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Australia Post overshoots emissions target and hits 100% renewable electricity at operational sites reneweconomy.com.au?p=237473 via @renew_economy

National Guard Troops Expected Soon in Chicago as Trump Considers Invoking Emergency Powers: Live Updates The mobilization includes some 200 Guard troops from Texas. President Trump said he would consider invoking emergency powers to “get around” legal obstacles.

Hundreds of National Guard troops were expected soon in Chicago. The deployment is the latest in a series of military incursions in U.S. cities, particularly in Democratic strongholds. President Trump said he would consider invoking emergency powers to “get around” legal obstacles. Follow updates.

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Pritzker Tells Trump He Can Take His Autocracy and Shove It, ICE-Free Zones In Chicago, Former DOJ Officials Fight Back, and Ghislaine Maxwell Appeal Denied Refusing to bow to Trump’s ICE machine

Pritzker said he refuses to “let Donald Trump … continue on this march toward autocracy.” He added: “Illinois is going to use every lever at our disposal to resist this power grab and get Noem’s thugs the hell out of Chicago … I’m not afraid. And I won’t back down.” Good.

Durbin: "What has taken place since January 20, 2025, would make even President Nixon recoil. This is your legacy, AG Bondi."

I hear Mt Druitt won't have venues available for uo to two years.

we hit 2 billion posts today! 🥳

A very, very decent cover.

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Trump’s use of Guard may have lasting impact on cities and troops Historians and experts say the Trump administration’s efforts to deploy National Guard troops across the country could affect troop readiness, training and morale.

President Trump is taking National Guard deployments into unprecedented territory, seeking to send troops into multiple U.S. cities despite strong opposition.

Experts on the Guard say Trump’s efforts could affect troop readiness, training and morale.

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a chart showing various VRE shares by region

The @iea.org's guess at the variable renewable energy share in various countries by 2030 - Denmark will be around 78%.

None of this was meant to be even remotely possible!!

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Across every city and village in Europe: You matter. You are loved. 🌈

Today, we stand together at #PécsPride – loud & proud, in love and solidarity. 💜

Happy Pécs Pride. 🫶

The good thing is ICE are totally untrained so they are fricken useless.

The scary thing is ICE are totally untrained so they are fricken dangerous to anyone.

Whoa! The shutdown’s ripple effect starting to hit.

Burbank Airport in LA County has no air traffic controllers on duty due to sick calls, last-minute day-off requests, and staffing shortages.

If you’re flying anywhere in the country, check for delays.

Global CO2 emissions plateau Global CO2 emissions from the power sector fell marginally by 12 MtCO2 (-0.2%) to 6,963 MtCO2 in the first half of 2025. The decline was possible because solar and wind power exceeded demand growth and led to a slight fall in fossil fuel use. Without solar and wind growth, emissions would have risen by an estimated 236 MtCO2 (+3.9%) globally, which is equivalent to almost all emissions (251 MtCO2) from Africa in H1-2025. At the country level, there was significant variation. Among the four economies that account for the majority of global emissions (64%), emissions fell in China (-46 MtCO2, -1.7%) and India (-24 MtCO2, -3.6%), as clean electricity outpaced growth in demand in those countries. In contrast, emissions rose in the EU (+13 MtCO2, +4.8%), where strong growth in solar was outweighed by shortfalls in wind, hydro and bioenergy, leading to higher gas and coal generation. Emissions also rose in the US (+33 MtCO2, +4.3%), as clean electricity growth was smaller than demand growth, leading to an increase in coal generation, which was exacerbated by gas-to-coal switching.

A complete flip of the usual pattern we see in these updates - China's and India's emissions fell, and EU and US emissions increased.....

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Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

Leading the charge, China and India…
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I'm so sick of the casualness of their constant lying.

Hello. I'm watching you.

The image is an X post by Acyn (@Acyn ) from 13 hours ago, quoting Pritzker: "He's saying that Chicago is a war zone. None of that is true. They're just making this up. And then what do they do? They fire tear gas and smoke grenades, and they make it look like it's a war zone." The post includes a screenshot from CNN's "State of the Union" showing two individuals discussing, with a chyron indicating DHS officers fired at a driver who rammed their vehicle, later determined to be someone trying to storm the Presidential Palace, as the South Caucasus Coalition.

This is like planting evidence and then making an arrest.

🇺🇦⚓️ For the first time in NATO history, Ukrainian Navy led and implemented the planning, coordination and control of the forces of hypothetical enemy (OPFOR) during REPMUS/Dynamic Messenger 25 exercise, which took place in Portugal.

❗️The exercise took into account modern trends in maritime warfare.

He's a lunatic. Plain and simple.

Mouin Rabbani (@mouinrabbani) I grew up in The Netherlands. During my youth it was easily the most pro-Israeli country in Europe. So pro-Israeli that visiting Palestinians would say it was easier to reason with Israelis than the D...

Israel has irreversibly lost the Dutch public.

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Losing Streak Four Corners is the home of Australian investigative journalism.

Watching 4 Corners on Gambling endemic in AUS.

I am ashamed of the Albanese Gov for not implementing the Peta Murphy Report ‼️‼️‼️

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They are proud of committing genocide.

Optus customers left angry after more failed triple-0 calls Optus customers have come forward to report more cases of triple-0 calls failing outside the embattled telcos previously admitted outages.

More Optus triple-0 call failures on new dates, customers reveal

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Optus customers left angry after more failed triple-0 calls Optus customers have come forward to report more cases of triple-0 calls failing outside the embattled telcos previously admitted outages.

More Optus triple-0 call failures on new dates, customers reveal www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...