Andy Scollick

🔴 BREAKING: Analysis from @oilchange.bsky.social and @corporateeurope.org reveals €17+ billion of public funds poured into #CCS in Europe since 2001.

After decades of failures, fossil fuel ties keep influencing the EU Commission at the #ICMForum.

Read more 👇
www.realzeroeurope.org/resources/fa...

Everyone who invested in Russia since 20th February 2014, when Russia began its war against Ukraine, should a) have all their assets confiscated and b) be sent to prison. Minimum.

Major Issue:

1) What targets did OLC bless as lawful in this make-believe armed conflict? Per some reports it was drugs not passengers.

2) Is DoD actually attacking the targets blessed by the OLC permission slip?
If DoD is attacking people, but OLC only okayed the drugs, that's a problem...

Sen. Mark Kelly on the threat of Trump issuing illegal orders to the military:

"We were concerned and we just said something very simple and basic: 'Follow the law.' And Donald Trump says 'kill them.'"

Nothing about Modi bending over and taking one from Putin then?

And we could do sweet FA about it. 🙄

How Venezuela Actually Becomes a Democracy | Journal of Democracy The South American country may be on the verge of real change. But it isn’t going to descend into civil-war chaos like Libya. It will be difficult, imperfect, and far better than what Venezuelans have…

"Even if the transition succeeds — if Maduro and other compromised regime figureheads depart, the military stands down, and González assumes the presidency — Venezuela is also highly unlikely to become a peaceful democracy overnight."

Fossil-fuel billionaires bought up millions of shares after meeting with top Trump officials Co-founders’ acquisition of Venture Global shares before key permit granted draws scrutiny as pair deny wrongdoing

By me and @andy-rowell.bsky.social
Two fossil-fuel billionaires with close ties to Donald Trump bought millions of shares in the company they co-founded just days after a meeting with senior White House officials, who then issued them key regulatory permit
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

RTÉ to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part...

If Russia is banned for its war of aggression and atrocities against civilians in Ukraine, Israel should be banned for its genocide in Gaza.

This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity.

www.rte.ie/entertainmen...

Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands to boycott Eurovision 2026 as Israel cleared to compete Decision not to hold vote on Israel’s participation comes in spite of several broadcasters calling for its exclusion Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands will boycott next year’s Eurovision after Israel was given the all-clear to compete in next year’s song contest in spite of several participating broadcasters calling for its exclusion. At the general assembly of the European Broadcasting Union, the body that organises the hugely popular international annual singing competition, no vote on Israel’s participation was held. Continue reading...

Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands to boycott Eurovision 2026 as Israel cleared to compete

❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian jet-powered kamikaze drone “Obriy”

Declared characteristics:

▪️ Speed – up to 420 km/h
▪️ Range – up to 300 km
▪️ Warhead weight – 30 kg

Ireland will not partake in next Eurovision Song Contest due to Israel’s inclusion Meeting of European Broadcasting Union decided vote on Israel’s participation was not needed

Ireland will not partake in next Eurovision Song Contest due to Israel’s inclusion

The future US-backed President Barrios of Venezuela 🙄

When “trying not to drown” makes you a lawful target. PLA Taiwan invasion-planners certainly taking note of this one.

RTÉ to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part...

No Eurovision song contest for us next year. Small price to pay for upholding principles.

US oil companies keep trying to distance themselves from Trump's brutalist policies, feigning how they don't want to produce that much oil anyway, then turn around and invest billions to increase domestic production. Time to own the administration they helped spawn.
money.usnews.com/investing/ne...

Transcript from the EU‑Zelensky call: German Chancellor Merz warned Zelensky that US negotiators are “playing games.” French President Macron warned the U.S. might betray Ukraine on territorial issues. Finland’s Stubb and NATO’s Rutte joined in: “We can’t leave Ukraine alone with these guys.”

