The willingness of major European states such as Britain and France to send their military forces to actively defend counties in the Middle East but not to defend Ukraine shows how Europe has a distorted sense of its own interests.

Since 2008, cost of #EV battery capability — measured as $ per kilometre of range — has collapsed by ~99%. Range rises 100 → 500 km Energy density rises 120 → 480 Wh/kg Costs collapse $1414 → $90 That’s the economic engine of #Bettrification. Disruption follows cost curves.

Urea went up 50% since February. How much higher from here now? Write it in the comments...✍️👇 Qatar exports 20% for world LNG. LNG (=natgas) is used to produce fertilizer.

Lithuania plans to reduce the number of hours foreign students are allowed to work per week from 40 to 20 starting with the new academic year lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

Fabian Wierczoch $900-$1080 is 2022 S/R, very likely we hit that bell.

This chart is insane... Feb 2025: ChatGPT owned 90% of the US business market for AI chat Feb 2026: Claude took 70% of it. The fastest market shift in enterprise software history. 💀

Norway - sells oil & gas, but uses electricity mainly from renewables. 97% of new cars are electric and heat pumps are main source of heating. They're barely affected by what's happening in Iran. Their electricity costs going up 17%, ours going up 60% because we are so much

Two years after Belgium promised 30 F-16s to Ukraine, not a single aircraft has been delivered Meanwhile, the Belgian Defense Ministry said there has never been a specific delivery timeline euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/05/bel…

NEW!! Russia preparing for conflict with NATO as it adapts to sanctions, Lithuania's intel warns Annual threat assessment says Kremlin is expanding military presence on eastern borders and shifting GRU tactics toward more destructive ‘kinetic operations’

Interesanta jauna tendence. Mums ir augstāka elektrības cena par visiem apkārtnē: SE, LT un EE. Nezinu iemeslus, bet visdrīzāk varam pateikt paldies uzskatam, ka "mums savienojumu pietiek, jo LT un EE ir" un plānprātīgajai cīņai pret atjaunojamo enerģiju (salīdzinot ar LT).

Lithuania has dropped plans to plant forests along the Suwałki Corridor for defensive purposes. Instead, it is focusing on restoring wetlands and peatlands as potential natural barriers. Latvia and Finland are doing the same. balticsentinel.eu/8429437/lithua…

Mick Ryan, AM To give some hard figures, the Russian Geran-2 drones (developed from the Shahed) cost around $80,000 each, while Ukraine's interceptor drones cost only about $1,000-5,000 each. The original Iranian Shaheds cost about $30,000 each.

Trump's decision to bomb Iran is now the greatest windfall to the Russian war effort on record. If it continues, it might save the Russian war economy.

How hard is this fertilizer thing on farmers? In December, it took 75 bushels of corn (Chicago price) to pay for 1-ton of NOLA urea. Today, it is taking 126 bushels of corn to pay for the same ton of NOLA urea. NOLA urea - up 77% or $270 Dec '26 corn - up 5% or 25-cents

Today’s chart of oil prices will be referenced for decades to come. You just witnessed history.

"He wants to be helpful," President Trump says regarding his conversation with President Putin and Iran, despite reports that Russia was providing intel to Iran on US military targets.

Zeļenskis saka, ka jau 11 tuvo austrumu reģiona valstis vērsušās pie Ukrainas pēc palīdzības mūsdienu pretgaisa aizsardzības sistēmu un ekspertīzes piegādes jautājumā. Uzskatāms pierādījums, ka Ukrainai ir vērts palīdzēt visos veidos, jo Ukraina ir vienīgā, kurai patiešām ir

Great things happen when socialism is destroyed.

After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this

The Fertilizer Famine: How the Hormuz Blockade is Pricing Food Out of Reach One of the most severe consequences of the Hormuz blockade is the looming threat to global food production 🧵