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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 3h

Meritocracy versus rule of money

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Ruprecht Polenz @polenz.bsky.social · 3h

Putin unterstützt die Rechtspopulisten in Westeuropa. Jetzt kommt Trump auch dazu. Die AfD freut sich drüber. Schließlich ist sie seit langem Sprachrohr für Putin und Trump. Wollen wir uns diese Einmischung aus dem Ausland in die deutsche Politik gefallen lassen?

Ruprecht Polenz @polenz.bsky.social · 3h

Putin unterstützt die Rechtspopulisten in Westeuropa. Jetzt kommt Trump auch dazu. Die AfD freut sich drüber. Schließlich ist sie seit langem Sprachrohr für Putin und Trump. Wollen wir uns diese Einmischung aus dem Ausland in die deutsche Politik gefallen lassen?

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 3h

$500 million bribe to a head of state who puts his country in crisis.

Lesson to 🇪🇺, don‘t allow it here, not a single €.

Mohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · 1d

“Under any other president, a UAE royal secretly paying $500 million to the Trump family’s crypto business would cause a political earthquake in Washington. There would be demands for an investigation by Congress, televised hearings, and months of damage control” — my latest @theguardian.com

Trump’s family is embroiled in a $500m UAE scandal. We’ve hardly noticed | Mohamad Bazzi

A crypto startup founded by Trump’s family signed a huge deal with the UAE president’s brother. Where’s the political fallout?

www.theguardian.com

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 7h

Cringe diplomacy is doing its bit

(but 👏 to @nroettgen.bsky.social‘s raction)

www.politico.eu/article/dona...

Trump administration favored Germany’s far right in Washington visit

A planned meeting collapsed after State Department officials told the German embassy it refused to meet with center-left German lawmakers.

www.politico.eu

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 9h

(report by @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org whose account I recommend following for energy news)

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 9h

… so demand can avoid buying at peak prices, thus reduce them

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 2d

New clean power coming online could reduce how often gas sets electricity prices – and cut exposure to future price shocks. Dr Simon Evans has the story

eastangliabylines.co.uk/energy/expen...

Expensive gas still biggest driver of high UK electricity bills

High gas prices, not green policies, remain the main reason UK households are paying more for electricity

eastangliabylines.co.uk

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 13h

Batteries give flexibility - also to the demand side

Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 14h

Don't look but after Solar boom, Batteries Hockey Stick of Hope is here.

Grid scale batteries are being installed at factories, farms, ports...

Rystad says: "Battery storage is no longer just enabling renewables — it is actively replacing gas generation."
www.rystadenergy.com/insights/ene...

Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 14h

Don't look but after Solar boom, Batteries Hockey Stick of Hope is here.

Grid scale batteries are being installed at factories, farms, ports...

Rystad says: "Battery storage is no longer just enabling renewables — it is actively replacing gas generation."
www.rystadenergy.com/insights/ene...

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 20h

300 warm help boxes for 🇺🇦

(donation page in English, and supported by @efdavies.bsky.social)

Franziska Davies @efdavies.bsky.social · 21h

Ich unterstütze die Kampagne „300 Warm Help Boxes“.
Nach schweren russischen Angriffen auf die zivile Energieinfrastruktur leiden viele Menschen in Kyjiw unter Stromausfällen und extremen Temperaturen.
Für ältere Menschen sind Kälte und Dunkelheit nicht nur eine Belastung-
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Slide 2:Nach schweren russischen Angriffen auf die zivile Energieinfrastruktur leiden viele Menschen in Kyjiw unter langen Stromausfällen und extremen Temperaturen.Die Ukrainer bleiben resilient, aber für ältere Menschen sind Kälte und Dunkelheit nicht nur eine Bedrohung. Sie können lebensbedrohlich sein.

Viele ältere Menschen leben allein, sind in ihrer Mobilität eingeschränkt und können keine Anlaufstellen wie die vom Staat bereitgestellten 'Points of Invicibilty Centers' erreichen. Ohne stabilen Zugang zu Informationen und Hilfe sind sie während der Stomausälle oft isoliert und schutzlos.

Bilder von Boxen und Text: Aus diesem Grund sammeln wir Spenden, um 300 Warm Help Boxes an ältere Menschen in Kyjiw zu liefern.
Jede Box bietet sofortige, praktische Hilfe und enthält wichtige Dinge wie*
• eine Wärmflasche,
• eine LED-Lampe/Laterne,
• Thermokleidung,
• eine Decke,
• eine Thermoskanne,
• Batterien,
• Kerzen,
• Lebensmittel, die weder gekocht

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 20h

‚“My project is about bears and ‘black’ is a trigger word,” they wrote. “Insane.”‘

Eos @eos.org · 20h

Students applying for NSF funding are having their applications “returned without review” for being “ineligible,” despite their proposed research falling squarely within the application guidelines. eos.org/research-and...

