On Yermak's significance: "He combines multiple roles for Zelenskyy: most trusted sounding board, domestic political enforcer, controller of access to the president, main point of contact for foreign politicians, and chief peace negotiator." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

My 2021 Tyee story had a crucial caveat that aligns w/ the @nature.com story: there's a limited supply of plant- and animal-based materials available to produce biofuels sustainably. "Making up the difference will require new fuels that are just beginning to take off — fuels such as hydrogen ..."

Important: Ukrainian patriots fighting Russia's nuclear power moles have walked a hard road. Those who speak out have been dismissed from jobs at Energoatom and Ukrenergo. Several have faced prosecution, including nuclear safety expert Olga Kosharna and former Ukrenergo CEO Volodymyr Kudrytskyi.

But the Western press ignored the story. Over 3 years later, with anti-corruption police at Zelenskyy's door, foreign press can no longer ignore the scandal. Bloomberg columnist Marc Champion has a solid connect-the-dots today that lays clear the implications. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Learning that known Russian agents controlled nuclear generator, Energoatom, was an open secret in Ukraine. Still more shocking: President Zelenskyy had installed them. I wrote about the Ukrainian power sector patriots fighting on the inside: spectrum.ieee.org/ukraine-nucl...

Perhaps cause to go out with a buddy

There's 800-plus comments. How would summarize the clarity?

Lol. I just got it. It's not what I came for. But I got it.

One more wrinkle: data centers drive some transmission spnding. www.utilitydive.com/news/pjm-dat...

sorry if I’m being daft, but I thought this thread was about pausing the economy for a week. which I hazarded might not be the best prescription for Canada under present circumstances.

Ok, tho I'm not sure how it follows John

No criticism intended!

Those both seem disturbing to me