Notices by Akshay (akshay@eupolicy.social)

“Microsoft has reportedly shared the names of Dutch civil servants…with the U.S. House of Representatives…

The civil servants involved are working on implementing the Digital Services Act (DSA), the European law that forces online platforms to take stricter action against illegal content, online child sex abuse, and disinformation.”

—> To enable retaliation, EU leaders please wake up

https://nltimes.nl/2026/05/22/microsoft-accused-leaking-dutch-civil-servants-names-us-government

#Microsoft #USPol #EUPol #Digital #Privacy #Infosec #Nederland #EU #Geopolitics

200.000 people(!) forced to evacuate wildfires in France and Spain. Horrifying.

“EU countries are sending additional ground and aerial reinforcements…Croatia, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Portugal, Italy, Greece and more have all contributed.”

https://news.sky.com/story/europe-wildfires-latest-french-tourist-hotspot-evacuated-as-national-emergency-declared-in-spain-13566532

#EU #UE #Europe #Mediterranean #Espana #Spain #France #Wildfires #Incendies #Incendios #Climate #ClimateCrisis

RE: https://eupolicy.social/@Akshay/116884361595944214

“Nato leaders agree not to mention World Cup to Donald Trump to avoid irritating him”

In case anyone thought I was a cynic for thinking Trump couldn’t handle getting trolled by Romelu Lukaku

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/08/nato-leaders-world-cup-donald-trump-ankara-summit

#Trump #NATO #Geopolitics #WorldCup #Football #USA

What a set of FT headlines:

Record sea temperatures in June push world into 'uncharted' waters

US fossil fuel power spending to beat China for the first time in decades

World Bank drops climate finance target under US pressure

#Climate #ClimateCrisis #USPol #FossilFuels #UN #Development #GeoPolitics #GOP

“On India's hot plains, scorching summers have become increasingly harder to endure, requiring adaptations and forcing life into the hours of dark before the sun turns punishing.”

—> It is just terrible how the poor suffer the most from this.

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260618-india-learns-to-live-with-hotter-summers

#Climate #ClimateCrisis #India #SouthAsia #Heat #ClimateDiary

“Wasting China’s solar panel surplus is madness” says Adam Tooze.

Includes the fact that according to the OECD:

“it cost China less than $18bn in sectoral support over 15 years to build an industry that can now provide more clean power than the world can readily absorb.”

https://www.ft.com/content/b6cac184-75a4-47ab-94c5-5eb8c92cd407

#China #Solar #Renewables #Energy #Climate #EnergyCrisis #Industry

India “has achieved over 50% of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil sources —

reaching this milestone five years ahead of its 2030 Paris Agreement target.”

- (NB Generation will be much lower, but still!)

https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/india-hits-milestone-renewable-energy-generation-5-years-ahead-of-2030-paris-agreement-target-1.500523480

#Climate #Energy #Renewables #Nuclear #India #Electricity

Analysis of why the fossil fuels shock could drive the electric age…but only if we choose it over mean reversal.

“China already has the factory capacity to more than double 2025 sales of solar, batteries and EVs. What was once seen as “overcapacity” is now just capacity.”

https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/the-new-twin-fossil-shock/

#FossilFuels #Electrification #Climate #Energy #Renewables #China #OilCrisis #EnergyCrisis

“Don’t mention the Climate”

USA attempts to extend censorship to World Bank and IMF, threatening funds.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/13/dont-mention-the-climate-trump-creates-beyond-absurd-situation-at-global-finance-talks

#USA #Geopolitics #Climate #FarRight #UN #Development

“A quarter of Pakistani households are now using solar panels.

This insulates millions of families from the energy supply crunch prompted by the US-Israel war on Iran.”

—> Pakistan is actually quite vulnerable due to low strategic reserves. But the stories in this article are real and interesting: farmers who switched from diesel generators to solar are surely glad they did!

