Helen Robertson

In historic move, UK recognizes a Palestinian state despite opposition from US and Israel British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the U.K. is formally recognizing a Palestinian state despite opposition from the U.S. and Israel.

BREAKING: Canada, the U.K. and Australia recognize a Palestinian state despite opposition from the U.S. and Israel.

Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, threatening app's existence in the U.S. The decision resolves a long-running legal dispute between the Department of Justice and TikTok. But experts say President-elect Donald Trump will now have considerable sway over the platform's future...

The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the federal government can legally shut down TikTok in the U.S., delivering a stunning blow to the viral video app used by about half of Americans.

www.npr.org/2025/01/17/n...

#X
#Twitterexodus

Brussels orders X to hand over documents on algorithm Move follows complaints from German politicians ahead of election next month

The European Commission has ordered Elon #Musk to fully disclose recent changes made to X's algorithm, stepping up an investigation into the platform's role in politics www.ft.com/content/a6dc...

"Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie. He clearly saw something in me that even I didn’t recognize. I owe my entire career, and life really, to his vision. What I saw in him was an enigmatic and intuitive man with a creative ocean bursting forth inside of him. He was in touch with something the rest of us wish we could get to. Our friendship blossomed on Blue Velvet and then Twin Peaks and I always found him to be the most authentically alive person I’d ever met. David was in tune with the universe and his own imagination on a level that seemed to be the best version of human. He was not interested in answers because he understood that questions are the drive that make us who we are. They are our breath. While the world has lost a remarkable artist, I’ve lost a dear friend who imagined a future for me and allowed me to travel in worlds I could never have conceived on my own. I can see him now, standing up to greet me in his backyard, with a warm smile and big hug and that Great Plains honk of a voice. We’d talk coffee, the joy of the unexpected, the beauty of the world, and laugh. His love for me and mine for him came out of the cosmic fate of two people who saw the best things about themselves in each other. I will miss him more than the limits of my language can tell and my heart can bear. My world is that much fuller because I knew him and that much emptier now that he’s gone. David, I remain forever changed, and forever your Kale. Thank you for everything."

was mostly keeping it together until I read Kyle MacLachlan's tribute to David Lynch

Possibly the language used being quite impenetrable has something to do with it.

Experts warn the evidence suggests that Russia was behind explosions at logistics depots in Europe last summer, which may have been a dry run in terror attacks on cargo flights to the US www.ft.com/content/b5f5...

Israel and Hamas agree Gaza ceasefire Deal comes days before Donald Trump takes office as US president

The agreement involves freeing the remaining hostages, the FT reports www.ft.com/content/e35b...

#Gaza
#Israel

Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire, according to multiple media outlets 👇

#Israel
#Hamas
#Gaza
#Ceasefire

New data from a report I'm working on:

The U.S. added a record amount of solar capacity in 2024.

The country added 34 GW of utility-scale solar, which is 74% more than last year's record year.

I’m so sorry for their loss.

Meta will appoint Republican Joel Kaplan to lead global policy team, replacing Nick Clegg | Semafor Big tech shifts right to meet Donald Trump’s Washington.

Nick Clegg replaced at Meta with a Republican

www.semafor.com/article/01/0...

Didn't expect the defining image of 2025 to turn up quite so quickly.

I can’t comment on the legality/feasibility of commandeering Russian-built pipelines but what DTEK have said is that Greece will be key for getting LNG to central Europe dtek.com/en/media-cen...

All excellent questions for DTEK, I reckon.

Ukraine LNG Newcomer Aims to Boost Supplies as Transit Deal Ends DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, plans to bring two to three liquefied natural gas cargoes a month into Europe as it ramps up its new trading business.

DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, plans to boost gas supplies as the transit deal ends, aiming to bring 2-3 #LNG cargoes a month into Europe as it ramps up its new trading business www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#Ukrainegas

A combination of cold weather and weak winds has already pushed Europe to use up more of its gas reserves than normal for this time of year, with levels below 75%.

Meanwhile, Europe is set for a colder-than-usual January, boosting demand for natural gas.

#gas #Energysky #Ukraine #Russiagas

The halt means that some central European countries will be forced to source more expensive gas elsewhere, adding pressure to storage levels just as the region depletes winter stockpiles at the fastest pace in years.

#ONGT #gas

Russia and Ukraine End Five Decades of Gas Transit to Europe Russian gas stopped flowing to Europe via Ukraine, closing off a route that’s operated for five decades after Kyiv refused to allow any transit that funds Moscow’s war machine.

Russian gas has stopped flowing to Europe via Ukraine, closing off a route that’s operated for five decades www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#ONGT #Energysky #natgas #Ukraine #Russia

Elon Musk 0 x @elonmusk Follow Please post a bit more positive, beautiful or informative content on this platform 11:13 AM • 12/29/24 • 3.1M Views 15K 17 7.6K 48K 1K

Man creates toxic dump site:

“Please plant flowers here.”

Kill and hide. Azerbaijani officials tell media that Russia hit flight J2-8243 with a missile and then jammed electronics and denied permission to land, steering the damaged plane into the Caspian Sea so that it would crash there and Russia’s role would never be discovered caliber.az/en/post/prel...

Jennifer Granholm on What Will Survive of Biden's Energy Legacy Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 12/26/2024 · 40m

NEW ODD LOTS:

We talked to outgoing DOE Secretary Jennifer Granholm about Biden's legacy on energy, and what will endure in the next administration and beyond.

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Santa, underrated climate hero:

1. Spreads anti-coal message to impressionable young hearts and minds

2. Flies on 100% carrot-powered sleigh

3. Works from home 364 days of the year

How the defence tried to frame Gisèle Pelicot in court (from Sophie Smith's essay in @londonreview.bsky.social).

Reuters Exclusive: Trump transition team to roll back Biden EV, emissions policies #USpol

Meta donates $1m to Donald Trump’s inaugural fund Donation comes after CEO Mark Zuckerberg dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago and appears to be an effort to improve relations

A few months agoTrump was threatening to send Zuckerberg to prison “for life” if he interfered in the election

Now Zuckerberg is funding Trump

This is how it works

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Austria has terminated its gas contract with Russia’s
Gazprom.

“Russia attempted to use energy as a weapon against us—but it failed. Gazprom violated its contractual obligations…which was originally set to run until 2040… Austria’s energy supply is secure. We will not be blackmailed by Russia.”

This is one of the stupidest things I've seen in quite some time.

The World’s Richest Man Is Now America’s Biggest Political Donor Elon Musk poured at least $274 million into political groups in 2024, fueling a spending spree that helped Donald Trump win the presidency, and securing a new title for himself: the most prolific dono...

Elon Musk poured at least $274 million into political groups in 2024 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#Muskwealth
#USelection

Elon Musk’s Net Worth Tops $400 Billion, a Historic First Elon Musk has become the first person to reach $400 billion in net worth, the latest milestone for the world’s richest individual.

Elon #Musk - already the world's richest person - is now worth $400 billion.

His wealth has increased by **66%** since #Trump's election victory www.bloomberg.com/news/article...