‘The pie is big’: French railways open up to European rivals Italian and Spanish high-speed train operators and start-ups challenge the dominance of state-owned SNCF

‘The pie is big’: French #railways open up to European rivals - This summer, a high-speed train from Paris to Marseille ran under Italian colours for the first time, the latest dent in national operator SNCF’s dominant position in French rail. on.ft.com/4foAyzA via @FT #ActOnClimate #airtravel

Trump Will Slow, but May Not Stop, the Rise of Electric Vehicles

Convicted #DonaldTrump will slow but not stop #ElectricVehicoes as sales of #Tesla are plunging. General Motors and other automakers are increasing production of big pickups and sport utility vehicles. #Republicans have killed incentives for electric vehicle purchases www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/b...

What the closure of USAID is really costing the world The abrupt withdrawal of American funding has stranded millions of patients and will be felt by countries for years to come

What the closure of #USAID is really costing the world - "There’ll be no commodities on shelves by November,” she says, referring to medicines and therapeutic milk for malnourished children. “It does mean people will start dying.” on.ft.com/4ojiRFJ via @FT #ElonMusk #DonakdTrump #Republicans

Donald Trump to appoint Federal Reserve governor and labour statistics chief this week US president set to tighten grip on economic information and policymaking after controversial sacking of BLS official

#DonaldTrump to appoint Federal Reserve governor and labour statistics chief this week. He repeated claims that McEntarfer had manipulated the key economic data without offering any evidence on.ft.com/4morsFb via @FT. #Dictatorship #Rpublicans #democracy #MakeAmericaSmall

How to defeat populism — a refresher Insurgents are striking a chord with electorates worldwide, but Romania has fought back

How to defeat #populism — a refresher - I have an answer: go to Bucharest, Romania’s shabby-chic capital. There you can have a brush-up course in how to keep populists at bay. The only goal is to regain the trust of the people on.ft.com/4l5XqVH via @FT #DonaldTrump #FarRight #FutureOfEurope #Romania

China’s new maglev train prototype, designed to hit 620 mph (1,000 km/h), is the fastest ground transport system. By combining magnetic levitation with a low-vacuum tunnel, it dramatically reduces ground friction and air resistance, enabling jet-like speeds without ever leaving the ground #railways

Tesla ordered to pay $375 million in fatal autopilot crash Jurors awarded the estate of Naibel Benavides Leon and her former boyfriend, Dillon Angulo, $US129 million in compensatory damages, plus $US200 million in punitive damages.

Victims of a fatal 2019 crash caused by an #autopilot failure in a #TeslaModelS will receive $US243 million in damages after a jury found #ElonMusk 's electric vehicle company liable who also dismissed most public servants supervising #Tesla www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08... #DonaldTrump #Republicans

(S+) Wie der Machtkampf zwischen Donald Trump und Verleger Murdoch eskaliert Donald Trump will das »Wall Street Journal« und den greisen Verleger Rupert Murdoch in die Knie zwingen. Doch in diesem Konflikt hat er einen ebenbürtigen Gegner gefunden.

Der 94-jährige #Murdoch hat ihm die Grenzen seiner Macht aufgezeigt. Trotz einer persönlichen Intervention des US-Präsidenten veröffentlichte das »Wall Street Journal« einen Scoop, der Trumps enge Verbindung zu dem Sexualstraftäter #JeffreyEpstein zeigt www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/d... #DonaldTrump

Pourquoi Trump a-t-il taxé le Brésil de 50 % de droits de douane, le plus haut taux au monde ? L’application de 50 % de droits de douane sur les produits brésiliens entrant aux Etats-Unis est un coup dur. Le pays est particulièrement visé par Donald Trump. Ces taxes sont aussi vécues comme une ...

