@malcolmblack.bsky.social
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In honour of its proponents, I suggest that the Dmitriev-Witkoff proposal should henceforth be called the Dim-Wit Plan
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In honour of its proponents, I suggest that the Dmitriev-Witkoff proposal should henceforth be called the Dim-Wit Plan
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Seems yet again relevant considering tonight's events.
🧵 I argue that we can understand the functioning of democracy through 3 core ideals, verification, deliberation and accountability. While no democracy fully achieves those ideals, this thread explains how MAGA destroys all three and inevitably results in democratic regression into authoritarianism.
The conditions that have led to what’s happening in the US today exist in democracies around the world.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
June 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Seems yet again relevant considering tonight's events.
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China's coal generation will fall by more than 50% in the next 10 years!
That's what the BNEF 2025 New Energy Outlook means.
The key is NOT how much coal plant capacity that China has.
The key is how much that capacity runs/operates!
As W&S boom, China's coal runs much less!
#energysky.
That's what the BNEF 2025 New Energy Outlook means.
The key is NOT how much coal plant capacity that China has.
The key is how much that capacity runs/operates!
As W&S boom, China's coal runs much less!
#energysky.
May 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
China's coal generation will fall by more than 50% in the next 10 years!
That's what the BNEF 2025 New Energy Outlook means.
The key is NOT how much coal plant capacity that China has.
The key is how much that capacity runs/operates!
As W&S boom, China's coal runs much less!
#energysky.
That's what the BNEF 2025 New Energy Outlook means.
The key is NOT how much coal plant capacity that China has.
The key is how much that capacity runs/operates!
As W&S boom, China's coal runs much less!
#energysky.
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"This might be the single stupidest thing any of us will ever see. It is stupid in every way: presentationally, intellectually, politically, methodologically, morally and of course economically...It’s as if we’ve attained a new state of human mindlessness, a kind of species milestone."
April 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"This might be the single stupidest thing any of us will ever see. It is stupid in every way: presentationally, intellectually, politically, methodologically, morally and of course economically...It’s as if we’ve attained a new state of human mindlessness, a kind of species milestone."
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In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll introduce how the Elon Musk’s Election Interference Machine™ (EIM) works. Since Musk and his broligarch allies won the presidency for Trump, they’ve now harnessed the machine to interfere in European elections, including the ones in Germany and Romania.
1/23
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February 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll introduce how the Elon Musk’s Election Interference Machine™ (EIM) works. Since Musk and his broligarch allies won the presidency for Trump, they’ve now harnessed the machine to interfere in European elections, including the ones in Germany and Romania.
1/23
1/23
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The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
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where the world stands on the paris climate agreement, as of today:
January 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
where the world stands on the paris climate agreement, as of today:
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Das steht wirklich so im Wahlprogramm der @FDP. Genausogut könnte da auch stehen: "Wir Freie Demokraten wollen die Nutzung klimafreundlicher Zukunftstechnologien wie Feenstaub und Beamen ohne Subventionen ermöglichen." Atomkraft gibt es NIRGENDS subventionsfrei. Fusion gar nicht.
January 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Das steht wirklich so im Wahlprogramm der @FDP. Genausogut könnte da auch stehen: "Wir Freie Demokraten wollen die Nutzung klimafreundlicher Zukunftstechnologien wie Feenstaub und Beamen ohne Subventionen ermöglichen." Atomkraft gibt es NIRGENDS subventionsfrei. Fusion gar nicht.
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Wieder breitet sich mit Batteriespeichern eine neue Technologie schneller aus als viele denken.
Selbst kluge Analysten liegen verschätzen sich.
Das hat einen einfachen Grund.
THREAD 🧵
Selbst kluge Analysten liegen verschätzen sich.
Das hat einen einfachen Grund.
THREAD 🧵
January 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Wieder breitet sich mit Batteriespeichern eine neue Technologie schneller aus als viele denken.
Selbst kluge Analysten liegen verschätzen sich.
Das hat einen einfachen Grund.
THREAD 🧵
Selbst kluge Analysten liegen verschätzen sich.
Das hat einen einfachen Grund.
THREAD 🧵
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Creators begin to sincerely believe what the algorithm rewards.
The core issue is not a “few bad actors”, but an info ecosystem that amplifies human frailty. Our problem is not a few grifters, but an info ecosystem makes grifters of most of us. 2/3
The core issue is not a “few bad actors”, but an info ecosystem that amplifies human frailty. Our problem is not a few grifters, but an info ecosystem makes grifters of most of us. 2/3
January 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Creators begin to sincerely believe what the algorithm rewards.
