I remain optimistic that some part of Earth population will survive. Other than that - we're fucked.

The problem with monetization incentives on platforms like X is it encourages people to produce content that rides the latest viral trends whether they believe them or not, even if those trends are conspiracy theories, because engagement = cash. For example:

I rather like my neighborhood. Kadriorg, Tallinn, Estonia.

This May, an Estonian border guard surveillance plane captured images of heavy machine guns on the bridge of Gazprom’s LNG tanker Marshal Vasilevskiy as it was sailing past Estonia’s western islands and northern shore Investigation by @holgerroonemaa.bsky.social

Europe, the last few days: 🇫🇷 France: Hottest day ever — 43.8°C 🇪🇸 Spain: Hottest June day — 42.7°C 🇩🇪 Germany: Hottest day ever — 41.5°C 🇨🇿 Czechia: Hottest day ever — 40.9°C 🇨🇭 Switzerland: Hottest June day — 38.8°C 🇩🇰 Denmark: Hottest day ever — 37°C 🇬🇧 UK: Hottest June day — 36.7°C #climatecrisis

What *actually* works — right here, right now — to address climate change? Here you go. This is the result of thousands of hours of painstaking research and analysis from the Project Drawdown team.

“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.” #Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.

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This is the one true recipe for a Reflecting Pool: 2oz rum, 4oz pineapple juice, 1oz blue curacao, one Blue Razzberry Fruit Roll-Up

I think we just passed oops.

Why is Ukraine struggling to destroy the Kerch Bridge? Large bridges are engineered to support immense weight and are incredibly resilient. To bring one down permanently, you need massive, direct explosive impact on structural concrete supports, not just surface damage 🧵 1/6

I'm guessing most of my followers don't know who Om was and that's ok. For me he was an early and frequent blogger, an inspiration on my writing journey + later all things tech, startups, and investing too. I love seeing people I've never met but internet-know sharing their moments with/of him.

SoftBank’s investor presentation is one of the greatest things ever made. I’ve been thinking about it all day. These are the real slides shown in a speech where Masayoshi Son said he wouldn’t retire for at least another decade. The goose stuff is truly demented. Bravo group.softbank/media/Projec...

Technically, they’re Remains now.

A new discovery for me in London - Battersea Power Station viewing platform at the top of one of the chimneys. Brilliant views ☀️

And now mom says ice cream isn’t dinner. What’s going on? What does this mean? Dinner is food and last time I checked, ice cream is food. So what’s this really all about? The answer is simple: power

🔥 View from the Austrian-Italian Border Trail.

I’m a happy LP. Go Seedcamp!

London Chinatown. Love it!

Young men selling newspaper called “Communist” had hard time believing me that actual communism sucked. Didn’t matter I spoke from lived experience.

Hampstead Heath, London

Oh FFS! The last thing anyone needs with Russia threateneing to technify its military methods and expand its war against eastern Europe, including Poland, within months is a goddamn f'cking bunfight in the Allied cake shop! Just get a f'cking grip on yourselves people!

This went kind of viral. The museum also had a small rock from the Moon which was cool. Science Museum in London - highly recommended.

Fun fact: you can also get realtime updates on how much piss on the ISS in the tank - which gets recycled into drinking water. Isn't science beautiful... bsky.app/profile/iss-...

Went to a science museum. This is the most important thing I learned.

Make websites fun again

Pantone color of the year

Man, Iran really took Trump to the cleaners. Eh?

🔥 The density of this morning's air raid on Moscow was simply insane: Ukrainian missiles, AN-196 Lyutyiy and FP-1 strike drones, as well as Shahed-type UAVs were all spotted over the Russian capital, all heading to the Moscow Oil Refinery on official business matters.

HOLY SMOKES! Moscow right now 🔥🔥🔥

The diffusion of the iPhone explains 33-52% of the decline in the general fertility rate among women aged 15-44. The decline is likely a result of fewer people coupling and deciding to have kids. www.nber.org/papers/w35310 HT @azeem.bsky.social

Perfect photo, no notes.

No more rental scooters in Brussels next year. I was surprised by the lack of electric scooters in Amsterdam. Not just rental but complete lack of them. Super popular in Tallinn, popular in Stockholm. Zero in Amsterdam. A puzzle! www.euronews.com/travel/2026/...

Learned about this a few weeks ago. Proper wtf.

A Ukrainian drone dives lazily through Moscow skies to strike an oil refinery in the SE of the Russian capital earlier on June 16. The refinery, 16km from the Kremlin, provides a large proportion of Moscow and its region's fuel needs, Ukrainian news sources say. Russia's fuel crisis set to worsen.

Amsterdam is super nice. I need to finally come back here properly to explore.

It’s the season of annoying fat fly waking you up at 4:30 because it’s sunrise.

The Last Surviving Japanese Porsche 912 Police Car. It's one of four 912s that were used as police cars in Japan in the late 60s & early 70s. [kottke.org]

75-Minute DJ Set From Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter. He played tracks by Boards of Canada, Burial, Sonic Youth, and even Daft Punk. Available on YouTube and Soundcloud. (Bangalter also said there’s no Daft Punk reunion happening anytime soon.) [kottke.org]

"Autod jäävad igale poole. See on paratamatu," ütles Raudsepp. 15-aastane poeg käis esimest korda Stockholmis. Küsimusele "Mis silma jäi?" vastas ta esimesena "Nii vähe autosid oli." Stockholmis elab 996-tuhat inimest.

I *really* hope this works

Zelensky in town 🇺🇦🫡

Weirdest lightning optics that I've ever seen. Not sure what's going on here #wywx

Down at the Grebe Factory interviewing the new apprentices for the Western Grebe Taxi Service, I'll thread in stills/video as I process them As a primer, here's THE BEST WESTERN GREBE MATING RITUAL FOOTAGE OF MY LIFE Warning on this thread: too cute for doom Skip to :41 for just rushing. 🪶 🐣

No special treatment for Space X in the S&P 500! Just announced. Wow. That profitability requirement means it might never get in.

Some closeups of the teeth keyboard

hope you brought urine!

I hate that retail investors will be left holding the bag on this shit.