And with that framing, its clear who's taking the blame if Iran closes the strait again after Israel renew their attacks in Lebanon (which I would assume is likely).

Their highest grossing Disney(Pixar) movie of all time at that time lost out to an indie film made by Lithuanians in Blender with no dialog. That was the clearest sign to me that while Disney is pulling in money like crazy it doesn't mean anything. Their movies have no lasting cultural impact.

He really wants to keep that strait open, obviously!

I like the joke, but "postliberal" seems unfamiliar to me - and kinda euphemistic? (for illiberals / authoritarians / fascists ? or am I missing something.. ?)

Energie: Klingbeil stellt sich gegen zentrale Energiegesetze von Reiche Neuer Konflikt in der Koalition: Die SPD blockiert nach Handelsblatt-Informationen mehrere Energiegesetze von Katherina Reiche und fordert Änderungen. Die Union ist empört.

Dass die Union „empört“ ist, zeigt entweder, dass diese Union gar nicht versteht, dass Ihre eigene Ministerin gerade aktiv niedrigere Strompreise und gigantische private Investitionen sabotieren will - oder dass sie diese Sabotage gut findet. Aber warum?

Fucking verdammte Zeit!

Das die SPD so vor der CDU her gekrochen war hat mich echt fast am meisten angeäzt!

Harald Lesch bringt es auf den Punkt:

Viele sind “geschockt, dass wir demonstrieren müssen für den gesunden Menschenverstand, für erneuerbare Energien.”

Aber angesichts von Reiches fossiler Lobbypolitik müssen wir das tun - und das werden wir morgen bundesweit.

Erneuerbare Energien verteidigen!

‘We know who’s losing’: Tehran residents return to ruined city amid fears truce won’t last Iranians contemplate a ruined city, destroyed infrastructure, an economy in turmoil and looming anxiety over the approaching ceasefire deadline

‘We know who’s losing’: Tehran residents return to ruined city amid fears truce won’t last

Yeah, noticed that as well and wondered if its relevant (the number).

AfD-Verbot? "Plötzlich wären in Parlamenten linke Mehrheiten" Der Verfassungsrichter-Streit rückt das Thema AfD-Verbot in den Vordergrund, das die SPD befürwortet. Staatsrechtler Boehme-Neßler meint zu Euronews: "AfDler würden ihr Mandat verlieren. Dann wäre in ...

Hübsches Zitat:

'Im Juli 2025 sagte Rödder, dass ein etwaiges Parteiverbot der AfD, das unweigerlich „flächendeckend zu rot-rot-grünen Parlamentsmehrheiten“ führt, „der sichere Weg in den Bürgerkrieg“ sei.'

Auch per deutsche 'Pedia.

de.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Das ist von der deutschen Wikipedia, deren Quellen hab ich jetzt nicht nachgebuddelt, aber die Aussage "woke Mehrheitsgesellschaft" sagt eigentlich schon alles was man wissen muss.... 🤮

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republi...

Scheint mir die Kommentare die ihn als Rechts-extremist einordnen liegen gut:

'Republik21 beschreibt sich selbst als „Thinktank für neue bürgerliche Politik in Deutschland und Europa.“ Die Denkfabrik wurde anfangs als liberal-konservativ, später als rechtskonservativ oder weit rechts eingestuft.'

Nice argument!

Either its not as overwhelmingly powerful as the Hype-masters pronounce, or it for shit's sake shouldn't be under their auspices alone!

How I travelled to the UK the last three times anyway 🙂 (From south-western Germany).

If that's the dilemma you see (and I can see it too - and perhaps "dilemma" is an euphemism 🙁), then I think "vat" meat might be the solution?

Seems like it might be hitting prime time within the next couple years, and 'xept for culture warriors griping, I don't really see any downsides.

I don't know much about the guy, but some of the IEA reports that have come out under Birol's leadership have been fantastic!

I've been posting as much, but I've not seen confirmation one way or the other?

(I guess the pattern of disruption matches the former much better than the latter I guess, though...)

Sounds a bit like a face saving exercise for a climbdown from their maximalist demands?

Though in fairness, it may be a DDoS attack on BlueSky (which I imagine Eurosky wouldn't wether too well either).

What a day! Did we mention that today was the day we removed invites from Eurosky accounts? Anyone can create an account straight away.

Ok. got it working again. Enough status posting. Gonna read a little and then done here for today.

Spoke too soon. "Following" is down for me as well.

I misclicked and the timeline I had was gone, and doesn't seem to be about to be replaced... :P .

Ok, read in the replies it may be a DDoS attack - so should probably be going a little easier on BlueSky.

They did line themselves up for the punch though ;P .

lol...

Bet the "We are using AI / Claude code to build Bluesky" post is getting a lot of love under this post 🤣 .

Also thinking I should have got my ass up and switched to an alternate appview provider already... :/ .

Nice, even my profile page is broken!

Starting to be surprised the "Following" timeline still works, and I can mostly post replies (its only occasionally broken... 🤪 ).

#BlueskyIssues

(nice Euphemism there. Wondering whether BlackSky and EuroSky are having similar issues or just BlueSky borked).

Screenshot of the Bluesky notification screen. The Sidebar shows there are three notifications. The notifications area is displaying only a red bar stating "! Forbidden". Underneath there is a the notification bell symbol and the statement "No notifications yet!". (Image captured on Thursday the 16th of April 2026, during what appears to be a period of widespread issues with Bluesky services).

Bluesky "issues"...

WTF ?

#BlueskyIssues

Was bei uns in Deutschland grad teils so abläuft ist *echt* zum Haare raufen 😕 ...

One (First / 1.) seems like an overgeneralisation?

The second one too? (Though I've not travelled in Central or Southern America, tbf - which is where I'd be wagering this doesn't generalise to).

Maybe its just terms, but I wouldn't see this as "but it will be less comfortable".

Less "luxurious", perhaps. Less inane choice, for sure.

If we actually got things right, a lot of things could be a lot better for many people - we'd just be killing a lot of consumer culture along the way (RIP!).

Out of the Chaos, a Green Future? - The American Prospect How the war in Iran may lead to a boost in renewable energy.

"All this is sparking a stampede toward renewable energy and EVs around the world." prospect.org/2026/04/15/a...