The war in Ukraine 2025-06-25

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The Russian losses in Ukraine

  • 950 KWIA
  • 1 Tank
  • 6 AFVs
  • 58 Artillery systems
  • 1 MLRS
  • 131 UAVs
  • 123 Vehicles & Fuel tanks

SLAVA UKRAINI

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  1. MXT
    AFU: “In total, during the past day, 151 combat encounters were recorded.
    According to the information, the enemy launched three missiles and 64 air strikes, fired nine missiles and dropped 118 controlled air bombs yesterday. In addition, carried out 6338 shells, including 106 from jet systems of amphibious fire, and deployed 3943 kamikaze drones for impression.”
  3. 205

    – North Slobozhansky and Kursk 5↘⏱10, 20, 17, ..
    – South Slobozhansky 8⏱7, 7, 9, ..
    – Kupyansk 5⏱6, 3, 5, ..

    – Lyman 18đŸ’„â†˜ïžâ±ïž24, 17, 21, ..

    – Siverskyi 5↗⏱1, 1, 4, ..
    – Kramatorsk 8↘⏱12, 6, 11, ..

    – Toretsk 15đŸ’„â†˜ïžâ±ïž27, 21, 15, ..

    – Pokrovsk 65đŸ’„đŸ’„đŸ’„â†—ïžâ±ïž54, 44, 53, ..

    – Novopavlivka 14đŸ’„â†˜ïžâ±ïž17, 10, 9, ..
    – Huliaypillia 1⏱0, 1, 0, ..
    – Orikhivsk 1⏱0, 1, 3, ..
    – Prydniprovsky 3⏱6, 1, 4, ..

      1. 205

        Yes, especially Sumy/Pokrovsk which is down and touching record low levels. An offensive was confirmed there a few days ago, at the end of last week.

        It makes sense that attacks dip in an area where the Ukrainians are attacking, because only Russian attacks are reported. Even though they are referred to as combat actions, the AFU does not report their own attacks.

        Data in Kursk (recently including Sumy), since April 18:
        North Slobozhansky and Kursk 5↘⏱10, 20, 17, 38, 13, 29, 28, 38, 24, 39, 35, 27, 27, 28, 38, 27, 31, 39, 16, 31, 26, 18, 19, 35, 34, 26, 33, 32, 23, 26, 39, 43, 21, 5, 13, 10, 18, 14, 13, 14, 9, 12, 9, 8, 25, 19, 19, 19, 11, 18 23, 23, 20, 33, 21, 25, 15, 23, 15, 30, 27, 26, 22, 21, 16, 20, 23, 21

  7. MXT

    “A 21-year-old 🇳🇮Norwegian tourist was denied entry to the đŸ‡ș🇾United States after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Newark Airport found a J.D. Vance meme on his phone.”

    1. Umlaut

      Time to start checking who is registered as Republicans and/or has MAGA-supporting content on their mobile phones when American citizens come over to the EU. They pose a security risk as they support a regime that threatens to annex a self-governing part of the Kingdom of Denmark with military force (because the Kingdom of Denmark includes Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland, while Denmark alone is just Denmark, right?).

  8. MXT

    “Severe floods in two provinces in southwestern China have forced 80,000 people to leave their homes, reports AFP. Authorities have raised the alert level to the highest possible and several rescue teams have been sent to the region.

    The Chinese summer has started with extreme weather in many places, parts of the country have been hit by violent downpours while others are experiencing extensive heatwaves.”
    https://omni.se/80000-evakuerade-undan-stora-oversvamningar-i-kina/a/Ey8aya

  9. MXT

    Sweden
    “If Sweden utilizes the electricity grids better, we could achieve greater and faster economic growth, reduced climate emissions, and save billions. This is according to Markus WrĂ„ke, CEO of Energiforsk, in an interview with Svenska Dagbladet.

    With an efficiency improvement of 25 percent, he expects savings of 250 billion SEK. And that is a conservative estimate – the electricity grids have the potential to save Sweden up to 500 billion SEK, he argues.”
    https://omni.se/vd-n-sverige-kan-spara-hundratals-miljarder-pa-elnaten/a/wgoOg1

  10. MXT

    Sweden
    Is it because we are too naive and easily fooled that this type of transactions are gladly sent here?
    “The French payment company Worldline has for several years hidden serious crimes such as fraud and prostitution, as well as other activities like porn and unserious dating sites at its Swedish subsidiary Worldline Sweden. This is revealed by Dagens Nyheter.