How #DonaldTrump is sheeting it's #Maga base. Oilderivatives, orangjuice, spaceparts, electronics and 700 other products are exempted from 50% #tariffs avoiding #inflation in the US! A-t-il taxé le Brésil de droits de douane, le plus haut taux au monde ?
www.lesoir.be/691066/artic... #Republicans

Heatwaves test Europe’s electricity system as air conditioning use soars Record temperatures have also forced temporary shutdowns at power plants

#Heatwaves test Europe’s electricity system as air conditioning use soars. June was the hottest in western Europe fuelling a rise in the use of #airconditioning and prompting a sharp increase in electricity prices with two intense periods of heat in June and July on.ft.com/44Zhkgl via @FT #oilandgas

The American guns turning Haiti’s gangs into an army Weapons smuggled from Florida are empowering the country’s militias and enabling them to challenge a fragile government

#Haiti is one of the most violent places on the planet. Armed with guns imported illegally from the US, gangs have turned into militias ig.ft.com/haiti-gangs/... #GunControl #violence #DonaldTrump #Republicans #MskeAmericaSmall

Tariff roulette: inside Trump’s chaotic trade negotiations US president surprised the world — again — with his sweeping new levies

Tariff roulette: inside Trump’s chaotic trade negotiations #DonaldTrump made two big public announcements on the day he launched a battery of new tariffs and upended the global trading order: one about a new ballroom at the White House and another about sports on.ft.com/4onLPo2 via @FT #Republicans

Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.

#Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in 2024. Although road deaths are on the decline across the EU, with a 3% decrease in 2024, accidents with tragic outcomes are still commonplace in metropolitan areas www.politico.eu/article/hels... #SmartCities #autoverliebteAfD #AfD

Tesla sales drop again around Europe despite Model Y revamp Registrations of new Tesla cars in several key European markets fell in July, despite a revamp to its signature Model Y, as the EV maker struggles with a backlash to CEO Elon Musk's political views, regulatory challenges and rising competition.

Registrations of new #Tesla cars in key European markets fell in July, despite a revamp to its signature #ModelY, as the EV maker struggles with a backlash against #ElonMusk's political views, regulatory challenges and rising competition www.reuters.com/business/aut... #DonaldTrump #Republicans

The jobs data in the US published by the non partisan Labour Statistics office showed the job numbers for the last three months were the worst since covid. #DonaldTrump wasn't happy, despite the fact he's entirely responsible for the economic crisis engulfing the U.S. He fired the head of the office

Meloni hits out at EU top court after migration ruling Italian premier accuses European Court of Justice of over-reach and siding with national judges

#GiogiaMeloni hits out at EU top court after migration ruling. The #FarRight politician has already wasted 1bn taxpayer money for a handful of migrants only. At the same time she is violating #humanrights on.ft.com/4fdVEjU via @FT #migrationEU #RuleOfLaw #FutureOfEurope

How carmakers are becoming the biggest losers in Trump’s trade war The so-called Big Three of Ford, GM and Stellantis say the new tariff regime will cost them a combined $7bn this year

How #carmakers are becoming the biggest losers in #DonaldTrump ’s trade war - The so-called #BigThree have forecast a combined $7bn earnings hit from #tariffs in 2025 — of which $1.5bn is #Stellantis, $2bn is #Ford and $3.5bn is #GeneralMotors on.ft.com/3HcZzky via @FT #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall

Donald Trump fires US labour statistics boss after weak jobs report President claims July employment figures were ‘rigged’ in latest assault on economic institutions

#DonaldTrump fires US labour statistics boss after weak jobs report - "She will be replaced with someone much more competent and qualified. Important numbers like this must be fair and accurate, they can’t be manipulated for political purposes” on.ft.com/4odo0PD via @FT #Republicans #MentalHealth

Schaubild, so viel kostet Strom in der EU hier Vergleich Windenergie Solar Erdgas Atomenergie, campact

#erneuerbareEnergien FIRST
#endfossilfuels
#atomkraft NEIN DANKE

Elon Musk donated $15 million to Republican and pro-Trump super PACs...in just a single day.

