Tadzio Mueller

Wow.

"Axel-Springer-Chef Döpfner hat in einem hitzigen Vieraugengespräch versucht, Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz zu einer Zusammenarbeit mit der AfD zu drängen."

Vorschlag: Straftatbestand "faschistoider Milliardär" einführen, dann people's court. Guilliotine natürlich immer mögliches Strafmaß.
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/mathias-doepfner-aerger-um-angebliche-afd-ansage-von-ihm-an-friedrich-merz-a-03d40b45-b11c-42c5-b45f-fd3e55036906

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1. In Bill McGuire''s eloquent summary:

"Earth is heating up faster than at any time in its history"

That would seem like a problem, and like... maybe the process of global heating has stopped being kinda linear.

As in: #collapse. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2581280-earth-is-heating-up-faster-than-at-any-time-in-its-history/

Morning, your #BadNewsOfTheDay are here.

1. #collapse is here, & it's starting in the oceans:

"A record global average sea temperature in June had pushed the world into 'uncharted territory'. Daily sea surface temperature had surpassed the previous monthly highs." https://www.ft.com/content/857d4917-b04b-4349-b90a-7f3cf7aabd3f?syn-25a6b1a6=1

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1. And poorer folks in other parts of the world have been suffering harder, with less attention, than the tourists & climate scientists having to flee from their holidays in France and Spain: there's a #heatwave in India.

"Extreme heat claims the lives of workers in India’s poorest areas..." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/29/extreme-heat-deaths-india-climate-crisis-environment

Top #BadNewsOfTheDay: eine postfossile #Energiewende findet nicht statt:

"Mehr Erneuerbare, mehr Fossile, mehr Emissionen

Weltweit wird so viel mehr Energie verbraucht, dass erneuerbare Energien nicht hinterherkommen. Emissionen sind 2025 erneut leicht gestiegen."

Told ya.
https://taz.de/Bericht-zum-globalen-Energieverbrauch/!6191796/

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1. And things are escalating fast:

"The extent of burnt terrain in Spain had risen by 20,000 hectares between Sunday and Monday evening, taking the total for the year to 170,000 hectares — more than six times the figure for the same period of 2025." https://www.ft.com/content/b0dfd771-a6d6-476e-a435-7a5aedf2f820?syn-25a6b1a6=1

"Einer Umfrage des Landesmigrantennetzwerks zufolge denken 80 Prozent der befragten Migrantinnen und Migranten darüber nach, Sachsen-Anhalt bei einem AfD-Wahlsieg zu verlassen."

Nachvollziehbar und extrem deprimierend.

& remember: "vor den Faschos wegziehen" ist auch "prepping for catastrophe.

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/afd-sachsen-anhalt-landtagswahl-zivilgesellschaft-100.html#migration-schutzraeume-machtwechsel

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1. The numbers of people affected by the wildfires is staggering: "Wildfires have forced about 375,000 people to leave their homes in France & Spain.

In France, nearly 260,000 have had to flee, while in neighbouring Spain 116,000 have been evacuated as the wildfires continue to wreak havoc." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/28/ash-fell-from-the-sky-tourists-describe-fleeing-apocalyptic-wildfires-in-france

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1. In a collapsing world, #catastrophe never really ends:

"A spate of ferocious wildfires across North America and Europe has incinerated homes and forests and forced thousands of people to flee. Previous fires suggest the effects of these blazes may linger for years to come..."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/28/wildfires-europe-north-america-effects

Drug use becomes a problem once it creates problems for the drug user.

Bearing that in mind, I would say that #hopium is the world's most dangerous drug today, far more dangerous than meth, pcp ("monkey dust"), or even crack.

It's addictive in tiniest quantities, & makes people eternally stupid.

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1. "The Earth keeps getting hotter and experts fear this year's El Niño, nicknamed 'Godzilla' because of its predicted intensity, could raise global temperatures by up to 3.6C. (We need to) understand how the weather phenomenon and the climate crisis pose a huge threat to the planet..."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2026/jul/28/godzilla-el-nino-hottest-year-on-record-video-explainer

Morning. A reminder that #BadNewsOfTheDay ain't just #climate stuff.

1. "‘Witch-hunt’ in Niger as military regime rounds up #queer population: Fears of resurgence of HIV/Aids amid loss of access to PrEP as at least 40 people arrested in ‘toxic’ climate."

Attacking migrants & attacking queers 🤝
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/01/witch-hunt-in-niger-as-military-regime-rounds-up-lgbtq-population