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johnhemmers.bsky.social @johnhemmers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Creating dark age black boxes 'controlled' by 100's of million lines of spaghetti code running on fast depreciating hardware is horrifying in many respects, for example the investement aspect: paulkrugman.substack.com/p/ai-versus-...
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AI Versus Everything Else
The hyperscaler boom is crowding out other investment
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johnhemmers.bsky.social @johnhemmers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
AI industry: "So we created this backwardish black box consisting of 100 billion lines of spaghetti. We have no idea how it works, nor do we control it. So please finance the next level pure dark ages black box of a 1000 billion lines of super spaghetti."
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Der Postillon 📯 @der-postillon.com · 04/10/2026
Banane reist einmal um die Welt, um in Turnbeutel von Kölner Grundschüler zu verrotten www.der-postillon.com/2025/10/bana...
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Banane reist einmal um die Welt, um in Turnbeutel von Kölner Grundschüler zu verrotten
Köln (dpo) - Es ist ein Wunder moderner Ökonomie und Logistik: Innerhalb von knapp vier Wochen ist eine Banane aus Costa Rica um die Welt gereist, um
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Also, more and more reports are confirming what should have been admitted for years. The Trump administration has business deals ready to go with Putin, once they can bully the Ukrainians into surrendering more of their land and people. This is the real Trump/Kushner win-win.
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johnhemmers.bsky.social @johnhemmers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
En het oorspronkelijke plannetje was dus dit te financieren uit bezuinigingen op de sociale zekerheid, dank @robjetten.bsky.social, @henri.cda.nl voor jullie instemming met dergelijke VVD plannen!
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johnhemmers.bsky.social @johnhemmers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"There is also, however, a more prosaic reasons for the public’s dislike of AI: This is a technology of, by and for oligarchs, with hardly any of the benefits trickling down to regular Americans." From paulkrugman.substack.com/p/one-more-r...
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One More Reason Americans Hate AI: It Does Nothing for Them
Trillions of dollars in spending, higher interest rates, hardly any jobs
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johnhemmers.bsky.social @johnhemmers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Verwacht en daardoor nog deprimerender - NL politiek heeft echt maar één beleidsdoel, al jaren en jaren.
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Max Berkers @wmaxb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Helemaal cynisch dat het kabinet van Jetten c.s. op de sociale zekerheid wil bezuinigen terwijl ze tegelijkertijd €20 miljard willen uittrekken om vermogenden te compenseren voor gerommel met de box 3 belasting. 'Follow the money' en je weet waar de ware neoliberale loyaliteit ligt 👎👎
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johnhemmers.bsky.social @johnhemmers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If VW had given the cheapest version a battery a bit bigger ( say 47 kWh, only plus 10 kWh, extra cost below 1500 euro), with WLTP around or a bit above 400km, succes would be astounding not just good. Battery choice at VW is a still a "I will pull my hear out" - thing. @jaapburger.eu
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Jan Fichtner @janfichtner.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Yes, they should definitely lower the electricity tax!
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Klimaatcommunicatie 💚 @klimaatcom.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Een zomer als die van 2026 zal over veertig jaar als een koude uitschieter gelden. Waarom praat het kabinet zo weinig over het klimaat? En de zomer van 2026 gaat eind september nog even door ... Column van Peter Kuipers Munneke share.google/YyI3UnezOECn...
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Column | Na een zomer die erin hakte is de stilte over het klimaat oorverdovend
Een zomer als die van 2026 zal over veertig jaar als een koude uitschieter gelden. Waarom praat het kabinet zo weinig over het klimaat?
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johnhemmers.bsky.social @johnhemmers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Boem, waarheid!
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Leonhard Gandhi @energy-charts.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Was steckt hinter den aktuellen Preisspitzen am Strommarkt und was hat die #Energiepreiskrise mit dem Herbst zu tun? Dazu habe ich mit dem @pv-magazine.de.web.brid.gy gesprochen: www.pv-magazine.de/2026/09/16/w...
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Was hinter den Preisspitzen an der Strombörse steckt - pv magazine Deutschland
Die Einspeisung der Photovoltaik-Anlagen drückt tagsüber die Strompreise, während am Abend immer häufiger Knappheitspreise von mehreren hundert Euro pro Megawattstunde auftreten. Im Interview erläuter...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It should be obvious, but talks about adapting to climate change or colonizing another planet often ignore that humans (and animals/plants that we love and love to eat) evolved to live on Earth in the climate we have today, and we built our infrastructure for today's climate. Everything else sucks.
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Lukas Daubner @lukasdaubner.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It is probably one of humanity's greatest strokes of luck that China does not have any major oil reserves
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johnhemmers.bsky.social @johnhemmers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"the deluge of digital distractions" - exactly
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johnhemmers.bsky.social @johnhemmers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Als eerder gezegd: het meest opvallende aan de overwinning van de AFD is de zelfoverschatting van de Duitser die dit steunt. Het overschat de macht die een land heeft over zichzelf en over anderen. T.g.t. machtswellust maakt blind. En ja, heel veel mensen hebben zin in blinde machtswellust.
