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Welcome to European Tribune. It's gone a bit quiet around here these days, but it's still going.
by Oui
Sun Apr 12th, 2026 at 05:09:32 PM EST
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by Oui
Tue Apr 7th, 2026 at 07:24:28 PM EST
An... ID card exposed the US nuclear heist in Isfahan - The fake pilot rescue was a fiasco operation
Why Ryder's ID found in Iran indicates a US ground intervention in Isfahan, which also failed spectacularly
Evidence fell into the hands of the Iranians that testifies to and exposes the real nature of the American operation of the United States on Sunday 6/4 in the Isfahan region of Iran, which the Pentagon had attributed in communication terms to the rescue of the pilot of the downed F-15E, as analysts initially assessed.
Documents indicate that the two C-130 aircraft and the three helicopters that were destroyed on the mission in Iran were not there for rescue, but with the aim of a heist and in fact a nuclear one and a failed one.
The truth was unlocked by the discovery of an ID and an Israeli visa of Amanda Ryder, a member of the US Air Force.
'A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight': Trump, Iran, and the Inversion of International Criminal Law
President Trump's threat to end Iranian civilization is the clearest evidence of intent in modern international criminal law. No tribunal will ever hear it.
The post, published on Truth Social in the leadup to Trump's self-imposed deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, went on: "However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen." He closed with "God Bless the Great People of Iran."
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by rifek
Tue Apr 7th, 2026 at 04:43:59 AM EST
So The Tangerine Latrine decided to prove yet again that he a great, great Christian, the best Christian, by using Easter morning to threaten Iran with war crimes. Does he mean it?
by Oui
Mon Apr 6th, 2026 at 04:56:12 AM EST
Slow implosion of the Empire of Washington DC, city on the historic Potomac River.
'Open the F***in' Strait' -- Trump fires off a profanity laden social media attack on Iran | DW News |
by gmoke
Fri Apr 3rd, 2026 at 02:41:52 AM EST
I recently read through China's 15th Five Year Plan 2025-2030
http://npcobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-Government-Work-Report_NON-FINAL_EN.pdf
to see what I could see.
There were 7 mentions of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism in 46 pages but the word Communism did not appear. This is a practical document, confirming my feeling that logistics is often more important than politics.
Here's what they say about energy and the environment:
"A drop of 5.1 percent in energy consumption per unit of GDP contributed to continued improvement in the environment."
Starting with energy efficiency warms my heart.
"The installed capacity of new-type energy storage exceeded 130 gigawatts (a mix of pumped hydro and batteries, compressed air, flywheels...), and the share of non-fossil energy in total energy consumption reached 21.7 percent. China announced its 2035 Nationally Determined Contributions to respond to climate change, demonstrating our commitment as a responsible major country."
by rifek
Wed Apr 1st, 2026 at 04:15:46 PM EST
In J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, the intrepid band of dwarves and their burglar hobbit are captured by a trio of trolls who then start discussing how best to prepare and eat them. The wizard Gandalf sneaks up unseen and by mimicking their voices gets them to start arguing and continue to do so until the Sun rises, and they turn to stone. The Spanish lab in today's diary would have done well to have learned from this tale that prolonged discussions rarely lead to any good.
by Oui
Tue Mar 31st, 2026 at 07:14:41 PM EST
Addressing the global community yesterday evening at prime time, Trump changed his mind and the goal of the military adventure in Persia at the behest of the Israelites.
Previous title showed my best hope for ending the slaughter …
“Trump Declares Victory and Pulls Out of Military Battle Hormuz”
Chalk-up another successful peace mission by the United States of America ... more powerful than ever. I am the Greatest President ever ... now everyone in the Room, repeat it after me ...
by Oui
Tue Mar 31st, 2026 at 06:20:47 AM EST
Seeking supremacy will lead to a global war and destruction of Planet Earth as we know it today. The supremacist doctrine of the State of Israel and the renewed birth of the United States of America must be confronted by the states representing a vast majority, suffering repeated consequences of mad men.
Thoughts of EASTER on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square, Rome.
