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madde@feddit.orgto Fuck Cars@lemmy.world•A researcher asked 10 people to go car-free for 20 days. None wanted to continueEnglish561·18 days agoSpotted the American.
You have very little understanding about city development and planning. Otherwise you’d know that most of the transport corridors that are in use today were started in the Industrialisation period when trams were introduced.
A city with millions of inhabitants can’t be explained by looking at the small population in the centre.
Vienna has an amazingly good and inexpensive public transport system and quite good bike routes combined with fairly inexpensive housing due to good city governance over several decades (social democratic party by and large).
The difference between most North American and European cities in terms of availabke transport choices is not what happened hundreds of years ago, but what city planners did in the post war period (50s to 70s).
It’s not too late however, if you look at the incredible progress Paris had in the past 5 years.
madde@feddit.orgto politics @lemmy.world•Trump threatens to attack Iran's power plants if Strait of Hormuz not opened within 48 hours431·19 days agoTrumps approval rating still sits at 40 % (https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker).
Something’s seriously wrong with your people, USA…
madde@feddit.orgOPto World News@lemmy.world•UK may send ships and mine-hunting drones to help open strait of Hormuz, says MilibandEnglish32·26 days agoOur self-interest is that Trump gets recked in the Mid-terms so that all the tariff and war madness gets a degree of oversight and setbacks. Reason number one to just let this play out. This will lead to worldwide economic downturn, but an unhinged and unchecked Trump for a further 2/3 years would be even worse for us.
Secondly the Hormuz Strait is not able to be controlled without boots on the ground in Iran. We did not start this war and we should not participate in it in any way.
Instead of participating in the folly, we should use the financial and personal resources to dampen the impact on the economy and speeding up our path to energy independence.
madde@feddit.orgto Europe@feddit.org•Trump calls on UK and others to send warships to Strait of Hormuz | LBCEnglish16·27 days agoJust send Barron. Then we’ll consider. Actually we won’t, get fucked anyway but send Barron while you’re at it.
madde@feddit.orgto World News@lemmy.world•Iran may allow oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz trading in Chinese yuanEnglish11·27 days agoUnsurprising. If the war ends with the dollar having lost its place as the world’s reserve currency (only propped up by oil sales currently), then this would be the biggest defeat of the US in their history because it would mark the end of American global hegemony. I’m not sure that’s a good outcome for the world but it would be the result nonetheless.
Luckily for the rest of the world noone cares what would count as far radical left in dumbfuckistan.
madde@feddit.orgto Europe@feddit.org•EU Parliament approves relaxation of CO₂ targets for lorry manufacturersEnglish6·27 days agoThe speed at which China is electrifying HGVs is truly breathtaking.
The speed at which we are getting overtaken by almost every country apart from dumbfuckistan is mind blowing as well.
madde@feddit.orgto politics @lemmy.world•Trump Admin Drops the Olive Branch from U.S. Seal on New Dime Coins, Keeps the Arrows9·27 days agoMaybe the treasury knows something that we don’t?
madde@feddit.orgto DACH - Deutschsprachige Community für Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz@feddit.org•Was ist eure Gegenstrategie zu den massiv steigenden Preisen für Öl und Gas ?3·28 days agoGleiches auch bei mir. Ich sehe dem persönlich gelassen entgegen. Sollten die Energiekosten massiv steigen, dann gibt’s halt Solar + Batterie, kann man heutzutage ja auch gut auf Kredit kaufen.
