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There is an unavoidable military reality that Europe continues to deny, even as its own officials whisper it in private briefings and NATO commanders leak the same conclusions to any journalist willing to hear. The conflict is not merely going badly for Ukraine; it is structurally unwinnable.

Strategic Reality: The Conflict of Attrition, Ukraine Cannot Win

Phil Butler

I love the optimism of Santa Claus 

Father Christmas, Père Noël and Saturnalia

I enjoy the commercialism of these times

When boots become full of joy and paraphernalia

Useless toys, new cars with CO2 exhausts

For dumb kids and environmental crimes

I love the shops and their bright windows

full of tinselling love and fake falling snows

I enjoy the commercialism of these times

When felt-bags are hung over fireplaces

THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE AT IAI news IS RELATIVELY WRONG AS IT SEEMS TO IGNORE THE NECESSARY PHYSICALITY OF MEMORY… 

The first large scale solar battery hybrid project to join Australia's main grid has been energised, and is getting ready to feed stored solar into evening peaks.

The post First solar-battery hybrid on Australia’s main grid is energised, and ready to send PV into evening peaks appeared first on Renew Economy.

The great baseball legend and jokester Yogi Berra once quipped that a restaurant had become so crowded that nobody goes there anymore. Here’s a version for today: young people in America have such dismal economic prospects that they spend more money than ever.

The EU’s determination to further fund Kiev’s military and prop up its imploding economy has been presented as a kind of victory. “Europe has delivered,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz proclaimed, in celebration of a new cash facility for Kiev.

A better finish for Asian share markets in response to a bounce on Wall Street overnight as a softer than expected CPI print was balanced by more evidence of a softening labour market as the US economy slows down due to the Trump regime’s well – “point at everything”…. The BOJ meeting today resulted in

The post Macro Afternoon appeared first on MacroBusiness.

A hot mid-week day placed Australia’s main grid, the National Electricity Market, under clear operational stress on Thursday, particularly in New South Wales where LOR3 and RERT market notices were issued. At the same time, near-record demand created an important window into how much renewable capacity is available across the system when load is high […]

ABC News reported that Australians are flocking to cheap retailers like Temu, Shein, and Amazon, which combine ultra-cheap products with fast delivery. However, their success is putting pressure on traditional brick‑and‑mortar retailers, which are struggling to compete. In particular, online giants can undercut prices due to lower overheads, making it difficult for smaller shops to

Below is an excellent satire post from MB reader Erin Rolandsen, CEO of Angelassist and author of beyondtheragemachine.substack.com:  With Christmas approaching, many parents are once again facing the annual dilemma: What gift best prepares my child for the world they are inheriting? Toys that encourage imagination? Books that inspire curiosity? Or perhaps something more realistic. This year, why

One of Australia's biggest proposed pumped hydro projects has been given a federal green tick to undertake exploratory works in Queensland's Gympie region.

The post Huge Queensland pumped hydro project gets federal green tick to begin stage one works appeared first on Renew Economy.

The world's biggest isolated grid, in Western Australia, is currently the most gas dependent in the country, but this share will decline rapidly even after the exit of coal.

The post Gas power faces rapid decline in world’s biggest isolated grid, even after exit of coal, as batteries hold court appeared first on Renew Economy.