What investment portfolio strategies, scenarios, and philosophies will be changed because the 2026 European summer fire season?

Extreme Temperatures Around the World@extremetemps.bsky.social · 2h ago

MOST EXTREME DAY IN EUROPEAN HISTORY Thousands of records have been shattered with the hugest margins ever seen in European history from West to East. There has never been anything like this, not even last June. Wait for many updates later.

A thing of beauty. Well done to you and your crew. Uplifting.

Commercial Solar Guy@commercialsolarguy.com · 3h ago

Big roof! Modules going down! Optimizers are deployed - just over 1,400 of them.

Wot?!

Mark Gongloff@markgongloff.bsky.social · 4h ago

"One-quarter of men aged 18-29 said they trade stocks daily, and almost two-thirds of them (64%) report feeling like failures ... "The findings were strikingly similar to outcomes among men who gamble" (They're the same picture) Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

We are led. #sarcasm

Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social · yesterday

Cool, cool. We’re basically out of ATACMS and PrSM, and we used half our *global* TLAM supply… all for the Strait of Hormuz to still be closed?

Positive news.

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 23h ago

Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.

Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu

In the smartest city in the US, there are #swans making a home across from the “Newton Yacht Club” on the Charles River up from Allston by Perkins school, in Watertown. This conservation area is a gem. Congrats to the Massachusetts and township departments of conservation and recreation.

Russia is a terrorist state. Evil. Until it’s stopped by free people everywhere. Slava Ukraini.

Kate from Kharkiv@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 6h ago

8 ordinary civilians were standing on a train platform, waiting for their ride home. Moments later, a Russian ballistic missile killed every single one of them...

Will this feature in any investor calls this quarter?

Zack Labe@zacklabe.com · 6h ago

🚨 Last month set a new record for the hottest average global sea surface temperature in the month of July! Record warmth is found in both the deeper ocean and at the surface. This isn't necessarily a surprise, but it will have consequences for around the world. Data in the graphic from NOAA ERRSTv6

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president" Think about that America... A sitting US Senator acting like he cannot do a fkng thing about Trump, while he continues to vote to do nothing about Trump.

It is my hope that the next D president and AG rescind this so fast it makes Trump's checkbook spin. And if anyone (aka, the Corrupt 6 on the SC) just label it a matter of national security and ask how many divisions John Roberts has.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · yesterday

“.. Trump has leveraged his control of the federal government to instead escape the scrutiny that every other modern president, not to mention every other regular taxpayer, has been subject to.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...

Damn. This is so disheartening. Judge Mehta has dismissed the Seditious Conspiracy charges against the Oath Keepers.

Adam Klasfeld@klasfeldreports.com · 21h ago

"Reluctantly," a federal judge dismisses the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy cases. Trump DOJ "excuses criminal acts that caused a centuries-long pillar of our democracy—the peaceful transfer of presidential power—to buckle." "The court cannot write a different ending," he adds. buff.ly/NvVKnaW

All Russia’s war crimes will be brought to justice. Free peoples everywhere will never abandon these brave defenders of the gates of Europe. Slava Ukraini.

Euan MacDonald@euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 20h ago

Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv - 8 missiles reported incoming so far. Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missiles also said incoming. Explosions in Kyiv. More launches - now 10 missiles incoming.

As I’m standing reading Ray Bradbury’s compelling short story, the synth rhythms of #NewOrder start over the coffee shop speakers. “Leave Me Alone” from their acclaimed “Power, Corruption, and Lies” (1983). Mood. For this era, the golden age of corruption in the US. Nevertheless, we grow.

John Heaton (not the World War II veteran)@jheaton416.bsky.social · yesterday

Here's a link to the story, for those who can't parse images. short-stories.co/@raybradbury...

EV advocacy world really needs to contend with the fact that car companies are hell bent on making them into the most exhausting, enshittified, advertising-infected subscription model oversized junk tanks imaginable www.techspot.com/news/113327-...

BMW is putting Spider-Man ads on your dashboard, after promising it never would

The promotion began on July 27, 2026, and is scheduled to run through August 10 across more than 70 markets. On supported vehicles, starting the car brings...

techspot.com

Canadians overwhelmingly demand wealth tax after Kevin O’Leary says it will make him move away

Canadians overwhelmingly demand wealth tax after Kevin O’Leary says it will make him move away

OTTAWA - Pollsters report a split among Canadians over the idea of higher tax on the assets of wealthy individuals, though support skyrockets after noting that Kevin O'Leary has vowed that he will res...

thebeaverton.com

“Climate Change Is a Core Banking Risk: Having acknowledged that climate change undeniably impacts long-term financial stability, regulators requiring banks to prove that climate-risk [are] consistent determinants of their lending and business decisions” internationalbanker.com/banking/in-2...

