Simon Schmid
@simonschmid.pro
economics & data journalism @ Tages-Anzeiger https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/author/60143473/simon-schmid
I'm late to this but holy hell, I could write an entire book about this single screenshot. The way the image just perfectly captures the journalists doing luxury, disengaged hand-wringing about blackouts while the ACTUAL THREAT plays out in front of their eyes.
Auge um Auge, Schiff um Brücke oder Kraftwerk
Harald Oberhofer@ho2604.bsky.social · 2w agoWir sind bei Schiffe gegen Brücken angelangt.
I've never seen anything like it. Salta, Argentina, has just recorded its hottest night on record during the climatologically coldest time of the year. The minimum overnight temperature did not fall below 26°C (78.8°F), pulverizing the previous monthly record by 7°C.
Kind da. Karriere futsch. Frauen kennen das. #Spahn
KI soll das Klima retten, behaupten Google & Co. – erst mal explodieren aber die CO₂-Emissionen der Techgiganten mit Dank an @ketanjoshi.co für die Daten! www.tagesanzeiger.ch/klimabilanz-...
If you think it's hot where you are, it's 127 degrees Fahrenheit in Iran
Extreme Temperatures Around the World@extremetemps.bsky.social · 3w agoHISTORIC 53C DAY- 38C at NIGHT 52.7C Omidieh IRAN All time record and 2026 World Record MINIMUMS ! 38.3 Delhoran IRAN 33.1 Uchkuduk UZBEKISTAN Next days WORSE 53/54c Middle East 49/50C former USSR 50/52C CHINA NIGHTS up to 40C MOST EXTREME HEAT WAVE IN WORLD HISTORY
Ringier stellt den «SonntagsBlick» per Ende Jahr ein, wie @republik.ch von mehreren voneinander unabhängigen Quellen erfahren hat. Von @dbuehler.bsky.social
Die «SonntagsBlick» erscheint nur noch bis Ende 2026
Der Entscheid könnte weiteren Kollateralschaden für die Medienbranche nach sich ziehen.
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I dont't know what's the bigger news here... the tolls or the country name change 😂
There is no guarantee Le Pen will win the next French presidential elections, but she certainly looks like the favourite in polls at the moment.
Europe Elects@europeelects.bsky.social · 3w agoFrance, Elabe poll: Presidential run-off election Le Pen (RN-PfE): 67.5% Mélenchon (LFI-LEFT): 32.5% Le Pen (RN-PfE): 58.5% Glucksmann (PS/PP-S&D): 41.5% Le Pen (RN-PfE): 54% Attal (RE-RE): 46% Le Pen (RN-PfE): 52% Philippe (HOR-RE): 48% Le Pen (RN-PfE): 56% Retailleau (LR-EPP): 44%
The tariffs were just another CON to manipulate the stock market and profit billions from insider trading and crypto corruption — $2.2 BILLION to be exact, and we paid the bill. Trump’s tariffs cost the average US household $1,500 per year.
NBC News@nbcnews.com · last mo.Investment accounts owned by President Trump engaged in more than 300 previously undisclosed stock purchases on April 8, 2025, one day before his surprise announcement that he would pause a number of his “Liberation Day” tariffs, his financial disclosure report says.
Patriot front marching from Union Station right now. White supremacist and neo-fascist organization. Cowards.
Build electrolysers. DAC-Facilities. SAF-Plants. There's lots of useful things you can do with abundant energy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Spain Built Too Much Solar. Investors Want Out
After plowing $80 billion into renewables, the country has too much electricity on sunny days.
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The Hormuz shock has triggered a shift to renewables. To sustain the drive, we need more stringent CO2 policies. www.tagesanzeiger.ch/iran-krieg-w...
Elektroautos sind links, Klimaanlagen sind rechts... und welches Haushaltsgerät wird wohl als nächstes politisiert? Waschmaschinen? Stabmixer?
Matthias Daum@matthiasdaum.bsky.social · last mo.Linke und Grüne warnen bei Hitze vor der Zukunft, Rechte versprechen den Menschen #Klimaanlagen. Dabei ließen die sich auch in eine progressive Hitzepolitik integrieren. #Hitzewelle #canicule www.zeit.de/feuilleton/2...
Average US petrol price falls below $4 on deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz, easing pressure on Americans squeezed by the cost of living crisis as.ft.com/r/51b53e35-6... @financialtimes.com
Average US petrol price falls below $4 on deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
As cost at the pump declines to nearly two-month low, analysts warn risk of a surge ‘has not completely disappeared’
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A cathedral at one of the holiest sites in eastern Orthodox Christianity burned on Monday after Russia attacked Kyiv in a massive, overnight volley of missiles and drones.
Historic Orthodox Cathedral Burns in Russian Attack on Kyiv
A bishop reported that many holy items had been recovered from the cathedral, at the site of the Perchersk monastery, a revered place for Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox faiths.
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Shev Dalal-Dheini, AILA Senior Director of Government Relations, responds: "Today’s ruling confirms what AILA has said all along: turning the H-1B program into a pay to play system through a $100,000 fee is unlawful."
Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas struck down by judge
A federal judge blocked a Trump administration policy adding a $100,000 dollar fee to new H-1B visas for skilled workers.
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The best African referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan has been denied entry to the US despite having a diplomatic passport. He was supposed to lead some WC 2026 matches. This tournament is nothing else than a shitshow to please the tiny-handed orange shitgibbon Krasnov.
China and the European Union have joined forces in a bid to create a global alliance on carbon pricing, putting them at odds with the Trump administration’s push to invest more in fossil fuels.
China and Europe Form Carbon Alliance as US Bets on Fossil Fuels
China and the European Union have joined forces in a bid to create a global alliance on carbon pricing, putting them at odds with the Trump administration’s push to invest more in fossil fuels.
bloom.bg
Exclusive: Iranian strikes have hit at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at U.S. military sites since the war began, a Post analysis reveals. The destruction is far greater than what was previously reported or acknowledged by the U.S. government. https://wapo.st/4faxOrg
"Rest of world" is the interesting category here
Simon Evans@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 4mo agoEV sales surged everywhere apart from the US, rising more than 20% globally in 2025 * EVs were half of Chinese sales and electric truck sales in China tripled * EV sales outside CN/Eu/US grew 80% (!) 10/10
Heute im Tages-Anzeiger: Ein Essay von Oliver Nachtwey zum Nullsummendenken bzw. zur 10-Millionen-Initiative, mit der die Schweizer Wohnbevölkerung begrenzt werden soll: www.tagesanzeiger.ch/10-millionen...
In mehreren Städten wurde gegen die deutsche Klimapolitik und für eine schnellere Energiewende demonstriert. Die Veranstalter sprechen von Zehntausenden Teilnehmern.
Klimakrise: Zehntausende protestieren gegen Klimapolitik der Bundesregierung
In mehreren Städten wurde gegen die deutsche Klimapolitik und für eine schnellere Energiewende demonstriert. Die Veranstalter sprechen von Zehntausenden Teilnehmern.
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It's open and closed simultaneously. And by the time you find out, you might already be dead!
Simon Schmid@simonschmid.pro · 4mo agoSchroedinger's strait
"it could be significantly more ambitious than China’s existing targets" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
China Lifts Green Push With Plan to Double Clean Energy by 2035
China will seek to double its supply of non-fossil fuel energy by 2035, in a plan that analysts see as a boost to Beijing’s green targets.
bloomberg.com
Just so you know who we are dealing with
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4mo agoTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed on Tuesday that it was difficult to determine the actual causes of climate change, dismissing decades of science that has attributed global warming to the burning of fossil fuels.