    The transfer of so-called “high-risk customers” from Worldline Belgium to the office in Stockholm began after the year 2020, when the company’s activities attracted unwanted attention.”
    https://omni.se/avslojande-betaljatten-gomde-grova-brott-i-sverige/a/73adK3

  11. MXT

    “Must Chief: We have a long-lasting Russia crisis

    Russia is still the biggest threat to Swedish security, despite the volatile situation in the Middle East. This is according to Thomas Nilsson, head of the intelligence and security service Must, speaking to TT.

    He refers to it as a Russia crisis:

    – It is systematic and it is long-lasting. There are no signs that we will resolve it in our generation.”
    https://omni.se/mustchefen-vi-har-en-langvarig-rysslandskris/a/Vzn1Op“

  12. MXT

    USA-Iran
    “US President Donald Trump rejects media reports claiming that US attacks on Iran only halted Iran’s ability to produce nuclear weapons for a few months. He accuses both CNN and The New York Times of ‘fake news’ and of being ‘disparaging towards one of the most successful military attacks in history’.

    ‘The nuclear facilities in Iran are completely destroyed,’ the president writes in capital letters on Truth Social.

    According to a preliminary assessment from the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), which a number of American media sources have access to, US attacks did not cause significant damage to Iran’s nuclear technology program.”
    https://omni.se/hegseth-om-rapporten-forsok-att-underminera/a/Mn01po

  13. Westley Richard

    A day after Israel attacked Iran on Friday, a cargo plane took off from China. The next day, a second plane departed from a coastal city. Then on Monday, yet another departed, this time from Shanghai – three flights in three days.

    Data showed that on each flight, the plane flew westward along northern China, crossing into Kazakhstan, then south into Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan – and then falling off the radar as it neared Iran.

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/06/17/china-sends-mystery-transport-planes-into-iran/

    The always well-informed Caspian has made a film about China’s involvement.

    https://youtu.be/Evm4t4prtWo?si=CaWPBUfAu-60b9Cy

    1. MXT

      It would be really interesting to know what was on board if they really landed in Iran.
      Where they landed you would think that the USA should have control over but maybe it’s not so easy to track all planes.

          2. MXT

            Maybe cheap and good air defense? That looked good in the picture but turned out to be only 30 centimeters high when they arrived, and used matches as ammunition.

  14. MXT

    Russia has released air bombs against Kupjansk in northeastern Ukraine during the night, according to Governor Oleh Synehubov on Telegram. This is reported by TT.

    Five civilians have been injured by a so-called glide bomb that hit a nine-story residential building, according to the governor. Also, in Kharkiv, one person has been injured, according to the city’s mayor.

  16. MXT

    Sweden
    China has stolen Western technology and then managed to surpass us in many cases, maybe it’s our turn to steal back? 😀

    I rather believe that we should learn from China, that we need to invest significant resources in research, and then ensure that the results of the research (techniques, products, etc.) stay in Sweden/Europe and are not sold off.

    “Swedish universities should increase collaboration with China and focus on issues such as sustainable development and competitiveness. This is written by the rectors of Lund University, Uppsala University, KTH, and Chalmers in SvD Debatt.

    They write that China invests heavily in research and development and see a risk that the EU will fall behind if cooperation is not increased.”
    https://omni.se/universitet-vi-borde-samarbeta-mer-med-kina/a/W0Pq6j

    1. MXT

      We are quite unique in Sweden where our researchers own the full rights to their research (the so-called teacher exception), even if their research is entirely based on state funds (via universities).

      There are pros and cons to this, but it means that researchers are fully entitled to, for example, sell the research (or the results of the research if they have developed a technology, or a prototype, etc.) to China, Russia, or anyone else who offers the highest price.

      In the USA, Germany, and many other countries, on the other hand, universities own the research.

      1. Westley Richard

        Foreign researchers contribute to an increased level, but they may not be as inclined to start companies in Sweden.
        There should be a distribution of ownership so that some goes to the university.

        1. MXT

          I also think that we should be able to find a solution where we increase the chances that Sweden, which has funded the research, also benefits from it.

          But somewhere I am also a bit of an ideological cyberpunk who believes that information should be completely free, but since the world is as it is, it is as naive as believing that we can do without defense. 

          But maybe we will reach that point in a couple of thousand years. 

          1. Westley Richard

            You mean to abolish patents? That would probably hit hard especially against the pharmaceutical industry where extensive and expensive tests are required before anything gets approved. If you have worked so hard, no one should come and steal the carrot just because they have lower manufacturing costs. There, a 25-year patent is almost a bit too short, on the other hand, when it comes to software, 25 years is too much, there should be a possibility to reduce or remove patents.

    2. MacMelmac

      The funny thing is that when China (or someone else) does it, it’s called theft, but when we in the West do it, it’s called “reverse engineering” or “inspiration.”

