I fully agree that this should be the last drop in the bucket for the governments around the world to really go all in on sustainable energy.

My country’s government (I’m Dutch) announced a package of measures worth 1 billion euros yesterday to help combat the war consequences and they mainly focus on relieving the impact. It’s nice of course but I think they should instead stick some of that money (if not all of it) into speeding up the green energy transition. That would really help out in the long term.

Besides, the measures they did end up taking are very unpopular. They lowered road tax specifically for company cars, offered employers the option to decide whether to compensate their employees more for their travel time and put some measures in place to help out the poorest. The last one is good of course but everything else is kinda pointless in my opinion…

I wish the Netherlands would speak up against Israel too. Our PM even took part in a massive protest a while back but the second he got into office he seemingly flipped positions, influenced by our “wonderful” right wing lib party.

Yeah, the fossil fuel lobbying definitely paid off for those companies. They really should start moving some of those subsidies into electricity and electric cars / sustainable public transport. There’s no reason not to. Battery tech is basically at the point that 95% of people could drive electrically with some minor adjustments so why not give it some more incentives?

Yippee! The fun never ends…

Honesty though, I don’t blame Iran in this. Their terms were clear (and pretty reasonable) and the orange idiot and the genocidal baby killer just straight up ignored them.

We’re slowly getting to the point where they’re get too greedy and moving past that critical mass point. I think Trumps presidency really turbo charged the idiocy.

While that’s true, he was still miles better than most other recent presidents.

Well I have been hearing them complain more about it being more difficult to make ends meet. Perhaps that’ll finally make them rethink their political stance.

I agree with that sentiment, shame I’m not actually from the US. My in-laws are but they’re (allegedly) too disconnected from politics to care. I still feel like they might be closeted Trumpers that don’t want to openly say so but who knows.

Ah yes, the Schumer classic.

While I agree with the sentiment, I’m not sure if the current democrats have enough of a spine to oust the sitting president, even if they get enough of a majority…

I mean, what’s stopping Iran from charging for passage anyway? I didn’t think them charging was that big of a deal anyway, they were talking about a 1% toll per barrel. The average gas station profits more than that.

No, they would’ve worn this as a badge of honor and Trump would’ve scrambled to endorse them ASAP.

Yeah I’m not sure what this is supposed to achieve. If they both block all traffic then nothing will get out? I don’t think much was getting through before anyway.

I agree, but I also think Trump isn’t the biggest danger here. Mr Adolf Bibi is way more dangerous and Trumps biggest problem is that he’s supporting him. Trump basically does whatever Bibi says and that could end up being catastrophic.

Great, let’s get this ball rolling. I’m looking forward to seeing whether it will actually happen. I know the chances are very slim but who knows…

I mean, both sides are still continuing to shoot at each other so I’d say the cease-fire has failed before it even started. The west is hoping the strait will be reopened and is basically only talking about the cease-fire and not how the attacks back and forth are still ongoing.

When I saw Iran’s statement last night it mostly read as them being snarky and sarcastic. I don’t understand how the news here seems to think it’s all solved now.

JD Lannister? I’ll let myself out…

I think what you’re describing here is the best case scenario (if he would drop one). The worst case scenario (the one I’m most worried about) is that other (adversarial) nuclear powers react to the US launching one by launching their own, aimed at either the US, Israel or (worst of all) somewhere unrelated, like someplace in Europe or on Kiev.

I really, REALLY hope that there is 1 person in the inner circles left with the guts to stand up to this idiot when it comes down to it. Nothing good can come out of a nuke being used and it scares me that I legitimately feel like it might happen tonight. Millions (and indirectly billions) will die when nukes start flying and Trump is definitely cooked enough to go for it.

I wish someone Venezuela’d Trump, that’d be so good. Just a quick operation to snatch him and take him away.