Close-up I managed to film of the settlers beating Heidi Levine of Washington Post

So, here's a fascinating stat. Germany had record BEV sales in Q2 2026 and has the third largest EV fleet in the world that can save it 16 million barrels of oil annually... ...all that at just 8.3 TWh of annual electricity consumption, which is 1.6% of Germany's demand!

A rough morning in Russia's St. Petersburg, as Ukraine has poured all manner of hell onto the unlucky city, targeting Russia's most important petroleum export terminal on the Baltic Sea, and the region's largest data center and an Ozon logistics facility. A massive data center owned by the company VK, St. Petersburg oil terminal and an Ozon logistics facility are all currently engulfed in the hellish flames of Karmic retribution. Additionally, the Vostochnaya electrical substation was targeted. Fires, power outages and internet disruptions have been reported across the region. Russian authorities claim to have intercepted 126 drones. Traffic at Pulkovo International Airport is shut down, while emergency crews have responded to additional fires in multiple districts.

The day before yesterday, during negotiations in the United States, an incident reportedly took place that left the American delegation literally speechless. When the Ukrainian representatives learned that sanctions against Putin were being lifted and that Washington was demanding an end to strikes on Russian oil refineries, Budanov allegedly responded in extremely harsh terms. At the very end of the meeting, when the participants had already risen from the table and were heading toward the exit, he threw these words straight in the Americans’ faces: “Now we’re going to fucking burn every Russian oil refinery and port to the fucking ground. Every last one!” According to reports, the Americans were so stunned by what they heard that they couldn't find anything to say in response. No objections, no threats, no usual diplomatic language. Just silence. Washington received an unmistakable message: Ukraine has no intention of asking permission to defend itself against Russian aggression.

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The Netherlands are a great example for the ICE → BEV transition. ICE vehicles in terminal decline. Hybrids + plug-in hybrids briefly feature, but ultimately hit relatively low market share limits. In the end, pure battery electric vehicles succeed as the dominant drivetrain.

How is it possible that a economy which is doing 7-8% nominal GDP and have one of the lowest unemployment in history will be seeing increase in deficit by 10%.