Well, at least a major section of it, thanks to the instability of wind and solar power. At WUWT, Congrats to Spain! Nation goes 100% renewable as of April 16th 2025! – But…Then Mass Blackouts Hit Spain, Portugal, and parts of France. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.28.25, Power Line: Power outage in Spain. Will Hild @WillHild, "For those keeping score at home: April 22nd: Spain brags about hitting 100% renewable power. April 28th: Spain has the nation's largest blackout in history." Will Hild @WillHild "European authorities blamed the blackout in Spain on a "rare atmospheric phenomenon." In other words, the wind stop blowing while there were some clouds in the sky." Quote Javier Blas@JavierBlas "Before the outage hit, Spain was running its grid with very little dispatchable spinning generation, and therefore no much inertia. Solar PV/thermal + wind: ~78% Nuclear: 11.5% Co-generation: 5% Gas-fired: ~3% (less than 1GW)." Hat Hair's Beege Welborn, Europe Asking 'Who Turned the Lights Out?!' Irons in the Fire explores How close Europe came to a real-life, no bs disaster. VodkaPundit at Insty, THE OPERATIVE: “IT’S WORSE THAN YOU KNOW.” "Capt. Malcolm Reynolds: “It usually is.” Mal usually gets it right:" Michael Shellenberger @shellenberger "This is truly bananas: all of Europe appears to have been seconds away a continent-wide blackout. The grid frequency across continental Europe plunged to 49.85 hertz — just a hair above the red-line collapse threshold. The normal operating frequency for Europe’s power grid is 50.00 Hz, kept with an extremely tight margin of ±0.1 Hz. Anything outside ±0.2 Hz triggers major emergency actions. If the frequency had fallen just another 0.3 Hz — below 49.5 Hz — Europe could have suffered a system-wide cascading blackout. At that threshold, automatic protective relays disconnect major power plants, and collapse accelerates. And it's disturbingly easy to imagine multiple scenarios where that could have occurred..." Insty, WEIRD THAT TAKING ENERGY POLICY ADVICE FROM A PUBESCENT GIRL WORKED OUT BADLY: Ian Miles Cheong @stillgray "If only Europe built more power plants instead of listening to Greta Thunberg they’d never be in this situation."
NewsMax announces Putin Declares 3-day May Ceasefire to Mark 80 Years Since World War Two Victory. He's just funning with us. At JTN, Natalia Mittelstadt has Putin announces unilateral three-day ceasefire in war against Ukraine, starting May 8 and Misty Severi follows up with Ukraine calls for permanent ceasefire after Russia announces three-day pause "Putin announced the pause would occur next month and run from midnight on May 7-8 and end at midnight on May 10-11. The actual victory day is May 8." From WaEx, Russia confirms North Korean troops fighting Ukraine as Trump’s patience with Putin wears thin. NewsMax again, Trump Urges Russia to Stop Attacks, Says Zelenskyy Might Cede Crimea. PJM's Stephen Kruiser says Peace-Loving Trump Doesn't Even Know How to Hitler. From TCW, Donald Trump, the hated, thankless (and only) peacemaker. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.28.25 The Geller Report: TRUMP EFFECT – Putin Announces Ceasefire.
Politico whines White House threatens to veto Senate measure nixing Trump’s global tariffs "The Senate is expected to force a vote this week on the resolution." Sundance at CTH hears Trump Tariffs Causing Serious Problems for Swiss National Bank (and Globalists). ET reports Trump Finds Inadvertent Allies in His Trade War With China, "It almost seems as though the third world has allied itself with Trump against Beijing." TNP asserts American Family Businesses Back Trump Tariffs’ Boost to Domestic Manufacturing. Sundance, President Trump Wishes “Good Luck” to the Captives of Canada for a Happy Election Day.
ET, Trump Says Tax Cuts to Focus on Those Making Less Than $200,000 a Year, "Trump has been looking to extend his 2017 tax cuts, which are set to expire later this year." Nick Ballasy at JTN reports GOP leaders mull 4-year sunset provisions for Trump tax benefits in reconciliation bill. "The budget watchdog Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has called the possibility of making certain tax benefits such as exempting tips from taxes only temporary a form of budget "manipulation."" At Da Caller Trump Makes America Independent From The Climate Grift.
Misty Severi again, Hegseth orders Pentagon leadership to review medical standards for military enlistment. "The order gives Pentagon officials 30 days to review its medical standards for enlistment, appointment or induction and come up with proposed updates to the standards." Hat Hair's Josh Hammer explores The Pete Hegseth Red Herring and the GOP's Foreign Policy Civil War.
