We've reached another stage of Germany's misery: Not only are the big parties not solving people's problems, they're now running explicitly as not being the AfD. It might work for an election or two, but this is the path towards disaster. It's not good enough to not be the AfD

Jeremy Cliffe@jeremycliffe.bsky.social · 8h ago

All eyes now on Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany's Baltic Sea coast and its hinterland), where a popular SPD incumbent, Manuela Schwesig, is running as a bulwark against the AfD in the state election on September 20. "Die Frau gegen blau" = "The woman against blue [AfD]"

Dozens of Instagram accounts linked to Albanian activists, journalists and an opposition party leader have been closed or disabled amid ongoing protests over a luxury hotel development linked to U.S President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Meta blocks dozens of accounts protesting Kushner-linked Albanian resort project

Those affected insist they have not violated any of Instagram’s rules but received copyright infringement notices for content they filmed or created themselves.

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How the Planet-Altering Disaster of “Forever Chemicals” Was Kept Secret www.propublica.org/podcast/fore...

How the Planet-Altering Disaster of “Forever Chemicals” Was Kept Secret

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Do you want to help the survivors of the Nepal glacier collapse? Here is a list of organizations on the ground: apnews.com/article/nepa...

How to help after Nepal and Tibet's catastrophic floods

Humanitarian organizations are mobilizing to aid survivors along the Nepal-China border after catastrophic floods struck the region Wednesday.

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How did Europes power system hold up during Europes hottest summer yet? My @e3g.bsky.social colleagues dug into the data and found: Thermal and hydro generation fell apart as cooling demand shot up Solar stepped in but not enough to avoid gas which should have gone into winter reserves

How did Europes power system hold up during Europes hottest summer yet? My @e3g.bsky.social colleagues dug into the data and found: Thermal and hydro generation fell apart as cooling demand shot up Solar stepped in but not enough to avoid gas which should have gone into winter reserves

The Economist: „Foreign governments should stop dreaming of ducks. Instead, they should study mountain gorillas, and the violence of which an ageing silverback male is capable when it senses its time is up. This should worry allies in particular.“ economist.com/internationa...

As his presidency flounders, Trump is more dangerous than ever

Forget lame ducks. America’s president will defend his dominance like an ageing silverback gorilla

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Yes, good journalism can make a difference. Congrats to all involved. bsky.app/profile/geor...

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · last wk.

It's not often you can pinpoint real, positive change a journalist has caused. But as Turkmeni sources state, @dpcarrington.bsky.social's persistent and probing coverage of this issue has been critical to a change of policy, with massive implications. Big congrats www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Re-assuring at first, until you realise that it also means China allows Russia to do everything else its actually done so far

POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · last wk.

China has privately assured Finland that it would not allow Russia to use nuclear weapons, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said in an interview released Saturday.

This is clever politics: allow data centres in Australia to use fossil fuels provided they can prove it’s cheaper then renewables reneweconomy.com.au/breaking-no-...

Note the singular used here

POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · last wk.

Tomorrow, Icelanders will vote on whether to restart negotiations to join the EU. A “Yes” result would reopen a path toward membership — and the bloc’s rules prohibiting the killing of whales. That would spell trouble for the country’s last whaler. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/icel...

Brought to you by a party that is renowned for it’s economic competence

Giulio Mattioli@giuliomattioli.bsky.social · last wk.

Germany in 2023: "Enough with this EV obsession, focusing on ICEs that run on e-fuels will usher in a new export success made in Germany" Germany in 2026: "Why are the Chinese selling so many EVs on our market, this is unfair!"

Himalaya’s are a ticking climate bomb with Nepal floods offering a glimpse into a very dark future www.ft.com/content/0d79...

The devastating forces behind the deadly Himalayan flood

Torrent that tore through settlements near Nepal’s border with China comes as scientists warn climate change is increasing risks

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Trump tried to curb renewables, they are booming anyway www.ft.com/content/72bd...

Trump tried to curb clean energy. It’s booming anyway

Capacity will rise by a record 45GW this year, according to S&P Global Energy

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EU now so far behind in the AI race they have even missed how toxic it has become in the US: Exclusive: GOP warns AI companies that data centers are politically radioactive www.axios.com/2026/08/19/g...

