Trump ‘not fit’ for the job — officials shut him out of Iran military plans over meltdown fears YouTube video by The Trump Report

This gives me hope about the USA. Great analysis of the situation and what to do.

Crush them. Give independence to at least Karelia, Siberia, Ingria and Manchuria.

Why your AI assistant is suddenly selling to you Sponsored chats are changing the way digital advertising works

I hate ads.

The Octavia Hill Lectures: Professor Baroness Kathy Willis CBE YouTube video by Times News

More on why nature is good and football bad.

The Octavia Hill Lectures: Professor Baroness Kathy Willis CBE YouTube video by Times News

Here is a lot of proof that leaving nature is killing us.

No... The tilt is still North, isn't it? This must haveto do with that half an hour sun time - real time offset...

Why This One Coffee Tasting Impacts the Price of 38K Pounds | WSJ YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal

Large scale coffee trade. I drink small scale dark roasted coffee, but I guess this is what most people drink?

First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels Colombia and the Netherlands will host the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels. The Conference is designed as a space for countries, subnational governments and other stakeholders...

Meanwhile: Good people get together for change.

When will we create a system enabling free information flow for all, always and everywhere?

The Sun’s surprising movement across the sky - Gordon Williamson YouTube video by TED-Ed

I just moved to a place with a high rice building blocking the sun on my balcony in the early morning. This makes the sun appear later (!) today than a week ago (08:17 to 08:13) and is a part of the explanation of the sun's analemma - the Earth's tilt makes the building cover the sun later. Right?

Kemi Badenoch - Wikipedia

Listen to the speach by the current Brittish Conservative leader from 2018 about socialism vs liberalism.

Absolutely!

#BookSky

Yes, he does a fantastic job! :D

Most Syrians in Germany are there to stay Sending back masses of immigrants would be foolish and impossible

Conditions in parts of Syria have improved, and may continue to. But Syrians in Germany have been building careers and families. Sending them back en masse, as Friedrich Merz has suggested, would be foolish

How do you replace 40 million dead vultures? The scavengers are vital for public health in India. But politics is interfering with efforts to breed them

Vultures seem to be the theme of the day:
www.economist.com/1843/2026/04...

This is the message of the day.

And this will have repercussions. I’ll write an article on that.

France starts moving government systems from Windows to Linux Linuxiac reports that France's Inter-ministerial Digital Directorate (DINUM) has revealed a roadmap for shifting the country's government systems away from non-European software. This includes switchi...

France starts moving government systems from Windows to Linux
France is ditching US software for homegrown alternatives of Google Docs, Microsoft Office, Zoom, and Telegram

Libre Office is very good.

www.techspot.com/news/112032-...

How do you replace 40 million dead vultures? The scavengers are vital for public health in India. But politics is interfering with efforts to breed them

All the efforts needed to revert human mistakes... Reminds me of the #HungaryElections2026! Time to clean out Órban and his corrupt regime. Good luck #Hungary!

Jon Stewart on the Iran War's Monthaversary & Desi on Kristi Noem's Double-D Life | The Daily Show YouTube video by The Daily Show

What a pathetic president.

Ukraine's Winning Streak Starts NOW YouTube video by Ukraine Matters

Yeah, let's break the neck of #Russia!

“Liberation Day” has reshaped trade—but not as Donald Trump hoped Donald Trump's tariffs reached 20% but failed to spark a full trade war as other countries opened markets and struck new deals rather than retaliating in kind.

The Trump regime's tariff bonanza just hurt the USA, the rest of the world held on to the rule based system and did well.

How Viktor Orbán became Vladimir Putin’s best friend in the EU From liberal dissident to MAGA darling, the transformation of the prime minister who brought Budapest back into Moscow’s orbit.

A good overview of Orbán's change from liberal to fascist.

Global oil usage and intensity graphs

It is often shown how our oil consumption increases over the years but what I have never seen before is the decreasing oil intensity. The Iran mess helps us push even faster.

Journocide Targeting journalists and killing them with impunity isn't just a war crime, it's a warning of what comes next

NEW: It’s a journocide. Israel admits to targeting & killing three more journalists & making up false evidence.

Journalists in the west have a moral responsibility to speak up. The blowback from this impunity is coming next for us all.
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The case against energy bail-outs Governments across the rich world are turning to energy subsidies and price caps as oil and gas prices surge due to the Iran war, but such interventions risk repeating costly mistakes from 2022.

Let the markets work.

Which reminds me of Karl Popper's advice if you want to divert the attention of competitors:
Give then Hegel to read. That Prussian ideological propaganda BS labelled "philosophy" will keep them busy for years! :D

Markets are gripped by an alarming cognitive dissonance Markets display cognitive dissonance as oil prices rise 40% amid the Strait of Hormuz closure, yet equity markets remain near all-time highs despite geopolitical risks.

Why are investors such Pollyannas? Is optimism a human survival strategy or is it recent experience from losing out when not being optimistic?

Trump prepares to put boots on the ground on Iran's Kharg Island | Malcolm Nance YouTube video by The Trump Report

The Trump regime in clear words by the always sharp Malcolm Nance:

"What kind of madness is this?
Stupid on top of imbecillity with a layer of dumbass."

Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.

Madrid closed its central business district to cars for the first time during the 2018 Christmas period.

The result was a 9.5% increase in retail spending on Madrid’s main shopping street, the Gran Vía.

Plus there was a 71% drop in air pollution.

Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #UrbanTruth

Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change. Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.

“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”

Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.

Common sense.

Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.