Pope Leo XIV leads his first Palm Sunday procession as pope in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 29, 2026. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
'Lay down your weapons,' pope says in Palm Sunday Mass, calling for peace
Opening Holy Week, Pope Leo XIV pointed to Christ's Passion and urged prayers for peace, especially in the Middle East.
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by rifek
Mon Mar 30th, 2026 at 07:40:32 PM EST
Well, I might actually start posting here again, but first I'd like to clarify a couple of points from the Global Financial Crisis Wars of the good old days 15+ years ago:
by gmoke
Sun Mar 29th, 2026 at 04:37:32 PM EST
These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s.
A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn't already been done.
If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.
Thanks for reading,
Solar IS Civil Defense,
George Mokray
gmoke@world.std.com
http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com - notes on lectures and books
http://solarray.blogspot.com - renewable energy and efficiency
http://zeronetenrg.blogspot.com - zero net energy links list
http://cityag.blogspot.com - city agriculture links list
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Thawing Ice, Rising Tensions: Canada's Arctic Security Challenge
Monday, March 30
10am ET [1 - 2:30 p.m. PT]
UC Berkeley, 223 Philosophy Hall, Berkeley, CA
And online
RSVP at https:/events.berkeley.edu/events/event/318353-thawing-ice-rising-tensions-canadas-arctic
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Systemic Risk Management: A Perspective from the Inter-American Development Bank
Monday, March 30
12:00pm to 1:00pm EDT
MIT, Building E40, 496, 1 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA 02142
And online
RSVP at https:docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQM6e_3kz3A14_EvrO5H1Fq9ewXyhuICu6Syc9G2wH3el9Lw/viewform
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Forging a New Approach to Energy and Climate Policy
Monday, March 30
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM ET
Harvard, Rubenstein 414ab, 79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 02138
And online
RSVP at https:hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/registration?e=a4oPp000001Th7RIAS&_gl=1*1wt8sqs*_gcl_au*MTc4ODQ
5MzA4My4xNzc0NDA5MjAy*_ga*MTI5MTI5MDM4Ny4xNzczNDU2NzA3*_ga_72NC9RC7VN*czE3NzQ0MDkyMDUkbzEkZzEkdDE3Nz
Q0MDkzNjgkajMwJGwwJGg3MzE2OTc3Nzc.
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When Bioeconomy Meets Carbon Removal: Insights from Integrated Systems Modeling
Monday, March 30
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Princeton, 300 Wallace Hall, Princeton. NJ
Online
RSVP at https:environment.princeton.edu/event/when-bioeconomy-meets-carbon-removal-insights-from-integrate
d-systems-modeling
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Tracy Palandjian on Investing in Opportunity
Monday, March 30
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm EDT
Online
RSVP at https:/www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-event-tracy-palandjian-on-investing-in-opportunity-tickets-1981
350168691
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The Future That Was: A History of Third World Feminism Against Authoritarianism
Monday, March 30
7:00pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
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America at 250 and Beyond: Union and Disunion
Monday, March 30
7:00pm EST
Harvard, JFK Jr. Forum, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA 02138
And online
Livestream at https:www.youtube.com@HarvardIOP/streams
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From Learning to Action: Practical Steps Towards Climate Ready Facilities
Tuesday, March 31
5 am to 6 am EDT
Online
RSVP at https:/www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-learning-to-action-practical-steps-towards-climate-ready-facilit
ies-tickets-1982494827396
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Earth and Life: A Four Billion Year Conversation
Tuesday, March 31
6:00pm (doors open at 5:30pm)
Harvard Geological Museum, 100 Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.com/e/andrew-h-knoll-at-the-harvard-geological-lecture-hall-tickets-198282888
0558
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Ibram X. Kendi, author of Chain of Ideas
Tuesday, March 31
7:00pm (doors at 6:00 pm.)