Exclusive: GOP warns AI companies that data centers are politically radioactive

"This has become a sleeper issue for the entire election cycle," Senate Republicans' committee says.

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If Dobbys grave was enough cause to reroute a power line (true story) then Troy should be enough cause to abandon coal

Beyond Fossil Fuels@beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social · 3w ago

Çanakkale, in Turkey, should always be known for: 🍅 tomatoes 🧀 Ezine cheese 🏛️ ancient city of Troy ❌ NOT a coal hub. Approval for a new coal unit at the CENAL power plant in Karabiga would almost x2 its current capacity and undermine 🇹🇷's #COP31 Presidency. beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/08/20/c...

Another study finds farm subsidies to have hardly any impact on the the main objective used to justify them- food security. www.tagesschau.de/inland/innen...

Ernährungssicherheit: Wie sinnvoll sind die Maßnahmen der Politik?

Braucht es Agrarsubventionen, um die Lebensmittelversorgung in Europa zu sichern? Eine neue Studie des NABU stellt ein zentrales Argument von Bundeslandwirtschaftsminister Rainer infrage. Von Eva Hube...

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Is anyone in France actually asking its Front National why they want to see France burn?

POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 3w ago

After a summer of extreme, climate change-driven heat, France must spend billions of euros to help the country rebuild and ensure it is better prepared the next time the mercury rises.

This stopped me in my tracks. An independent study by @qmul.bsky.social has found that after ULEZ was introduced, children’s lungs grew faster in Central London and have now caught up with children outside of the capital. Incredible.

Queen Mary University of London@qmul.bsky.social · 3w ago

Air pollution stunts children’s lung growth. New Queen Mary research found that improvements in air quality after the introduction of London’s ULEZ are associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Read more: shorturl.at/Jx86o

If he wins it will be as the stale establishment candidate

POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 4w ago

Britain’s populist-right leader Nigel Farage is all but certain to win the Clacton by-election he triggered. But his self-styled “people versus the establishment” electoral gambit is sowing seeds of discontent even among loyal supporters.

Another way of looking at it is that your breakfast is currently full of pesticides banned in the EU

POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 4w ago

Fancy a morning coffee, orange juice or blueberry pancakes for your Sunday brunch? Prepare to fork out more for those items if Brussels' plan to get foreign growers to align with the EU's pesticide rules holds.

For decades EU policy debate was focused on jobs and growth at the expense of ‘green crap’ One fossil fuelled heatwave now set to wipe out all of EUs projected growth for this year www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Europe’s scorching summer is erasing its economic growth, says report

Dutch growth is set to be almost entirely wiped out, and France could be pushed into a contraction.

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Burnham to remove VAT on household electricity bills ft.trib.al/2r7uTTR

Burnham to remove VAT on household electricity bills

New prime minister has vowed to help households with the cost of living

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C‘mon, this is unfair — the Argentines have also tied to murder Spanish players who don’t have the ball.

Sal Gentile@salgentile.bsky.social · 2mo ago

spain strategy: keep passing, close down your man, press the advantage argentina strategy: whoever has the ball, murder them

Not a lot of time left for Trump to ask Infantino to revoke that red card

Twitter and Bluesky seem to be in complete agreement for once

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2mo ago

quick question: what the fuck is this

They should have gone with bad bunny

Springer importing Trumpian levels of corruption into European publishing

Gil Durán@gilduran.com · 2mo ago

Axel Springer, the company that owns Politico, awards its top prize to...Antichrist lecturer Peter Thiel. No mention of the $50 million Thiel gave the son of Axel Springer's CEO to start a venture capital fund. But the CEO lauds Thiel's "courage and non-conformity." www.welt.de/wirtschaft/a...

Axel Springer, the company that owns Politico, awards its top prize to...Antichrist lecturer Peter Thiel. No mention of the $50 million Thiel gave the son of Axel Springer's CEO to start a venture capital fund. But the CEO lauds Thiel's "courage and non-conformity." www.welt.de/wirtschaft/a...

In eigener Sache: Peter Thiel erhält den Axel Springer Award 2026 - WELT

Unternehmer und Investor Peter Thiel ist der diesjährige Preisträger des Axel Springer Awards. Die Auszeichnung soll auch ein Zeichen für Meinungsfreiheit und offene Debatten sein.

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