WTF?

See the banned Talarico interview here: youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...

Watch it, like it, repost it. Everywhere, every day.

1. Trump's global tariffs were always on shaky legal ground. 2. Still heartening that Roberts, Gorsuch, & Barrett had the spine to say they're illegal. 3. The liberals held on the line on major questions! 4. Kavanaugh's dissent is an abomination. 5. Thomas' is even worse! slate.com/news-and-pol...

The only explainer you ever need for SCOTUS from the inimitable @mjsdc.bsky.social

NEW from us: Rapid expansion of the EV, wind, solar and other clean energy industries drove more than a third of China's GDP growth in 2025, and almost all of the growth in investment, making clean energy essential to meeting economic targets.

Has China peaked emissions? We may not know for years to come, but new analysis from @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social shows CO2 emissions fell by 0.3% last year — the first time China has recorded a decline while energy demand growth remained strong. Free link here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

EU, India agree 'mother of all' trade deals, reached after two decades of negotiations. EU chiefs and Prime Minister Narendra Modi hope the pact will help shield against challenges from the world's two leading economies, the United States and China u.afp.com/SBzH

I *love* this ternary chart showing developing economies increasingly go directly for clean electrons (solar plus some wind), bypassing the fossil economy that the US and EU went through. I expect Africa will take an even more direct route than India. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

Trump's betting big on "clean" coal to meet America's energy demand. Don't be fooled by the rebrand—it's the same coal we've burned for centuries, just with steps to capture some pollution. So what are the real alternatives? Project Drawdown's Jason Lam breaks it down 👉 https://bit.ly/4tGAWjM

There is no such thing as truly “clean” coal.

Solar and batteries are cheap enough that most people can get most of their electricity from them, and save money. This equation gets better and better over time as their costs decline. All details in a new blog post: nworbmot.org/blog/solar-b...

Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement

EU demands Russia withdraw troops from Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Transnistria, pull nukes from Belarus, pay reparations, and hold free elections — all as conditions for a Ukraine deal. "We pay back to Russian maximalist demands on Ukraine." 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/19/e...

This is the way. Each Russian demand list must be mirrored. The battlefield is stalled and no one is winning. Thus, there's no reason to preemptively concede a single russian demand. The deference to russia's supposed might, which has long characterized European/US policy needs to end. Russia...

"It took three years, but France finally got there... France has managed to evolve its stance on plant proteins, despite being home to one of the world’s most powerful livestock lobbies."

Dictators on buildings

Incredible to me that all but two major tipping points have uncertainty intervals that dip into heating under 2°C—w coral reefs, the basis for human systems that affect billions, already tipped under 1.5C of heating—and people are out here saying temperature goals for halting heating don't matter.

💰Viktor Orbán's government just confirmed my scoop: they are indeed planning to sell prime real estate in Budapest just two days before the parliamentary election...

Während die Sportwelt die Olympischen Spiele feiert, hat die Islamische Republik Iran weitere Todesurteile verkündet. Darunter der erst 18-jährige Wrestling-Champion Saleh Mohammadi.

The US loudly demands from Europe that it takes care of its own security. The US also loudly supports the outgoing Hungarian government that has for years been sabotaging with its veto the EU's efforts to tackle vital European security challenges. Could the real US stand up?

Electric vehicles could cost less to own than petrol cars across much of Africa before 2040, according to new coverage in MIT Technology Review. Falling battery prices + off-grid solar charging are reshaping the economics of mobility. Learn more: https://ow.ly/zqxu50Yj1J3

"What we need to do, I think right now, is to stand firm on this principle because if we don't, they're just gonna do it again someplace else." @smith.senate.gov explains to @timmiller.bsky.social why she will vote against every penny of funding for ICE and border protection.

Oh my god they did the meme.

At the trial of #LetzteGeneration activists in #Vienna: two guilty verdicts + moderate fines for paint spraying on public buildings & a glue incident at Vienna Airport. But also a recognition that these were small crimes motivated by justifiable concerns fm4.orf.at/player/20260... @fm4.orf.at

US paid ~$160M toward nearly $4B in outstanding dues to the UN, per UN spox. Last month, UNSG Guterres warned UN faced “imminent financial collapse” without overdue payments — ~95% of the regular budget arrears are owed by the US Trump said Washington will “make sure the United Nations is viable.”

What could go wrong? www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

6 von 10 neuen #Stadtbussen in der EU waren 2025 E-Busse, zumeist mit Batterie, in Deutschland waren 50 % elektrisch. 4 % betrug der Anteil neuer Busse mit Wasserstoff-Brennstoffzelle in der gesamten EU, 62 % aller neuen H2-Bussen gingen nach Deutschland. www.transportenvironment.org/articles/pas...

