Wie man AfD-Wähler in den Wahnsinn treibt. Bild: Din Wiesel / X.

Zur Begründung des geplanten Netzpakets hat Katherina Reiche mehrfach behauptet, dass für nicht genutzten Strom aus Erneuerbaren-Anlagen pro Jahr drei Milliarden Euro bezahlt werden. Tatsächlich, so teilte das BMWE jetzt mit, war im letzten Jahr nicht mal ein Sechstel dieser Summe.

"The cost is just 5-6 rupees (about two cents) per kilowatt hour, around a fifth of grid prices, Ashraf told me. On-site gas-fired generators are available as back-up, but are barely used these days, given the cheaper options. There won’t be a major impact from the situation in the Strait of Hormuz"

Es musste ja so kommen: Drohende Weltwirtschaftskrise... " #Trump ist erledigt" - Experten warnen vor drohendem Kollaps." .. der hirnlose Irankrieg als "Meisterstück" eines dummen, egomanen Chaoten. Einfach nur: Wie blöd kann man sein. @usbotschaft . . www.msn.com/de-de/finanz...

Die Rüstungsindustrie der USA kann ihre Produktion nicht steigern, da sie auf Schwefelsäure angewiesen ist, die – Achtung, jetzt kommt‘s - aus der Golf-Region stammt. 😏 Übrigens sind die russischen Chemiefabriken, welche ebenfalls damit rum hantieren, derzeit bevorzugtes Ziel von UFO. 🤷‍♂️

We are talking a lot about the impacts of oil prices and various supply shortages (LNG, fertilizer, petrochemicals) across the global economy. I do not think we are talking enough about the potential impacts of Gulf finances getting completely wrecked by a prolonged shutdown of their economies.

1/10 Bundeswirtschaftsministerin Katherina Reiche will die Förderung erneuerbarer Energien massiv kürzen. Genau jetzt, wo der Krieg im Nahen Osten zeigt, wie tödlich die Abhängigkeit von Öl und Gas ist. Statt Unabhängigkeit zu schaffen, bremst sie die Energiewende und den Klimaschutz aus. Warum?

@ckemfert.bsky.social in der @taz.de mit der PunchLine zur Weltlage: "Die fossile Ordnung ist nicht stark. Sie ist laut." taz.de/Der-Todeskam...

Man hat es kommen sehen #ReicheRuecktritt www.merkur.de/wirtschaft/d...

The war in Iran could trigger a global food shock • More than 1.1mn tonnes of fertiliser and fertiliser inputs is currently stuck in the Gulf • Shortages are starting during northern hemisphere’s planting season, raising the risk of lower harvests for staples like rice www.ft.com/content/1054...

Good article on what it would mean to escort ships through the strait of Hormuz giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Military briefing: the perils of the Hormuz escort plan

Hallo Bundesregierung: "Renewables First: Bis Februar 2026 hat Pakistan mehr als 12 Milliarden US-Dollar an Öl- und Gasimporten vermieden, die ohne den Solarboom sonst nötig gewesen wären. Bis Ende 2026 könnten weitere 6,3 Milliarden Dollar Einsparungen durch die höheren Energiepreise hinzukommen."

NEW | World adds record 814 GW of solar and wind in 2025, cushioning impact of the gas price crunch ☀️🌪️ The new capacity can generate enough power every year to displace a SEVENTH of global gas generation —or almost DOUBLE Qatar’s annual LNG export volume—saving ~$138 bn 💰

In 10 Jahren wird Deutschland keine Gletscher mehr haben... www.zeit.de/wissen/umwel...

Even if the war stopped today, supplies will be disrupted for months. If it continues on a few more weeks, supplies will be disrupted for years. If it lasts for months, we can mark this as the end of fossil fuel hegemony in energy markets. In the meantime, millions will starve.

What's the difference between Iran and Vietnam? Trump had a plan for getting out of Vietnam.

Jerome Powell: "If you look at total core inflation, it's about 3%. Some big chunk of that, around 1/2 or 3/4, is actually tariffs."

The new V-Dem report was released today. There are dramatic declines in democracy in the US. Much worse than during Trump I.

Okay this is funny: “A French general has said joining President Donald Trump’s war is like buying a discounted ticket for the Titanic after it had already hit the iceberg.” Former commander of the Foreign Legion btw. 😂 www.thedailybeast.com/french-gener...

This is the story you are not thinking about - that should worry you greatly. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Cartoon by @cartoonkahuna.bsky.social

Freier Artikel mit einer aktuellen Analyse zu Trumps Möglichkeiten den Krieg einseitig wieder zu beenden. (Spoiler: Eher nicht) newrepublic.com/article/2076...

Spain spent the last six years investing heavily in wind and solar energy, leading to some of the cheapest power prices in Europe.

Es gibt genau einen einzigen Grund, warum Atomkraftwerke Sinn machen können: wenn man Atomwaffen herstellen möchte. Die reine Stromerzeugung ist völlig unwirtschaftlich, und das weiß auch von der Leyen. www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...