In 2026, Climate Change Is a Core Banking Risk

Incorporating climate risk into traditional prudential oversight signifies a significant transformation in global banking. Supervisors and regulators require banks to demonstrate how climate risks inf...

internationalbanker.com

The CO2 Newsletter, published between 1979 and 1982, will break your heart. So much information was known back then, the shape of the problem, the likely consequences. And here we are...

All Our Yesterdays@allouryesterdays.bsky.social · 2d ago

Vol. 2, no. 5 of the CO2 Newsletter, June-August 1981 is now downloadable. Founded by American geologist William Barbat, each was 8 pages of excerpts from recent reports, editorials and deeply researched articles. All 18 issues are heart-breakers. allouryesterdays.info/co2-newslett... 1/9

Institutional investors on North Sea drilling: “If what you’re trying to achieve is the trifecta that most governments appear to be looking for ... affordability, energy independence and decarbonization,” then increasing North Sea drilling “doesn’t achieve any of those."

Investors Raise Alarm on Prospect of More UK North Sea Drilling

Institutional investors are raising concerns over the prospect of UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham supporting more oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.

bloomberg.com

First answer: Everyone. Insurance underwriting is an annual cycle.

Climate Risk Economics@climateeconomics.bsky.social · yesterday

Europe's wildfire season exposes climate insurance gap: who will pay? www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

Really intrigued as to how the UK's largest businesses will respond if they do end up with a government where the response to warnings the climate crisis is threatening food security and driving up inflation will be 'no it isn't - don't worry about it'. www.businessgreen.com/news/4533668...

'Climate change is upon us': Tesco and Aldi join 100 leaders in demanding action to strengthen UK food security

Letter from UK food industry to new Prime Minister Andy Burnham warns that 'the next food shock is not a question of if, but when'

businessgreen.com

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

Meta tried to build a 200-megawatt data centre on farmland in Zeewolde. Twice the electricity of the entire town. 20 rebels occupied the council. "We want Greta, not Meta." They won, and then the Dutch banned hyperscale centres over 70MW. Direct action works! wagingnonviolence.org/2026/07/the-...

The data center fight is going global

As local communities around the world unite around a shared enemy — AI data centers — a powerful new direction for climate action is emerging.

wagingnonviolence.org

A polluted and heated world arrives as changes in the land. Your earth’s systems have been treated like a sewer and landfill. Well done humans. Firstly, the profit-maximising pollution maximizers, and all their enablers. [sarcasm]

Kees van der Leun@sustainable2050.bsky.social · yesterday

Five days ago, the Rhine - at the point where it enters the Netherlands - reached its lowest level ever recorded: 6.47 meter above sea level. Now it's at 6.35 m.

Worth repeating This year will be the hottest year of your life This year may be the coolest year of the rest of your life www.linkedin.com/posts/raywil...

This year will be the hottest year of your life This year may be the coolest year of the rest of your life Estimate global temperatures for 2026 and 2027 enhanced by record-smashing El Niño event… |...

This year will be the hottest year of your life This year may be the coolest year of the rest of your life Estimate global temperatures for 2026 and 2027 enhanced by record-smashing El Niño event co...

linkedin.com

War as fossil fuels margin maxxer. That then sponsors warmongering politicians.j Is this not an endless evil cycle?

Andy Scollick@andyscollick.bsky.social · yesterday

The conflict in the Middle East has provided global energy merchants and producers with opportunities to profit from massive trade dislocations, while bigger jumps in fuel costs than in crude prices have boosted refining margins. (Irish Times)

Proud to have been part of this submission to SCOTUS to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for their decade-long disinformation about climate change. With @naomioreskes.bsky.social @geoffreysupran.bsky.social and others www.ucs.org/about/news/a...

Experts File Friend-of-the-Court Brief in Suncor v Boulder Documenting Companies’ Climate Deception

Experts File Friend-of-the-Court Brief in Supreme Court Case Documenting Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil Decades of Climate Deception

ucs.org

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICE Seized Drawings from Children in Detention. I Sued, and Today I Got Them.

Five months ago, I filed a Freedom of Information Act Request for papers seized from children at the Dilley ICE Detention Center. Today, I got a heartbreaking response.

muellershewrote.com

Just amazing to see it in writing even though we knew all along.

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 2d ago

"The Trump administration admitted that it terminated nearly 300 federal research grants 'solely because' the projects were connected to states that voted against Donald Trump in 2024 and had two Democratic senators in office, according to court filings." www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

NEW: Capital One closed hundreds of Trump accounts for money laundering. We wouldn’t have known if Trump hadn’t sued. Now he’s got tax immunity. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-capita...

NEW: Capital One Closed Hundreds of Trump Bank Accounts for Anti-Money Laundering Reasons

"A bottled water company, a winery, a golf course, a construction payroll firm, and a real estate brokerage, and hundreds of other businesses" were debanked. Trump claims it was for political reasons.

muellershewrote.com