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A sentience trapped in a prison of meat. Made in USSR. Capitalismus delendus est! ☭

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2026-07-03 20:42:31 UTC

China is building 75 solar parks in Cuba, and the island’s power crisis is becoming an infrastructure experiment.
https://www.vozpopuli.com/indux/en/china-is-building-75-solar-parks-in-cuba-and-the-islands-power-crisis-is-becoming-an-infrastructure-experiment/6699
#cuba #china #solar #cleanenergy

2026-05-27 12:54:17 UTC

Researchers from Sichuan Agricultural University in Southwest China have identified a previously unknown weapon used by rice blast fungus, one of agriculture's most destructive pathogens. This discovery offers a new strategy for broad-spectrum crop disease resistance breeding and environmentally friendly disease management.
https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202605/26/WS6a154553a310d6866eb4ac7b.html
#china #science

2026-05-12 16:51:54 UTC

The US bond market crisis is intensifying. with the 30 year yield now above 5.00% and the 10 year at 4.4%.
Long-term yields climbing to levels above those seen prior to Fed rate cuts shows the Fed is not not contain the long-end of the yield curve.
https://www.livemint.com/market/us-30-year-yield-hits-5-on-oil-surge-higher-borrowing-outlook-11777968182659.html
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-bond-yield/news/550018
#usa #economy #news

2026-05-09 14:37:20 UTC

The US has suffered its sharpest reputational decline in Malaysia since the onset of the Palestine crisis, according to a new Ipsos survey tracking global attitudes toward the US-Iran conflict.
Only 34% of Malaysians now view the US as having an overall positive influence on world affairs over the next decade.
By contrast, China’s positive influence rating stands at 83% in Malaysia which is the highest of any country surveyed and up 7% from 2025.
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/05/08/us-reputation-in-malaysia-hits-record-low-as-china-surges-ipsos-survey-finds/219156
#news #geopolitics

2026-05-07 21:26:36 UTC

Trump admin seizes US$120,000,000 owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board as stake in an offshore wind project, demands that it be invested in fossil fuel development instead.
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/07/news/trump-admin-canadian-owned-wind-project-fossil-fuels
#canada #cdnpoli #news

2026-05-02 21:47:11 UTC

Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, what does the balance sheet of so-called “transition” countries (even if the term is no longer fully adequate) look like?
Only 1 out of 10 people living in “transition” countries have seen a successful transition to capitalism and more democracy.
https://www.theglobalist.com/for-whom-the-wall-fell-a-balance-sheet-of-the-transition-to-capitalism

2026-05-02 04:18:11 UTC

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the heroes we need

2026-05-02 04:17:57 UTC

Access to medicines in England is at its most fragile point in years. People living with heart conditions, stroke risks, eye infections, bipolar and ADHD - to name just a few - are among those unable to get the medications they depend on.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c202jqn3jzro
#uk #ukpol #news

2026-05-02 02:32:06 UTC

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I agree social media clearly is making people stupider. It should be obvious that a public healthcare system would have the incentives to bring healthcare costs down. Which is the opposite of what happens when drug companies are making decisions. Yet, here we are.

2026-05-02 00:48:29 UTC

Palantir workers are finally noticing the skulls on their caps.
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/30/palantir-workers-are-finally-noticing-the-skulls-on-their-caps
#palantir #fascism #usa

2026-05-02 00:37:52 UTC

During a conference at the National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen today, the fastest domestic supercomputer project was announced. Known as LineShine, the Supercomputer will be built in two phases and will deliver over 2 ExaFlops of compute.
All of the tech inside the supercomputer will be domestically produced with zero reliance on international vendors.

