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Fumi delle navi, il rapporto fa segnare 228 ispezioni e 8 fermi nel 2025. Ma proprio ieri è stato lanciato un nuovo allarme inquinamento da San Teodoro - genovaquotidiana.com
La Capitaneria di porto pubblica il bilancio 2025 sui controlli alle emissioni navali: oltre 2.600 verifiche, 31 irregolarità e 8 fermi. Ma ieri Federico Valerio dell’Ecoistituto di Reggio Emilia e Genova – Centro di Diritto Ambientale ha segnalato una “pre allerta aria insalubre” in via Bari, con valori di biossido di azoto saliti fino a 85 microgrammi per metro cubo e indica tre priorità: elettrificazione delle banchine, rinnovo dei traghetti e partenze distanziate
Sono 228 le ispezioni effettuate nel 2025 dalla Capitaneria di porto – Guardia costiera di Genova sulle navi italiane e straniere entrate nello scalo, con oltre 2.600 controlli individuali eseguiti a bordo. È il dato principale del rapporto annuale dedicato all’attività di controllo e prevenzione dell’inquinamento atmosferico navale nel porto di Genova, un documento che arriva mentre il tema della qualità dell’aria nei quartieri affacciati sulle banchine torna di stretta attualità. Proprio ieri, martedì 28 aprile, Federico Valerio, dell’Ecoistituto di Reggio Emilia e Genova e del Centro di Diritto Ambientale, ha lanciato un allarme su San Teodoro, segnalando valori elevati di biossido di azoto in via Bari e collegando la situazione alle condizioni del vento e alla presenza di due navi da crociera in porto con generatori accesi.
Il bilancio della Capitaneria indica 31 deficienze rilevate e 8 provvedimenti di fermo nave, adottati nei casi considerati più critici. Il rapporto insiste su un punto preciso: i controlli sulle emissioni non sono soltanto verifiche documentali. Gli ispettori entrano nei locali macchina, controllano certificazioni, parametri di funzionamento, componenti dei motori, impianti di abbattimento e combustibili utilizzati. Ogni ispezione può comprendere da una decina fino a quaranta verifiche distinte, con accertamenti che possono arrivare allo smontaggio di pompe e iniettori o all’apertura dei carter per verificare la conformità dei componenti. È un’attività tecnica complessa, che riguarda in particolare gli ossidi di azoto, gli ossidi di zolfo e il monitoraggio dell’anidride carbonica.
La parte più consistente dell’attività 2025 ha riguardato gli ossidi di azoto, prodotti dalla combustione dei motori diesel marini. Su questo fronte sono state controllate 228 navi, 146 straniere e 82 italiane. Tra le navi straniere da carico sono state effettuate 139 ispezioni, con circa 1.390 controlli, 16 deficienze e 4 fermi. Sulle navi straniere passeggeri e traghetti le ispezioni sono state 7, con circa 105 controlli e 2 deficienze, senza fermi. Per le navi italiane il quadro registra 30 ispezioni sui traghetti, oltre 600 controlli, una deficienza e nessun fermo, mentre sulle navi italiane da carico le ispezioni sono state 52, con circa 500 controlli, 12 deficienze e 4 fermi. Il totale conferma quindi 31 deficienze e 8 fermi nave, divisi tra unità italiane e straniere.
Le criticità emerse hanno riguardato soprattutto tre ambiti: la corretta tenuta del registro dei parametri dei motori principali e dei gruppi elettrogeni, la marcatura dei componenti e la certificazione dei motori. In concreto, la Capitaneria ha riscontrato casi di registrazioni incomplete o non coerenti con i valori rilevati a bordo, componenti privi della marcatura obbligatoria dell’Organizzazione marittima internazionale o non conformi al fascicolo tecnico approvato, certificati mancanti o non aggiornati dopo interventi di manutenzione straordinaria. Nei casi più rilevanti sono stati imposti interventi immediati, con sostituzione di testate, iniettori e pompe, messa fuori servizio di motori principali e ausiliari prima della partenza, coinvolgimento degli organismi di classificazione e, quando necessario, fermo dell’unità fino alla rettifica delle irregolarità.