First Parish Church, 1446 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
RSVP at https:portersquarebooks.com/product/event-ticket-includes-book-ibram-x-kendi-first-parish
Cost: $45 (book included)
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Public Health & Collaborative Governance in Extreme Heat Response
Wednesday, April 1
12 pm to 1 pm EDT
Online
RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.ca/e/public-health-collaborative-governance-in-extreme-heat-response-tickets-
1981378743158
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Politics and Culture from All Sides: The Environmental Impact of Fast Fashion
Wednesday, April 1
12 - 1:15PM
Tufts, 5 The Green, Medford, MA 02155
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Polarization and International Politics
Wednesday, April 1
12:00pm to 1:30pm EDT
MIT, Building E40, 496, 1 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA 02142
And online
Livestreamed at https:www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5ooD8Ydk4vd83Ac8VNEoQ
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Innovating with Amazon: CO2 Utilization in the Built Environment
Wednesday, April 1
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Greentown Labs Boston, 444 Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA, 02143
RSVP at https:luma.com/t0mmgaiv?lm_source=embed
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2026 Lemann Dialogue: Six Biomes, Multiple Realities, One Country
Thursday, April 2 - Friday, April 3, 2026
Harvard, CGIS South, Room S020, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
RSVP at https:prod-drclas2.drupalsites.harvard.edu/2026-lemann-dialogue
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Then and Now: How Conservation Careers are Evolving
Thursday, April 2
12 - 1PM
Tufts, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA 02155
And online
RSVP at https:tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pkis8_FaSnCqW3M1NB6CKw#/registration
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Data Centers in the AI Age: How To Up Reliability, Sustainability, and Scalable Innovation
Thursday, April 2
12:00 PM (EST)
Online
RSVP at https:trellis.net/webinar/data-centers-in-the-ai-age-how-to-up-reliability-sustainability-and-scal
able-innovation
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Arctic Wildlife, Oil, and the Rule of Law
Thursday, April 2
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Harvard Law School, Pound 100 Cahill, 1563 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
RSVP at https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedp2SWgvysQ0HSiWLnDsRIzRSKGQ1I0hOuR3J6rxEvW0MxTg/viewform
Important: If you are not enrolled as a student, or a staff or faculty member at Harvard please email Lana Nadj at lnadj@law.harvard.edu for access.
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The Political Economy of Energy Transitions in the Middle East
Thursday, April 2
4:30 - 6 p.m.
Online
RSVP at https:cmes.fas.harvard.edu/event/political-economy-energy-transitions-middle-east
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How to Disagree Better: The Secret to Less Conflict and More Influence
Thursday, April 2
6:00pm (doors open at 5:30pm)
Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.com/e/julia-minson-at-the-cambridge-public-library-tickets-1983580407395
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Leadership in Challenging Times
Thursday, April 2
6:00pm EST
Harvard, JFK Jr. Forum, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA 02138
And online
Livestream at https:www.youtube.com@HarvardIOP/streams
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Science Under Siege
Thursday, April 2
6:00pm - 7:30pm
MIT Museum, 314 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142
RSVP at https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/programs/author-talk-science-under-siege-how-to-fight-the-five-most-powerf
ul-forces-that-threaten-our-world
Cost: $5
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by Oui
Sun Mar 1st, 2026 at 03:40:38 AM EST
A new low in global warfare by the West ... leader of NATO aggression in past two decades ....
Iran's Supreme Leader killed -- state TV
The broadcaster called the event "the death of a martyr"
Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei was killed, the state television of Iran said.
"Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei had the death of a martyr," the state television said on its Telegram channel.
Iran's authorities announce 40-day mourning for killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the Iranian State Television said.
According to its data, the next seven days in Iran will be non-working ones.
Only a footnote in history of the Islamic Republic of Iran ... barbarians.
by Oui
Sat Feb 28th, 2026 at 06:38:17 PM EST
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: BRITAIN JOINS US-ISRAEL STRIKE FORCE ON IRAN
UK Joins Coordinated Defensive Efforts Aggression in Middle East, Says Starmer
h/t b @MofA
U.S.-Iran - A War Of Aggressions Which Aims Can Not Be Achieved
Yesterday the Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, the mediator in talks between the U.S. and Iran, revealed that Iran had offered unprecedented restrictions of its nuclear program to prevent a war.