2026-05-01 21:10:12 UTC

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but that's obviously not a problem in China where it's not drug companies who decide on these things

2026-05-01 21:09:23 UTC

The US is now spending ~$2B to companies to NOT build more energy infrastructure. in the middle of an energy crisis. 🤡
https://apnews.com/article/trump-offshore-wind-energy-climate-interior-02a1fa04b750809bbe035a70256c734d
#usa #news #uspol

2026-05-01 18:18:01 UTC

Scientists in Shanghai have identified a "brake" gene that could potentially halt the progression of Alzheimer's disease, following the creation of the world's first functional map of regulatory "switches" in astrocytes — cells that protect and support brain neurons — using an innovative technology.
https://www.chinadailyhk.com/hk/article/632667
#science

2026-05-01 18:09:14 UTC

As airlines ground planes and officials urge citizens to cut back on their commutes, Europe’s effort to prevent shortages caused by the Iran war is running into an unexpected hitch: Nobody knows how much fuel the continent actually has.
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-fuel-supply-problem
#europe #iranwar #news

2026-05-01 16:31:25 UTC

“In the capitalist system, the human being ceases to be an individual and is reduced merely to a ‘function.’”
#capitalism
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2026-05-01 16:24:13 UTC

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yeah qrcode payments are definitely a nice idea

2026-05-01 16:21:58 UTC

An app for tracking whether the oligarchs are actually fleeing city centers.
https://ews.kylemcdonald.net/

2026-05-01 15:27:56 UTC

Chinese green technology poses national security problem for Europe, report warns. No security problem with being solely dependent on LNG exports from the US though.
https://www.ft.com/content/c9cd5751-8d2d-4f24-b676-7c3ec349e404?syn-25a6b1a6=1
#eu #europe #cleanenergy #technology #geopolitics

2026-05-01 12:55:29 UTC

China and Indonesia today fully linked their national QR payment networks.
Both central banks call it a deliberate move to bypass the dollar. Transactions settle directly in rupiah and yuan under their local currency settlement framework. No USD in the chain.
A Chinese tourist can now scan an Indonesian QRIS code with Alipay or UnionPay and pay like a local at over 39 million merchants. Indonesians can do the same in China with their 33 local e-wallets.
https://jakartaglobe.id/business/dedollarization-drive-indonesiachina-crossborder-qris-payments-to-launch-next-week
#news #economy

2026-05-01 03:38:36 UTC

Germany continues to slip into ranking of press freedom.
https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article69f23d400b253ddb8654aebe/neuer-bericht-deutschland-rutscht-in-rangliste-der-pressefreiheit-weiter-ab.html
#germany

2026-05-01 03:33:42 UTC

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worth remembering that Canada actively imported fascists after WW2 to crush organizing on the left
https://jacobin.com/2023/12/canada-ukrainian-nationalists-socialists-history-anti-communism-nazi-collaborators

2026-05-01 03:30:34 UTC

Earlier this month, the International Energy Agency warned that in the wake of the “most severe oil supply shock in history … demand destruction will spread as scarcity and higher prices persist.”
In the US, this “destruction” has already started to unfold.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/30/economy/us-demand-destruction-iran-war
#usa #economy #news #iranwar

2026-05-01 03:08:42 UTC

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I fear that's sadly true

2026-05-01 03:08:18 UTC

Wheat surged to the highest in nearly two years as drought in the US was pressuring yields at a time soaring fertilizer costs prompted farmers to pare back planting of nutrient-intensive crops such as grains.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/wheat-highest-since-2024-as-drought-fertilizer-costs-hit-supply
#usa #economy #news

2026-05-01 02:46:54 UTC

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I wonder what the breaking point will be when people in the west start to realize that China is in fact socialist, and that socialism does work

2026-05-01 00:04:39 UTC

Chinese companies cannot legally fire employees simply to replace them with cost-saving artificial intelligence, courts in the country have ruled, setting a significant precedent for labor rights as automation sweeps the tech sector. 👏
Another day, another common China W.
https://www.caixinglobal.com/2026-04-30/chinese-courts-rule-companies-cannot-fire-workers-simply-to-replace-them-with-ai-102439602.html
#china #technology #ai

2026-04-29 23:45:53 UTC

China holds the world's largest reserves of 14 mineral resources, including rare earths, tungsten, tin, molybdenum, antimony, gallium, germanium, indium, fluorite and graphite, its latest mineral resource data showed.
https://www.chinadailyhk.com/hk/article/632757
#china #news

2026-04-29 18:38:17 UTC

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indeed, and apparently Carney's government wants more of the same