That’s roughly 0.00375% of his total net worth.

Oligarchs can spend pennies to rig the system in their favor at the expense of everyone else.

We must get Big Money out of politics.

Scientists slam Trump administration climate report as a ‘farce’ full of misinformation Experts say the report being used to justify the mass rollback of climate regulations has many claims based on long-debunked research

A new #DonaldTrump report which attempts to justify a mass rollback of environmental regulations is chock-full of climate misinformation. The report is akin to the result “if you took a chat bot and you trained it on the top 10 #fossilfuel #climatedenier websites www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Kamala Harris says she doesn’t plan to return to ‘broken’ system of US politics Former vice-president talked to Colbert in first interview since election, after declining bid for California governor

“I always believed, that as fragile as our democracy is, our systems would be strong enough to defend our most fundamental principles. And I think right now that they’re not as strong as they need to be. And for now I don’t want to go back into that system.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff visits Gaza aid ‘death trap’ Middle East envoy tours food distribution centre in Rafah amid growing international horror at conditions in territory

Amid mounting international horror over conditions of #starvation in Gaza #DonaldTrump envoy #SteveWitkoff has been shown one of the controversial food distribution sites around which hundreds of Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a... #Genocid #WarCrimes

Tesla (TSLA) is not paying its bills and it is destroying small American businesses Tesla (TSLA) is not paying its bills, and this has led to at least two small American businesses going bankrupt....

#Tesla is not paying its bills, and this has led to at least two small American businesses going bankrupt. The automaker had over $110 million in liens with contractors over the last 5 years. electrek.co/2025/08/01/t... #ElonMusk #Entrepreneur #DonaldTrump #Republicans #ElectricVehicles #SMEs

Donald Trump reignites global trade war with sweeping tariff regime Trading partners from Taiwan to Canada hit with steep new levies

#DonaldTrump hit dozens of US trading partners with tariffs as he plunged the global economy into a new era of mercantile competition. Crucial exporters such as #Taiwan will incur steep levies. #Canada with 35%, #India with 25%, #Switzerland with 39%. Back to 1930? on.ft.com/4ohgYJA #Republicans

Amid logistics crunch, UN committee pressures Brazil for urgent COP30 solutions Anger is mounting about sky-high hotel prices and a lack of rooms in Belém, sparking calls for the summit to be moved from the Amazon to a bigger Brazilian city Anger is mounting about sky-high hotel ...

A UN climate committee has given Brazil, the host nation for #COP30 a mid-August deadline to find concrete solutions for accommodation challenges in the Amazon city of #Belém where only around 28,000 rooms currently available for 50000 participants www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/01/a...

Major US museum withdraws all references to Trump's impeachment The museum removed references to the two impeachment proceedings against the former US president from an exhibition in July.

The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, under pressure from the #DonaldTrump administration, removed references to the two #impeachment proceedings against Trump from an exhibition in July www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1687... #CapitolRiots #Weinstein #Republicans

🦠 Can #microbes improve the quality, productivity, safety and sustainability of #food production? @SciFoodHealth project studied 6 key food systems to harness the power of microbiomes.
Learn more. 👉https://europa.eu/!bXtDcP
#EUBioeconomy #Food2030EU #Hunger #Starvation

YouTube video by The Tony Michaels Podcast ICE agents are NOT welcome in our communities!!! 😡🤬

www.youtube.com/shorts/dZW63...

This $12,000 car from BYD proves EVs can be shockingly cheap All the buzz around electric vehicles paints them as the future of transportation, but we often overlook the most important aspect of mobility: it needs to be accessible and affordable. You can’t chan...

In all the buzz around #electricvehicles we often overlook the most important aspect of mobility: it needs to be accessible and affordable. You can’t change the world with greener cars if only a small percentage of the global population can afford them. newatlas.com/automotive/b... #ActOnClimate