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US demands EU exempt its gas from methane emissions law until 2035, document shows share.google/cDYT3BTSwXw3...

This is why the US should not have canned EPA methane reg, and why most big gas players supported the regs. Lower US methane leaks = more globally competitive product
US demands EU exempt its gas from methane emissions law, document shows
The U.S. has demanded that the European Union exempt its oil and gas from obligations under the bloc's methane emissions law on fuel imports until 2035, a U.S. government document seen by Reuters show...
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December 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
“I will argue that the situation is more dangerous than I have known during my career and the price of peace is rising.”

www.gov.uk/government/s...
Chief of the Defence Staff speech - 15 December 2025
Air Chief Marshal, Sir Richard Knighton, Chief of the Defence Staff annual lecture at the Royal United Services Institute
www.gov.uk
December 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Chancellor Merz:

It’s a war of aggression by Russia against Ukraine,against Europe.If Ukraine falls,it won't end.Just as the Sudetenland wasn't enough in 1938

Putin doesn't stop.Anyone who still believes he's had enough should carefully analyze his strategies,documents,speeches,public appearances
December 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“It is long past time for Europe to realize that, when it comes to the Russia-Ukraine war and the continent’s security, it is, at best, alone.”

foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/05/n...
Does Europe Finally Realize It’s Alone?
Washington’s new National Security Strategy ratifies an adversarial relationship.
foreignpolicy.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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December 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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As Washington steps back from its role in today’s international system, Beijing is enhancing its “capabilities and influence in the underlying systems that will define the decades ahead,” writes Elizabeth Economy.
How China Wins the Future
Beijing’s strategy to seize the new frontiers of power.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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76% of respondents "including nearly 8-in-10 Republicans and Democrats, said they support a U.S. military response if a NATO ally was attacked."
Less than half of Americans surveyed believe our military can win a war; only 54% believe we have a military that can keep the country safe. Lowest confidence in the military since 2018, and replies are strongly partisan and sensitive to age (lowest figures in youngest age bracket).
Americans’ Confidence in Military Lowest Since 2018 As Support Grows For NATO, Ukraine: National Defense Survey
U.S. military support and support for NATO is climbing, according to a new national survey, and party differences aren't as big as perhaps thought.
www.military.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
There’s a headline that’ll turn your head. 👀

“The New German War Machine”
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The New German War Machine
After World War II, Germany embraced pacifism as a form of atonement. Now the country is arming itself again.
www.theatlantic.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I’m thinking Canada joins the EU within the next decade. 🤔

Canada clinches deal to join Europe’s €150B defense scheme www.politico.eu/article/cana...
Canada clinches deal to join Europe’s €150B defense scheme
The deal concludes months of tough talks and will allow Ottawa to take part in procurements financed by the EU’s SAFE program.
www.politico.eu
December 2, 2025 at 9:44 AM
North Carolina is becoming home to an increasing number of data centers, which handle the data needed for cloud computing and artificial intelligence. But they also present challenges.

amp.newsobserver.com/news/busines...
The developer behind NC’s most ambitious data center sites is ready for a fight
Energy Storage Solutions has appealed to make an Eastern North Carolina town permit its proposal for a $6.2 billion facility.
amp.newsobserver.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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“Siri, what is it like to live in a major metropolitan area in the United States right now?”
Caught between the threat of a U.S. attack and a government they don’t trust to provide accurate information, Venezuelans are living moment to moment, unsure of what to expect next — a disrupting, exhausting existence.
Hurry up and wait: Ordinary Venezuelans try to prepare for U.S. attack
Caught between President Donald Trump’s threats and a government they don’t trust, Venezuelans are living moment to moment, unsure of what to expect next.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Are we slipping into an era where the lowest common cognitive denominator dictates what we read, write, and believe? Or are we witnessing collective wisdom on steroids, accelerating our ability to learn from one another?

www.forbes.com/sites/cornel...
AI And The Death Of Originality: Are We Thinking In Circles?
Are we slipping into an era where the lowest common cognitive denominator dictates what we read, write, and believe? Or are we witnessing collective wisdom on steroids?
www.forbes.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM
‘A step-change’: tech firms battle for undersea dominance with submarine drones www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘A step-change’: tech firms battle for undersea dominance with submarine drones
As navies seek to counter submarines and protect cables, startups and big defence companies fight to lead market
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
"Scientists may have solved why this ancient, advanced civilization vanished"
wapo.st/43SMBR8
Scientists may have solved why this ancient, advanced civilization vanished
Climate data offers clues to what might have happened to people of the Indus River Valley and how that might relate to our own warming world.
wapo.st
November 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
An Auto Holy Grail: Motors That Don’t Rely on Chinese Rare Earths www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
An Auto Holy Grail: Motors That Don’t Rely on Chinese Rare Earths
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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if you came of age in the 20th century then this really sits you down about how much the Worlds changed in 21st century. no going back….
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
When Tony Blair came to power in 1997, the UK economy was bigger than China and India combined.
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Pie, Power, and Politics
open.substack.com/pub/deindc/p...
Pie, Power, and Politics
Reflections on the First Sweet Potato Pie of the Season
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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it is happening again theonion.com/this-war-wil...
November 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Love the solidarity in this video from the South African President's office #G20 x.com/AthiGeleba/s...
x.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
"The effort aims to restore civility in the skies and address a surge in disruptive behavior."...🤣🤣

www.cnbc.com/2025/11/22/u...
U.S. moves to tame the skies as disruptive passenger incidents reach new highs
The U.S. launched a nationwide civility campaign amid rising disruptive passenger incidents, with in-flight outbursts now quadruple their 2019 levels.
www.cnbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM