Reposted by Simon SchmidMr Market Miscalculates 🇪🇺🇺🇦🏴☠️ @mrmarketmis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Mesdames et messieurs, faites vos jeux 1376
Simon Schmid @simonschmid.pro · 14/09/2026Die Studie scheint schon in die Richtung zu gehen (zumindest so, wie sie beschrieben wird, habe das Paper selbst nicht gelesen). 000
Simon Schmid @simonschmid.pro · 14/09/2026Ich finde dieses entweder-oder-Framing nicht wahnsinnig ergiebig (treiben ökonomische Gründe oder Zuwanderungssorgen den Populismus?). Entscheidender ist die Frage: Woher kommt die Sorge über Migration, unter welchen politischen und ökonomischen Bedingungen wächst sie und was kann man dagegen tun? 110
Reposted by Simon SchmidRory Johnston @roryjohnston.bsky.social · 10/09/2026At more than $216 per barrel, US diesel futures are now at their highest level in history. We just busted through the prior record set at the height of the 2022 crisis. 37807278
Reposted by Simon SchmidGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026History says the 9/11 attacks began at 8:46 a.m.—but that's not how most, from NYC officeworkers to the President, experienced it. Instead, the "attack" begins at 9:03, when we saw the second plane strike. I wrote abt the fascinating 17 minutes in between: www.nationalgeographic.com/history/grap...nationalgeographic.comThe 17 Minutes That Changed AmericaThe earliest moments of the September 11 attacks did not unfold the way we often remember. Here’s how those surreal 17 minutes changed America forever. 87826202
Simon Schmid @simonschmid.pro · 24/08/2026Viele Menschen sorgen sich ums Klima, verhalten sich aber nicht entsprechend. Warum? Die Forscher Thomas und Annechien Brudermann zeigen das in einer Bilderserie auf – humorvoll, aber auch kritisch. www.tagesanzeiger.ch/klimaschutz-... Vielen Dank @tbrudermann.bsky.social für die Illustrationen! 041
Reposted by Simon SchmidElizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 12/08/2026A simple point that surprisingly few people understand: "The longer we wait to reach net zero, the higher the eventual peak temperature will be, and the worse the associated damage. Warming is now nearly 1.4C above pre-industrial levels. Imagine summers when it gets closer to 2C."giftarticle.ft.comHow to stop global warmingThe answer is obvious to all except the real climate change zealots: the anti-net zero movement 20457219
Reposted by Simon SchmidJohn Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Read it and weep. open.substack.com/pub/amerikan...open.substack.comThey Saw it ComingHow American military planners anticipated failure in Iran 35326126
Reposted by Simon SchmidAndreas Tobler @andreastobler.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Christoph Blocher wurde fichiert - wie gut 40 andere Bundesrätinnen und Bundesräte. Zu Blochers Fiche gibt es Dossiers, die sich mit Spionageverdacht bei Rüstungsunternehmen beschäftigen. Die ganze Geschichte gibt es hier: www.tagesanzeiger.ch/schweiz-fich... 052
Simon Schmid @simonschmid.pro · 06/08/2026Copying the populists' anti-climate rhetoric and policies is really the most stupid conservative answer to their decline in voter support. Britain’s climate divide widens amid fires and heat deaths - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FTgiftarticle.ft.comBritain’s climate divide widens amid fires and heat deathsAgainst a backdrop of burning horizons, the mainstream parties are increasingly at odds over pursuing net zero 000
Simon Schmid @simonschmid.pro · 06/08/2026Schelchte News für alle, die hoffen, dass der Backlash gegen Donald Trump auch den Euro-Populisten den Wind aus den Segeln nimmt: Die Globalisierung ist noch lange nicht tot. Und deshalb ist auch der Populismus nicht kleinzukriegen. www.tagesanzeiger.ch/rechtspopuli... 020
Reposted by Simon SchmidKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 29/07/2026I'm late to this but holy hell, I could write an entire book about this single screenshot. The way the image just perfectly captures the journalists doing luxury, disengaged hand-wringing about blackouts while the ACTUAL THREAT plays out in front of their eyes. 1024573
Reposted by Simon SchmidNahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I've never seen anything like it. Salta, Argentina, has just recorded its hottest night on record during the climatologically coldest time of the year. The minimum overnight temperature did not fall below 26°C (78.8°F), pulverizing the previous monthly record by 7°C. 18770401