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Nico Lange @nicolange.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Kaum sind Witkoff und Kushner wieder weg, greift Putin Kyjiw mit Drohnen, Marschflugkörpern und ballistischen Raketen an. Bei uns reden dennoch viele, man „müsse nur reden“ und „Putin will Frieden“. Sie meinen damit Unterwerfung unter Putins Gewalt.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Another round of "brilliant" negotiations is completed. The only difference this time is that Witkoff and Kushner came to deliver Putin's demands personally after kissing his boot in the Kremlin. We are on, what, 9th circle of this cycle? 1,5 years wasted and countless lives.
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johnhemmers.bsky.social @johnhemmers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Boven alles is de winst van de AFD een een sterk staaltje zelfoverschatting: Duitsland uit de EU, uit de Euro, een afkeer van hun directe buurlanden, focus op de USA en Rus. -> het land valt een diepe afgrond. Voor de vervolgstap, namelijk een overrompeling van die buurlanden, ontbreekt demografie.
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özge inan @oezgeinan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
bei menschen in schlechter finanzieller lage kommt die AfD auf 65% und wenn wir nicht endlich begreifen, wie der klassenkampf der reichen, vertreten durch CDU und SPD, diese partei befeuert, werden alle brandmauern, verbotsgutachten und gegen-rechts-demos nichts nützen
Landtagswahl Sachsen-Anhalt 2026
Wer wählte wen?
finanzielle Lage:
schlecht
CDU
8 %
AfD
65 %
Linke
9 %
SPD
3 %
FDP
1 %
GRÜNE
4 %
BSW
6 %
Andere
4 %
Stand: 06.09.2026, 17:49 Uhr
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johnhemmers.bsky.social @johnhemmers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
How it happened:
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If you privatise the profits from fossil fuels, you can’t keep socialising the costs of the damage. Those who’ve profited should pay their fair share of the impacts. That’s why Spain’s push for an EU oil and gas tax to help fund climate adaptation is worth supporting. www.ft.com/content/86da...
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Spain pushes for EU oil and gas tax to pay for climate change response
Rising extreme weather costs fuel campaign ahead of new resilience strategy
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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"Future generations would rather have a high national debt than an unlivable planet." Sandra Phlippen, ABN Amro bank's chief economist who moved on to become their head of sustainability, in @trouw.nl
Interview in the paper with that quote
Headline: we're not a green bank, we're a transition bank
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richardtkiewiet.bsky.social @richardtkiewiet.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 01/09/2026
So are we going to continue kicking the climate-disaster-shaped can down the road or actually show up at the voting booth and do something about this? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Nepal’s glacial collapse foreshadowed a future of climate disaster | Michael Mann
The deluge capped a summer of extreme climate events, from deadly heatwaves to wildfires. We must take action now
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johnhemmers.bsky.social @johnhemmers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Uiteraard minder goed dan @antonboonstra.nl, maar niet ontevreden:
energie in augustus
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"Nepal’s glacial collapse foreshadowed a future of climate disaster" | My latest op-ed for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Nepal’s glacial collapse foreshadowed a future of climate disaster | Michael Mann
The deluge capped a summer of extreme climate events, from deadly heatwaves to wildfires. We must take action now
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Martin Hundhausen @mhundhausen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Baut Wärmepumpen ein. Wartet nicht auf Leute, die Euch ein Nahwärmenetz versprechen. Das geht zu langsam und würde zu teuer
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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Es ist absurd wie AfD Wähler mit Samthandschuhen angefasst werden. Keine Agency, keine Verantwortung dafür eine rechtsextreme Partei zu unterstützen, die Rassismus, Sexismus, Queer- und Demokratiefeindlichkeit propagiert. „Besorgte Bürger“ mit legitimen Sorgen die man ja nicht kritisieren darf.
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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
More effective, and also true: "Nepal disaster: Climate science has been warning for such events for decades, and now they're happening increasingly often."
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A day after Trump refuses to send a delegation to join 30 other world leaders in Kyiv to commemorate Ukraine's 35th year of Independence, he posts photos of himself with the dictator of North Korea and sends a delegation to Moscow. Just to show the world where his priorities lie.
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Luc Stultiens @lucstultiens.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Het kabinet wil miljarden gaan snoeien in de sociale zekerheid & tegelijk enorme belastingkortingen uitdelen aan de grootste vermogens. Dit is niet uit te leggen. Wij willen juist de sociale zekerheid beschermen en een eerlijke bijdrage van de allerrijksten.