      I’m not saying that China is right, but the West is not any better, we even sue other Western companies for things that someone else has invented! (Apple, Samsung, Neonode, Microsoft, and others.)

      1. MXT

        It was a bit of a joke on my part since it is just as you say, that China is accused of theft.

        Our pride Ericsson started in much the same way, repairing other people’s phones, figuring out how to make better copies.. Later became world-leading.

        When it comes to the setup with our research grants, however, I am a bit doubtful if we shouldn’t be able to find some middle ground.

        1. Westley Richard

          Luckily, you can’t patent the telephone as an object where two people talk to each other, only specific parts. Good thing, otherwise there wouldn’t have been any competition and development.

           

    3. 205

      Research collaboration with China is no less controversial than research collaboration with, for example, Russia, North Korea, or Iran. There are, of course, areas that are less sensitive. Basic research can be applied to all areas and may be considered less controversial, while more applied research can easily become less neutral. For example, research in laser technology, aerodynamics, or AI.

  17. 205

    Ryssland har skjutit ivÀg över 28 000 Shahed-dronar mot Ukraina sedan 2022, varav nÀstan 10% avfyrades enbart i juni, sÀger Zelensky. Under ett tal den 24 juni betonade Volodymyr Zelensky att Ryssland aldrig skulle ha kunnat genomföra sÄdana drönarattacker utan stöd frÄn Iran, och Ukraina i sin tur inte skulle ha kunnat avvÀrja de flesta drönarna utan hjÀlp frÄn sina internationella partners.
    https://kyivindependent.com/russia-has-launched-over-28-000-shahed-drones-at-ukraine-since-2022-with-nearly-10-fired-in-june-alone-zelensky-says/

    1. MXT

      Appalling amounts and they just keep increasing. 
      There is a risk that if they continue to grow, it may eventually break down the Ukrainian people’s defense will, or that they will eventually manage to knock out so much infrastructure that the country becomes paralyzed.

      We need to give Ukraine everything they need!

      1. N Eklund

        I saw a figure claiming that RU has about 6000 Shahed in stock. I don’t know how reliable that number is, but Ukraine claims they can produce 2000 Shaheds per month.

        Hopefully, NATO is keeping a close eye and has large stocks so that we can weaken RU quickly if they attempt something. We do not want a war of attrition like the one we have imposed on Ukraine…

  21. MXT

    “Explosions were heard at night in many regions of Russia and the occupied territories, – CPD In Taganrog, a plant for the production of components for control systems and combat drones was hit. The enterprise is involved in the development of Orion UAV, EW complexes and solutions for FPV drones.”

  22. 205

    Investigation: How Russia prepares its strategic missile plant for ‘eternal war’

    The Votkinsk Plant, also known as the Votkinskiy Plant, — a strategic, state-owned facility serving Russia’s nuclear forces, a key missile plant — has hired thousands of new workers, added new buildings, and quietly imported millions in advanced equipment — mostly from China — to expand.

    According to Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (known by its Ukrainian acronym HUR), Russia is not just replacing missiles lost in its current war with Ukraine — it is stockpiling for a prolonged conflict.

    “They are preparing for a long war,” a senior official from Ukraine’s HUR told the Kyiv Independent. “According to our data, Russia is building up a stockpile of missiles of various types.”

    https://kyivindependent.com/investigation-russia-expands-strategic-plant-producing-icbms-with-chinas-help/

     

    WW2, Dresden

     

  23. MXT

    “Trump posted a “Bomb Iran” music video.”
    https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3lsfxvcaao22z

    The song is originally a parody recorded by Vince Vance & The Valiants.
    The original is Barbara Ann written by Fred Fassert (but it was with the Beach Boys that the song became a hit).

    The lyrics go like this:

    Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran
    Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb
    Bomb Iran
    Let’s take a stand
    Bomb Iran
    Our country’s got a feelin’
    Really hit the ceilin’, bomb Iran
    Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran

    Went to a mosque, gonna throw some rocks
    Tell the Ayatollah, “Gonna put you in a box!”
    Bomb Iran. Bomb, bomb, bomb
    Bomb Iran
    Our country’s got a feelin’
    Really hit the ceilin’, bomb Iran
    Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran

    Ol’ Uncle Sam’s gettin’ pretty hot
    Time to turn Iran into a parking lot
    Bomb Iran. Bomb, bomb, bomb
    Bomb Iran
    Our country’s got a feelin’
    Really hit the ceilin’, bomb Iran
    Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran

    Call the volunteers; call the bombadiers;
    Call the financiers; better get their ass in gear
    Bomb Iran. Bomb, bomb, bomb
    Bomb Iran
    Our country’s got a feelin’
    Really hit the ceilin’, bomb Iran
    Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran
    (Let’s nuke ’em! Whoo!)

