@cdarwin@c.im2026-01-15 15:46:06
Trump is threatening to use the Insurrection Act to deploy military to Minnesota.
To learn more about the act and its limits, check out this explainer from @brennancenter.org
https://bsky.app/profile/startribune.com/post/3mchqk5bcie2z
@digitalnaiv@mastodon.social2026-03-13 08:51:00
Die Abhängigkeit von Microsoft hat einen Preis – und der steigt rasant.
Christoph Schmees zeigt: Bundesbehörden zahlten 2023 noch 274 Mio. €, 2025 schon 481 Mio. €. Mit angeschlossenen Stellen fast eine Milliarde jährlich. Transparenz? Fehlanzeige. Digitale Souveränität wäre offensichtlich günstiger.
#Microsoft
@floheinstein@chaos.social2026-02-10 11:25:03
Wann wurde eigentlich das Berner Oberland von Deutschland übernommen - oder zumindest von der Deutschen Bahn? #bahnde #deutschebahn #schweiz
@steve@s.yelvington.com2026-03-05 21:25:31
The burning question on everyone's minds: Does Markwayne inherit the flying boudoir?
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy2026-03-01 07:13:04
This may not be the most pressing concern for the Iranian people, but for the Dutch, there's always the burning question: Will this make our gasoline more expensive? https://www.nu.nl/midden-oostenconflict/6387726/aanval-op-i…
@brichapman@mastodon.social2026-02-01 01:30:25
You're Allowed to Be Happy While the World Is Burning — https://www.brichapman.com/p/youre-allowed-to-be-happy-while-the?utm_source=bri-mastodon&utm_medium=social&src=mstdn
@tschundler@leds.social2026-01-28 06:49:54
I'm not ok. The world seems not ok. But community is important and there is still value in doing things just because. Blinky lights are fun, so last weekend I helped wire some controller boxes for an upcoming Burning Man project (maybe unscruz too?)
(and I've just realized that I don't know the project's name or if it has one...)
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca2026-02-04 20:25:00
of course... it's actually much worse than just policy dredged up from the days of Paul Martin and Stephen Harper… it's a gigantic step backward at the behest of fossil fuel interests in order to keep people burning fossil fuels.
EV mandates should be 'sold’ as an affordability measure! Because they are!
No, I don't mean grants, I mean everyday use. Real impacts on your pocket book. How much money would you save if you *never* went to a gas station. Just think about that for second.
Then we can do the math.
My 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric just passed 251152km (palindrome!) yesterday and gets around 6km/kWh on average.
I pay about $0.13/kWh at home to charge so that's $0.02/km. That is $5,023.04 in total energy expenses so far.
Our 2012 Toyota Prius C is at 270,000km and gets about 5.5L/100km or 0.055L/km. At (a discounted) $1.25/L that’s $0.04/km or $10,800 in total energy expenses so far.
Per kilometre the EV is half the cost to 'fuel' than one of the most fuel efficient gas cars out there.
In general, why would *anyone* choose something that costs double to run!?
And yet, the government doesn't sell this as ‘affordability’ it sells it as 'environmental responsibility'.
Let's be honest, they do that because they *know* the environmental message is *less* motivating than money.
Now I said at the beginning, "imagine" never going to the gas station. Obviously that doesn't mean you're fueling for free... but there is another overlooked aspect to this.
Fueling your car is a day to day thing. It's one of the biggest pulls on people's bank accounts precisely because it is such a frequent cost.
Now imagine if that 'bill' was just rolled into your home electricity bill. Which you could do other things to reduce cost overall?
EVs are not just an environmental game changer, they are a financial one for the average person.
That is why oil companies are throwing absolutely everything they have at government (and also fomenting fascism) to keep their good times going, at our expense.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #EV #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #Driving #Affordability
