Eric Walters
@ericwalters.bsky.social
Democracy. Climate. Food. Wine. Art. 🇺🇸🇫🇷
No DMs unless we know each other IRL please
No DMs unless we know each other IRL please
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It’s not illegal to dine with Jeffrey Dahmer. (I chewed the entree, but didn’t swallow.) There’s nothing untoward about getting tax advice from Al Capone. You can’t charge a person for being a pen pal of Ted Kaczynski. There’s nothing illegal about trying on boots with Benito Mussolini.
February 3, 2026 at 12:56 AM
It’s not illegal to dine with Jeffrey Dahmer. (I chewed the entree, but didn’t swallow.) There’s nothing untoward about getting tax advice from Al Capone. You can’t charge a person for being a pen pal of Ted Kaczynski. There’s nothing illegal about trying on boots with Benito Mussolini.
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Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
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Was inspired to write this today:
January 27, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Was inspired to write this today:
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January 27, 2026 at 12:56 PM
😂😆🇫🇷
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Aren’t you a little short for a stormtrooper?
January 23, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Aren’t you a little short for a stormtrooper?
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There is no pre-Trump world to which we can return. That has all been washed away.
And there is no near future that is not defined by him and the cataclysm of his rule.
My latest for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/after-trump-...
And there is no near future that is not defined by him and the cataclysm of his rule.
My latest for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/after-trump-...
After Trump, the Flood
On the ending of things and the need for post-diluvian politics.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:21 AM
There is no pre-Trump world to which we can return. That has all been washed away.
And there is no near future that is not defined by him and the cataclysm of his rule.
My latest for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/after-trump-...
And there is no near future that is not defined by him and the cataclysm of his rule.
My latest for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/after-trump-...
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🥁 India Is Electrifying Faster Than China 🥁
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
🥁 India Is Electrifying Faster Than China 🥁
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Oopsies
Trump: "I haven't been able to find any windfarms in China."
Reality: China has far more windfarms than any other country on Earth
Reality: China has far more windfarms than any other country on Earth
January 21, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Oopsies
Trump making history (not the kind to be proud of)
This is big: the Berlin Wall coming down big.
Yesterday, America’s closest allies declared the U.S.-led global order effectively over, concluding that President Trump’s aggression toward allies was evidence of that demise. #ICYMI
Yesterday, America’s closest allies declared the U.S.-led global order effectively over, concluding that President Trump’s aggression toward allies was evidence of that demise. #ICYMI
January 21, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Trump making history (not the kind to be proud of)
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Swedish pension fund Alecta has sold 80-90% of its ~$11bn UST position since the start of the year.
Di avslöjar: Alecta har dumpat amerikanska statspapper
Pensionsjätten Alecta har dumpat merparten av sina amerikanska statsobligationer. Enligt vad Di erfar handlar det om försäljningar i storleksordningen 70-80…
www.di.se
January 21, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Swedish pension fund Alecta has sold 80-90% of its ~$11bn UST position since the start of the year.
Glad to see at least one leader of a democracy taking off the rose colored glasses and rationally assessing the new world order
Hopefully many more will get there soon
Hopefully many more will get there soon
Donald Trump is not forgetting America’s old alliances – his goal is to destroy them | Rafael Behr
Donald Trump is not forgetting America’s old alliances – his goal is to destroy them | Rafael Behr
European leaders who know their continent’s history must now see that the US president is siding with the forces of tyranny, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Glad to see at least one leader of a democracy taking off the rose colored glasses and rationally assessing the new world order
Hopefully many more will get there soon
Hopefully many more will get there soon
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This is one hell of a quote. European leaders really are running out of patience.
January 20, 2026 at 12:51 PM
This is one hell of a quote. European leaders really are running out of patience.