2026-04-29 17:36:54 UTC

Carney government eyes privatizing airports to attract investment. Is there one example where privatizing a public asset has turned out to be beneficial for Canadians as a whole?
Between Petro-Canada, Air Canada, Highway 407, Hydro One, all I see are regrets.
https://www.thestar.com/politics/carney-government-eyes-privatizing-airports-to-attract-investment-cut-travel-costs/article_63fe1465-083c-477e-952d-e5da5a67ab95.html
#canada #cdnpoli #news

2026-04-29 16:17:38 UTC

China's 'artificial sun' advances toward industrialization as nuclear fusion included in 15th Five-Year Plan's key future growth frontiers.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202604/1360073.shtml
#china #nuclear #technology

2026-04-29 15:51:48 UTC

The world is threatened by a “suicidal” model of capitalism that is leading to war, fascism and the potential extinction of humanity, Colombia’s president has said, as he convened 57 governments to address the climate crisis.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/29/capitalism-colombia-climate-summit-gustavo-petro
#economy #geopolitics #capitalism #fascism

2026-04-29 15:42:00 UTC

Vietnam’s economy has edged past Thailand by about US$4 billion in size based on gross domestic product (GDP) measured by purchasing power parity (PPP), according to the National Statistics Office, citing 2025 estimates.
https://news.tuoitre.vn/vietnams-gdp-tops-thailand-by-4bn-on-ppp-basis-statistics-office-10326042816134774.htm
#vietnam #economy #socialism

2026-04-29 15:17:53 UTC

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sure if you can request this info from Google, I've never really looked into that

2026-04-29 13:38:28 UTC

A wide range of anonymous X (Twitter) users have reported that their real names are suddenly being Googled in Israel shortly after they began criticizing the country for its actions in Palestine. Some connected the phenomenon to Au10tix, the software X requires users (even anonymous ones) to use in order to verify their real identities.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/x-users-find-their-real-names-are-being-googled-in-israel-after-using-x-verification-software-au10tix/290703
#privacy

2026-04-29 03:27:27 UTC

China is restructuring university majors, adding new interdisciplinary programs while cutting outdated ones to better align with emerging industries and economic needs.
https://chinaminutes.com/2026/04/28/china-university-majors-reform-2026
#china #education

2026-04-29 03:18:52 UTC

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pretty much, now that Iran set up a toll on passage through Hormuz that has to be paid in yuan, it's gg well played for the petrodollar.
And on top of it, looks like all the US bases have been destroyed in the region. Everybody can see that the US can't even protect their own assets let alone their vassals.
The whole notion of the US security umbrella has now collapsed.

2026-04-29 03:17:03 UTC

Iran is ready to share its defensive weapons capabilities with "independent countries, especially members of ‌the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)", Deputy Defence Minister Reza Talaei-Nik said on Tuesday, according to Iranian state media.
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/iran-willing-share-defensive-capabilities-with-asian-partners-deputy-defence-2026-04-28
#worldnews #iran #news

2026-04-29 01:29:45 UTC

U.S. intelligence agencies are studying how Iran would respond if ⁠President Donald ⁠Trump were to declare a unilateral victory in the two-month-old ⁠war that has killed thousands and become a political liability for the White House, two U.S. officials and a person familiar with the matter said.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-04-28/exclusive-us-spy-agencies-examine-how-iran-would-react-to-trump-declaring-victory
#usa #news #iranwar #clownshow

2026-04-28 23:55:09 UTC

In the office of the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kirill Budanov on the desktop noticed a red notebook with an interesting inscription.
https://nv.ua/ukr/lifestyle/spisok-pidarasiv-u-budanova-pomitili-nezvichniy-bloknot-50603357.html

2026-04-28 19:17:18 UTC

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China is pretty heavily investing in sodium batteries as well, they basically have a big toolbox with different types of batteries for different use cases.

2026-04-28 19:15:58 UTC

Iran war disrupts the circuit board supply chain, raises costs for tech firms.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-war-disrupts-the-circuit-board-supply-chain-raises-costs-tech-firms-2026-04-27
#iranwar #news #economy #technology

2026-04-28 15:39:23 UTC

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honestly, yeah making a drop in replacement engine that's electric, but wires into existing cars would be pretty useful. You could get many years out of these vehicles that way.