    1. Westley Richard

      France’s support amounts to 0.18% of GDP to Ukraine, lower than Japan and one-fifth of what Sweden provides.
      Can’t they replace that damn .. clown.

      1. MXT

        He talks the talk but doesn’t walk the walk…

        The question is if there is anyone else in France who would do more?
        And not just say it until they are elected.

        (Merz would probably send Taurus, but then nothing happened anyway.)

        1. Umlaut

          Doubtful. To the right, the conservative party is soon bound by the national front (and even worse parties), and to the left, it’s a whole bunch of either isolationists or old Soviet enthusiasts.

  26. MXT

    “Switzerland will accept Ukrainian refugees only from occupied regions or those where hostilities are ongoing, – SRF. The country plans to introduce the “Norwegian” model. The dangerous regions include, in particular, Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhia, Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Sumy.”

    1. Westley Richard

      He has learned to button the top button of his jacket, unlike Kristersson who usually wears his jacket unbuttoned like a hip hop artist.

      1. MacMelmac

        Now I can’t see how many buttons he has, but if there are three buttons, you button the top one sometimes.
        If there are two, you always button the top one.

        My mother always said that you should think from the top: sometimes, always, never.

  31. Westley Richard

    The Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan writes on Telegram that security forces have thwarted plans to carry out a coup d’Ă©tat in the country, reports AFP. Pashinyan and his centrist party Civil Contract have been governing Armenia since 2018, following what has been described as one of the country’s first democratic elections, and he was re-elected in 2021. According to the state newspaper Armenpress, a high-ranking priest, who is involved in the opposition, is implicated. “The police have thwarted a large-scale and malicious plan by the ‘criminal-oligarchic priesthood’,” the message states.

    The implicated archbishop is apparently strongly critical of the current regime.

  32. johan No.1

    Tomorrow there will be a post but now I’m thinking about those “dire consequences” that Macron, Starmer, and Merz promised if Putin didn’t agree to a ceasefire and also continued with the bombing?

    It was sometime in March when Putin was supposed to be forced into a ceasefire.

    It is EXTREMELY dangerous to set up red lines that Putin stands on and jumps on and then there are no consequences.

    Russia is experts at navigating such things so the tough trio has probably increased the risk for Europe quite a bit on their own with this.

    Well, Trump probably didn’t want it really but the action against Iran is how it looks when something has consequences and “dire consequences” suggest something more than what we have seen, right?

    Not good at all, I think Russia believes that Europe is not ready because they have tested exactly all spring how far they can go and it never stops.

    The only thing that has happened is that the USA bombed Iran but it is not directly related to Europe or the Ukraine war.

     

  33. johan No.1

    I have no idea what to do in the scorching heat with the little boy, maybe we’ll go to the swimming pool and have turned on the heat indoors – how often can one be fooled by the media đŸ€Ź

    Every damn summer there’s supposed to be deadly heat and here we are shivering in a cold and damp indoors instead.

    1. Peter Den Större

      DOMESTIC CULTURE

      We are approaching a point where people are questioning the CO2 circus. When the UN “invented” the problem and funded an entire research industry with the IPCC, they could not have dreamed of the impact. But militant environmentalists, left-wing megaphones, ordinary media consumers, critics of civilization, foreign proxy warriors, and the group of spiritually irreligious seekers eventually became a perfect storm that was about to relegate us to the world community’s fence series. The elites are of course fully aware of this, but politically it is still radioactive material. However, the fact that Kristersson and the bourgeois are keeping environmental work brief is an indication.

      1. MXT

        You would need to delve a little deeper into the subject.

        One of the first to address the issue was a Swede, Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927). 
        In 1986, he published a scientific article where he calculated that a doubling of carbon dioxide could lead to a rise in the Earth’s temperature by several degrees.

        He saw it as a positive thing because he thought it could counteract future ice ages.
        He was the first to link increased CO2 levels to global temperature rise.

        Another researcher, Guy Stewart Callendar, collected data in the 1930s showing a correlation in recent decades between an increase in both CO2 and temperature.

        So, research has been ongoing long before the UN even existed (1945).

        James Hansen, affiliated with the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, was questioned by the US Senate in 1988, where he presented the connections and explained that global warming had already begun. Only then did the problems start to be taken seriously outside of the research community.

        The IPCC was not formed by the UN until later that same year, in November 1988.

        Claiming that the UN “invented” the problem shows that you haven’t even bothered to educate yourself on the subject, and yet you dismiss it as a fabricated conspiracy theory.

        Please explain who and why someone would be interested in inventing the problem?
        A problem whose solution will cost society enormous amounts of money?

