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“US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine” www.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...

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Brazil, Chile, Morocco, Nigeria, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan each bought enough solar panels from China in 2024 to meet between 3% and 5% of their annual electricy demand. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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#StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

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Pictured here behind Laura - the UK Arctic Research Station located in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard - the northernmost permanent settlement in the world. The building is being moved off its foundations because it is sinking into the thawing permafrost.

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🗳️ Germany: Left, centre, and right at the federal elections since 1949, updated with the official 2025 preliminary results

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Geteiltes Land, nicht nur ein Symbolbild.

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❗️The leaders of Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden also arrived in 🇺🇦Kyiv. This is the third train with foreign delegations.

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On the 3rd anniversary of Russia’s brutal invasion, Europe is in Kyiv. We are in Kyiv today, because Ukraine is Europe. In this fight for survival, it is not only the destiny of Ukraine that is at stake. It’s Europe’s destiny.

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The onslaught of this particular 24-hour news cycle is rapidly eroding my ability to think clearly and coherently and I find myself needing news and social media sabbaths more than ever. Knowing when to log off and for how long has become an individual and I daresay collective necessity.

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Remarkable assessment by an incoming German chancellor. “for me it is an absolute priority to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible, so that we achieve independence from the US, step by step.” www.dw.com/en/german-el...

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The truth-seeking free speech warrior owner of the other microblog has just instructed his Grok AI to ignore sources that mention his and Trump's spreading of disinformation. (Apparent from changes in Grok's answers, but instruction also retrievable from Grok itself, as seen below.)

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Sanna Marin, die sozialdemokratische Ex-Premierministerin von Finnland, meint: Europa müsste endlich verstehen, wie stark es ist. www.economist.com/by-invitatio...

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"In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership Friday night, President Donald Trump fired the top US general just moments before his defense secretary fired the chief of the US Navy and the vice chief of the Air Force." @cnn.com edition.cnn.com/2025/02/21/p...

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Jordan Bardella, leader of France’s far-right National Rally, canceled a planned address at the right-wing Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington after Steve Bannon made what appeared to be a Nazi salute on stage.

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Canada: "They get 95% of their product from the United States, so I think they have to become the 51st state. You heard the people booing the national anthem, but I think ultimately they'll be praising the national anthem ... I call him Governor Trudeau ... we're looking at Greenland."

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Trump's way to end /prevent war: give Russia and China what they want? The current order is post-imperial, based on the principle of safe borders also for smaller and weaker countries. But Russia and China want to change that: subjugate smaller countries in their neighborhood.

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Nicht nur Sicherheitsrisiken sprechen gegen einen Wiedereinstieg in die #Atomenergie, sondern vor allem die immensen Kosten, die um ein vielfaches höher sind als für Erneuerbare Energien. Das zeigen auch unser neues Faktenheft über Atomenergie und der aktuelle World Nuclear Industry Status Report.

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3 days until Germany votes. While much attention has been on Friedrich Merz who is all but guaranteed to become the next chancellor, the fate of Germany’s incoming government hinges on three small parties fighting to enter parliament. Here is what fellow Europeans should watch out for on Sunday:

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Frugal Sweden is not completely frugal. Part of the opposition would like joint EU borrowing to strengthen defence. S och C öppnar för gemensam EU-upplåning för att stärka Europas försvar. www.dn.se/sverige/oppo...

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Sudan’s military government has reached an agreement for Russia to set up its first African naval base near Port Sudan, Nosmot Gbadamosi reports. Read Africa Brief:

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The UK and France are setting up a 'reassurance force' to protect post-war Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. * 30,000 troops at ports, cities and major infrastructure * Aircraft, based in Romania and Poland with Black Sea patrols * Close border surveillance More UK/France alignment.

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The US State Department is forcing all of its employees to cancel subscriptions to any Trump-unfriendly media.

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China’s plateauing oil consumption is without precedent for a country at its stage of economic development, the International Energy Agency said. China's demand for oil was flat in 2024 and may fall in 2025 as EVs & economic shifts destroy demand. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #Upshift 🔌💡🔌🚗

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Global sales of combustion engine cars have passed the peak. Sales peaked in 2017 or 2018 (depending on the source...). From our Daily Data Insights: ourworldindata.org/data-insight...

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Great chart in this terrific piece on how Russia's hand entering into negotiations isn't as strong as Putin would have you think. Russia's main territorial gains were all at the start of the war, and have since come at enormous cost. www.economist.com/europe/2025/... From The Economist

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Tell your colleagues, Sadiq.

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DOGE in history: ”The Doge of Venice acted as both the head of state and head of the Venetian oligarchy.” en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge_of...

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Trump plans to withdraw troops from the Baltics and parts of Western Europe - a key Putin demand - making former Soviet nations a prime target for Russian attacks, the FT reports.

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On @facethenation.bsky.social, Secretary of State Marco Rubio was asked about VP Vance's decision to meet with Germany's far-right AfD party and speech scolding European countries for cracking down on Nazis. Rubio's response: "I thought it was actually a pretty historic speech"

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Und hier die Grafik des Temperaturanstiegs bis 2024.

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Did you know that the countries with the most heat pumps installed are also in some of the coldest climates? Find out more in our article in Nature Energy 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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First meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The EU is ready to continue with dialogue in selected areas, such as trade, economic affairs, and climate change. I also highlighted that China’s export of dual-use goods fuels Russia’s war against Ukraine, and that it should stop.

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The White House says it will bar the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One indefinitely due to the news outlet's use of Gulf of Mexico

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Oh wow, Pistorius is really going for it ‘I had a speech prepared on the topic of the conference. But I have to react to the VP’s speech’.

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1/As Trump and Vance remarks make clear, Europe has to wake up and act to protect itself in a much more dangerous world. It cannot depend on US guarantees. But it is also in a much stronger position than it thinks. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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I've posted models showing that electric trucks are the future and hydrogen trucks don't make sense since 2017. Glad it's finally becoming mainstream and good article. www.forbes.com/sites/jamesm...

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Trump on Canada: "I spoke to Governor Trudeau ... they don't have military protection, and you take a look at what's going on out there ... people are in danger ... they need our protection."

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We shouldn't take anything off the table before the negotiations have even started. It is clear that any deal behind our backs will not work. You need the Europeans, you need the Ukrainians. Extracts from my doorstep ahead of NATO Defence Ministers meeting ↓

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The things you get on your timeline…

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“I’m here today to directly and unambiguously express that stark strategic realities prevent the United States from being the primary guarantor of security in Europe.” US Secretary of Defence, February 12, 2025. Everything changed today.

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