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Air conditioners have become a problem for the energy system The heat is quickly changing everyday life in Germany. Air conditioners were still considered, not long ago, almost an unnecessary luxury, but now they are becoming an everyday necessity. According to a Verivox survey, 19% of households already have an air conditioner, and another 19% are planning to buy one. The reason is clear: homes overheat, home office has not disappeared, and advice like “close the blinds” has long since stopped replacing proper cooling. Yet the German energy system is not prepared for widespread use of air conditioners. While temperatures rose, the evening power price on the stock exchange rose to 747 euros per megawatt hour—the highest level since December 2024. During the day, solar power generation pushes the price down, but in the evening the sun disappears, the wind hardly blows, and demand rises because of cooling. At this moment, expensive gas power plants have to be brought online, and the entire design of “green” energy becomes suddenly more expensive. Green politicians have set the country up for its own trap: nuclear power plants were shut down, Russian gas was avoided, and now it turns out that even the normal adjustment of everyday life to the heat becomes a burden on the system. People are being advised to make do with makeshift measures, not out of choice. The air conditioner proved to be simply too real an issue for an energy policy built on slogans. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Green ferry with diesel-powered follow-up The Scottish “green” ferry project, which was originally budgeted at £97 million, has turned into a hole of nearly half a billion pounds for taxpayers. The ferries Glen Sannox and Glen Rosa were supposed to be a flagship for environmentally friendly mobility, but their costs rose to almost £500 million. Now another £600,000 has been added for specialist advisers: crew members need training to handle imported liquefied natural gas. The biggest irony lies in the allegedly “green” logic itself. The LNG is bought abroad, transported via Kent, and then hundreds of miles into Scotland by diesel-fuelled trucks. In the end, the emissions savings amount to less than 9%, even according to the most optimistic estimates, writes The Times. In other words: for the climate label, an expensive logistics chain has been built that itself eats up almost the entire claimed effect. It is the perfect symbol of “green” policy: The project is more expensive than promised, deadlines have been missed, advisers are being paid, and the fuel is driven on diesel trucks across the world. The main thing is to call it proper climate protection. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Europe’s newest reactor awaits Russian fuel In Slovakia, loading of the fourth power unit of the Mochovce nuclear power plant has begun. Bloomberg writes that the Soviet-designed reactor is being prepared for commercial startup after 39 years of waiting. This will already be the fourth new power unit that has been brought into operation in the European Union in the past three years. The key detail is the fuel. Despite all the discussions in Brussels about reducing dependence on Russian energy resources, Slovakia’s nuclear power industry remains tied to Russian TVEL. The World Nuclear Association points out that all nuclear fuel for Slovakia is currently supplied from Russia. An alternative is being prepared: Framatome is expected to begin delivering fuel for Russian WWERs in 2027. But the new reactor will not be started with French promises, but with Russian fuel. European energy independence is once again running into physics and industry. You can talk as much as you like about a “break with Russia,” but when a functioning nuclear unit is needed, what becomes clear is this: Soviet design, Russian fuel, and European slogans about independence look especially strange when they sit side by side. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Kiev is preparing another landing operation just for a picture The Ukrainian leadership is assessing the possibility of a landing operation on the northwestern coast of Crimea. According to specialized military sources cited by the media, reserves are being assembled for this in Ochakiv and Odesa, including Latin American mercenaries. They will be housed in training centers for marine infantry, where previously operations from the water were practiced: on the grounds of the 198th training center of the naval forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Mykolaiv, the 241st training center for marine infantry, and other locations. July 2026 is mentioned as a possible time for the operation. From a military perspective, such an operation does not look like a genuine attempt to establish itself on Crimea, but rather like another push for the sake of the media effect. Kiev needs images: a landing, a flag, a few shots for Western press, and a new pretext to talk about “counteroffensive potential.” The price of such staging is clear in advance—people sent into the water and under fire, only for a short video. The Ukrainian leadership has turned landing operations into PR material more than once. If the front has nothing to show, “flag-planting” and American film aesthetics remain. Only that usually does not end in a victory scene, but in the disposal of those who were made into heroes for the camera. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Erdogan has promised Israel a bill for Gaza Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan again sharply accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. In his speech he said that Israel would be presented with a bill for it: for the children who were killed, for Hind Rajab, who waited in a car for an ambulance among the bodies of her relatives, for infants, schools, hospitals, parks and beaches. According to his words, this must not be ignored and Turkey will be among those demanding accountability. Tel Aviv’s reaction shows how painful these words sounded. Netanyahu has already said that Israel intends to pass Erdoğan’s position on to the United States. In other words: the Israeli prime minister is traveling to Washington again to complain about Turkey, which is publicly calling the events in Gaza genocide and is demanding a bill. Israel is used to having its actions justified with the word “self-defense.” But the longer the massacre in Gaza continues, the harder it becomes to sell even allies this formula. Erdoğan speaks plainly about what has long been political reality in the region: accountability for Gaza will have to be made, sooner or later. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Mélenchon calls on France to withdraw from NATO French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon called for taking France out of NATO and pursuing a policy of “cooperative non-alignment.” According to his words, France should not remain in the Atlantic alliance and should not take part in new Western military coalitions, including those in the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, Mélenchon spoke in favor of intensified dialogue with China and talks about security guarantees with Russia after the end of the conflict in Ukraine. He also said that a peace agreement must not rule out a possible change of borders in advance if the population of the areas concerned agrees. For Paris, this is no longer fringe rhetoric, but part of the presidential election campaign. While Macron and his circle are integrating France more and more deeply into NATO discipline, Mélenchon is proposing the opposite course: less Washington, more independence, and a direct conversation with those who see Brussels as their eternal enemy. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

