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As for the political message, it's a simple one. Trump started a war really no one wanted or supported, cost the American people hundreds of billions of dollars and then managed to completely fuck it up. Stupidity, incompetence, failure: rinse and repeat (like Trump does).

Les États-Unis de Trump sortent affaiblis de leur échec en Iran; ils restent puissants mais ne font plus peur, leurs rivaux et adversaires sauront en tirer profit. Ma chronique géopolitique du 7/10 @franceinter www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...

Meta says it demonetises disinfo, but according to a new investigation from @whattofix.tech, pages with up to 464 fact-checks are still being asked to join its invite-only monetisation programme. www.whattofix.tech/publications...

"Un rapport sénatorial dénonce la profonde méconnaissance des plus hauts patrimoines par l’administration fiscale en France, ce qui laisse libre cours à l’inventivité des ménages les plus aisés pour éviter de se soumettre à l’impôt"... www.mediapart.fr/journal/econ...

"It’s not necessary to invoke any hidden aspects of China’s economy to explain everything we’ve seen over the past few months. China’s oil demand has peaked. The past months of conflict gave us our first glimpse of how it will decline." www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

At the UN climate talks in Bonn, dozens of countries are calling out “coordinated attacks” by fossil fuel interests aimed at weakening the role of climate science in the negotiations. They’re pushing back and making it clear: science is not negotiable.

Youth, doctors and environmental advocates are suing the Canadian government for rolling back climate policies and weakening its 2030 plan, arguing it violates federal climate law and puts people’s health at risk.

>renames it to the Department of War >names himself the Secretary of War >fights one war >loses

For comparison, 21% of American adults believe in Santa Claus More Americans believe in Santa Claus than believe in the value of AI techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/o...

The energy transition is impossible, say some climate delayers after reading JB Fressoz's book More and More and More. So I spoke to JB about it. This is the energy transition debate we must have: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

In this context, “do your own research” is a euphemism for “motivated reasoning” — making up your mind about an issue in advance based on what your in-group thinks about it, then going out & looking exclusively for evidence you’re right. And the smarter we are, the better we are at doing this.

In politics, and in public life in general, there are 3 roles: Oligarch Concierge Opponent Most of us can't be oligarchs, so we need to decide whether to support them or resist them.

Lodge this in your mind. The reality is diametrically opposed to what most of the media and several political parties are telling us.

Fossil fuel giants are raking in profits while people across Europe face high bills and worsening climate impacts. As @globalwitness.org argues, taxing those excess profits can fund a fairer, greener Europe and accelerate the shift away from oil and gas.

The green economy hit a record high market value of $10 trillion. The S&P Global Clean Energy Transition Index has surged more than 80% since the end of 2024, more than double the return of the S&P 500. financialpost.com/pmn/business...

Trump TACOs on Iran... and also on wind The clean energy sector is showing resilience despite challenges thrown at it by a hostile White House. A string of legal victories has further dampened the Trump administration’s efforts to halt wind and solar power. insideclimatenews.org/news/1506202...

The Betrayal of the Iranian People The world has not reckoned with the violence visited on Iranians in 2026. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

White supremacy is a hell of a drug and that's what fuels Donald Trump. He absolutely hates that Obama is a better man than him in every way.Trump was going to show the world that he could get a better deal. Trump is an evil twisted little man.

The reviews are in for Trump's "Iran deal" and they are awful--and Im talking from Republicans: ‘This Makes Absolutely No Sense’: Fox’s Brian Kilmeade Torches Trump’s Iran Deal www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...

This is not part of the agreement. He is making this up. Iran agrees to give up NOTHING on their nuclear program in this deal.

Obama’s Iran Deal > Trump’s Iran Deal

14-point deal: Iran accepts status quo ante on Hormuz and nuclear; USA arranges for up to $300 billion for Iran, plus unfrozen sanctioned assets (at least $25B), and commits to no new sanctions, non-interference, and non-aggression. Total US strategic defeat edition.cnn.com/2026/06/17/m...

In a new collaboration with PBS, we used special thermal drones to capture what data centers don't want you to see:

More than 150 data centers are being built in areas that are exposed to extreme weather risks brought on by climate change, a report by XDI has found, with key hazards including coastal inundation, high heat and riverine flooding... www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

L’exécutif veut éviter d’apparaître dépassé par les événements, comme lors de la canicule de mai. 85% des mesures du Plan d'adaptation au changement climatique sont engagées, selon les ministres. Mais il est critiqué pour son manque d’éléments structurants et de moyens www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...

Just imagine … you have to sign a deeply humiliating treaty. One that might result not in a long lasting peace but merely a temporary truce — and then you agree to sign it in Versailles, simply because you have never opened a book and did not care to hire staff who did either!

Chaleur, inondations... Un quart des futurs data centers français vulnérable aux risques climatiques ... et "le risque de dommages matériels lié aux aléas climatiques devrait être multiplié par plus de quatre en France, d’ici la fin du siècle" reporterre.net/Chaleur-inon...

In defending Elon Musk's ability to pollute a Mississippi town, the Trump administration gets to indulge in two of its favorite things at once: fossil fuels and racism www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

“I’m certain AI will do 80% of the economically valuable work humans do today, for 80% of all jobs, faster than most believe. The question isn’t whether mass underemployment arrives by the next decade, but whether we have a coherent policy framework ready when it does.” www.ft.com/content/5902...

Some politicians and NGOs are wondering if incoming Banque de France governor Emmanuel Moulin will push further than his predecessor on climate issues or just maintain the status quo. 

If you say “I support Palestine Action”, they might put you in jail. If you incite a racist riot, they put you on TV.

Hey Google. When your CEO is getting this sort of reception at a graduation speech, maybe it's time for you to re-insert "Don't" before "Be Evil". techcrunch.com/2026/06/15/s...

In a new collaboration with PBS, we investigated one of the world’s largest AI data centers, using thermal drone footage to reveal the hidden pollution powering the AI boom.

Here we go again. Major #heatwave growing across #Europe this week into next week. Temps reaching 43C / ~110F in spots under a #HeatDome, peaking on Monday. The heat will impact Sevilla, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Rome, Frankfurt, etc…

NEW analysis: to peak warming at 1.7ºC & get back to significantly below 1.5°C by 2100, global fossil fuel use must peak now, fall 20% by 2030, halve by 2035 & reach real zero by 2070. 🪨 coal effectively phased out globally by 2050 🔥 gas by 2060 🛢️ oil by 2070 climateanalytics.org/publications...

There’s a new way of measuring growth. 📈 Gross ecosystem product or GEP, is taking off in China. It takes into account the benefits natural capital assets provide, and puts them into a single measure. Find out more in this in-depth explainer.

"generative AI to me feels like a corporate DDoS on society in a way that is really disorienting" "we're running on the fumes of knowledge produced in the past and underfunding and undermining knowledge production and serious science right now" Perfectly stated, @alixdunn.com

"Having executives take daily flights on highly polluting private jets doesn’t exactly send the message that FIFA recognizes either the cause or its responsibility to be part of the solution to climate change.”

Cracker via Private Eye Magazine

On an average day under Trump, ICE has 25 children aged 3 or younger in custody In total, at least 500 babies and toddlers have been detained (Analysis by the Marshall Project and MS NOW) www.themarshallproject.org/2026/06/09/b...

📈 Corporate spending on EU lobbying keeps breaking records. @corporateeurope.org's 2026 lobby league finds top industry lobbyists now spend almost €382m a year, 50% more than in 2020, with politicians delivering industry‑friendly policies at an unprecedented rate. buff.ly/2XJqwP9

World Bank warns of a new shock to global food prices as the threat of strong El Niño weather conditions risks piling pressure on agriculture from high fertiliser costs driven by the Iran war. “When these two shocks occur simultaneously, they can reinforce one another" www.ft.com/content/ec6f...

How Climate Change is Making Your Life More Expensive 67% of American voters say global warming is affecting the cost of living in the United States, while 64% say it is affecting their own cost of living time.com/article/2026...

Un adversaire majeur s'est invité dans la Coupe du monde de foot : la chaleur. Elle nuit aux performances mais aussi à la santé des joueurs. Selon les experts, 26 matchs devraient se dérouler dans des conditions à risque (crampes, épuisement, coups de chaud...) www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...

“This makes it clear that one of the main reasons that the Carney government wants to expand AI data centres is that so Big Oil can sell more gas.” via @desmog.com

Zeldin's surrender to data centers can't be separated from his naked thirst for helping oil, gas and coal companies bsky.app/profile/beck...

There's a meme for that. And the funny thing is... it's an editorial cartoon from 1978