Graduate Students’ NSF Fellowship Applications Are Being “Returned Without Review” - Eos

Graduate students applying for NSF funding have had their applications returned without review—even though their proposed research appears to fall squarely within the fields of study outlined in the p...

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Eos @eos.org · 20h

Students applying for NSF funding are having their applications “returned without review” for being “ineligible,” despite their proposed research falling squarely within the application guidelines. eos.org/research-and...

Graduate Students’ NSF Fellowship Applications Are Being “Returned Without Review” - Eos

Graduate students applying for NSF funding have had their applications returned without review—even though their proposed research appears to fall squarely within the fields of study outlined in the p...

eos.org

Franziska Davies @efdavies.bsky.social · 21h

Ich unterstütze die Kampagne „300 Warm Help Boxes“.
Nach schweren russischen Angriffen auf die zivile Energieinfrastruktur leiden viele Menschen in Kyjiw unter Stromausfällen und extremen Temperaturen.
Für ältere Menschen sind Kälte und Dunkelheit nicht nur eine Belastung-
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vitsche.org/donate/

Mohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · 1d

“Under any other president, a UAE royal secretly paying $500 million to the Trump family’s crypto business would cause a political earthquake in Washington. There would be demands for an investigation by Congress, televised hearings, and months of damage control” — my latest @theguardian.com

Trump’s family is embroiled in a $500m UAE scandal. We’ve hardly noticed | Mohamad Bazzi

A crypto startup founded by Trump’s family signed a huge deal with the UAE president’s brother. Where’s the political fallout?

www.theguardian.com

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 1d

EU tech law

EU Commission preliminary finding that TikTok has breached Digital Services Act re 'addictive design' ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Commission preliminarily finds TikTok\'s addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act

Today, the European Commission preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act for its addictive design.

ec.europa.eu

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d

Modern art, of a kind

East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 2d

New clean power coming online could reduce how often gas sets electricity prices – and cut exposure to future price shocks. Dr Simon Evans has the story

eastangliabylines.co.uk/energy/expen...

Expensive gas still biggest driver of high UK electricity bills

High gas prices, not green policies, remain the main reason UK households are paying more for electricity

eastangliabylines.co.uk

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d

So true 👇🏻 that corruption makes you weak

May Be Writing @hrbw.bsky.social · 2d

We are one misstep away from major capital flight. And the promised foreign investment is never coming in. South Korea doesn't have to invest 60% of its annual GDP when they can pay 1/1000 of that amount to the Trump crypto coin to have Trump never mention it again.

May Be Writing @hrbw.bsky.social · 2d

We are one misstep away from major capital flight. And the promised foreign investment is never coming in. South Korea doesn't have to invest 60% of its annual GDP when they can pay 1/1000 of that amount to the Trump crypto coin to have Trump never mention it again.

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d

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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 2d

The Washington Post was consistently doing some of the best climate reporting out there in recent years. This is a huge loss (h/t @sammyroth.bsky.social) open.substack.com/pub/climatec...

Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team

Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.

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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 2d

The Washington Post was consistently doing some of the best climate reporting out there in recent years. This is a huge loss (h/t @sammyroth.bsky.social) open.substack.com/pub/climatec...

Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team

Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.

open.substack.com

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d

Berlin office 😟

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Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · 2d

Auch das Berliner Büro der „Washington Post“ wird dichtgemacht.

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 3d

INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.

lizzie johnson
@lizziejohnsonnn
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I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated.
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lizzie johnson
@lizziejohnsonnn
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Jan 25
Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.)

But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.

Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · 2d

Auch das Berliner Büro der „Washington Post“ wird dichtgemacht.

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d

Funny thing, corruption. It shows one’s weakness of mind and makes the mind even weaker.

Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 3d

INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.

Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 3d

INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 4d

"The closure of the center also fits into another pattern: As I wrote last week, Trump has proved adept at destroying things but shows little interest in building them back up."

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Francesc @rhinomni.bsky.social · 4d

Excellent.

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Trump Made a Bad Bet on the Kennedy Center

The president’s temporary closure of the institution is an acknowledgment that his initial makeover strategy was a failure.

www.theatlantic.com

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 4d

Danke

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 4d

Game theory is so naive. It says 🇪🇺 should become independent of fossile fuel imports.

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 4d

Sehr zu hoffen, dass die 🇪🇺 bei Korruption weiterhin den Anfängen wehrt

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 4d

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RAin Nina Diercks @raindiercks.bsky.social · 4d

Spendet bitte unbedingt für die Ukraine. Jeder Euro hilft! Die Menschen dort harren bei -20 Grad. Bravery e.V. besorgt u.a. Generatoren.

bravery.berlin

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