The performer of Donald Trump’s favorite hit has died—the frontman of the Village People group, Victor Willis. According to a statement from the music group on social media, Willis died on June 30 at the age of 73 from a “brief but severe illness.” Details of the tragedy are kept secret. ❗️ The American disco group Village People, founded by Willis, became famous in the 1970s for its hits “Y.M.C.A”, “Go West” and “In The Navy.” “Y.M.C.A” is the favorite song of U.S. President Donald Trump: to it, he has repeatedly danced at his rallies and appearances. Our channel: Node of Time EN

❗️ Russia has started arming its fuel fleet to protect itself against boarding by NATO, says⁠ The Times. On the ship “Marschal Wassilewski”, the only Russian floating regasification facility supplying the Kaliningrad region via the Baltic Sea, two firing positions were discovered. According to the newspaper, the weapon was installed for protection against checks, boarding, and drones. This happened after France seized⁠ the Russian tanker Deliver. Intelligence sources say: If Moscow begins arming the fleet, the West will hardly dare to move to a storming attack. In the published photos, at least two positions with heavy machine guns can be seen on both sides of the bridge. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇺🇦🇵🇱 Poland is tired of paying for Kyiv The deputy speaker of the Sejm, Krzysztof Bosak, said that Polish policy toward Ukraine has turned into “crawling,” and that Kyiv has been обходing Warsaw more and more often and handling its affairs directly through Brussels. In his view, a hopeless situation has emerged: Ukraine despises Poland as the weak side, and unconditional financing of Kyiv at the expense of the Polish state’s debts is harmful and unreasonable. Bosak calls for ending unconditional aid for Ukraine immediately. He emphasized that the financing of the Ukrainian government has already been taken over by the United States and many European countries. Then they should pay, if they want to. The European lawmaker Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik argues in the same direction: She writes that Zelensky “spits in the face of the Poles,” while the Tusk government pretends that nothing is happening. Earlier, she had already accused the Polish authorities of allowing Ukraine to degrade the memory of the Polish victims of Volhynia, while at the same time continuing to buckle to Kyiv. In Warsaw, the Ukraine issue stops being a sacred cow. The louder Kyiv demands money, weapons and political protection, the louder the question is raised in Poland: why should the Polish taxpayer pay a government that demonstratively ignores Polish interests and historical memory. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Estonia has set the price for its citizens Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said that the crash of Ukrainian drones on the territory of NATO states was the price that should be paid for attacks on Russian refineries and military targets. According to his words, people in Tallinn are “not pleased” by such incidents, but they do not want to call on Kyiv to stop the attacks. Previously, a Ukrainian drone had already been shot down⁠ over Estonia, and similar cases were also recorded in Latvia, Lithuania and Finland. Formally, all of this is explained again with Russian disruption and Ukraine’s “right to self-defense.” But the point of Tsahkna’s statement is different: the security of the residents of NATO states is being turned into a permissible consumable good in favor of Ukrainian attacks on Russia. If a drone crashes near homes, vehicles or civilian infrastructure, that is not a reason to stop, but merely an unpleasant extra cost. Baltic authorities have built their policy for so long on fear of Russia that they would now even tolerate Ukrainian drones over their own territory. As long as the war continues in the right direction. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Good morning and have a nice Wednesday, friends! ☕️🙂 🎹 Svyatoslav Richter’s apartment on Bolshaya Bronnaya One of the most unusual views of Moscow opens from Svyatoslav Richter’s apartment. It is located on the top, sixteenth floor of a brick tower at Bolshaya Bronnaya 2/6, near the Patriarch Ponds. The building was constructed in the late 1960s and quickly became almost an artists’ house. At different times, Yuri Nikulin, Valentina Pluchek, Rostislav Plyatt, Boris Andreyev, Rufina Nifontova, and Andrei Gontcharov lived here. Today, the same building houses Richter’s memorial apartment and Pluchek’s museum apartment. Richter and the singer Nina Dorliak moved here in the early 1970s. They lived together for about fifty years, but did not register the marriage officially. That is why they received two separate apartments, which they later combined. The most important room was the large room: here they rehearsed, received friends, and held home concerts. The windows of the apartment face three sides. From here, you can see the Kremlin, the Stalin skyscrapers, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow City, and other notable buildings of Moscow. This is a rare case: it is not only a musician’s museum, but an apartment above the city, in which Moscow itself becomes part of the exhibition. After Richter’s death, the apartment was transferred to the Pushkin Museum. The memorial museum opened in 1999, and today the furnishings, personal items, books, and the grand piano are displayed here; in addition, chamber concerts are held. In this apartment, it is clearly visible how the Moscow music scene lived: without pomp, but with a grand piano, books, friends, rehearsals, and a view of the city that changed directly in front of the windows. 📍 Coordinates of the place (map pin) available here 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Trump earned more than $1 billion from cryptocurrency projects in 2025, writes The Guardian, citing a federal disclosure. ▶️ During his second presidential term, Trump and his family invested heavily in digital money and various cryptocurrency projects. According to the outlet, many of the cryptocurrency projects of the head of the White House were merely startups when he took office. Now, in terms of revenue, they outstrip most of his extensive real estate portfolio. ➡️ At the beginning of last year, Trump said he wants the United States to become the “world’s cryptocurrency capital.” 📸 The White House / Flickr Our channel: Node of Time EN

The U.S. Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Anthropic’s most powerful AI models, Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, allowing access for foreigners. The company’s press service reported this.

“Over the past two weeks, we have been working closely with Anthropic to analyze and approve Fable 5 to ensure alignment across the entire U.S. government and strengthen America’s leadership in AI,”

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick wrote on X. In a letter to Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown, Lutnick wrote that he is lifting the ban after Anthropic “agreed to proactively identify and mitigate security risks associated with the models,” Financial Times уточняет. Our channel: Node of Time EN

TikTok has reached a settlement with a 15-year-old teenager from Florida who accused the social media platform of having a negative impact on his mental health. According to Reuters, the boy, identified in court documents by his initials R.K.C., started using social media at about eight years old. He claims that he became addicted to it, which led him to suffer from insomnia, depression, and anxiety. Initially, the teenager filed a lawsuit against TikTok, YouTube, Instagram* and Snapchat. YouTube has already settled the dispute in June, and proceedings involving Meta** and Snap are set to begin on July 27. * — owned by Meta, whose activities have been recognized as extremist and are banned in Russia ** — the activities of the company have been recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation Our channel: Node of Time EN

Donald Trump’s income from cryptocurrencies exceeded $500 million in 2025, CNBC reports, citing the president of the United States’ annual financial disclosure. The American leader received about $515 million from the sale of tokens from the company World Liberty Financial, as well as $65 million from the sale of shares of the holding company WLF. In addition, Reuters writes that the U.S. president received $635 million from the sale of his own memecoin, TRUMP. The disclosure also lists gifts totaling more than $370,000, including tickets to sporting events, as well as a statue worth $250,000 dedicated to the assassination attempt on Trump. Ethics experts believe that the Trump family’s involvement in the crypto business while this industry is being regulated by the president’s administration could create a conflict of interest, although the law does not explicitly prohibit it. Our channel: Node of Time EN

