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With gas prices up and the threat of rationing due to Trump's war, you have to be very dedicated to your love of petroleum to do otherwise.
"Africa imported 44,358 electric vehicles from China in 2025, according to data from China’s Commerce Ministry, up from 19,386 in 2024. The shipments, valued at over $200 million, highlight growing demand, especially in Ethiopia after it banned new imports of gas and diesel-powered vehicles in 2024."
#Transportation #EV #GasPrices

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Neil Diamond:
🎵 Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)
#NeilDiamond
https://sonnenwellen.bandcamp.com/track/neil-diamond-sweet-caroline-geh-haim-illegal-2024
https://open.spotify.com/track/62AuGbAkt8Ox2IrFFb8GKV

During the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump privately told donors about one of his favorite negotiating tactics,
recounting at a New York fundraiser in May how he would deter Chinese or Russian aggression
by threatening to bomb Beijing or Moscow.

“He thought I was crazy,”
Trump said of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s response.
“He didn’t believe me, except 10 percent.
And 10 percent is all you need.”

The story, which has not been confirmed by R…

Trump’s Iran brinkmanship reaches truce, escalates backlash at home
The president’s ultimatum drew condemnation across the political spectrum and intensified open debate about his credibility, morality and sanity.

Crachat, "La dérape" (2024)
#MusicWomenWednesday

This looks like quite a cool project! Can't help wondering if Aotearoa NZ needs something like this... https://codeberg.org/flohmarkt/flohmarkt/ - example

Republican senator Thom Tillis spoke out in defense of Nato on Thursday,
joining Mitch McConnell and the Democrats,
after Donald Trump said that he was “absolutely” considering withdrawing from the alliance after it refused to take part in the joint assault with Israel against Iran.
“Nato stood by America when we were under attack and came to our aid after the September 11th attacks. Their soldiers fought and died alongside our troops in Afghanistan,” said Thom Tillis, a Re…

Der #Bundesverband #Solarwirtschaft warnt vor einer Abschwächung zentraler Reformen und betont die Bedeutung von #Solarenergie für eine bezahlbare Strom- und

Energiewende am solaren Scheideweg | Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft
Zwar haben Wärmepumpen im Jahr 2025 erstmals die Top-Position im Wärmemarkt eingenommen; mit einem Minus von 46 bzw. 29 Prozent 2025 seien gleichzeitig jedoch deutlich weniger Solarthermie- und Photovoltaikanlagen im Heimsegment in Betrieb genommen worden als noch im Vorjahr 2024. Insgesamt liege der Erneuerbare-Energien-Anteil an der Stromerzeugung inzwischen zwar bei über 50 Prozent, in der