Nach der Solarenergie bläst die CDU nun zum Angriff gegen die boomende Windenergie! Auf dem Parteitag soll mit Zustimmung der Antragskommission ein Antrag beschlossen werden, die Chaos bei der erfolgreichen Ausweisung von Flächen für die Windenergie zu stiften. Welch eine Investitionsbremse!

As you watch Trump lose his shit, remember that the administration has been preparing for this SCOTUS ruling for at least a month.

The worst figures on campus arguing that campuses had become overrun with wokeness were all best buddies with Epstein. Quelle surprise. www.salon.com/2026/02/19/j...

Trump's Lousy, Miserable Morning ... In 4 Headlines #ABlueView 🧵1/3 1) 6-3 loss at SCOTUS over tarrifs 2) An economy slowing down 3) Americans disapprove of ICE tactics 2 to 1 4) The "no new wars" President is starting his 6th military "operation"(after Venezuela, Syria, Nigeria, Yemen, Somalia)

"In Teilen rechtsextrem"

Ah, die rationalste Wirtschaftsform

Eine #Klarnamenpflicht im Netz, wie jetzt von Kanzler Merz gefordert, ist gefährlich. Wer weniger Hass will, muss politisch etwas ändern - und die AfD richtig bekämpfen anstatt weiter Grundrechte zu schleifen. Warum wir Anonymität im Netz brauchen, steht hier: netzpolitik.org/2025/klarnam...

"Leute, wenn ich Putin wäre, ich würde uns doch nicht mit Panzern angreifen, wenn es Facebook gibt. Ich kann doch einfach meine Partei in Deutschland an die Macht bringen und dann muss ich niemanden angreifen." Das und andere 100% stimmige Argumente von Frau Weisband @afelia.bsky.social bei #Illner

Ich hatte immer gewarnt: "Wenn der Faschismus kommt, wird es nicht wie im Film sein. Es werden nicht unbedingt riesige Banner entrollt". Ich hatte Unrecht. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Übrigens: Ein Parteiverbotsverfahren ist NICHT dazu da, ihre verfassungsfeindliche Ideologie zu bekämpfen. Das kann es nicht lösen und soll es auch gar nicht. Das muss und kann man unabhängig davon machen! Ein Verbotsverfahren ist dazu da, zu verhindern, dass diese Partei die Demokratie abschafft.

Ihr erinnert euch? Das Verfahren wurde eingestellt, weil der Mann gesagt hat, es war eh alles einvernehmlich. Keine weiteren Fragen. Achja: Die Frau wird weiter wegen Drogenbesitz verfolgt.

U2 melden sich nach 6 Jahren (oder 9, je nachdem) zurück mit einem „amerikanischen Nachruf“, in dem Sie u. A. die Ereignisse in Minneapolis thematisieren.

Fände es gut, wenn dieses Anliegen der GEW Unterstüzung findet. weact.campact.de/petitions/zu...

Now it is even more crucial that every TVA customer who cares about our climate and can financially manage it should install PV & batteries on all of their energy using buildings asap. #EnergySky

As corroboration of this @canarymedia.com report, here is a preview of a thing I am getting ready to publish. Despite TX wind + PV increasing from ~9% to ~33% of supply from 2014 to 2024, customer outage min were basically unchanged, and MED assoc outages were caused by fossil fuel failures. 🔌💡

Has anyone seen an analysis of what the SCOTUS rejection of the Republicans' unconstitutional emergency tariffs will have on the energy industry? #EnergySky

Supreme Court absolutely bodies Trump on IEEPA. Just complete groin kicking. They could have said that IEEPA lets him impose tariffs in an emergency but that this didn't qualify as one of those, or he failed to define one. It didn't. It ruled IEEPA doesn't let him impose tariffs at all.

Wenn die Leitungskapazitäten nicht ausreichen, können Betreiber neuer Wind- und Solarparks bei Abriegelung nicht mehr mit einer Ausgleichsvergütung rechnen. So sieht es der Entwurf des Netzpakets vor. Nun wird bekannt, welche Gebiete das betreffen würde, wenn es denn so käme. #Energiewende

lol edition.cnn.com/2026/02/20/p...

Thx to Nicholas Brown from ANU for this thoughtful engagement with my book and what it can tell us about Australian politics for @insidestory.bsky.social insidestory.org.au/frontlash/

full & developing list of MUSKISM events here: www.bentarnoff.com/muskism/#eve...

“We have an administration that is hostile to the rule of law and to the fight for freedom. We cannot wish away that reality. But we can also understand the reality of the admirable actions of Minnesotans and Epstein survivors and Ukrainian freedom fighters.” www.thebulwark.com/p/there-are-...