United Nations Secretary-General Guterres:
I think it's important,in relation to #Ukraine at the present moment,not to forget the principles.First,it was Russia that invaded Ukraine,not the other way around.Second,the solution of the conflict should be…respect for the territorial integrity of states

UK cracks down on Russian intelligence agency authorised by Putin to target Skripals UK announces sanctions against the GRU as Dawn Sturgess Inquiry report finds Putin personally ordered their activity in Salisbury in 2018.

Toothless sanctions against GRU officers announced by the UK government in response to the Dawn Sturgess inquiry results, that'll stop 'em.
www.gov.uk/government/n...

🇪🇺🇺🇦 European leaders apparently harbor deep distrust of the US in the peace talks with Russia and Ukraine, - SPIEGEL

Merz and Macron, in a confidential conference call with Zelenskyy and several other top European politicians, issued stark warnings that the US could betray Ukraine and Europe.

This AI = machine learning. Basically, Zanskar trains AI models on huge volumes of satellite and geological data (etc.) to narrow down candidate geothermal sites.

A great example of AI that's nothing to do with large language models / chatbots.

Path to peace in Ukraine unclear, says Trump, as US envoys prepare to meet Kyiv official Trump’s comments come after an hours-long meeting at the Kremlin between US envoys and Vladimir Putin failed to achieve a breakthrough

What Trump really means is that a) he know he is weaker than Putin, and b) everything he has agreed with Putin about reopening the Russian market for US goods and services, and building a Trump Tower in Moscow in his lifetime is unravelling.

Greyshark Robots Begin Undersea Cable Patrol An autonomous underwater robot called Greyshark is joining NATO’s subsea defenses, patrolling undersea cables as Europe races to protect vital links.

I don’t know details of this system or company but this type of naval drone is exactly what is needed right now! Good development.

www.eweek.com/news/greysha...

And those negotiations to restart and recover Russia's economy will be highly conditional: on Russia's good behaviour going forwards; on Russia accepting security guarantees that return Ukraine to its 1991 boundaries and ensure Europe's future security; and all of the others.

Shock and collapse.

When 'ordinary' Russians suddenly lose their savings, their jobs, even their homes. When they cannot afford to eat and pay for heating, who are they going to blame?

Yes, NATO. But also Putin for 'his' war.

Faced with actual economic collapse, they will move against the regime.

THEN we negotiate.

The incremental rate at which sanctions and other measures are added enables Russia's economy to adapt.

To overcome that, the rate at which measures are applied must be maximal: everything. All at once. Overnight. Including blocks on all trade and all third parties trading with Russia.

I'm going to keep repeating this strategy until I'm either dead or this war has ended. Whichever comes first.

Western leaders (forget Trump) have the power to end Russia's war within months, even weeks, if they apply a shock to Russia's economy. Overnight. Sanctions and trade blocks on everything.

UK and Norway to operate together to counter Russian undersea threat through major new defence agreement Combined fleet of at least 13 warships, bolstered by autonomous systems, will hunt Russian submarines and protect critical infrastructure in the North Atlantic as part of new agreement.

Combined fleet of at least 13 warships, bolstered by autonomous systems, will hunt Russian submarines and protect critical infrastructure in the North Atlantic as part of new agreement.

UK and Norway will mount joint naval patrols to protect undersea cables and hunt Russian submarines Britain and Norway have announced joint naval patrols to protect undersea cables from Russia. The U.K. government said Thursday that a combined fleet of at least 13 warships will hunt Russian submarin...

Britain and Norway will mount joint naval patrols to protect undersea cables from Russia, the U.K. said Thursday, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Støre held talks on defense.

Ukraine war latest: Putin repeats territory demand and reveals why meeting with Trump envoys took so long More peace talks are planned between the US and Ukraine today, in Miami. It comes after Donald Trump said his officials told him they believe Vladimir Putin "would like to end the war" - and Putin has...

The only solution to Putin is 1 tonne of high explosive delivered at 900 kmph.

The only solution to Russia is to shock and collapse their economy.