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#Spain #blackout seems to very much repeat the logic of #German #nuclear phase-out, as the grid operator has already in 2024 warned about the grid stability due to excessive share of variable sources:

Exactly, the Redeia Accounts Report says: “The high penetration of renewable generation without the technical capacities necessary for adequate behavior against disturbances (small generators or generators in self-consumption regime) can generate generation disconnections, which could become severe reaching a lack of generation-demand balance, which would significantly affect the electricity supply.”

https://pledgetimes.com/red-electrica-warned-that-the-great-penetration-of-renewables-could-generate-disconnection-risks/

pledgetimes.com · Red Eléctrica warned that the great penetration of renewables could generate “disconnection risks”By admin_l6ma5gus
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@auschwitzmuseum

👉The real #History of concentration camps👈

It is true, the first #German #ConcentrationCamp was the one in #Dachau, a suburb of #Munich, in 1933.

The #Americans, however, not only had the first concentration camps, but also, they invented the concept to eliminate #NativeAmerican tribes, probably in 1863, with #BosqueRedondo, NM.

👉#Hitler even studied that particular concept, as well as the #Boers' in SA, at the beginning of the 20th century👈:

jewishjournal.com/mobile_20111

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@kennethb

#USpol #Cartoon

👉Doubly FALSE from a historical perspective! 👈

#AltText

"The image depicts a cartoon-style illustration comparing two concentration camps. On the left, a red brick structure labeled "#POLAND" is identified as the "FIRST #GERMAN #CONCENTRATIONCAMP," with barbed wire on top and a group of people in blue uniforms behind the fence.
On the right, a blue structure labeled "#ELSALVADOR" is labeled as the... "

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Що там у нас з німецькою молоддю?

This quote from a Munich-based VC on how "defence still has a negative connotation, particularly in Germany," reminded me of a Financial Times article discussing the challenges of potential mobilization in Germany.

Exit, stage left: X, formerly Twitter.

10th January 2025: uni-weimar.de/en/university/ne

"Universities and research institutions leave Platform X (formerly Twitter): United for diversity, freedom and science

"Over 60 German-speaking universities and research institutions have decided to take a stand and collectively announce their decision to cease activities on Platform X (formerly Twitter). This withdrawal comes in response to the platform's current direction, which is incompatible with the core values of the participating institutions: openness to the world, scientific integrity, transparency, and democratic discourse. …"

23rd January: researchprofessionalnews.com/r

"Leeds becomes first Russell Group university to quit X … Elon Musk’s social media site “no longer aligns with our university values” …"

27th April: linkedin.com/posts/grahamperri

"University of Brighton, University of Sussex, and other like-minded institutions should – now – be at the UK forefront of what began in Germany. … Now. Do the right thing. Please."

www.uni-weimar.deUniversities and research institutions leave Platform X (formerly Twitter): United for diversity, freedom and scienceOver 60 German-speaking universities and research institutions have decided to take a stand and collectively announce their decision to cease activities on Platform X (formerly Twitter). This withdrawal comes in response to the platform's current direction, which is incompatible with the core values of the participating institutions: openness to the world, scientific integrity, transparency, and democratic discourse.