Un passaggio centrale del rapporto riguarda anche la recente sentenza del Tribunale amministrativo regionale della Liguria sul fermo della motonave Stolt Argon, disposto nel 2024 dalla Capitaneria nell’ambito di un’ispezione dello Stato di approdo. La contestazione riguardava gravi deficienze sugli ossidi di azoto, in particolare pompe di iniezione prive della marcatura dell’Organizzazione marittima internazionale e non rispondenti al fascicolo tecnico approvato del motore. Il ricorso dell’armatore è stato rigettato integralmente. Secondo quanto riportato nel rapporto, il Tribunale amministrativo regionale ha riconosciuto la correttezza tecnica e procedurale dell’operato ispettivo, affermando il principio secondo cui il fascicolo tecnico è un parametro vincolante di conformità e non una semplice guida indicativa. L’assenza della marcatura obbligatoria sui componenti è stata ritenuta sufficiente a giustificare il fermo, anche senza la necessità di dimostrare un effettivo superamento dei limiti di emissione.
Il 2025 è stato anche l’anno del cambio di passo nel Mediterraneo sul fronte dello zolfo. Dal primo maggio il Mar Mediterraneo è diventato ufficialmente area di controllo delle emissioni di zolfo, con obbligo per le navi di utilizzare combustibili con tenore di zolfo non superiore allo 0,10 per cento. Genova aveva anticipato questa impostazione con il Genoa Blue Agreement, accordo volontario rinnovato nel 2023 e sottoscritto da compagnie, armatori, operatori portuali e rimorchiatori, con l’obiettivo di assimilare già da tempo l’area entro tre miglia nautiche dal porto a una zona a bassissime emissioni di zolfo.
Nel corso dell’anno, per quanto riguarda gli ossidi di zolfo e il tenore di zolfo nei combustibili, la Capitaneria ha effettuato 32 controlli su altrettante navi, di cui 12 con prelievo e analisi di campione in laboratorio. Le verifiche hanno interessato traghetti italiani, portacontainer straniere, navi da crociera e altre tipologie di unità. Il dato più rilevante è che i campioni analizzati non hanno evidenziato superamenti dei limiti. L’unica irregolarità riscontrata è stata di natura documentale ed è stata oggetto di immediata rettifica. È un risultato significativo, soprattutto in un anno di transizione normativa per tutto il bacino mediterraneo.
Ma proprio sul rapporto tra controlli, risultati tecnici e aria respirata nei quartieri interviene Federico Valerio dell’Ecoistituto di Reggio Emilia e Genova – Centro di Diritto Ambientale, che legge il documento anche nel contesto delle polemiche nazionali sui controlli effettuati dalle Capitanerie italiane. «Ho la sensazione che questo rapporto, molto dettagliato, sia la risposta alla “accusa” senza contraddittorio sui pochi controlli effettuati dalle Capitanerie italiane», osserva Valerio, aggiungendo che «si può fare di meglio», ma che le priorità per garantire aria salubre ai genovesi sarebbero altre. Secondo l’esperto, le urgenze sono l’elettrificazione delle banchine per le navi da crociera, il rinnovo del parco traghetti con più unità alimentate a gas naturale e una gestione più ordinata delle partenze, evitando che due o tre traghetti, spesso affiancati, accendano i motori principali almeno mezz’ora prima di lasciare l’ormeggio, concentrando le emissioni in una zona ristretta e sottovento.
L’allarme di Federico Valerio è stato lanciato ieri alle 13.50, quando è stata indicata una “pre allerta aria insalubre” a San Teodoro. In via Bari, secondo i dati da lui diffusi, il biossido di azoto era a 73 microgrammi per metro cubo, un valore superiore a quello registrato in via Buozzi, indicata a 56 microgrammi per metro cubo, e anche a corso Europa, indicato a 71 microgrammi per metro cubo. La causa, secondo la sua lettura, sarebbe stata la combinazione tra venti da sud-sud-est nel porto antico e la presenza di due navi da crociera, Msc Sea View e Msc Musica, con generatori accesi e posizionate sopravento rispetto a via Bari. Alle 14 la situazione risultava in peggioramento, con via Bari salita a 85 microgrammi per metro cubo. Da qui l’invito rivolto ai residenti della zona a chiudere le finestre e a tenere sotto controllo le misure dell’Agenzia regionale per la protezione dell’ambiente ligure.
Il punto sollevato dall’esperto introduce una distinzione sostanziale: il rapporto della Capitaneria misura e documenta l’attività di controllo sulle navi, ma l’esposizione reale dei quartieri dipende anche da fattori operativi immediati, come vento, posizione delle unità, tempi di accensione dei generatori e dei motori principali, disponibilità dell’alimentazione elettrica da terra e tecnologia delle navi in servizio. Secondo Federico Valerio, se l’elettrificazione delle banchine crocieristiche fosse già operativa, una situazione come quella segnalata ieri in via Bari, con due navi da crociera in porto e generatori in funzione, non si sarebbe verificata negli stessi termini.
