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[Assaad Razzouk @AssaadRazzouk]

Solar's rise is the fastest in the history of electricity

It's not stopping - and can't be stopped - and will dominate electricity consumption by 2035, everywhere

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https://t.co/RYDXhT1Uu1

[George Tsakraklides @99blackbaloons]

What we call “capitalism” is actually a self-destruction machine keeping power, economy, religion and society hostage to the biggest hallucination that has ever existed: Growth

#philosophy #amwriting #capitalism #economics

[Abier @abierkhatib]

God, this is like a horror movie.

A former Israeli SNIPER …

[Stan Collymore @StanCollymore]

Victoria Park, London, 1978.

100,000 Skins, Punks, Jews, Blacks, Muslims, Mixed , English, Irish, Hindus, Sikhs, Scots, Welsh, Working Class, Middle Class, trade unionists, unified against racists and fascists.

Gen Z, it's your turn.

[Assaad Razzouk @AssaadRazzouk]

Good climate news this week
1 Wind and solar deliver 30% of EU's in 1H24, overtaking fossil fuels
2 China to set hard emissions targets from 2026
3 Thirteen EU states generated more energy from wind and solar than coal and gas for 1st time in 2024
4 Chile to phase-out petrol cars by 2035; Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay by 2040
5 South Africa passes sweeping climate law
6 Spain approves 300 renewables projects with 28GW capacity
7 UK will honor pledge of $15b in overseas climate aid
8 EV chargers in China up 54% year on year in June
9 China's BESS capacity up 40% in 2024 to 44.44GW
10 Uber and BYD to deploy 100,000 EVs in EU and LatAm

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

“I’m a 56-year-old, white, gun owner country boy, and If Kamala Harris thinks she can get my vote, well, she’d be right.”

[Double Down News @DoubleDownNews]

Holocaust Survivor Demolishes Israel

[Carbon Brief @CarbonBrief]

Analysis: How well have climate models projected global warming? | @hausfath #CBarchive

Read here: https://t.co/ApqLIMhlhT

[Gado Cartoons @iGaddo]

Meg CHEBET Whitman!

[Simon Evans @DrSimEvans]

I'm struggling to get my head around the massive 78% year-on-year surge in China's solar power output

In May 2024 alone, China got more electricity from solar than most countries did in the whole of 2023 🤯

[KenyanCyclist @kenyancyclist]

I was really excited to speak at Kenya's first public transport conference but glad it has been rescheduled. We as Kenyans are currently demonstrating against the Kenya Finance Bill 2024 This bill is oppressive, destructive and borderline dictatorial! #rejectfinancebill2024

[Assaad Razzouk @AssaadRazzouk]

Solar power continues to amaze - and isn't stopping anytime soon: in the first 6 months of 2024, we're already ahead of what the world installed in 2020.

2024 will beat all records, again. By 2040, kids will think of words like "coal", "gas" or "oil" as so ancient and archaic

[Dr. Ekuru Aukot @EAukot]

Disgusting

[Friends of Lake Turkana @FoLTurkana]

Turkana, tumereject !

Our Gen Z ❤️✊🏿

#RejectFinanceBill2024
#TotalShutdownKenya
#OccupyTurkana
#OccupyLodwar

[Mohammed Hersi : Mr Optimist @mohammedhersi]

To Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah @KIMANIICHUNGWAH

I have watched this clip over and over again, and I am afraid to tell you that you have missed the nature of the current protest.

The fact that young, smart, educated Kenyans, armed with iPhones, expensive sneakers, designer jeans, and leather jackets, have well-kept dread and are willing to come out to picket and face off with police should worry any politician in Kenya. Be very afraid Mheshimiwa. It means they are ready to step out of their comfort zones.

Hon. Ichungwa, you should be busy burning the midnight oil on how to handle these young, agitated youth.

These are not your ordinary youth, Mheshimiwa.

✅️1. These individuals have dismantled the tribal barriers that had previously separated them. When they speak, their intelligence and sophistication are evident. They are not as stupid and ignorant as previously assumed. You cannot tell them by their accent or how they speak.