The core issue is not a “few bad actors”, but an info ecosystem that amplifies human frailty. Our problem is not a few grifters, but an info ecosystem makes grifters of most of us. 2/3
The core issue is not a “few bad actors”, but an info ecosystem that amplifies human frailty. Our problem is not a few grifters, but an info ecosystem makes grifters of most of us. 2/3
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Nochmal kurz zur Erinnerung
January 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Nochmal kurz zur Erinnerung
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Let’s make 2025 the year in which other Europeans and NATO become more like the Finns.
Finland seizes a tanker, getting tough on hybrid warfare
econ.st/4gBufbL
Finland seizes a tanker, getting tough on hybrid warfare
econ.st/4gBufbL
Finland seizes a tanker, getting tough on hybrid warfare
Russian-linked attacks on undersea infrastructure are rising
econ.st
January 1, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Let’s make 2025 the year in which other Europeans and NATO become more like the Finns.
Finland seizes a tanker, getting tough on hybrid warfare
econ.st/4gBufbL
Finland seizes a tanker, getting tough on hybrid warfare
econ.st/4gBufbL
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Jetzt ist es ganz klar: Wenn Sie wollen, dass Deutschland von internationalen Oligarchen regiert wird, dann wählen Sie AfD
December 28, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Jetzt ist es ganz klar: Wenn Sie wollen, dass Deutschland von internationalen Oligarchen regiert wird, dann wählen Sie AfD
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Flusswasser-Wärmepumpen
Hamburg
Gießen
Köln
🔌💡
Hamburg
Gießen
Köln
🔌💡
Hamburg: Kohleausstieg im Heizkraftwerk Tiefstack jetzt doch ohne Verbrennung von Biomasse. Stattdessen wird eine Flusswasser-Wärmepumpe doppelt so groß wie bisher geplant. Das Ist auch noch rund 200 Millionen Euro billiger 👍. www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...
Kohleausstieg: Neues Konzept für Hamburger Heizkraftwerk Tiefstack
Die Hamburger Energiewerke ändern ihr Konzept für den Kohleausstieg im Heizkraftwerk Tiefstack. Es bekommt nun doch keinen Kessel für die Verbrennung von Biomasse. Stattdessen wird eine Flusswasser-Wä...
www.ndr.de
December 21, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Flusswasser-Wärmepumpen
Hamburg
Gießen
Köln
🔌💡
Hamburg
Gießen
Köln
🔌💡
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The 'evil twin' is less well known, but equally important, unfortunately.
December 20, 2024 at 7:06 AM
The 'evil twin' is less well known, but equally important, unfortunately.
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News! 🔥
Ein Tempolimit auf deutschen Straßen würde die Emissionen senken.
Ok, wissen wir.
Aber jetzt gibt es neue Zahlen: Um 2,2 bis 7,6 % - das zeigen Szenarien, die das Umweltbundesamt hat durchrechnen lassen.
www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikatione...
Ein Tempolimit auf deutschen Straßen würde die Emissionen senken.
Ok, wissen wir.
Aber jetzt gibt es neue Zahlen: Um 2,2 bis 7,6 % - das zeigen Szenarien, die das Umweltbundesamt hat durchrechnen lassen.
www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikatione...
Modellierung der Umweltwirkung von Tempolimit-Maßnahmen auf Autobahnen und außerorts
Im Forschungsprojekt wurde untersucht, welche Auswirkungen unterschiedliche Tempolimits auf Autobahnen und im Außerortsbereich in Deutschland auf die Fahrleistung sowie auf die verursachten
www.umweltbundesamt.de
December 19, 2024 at 6:26 AM
News! 🔥
Ein Tempolimit auf deutschen Straßen würde die Emissionen senken.
Ok, wissen wir.
Aber jetzt gibt es neue Zahlen: Um 2,2 bis 7,6 % - das zeigen Szenarien, die das Umweltbundesamt hat durchrechnen lassen.
www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikatione...
Ein Tempolimit auf deutschen Straßen würde die Emissionen senken.
Ok, wissen wir.
Aber jetzt gibt es neue Zahlen: Um 2,2 bis 7,6 % - das zeigen Szenarien, die das Umweltbundesamt hat durchrechnen lassen.
www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikatione...
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IRENA, the International Renewable Energy Agency has arrived here! bsky.app/profile/iren...
bsky.app
December 16, 2024 at 6:23 AM
IRENA, the International Renewable Energy Agency has arrived here! bsky.app/profile/iren...
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Methane concentration in the atmosphere is rising, contributing to worsening climate change.
Satellite observations by MethaneSAT now show that emissions from US and Caspian oil & gas extraction are much higher than previously estimated.
Satellite observations by MethaneSAT now show that emissions from US and Caspian oil & gas extraction are much higher than previously estimated.
December 14, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Methane concentration in the atmosphere is rising, contributing to worsening climate change.