Die USA wollen also in Russland billig Öl kaufen, damit Russland mehr Geld hat, um Iran gegen die USA zu unterstützen und die Ukraine weiter zu bombardieren, also die Ukraine, die die USA bei der Abwehr iranischer Drohnen unterstützt, während die USA sie hängen lässt, damit Putin nicht sauer wird?

If you, or one of your loved ones, are one of those people who likes to eat food, you need to read this story. Because farmers from Poland to Australia to South Dakota are starting to freak out over the insane spike in fertilizer prices. Gift link ⤵️ www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

New - Europe warned: weaponise EU market against China or face manufacturing collapse My report on new research from @ruehlig & @Aligarciaherrer that says: 1. China's economy is not as strong as Europe fears 2. Europe has leverage, use it or lose it

Republican hostility has kept EV market penetration in America at Slovakia level. And then they voted for politicians who now jack up the gas price to $6 per gallon. Just an astonishing bit.

Aus gegebenem Anlass: In Spanien ist der Strompreis durch hohen Anteil an Erneuerbaren vom Gaspreis unabhängiger und am niedrigsten in Europa (EMBER Studie vom Oktober)

Russia is providing intelligence to Iran on locations of US military assets in the Middle East — US officials. (WaPo) In other words, Putin is helping Iran kill American service members. Now would be a good time for the US to restart intelligence sharing with Ukraine on Russian military assets.

The Justice Department has posted online three FBI interviews related to sexual assault allegations against President Donald Trump that had been missing from the massive trove of Epstein files released by the Department of Justice. Trump has consistently denied wrongdoing in connection with Epstein.

Cartoon by Drew Sheneman

I'm old enough to remember when JD Vance wrote that "mathematical realities" meant that America had to conserve its Patriot stocks in case China invaded Taiwan.

Spain to Trump: "Spain opposes this catastrophe … governments are there to improve people's lives … not to worsen them .. it is absolutely unacceptable that leaders who are incapable of fulfilling this task use the smokescreen of war to mask their incompetence $ line the pockets of a select few."

Rubio condemned Iran for making decisions on the basis of theology. And that their view of the theology is an apocalyptic one. Meanwhile, Hegseth is telling US troops the war with Iran will hasten the return of Jesus Christ. What a bunch of fucking hypocrites.

Brillanter Artikel von Historiker James Holland! Die Kosten für eine wirksame Abschreckung sind nichts im Vergleich zu den Kosten (sowohl in menschlicher als auch in finanzieller Hinsicht) der Zerstörung, wenn diese Abschreckung versagt. Unbedingt lesen - unbedingt darüber nachdenken was er sagt.

His prior chief experiences were working for the Trump campaign and bagging groceries at a San Antonio HEB. Now he heads efforts to combat Iranian terrorism, as Kash Patel fires all the FBI Iranian counterintelligence experts.

Welche Maßnahmen es jetzt braucht, um eine 3. Ölkrise abzuwenden: - 9€ Ticket reaktivieren - Tempo 100 auf Autobahnen - Tempo 80 auf Landstraßen - Autofreie Sonntage - Kaufprämie für Fahrräder Wann versteht die Regierung, dass Verbrenner & Öl-Heizungen nicht Freiheit sondern Abhängigkeit bedeuten?

All das, was jetzt passiert trifft uns schlimmer dank Ministerin #Reiche. Die sehenden Auges Gasvorräte niedrig hielt, erneuerbaren Energien eine Absage erteilt hat und uns stattdessen noch abhängiger vom Gas macht/machen will. #cdu www.t-online.de/heim-garten/...

He is not worth the end of our Republic: an imperfect but determined two-hundred-and-fifty-year experiment in Democracy having its life and liberty choked out by a sneering, narcissistic, intellectually fetal, morally bankrupt bottom feeder... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/he-is-not-...

The UAE have become a major transshipment hub for Western goods going to Russia. Chart shows UAE exports to Kyrgyzstan, which obviously never go there but head straight to Moscow. All these transshipments now come to a crashing halt. One positive upside... robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/how-big-ar...

Trump’s self-styled “peacemaker” brand rings hollow: he’s bombed 10 countries — more than any other US leader — and now wants a $1.5 trillion military budget that rivals nearly the rest of the world’s defense spending combined.

OFFS. When Iran tried to interefere in 2020, researchers caught them and called them out. Then the Benz-Weiss-Taibbi-Musk-Jordan-Trump axis labeled those researchers "censors" ... and set about defunding them and dismantling their organizations.

Americans live in a country where the leader can order the murder of anyone he wants, and doesn’t even need to explain why. The rule of law is gone. Republicans killed it.

While tariff lawsuits play out, uncertainty will persist, and so will the economic drag of all the trade-warmongering

Washington Post: "Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran" "U.S. intelligence assessments saw no imminent threat, but regional allies argued now was the time to strike." Non-paywalled link: archive.ph/ye0pC