Lars Scholtyssyk

Now @RudPedersenDE in Berlin; Formerly @dwnews and @Bloomberg; EU politics & German politics; [email protected]

[Lars Scholtyssyk @lars_scho]

An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scottsman walk into a bar. After a while the Englishman wanted to go, so they all had to leave.

#Brexit

[Lars Scholtyssyk @lars_scho]

@VitalikButerin Hey Vitalik,

I’m a young European business consultant for a major Scandinavian consulting firm. Together with a colleague I am building a solution on the side to address the critical need for citizen preparedness amidst growing challenges—natural disasters, climate instability, geopolitical tensions. Our concept: a self-updating, decentralized emergency kit to help people survive during crises, with annual auto-updates and a localized risk database.

Given your insights on decentralized resilience, I’d really love to explore synergies. Would you be open to a brief chat? I believe we could learn a ton from you and at the same time are value to your ecosystem.

Very best wishes - Lars

[IYER Ⓥ @IyerC]

The transatlantic econ discourse

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

% of americans confident in the accuracy of today’s elections

dem: 85%
ind: 67%
gop: 40%

-gallup

[Nurder Koch @NurderK]

What @AnaKasparian says!
#abortionrights

[Edmund Griffiths @EdmundGriffiths]

Dynasts when they catch a glimpse of the #people

[The Spectator Index @spectatorindex]

BREAKING: European countries agree on rules to have a common phone charger in the bloc

[Erika  @ExploreCosmos_]

If you blended all 7.88 billion ppl on Earth into a fine goo (density of a human=985 kg/m3, average human body mass=62 kg), you would end up with a sphere of human goo just under 1 km wide. This is a visualization of how that would look like in Central Park.

© reddit/kiwi2703

[Felix Dachsel @xileffff]

„Am Ende jahrelanger und immer wiederkehrender Schmerzen gibt es, wenn man geduldig ist, tatsächlich so etwas wie Erlösung.“ @DIEZEIT hat mich gefragt, ob ich über meine @Eintracht schreiben will. Heraus kam dieser Text. F R E U D E !

[Hildegard Bentele @hildebentele]

#Pandemie noch nicht überwunden, #Ernährungskrise droht. Berlin u.a. mit Sitz @bayer Pharma Zentrum für Gesundheit in #Europa. Deshalb auch im Sinne der Mitarbeiter: keine Gefährdung systemrelevanter Unternehmen! #Temasek

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

Inside a US transport taking off from Kabul. Extraordinary.

[STEM @stem_feed]

Map shows the surface area that we would need to power the world, the EU or Germany solely through solar power.

[Rud Pedersen Group @RudPedersenG]

CDU, Germany's strongest party, suffered catastrophic losses in the polls this past week which brought them down 6 points to 21%.

@lars_scho analyses the 3 leading rivals to lead Germany post-Merkel in the latest edition of @RudPedersenDE's newsletter: https://t.co/juvcxho6RN

[Lars Scholtyssyk @lars_scho]

Following the decision for Armin Laschet as candidate for chancellor, the #CDU is suffering pretty catastrophic losses. The Greens are now the strongest party in Germany according to latest @ntvde poll.

[WIRED @WIRED]

Might as well.

By @jeremywins with @collectcartoons
https://t.co/PGQCd1x9mB

[Jana Puglierin @jana_puglierin]

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[Shomari Stone @shomaristone]

BREAKING. Mob of Trump supporters swarm the media near the US Capitol. They yell what Trump frequently says, “the media is the enemy of the people.” They destroy equipment and chased out reporters. I’ve never seen anything like this in my 20 year career: @nbcwashington @MSNBC

[Andrew Feinberg @AndrewFeinberg]

It took 159 years, but a mob marching behind a confederate flag has stormed the US Capitol. They are doing so on @realDonaldTrump’s express orders.

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

Countries hosting most refugees

1 Turkey 3.6m
2 Colombia 1.8m
3 Pakistan 1.43m
4 Uganda 1.4m
5 Germany 1.1m
6 Sudan 1.06m
7 Iran 979K
8 Lebanon 890K
9 Bangladesh 860K
10 Ethiopia 771K

-UNHCR

[BBC Somerset @bbcsomerset]

The Christmas lights switch-on we all need in 2020 🤣 🤣

Timing is everything for @TownBridgwater, @Townmayor and @thetoptory 🎄 ✨

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

Handy flowchart for understanding January 20