Il rapporto della Capitaneria dedica spazio anche al monitoraggio delle emissioni di anidride carbonica, previsto dal regolamento europeo sul sistema di monitoraggio, comunicazione e verifica delle emissioni nel trasporto marittimo. Nel 2025 sono state controllate 196 navi e non sono state rilevate irregolarità. La Capitaneria ha verificato la presenza del documento di conformità, la validità annuale della certificazione e la coerenza dei dati riportati rispetto alle dichiarazioni delle compagnie. Il documento ricorda che nel periodo 2022-2024 erano invece state inoltrate sei segnalazioni all’autorità nazionale competente presso il ministero dell’Ambiente e della Sicurezza energetica, relative a irregolarità nel monitoraggio e nella rendicontazione delle emissioni.
Accanto alle ispezioni formali, la Capitaneria ha proseguito l’attività di controllo sulle fumosità anomale, uno dei fenomeni più percepiti dai cittadini nei quartieri vicini al porto. Fumo nero, denso o persistente dai fumaioli può essere il segnale di anomalie nei motori o nelle caldaie. Per questo sono stati utilizzati richiami via radio dalla sala operativa, lettere ufficiali alle compagnie e riunioni tecniche dedicate, soprattutto con gli operatori dei traghetti. Il rapporto evidenzia che il confronto con gli armatori ha prodotto effetti concreti: sarebbero state eliminate le cosiddette criticità croniche, cioè le navi che presentavano emissioni anomale in modo sistematico, mentre risultano migliorati anche i fenomeni acuti, legati a situazioni eccezionali di funzionamento.
Tra i segnali di prospettiva, il documento cita l’entrata in servizio, a dicembre 2025, della prima nave traghetto a propulsione mista nel porto di Genova. Per la Capitaneria si tratta di un passaggio concreto verso una riduzione strutturale delle emissioni, legato non solo ai controlli ma anche agli investimenti tecnologici delle compagnie. È un punto che si intreccia con una delle priorità indicate da Federico Valerio, cioè il rinnovo del parco traghetti con più navi alimentate a gas naturale, così da ridurre alla fonte una parte delle emissioni legate alle manovre, all’ormeggio e alla fase precedente la partenza.
Un altro elemento qualificante del rapporto è il rapporto con la città. Nel 2025 la Capitaneria ha partecipato all’Osservatorio Ambiente e Salute del Comune di Genova, tavolo che riunisce Comune, Autorità di sistema portuale, Agenzia regionale per la protezione dell’ambiente ligure, Azienda sanitaria locale 3, Regione Liguria, Difensore civico, Municipi, comitati e associazioni di cittadini. In quella sede sono stati condivisi dati, rapporti di attività, risultati delle ispezioni, azioni correttive e criticità ancora aperte. Il rapporto riconosce il ruolo delle segnalazioni dei cittadini, definite spesso il primo indicatore di situazioni da approfondire.
Il confronto pubblico ha avuto anche un momento specifico durante la Genoa Shipping Week, il 15 ottobre 2025, con il convegno “Porto di Genova: tutela ambientale e monitoraggio dei fumi – Good Practices e prospettive”, organizzato dalla Capitaneria di porto di Genova e dall’Agenzia regionale per la protezione dell’ambiente ligure alla Sala Levante dei Magazzini del Cotone. L’iniziativa ha messo attorno allo stesso tavolo istituzioni, autorità tecniche, armatori, comitati e Difensore civico, con l’obiettivo di discutere dati, criticità e investimenti in corso. Il rapporto sottolinea il valore simbolico dell’appuntamento, coinciso con il 160º anniversario della Capitaneria di porto di Genova e con il 30º anniversario dell’Agenzia regionale per la protezione dell’ambiente ligure.
Il quadro che emerge è quindi doppio. Da una parte, il rapporto 2025 della Capitaneria descrive un sistema di controllo strutturato, con ispezioni tecniche, fermi nave, verifiche sui combustibili, controlli sull’anidride carbonica e confronto con compagnie e comitati. Dall’altra, l’allarme arrivato da San Teodoro ricorda che i numeri dei controlli non bastano, da soli, a chiudere il problema della qualità dell’aria nei quartieri sottovento al porto. Gli otto fermi nave dimostrano che, quando le irregolarità sono gravi, la risposta può arrivare fino al blocco dell’unità. L’assenza di superamenti nei campioni sullo zolfo e l’assenza di irregolarità nei controlli sull’anidride carbonica indicano un adeguamento progressivo del sistema alle norme più recenti. Ma l’episodio di via Bari riporta al centro le misure strutturali: alimentazione elettrica da terra per le crociere, traghetti meno inquinanti e partenze organizzate in modo da non concentrare emissioni nella stessa finestra temporale e nello stesso punto del porto.