        When false information is spread, it is almost exclusively those who want to maintain the status quo because they profit from it. Cigarette manufacturers who have denied for years that smoking is dangerous. The company that produced Thalidomide did everything to deflect blame. Those who manufactured the lead additive for gasoline knew it was harmful but continued anyway. Those behind freon, etc. 

        The oil industry long denied the problem of CO2, but even they are taking the issues seriously now and trying to find solutions, and moreover, they are now investing in other energy solutions.

        1. Peter Den Större

          JodĂ„, the UN invented the CO2 hysteria by building a whole cult and organization IPCC around this most important gas of life. If we’re going to name names, we shouldn’t miss Bert Bolin who had a hand in the start, and who coincidentally had previously persistently warned of an upcoming global ice age. Key tip: alarmism. If you look at a graph of the last 8 or 9 ice ages, you’ll see that we are in the top of a warm period (so-called interglacial) and that the best climate measure in the future might be a large pack of long johns. Free research is beautiful and valuable, bought research is not. What is it all aiming for? It became obvious to many when the UN recently launched the concept of climate justice, which means that our populations should be taxed further and the money sent to less successful countries. If the planet’s existence really was at stake, you obviously wouldn’t have been able to go to Thailand over Christmas. Nothing “climate-dangerous” is forbidden, but taxed. A clue perhaps? So the idea that the protests come from people who benefit from fossil energy – a compilation of the costs of The Green Transition would make people marvel at the bleeding that is going on.

          98% of scientists agree with whoever is funding them.

          2. MacMelmac

            98% of scientists agree with whoever is funding them.

            Doesn’t that go both ways?

            I am deeply surprised that many believe they have found the golden vein of truth and everyone else is wrong.

            1. Peter Den Större

              Could be. The problem, however, is that no one funds research other than the alarmist one.

              And you are right, many today believe they have found the “golden vein”.

                1. Peter Den Större

                  Relevant question. Should we guess for the same reasons as why there was no research on immigration, how Me too got out of hand, the differences in school results, or why no one cared about facts regarding Green transition/costs/Northvolt.

              2. MXT

                Oh, those are found treasures. The oil companies plowed down loads of money, but their own researchers arrived at the same conclusion.
                Instead, they started with “information” campaigns where they tried to sow doubt, etc. And apparently, it still works today.

              3. MXT

                Please read about Exxon, which in 1977 hired its own researchers who were supposed to disprove the effects of CO2, but ended up with climate models saying roughly the same as today.
                Of course, they kept that quiet.

                Or Exxongate where one of their PR executives reveals and admits how they operate.

                It is a lie to claim that research has not been conducted from the other side, they have the most to lose. The oil industry has obviously done everything they can, and you can consider why they have not succeeded despite the enormous capital they have at their disposal.

          3. MXT

            Have you really read up on Bert Bolin’s research?

            What he was curious about was whether, among other things, sulfates released could block enough sunlight, but that was just one of many possible scenarios where they tried to understand how it all fit together. Claiming that he persistently “alarmed” about a colder climate is made up, but he did investigate the conditions for it.

            If you have truly studied the ice ages we have had and at the same time looked at the CO2 levels that prevailed then and compared them with today’s levels, you draw no conclusions at all from it other than that everything is just as usual, right?

            Or is it that you don’t believe the levels presented for the last 150 years?

            The fact that we still travel to Thailand is partly because too few are willing to do anything before it’s too late (and because many refuse to believe that the problems exist, it’s more comfortable to just do nothing).

            It’s a bit like with Europe’s defense. Only when Russia attacks and has been at it for a couple of years does something start to happen. Even then, it’s done quickly.

            In the 1920s, lead began to be used in gasoline. In 1924, suspicions arose that there were risks associated with it when several workers suffered severe neurological damage.

            It wasn’t until 2021 that the last country banned lead in gasoline (despite it still being used in various contexts).

            Estimates suggest that around 5-6 million people still die prematurely every year. Approximately 800 million live with elevated levels of lead that cause cognitive problems (including lower IQ scores).

            In total, it is estimated that between 60-100 million people have died prematurely since the 1920s. Despite the ban, it will take many years before we are free from lead since it accumulates in the body and is passed on to newborns.

            So, it took about 100 years before it was banned everywhere.

            Lead was a cheap additive, the alternatives were more expensive and less effective, also causing engine problems, etc. The entire industry (and of course those who owned the rights to the additive) fought to avoid replacing it. Ordinary people also did not grasp the research for many years, only in the 1970s did they start to react.

            So, just because something is dangerous for humans does not automatically mean it is immediately banned.

            When it comes to a creeping global warming where it takes time before it is actually noticed and problems slowly worsen, it becomes even more difficult. There is no fixed deadline for when something must be done, and no one knows with 100% certainty how much needs to be done; ultimately, it’s more about how much more it will cost the longer we wait.