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Isa Yusibov @isayusibov.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Happy Independence Day, Ukrainian friends! You have showed the whole world how to stand up against a barbaric regime and its imperial dreams. Your heroic fight against Kremlin's despicable fascism now will always serve as a lighthouse for the free world.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I hope 2025 & 2026 have adequately prepared everyone for the shitshow that will be 2027: Strongest El Niño and highest global temperature on record Energy and affordability crisis from the illegal war End of 3-year federal science grants awarded in 2024 AI bubble bursting Continued rise of fascism
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Marcel Oosting🟥 @marxel.eurosky.social · 18/08/2026
En waar besproeien boeren hun akkers mee? Met stront. Met gif. Meer smaken kent de boer niet. En met zijn tractor op de snelweg zaait hij dood en verderf. In zijn walmend stinkende weilanden wappert de rancuneuze omgekeerde driekleur. Ga toch emigreren snotaap. Donder toch op. Met je subsidies.
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Shaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Literally, North Korean personnel and North Korean ballistic missiles are now involved in attacks on a European country, every single day. And politically, Europe is virtually silent about it.
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Stefan Krauter @solarpapst.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Erneuerbare wurden dieses Jahr zum größten Stromversorger weltweit
Renewables are set to become the world's largest power source in 2026.
Global electricity generation by source, 2019-2027, IEA
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 13/08/2026
Fossil fuels remain an extremely serious threat and they need to be eliminated from society far faster. Renewable energy is exceeding expectations but the rate of decline of fossil / emissions is *not* exceeding expectations. In fact they're both worse than expected
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India fuels worldwide jump in planned coal production
Rise in new mine proposals, mainly in states of Odisha and Jharkhand, comes despite plateau in global demand
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johnhemmers.bsky.social @johnhemmers.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Cool!!! www.pv-magazine.es/2026/08/11/l...
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Los prototipos avanzados de baterías de iones de sodio se acercan ya a los 200 Wh/kg - pv magazine España
Un equipo internacional de científicos ha analizado los últimos avances en los componentes de las baterías de iones de sodio, destacando su potencial como alternativa más económica y sostenible a las ...
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johnhemmers.bsky.social @johnhemmers.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Spot the solar eclipse in the electricity prices:
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
It’s mind boggling how little European states are talking about the possible deployment of a powerful offensive and ballistic missile capable North Korean force to attack Ukraine. Europe is failing if this is shrugged off. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says up to 50,000 North Korean troops to be deployed in Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said up to 50,000 North Korean soldiers will be deployed in Russia to fight for Pyongyang's ally, while calling on South Korea to provide ​support for its a...
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polder-pv.bsky.social @polder-pv.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Iemand nog wat bij Amazon bestellen? Toch maar NIET DOEN s.v.p. Of de planeet (yep, ook "de mijne") kan u verder uw reet roesten, dat kan natuurlijk ook ... 👇
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Trump never warmed to Ukraine, he never changed his mind about helping Ukraine, he was not on the verge of letting them have Patriot license. It was all a myth to help Putin and hurt Ukraine. You need to understand that to make sense of the last 18 months.
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johnhemmers.bsky.social @johnhemmers.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Prima uitspraak van de geschillencommissie: solarmagazine.nl/nieuws-zonne...
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Geschillencommissie wijst klacht over salderingsregeling bij dynamisch contract af
De Geschillencommissie Energie heeft een klacht over de toepassing van de salderingsregeling bij een dynamisch energiecontract ongegrond verklaard. Salderen per uur mag, zolang het nettoverbruik uitei...
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Kelvin Voskuijl @kelvinvoskuijl.eurosky.social · 05/08/2026
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johnhemmers.bsky.social @johnhemmers.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
@polder-pv.bsky.social het lijkt er sterk op dat Australië het gaat winnen: reneweconomy.com.au/rooftop-sola...
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Rooftop solar's record run continues, as battery-charged PV market chalks up biggest half-year ever
Australia's rooftop solar market continues its record-breaking run, riding the coat-tails of the federal Cheaper Home Batteries scheme to cap off its highest January–July tally on record for new installations.
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Simon Wren-Lewis @sjwrenlewis.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
New post: The relationship between capital, plutocracy and populism mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-... Right wing populism is generally very bad for the economy and business. Yet populist governments are almost always supported by an oligarchy or plutocracy.
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The relationship between capital, plutocracy and populism
In a recent post, where I discussed the Conservative party’s newfound opposition to net zero, I noted that one attraction that switch had ...
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Dick van Hoffen @dickvanhoffen.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Europabreed onderzoek van PAN-Europe naar gifbelasting van mensen: meer gif bij gangbare boeren dan bij biologische boeren, meer gif bij mensen met huisdieren dan bij mensen zonder. www.pan-europe.info/blog/wristba...
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Wristband study proves: farmers and citizens exposed to highly toxic pesticides
A large-scale study assessed the level of exposure to pesticides, using wristbands worn by farmers and citizens living close to fields. The results show the important exposure to pesticides via pathwa...
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johnhemmers.bsky.social @johnhemmers.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Around 12 have been spotted on wednesday alone!
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