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📰 The Local Germany📅 2026-04-29enSalute · ambiente
German cabinet set to approve health reforms and budget plans, bid to rescue 'Timmy' the whale passes key hurdle, German birth rate falls to lowest level since 1946 and more news on Wednesday, April 29th.
German cabinet set to approve health reforms and budget plans, bid to rescue 'Timmy' the whale passes key hurdle, German birth rate falls to lowest level since 1946 and more news on Wednesday, April 29th. Wednesday's top story: German cabinet set to approve health reforms and budget plans Germany’s governing coalition is facing mounting strain as it attempts to press ahead with major policy decisions amid sinking poll ratings and growing internal dissent. Less than a year into the term, relations between the CDU and SPD are described in Berlin as toxic, with the far‑right AfD leading national polls and the SPD languishing around 13 percent. Prominent CDU figures are openly questioning whether the government will last a full term. Against this backdrop, the cabinet is nonetheless expected to approve a sweeping healthcare reform on Wednesday put forward by Health Minister Nina Warken. The package aims to deliver €16.3 billion in savings – more than the projected deficit in statutory health insurance – by raising the contribution assessment ceiling and introducing a tax on sugary drinks. READ ALSO:How Germany's public health insurance shake-up will affect families Planned cuts to sick pay have reportedly been dropped, but the burden is still expected to fall disproportionately on contributors and patients needing dental treatment. Also on Wednesday, cabinet attention will turn to the 2027 federal budget, where Finance Minister Lars is expected to attempt to close a €34‑billion funding gap through new levies on plastic, alcohol, tobacco and cryptocurrencies. Germany opens rare earth magnet recycling plant A plant to recycle and produce rare earth magnets opened in Germany on Tuesday, as Europe seeks to reduce its dependence on China for minerals key to industries from car-making to renewable energy. The new plant -- in the southwest city of Pforzheim and operated by German start-up HyProMag -- is among several such projects being launched in Europe. The facility, which aims to produce 750 tonnes of magnets a year by 2028, is "an important step towards strengthening Europe's secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials," said the company in a statement. The plant's construction was partly funded by the EU as well as the German government. Rare earth magnets are used in many products, from electric vehicles to wind turbines and consumer electronics. Current European Union demand totals about 20,000 tons a year. China, which dominates the rare earths industry, last year dramatically ramped up export curbs on the materials, sending shockwaves through global supply chains. READ ALSO:'China shock' - Germany struggles as key market turns business rival German bid to rescue 'Timmy' the whale passes key hurdle German rescuers on Tuesday hauled a stranded humpback whale into a special boat due to carry it to deeper waters, in the latest attempt to free the cetacean whose ordeal has captured hearts in Germany for weeks. The latest rescue effort -- financed by two entrepreneurs -- involves transporting the sea mammal in a barge, which has a water-filled hold and is usually used to carry other boats, from Germany's Baltic Sea coast to deeper waters. READ ALSO:'Free Timmy!' - How a beached whale has gripped and divided Germany Starting earlier Tuesday, rescuers attached straps to the whale and heaved the creature down a channel that had been specially dug in the sand to allow it to reach the barge, close to the island of Poel. After some distance, the whale, with rescuers swimming alongside it, sped up and then swam into the barge, sparking cheers of delight from the rescue team and others watching from the shore. "I can't even say how happy I am," Karin Walter-Mommert, one of the entrepreneurs financing the rescue bid, told the Bild daily. "You could see that the whale fought and wanted to live. Knowing he's now in the barge is simply wonderful and shows that the fight for Timmy was worth it." The plan is now for the barge to be transported to the North Sea, and hopefully for the whale to be released if it is strong enough. German birth rate falls to lowest level since 1946 Germany’s birth rate has fallen to its lowest level since the second World War, underscoring the growing demographic challenges facing the country. Official figures from the statistics office Destatis show that around 654,300 children were born in 2025, a decline of 3.4 percent compared with the previous year. This marks the fourth consecutive annual drop in births. At the same time, deaths far outstripped births. Around 1.01 million people died last year, leaving a “birth deficit” of roughly 352,000 – the largest recorded in the post‑war period. Destatis attributes the trend primarily to two factors: the relatively small cohort born in the 1990s now reaching typical child‑bearing age, and a steady fall in the fertility rate since 2022. READ ALSO:Why Germany’s rapidly aging population affects everyone in the country The figures come as Germany’s population continues to age rapidly. In 2024, about 19 million people – roughly 23 percent of the