Matt Vespa wonder When Will the Media Learn That You Can't Do This Stuff With Trump. Ryan James Girdusky @RyanGirdusky "Paragraph 1: Trump historically unpopular Paragraph 3: Americans still trust Trump more than Democrats." PJM's Matt Margolis says Here's What the MSM Doesn't Want You to Know About Trump's Approval Ratings. Mark Mitchell, Rasmussen Reports @honestpollster "A look at approval index shows that Trump actually outshines most Obama polling. Approval Index = Strong Approve - Strong Disapprove. It's a measure of rabidness of support, and despite the constant media barrage..." At Althouse, "The Trump phenomenon could be dismissed as a cult of personality, but Luntz believes otherwise." From "America’s top pollster: What Trump voters think now surprises me/Frank Luntz says the new political reality of the US — and the world — can be summarised in one word" (London Times). Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "Pass some legislation." Quote Rick Scott @ScottforFlorida, "In less than 100 days, President Trump has accomplished more than Biden did in his entire term – and this is just the beginning. Promises made – promises kept!" PJM's Bob Spencer say Brace Yourself: New Trump Scandal Could Be the Biggest of Them All! (The blue suit at the Pope's funeral) and VodkaPundit, Trump’s Blue Suit and the Death Throes of Legacy Media. "I've come to expect that the dinosaur legacy media — the same folks who used to brag about their "layers of editors and fact-checkers" — will hop on board with whatever goes viral on social media, editing and fact-checking be damned. "Somebody posted a cropped picture of Trump making it look like he's the only wearer of a blue suit at the Pope's funeral! Quick, make this into the etiquette version of Watergate!""
From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.28.25 EBL, Debbie Downer Rove and President Trump Approval Rating, Bacon Time: Yes, They Are That Stupid, Don Surber: Trumping the press again.
At PJM, Kevin Downey say Two Thug-Loving Judges Arrested—and Then It Gets Even Better! Kevin McCullough at TownHall sees Judges Behaving Like Criminals. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair hears That Case Against WI Judge Looks Pretty Solid, Says ... Andy McCabe! Virginia Kruta at Da Wire, Andy McCabe Dumps Cold Water On Dem Outrage Over Arrested Judge ""It's not an unreasonable complaint," McCabe said of Dugan's case, saying there was enough evidence to "move beyond the probable cause phase."" John Sexton at Hat Hair is disgusted with David Brooks: Judge Dugan's Actions Were Illegal but Also 'Heroic.' Mike Benz @MikeBenzCyber "they moved from “no one is above the law” to “illegal but heroic” the moment they lost control of the Justice Department." Quote Western Lensman @WesternLensman, "NYT’s David Brooks doesn’t "know the specific details" of the Judge Dugan case — but says she was “heroic." “If the federal enforcement agencies come to your courtroom and you help a guy escape, that is two things..." OTP, Temporary Replacement Named for Arrested Milwaukee Judge. LifeZette reports Leaked Memo Shows Wisconsin State Employees Instructed to Obstruct ICE Agents. Althouse, "Yeah, that's crap," said Governor Tony Evers, accused of encouraging state employees to break federal law. "Sometimes the conditions are right for liberals to see the value of the structural safeguard called federalism." Also at LifeZette, Judge ‘Pulled The Trigger Too Fast’ on Trump Withholding Funds from Sanctuary Cities says Jonathan Turley. RedState's Sister Toldja says Heartbreak for Democrats As New CBS News Poll Reveals the Results of Their Kilmar Abrego Garcia Campaign.
AP, The FBI mistakenly raided their Atlanta home. Now the Supreme Court will hear their lawsuit.
From Da Fetched, President Trump Calls For Arrest of Biden Operative Behind Autopen Pardons. Cathy Salgado at PJM, Trump: Biden Auto Pen Operators Should Be ‘in Jail,’ ActBlue Is Corrupt. Pop Times sees Adam Schiff Panic After Trump Recommends Jail and Orders Probe Into Alleged ActBlue Money Laundering. At Yahoo! Chuck Schumer dodges on whether Democrats will look to impeach Trump if they win back Congress. Of course they will. They can't help themselves, even though it backfires every time. 'Becca Downs at TownHall hears Illinois Governor Declares, 'Republicans Cannot Know a Moment of Peace' and Sarah Arnold sees Democrat Town Halls Targeting GOP Rep Implode Into In-Fighting and Mockery. PJM's Paula Boldyard reports a Protester Confronts Vivek at a County GOP Event. What Happened Next Was... Unexpected.
DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "Hunter Biden: The Burisma-USAID Pipeline! Thanks to @MarcoPolo501c3 for the help with emails. On July 9, 2014, an email to Hunter Biden floated the idea of Burisma becoming a "partner" with USAID. By October 25, just over three months later, Burisma had secured a role in the USAID Municipal Energy Reform Project in Ukraine. Hunter received a thank-you in an email. USAID would ultimately allocate $16.5 million to this project. Hunter Biden was deeply involved with USAID. He is also seen in other emails making connections with USAID appointees and even being asked for advice on appointees and resumes." Here's how it goes, politician, or politician's son, arranges for USAID to give money to X, X kicks back a share to politician or politician's son. Twitchy, THIS Where That $50K a Month Comes From? Data Republican BUSTS Hunter Biden's USAID Connection (Thread). NewsBusters, EXCLUSIVE: US Government Committed Over $11 Million Directly to Soros’s Open Society Groups through USAID.
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