            So, no, the fact that it is not banned says nothing.

            Do you think it would work to, for example, require everyone to get an electric car, or that no one could fly?
            Many scream themselves hoarse over a few extra cents in gasoline tax, how do you think a ban would be received? Would you accept it and realize it’s serious?

            No, I think that influencing through taxes and fees is probably the easiest, in the same way that they try to get people to quit smoking by making it costly.
            Perhaps tougher measures will be needed in the future.

            But do you have other ideas on how to do it, and then mainly what would make you realize that it’s serious? I’m interested.

            But do you seriously believe that the UN made it up to redistribute money to developing countries?

            Then they would have succeeded so well that everyone else believes the lie? And, among other things, raised taxes to reduce emissions and promote technology that reduces them?

            But at the same time, there is a small political elite on the right side who happen to know the truth and are trying to counteract it?

            If they know the truth, wouldn’t they have presented irrefutable evidence that it’s a lie? They would easily get financial support from the oil and automotive industries, among others, so there would be no shortage of research resources, right?

            The fact is that the oil industry has paid its own researchers to try to discredit the theories, but they have not succeeded. Researchers
            Despite it being of great interest to them.

            Just the global oil industry makes PROFITS of around 1000 – 1500 billion USD per year.
            Then we have many other actors who are happy to continue with their CO2 emissions.

            Direct climate research costs around 15-20 million USD each year.

            Don’t you find it strange that the oil industry fails to convince everyone that climate problems are a lie considering the enormous resources they have?
            And the money they stand to lose in a green transition?

            1. Peter Den Större

              Long text, with “certain” repetitions. Well, let’s take a couple of shots. The general clause still states – if the future of the earth was at stake, you certainly wouldn’t be able to fly to Thailand for Christmas. What do you envision, that the politicians, who have now scared the wits out of people, would think, well, we probably can’t deny them that pleasure after all. The same politicians who, without hesitation, fundamentally change our demographics, create globally unique crime, make it difficult to drive a car and pay the electricity bills? Would they rather see the earth perish than close Arlanda? It’s a fantasy, of course, there is no climate threat. And the flagrant move to calculate warming from the year 1850 when we were still in the Little Ice Age fools no one who can read. As for the oil industry’s research, EXXON conducted a non-verifiable project based on the simplified models of the past, which the IPCC was criticized for by the IAC in 2010. The absolutely crucial greenhouse gas on our planet is water vapor. But it cannot be taxed.

              Despite the resistance, there are forums where critical researchers quietly publish their results. I don’t really expect you to read, but maybe someone else is curious.
              https://klimatupplysningen.se/vad-visste-egentligen-exxon/

              I guess we have to end here. Maybe Johan No.1 will open a subforum. Have a nice evening.

              1. MXT

                The question is if there are more people interested, in that case we can have a climate debate through a separate post.

                I think I’ve looked at that page before but I’ll take another look.

                Have a nice evening!

          4. Jan W

            The research world, of course, does not function entirely perfectly as it should. It is probably generally associated with difficulties in presenting viewpoints that go against the consensus. At the same time, it is also true that if one succeeds in refuting a widely accepted position, it leads, of course, to honor and fame.

            I am convinced that there are significant differences between fields of research. In physics and related fields, such as the theoretical part of climate research, the research community functions better than in many other fields. If nothing else, one is aware that the truth tends to come out sooner or later. Most often sooner.

            It is different in sociology/criminology. I recently read a terribly poor study by a researcher who, as far as I understand, is recognized. It surprises me that it can even be published. No, I am not a criminologist. I am a statistician, and I can see when numbers are being manipulated.

            1. MXT

              Yes, it can take a very long time sometimes.
              Especially when someone established with high status and many followers goes slightly off track. Those who then try to disprove or further develop often find it difficult, and sometimes it may require a new generation of researchers/theorists before progress is made.

      3. CB500four

        The laws of physics still apply, so there is no doubt that higher levels of CO2 affect the climate and raise temperatures.

        How this increase affects us is still a bit unclear; we might actually get colder if increased melting in Greenland and the Arctic slows down the Gulf Stream.

        The greatest warming occurs at the poles, so the temperature difference between the polar regions and the tropics decreases, causing the jet stream to lose energy. This, in turn, can lead to longer periods of weather patterns, such as cold spells or warm spells.

        More warmth in the Arctic leads to the release of methane from permafrost and the seabed. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, so this leads to more warmth and so on.

        We are heading towards a new ice age, but we may have delayed it by a few thousand years with our fossil fuels. Researchers believe that the CO2 levels were around 180-200ppm at the beginning of the last ice age, and now they are around 430ppm. Never before in the proxy data available to scientists has it risen so rapidly, so we are in uncharted territory.