Satellite observations by MethaneSAT now show that emissions from US and Caspian oil & gas extraction are much higher than previously estimated.
Satellite observations by MethaneSAT now show that emissions from US and Caspian oil & gas extraction are much higher than previously estimated.
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I've seen a child with tetanus, I've treated near fatal infections after chicken pox, and I've pronounced children dead from COVID whose parents refused to have them vaccinated.
We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.
We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.
December 13, 2024 at 1:38 PM
I've seen a child with tetanus, I've treated near fatal infections after chicken pox, and I've pronounced children dead from COVID whose parents refused to have them vaccinated.
We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.
We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.
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1/5 If Trump wanted Russia to negotiate, he would make the war harder for the Kremlin, not create the conditions for Russian victory. I wish reporters would point this out.
www.cnn.com/2024/12/12/p...
www.cnn.com/2024/12/12/p...
Biden admin says it is surging deliveries to Ukraine as Trump criticizes decision to allow US weapons to strike inside Russia | CNN Politics
The Biden administration is working to surge deliveries of weapons to Ukraine in its final days in office in a concerted effort to put Kyiv on a strong footing going into 2025, according to a senior a...
www.cnn.com
December 13, 2024 at 4:38 PM
1/5 If Trump wanted Russia to negotiate, he would make the war harder for the Kremlin, not create the conditions for Russian victory. I wish reporters would point this out.
www.cnn.com/2024/12/12/p...
www.cnn.com/2024/12/12/p...
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I both recommend and endorse this analysis by @anderspuck.bsky.social about how negotiations for the Kremlin may be a means of winning the war.
youtu.be/MhpoNL1gZbw?...
youtu.be/MhpoNL1gZbw?...
What is Russia's plan for victory?
YouTube video by Anders Puck Nielsen
youtu.be
December 12, 2024 at 10:45 PM
I both recommend and endorse this analysis by @anderspuck.bsky.social about how negotiations for the Kremlin may be a means of winning the war.
youtu.be/MhpoNL1gZbw?...
youtu.be/MhpoNL1gZbw?...
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🚨DUNKELFLAUTE CONTEXT🚨
1. This is no **2022 Energy Crisis**:
# of hours German electricity prices over €300
2015 = 0
2016 = 0
2017 = 0
2018 = 0
2019 = 0
2020 = 0
2021 = 236
2022 = 2345
2023 = 3
2024 = 23 (incl to 13-Dec)
1. This is no **2022 Energy Crisis**:
# of hours German electricity prices over €300
2015 = 0
2016 = 0
2017 = 0
2018 = 0
2019 = 0
2020 = 0
2021 = 236
2022 = 2345
2023 = 3
2024 = 23 (incl to 13-Dec)
December 12, 2024 at 12:31 PM
🚨DUNKELFLAUTE CONTEXT🚨
1. This is no **2022 Energy Crisis**:
# of hours German electricity prices over €300
2015 = 0
2016 = 0
2017 = 0
2018 = 0
2019 = 0
2020 = 0
2021 = 236
2022 = 2345
2023 = 3
2024 = 23 (incl to 13-Dec)
1. This is no **2022 Energy Crisis**:
# of hours German electricity prices over €300
2015 = 0
2016 = 0
2017 = 0
2018 = 0
2019 = 0
2020 = 0
2021 = 236
2022 = 2345
2023 = 3
2024 = 23 (incl to 13-Dec)
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The results from BloombergNEF's 2024 lithium-ion battery price survey are out. Lithium-ion battery pack prices dropped 20% from 2023 to a record low of $115 per kilowatt-hour. This is the largest decline observed in our survey since 2017. 🧵⬇️
December 10, 2024 at 3:50 PM
The results from BloombergNEF's 2024 lithium-ion battery price survey are out. Lithium-ion battery pack prices dropped 20% from 2023 to a record low of $115 per kilowatt-hour. This is the largest decline observed in our survey since 2017. 🧵⬇️
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I think "kid killer" is the term we need here. The people who stop vaccinations kill our kids.
Dear BBC, please do not call anti-vaxxers “vaccine sceptics”. It implies there exists doubt about vaccines. 70-odd years ago we had large numbers of people paralysed or in iron lungs. We don’t see that today and for that we can thank the Salk vaccine.
December 7, 2024 at 8:06 PM
I think "kid killer" is the term we need here. The people who stop vaccinations kill our kids.
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Chinese-owned Tiktok enabled the campaign of a far-right pro-Russia candidate in Romania's presidential elections. Would it enable campaigns of candidates seen as not aligned with Chinese interests in the same way?
December 4, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Chinese-owned Tiktok enabled the campaign of a far-right pro-Russia candidate in Romania's presidential elections. Would it enable campaigns of candidates seen as not aligned with Chinese interests in the same way?