population – were aged 65 or over, up from 15 percent in 1991. The demographic shift is intensifying pressure on pension and welfare systems. A government pensions commission is due to present reform proposals by the end of June, after Chancellor Friedrich Merz sparked controversy by describing the state pension as only a “basic provision” – comments later walked back amid strong criticism. Germany tests ‘invisible’ river turbines to deliver power after dark Germany is testing a new kind of renewable power plant on the Middle Rhine that can generate electricity even when the sun has set and the wind drops. Near the town of Sankt Goar, engineers have begun deploying what officials describe as the world’s first fully approved “swarm power plant” using river currents rather than dams. The project consists of up to 124 small hydrokinetic turbines, known asEnergyfish, which sit beneath the water’s surface and draw energy from the constant flow of the Rhine. Unlike conventional hydropower, the system does not involve building a barrier or reservoir, helping to limit visual and environmental impact. READ ALSO:German 'green village' rides out Mideast energy storm Three turbines are already operating, with gradual expansion planned. Each unit can produce up to six kilowatts, and officials estimate that 100 turbines could generate around 1.5 gigawatt-hours of electricity per year – enough to supply roughly 400 to 500 households. Supporters say the steady output could help plug gaps left when solar and wind generation fall. Environmental effects, particularly on fish, are being closely studied by researchers, while the state government sees the project as a potential model for low-impact, round-the-clock renewable energy. With reporting by AFP, DPA and Paul Krantz. Please sign up or log in to continue reading
SHANGHAI, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Envision Energy, a global leader in green technology, today announced its participation in the pilot phase of the AEA Ammonia Certification System, a global certification system designed by the Ammonia Energy Associati…
SHANGHAI,April 29, 2026/PRNewswire/ --Envision Energy, a global leader in green technology, today announced its participation in the pilot phase of the AEA Ammonia Certification System, a global certification system designed by theAmmonia Energy Association(AEA) to facilitate the transparent, trusted international trade of low-emission ammonia. The AEA Ammonia Certification System is a voluntary system that allows producers, traders, and consumers to demonstrate key environmental attributes – namely carbon footprint and origin – using independently verified data. The AEA Ammonia Registry, built and operated by MiQ, provides participants with a digital infrastructure that enables secure data transfer, transparency, and traceability across the ammonia supply chain, from certificate generation, through trading, to retirement. The AEA Ammonia Certification System is a voluntary system that allows producers, traders, and consumers to demonstrate key environmental attributes – namely carbon footprint and origin – using independently verified data. The AEA Ammonia Registry, built and operated by MiQ, provides participants with a digital infrastructure that enables secure data transfer, transparency, and traceability across the ammonia supply chain, from certificate generation, through trading, to retirement. The pilot supports three distinct chain of custody models — Segregated, Mass Balance, and Book & Claim. Envision uses Book & Claim to address the logistical challenges of long-distance physical delivery and facilitate the growth of a global green ammonia market. Book & Claim enables trading of environmental attributes without physical transport, reducing cost and emissions and effectively decoupling the green attributes from the physical supply chain. Similar models already exist in renewable power and SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) and this is the first application for ammonia. "We are excited to join the AEA Ammonia Certification System and use its Book & Claim feature to streamline the global distribution of verified low-emission molecules." said Frank Yu, Senior Vice President of Envision Energy. "This allows our customers to confidently decarbonize their operations regardless of their geographical proximity to our production hubs, accelerating the adoption of green ammonia as a bankable, net-zero commodity." Trevor Brown, Executive Director of the AEA, said "we are delighted to welcome Envision as one of the first participants of the AEA Ammonia Certification System pilot. We look forward to demonstrating with them the ability of our system's robust chain of custody models to meet diverse customer requirements in the dynamic new markets that we see emerging for low-emission ammonia across the Asia-Pacific region." In March 2026, Envision completed the first end-to-end commercial delivery of green ammonia from its Net Zero Industrial Park in Chifeng, China to the Port of Ulsan, South Korea, validating the entire value chain – from renewable power-to-X businesses to complex international maritime logistics. Envision officially commissioned the world's largest and most advanced AI-powered green hydrogen and ammonia production facility in July 2025, with 320,000 tons annual capacity, achieving real-time optimization and stability at an industrial scale. Frank Yu will present Envision's projects and its participation in the AEA Ammonia Certification System pilot at theWorld Hydrogen 2026 Summitin Rotterdam, Netherlands, on May 19, in a panel session moderated by the AEA's Trevor Brown. Photo -https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2968738/image3.jpg