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“But think of all the money we’ll save if we don’t have to support NATO”
— as Trump seeks a ~67%(!)/$600 billion(!) increase in the military budget in one year
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
— as Trump seeks a ~67%(!)/$600 billion(!) increase in the military budget in one year
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump calls for $1.5 trillion military budget in 2027, up from $901 bln in 2026
Any such increase would require congressional authorization, which could pose a challenge.
www.reuters.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:04 PM
“But think of all the money we’ll save if we don’t have to support NATO”
— as Trump seeks a ~67%(!)/$600 billion(!) increase in the military budget in one year
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
— as Trump seeks a ~67%(!)/$600 billion(!) increase in the military budget in one year
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Surprisingly, the preposterous charade really is a preposterous charade. Thanks, @eliothiggins.bsky.social , for illuminating it so clearly.
I’ve been reading Trump’s "Board of Peace Charter," and despite the name, this isn’t a multilateral institution, it’s a centralised structure built entirely around the authority of one person (Trump).
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
Full text: Charter of Trump’s Board of Peace
No mention of Gaza, which bolsters ToI's reporting that US also envisions panel helping resolve other conflicts worldwide; member countries must pay $1 billion for permanent spot
www.timesofisrael.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Surprisingly, the preposterous charade really is a preposterous charade. Thanks, @eliothiggins.bsky.social , for illuminating it so clearly.
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Congress wouldn’t remove him from office when he sent a mob to kill them. They’re not going to do it now.
January 19, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Congress wouldn’t remove him from office when he sent a mob to kill them. They’re not going to do it now.
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Americans' economic and political pains mainly stem from unprecedented concentration of our wealth, a few dozen mega-billionaires control 12%.
They buy a lot of politicians, media outlets, & influencers to distract from their power by blaming our pain on immigrants, DEI, women's careers...
They buy a lot of politicians, media outlets, & influencers to distract from their power by blaming our pain on immigrants, DEI, women's careers...
Gabriel Zucman on the shocking concentration of extreme wealth in the United States….
gzucman.substack.com?r=nle0&utm_c...
gzucman.substack.com?r=nle0&utm_c...
January 19, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Americans' economic and political pains mainly stem from unprecedented concentration of our wealth, a few dozen mega-billionaires control 12%.
They buy a lot of politicians, media outlets, & influencers to distract from their power by blaming our pain on immigrants, DEI, women's careers...
They buy a lot of politicians, media outlets, & influencers to distract from their power by blaming our pain on immigrants, DEI, women's careers...
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Appeasement didn't work with Hitler.
Appeasement didn't work with Putin.
Appeasement isn't working with Trump.
When will Europe learn this most basic lesson about how to deal with imperialist bullies?
www.politico.eu/article/hit-...
Appeasement didn't work with Putin.
Appeasement isn't working with Trump.
When will Europe learn this most basic lesson about how to deal with imperialist bullies?
www.politico.eu/article/hit-...
January 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Appeasement didn't work with Hitler.
Appeasement didn't work with Putin.
Appeasement isn't working with Trump.
When will Europe learn this most basic lesson about how to deal with imperialist bullies?
www.politico.eu/article/hit-...
Appeasement didn't work with Putin.
Appeasement isn't working with Trump.
When will Europe learn this most basic lesson about how to deal with imperialist bullies?
www.politico.eu/article/hit-...
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When Trump says "one way or another we're going to have Greenland" - we should sit up and listen.
Time for British leaders to stop burying their heads in the sand.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Time for British leaders to stop burying their heads in the sand.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Trump's threat to Greenland must be a wake up call for Britain
For too long our politicians have toadied to a dangerous president
www.newstatesman.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:52 AM
When Trump says "one way or another we're going to have Greenland" - we should sit up and listen.
Time for British leaders to stop burying their heads in the sand.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Time for British leaders to stop burying their heads in the sand.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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January 19, 2026 at 5:45 AM
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To get some sense of the pace of Australia’s home battery program
At the pace estimated for this year, even without further growth, Australia could install enough home batteries by 2035 to meet California’s goals for ALL batteries (utility, commercial, residential) for 2045 — 10 years early!!!