2026-04-28 15:37:07 UTC

China is now on track to become the world’s top tourism economy in the next few years as a sharp drop in foreign visits sets the US back.
The Chinese travel and tourism economy grew 9.9% last year, more than twice the global rate and much faster than the 0.9% pace registered by the US, according to new data by the World Travel & Tourism Council, a trade group, and lead research partner Chase Travel.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-15/china-poised-to-become-top-tourism-economy-as-foreigners-skip-us
#china #usa #news #geopolitics

2026-04-28 14:02:14 UTC

it's different you see
#usa #piracy
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2026-04-27 23:52:31 UTC

China develops iron battery 80 times cheaper than lithium that can last 16 years. It provides a budget-friendly, high-endurance answer for the world’s massive energy storage needs.
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/new-all-iron-battery-sustains-6000-cycles
#china #technology #cleanenergy #news

2026-04-27 22:23:41 UTC

After the war, Japan sold all the human experimentation data from Unit 731 to the United States, and MacArthur granted immunity to those involved. Cambridge historian Richard Drayton said that Shiro Ishii, the chief expert of Unit 731, went to Maryland after the war to conduct biological weapons research.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2005/may/10/foreignpolicy.usa
#history #usa #japan #warcrimes

2026-04-27 17:39:41 UTC

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neoliberalism is reaching its final stages

2026-04-27 17:08:35 UTC

The number of people living in relative poverty in the UK rose by half a million in the year up to March 2025, new government figures have shown.
There are now 13.4 million living in relative poverty, including four million children. The number of pensioners living in relative poverty increased from 1.49 million to 1.69 million.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w38qvz195o
#uk #economy #ukpol #news

2026-04-27 14:39:22 UTC

Chinese regulators, including the National Development and Reform Commission, have recently instructed several private technology firms to reject U.S. investment in funding rounds unless explicitly approved.
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-curb-us-investment-tech-companies-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-04-24
#china #usa #economy #technology

2026-04-27 14:16:18 UTC

US farmers are confronting an intense drought that threatens winter wheat harvests and is pushing cattle producers toward costly feed purchases, prompting some to abandon plans to expand their herds.
https://fortune.com/2026/04/25/drought-us-farm-economy-wheat-crops-herds-agriculture-great-plains-states
#usa #news

2026-04-27 13:58:01 UTC

Palantir’s new $300 million deal with the U.S. Department of Agriculture expands its role in government systems and using its data platform to track and manage key parts of the food supply.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RNuYW1mTvE
#usa #palantir #news #uspol

2026-04-27 03:45:43 UTC

China’s bid to build a renminbi-based financial system beyond the U.S. dollar’s reach is gaining traction as a way to sidestep sanctions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/business/china-currency-iran.html
#economics #china #news

2026-04-27 03:18:34 UTC

Oil prices rose on Monday morning in Asia after plans for a second round of peace talks between the US and Iran stalled again.
Brent, the global benchmark, rose by 2.2% to $107.70 (£79.66) a barrel, while US-traded crude gwas up by 2.1% at $96.40.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c15d57pv925o
#iranwar #news

2026-04-26 21:43:54 UTC

Ever think a drone could chase you down the street or fire a bullet through your living room window because you pissed off Trump, Miller, or their ICE thugs? If the answer is “that’s science fiction,” please read on: that reality may be only a few months away, and every single part of the spying and death-dealing infrastructure needed to make it happen has been quietly assembled by the Trump regime over the last fourteen months.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/killer-robots-science-fiction
#usa #fascism #uspol

2026-04-26 21:38:02 UTC

Korean prisoners of war in the 1950s were subjected to early MK-ULTRA experiments while in American custody, according to recently declassified CIA documents which confirm these experiments for the first time.
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/26/mk-ultra-korean-war-prisoner-experiments
#usa #history #cia #crimesagainsthumanity

2026-04-26 20:11:55 UTC

The West lost the ability to build critical weapons such as missiles and artillery shells. Engineers retired, factories shuttered, knowledge vanished. Software engineering is repeating the same mistake by cutting junior hiring, outsourcing judgment to AI, and letting tacit expertise die. The bill always comes due.
https://techtrenches.dev/p/the-west-forgot-how-to-make-things
#technology