Reposted by Simon SchmidHappyChapter 🇪🇺 @happy-chapter.eurosky.social · 18/07/2026Kind da. Karriere futsch. Frauen kennen das. #Spahn 293448760
Simon Schmid @simonschmid.pro · 18/07/2026KI soll das Klima retten, behaupten Google & Co. – erst mal explodieren aber die CO₂-Emissionen der Techgiganten mit Dank an @ketanjoshi.co für die Daten! www.tagesanzeiger.ch/klimabilanz-... 2124
Reposted by Simon SchmidBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 14/07/2026If you think it's hot where you are, it's 127 degrees Fahrenheit in Iran 16501275
Reposted by Simon SchmidBoas Ruh @boas.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Ringier stellt den «SonntagsBlick» per Ende Jahr ein, wie @republik.ch von mehreren voneinander unabhängigen Quellen erfahren hat. Von @dbuehler.bsky.socialrepublik.chDie «SonntagsBlick» erscheint nur noch bis Ende 2026Der Entscheid könnte weiteren Kollateralschaden für die Medienbranche nach sich ziehen. 073
Simon Schmid @simonschmid.pro · 13/07/2026I dont't know what's the bigger news here... the tolls or the country name change 😂 020
Reposted by Simon SchmidNicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 13/07/2026There is no guarantee Le Pen will win the next French presidential elections, but she certainly looks like the favourite in polls at the moment. 1228
Reposted by Simon SchmidLeah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 06/07/2026The tariffs were just another CON to manipulate the stock market and profit billions from insider trading and crypto corruption — $2.2 BILLION to be exact, and we paid the bill. Trump’s tariffs cost the average US household $1,500 per year. 13488199
Reposted by Simon SchmidRafael M Batista @rafmbatista.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Patriot front marching from Union Station right now. White supremacist and neo-fascist organization. Cowards. 132287800
Simon Schmid @simonschmid.pro · 01/07/2026Build electrolysers. DAC-Facilities. SAF-Plants. There's lots of useful things you can do with abundant energy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comSpain Built Too Much Solar. Investors Want OutAfter plowing $80 billion into renewables, the country has too much electricity on sunny days. 120
Simon Schmid @simonschmid.pro · 01/07/2026The Hormuz shock has triggered a shift to renewables. To sustain the drive, we need more stringent CO2 policies. www.tagesanzeiger.ch/iran-krieg-w... 040
Simon Schmid @simonschmid.pro · 26/06/2026Elektroautos sind links, Klimaanlagen sind rechts... und welches Haushaltsgerät wird wohl als nächstes politisiert? Waschmaschinen? Stabmixer? 130
Reposted by Simon SchmidJamie Smyth @jamiesmythft.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Average US petrol price falls below $4 on deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz, easing pressure on Americans squeezed by the cost of living crisis as.ft.com/r/51b53e35-6... @financialtimes.comas.ft.comAverage US petrol price falls below $4 on deal to reopen Strait of HormuzAs cost at the pump declines to nearly two-month low, analysts warn risk of a surge ‘has not completely disappeared’ 4124
Reposted by Simon SchmidThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/06/2026A cathedral at one of the holiest sites in eastern Orthodox Christianity burned on Monday after Russia attacked Kyiv in a massive, overnight volley of missiles and drones.nyti.msHistoric Orthodox Cathedral Burns in Russian Attack on KyivA bishop reported that many holy items had been recovered from the cathedral, at the site of the Perchersk monastery, a revered place for Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox faiths. 1615074
Reposted by Simon SchmidAILA @aila.org · 08/06/2026Shev Dalal-Dheini, AILA Senior Director of Government Relations, responds: "Today’s ruling confirms what AILA has said all along: turning the H-1B program into a pay to play system through a $100,000 fee is unlawful."usatoday.comTrump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas struck down by judgeA federal judge blocked a Trump administration policy adding a $100,000 dollar fee to new H-1B visas for skilled workers. 1156
Reposted by Simon SchmidIsa Yusibov @isayusibov.bsky.social · 08/06/2026The best African referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan has been denied entry to the US despite having a diplomatic passport. He was supposed to lead some WC 2026 matches. This tournament is nothing else than a shitshow to please the tiny-handed orange shitgibbon Krasnov. 23606206
