Birgit Pihl

@bihapi.bsky.social

You can blow out a candle But you can't blow out a fire Once the flames begin to catch The wind will blow it higher (Biko, Peter Gabriel)

Good news. E. Jean Carroll spent a decade in court fighting one of the most powerful men in the world. She fought with tenacity and grace — and she won. She is one of my personal heroes. We owe her a debt of gratitude. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/trump-supreme-court-e-jean-carroll.html

Supreme Court again rejects Trump bid to overturn E. Jean Carroll verdict

President Trump was held civilly liable in the case by a New York federal jury for defaming and sexually abusing the wri

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Statens vegvesen sier at de alltid er villige til å revurdere regler, men alt er såre vel, så de vil ikke gjøre noe uansett. Trafikkreglene er overmodne for gjennomgripende revisjon. Trafikkreglene er laget av bilister for bilister. #dax18

all the shitposting in the world won't change the fact that Trump lost his war of choice in Iran resoundingly and drastically diminished the US military in the process

Dozens of gas-burning power plants are being built across the country, solely to power data centers. These plants could emit as much planet-warming pollution as half of all passenger vehicles in the entire country in a single YEAR. We need a data center moratorium — now.

The Arctic is roasting. In northern Russia, temps this week have topped 90F. (That's 32C to the rest of the world.) The Arctic Circle is warming faster than the rest of the planet; A feedback loop will accelerate increase. 🧪 If only we had known... www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-...

It’s 90 degrees in the Arctic right now

The Arctic is heating faster than the rest of the planet. New data illustrate how dire that is

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Israelske okkupasjonsstyrker og ulovlige bosettere brenner nå palestinske hjem, moskeer, biler, landbruksjord, butikker, og oliventrær over hele Vestbredden. Dette er en statsledet pogrom med formål om å etnisk rense Palestina for palestinere.

Umoralsk: "Equinor skal produsere mer, investere tungt og betale stadig mer til aksjonærene. – Det å skape aksjonærverdier er det viktigste, sier konsernsjef Anders Opedal." Verden brenner, men vi tjener penger på det 😡 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Norway’s national oil company’s profits double to $11.5bn amid war on Iran

Equinor benefits from decision to increase oil and gas production during strait of Hormuz blockades

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Uansett hvordan man vrir og vender på det så burde det være åpenbart for alle som har _litt_ kunnskap om teknologi og/eller personvern at Tung er helt uegnet til jobben sin 🤷‍♂️