Thomas Schneider
@funnybone2025.bsky.social
Formerly: https://x.com/FunnyBone2024 Berlin, Germany
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@funnybone2025.bsky.social
Formerly: https://x.com/FunnyBone2024 Berlin, Germany
Household consumer electricity prices in France DOUBLED since 2013, from 2026 around โฌ 0.29 / kWh. I'm paying โฌ 0.2486 / kWh (and a standing charge of โฌ 8.80 monthly) - and even less from Jan 2026 when the power grid charge is set to drop by nearly โฌ 0.03 (gross). The Times They Are A-Changing...
03.11.2025 11:51 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0The overall LIFE CYCLE emissions of nuclear power are comparable to those of renewables - with nuclear power already being the MOST EXPENSIVE power. Btw, in France the ARENH reform will lead to an increase in industrial electricity prices in 2026 (โฌ56/MWh) and harmonize them with those in Germany.
03.11.2025 11:44 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0"... the falls in wholesale prices, reported by [Australia's Energy Market Operator] Aemo, may take time to flow through to customers because energy retailers often sign contracts for electricity years in advance.":
bsky.app/profile/aust...
@profgalloway.com on infrastructure investments: 'Corporations, who are paying the lowest tax rates since 1939, need an alternative minimum tax ... of say 30 or 40% such that we have the capital to upgrade the grid. ... $750 billion tax gap ...'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVr...
International #Comedy Union
With #Comedians from Finland, Portugal, South Africa, the Netherlands, and the U.S.A.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPxb...
bsky.app/profile/byli...
24.10.2025 10:54 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Preview: 1st International Comedy Congress in Berlin, Germany
Dutch attendee & late-night host Arjen Lubach (in Dutch / English; English subtitles available):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeaV...
PS: Other tunnel projects, including "Boris' Burrow" between Northern Ireland and Scotland ๐
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iYQ...
#Femern #Fehmarn #Fehmarnbelt #Denmark #Germany #Skandinavien #Scandinavia #Europe #EU
World's longest immersed #tunnel under construction under the #Baltic Sea:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdMt...
Germany's share of renewables keeps rising to 80% by 2030 (62% as of now), whilst my energy bill keeps sinking (already 12% lower than in 2020). But hey, 'Households across Britain are paying a vast โprivatisation premiumโ to access essential services': www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
16.10.2025 12:10 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
Invest in reneables, buildout much faster than nuclear/natural gas: www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
16.10.2025 11:46 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Whereas in the UK, households and companies are supposed to make even upfront payments ("RAB scheme") for new nuclear plants / SMRs, beginning this November:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Germany abolished nuclear power in 2023, Australia has nuclear bans at both federal and state levels - for both large scale & small modular reactors (SMRs):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBqV...
E.g. in #Baltimore / Northeast #America, electricity prices DOUBLED since 2020 (whereas in #Berlin, #Germany I'm paying about 12% less than in 2020 - and even less from Jan 2026 when the power grid price is set to drop [just looked up my gross prices per kWh etc.]):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=byUS...
'[Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) ... Larry] Ellison .. TikTok .. algorithm .. media control .. longevity .. this is a man who doesn't want to die .. we've seen it with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin ..": youtu.be/QwCsQYUFuEE?...
03.10.2025 22:22 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
The Franco-German (multi-lingual) broadcaster ARTE on Americans moving to Spain / Europe (in English or with English subtitles; available in French, German, and Spanish below - and on YouTube):
www.arte.tv/en/videos/12...
[Me thinking, "Ooooh, that's a bingo! Is that the way you say it? That's a bingo? ... Bingo! How fun!" --- Naaah, just kidding!]
24.09.2025 09:15 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"I heard from late-night hosts in other countries .. The guy in Germany offered me a job. Can you imagine? This country has become so authoritarian. The Germans are like, 'Come here. Come loose.' ..":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
The Netherlands 17th state of Germany? Song by Dutch & German late-night hosts (English subtitles available; beware of sarcasm..): www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGH8...
19.09.2025 14:21 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Germany's 2 most popular news shows (500%, 600%, no: 1,000% government-approved, state-obedient!) praised Jimmy Kimmel - right at the beginning: bsky.app/profile/funn...
19.09.2025 11:21 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