Reposted by Simon SchmidAkshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I see a lot of charts everyday. Few make me go: THIS IS CRAZY. www.carbonbrief.org/ai-boom-mean... 321336444
Reposted by Simon SchmidBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 07/05/2026China and the European Union have joined forces in a bid to create a global alliance on carbon pricing, putting them at odds with the Trump administration’s push to invest more in fossil fuels.bloom.bgChina and Europe Form Carbon Alliance as US Bets on Fossil FuelsChina and the European Union have joined forces in a bid to create a global alliance on carbon pricing, putting them at odds with the Trump administration’s push to invest more in fossil fuels. 08917
Reposted by Simon SchmidThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 06/05/2026Exclusive: Iranian strikes have hit at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at U.S. military sites since the war began, a Post analysis reveals. The destruction is far greater than what was previously reported or acknowledged by the U.S. government. wapo.st/4faxOrg 911778
Simon Schmid @simonschmid.pro · 29/04/2026Dieses Experiment macht nicht wirklich Sinn oder? Wenn alle aus Eigennutz rot drücken überleben auch alle. Und was wäre dann die Moral? 240
Reposted by Simon SchmidAndreas Tobler @andreastobler.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Heute im Tages-Anzeiger: Ein Essay von Oliver Nachtwey zum Nullsummendenken bzw. zur 10-Millionen-Initiative, mit der die Schweizer Wohnbevölkerung begrenzt werden soll: www.tagesanzeiger.ch/10-millionen... 122
Reposted by Simon SchmidDIE ZEIT @zeit.de · 18/04/2026In mehreren Städten wurde gegen die deutsche Klimapolitik und für eine schnellere Energiewende demonstriert. Die Veranstalter sprechen von Zehntausenden Teilnehmern.zeit.deKlimakrise: Zehntausende protestieren gegen Klimapolitik der BundesregierungIn mehreren Städten wurde gegen die deutsche Klimapolitik und für eine schnellere Energiewende demonstriert. Die Veranstalter sprechen von Zehntausenden Teilnehmern. 37021
Simon Schmid @simonschmid.pro · 18/04/2026It's open and closed simultaneously. And by the time you find out, you might already be dead! 020
Simon Schmid @simonschmid.pro · 17/04/2026"it could be significantly more ambitious than China’s existing targets" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comChina Lifts Green Push With Plan to Double Clean Energy by 2035China will seek to double its supply of non-fossil fuel energy by 2035, in a plan that analysts see as a boost to Beijing’s green targets. 000
Reposted by Simon SchmidSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 15/04/2026That Iran "coal comeback" in full 05927
Reposted by Simon SchmidUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 15/04/2026Who would have imagined that between the US and Iran, it’s the latter that is winning the meme war? 30431133
Simon Schmid @simonschmid.pro · 08/04/2026The Iran headlines get better and better www.ft.com/content/02ae...ft.comIran demands crypto fees for ships passing Hormuz during ceasefireCountry’s oil exporters’ union says toll to be paid in cryptocurrency and vessels monitored for weapons 010
Reposted by Simon SchmidPatrick Seemann @nohillside.ch · 03/01/2026Ein guter Moment, sich an NZZ-Schlagzeilen zu erinnern. 1268
Simon Schmid @simonschmid.pro · 08/04/2026The economic logic of a Hormuz tollbooth: Arabs would bear 90% of the cost global oil consumers only 10%. But economics might not be the most important factor in deciding whether to legitimize this kind of idea by Iran. www.bruegel.org/analysis/cou...bruegel.orgCould a Hormuz toll solve the oil crisis and who pays?With a return to the pre-Iran conflict energy status quo unlikely, a Hormuz toll may be the next best option – but Gulf states would pay the most 000
Simon Schmid @simonschmid.pro · 05/04/2026Warum Öl der vielleicht wichtigste Machtfaktor im 20. Jahrhundert war - und wie sich das jetzt ändern könnte: Meine energiegeschichtliche Einordnung zum Krieg im Iran. www.tagesanzeiger.ch/iran-krieg-d...tagesanzeiger.chIran-Krieg: Wer das Öl hatte, hatte die Macht – ändert sich das bald?Der Iran-Krieg markiert einen Wendepunkt in der Energiegeschichte – mit nachhaltigen Auswirkungen auf die Versorgung und das globale Machtgefüge. 021