The Russians "have spent the past decade building a cult of cruelty at home. Now they have exported that cult not just to Europe, not just to Africa, but to Washington too"

"The chorus of Republican political leaders defending them seems both sinister and surprising to Europeans too. “I never thought Americans would kowtow like that,” one friend told me, marveling."

Someone's assets are going to be stranded: "These facts create the climate-value paradox. The underlying assumptions about the climate risks to each of these asset classes – fossil fuels, insurance, and property values – cannot all be correct. That paradox has brutal political implications"

Oh, what’s that? Musk urged Congress to codify the cuts HIS GROUP is making UNILATERALLY, you say??