        1. MXT

          Well, it is extremely complex to try to figure out exactly what will happen and how fast it will go, but as you write, the laws of physics cannot be bypassed.

          The risk, of course, is that it accelerates and eventually reaches a catastrophic level.
          Usually, we humans can solve most things when we finally decide, but here it could end up with us biting off more than we can chew.

  34. MXT

    “Trump compared U.S. strikes on Iran to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II: “I don’t want to draw a parallel with Hiroshima or Nagasaki, but this was essentially something similar—it ended that war, and this ended this war.””

  37. MXT

    The EU is planning to introduce tariffs on American goods, including Boeing aircraft, in response to President Donald Trump’s proposed 10 percent tariff on all EU imports. This is reported by Bloomberg.

    “We will need to take countermeasures and restore balance in certain key sectors if the USA insists on an asymmetric settlement,” says EU Industry Commissioner StĂ©phane SĂ©journĂ© to the news agency.

  38. MXT

    Trump Approval Ratings 40% for, 55% against, and 5% uncertain = -14% I would like to get it to -15% but there are probably some hidden decimals in the background.

    Lowest so far since he took office and now he is once again slightly worse off than at the same period last time he was president. Now the numbers are from the 23rd, maybe they will turn around in the next survey if the eternal peace between Israel and Iran holds?

      1. MXT

        Fixed now.

        I have discovered that the link, when I take it from the website, sometimes becomes incorrect.
        It skips the domain name and replaces it with ../../, I have not managed to understand when or why it happens and sometimes I forget to check that it is correct.

        Since the link is taken from an uploaded image by clicking a Copy URL button (the link itself is not wrong), I suspect that the editor sometimes manages to cut it off.

  39. Westley Richard

    Irans nuclear facilities were heavily damaged after the attacks by the US and Israel, says Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to Al Jazeera. “Of course, they have been attacked repeatedly,” he says. The statement comes after American media published leaked intelligence information that the damage from the attack was not as extensive as the White House claimed.

    https://omni.se/a/93az4E

    The mullahs cover up for Trump.

      1. jahojariaho

        Nja #fcktrmp is easily fooled if you feed his ego. I would have done the same so that he probably wouldn’t bomb again…
        Mulla TOTFTTT (Taking One For The Terrorist Team)

  40. Westley Richard

    The Democrats have nominated an unexpected candidate for mayor in New York. They are launching an anti-Semitic Muslim who stands far to the left as mayor in the city that, after Tel Aviv, has the most Jews. Is this the type of Democrats who are supposed to defeat Trump?

    With proposals for stopping rent increases and free public transport, to be financed by increased taxes on the city’s wealthiest residents, Mamdani exudes a kind of forward-thinking that the Democrats are starving for.

    But according to The Atlantic, Mamdani, who is Muslim and considered far-left, may face criticism for his relationship with a pro-Palestinian slogan. In a podcast, he did not clearly condemn the words “globalize the intifada,” which, according to writer Jonathan Chait, can be seen as an incitement to violence against Jews.

    https://omni.se/a/RzMrvr

    2. MXT

      Do you have any sources indicating that he would be antisemitic?

      Other than the global intifada issue, I can’t find anything.
      Interpreting it as a desire for violence against Jews can be both accurate and a ridiculous exaggeration. 

      If he is truly antisemitic, we hope he is not elected.

        1. MXT

          I don’t judge anyone automatically just because they are Muslims (or anything else) but it is not uncommon to use it as a weapon against political opponents.

          But with that said:

          CAM is also upset and I think their words carry more weight than a political opponent but when both have the same view of him, he is probably antisemitic.
          Let’s hope that he 

          “Along with all New Yorkers, the Jews of New York City are right to be concerned today. New Yorkers deserve a mayor who fights antisemitism, not incites it. Momdani’s disturbing record of supporting BDS and legitimizing ‘globalize the intifada’ rhetoric should be disqualifying for public office in a city home to the largest Jewish community outside of Israel. We can only hope New York City voters rise to the moment and reject this hate in the general election in November.”
          https://combatantisemitism.org/cam-news/new-yorkers-deserve-a-mayor-who-fights-antisemitism-not-incites-it-cam-alarmed-by-mamdani-primary-victory/

          His own defense was not great. The first part was fine, something like “I get so sad!” but then it is followed up with “I am threatened with murder”, a bit of whataboutism and a pity me instead. 
          https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_EWy0eQySXo

          “But it’s as usual, it’s okay when the left are racists and tax evaders.”
          Sounds like you’re a little jealous of the left?
          “They can hate Jews, but we on the right are not allowed to hate Muslims, how unfair!”