2026-04-26 19:38:13 UTC

‘The damage is done’: global oil crisis has changed fossil fuel industry for ever, IEA chief says. ❤️
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/24/global-oil-crisis-changed-fossil-fuel-industry-for-ever-iea-chief-fatih-birol
#news

2026-04-26 15:22:05 UTC

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exactly, you can't have any meaningful sovereignty without having digital sovereignty in 21st century

2026-04-26 15:20:56 UTC

China's first million-cubic-meter salt-cavern hydrogen storage demonstration project is now operational in Pingdingshan, central China's Henan Province. The project is seen as a key step in addressing the challenge of large-scale, low-cost hydrogen storage and marks a new stage in the industrial development of China's hydrogen chain.
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-04-26/China-s-first-million-cubic-meter-salt-cavern-hydrogen-storage-project-starts-operation-1MEubQ0cXTy/p.html
#china #cleanenergy #news

2026-04-26 15:07:25 UTC

I'm sure 2039 was picked completely unintentionally
https://www.reuters.com/world/germanys-far-right-afd-rises-record-28-insa-poll-shows-2026-04-25
https://www.reuters.com/world/germanys-far-right-afd-rises-record-28-insa-poll-shows-2026-04-25
#germany #fascism
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2026-04-26 14:41:43 UTC

https://cdn.masto.host/socialmarxistnetwork/media_attachments/files/116/471/526/288/281/948/original/179913e40c362a16.jpg

2026-04-26 14:33:04 UTC

Palantir holds £670m in UK government contracts. It has also hired dozens of senior officials from the departments awarding them – raising what transparency experts call an 'acute' corruption risk.
https://www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-revolving-doors-peter-thiel-transparency-corruption-risk
#uk #ukpol #palantir #news

2026-04-26 02:50:19 UTC

36-year-old left the U.S. for China and now pays $1,000 rent and $100 for groceries for family of 4: It's my 'version of the American Dream’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuVr8hqWG0o
#china #life

2026-04-26 00:00:09 UTC

Guinan Village is a modern eco-community. Home to Hakka farming families and urban migrants escaping 9-9-6 work culture, it's a living experiment in sustainable living.
Residents are co-creating a regenerative future rooted in local knowledge by run a community farm, a no-plastics shop, and hosting workshops on circular economies.
https://shado-mag.com/articles/do/12-days-in-guinan-village
#china #sustainability

2026-04-25 21:47:24 UTC

American cities feel empty and disconnected due to car-centric sprawl, stroads, and poor planning.
Comparing US infrastructure to vibrant models in Europe, Morocco, Japan, and US history highlights the costs of lifeless design.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOjKVA3qF_0
#usa #cars

2026-04-25 21:42:49 UTC

Trump fires the entire National Science Board.
https://www.theverge.com/science/918769/trump-fires-the-entire-national-science-board
#usa #science #news

2026-04-25 20:59:36 UTC

China’s rapid rise in science has hit a milestone. The country’s investment in research and development has reached parity with – and by purchasing power measures has surpassed – that of the United States, according to a March 2026 report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
https://theconversation.com/china-surpasses-us-in-research-spending-the-consequences-extend-far-beyond-scientific-ranking-and-clout-280543
#china #science #news

2026-04-25 20:52:20 UTC

More images purporting to show poor‑quality meals served to U.S. service members deployed amid the war with Iran have been sent by a serving officer on board the USS Abraham Lincoln.
https://www.newsweek.com/more-photos-emerge-meals-navy-ships-pentagon-denies-shortages-11867712
#usa #news #iranwar

2026-04-25 20:28:01 UTC

Iran caused more extensive damage to U.S. military bases than publicly known. Repairs of the bases and equipment that came under attack could cost billions of dollars.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-caused-extensive-damage-us-military-bases-publicly-known-rcna331853
#usa #news #iranwar