During a CBS News interview he explained:
MINISTER ALBUSAIDI: I am confident, and in my assessment of the way the talks are going, I think there is, really I can see that the peace deal is within our reach.
MARGARET BRENNAN: A peace deal?
MINISTER ALBUSAIDI: Yes, is within our reach, if we just allow diplomacy the space it needs to get there. Because I don't think any alternative to diplomacy is going to solve this problem.
...
MINISTER ALBUSAIDI: The single most important achievement, I believe, is the agreement that Iran will never, ever have a nuclear material that will create a bomb. This is, I think, a big achievement. This is something that is not in the old deal that was negotiated during President Obama's time. This is something completely new. It really makes the enrichment argument less relevant, because now we are talking about zero stockpiling. And that is very, very important, because if you cannot stockpile material that is enriched then there is no way you can actually create a bomb, whether you enrich or don't enrich. And I think this is really something that has been missed a lot by the media, and I want to clarify that from the standpoint of a mediator.
MARGARET BRENNAN: So explain that. So the enriched material, things that could be used as nuclear fuel for a bomb, you're saying Iran would not keep on their own soil?
MINISTER ALBUSAIDI: They would give it up.
To give up stockpiling enriched material of various grades is a concession that Iran has never before made. It would indeed make it impossible for it to create a nuclear bomb.
by gmoke
Tue Mar 3rd, 2026 at 08:56:40 PM EST
Windspeed -
how fast the air around us
can move
https:/solarray.blogspot.com/2026/03/windspeed.html
Tornados are rated up to and beyond 200 mph/322 kph on the F (Fujita) Scale
A 1999 tornado in Bridge Creek, near Oklahoma City
reached a speed of about 300 mph/483 kph
as measured by Doppler radar
Barrow Island, Antarctica recorded the highest non-tornado wind speed
during 1996's Tropical Cyclone Olivia
with 253 mph/407 kph winds
The fastest katabatic wind (wind traveling downslope) was 168 mph/270 kph,
recorded in 1912 at Cape Denison in Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica
where annual average daily maximum wind speed is 44 mph/71 kph,
gale force (more than 39 mph/63 kph) on the Beaufort Scale
Mount Washington, New Hampshire held the world record
for the strongest recorded wind gust (231 mph/372 kph, recorded in 1934) until recently
and has an average annual wind speed of 35 mph/56 kph
as well as average monthly peak gusts of 150 to 170 mph/242 to 274 kph
It is the windiest place in USAmerica and the world
In Rio Gallegos, Argentina the average annual wind speed is 15.7 mph/25.26 kph
Dodge City, Kansas has an average wind speed of 15 mph/24 kph
St John's, Newfoundland averages 13 mph/21 kph winds
Scotland has average wind speeds of between 10 and 18 mph/16 and 29 kph
and some areas have 30 days in a year of gale force winds (Beaufort Scale) of 39 mph/63 kph
In 2024, 73.1% of Scotland's total electricity generation was from renewable power
78% of which is wind energy
or 57% of all Scots electricity
and 21.9 TWh of power
enough to meet all Scotland's electricity consumption
which in 2024 was 21.7 TWh
In 2024, renewable sources generated 38.4 TWh so
Scotland exported excess power to the rest of the UK
and another estimated 8.3 TWh of wind energy was discarded in 2024,
primarily due to lack of transmission infrastructure
The wind moves
inexhaustibly
and we can move with it
or be blown away
hat tip to https:/www.treehugger.com/10-of-the-windiest-places-in-the-world-11889062
by Oui
Sun Mar 1st, 2026 at 05:40:55 AM EST
I'm thinking 🤔 of saying goodbye writing ✍🏼 on the blogs ...
Am 80 going on 81 ...
enough is enough .. passing the torch to a new generation .. I'll try to keep it brief ... too much grief and human suffering ...
It has been very inspirational and well-being to keep sanity in a world 🌎 of turmoil ... I have been in survival mode for 65 years now ... roof of my house 🏡 needs repairs 😉 ... it's cold 🥶 inside w need for green sustainability ... rising energy prices going through the roof .. lots to keep me busy ...