          Personally, I think it’s equally unacceptable regardless of who is racist (or tax evader).

  42. Rocky

    Sweden

    Truck manufacturer Scania is part of a consortium to purchase Northvolt’s research facility in VĂ€sterĂ„s. According to information to Di, the state-owned Rise is also involved.

    “We have taken a relatively large role in the consortium and are prepared to invest significantly,” says Christian Levin.

    It will be as I hoped for yesterday, a European solution. Hooray for that.

    1. Westley Richard

      Good that they are taking over the research in VĂ€sterĂ„s. 

      But do they want to take over the big factory in SkellefteÄ?

  43. Westley Richard

    Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will not attend a Brics meeting in Brazil next week because he risks being arrested, according to Kremlin’s foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov, as reported by several news agencies. The reason is an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court in The Hague (ICC), issued in 2023 due to suspicions of war crimes against Putin.

    https://omni.se/a/gw2wk5

    Feeling a little schadenfreude 😈

    2. MacMelmac

      Everyone knows what happens when you are not present at meetings.

      Chairman:
      There is a great risk of ruining one’s economy when making a major financial upheaval! Ok, who wants to start dumping dollars and their own currency for our own currency “Monopoly money” and see if it works in reality?
      No one?
      Suggestions…… Russia?
      All in favor?
      Alright then, Russia will test it out!
      Pop open and pop the popcorn!

  44. MXT

    “Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod region, kemiska tankar fattade eld pĂ„ Zarya-fabriken. BrandomrĂ„det Ă€r 500 kvm. Zarya-fabriken Ă€r specialiserad pĂ„ tillverkning av utrustning för oljeraffinering, petrokemi och kemisk industri.”

  48. MXT

    After the NATO summit, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) takes with him “an experience and an urgency in implementation.” He announces this during a press conference.

    “- It is urgent that NATO makes new decisions as we have done today, and Sweden is currently making the decisions to reach 5 percent by 2030.

    He refers to the new goal that member countries should allocate five percent of GDP to defense.

    Kristersson also confirms that the Nordic countries have met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj in the afternoon.

    – I also think that meeting was a success, says Kristersson.”

  49. MXT

    The communique from the NATO meeting adopts a softer stance towards Russia than before. Russia’s aggressive war is not condemned, and it contains nothing about eventually making Ukraine a member, reports The Telegraph.

    In the communique, NATO’s 32 member countries “reaffirm their enduring commitments to support Ukraine, whose security contributes to ours” and that the military aid to Ukraine should be counted in defense spending.

    It appears to have been a concession to Donald Trump in exchange for continued US support for Article 5, according to the newspaper. In the communique following the NATO meeting in Washington last year, “Russia’s full-scale invasion” was condemned.

  50. MXT

    “Trump: We’ll see if the US will provide money for Ukraine’s defense. You know, Putin has to stop the war.”
    https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3lsgtxguhvc2f

    “It is very important that the money that NATO allocates to Ukraine is spent on weapons and equipment, and not on bureaucracy. As you know, the best military equipment is in the US, — Trump. ‌ Trump: Putin would like to settle this, he would like to get out of all this. It’s a mess for him.”
    https://bsky.app/profile/theukrainianreview.bsky.social/post/3lsgtujggas2h

    “Trump on the meeting with Zelenskyy: “We had some hard times, but he was very nice. He couldn’t have been any nicer than he was. I was happy to see him. It was a great meeting. I think this is a great time to end the war. Maybe I will talk to President Putin to end the war.”
    https://bsky.app/profile/united24media.com/post/3lsgtielxze27

    “My words for ending the war in Ukraine in 24 hours were, of course, sarcastic. Putin is a very difficult person, I also had problems with Zelensky. This is the most difficult war, — Trump.”
    https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3lsgth4agx22f

  52. Peter Den Större

    That Scania is bidding on Northvolt feels good considering that the alternative could be a Chinese actor. But didn’t the bankruptcy trustee say earlier today that he had received a bid for the entire business, SkellefteĂ„ and VĂ€sterĂ„s?

    2. Westley Richard

      Apparently, there are only two stakeholders in the entire Northvolt.

      I don’t know if this also includes the German operations where German authorities have invested 13 billion. There is a big debate in Germany about whose fault it is, much bigger than in Sweden.

  54. Westley Richard

    Israel had ground forces in Iran during the twelve-day armed conflict, according to Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, as reported by AFP. “The forces operated secretly deep inside enemy territory and provided us with operational freedom,” he said. With the help of the air defense and ground forces, Israel managed to achieve full air superiority in Iran, according to Zamir.

    https://omni.se/a/kwowqX

     

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