2026-04-25 06:32:46 UTC

America’s allies, stung by soaring energy costs due to Washington’s attacks on Iran, are confronting an uncomfortable truth: The escape route from fossil fuel shocks leads straight into China’s arms.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/20/iran-war-china-beijing-global-clean-energy-dominance-00880124
#cleanenergy #technology #solar #china #europe #iranwar

2026-04-25 03:53:19 UTC

China unveils Tianwen-3 plans in search for life on Mars.
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-04-24/China-unveils-Tianwen-3-plans-in-search-for-life-on-Mars-1MBpH50kBYA/p.html
#space #mars #china #news

2026-04-25 03:52:49 UTC

Chinese researchers have demonstrated that a gene therapy for a specific form of congenital hearing loss remains both safe and effective over a follow-up period of two and a half years, paving the way for potential large-scale clinical use.
https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/chinese-scientists-confirm-long-term-success-of-gene-therapy-for-congenital-deafness
#science #news

2026-04-24 23:41:50 UTC

Well, this is embarrassing: The Lunar Gateway’s primary modules are corroded.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/well-this-is-embarrassing-the-lunar-gateways-primary-modules-are-corroded
#usa #technology #space #nasa

2026-04-24 18:00:59 UTC

Clean energy generation exceeded rise in global electricity demand in 2025. Output from solar farms rose by a third while electricity from fossil fuels fell, research from thinktank reveals.
More than half of the increase came from China, which has surged ahead in renewable energy and is also the world’s biggest exporter of clean energy components.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/21/clean-energy-generation-exceeded-rise-global-electricity-demand-2025
#cleanenergy #solar #news

2026-04-24 17:40:57 UTC

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I'm equal parts envious and hopeful here

2026-04-24 17:16:57 UTC

Chinese trucks could go 100% electric, halving road transport oil use: industry.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3350463/chinese-trucks-could-go-100-electric-halving-road-transport-oil-use-industry
#china #cleanenergy #evs

2026-04-24 17:06:55 UTC

Outgoing Dow CEO Jim Fitterling said clearing the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz could take far longer than investors expect.
“Some scenario planning that we did said that even if the straits were to reopen today, just to clear the logistics logjam… is going to take 275 days, maybe more now,” he told Jim Cramer on CNBC’s “Mad Money” on Thursday.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/dow-ceo-says-clearing-the-strait-of-hormuz-logjam-will-take-almost-a-year.html
#economy #news #iranwar #hormuz

2026-04-24 14:13:55 UTC

Attacks on Ukraine draft officers soar as war fatigue deepens. Turns out gang pressing people into fighting isn't very popular.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/attacks-on-ukraine-draft-officers-soar-as-war-fatigue-deepens
#news

2026-04-24 00:39:47 UTC

Top US military officials admit energy dominance is central to US geopolitical strategy including using "geography" (straits) to "impose costs" (blockade) "competitors" (China).
https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-posture-of-united-states-indo-pacific-command-and-united-states-forces-korea-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2027-and-the-future-years-defense-program
#usa #geopolitics #news

2026-04-24 00:28:54 UTC

Type in your name then view and export the graphic of that name spelled out in Earth features found in Landsat images.
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/landsat/outreach/your-name-in-landsat
#space

2026-04-23 22:58:56 UTC

Pentagon erases wounded U.S. troops from Iran war casualty list: “Definition of a Cover-up”
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/22/iran-war-military-casualties-wounded
#usa #usnews #uspol #iranwar

2026-04-23 22:42:15 UTC

China’s solar exports surged to unprecedented levels in March as a global energy shock is pushing countries to rapidly pivot away from fossil fuels.
https://electrek.co/2026/04/22/china-shipped-a-record-68-gw-of-solar-in-march-heres-why-it-matters
#china #cleanenergy #solar #news

2026-04-23 21:36:28 UTC

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US is increasingly turning fascism inward, that is true

2026-04-23 19:11:59 UTC

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I expect the US and Israel are going to continue escalating with Iran, but it's worth noting that Iran is in a position to retaliate even to a nuclear strike against them. This interview is very much worth a watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtUobr7xGz4
Whatever happens, it seems highly unlikely that things will ever go back to the way they were now.
Renewable energy will be seen as a path to sovereignty. Being dependent on fossil fuels means being at the mercy of the empire.

