kravietz 🦇 @kravietz@social.privacytools.io

Elementary 🤷

German Greens are terrible and notorious liars.

In Fukushima nobody died as result of the nuclear power plant failure.

Thousands of people died in tsunami that also damaged the plant.

Sounds somewhat familiar in 2021...

Zeev Sternhell, "The Birth of Fascist Ideology", 1994

https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzacea4jjxpeuusnicwbclpmp7mammglpuccvypq6mbqgm2lu7xgzs2ym

#fascism

Prosecution surprisingly highlights the lack of independence of Russian court system:

"I would like to draw attention to the fact that Navalny is the only person in Russia who received a privileged treatment [in the form of twice suspended sentence], yet, ignoring this humanitarian attitude that was shown to him, he continued to violate his duties".

Which literally sounds like "the tsar has shown his mercy but you weren't grateful enough".

In the meantime, RT doesn't mention a single word on what's going on in the court but instead publishes a FSB video from 2010 (!)

This dialogue will be a classic:

Prosecution: - ...and shall deliver documents confirming reasons for non reporting on police station as part of probation...

Navalny: - Coma! Once again: coma involves staying in a bed without consciousness initially, then staying in bed after regaining consciousness, then learning how to walk, for a very long time. You were notified I'm undergoing therapy and then rehabilitation. Is that insufficient?

https://www.bbc.com/russian/news-55899141

Carbon intensity of electricity consumption. Hourly readings over the last 25 days, overall median represented by a blue asterisk. (author: Grant Chalmers)

#renewableenergy #nuclear #co2

Myanmar's military coup from a regular citizen's point of view

#syria 🇸🇾 Baath party meeting in Homs, 2021. Source: QuaalatM.

P.S. I was thinking this is a fake but then I've read biography of Sami al-Jundi, one of founders of the Baath party:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami_al-Jundi

"Not Born Yesterday: The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe", Hugo Mercier, 2021- next on my reading list

Before the arrival of the boat (video: Валерия Федоренко / «Новая газета»)

Massive anti-Putin protests in #russia now. Most are grim, with beating and arrests. Vladivostok stands out - as police blocked all town center so people moved to a large frozen lake nearby. And started to dance in a circle, a Russian tradition called хоровод. So there came a police boat (that drives on ice) but the engine failed and it stopped. So people started to dance the circle around the boat 😄

Reality of power supply in Australia vs #renewable nerd's imagination:

* maximum demand for power perfectly matches minimum supply from wind farms
* maximum SUPPLY from solar farms precedes maximum demand by a few hours

What looks like minor blips or shifts on the graphs are actually periods when South Australia would not have electricity if not massive coal power plants.

https://newmatilda.com/2021/01/27/delusion-and-dirty-neighbours-help-sa-cruise-through-another-heat-wave/

Putin seems to be settling well among the QAnon and other flat earthers on LBRY...

Behind AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 Vaccine Stumble

AstraZeneca’s CEO promised more shots, at a lower price, than competitors, but now faces criticism from the EU for a production shortfall.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/behind-astrazenecas-covid-19-vaccine-stumble-11611871968

Frequent cannabis use by young people linked to decline in IQ

A study has found that adolescents who frequently use cannabis may experience a decline in intelligence quotient (IQ) over time.

https://www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-and-events/news/news-article/2021/01/frequent-cannabis-use-by-young-people-linked-to-decline-in-iq

🇵🇱 Kiedyś, jak jeszcze byłem na Facebooku, to wyśledziłem redakcję sieci serwisów publikujących klasyczne fake news, jadących na najniższych instynktach ksenofobii i nacjonalizmu. No i znalazłem też właściciela, a potem opublikowałem szczegółową notatkę o związkach między tymi serwisami no i otagowałem tego bęcwała. Co zdumiewające, odpowiedział i to "z serca"...

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Authentic first-hand screenshot done just now - Russian embassy in the Netherlands protesting against discussion on "Bellingcat" investigation on #MH17 because, wait for it, according to them THIS IS AN INTERNAL AFFAIR OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION!!!

Facts:

1) MH17 was shot by Russian rocket over territory of Ukraine

2) Russia denies any involvement in the conflict or presence of its armed forces in UA

3) Russia says its an INTERNAL affair

🤦‍♂️

Original thread https://twitter.com/rusembassynl/status/1353691744051859463