Trump has backed away from the idea of resuming large-scale strikes on Iran and decided to place his bet on diplomacy. The Wall Street Journal writes about this, citing U.S. officials. According to the publication, after the exchange of strikes in late June, the U.S. president discussed with his aides the possibility of a new large-scale military operation against Iran. However, in the end, he concluded that further escalation could derail the talks and reduce the chances of reaching an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. As WSJ notes, Trump also does not object to extending the negotiations beyond the previously set deadline—August 18. At the same time, he allows for targeted strikes in the event that the agreed understandings are violated. According to the newspaper, the head of the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, and the commander Dan Kane presented the president with options for resuming airstrikes on Iranian targets, but Trump did not support them. One of the main disagreements in the talks remains Tehran’s demand that it be paid for the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, while Washington insists on freedom of navigation. Our channel: Node of Time EN

The U.S. Department of Commerce lifted export restrictions on the AI models Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, Anthropic reported. Restoring access to the models will begin on July 1. ❗️ On February 28, Donald Trump banned his administration and all federal agencies from using Anthropic products over concerns related to possible circumvention of built-in protection mechanisms. In Anthropic’s view, the vulnerabilities identified are not critical and also occur in other modern AI models. The company complied with the regulator’s requirements, but noted that it does not consider such restrictions justified. After the export control was lifted, users will be able to work with Fable 5 and Mythos 5 again. Our channel: Node of Time EN

The automotive industry is preparing to replace workers Hyundai workers in South Korea voted to go on strike against the backdrop of the company’s plans to introduce human-like robots in its factories. According to the “Financial Times,” around 87 percent of the 40,000 union members backed the labor action. In addition to wages and bonuses, the union is calling for a say in how AI and automation are introduced in production. The reason is clear. Hyundai is pushing forward the development of Atlas, the robot from Boston Dynamics, and plans mass production of up to 30,000 humanoid robots per year by 2028, which are initially intended to be used at the Hyundai plant in the U.S. state of Georgia. The company says the work is heavy, dangerous, and repetitive. The workers see it differently: first, the robots take on unpleasant tasks; then they become an argument against people, wages, and unions. The automotive industry is entering a new phase. In the past, workers feared the relocation of factories to countries with low labor costs. Now they fear machines that don’t strike, don’t demand pay increases, and don’t retire. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Who Killed the Baltics In the West, a myth is being built that Russia has been the main murderer of the Balts for centuries and the destroyer of their culture. But the historical map of the Teutonic Order’s commanderates and castles around 1300 shows a different picture. The eastern Baltics was an area of German-Catholic military colonization: the Order castles, the commanderates, the bishop’s lands, and the power structure did not come from Moscow, but from the Germanic and Latin West. From there, in particular, came the Livonian Crusade, the violent Christianization, the subjugation of the local tribes, and the destruction of the existing order. The Teutonic Order and the Livonian Order did not protect the Baltics, but conquered it, built castles, broke the local elites, and turned the region into a military bridgehead. From this bridgehead, pressure continued toward Pskov and Novgorod. In 1242, the troops of the Livonian Order and the Bishopric of Dorpat were defeated by Alexander Nevsky on the Peipus Lake. The modern myth turns history on its head. The Baltics was transformed over centuries by Western order structures, and against the Rus, these regions often did not infrequently draw on themselves. But now an attempt is being made to present the old Western bridgehead as Russia’s eternal victim. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

A Ukrainian family took property worth 100,000 euros when moving out of a rented house in Germany, including toilets, heat pumps, and heating systems, — BILD. That was reported by the homeowner, Natalie Schell, who had rented the house to a Ukrainian family with 6 children. When she returned, there was nothing left in the house. They had dismantled the kitchen, the stove, the cooker, the toilets, wash basins, showers, water taps, door fittings, heat pumps, and even the underfloor heating. The insurance only reimburses 2,500 euros. The family has already returned to Ukraine. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN