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Emigrant / Immigrant.

Fan of strigidae & raptors

Sipping a cup of tea whilst perusing the ongoing global whiplash

Slovakia
Recommended read on Russian misinfo in #Czechia elections

300 TikTok bot accounts spreading pro-Russian narratives

theins.ru/en/news/285377
October 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Further news from Mordor ...

Kremlin will cut key healthcare projects to save money for the war.
an hour ago ... 26% cuts on flagship programs

www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/02/k...
October 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spot on ... further crass & unfounded attacks on Michal Šimečka

"The prime minister's role is to be an example of dignity. Robert #Fico uses vocabulary worthy of a pub argument"

#Slovensko

www.aktuality.sk/clanok/YcGSn...
September 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Protesting like a true son of France 🇫🇷
September 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Recommended long & free read on China's export of renewables tech.

In 2024 alone, mitigated 1% of global emissions. However, financing into emerging markets of longer term concern

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/m...
September 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Rusky Mir 🧐

Another 'suicide' in Russian business elite

"CEO of a Rosatom subsidiary involved in carbon fiber composites committed suicide"

Tyunin is the 20th top manager to die under mysterious circumstances since the start of the war in Ukraine.

www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/19/v...
September 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The pace of solar deployment in China is incredible
September 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Quite the U-turn .. Chery Automotive is packing up its Russian operations. RU is second largest market after China 👀

Looks to Hong Kong IPO to fund new EV tech & develop new international markets

www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/17/k...
September 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
September 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Bang on, not just the US, see it across Europe.

Social media drivel & bullshit flood leading to actual media to breathlessly respond, resulting in a mill of misinformation & disinformation

Point in case UK over the last few days, abysmal clickbait race to the bottom
September 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Boomers gotta boom !

Similar pattern emerging in C Europe, driven by property ownership.
September 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
We are one button away from armageddon ... terrifying prospect
September 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Yet the share price has appreciated 11.5% this week & close to 60% in the last 6 months.
Insane 🧐
September 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Nom, nom, nom

#strigidae
September 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Tick tock ⏰️
September 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
US auto manufacturers have pretty much lost the EV fight imho

Remains to be seen if EU majors can step up, as Chinese #EV onslaught ramps up

cnevpost.com/2025/09/11/c...
September 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Long suspected, but some real stats re emissions from Plug in Hybrid vehicles (PHEV)

Grim stuff 🧐

#transport

www.transportenvironment.org/articles/plu...
September 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"Clouds are gathering"

Russian economy's raw materials revenues tightening
September 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Cracking graphic, solar capacity & electric consumption in China v fossil fuel consumption
September 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Not the biggest fan of Sikorski, but have to applaud him calling out Janus faced Orban today
September 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Recommended read on C Europe & growth in solar since 2019 from @ember-energy.org

Encouraging progress, but as image below shows, Slovakia is trailing peers by a huge margin.

#Slovensko #skyenergy
September 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
That all worked out well for the ginger gibbon then ...

#Tarrifs
September 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
RU economy

Russian budget is expected to have a deficit of 12 trillion rubles in the next three years / €120bn

That's quite a few hospitals & schools that won't be built

www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/08/r...
September 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Prigozhin came to prominence via catering empire

Now propagandist in chief Solovyov & associates are hoovering up the sector

Solovyov also gifted a 200 square metre apartment in exclusive Garden Ring area of Moscow

www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/08/s...
September 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Tesla sales in Ireland going to take a hit ..

Wazzock 🥸
September 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM