Winning some battles against renewable energy, losing the whole war...

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/11/19/someone-is-losing-the-war-on-renewable-energy-bigly/

#renewableenergy #renewables #sdg7 #greenenergy #cleanenergy #gogreen #greeneconomy #greenfuture #energytransition #wind #solar #sustainable #sustainbility #us #arkansas #windfarms #windinudstry #uswind

Clean energy without fixing the system will recycle the injustices of today. Some see #solarpunk in Africa's solar boom, but I fear we’ll end up with a few monopoly corporations and #enshittification will happen.

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Winning some battles against renewable energy, losing the whole war...

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/11/19/someone-is-losing-the-war-on-renewable-energy-bigly/

#renewableenergy #renewables #sdg7 #greenenergy #cleanenergy #gogreen #greeneconomy #greenfuture #energytransition #wind #solar #sustainable #sustainbility #us #arkansas #windfarms #windinudstry #uswind

Donald Trump ripped into a reporter on Tuesday, just days after calling another female journalist “piggy” after she asked a question related to the convicted sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/piggy-trump-female-reporters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #journalism #women039sissues #donaldtrump #freepress #jeffreyepstein

The Trump administration has been secretly working in consultation with Russia to draft a new plan to end the war in Ukraine, U.S. and Russian officials tell Axios.

https://www.axios.com/2025/11/19/ukraine-peace-plan-trump-russia-witkoff

#Ukraine #Russia #US #Trump

#GiftArticle

‘Things happen’

#WashingtonPost Editorial Board

Setting the record straight about our murdered colleague.

The #US govt often advances its interests by working with nasty people, & #SaudiArabia Crown Prince #MBS is one of the nastiest. It’s one thing…to reluctantly deal with him…[but] #Trump’s performance at the White House Tuesday was something else entirely: #weak, #crass & of no strategic benefit to US.

#criminal #law #murder #Khashoggi #FreePress
https://wapo.st/4a02JnI

The top U.S. military commander in South Korea is urging a rethink of how the Asian country’s strategic position is viewed, arguing that a shift in perspective reveals the crucial role it could play in a regional crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/asia-pacific/south-korea-us-alliance-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #us #usmilitary #northkorea #china

@thejapantimes Think this will cause a rift between #Ukraine / #EU and #trumpery #trump who will do everything for his beloved dictatorship #ruzzia as the #US peace plan is designed by #kremlin

Two top U.S. Army officials have made a rare wartime visit to Kyiv, in an unannounced trip for talks with Ukraine’s leaders in an attempt to revive stalled peace talks with Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/us-army-ukraine-peace-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #us

The U.S. will sell Taiwan an air defense missile system worth almost $700 million — the same one battle-tested in Ukraine https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/asia-pacific/politics/us-air-defence-missile-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #missiles #defense #us

Toyota plans to invest $912 million to increase output of hybrid components and vehicles across five U.S. states as part of a broader $10 billion commitment in the United States over the next five years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/19/companies/toyota-us-hybrid-production/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #manufacturing #hybrids #us #investments

Amid a ‘tactical pause’ in U.S.-China tensions, Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan warns of a long-term partial decoupling of the U.S. and Chinese economies if Washington and Beijing fail to rebuild trust. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/asia-pacific/politics/singapore-pause-us-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #singapore #china #us #xijinping #donaldtrump #tariffs

In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of U.S. federal judges blocked a new Texas congressional map that redrew five districts to be more favorable to Republicans in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, saying the plan appeared to be unconstitutional. Read more about the ruling from @politico
https://flip.it/MBp0BQ
#Texas #Redistrict #Trump #US #District #Congress #Legislature #Politics

A retreat by the U.S. from its role as the world's top cop under President Donald Trump opens the door to regional strife. The good news is a great-power war remains unlikely. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/trump-us-role-regional-wars/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #taiwan #china #us #donaldtrump #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #nato #defense

Following a buildup of military forces in the Caribbean, sources say U.S. President Donald Trump has approved additional measures to pressure Venezuela and prepare for the possibility of a broader military campaign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/trump-cia-plans-covert-venezuela/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nicolasmaduro #venezuela #cia #southamerica #us #donaldtrump

Clean energy without fixing the system will recycle the injustices of today. Some see #solarpunk in Africa's solar boom, but I fear we’ll end up with a few monopoly corporations and #enshittification will happen.

I'm making a film that imagines a green future with no capitalism, no politicians, no central governments or police, and I need your support to make it!

1537/2000

Details https://www.dilmandila.com/the-solarpunk-ideas-ill-explore-in-my-new-film/
#crowdfunding #mutualaid #sff #scifi #BuyIntoArt #creativetoots #writing #blog #us

The U.S. is the biggest recipient of China’s lending activities, according to a study that tracked Beijing’s credit activities and found it was increasingly lending to higher-income countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/19/us-chinese-loans-study/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #debt #us #china

The Trump administration has been secretly working in consultation with Russia to draft a new plan to end the war in Ukraine, U.S. and Russian officials tell Axios.

https://www.axios.com/2025/11/19/ukraine-peace-plan-trump-russia-witkoff

#Ukraine #Russia #US #Trump

The U.S. is planning to greenlight the first sales of advanced artificial intelligence chips to Saudi Arabian artificial intelligence firm Humain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/19/tech/us-chips-saudi-ai-humain/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #semiconductors #ai #chipmakers #saudiarabia #us #donaldtrump #trade #tech

Donald Trump said Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, contradicting U.S. intelligence assessments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/trump-saudi-khashoggi-us-intel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #mohammedbinsalman #jamalkhashoggi #saudiarabia #middleeast #us #donaldtrump #trade #republicans