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/4/7/how-pakistans-solar-boom-is-shielding-it-from-worst-of-iran-war-crisis

#Energy #Solar #Renewables #Climate #Pakistan #SouthAsia #FossilFuels #OilCrisis #Hormuz

Pope Leo freaks out too, calls Trump threats against an entire people “truly unacceptable”

He “urged Americans and other people of good will to contact their political leaders and congressional representatives to demand they reject war and work for peace.”

https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/pope-says-trump-s-threat-to-destroy-iranian-22194000.php

#Catholic #Religion #Christianity #USA #USPol #Trump #Iran #IranWar #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Genocide #IHL

“U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has threatened to retaliate against European countries if the EU favors domestic weapons-makers in a drive to rearm the continent.”

—> Contractor interests were always part of the reason the USA opposed EU Defence.

—> Treating increased EU Defence spending as tribute will only make us more dependent on the US.

https://www.politico.eu/article/washington-lobbies-eu-against-buy-european-push-for-weapons-donald-trump/

#EUDefence #EU #UE #Europe #USA #Geopolitics #Military

“The Washington Post’s decision to cut a large share of its climate and environmental reporters is not just a newsroom story…

cuts to environmental journalism thin the information infrastructure societies rely on to recognize risks and respond before harm becomes harder to reverse.”

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/what-is-lost-when-environmental-coverage-is-cut/

#Democracy #Media #Journalism #Environment #Climate #Green #Oligarchy #WashingtonPost #USPol #Bezos

Amsterdam to enact landmark ban on fossil fuel and meat advertising in public spaces

—> good start to get to a Grenoble style ban on all advertising in public spaces

https://www.euronews.com/green/2026/02/06/amsterdam-to-enact-landmark-ban-on-fossil-fuel-and-meat-advertising-in-public-spaces

#Climate #Green #FossilFuels #Advertising #Urban

“[US] Democrats made their wager: from the presidential nominee down to local candidates, they fully deployed the popularist strategy of moderate, “kitchen table” messaging. The result? A Republican trifecta…

Successful anti-authoritarian movements do not win by softening their positions. They win by building unlikely coalitions around a broadly resonant grievance.”

—> detailed, well argued piece!

https://www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-not-to-defeat-authoritarianism/

#USPol #FarRight #Democracy #Activism #PoliticalScience #Sociology

@blogdiva

Josh Brockman, scientific literary agent, was apparently in charge of organising the Nerd circle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brockman_(literary_agent)

I also note Dan Ariely, fraud psychologist who apparently likes redheads

https://bsky.app/profile/kjhealy.co/post/3mdolpezl222p

And one Nicholas Christakis (I’m guessing the first google result but don’t know 100%)

https://bsky.app/profile/kjhealy.co/post/3mdq5rlmnuc2a

#FriendsOfEpstein #Epstein

Destroying NATO won’t lower price of eggs.

1) Actual Corporate Democrat
2) The Onion, describing Dems

#USPol #Greenland #NATO

Dutch electricity grid operators will buy millions of Chinese “smart meters” because they were cheaper.

But this a bright idea security-wise?

And are the EU producers correct the CN ones were dumped below cost? Is this a good idea for industry policy?

https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/12/31/netbeheerders-kopen-4-miljoen-slimme-meters-in-china-kamer-bezorgd-over-afhankelijkheid-a4916560

#China #Energy #Renewables #Grid #Electricity #EU #Europe #Nederland #Infosec #digital #Industry

The Shrinking Freedom of Indian Cinema.

Are Westerners aware of the creeping progress of gleichschaltung under Hindu-Nationalist rule?

Warning: The same forces are here now.

https://newlinesmag.com/spotlight/the-shrinking-freedom-of-indian-cinema/

#Movies #Cinema #Film #Films #India #FarRight #fascism

Orbanization of the USA continues, as Teen Vogue, hilariously one of the last bastions of bluntly critical anti-GOP coverage, fires all its politics staffers.

#USPol #FarRight #Fascism #USA #Journalism #TeenVogue #Media #Oligarchy