At the pace estimated for this year, even without further growth, Australia could install enough home batteries by 2035 to meet California’s goals for ALL batteries (utility, commercial, residential) for 2045 — 10 years early!!!
Australia continues to install home battery systems at a stunning pace
Analysis below estimates Australia is trending toward installing ~3800 MW in one year
Almost double what California has installed ALL TIME (2200 MW)
And CA has a substantially larger population (~39M CA v ~27M AUS)
Analysis below estimates Australia is trending toward installing ~3800 MW in one year
Almost double what California has installed ALL TIME (2200 MW)
And CA has a substantially larger population (~39M CA v ~27M AUS)
Household #battery numbers continue to defy all predictions, and they now look set to match the scale of the entire Snowy Mountains scheme in a single year.
January 16, 2026 at 5:35 AM
To get some sense of the pace of Australia’s home battery program
At the pace estimated for this year, even without further growth, Australia could install enough home batteries by 2035 to meet California’s goals for ALL batteries (utility, commercial, residential) for 2045 — 10 years early!!!
At the pace estimated for this year, even without further growth, Australia could install enough home batteries by 2035 to meet California’s goals for ALL batteries (utility, commercial, residential) for 2045 — 10 years early!!!
Australia continues to install home battery systems at a stunning pace
Analysis below estimates Australia is trending toward installing ~3800 MW in one year
Almost double what California has installed ALL TIME (2200 MW)
And CA has a substantially larger population (~39M CA v ~27M AUS)
Analysis below estimates Australia is trending toward installing ~3800 MW in one year
Almost double what California has installed ALL TIME (2200 MW)
And CA has a substantially larger population (~39M CA v ~27M AUS)
Household #battery numbers continue to defy all predictions, and they now look set to match the scale of the entire Snowy Mountains scheme in a single year.
Home battery installations will match the scale of Snowy Hydro scheme – in a single year
Household battery numbers continue to defy all predictions, and they now look set to match the scale of the entire Snowy Mountains scheme in a single year.
reneweconomy.com.au
January 16, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Australia continues to install home battery systems at a stunning pace
Analysis below estimates Australia is trending toward installing ~3800 MW in one year
Almost double what California has installed ALL TIME (2200 MW)
And CA has a substantially larger population (~39M CA v ~27M AUS)
Analysis below estimates Australia is trending toward installing ~3800 MW in one year
Almost double what California has installed ALL TIME (2200 MW)
And CA has a substantially larger population (~39M CA v ~27M AUS)
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2025 was an exceptional year for the Earth's climate
⬆️ Warmest ocean heat content
⬆️ Tied as second warmest surface temps
⬆️ Second warmest troposphere
⬆️ Record high sea level and GHGs
⬇️ Record low winter Arctic ice
New State of the Climate over at Carbon Brief: www.carbonbrief.org/...
⬆️ Warmest ocean heat content
⬆️ Tied as second warmest surface temps
⬆️ Second warmest troposphere
⬆️ Record high sea level and GHGs
⬇️ Record low winter Arctic ice
New State of the Climate over at Carbon Brief: www.carbonbrief.org/...
January 14, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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Full EV sales in China reached 35% for December and 33% for all of 2025.
Fully one-third of new auto sales are now fully electric in the world’s largest car market.
Fully one-third of new auto sales are now fully electric in the world’s largest car market.
China's December numbers are in, and battery-electric cars made up 35% in December and 33% for the year. Plug-in hybrids made up another 21% for the year for a total "new-energy" share of 54% in 2025.
robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/
robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/
January 14, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Full EV sales in China reached 35% for December and 33% for all of 2025.
Fully one-third of new auto sales are now fully electric in the world’s largest car market.
Fully one-third of new auto sales are now fully electric in the world’s largest car market.