✅️2. These individuals possess no political affiliation; their freedom is akin to that of a bird. They are everywhere, from Meru to Kisumu, from Eldoret to Mombasa, from Kwale to Kiambu, from Garissa to Kisii, and the list goes on. Did I hear you say it's only NBI? Then you need to update yourself.

✅️3. These individuals don't require any mobilization fees, which is why, as you just mentioned, they collaborate to use Uber. There is nothing wrong with taking an Uber; if anything, the Uber driver would most likely be their tribe, Gen Z.

✅️4. These guys don't need handouts; as you state, they joined together to enjoy a decent meal after their protest. This would certainly piss off any politician. Most likely, Gen Z would be serving them.

✅️5. These guys have amazing good will from Kenyans. When you see a Somali restaurant providing them with free food water, Jamia mosque providing a safe haven for their tear-gassed comrades, it's important to remember that these are not normal times. When was the last time you saw a hijabi-clad lady in sneakers facing off with a cop?

✅️7. These guys look out for each other; did you see the many young Gen Z doctors and lawyers who came out to help their own? Did you see young photojournalists and cameramen protecting their fellow Gen Z protesters from police who are trying to use force .

✅️8. These individuals don't light up tires to obstruct roads, they don't smash windows to steal from shops, and they don't destroy cars by burning them. These guys are too sophisticated for that.

✅️9. These guys are gainfully employed, and some run their own hustles.

✅️10. These guys are leveraging technology; they are ahead of everyone else. These guys turned their mobile phones into walkie-talkies for ease of coordination. These guys are even ready for the internet shutdown, as they have equipped themselves with Starlink.

Hon. Ichungwa, we are in uncharted waters; you should be burning midnight oil to explore how to reach out to this youth. Well to reach out is also easier said than done , It's a challenge because it's hard to figure out who is their leader and who is a follower.

People have long accused these young Kenyans from middle-class families of neglecting matters of national concern. Now that the finance bill has brought them to the forefront, it is crucial to engage them, as they are well-prepared for the long haul.

I hope you noticed even Baba is shocked, or rather, pleasantly surprised.

Mheshimiwa, let this serve as a thought-provoking topic for the weekend, as these individuals are the true shareholders, and they aspire to reclaim their nation.

As always, I choose to remain an optimist.

I wish you good luck Mheshimiwa

[Francis Gaitho @FGaitho237]

𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝.

The first "hut taxes" (East Africa Hut Tax Ordinance 1903) and the later Poll Tax (Native Hut and Poll Tax Ordinance 1910) were partly intended to coerce Africans, who would not otherwise have sought wage employment, into finding jobs in plantation agriculture or in urban areas in order to be able to pay their taxes.

𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚:

The key characteristics of freehold land include: - Permanency: The ownership of the land lasts until the owner decides to sell it. - No annual rent: The owner does not pay any rent to the government or any other entity. - Inheritance: The land can be passed on to heirs subject to compliance with the Law of Succession.

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝:

Leasehold ownership, on the other hand, means that the person (lessee) is given the right to use land owned by another party (lessor) for a specified period, which is determined by a lease agreement. Upon expiration of the lease term, ownership of the land reverts to the freeholder unless the lease is renewed.

With the above in mind: The conversion of our land to lease hold ensures that:

𝐚. 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝.

𝐛. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝.

𝐜. 𝐓𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚. 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐞.

𝐝. 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧.

𝐞. 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞.

𝐟. 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝.

𝐠. 𝐏𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲-𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐝𝐥𝐞.

The MPigs who passed the Finance Bill should ask Ruto whether he is willing to convert his expansive farms into leasehold tenure as is proposed?

Whether MPigs are willing to give up their ancestral homes to the government of the day? And pay land rates and ground rate to the government?

Where do they expect to bury their ancestors if the land is converted to leasehold, as burial rights are only execised on freehold land outside the municipality area.

#RejectFinanceBill2024
#OccupyParliament
#RutoMustGo
#OccupyChurches

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

It started as a display of anger on TikTok against a controversial financial bill.

Now, Kenyan youth have taken to the streets in demonstrations that are not organised by political parties, but by youngsters amred with smartphones. #financebill

https://t.co/kVlTfVR6Ug

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

Police in Nairobi arrest peaceful protesters. They sing national anthem inside the police truck

[khalif kairo @KhalifKairo]

We have just started.