Solar power in Africa is heating up — thanks in part to chili peppers | CBC News They're the chili peppers in the spicy chicken at a restaurant you might know. And they were an ingredient used by a Canadian company to build the first solar power plants in Malawi.

>Canadian company builds solar panels in Malawi
>is paid in Malawi's (volatile) currency
>invests those payments in local farmers growing chili peppers
>sells chili peppers to Nando's, in USD
>builds sustainable business model on Cheeky Nando's

This is my favourite news story of the year so far.

They oversaw a very important social media influence operation for the Kremlin, got caught, fled. And now they're not just back, they're guests at Donald & Melania Trump's Easter Egg Roll at the White House.

In the words of Foghorn Leghorn, that man is about as sharp as a marble.

Yeah, Jack booted thugs abducting people is surprisingly unpopular with normal people.

Weird, that mRNA sorcery actually works, whadda ya know

Yep. Rumors of bird flu reports being suppressed by RFK is not helping my anxiety

Seriously. Handful of old subs maybe? They only have one old carrier, and last I heard it was still in drydock

Oof that is some military grade dumb

Dang, get them mixed up. She’s garbage too

It has to be the most colossal case of short sightedness ever.

Because of course she is. Loomer is such garbag

The administration is a bunch of petty children.

President Frump really hitting all the boxes on the fascism bingo card

Yikes

Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives | CNN Business Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice.

ICYMI last week, new talking point for AI safety advocates. (I laughed out loud, don't judge me.) www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/t...

ICE has erected a gate to keep protesters out. They are blocking a public street, despite the Broadview Fire Department ordering ICE to tear it down.

Join us at 1930 Beach Street. 7-9 AM. Tell Broadview to tear this fence down.

The GOP wants people to be desperate, it makes people easier to control.

Weren’t we supposed to have a Harriet Tubman 20 dollar bill?

So, welfare is ok if you’re a white farmer? What happened to raw capitalism, pull yourself up by your bootstraps?

So, we’re switching to “guilty until
Proven innocent “ from now on? Cool cool.

The article was fascinating. I’m starting the countdown until Ms. Halligan becomes a legal analyst for Fox News.

My evangelical neighbors, who have a wall covered in crucifixes, are still home so I guess the rapture is cancelled?

“Careerism” lol

Heck, make people with salaries > $200k pay their fair share of SS tax and we’d be all set.

Yeah, what’s science really good for. Germs are just a theory.

Can’t wait to see what new distraction the Troomp folks come up with next. I’m thinking aliens.

In shocking news, turns out police are people just like everybody else.

Wait - how is it treason for a sitting president to do it? To Smear a private citizen? Trump saying nonsense, or as I call it, Tuesday.

How indeed. It’s headed for $1 trillion a year, with the increase requested in the BBB if I recall. MeanWhile, the Veterans Administration budget is getting cut by that same bill. It’s beyond frustrating.

If this is winning, I don’t want it.