2026-04-23 12:59:58 UTC

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I'm optimistic the world might actually get serious about renewables now out of sheer necessity

2026-04-23 12:59:15 UTC

Lenin and the Bolsheviks were the first to introduce social benefits, many still enjoy today:
* 8-hour work day
* Annual paid vacation
* Free basic & higher education
* Paid maternity leave
#lenin #socialism #communism
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2026-04-22 22:28:14 UTC

Navy Secretary abruptly leaves job as US naval blockade of Iran continues.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/22/politics/john-phelan-navy-secretary-leaving
#usa #news #iranwar

2026-04-22 21:00:29 UTC

Today 156 years ago, on April 22nd 1870 in Simbirsk comrade Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was born. He would change the world forever.
#socialism #lenin #history
https://cdn.masto.host/socialmarxistnetwork/media_attachments/files/116/450/359/184/759/815/original/d09aef9d26827564.jpg

2026-04-22 20:43:49 UTC

China built a city-sized train station.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-Oa2vEr8Rs
#china #trains #technology

2026-04-22 19:21:57 UTC

A Chinese lunar exploration team plans to conduct research on a lunar surface greenhouse, according to Wang Qiong, a senior space engineer with the China National Space Administration (CNSA), during a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday.
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-04-22/Chinese-engineers-plan-to-study-building-greenhouse-on-lunar-surface-1MxBkwLUJzy/p.html
#space #china #technology

2026-04-22 16:34:53 UTC

The global aluminium market is experiencing a "black swan" event as disruptions due to the Middle ‌East war trigger a supply shock that will lead to major shortages this year, according to the top metals analyst at commodity trader Mercuria.
The scale of the supply shock we're seeing in the aluminium market is probably the largest single supply shock a base ⁠metals market has suffered in the post-2000 era" 😬
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/aluminium-faces-black-swan-supply-shock-mercuria-says-2026-04-22
#economy #news

2026-04-22 13:27:09 UTC

The 2026 Breakthrough Prize winners are out, and this year three Chinese young women mathematicians are making global headlines.
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-04-21/Three-Chinese-women-mathematicians-shine-at-2026-Breakthrough-Prize-1Mw1vjyWCdi/p.html
#science #mathematics

2026-04-22 12:52:54 UTC

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even if you count LPR and DPR

2026-04-22 00:09:02 UTC

Eli Lilly’s CEO is ‘disappointed’ that only 1 in 10 Americans are on GLP-1s.
https://www.semafor.com/article/04/17/2026/eli-lilly-ceo-david-ricks-wants-more-americans-on-glp-1-drugs
#usa #uspol #capitalism

2026-04-21 19:30:29 UTC

The European Central Bank has reaffirmed its ambition to reduce reliance on non-European payment systems, most notably the networks operated by Visa and Mastercard, in a new position paper outlining a roadmap for the future of retail payments in the EU.
https://www.paymentsjournal.com/the-eu-seeks-to-break-its-dependence-on-visa-mastercard-rails
#europe #news

2026-04-21 19:25:07 UTC

A network of inauthentic YouTube channels posing as Albertan voices is spreading misleading content about separation and U.S. annexation, reaching tens of millions of viewers, according to a new report.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/co-ordinated-network-of-fake-youtube-channels-pushing-alberta-secession-and-us-annexation-narrative-report-finds
#canada #cdnpoli #news

2026-04-21 18:18:46 UTC

Original GrapheneOS responses to WIRED fact checker.
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/34369-original-grapheneos-responses-to-wired-fact-checker
#grapheneos #opensource #android

2026-04-21 16:59:20 UTC

Pull of the American Dream Weakens for China’s Best and Brightest: In 2021, more than 1,400 U.S.-trained Chinese scientists returned to China, a 22% jump from the previous year.
https://www.wsj.com/world/china/americas-allure-fades-in-china-keeping-talent-away-8733012f
#usa #china #news

2026-04-21 14:47:48 UTC

Cops keep showing up to arts events about Palestine. What can organizers do?
https://www.thegrindmag.ca/cops-keep-showing-up-to-arts-events-about-palestine-what-can-organizers-do
#canada