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Classical liberal, techno-optimist 🗽🇺🇦🏗️🌐🛢️🏳️🪙🇳🇱🇹🇷
We’re locked in a cycle: Trump threatens to resume the war, he claims Iran backed down, and then he gets frustrated with Iran again.
Trump backs down from yet another empty threat to Iran
We’re locked in a cycle: The president threatens to resume the war, he claims Iran backed down, and then he gets frustrated with Iran again.
reason.com
If tariffs on aluminum were going to spur more domestic production, wouldn't that have happened by now? How many more ways does this policy have to be tried before it can be considered a failure?
Trump said tariffs on aluminum would boost domestic production. The White House now admits that didn't happen.
It's been more than eight years since Trump's first aluminum tariffs were imposed. How long do we have to wait before calling this a failure?
reason.com
Nieuwe eisen Iran voor heropening Straat van Hormuz, snelle deal lijkt uit zicht
Nieuwe eisen Iran voor heropening Straat van Hormuz, snelle deal lijkt uit zicht
Met de nieuwe voorwaarden lijkt een snelle deal over de heropening van de belangrijke zeestraat buiten bereik.
nos.nl
Exclusive: The Pentagon is asking the U.S. defense industry to rapidly escalate the production and delivery of weapons, including munitions that are in extreme shortage due to the war with Iran, according to a Defense Department memo obtained by The Post.
Pentagon presses defense firms to build weapons as Iran war depletes stocks
The directive to industry from Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg comes amid tensions over a critical U.S. munitions shortage.
washingtonpost.com
The US would have won this war if physical reality was totally different lol
“Wildberries has lost up to one-third of its warehouse space and as much as 480 billion rubles’ worth of goods ($5.9 billion) in the Ukrainian attacks, according to Moscow-based Data Insight, an e-commerce consultancy.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/w...
As Ukraine Strikes Wildberries, Russia’s Richest Businesswoman Faces Her Biggest Test Yet (Gift Article)
As Ukraine repeatedly strikes warehouses of the e-commerce site Wildberries, Tatyana Kim, its billionaire co-founder, faces her biggest test yet.
nytimes.com
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
"Four new reactors of 1 gigawatt each are now estimated to cost $14.4 billion -- 55% of more than the 2024 estimate." Even India can't stop spiraling costs of nuclear plant build out. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
India’s Russian Nuclear Reactor Costs Surge 55% After Delays
The cost of adding four Russian-designed nuclear reactors at the Kudankulam plant in southern India has surged by more than half after the war in Ukraine pushed back construction by almost three years...
bloomberg.com
The world reached 1,000 GW of solar installed in 2022, Bloomberg Green's story headline was "Clean Power Isn’t Reaching Those Who Need It Most" Is that claim still true at 3,000 GW? The chart below hides an interesting story. Thread below 🧵 My story: 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"The number of countries with at least 1 gigawatt of solar installed has grown to as many as 74 last year, up from 42 in 2020." www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... via @akshatrathi.bsky.social 🔌💡
Solar Power Quietly Crossed a New Milestone as Deployments Rise
Installations of panels are rapidly advancing worldwide
bloomberg.com
This wasn't on my adaptation bingo card. "Romania used 180kg explosive to blow rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Romania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor
Hungary and Romania face energy crisis as record-low river levels force atomic power plants to reduce output
theguardian.com
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Democratie in verval? De democratie werkt juist prima (alleen vinden progressieven dat niet leuk)
In een vertegenwoordigende democratie zullen populaire standpunten vroeg of laat vertegenwoordigd worden. Steun voor minder migratie was onder kiezers allang normaal, nu is het dat ook onder politici....
decorrespondent.nl
De Amerikaanse staat neemt volop belangen in bedrijven. Dat ondermijnt het eigen succesmodel
De Amerikaanse staat neemt volop belangen in bedrijven. Dat ondermijnt het eigen succesmodel
De Amerikaanse staat neemt onder president Trump volop belangen in bedrijven.Economen waarschuwen voor de gevolgen van dit vriendjeskapitalisme.
fd.nl
You heard the man: we can't solve a housing crisis without building more housing.
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 6d agoWe can't solve a housing crisis without building more housing. Today we broke ground on the Casanova Residence, which will soon be nearly 100 affordable and supportive homes with on-site services for New Yorkers. Every new home is a step toward a City that everyone can afford.
Caixin: "China’s State Council approved the construction of eight new nuclear power reactors. The approvals underscore Beijing’s unparalleled commitment to expanding its atomic fleet as the country races to nearly double its operational nuclear capacity." www.caixinglobal.com/2026-08-01/b...
Beijing Clears Eight New Reactors as China Accelerates Nuclear Buildout
Most of the newly approved units will use the domestically developed Hualong One design as Beijing pushes to expand operating nuclear capacity to 110 million kilowatts by 2030
caixinglobal.com
One of my hottest takes — it makes sense for public policy to preserve nature as a priority but farms aren’t nature! www.slowboring.com/p/farms-aren...
Farms aren’t nature
A banal take with serious consequences
slowboring.com
This study supports “my side” of the food/climate debates. It confirms that organic/cage-free eggs are worse for the climate than factory-farmed eggs. Because they eat more of the earth! But as usual the truth is more complicated than “my side is right.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens
Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests
theguardian.com
China approved eight new nuclear reactors on Friday, with the projects reportedly worth more than 170 billion yuan ($25 billion)
China Approves $25 Billion Nuclear Expansion as Energy Demand Soars
China approved eight new nuclear reactors on Friday, with the projects reportedly worth more than 170 billion yuan ($25 billion), accelerating its atomic buildout as the country seeks to power its economy without increasing carbon emissions.
bloom.bg
ExxonMobil CEO says Europe will start losing energy imports in 2027 when onerous new methane regulation comes into force.
Exxon CEO Says Europe to Lose Energy Imports on New Climate Law
Europe will start losing energy imports in 2027 when onerous new methane regulation comes into force, according to ExxonMobil Holdings Corp.’s Darren Woods.
bloom.bg
hmm let’s add a couple lines and see how it looks
ConquerorWorm@theconquerorworm.bsky.social · 2w agoWill have you seen this yet?
Broadly shared economic growth > whatever “affordability” is supposed to mean
It's fun to be watching the same stuff as everyone else www.slowboring.com/p/the-lost-j...
The lost joy of monoculture
Part of the fun of the World Cup is it felt like everyone was watching.
slowboring.com
The U.S. began launching strikes against Iran in retaliation for the missile attacks on American forces in Jordan.
U.S. Retaliates Against Iran for Tuesday’s Surprise Attack
President Trump had vowed earlier to strike Iran for a missile attack on U.S. forces in Jordan.
on.wsj.com
Bluesky has essentially become Twitter before Musk in terms of interface - but that's fine, no need to reinvent the wheel. I like it, it's very good
A Wildberries logistics center and an oil refinery in Russia's Ryazan region are burning after a drone attack.
"Er is ook een derde weg, een typisch Europese. Zonder groot Chinees staatsplan of Amerikaanse protectionisme..." fd.nl/politiek/160...
Europa hoeft geen trumpiaanse handelsoorlog met China te beginnen
China speelt het handels- en investeringsspel niet eerlijk en trekt eigen bedrijven voor. Hoe pakken we het land aan? Als je het antwoord simplificeert zijn er drie smaken, schrijft FD-columnist Mathi...
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