Saying goodbye 👋 after 22 years of blogging in a welcoming community ... thank you 🙏🏼
Spend 35 years as volunteer for teenage youth in The Hague ... quite satisfying and was able to make a difference for many 😊 too many honors 😅
Was a war refugee with a green card after the devastations by Nazi Germany in WWII and occupation of the Netherlands '40-'45
Decided to return to a tranquil Europe in late sixties as a refugee fleeing a nation in fear and gun violence with no empathy for the less fortunate fellow citizens ... civics and religious lessons build on my caring parents ... my mom taught me love 💕 and protection for children ... my dad was tough and a global traveler interested in world 🌍 politics ...
Greatly appreciated all who kept this blog alive and running ... passing the torch to a new generation involved in building a new world suitable for young people with NEW HOPE ... so much to do 💪 God's speed to all.
I suppose J. my closing words have been written down now ... 🐝
by Oui
Sat Feb 28th, 2026 at 11:14:09 AM EST
Have no words for decades of war crimes, acts against humanity ... a twin of fascist leaders are amongst us ... Europe has wasted time by providing unlimited support in this rampage ... carnage of innocent peoples ... millions have perished at the hands of Judeo-Christian madness.
The BLACK TRIAD president residing in George Washington's Casa Blanco.
U T T E R M A D N E S S W A R P O W E R S A C T U . S . C O N G R E S S ❓❓❓
by Oui
Sat Feb 28th, 2026 at 12:44:48 AM EST
Foreign Missions Cutting Staff In Safety Risks
War drums sound in the Middle East despite signs of progress in US-Iran talks | The National UAE |
What Iran appears willing to offer falls short of what Washington is demanding in exchange for sanctions relief and the avoidance of war
by Oui
Fri Feb 27th, 2026 at 06:00:10 PM EST
Culmination of decades of war on "terror," coup d'états, undermining elections and democracy itself, horror of wars a permanent stance of the Old Colonial Western World.
Read past articles in the EuroTrib archives ... excellent tools for search on key words.
MAGA Leader in the White House, a coward running on personal vengeance with the world's most powerful military appropriately reverted to Ministry of WAR ... are you dreaming Europeans ... exploited the former Soviet satellite states to rewrite the preamble of Europe from Peace to Permanent war. Damn ugly stuff.
Axis of Evil :: London - Tel Aviv - New York | 12 Jan. 2026 |
Dozens of US military planes head to Middle East, Iran boosts air defence | Kanal 13 - 11 Jan. 2026 |
Open source intelligence (OSINT) sources have reported a major redeployment of U.S. Air Force aircraft toward the Middle East, the Israeli outlet NEWSru writes.
According to flight tracking services and military observers, in recent hours, dozens of U.S. air refuelling tankers and heavy transport aircraft (C-5 and C-17) have departed from bases in the U.S. and from a U.S. airbase in the United Kingdom, heading east -- presumably toward Middle Eastern deployment points.
The aircraft involved include KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-46A Pegasus tankers, as well as C-17 Globemaster III and C-5M Galaxy transporters, which are typically used in such operations to move personnel, equipment, and special units.
No official comments have been issued by the US Department of War.
Amid these developments, Iranian sources report heightened readiness of air defence systems. On January 4, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) conducted air defence and missile exercises in several cities, including Tehran, deploying radar stations and surface-to-air missile units, which is seen as preparation for a potential escalation.
by Oui
Thu Feb 26th, 2026 at 11:05:54 PM EST
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by Oui
Thu Feb 26th, 2026 at 08:11:28 PM EST
Dutch ’diplomat’ caught smuggling Starlink equipment into Iran | Crescent International |
Further investigation tied the case directly to André van Wiggen, who served as deputy head of mission in Tehran from August 2019 to August 2022, then as Head of Political Affairs at the Dutch Embassy in Washington for two and a half years before returning to his post in Tehran. His name also appears in WikiLeaks documents, describing him as someone who could assist U.S. officials in gathering intelligence on Iranian companies and overseas operations.
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