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← In war every government, democratic or autocratic, crushes whatever deflects energy from victory

17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 15 Mar 1788 to 18 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about government.

Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under batteries batteries Everything filed under nuclear power nuclear power Everything filed under solar solar Everything filed under America America Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: In war every government, democratic or autocratic, crushes whatever deflects energy from victory In war every government, democratic orautocratic, crushes whatever deflectsenergy from victory RB Randolph Bourne — holds since c. 1917–1918 — tap for who they are Same subject: Energy in the executive is a leading mark of good government — tap to centre the map on it Energy in the executive is a leadingmark of good government Last stated 239 years ago 15 Mar 1788 AH Alexander Hamilton — holds since 1788-03-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Quoted subsidy totals for meat and fossil fuels mostly describe unpriced damage, not money any government could take back and spend elsewhere. — tap to centre the map on it Quoted subsidy totals for meat andfossil fuels mostly describeunpriced damage, not money anygovernment could take back and spendelsewhere. Last stated 9 months ago 9 Feb 2026 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2026-02-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The inflation of the early 2020s was caused by government overspending and rising energy prices. — tap to centre the map on it The inflation of the early 2020s wascaused by government overspendingand rising energy prices. Last stated 2 years ago 20 Jan 2025 DT Donald Trump — holds since 2025-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: The only effective way to pressure a government's public finances through sanctions is to sharply cut purchases of its key exports, such as oil and gas. — tap to centre the map on it The only effective way to pressure agovernment's public finances throughsanctions is to sharply cutpurchases of its key exports, suchas oil and gas. Last stated 5 years ago 4 Mar 2022 SJ Simon Johnson — holds since 2022-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot make people adopt more expensive clean energy, because higher fuel prices are political suicide under any government. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot make people adopt moreexpensive clean energy, becausehigher fuel prices are politicalsuicide under any government. Last stated 3 years ago 16 Aug 2023 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-08-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city should be as large as self-sufficiency needs but small enough for its rulers to oversee — tap to centre the map on it A city should be as large asself-sufficiency needs but smallenough for its rulers to oversee AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it A competent, empowered civil servicethat performs crucial governmentfunctions with in-house expertise isgood. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens. — tap to centre the map on it A conspiracy theory can be used as apretext to dismantle governmentprograms and target researchers andcitizens. Last stated 2 months ago 4 Sept 2026 AA Anne Applebaum — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufacturedobject that produces wealth ratherthan consuming it, at a hundredtimes the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Nov 2024 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. — tap to centre the map on it A spacecraft built to servicesatellites is also a weapon, becausethe same robotic arm that refuelsone can disable one. Last stated 3 years ago 25 Mar 2024 BC Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. — tap to centre the map on it America stopped building reactorsbecause Three Mile Island wasmismanaged as a public-relationsevent, not because anyone was harmedby it. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Aug 2026 IT Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. — tap to centre the map on it Most nuclear companies will not havethis solved by 2031, and many stillwill not by 2035, because they havethe wrong mindset. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Aug 2026 IT Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the nuclear industry is amodelling and simulation businessproducing paper reactors, not abusiness that builds them. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Aug 2026 IT Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. — tap to centre the map on it About a fifth of the US grid couldbe freed for data centres just bycovering the yearly peak withbatteries or peaker plants. Last stated 8 months ago 13 Mar 2026 DP Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Apple's risk is being reduced to hardware: people keep buying the best phone while everything they do on it comes from someone else's model. — tap to centre the map on it Apple's risk is being reduced tohardware: people keep buying thebest phone while everything they doon it comes from someone else'smodel. Last stated a year ago 2 Sept 2025 BE Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Batteries are a necessary complement to solar power because of its output variability. — tap to centre the map on it Batteries are a necessary complementto solar power because of its outputvariability. Last stated 6 months ago 3 May 2026 JP Joseph Politano — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are
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At the centre In war every government, democratic or autocratic, crushes whatever deflects energy from victory Last stated c. 1917–1918 Holds Randolph Bourne Read this korrent →