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David Fickling @davidfickling.bsky.social · 3h

Only if it’s from the Hamburg region of Germany, otherwise it’s just sparkling bean

Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 4h

One of the nuttier cultural fights: EU parliament will soon decide whether veggie burgers are allowed to be called "burgers" because...meat lobby.

Austrian daily Der Standard: "EU-Countdown for Veggie-Burger"

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 4h

Vienna City Hall, with full moon

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 4h

Morning run through Vienna:

"In this house, during the "annexation" of Austria by Nazi Germany, numerous Austrians were sentenced to death for their resistance against the unjust Nazi regime and subsequently executed…

Their fight for a free, independent Austria will never be forgotten."

Wiener Straflandesgericht:

"In this house, during the "annexation" of Austria by Nazi Germany, numerous Austrians were sentenced to death for their resistance against the unjust Nazi regime and subsequently executed in the Vienna Regional Court.

Their fight for a free, independent Austria will never be forgotten."

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 5h

A well-earned spot on the most essential of lists

go.bsky.app/EDtpuEq

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The Economist @economist.com · 14h

Closed borders will make the country smaller, poorer and less innovative

Welcome to Zero Migration America

Closed borders will make the country smaller, poorer and less innovative

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 17h

One of the nuttier misconceptions about city life: hostile to kids.

Ever ask a 10-year-old whether she'd rather take the New York subway to visit her friends after school, or be stuck at home in her own bedroom upstairs, scrolling through the life that could have been?

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 18h

The 912,000 children in NYC public schools make the city’s public schools the 16th biggest city in the US (a little behind Columbus’s 933,000, ahead of Indy’s 890,000).

Kudos to gay couples for really ramping up having kids—y’all are going to solve the fertility crisis!

Or these guys are nuts.

Berny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · 18h

fellas is it gay to live in a city

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 1d

Sources:

¹ Today's @bloomberg.com Green newsletter, by @akshatrathi.bsky.social

² yesterday's @financialtimes.com Climate Capital newsletter, by Steven Bernard

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 1d

One feature of exponential growth: China as the "clear" winner "for now" will soon look like an even clearer winner.

The only real question is whether the rest of the world will be buyers or producers, importers or manufacturers.

And the winner is...
By Akshat Rathi

There’s a battle underway to win the energy export market between the world’s two largest economies: The US wants the world to buy its fossil fuels, while China wants to sell the world its clean energy technologies.

For now, there is a clear winner: China.

FT Climate Graphic: exponential solar growth in 12 African countries

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 2d

Fun ride to work up Park Ave, through Grand Central, and up the length of Central Park.

Equally fun: overtaking a Roadie on my @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social, only for him to catch up with me & recognize me from some talk. 😎

We ended up talking climate the rest of the ride

youtu.be/UJUsO0kNTCQ?...

Riding to work up Park Avenue and through Central Park

YouTube video by Gernot Wagner

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 2d

Happy Sunday morning!

Happier with SNL. Outright cathartic.

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 2d

Now with @wolfgangcramer.net

bsky.app/starter-pack...

He somehow didn't bring his to the Schneefernerhaus. 🤔

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 3d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3d

The administration has determined that if you describe this accurately for what it is, you are also an enemy of the state

CNN @cnn.com · 4d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

www.cnn.com

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 3d

Can't really say this while propping up coal plants nobody asked for

www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-man...

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 3d

Quote from The Interpreter: "The leading cause of death for beavers is falling trees."

True or false?

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 3d

Time to re-up the most significant starter pack @bsky.app has seen yet:

Scientists riding @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 11d

Massive thanks to @gwagner.com for lending me his @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social during my stay in NYC. It’s such a great way to get around the city.

Two dudes standing in front of a folding bike

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 3d

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Deana @dsz.bsky.social · 6d

RIP Jane Goodall. Here she is with another incredible conservationist and humanitarian, David Attenborough. Times like this make you wish the world had a few more Janes and Davids.

A black and white photograph of Jane Goodall and Sir David Attenborough, two of the most revered figures in conservation, captured together in a moment of camaraderie. Their friendship and mutual respect spanned decades, united by a shared passion for wildlife and the natural world.

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 5d

There is "no room for indifference or resignation."

Pope Leo nails the climate message.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 6d

Just naked and brazen corruption. All states represented by Democrats in the Senate.

Time to stiffen our spines and demand that we only fund a government that obeys the law.

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 5d

Beautiful.

💚 @ellecordova.bsky.social

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For our scientists

YouTube video by Elle Cordova

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d

PM of Albania having a good laugh with President of Azerbaijan and Macron about Trump repeatedly claiming that he ended the war between their two countries which were not at war with each other.

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 6d

Oh no, Jane Goodall!

Rest in Power!

Though I couldn't believe that somehow was her first time on the NYC subway www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAkw...

Jane Goodall's First Time on the Subway | SubwayTakes Uncut

YouTube video by SubwayTakes with Kareem Rahma

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 6d

There's artificial intelligence, and there's actual intelligence. 🎯

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 6d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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