cwebbonline]

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. The plan wasn’t to be made public. Clearly someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.

📌 Historic fascists with plenary authority:
• Adolf Hitler
• Benito Mussolini
• Joseph Stalin

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

This is an iron lung for polio victims.

Remember these?

Me neither. It's now in a museum..where it should stay.

Why?

Because vaccines work

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

how much oil is europe importing from russia? less than you’d think.

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

BREAKING: Oklahoma State Superintendent @RyanWalters_ just announced that every single high school in the state will now be required to have a Turning Point USA chapter.

Ask yourself: how would the right react if a Democratic superintendent forced every school to host a Black Lives Matter club, a Sunrise Movement chapter, an ANTIFA club, or a Planned Parenthood student group? They would call it indoctrination — and they’d be right.

This is deeply concerning. Public schools should not be turned into mandatory recruitment hubs for any political organization.

[Jochen Müller @JochenEurope]

Excellent read:

https://t.co/9B0ES95mab

[🇱🇹Paulius Kirstukas @P_Kirstukas]

To truly grasp what the Baltic people did during the Baltic Way, picture millions standing hand in hand across 600 km - from Talin to Vilnius

[Andy Hunder @AndyHunder]

I am at the site of a truly horrendous Russian missile attack.

Overnight, one of the largest American investments in Ukraine – Flex – an active member of the American Chamber of Commerce was hit by Russian missiles.

This was not only an attack on Ukraine. It was an attack on American business. Two missiles struck the factory, where 600 employees were working the night shift. Thanks to strict safety protocols, every life was saved.

Russia is not only devastating Ukraine — it is destroying and humiliating American business.

The region neighbors the EU and has been considered the safest region in Ukraine. Now definitely not so.

We call on President Trump to stand with American business and to confront Vladimir Putin’s campaign of destruction.

Mukachevo, August 21, 2025

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

We will have a Security College on Wednesday, focused on the escalating situation in the Middle East and its effects on Europe.

[EU SatCen @eusatcen]

During an official mission to Canada, SatCen Director @louistillier met with Dr. Ulrich Seidenberger, Deputy Director of the NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence (#CCASCOE), at their offices in Dorval. The meeting provided an excellent opportunity to exchange views on matters of mutual interest and to identify tangible avenues for future cooperation, in alignment with the Joint EU-NATO Declaration of January 2023.

As the Entrusted Entity for the implementation of the Copernicus Security Service in Support to EU External Action (#SESA), SatCen underscored the strategic value of geospatial intelligence in addressing environmental crime, climate-related security challenges, and other areas where security is at stake—contributing to the security of the Union, its Member States, and European citizens.

#climatesecurity #Space4Security #defence #climatechange #NATOEU

[Jochen Müller @JochenEurope]

I think EU accession - apart from the extraordinary efforts of the Polish people - had something to do with it. And we must say this out more loudly!

Btw: Ukraine was not too far below Poland in the 1980s…

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

Poland went from Iran-level of economic development to Japan-level in a single generation

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

🇪🇸 El 12 de junio de 1985, España apostó por un futuro común 🇪🇺

A lo largo de generaciones y regiones, Europa ha creado oportunidades y transformado vidas.

España ha contribuido a enriquecer Europa con su cultura, sus vínculos globales y su espíritu único de convivencia.

[EU SatCen @eusatcen]

📍On 5 June 2025, SatCen hosted Rear Admiral Vasileios Gryparis, Operation Commander of @EUNAVFORASPIDES , and his delegation.

The visit highlighted the Centre’s tailored GEOINT support to Operation ASPIDES and reinforced our shared commitment to maritime security and EU strategic objectives.

🔗 Read more about the visit and our cooperation here: https://t.co/H2UXXcvZ3B

#Space4Security #SatCen #EUNAVFORASPIDES #GEOINT #MaritimeSecurity #EUdefence #CSDP

[Jochen Müller @JochenEurope]

Want to learn more about our work?
Check it out 👇 @eusatcen

[EU SatCen @eusatcen]

🇱🇹🤝🇪🇺

This afternoon, SatCen had the honour of welcoming H.E. Mr. Kęstutis Budrys, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, alongside a high-level delegation.

Insightful discussions on EU security, strategic autonomy and future cooperation marked the visit — with a deep dive into SatCen’s operational capabilities.

Find out more about the visit 👉 https://t.co/h1blWzGief

#Space4Security #GeospatialIntelligence #SatCen #EUdefence #geoint

[Jochen Müller @JochenEurope]

Interesting read: https://t.co/KMaolgG3eE