Wenn ich jetzt aber mehr zahlen soll (Steuern, Umlagen), um andere zu subventionieren die diesen Umstieg seit Jahren verpennen und mir dann lieber erzählen, wie toll doch ihre Idee war sich letztens noch ne Ölheizung einbauen zu lassen oder wie toll ihr neues Auto brumm-brumm macht, dann geh ich auf die Straße. Jeder Depp weiß seit Jahren, wo der Wind hinweht.
madde@feddit.orgto News@lemmy.world•Iran is ready for a long war with the US and only economic pain will end it, senior official tells CNN1·1 month agoI doubt, that Israel is stopping before they have tried their uttermost to bring Iran into a civil war like state. Their goal is complete destabilisation or at least regime change. The US’s aim is up to everyone’s guess. Probably just “YOLO” judging by their shifting aims every day.
madde@feddit.orgto News@lemmy.world•Iran is ready for a long war with the US and only economic pain will end it, senior official tells CNN2·1 month agoBecause in all the previous strikes the US and Israel did, Iran did back down and only struck back with performative actions (like bombardments with previous warnings) in return (while less overtly funding and supporting proxies in other countries primarily moving against Israel and KSA).
The US felt emboldened that this time Iran would cave as well and give into their demand immediately, because the idiots running the current government can’t understand cultural differences or any strategy apart from schoolyard bullying. To Iran this just shows that they should never have shown restraint in their responses but have to continue playing the escalation game. They know, that with this administration their only chance now is to keep escalating until Trump gives up.
And at the same time Israel has decided, that it now wants to eradicate Iran as a country and use the protest movement and the Kurds as a tool to bring Iran into a complete and permanent state of civil war.
madde@feddit.orgto News@lemmy.world•Iran begins mining Strait of Hormuz as Washington's tanker escort claim collapses - Türkiye Today17·1 month agothe timeline in which the IGRC’s public statement are more trustworthy than US officials…
madde@feddit.orgto Europe@feddit.org•Decision to turn back on nuclear was a strategic mistake, EU's Von der Leyen saysEnglish10·1 month agoNew reactors take decades to build. We need to have energy autonomy and move towards net 0 now. We can’t wait for shiny new reactors, which will be ready in 2050, if we start planning now.
madde@feddit.orgto News@lemmy.world•Newspaper Confirms Some Details in Trump Accuser’s Epstein-Related Story to FBI19·1 month agoThese allegations have been out in the public for years. Everyone who has heard Trump speaking once can see how they fit the character 100 %.
But in the US different rules apply to the rich and powerful. So nothing will ever come out of it. And Operation Epstein Fury will keep his followers distracted.
44 % approval rate still.
madde@feddit.orgto Politics@beehaw.org•Trump Shrugs Off Skyrocketing Gas Prices as Iran War Intensifies4·1 month agoWell his approval ratings in the US is still 44 %.
He has yolod the world into another war in the middle east and 44 % of Americans are like: “that’s my boy!”.
He could publicly execute his followers at gas stations now and they would still vote for him.
madde@feddit.orgto politics @lemmy.world•Trump says he’s cutting all trade with Spain for refusing his Iran war request22·1 month agoI mean that would be the result if the orange idiot goes through with his announcement, as the EU has a unified trade policy to protect their member states of attacks like that.
madde@feddit.orgto politics @lemmy.world•Trump Admits He Has No War Plan in Bombshell Letter2·1 month agoThe USA needs a functioning education system. Ideally 30 years ago.
They are reaping the “benefits” of decades of decades of public school defunding, pseudo-christian home-schooling and widespread lead exposure.
madde@feddit.orgto News@lemmy.world•Just one in four Americans supports US strikes on Iran, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds4·1 month agoIt’s above 50 % unfortunately. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2784260
madde@feddit.orgto News@lemmy.world•Trump Says He's 'Entitled' to Illegal Third Term as Allies Draft Voter Suppression Decree4·1 month agoBy all means. I’m not advocating for them. I can just tell you, that this is where the ultra wealthy put their money. And on an individual level the value of a full-body-MRI for prevention is quite high. There’s a small exclusive club of people who have access to these kind of things and we are not part of it
Well 40 % of Americans are still supporting Trump as per latest polls.
Maybe decades of lead exposure in childhood are just not ideal for the development of a reasonable population in a country.