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“Somehow all of the interesting energy for discussions about the long-range future of humanity is concentrated on the right,”wroteJoshua Achiam, head of mission alignment at OpenAI, on X last year. “The left has completely abdicated their role in this discussion. A decade from now this will be understood on the left to have been a generational mistake.” It’s a provocative claim: that while many sectors of the world, from politics to business to labor, have begun engaging with what artificial intelligence might soon mean for humanity, the left has not. And it seems to be right. As a movement, it appears the left has not been willing to engage seriously with AI — despite its potential to affect the lives and livelihoods of billions of people in ways that would normally make it just the kind of threat, and opportunity, left politics would concern itself with. Instead, the left has, for a mix of reasons good and bad, convinced itself that AI is at the same time something to hate, to mock, and to ignore. “The GenAI sector’s foremost feat of marketing has been the termintelligenceitself,”N+1, one of America’s foremost left publications, recently wrote. “A much more important question: What if China develops time travel or warp speed before we do?” asked Will Menaker, a host of the popular left podcast Chapo Trap House, when responding on X in December to a discussion of the possibilities of advanced AI. “Large language models do not, cannot, and will not ‘understand’ anything at all,”arguedTyler Austin Harper, the self-described “leftist, sort of Marxist-skewing” former professor, nowThe Atlanticstaff writer, last summer. Whether you hate AI or not — that’s up to you. There are many things to dislike about how it’s currently being developed, and valid reasons to dislike its very existence. But disliking something and ignoring it are different activities, and only one positions you to do anything about it. There are, of course, high-profile voices on the left who talk about AI; perhaps the most famous American leftist, Bernie Sanders, is nowwarningabout its dangers. But just as he has often been a lonely voice in Congress, on AI he stands apart from those within his own part of the political spectrum. Take another high-profile voice associated with the left, at least when it comes to tech, Cory Doctorow, one of the world’s most esteemed sci-fi and technology writers. In December, Doctorow published thetext of a speechgiven to the University of Washington called “The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI.” His purpose was to “explain what I think is going on here with this AI bubble, and sort out the bullshit from the material reality.” At its heart is the claim that “AI is just a word guessing program, because all it does is calculate the most probable word to go next.” In case you missed the point, Doctorow repeated it elsewhere in plainer words: AI is merely a “spicy autocomplete machine.” This idea, that large-language models merely produce statistically plausible word sequences based on training data, without having any idea about what the words refer to, has become the baseline across much of the left-intellectual landscape. Thanks to it, fundamental questions about AI’s capabilities, now and in the future, are considered settled. The publications that play a key (if diminished) role in the left-wing argumentative ecosystem have converged on this line. Here are four. The Nation: “AI only ‘knows’ anything in the same way that a calculator knows that 2 plus 3 is 5, which is why it cannot be counted on to learn and develop in the same way that a human would.” The New Republic: “Generative AI chatbots simply ‘predict’ the next word in a sequence using methods that require vast computational resources, data, and labor. . . they cannot ‘think’ or ‘understand’ language. . .” The New York Review of Books: “Chatbots regurgitate and rearrange fragments mined from all the text previously written. As plagiarists, they obscure and randomize their sources but do not transcend them.” N+1: “Large language models, which promise so much today, do not offer judgment, let alone intelligence, but unrivaled pattern-processing power, based on a vast corpus of precedents.” Social media reinforces this consensus, so that anyone who turns from theNYRBto Reddit or Bluesky, or the remaining left corners of X, will see the same thing. “Ppl don’t know how ChatGPT works,” one recent post said. “It doesn’t ‘know’ things. It autocompletes sentences. It makes things up.” The post has more than 70,000 likes. As with many left ideas these days, the autocomplete view of AI is a popular adaptation of the views held by critical academics. People who follow AI closely will know this, though they may not know how deeply embedded in left discourse in particular these views have become. “If you take the phrase ‘artificial intelligence,’ in a sentence like ‘does AI understand?’ or ‘can AI help us make better decisions?’, and you replace it with ‘mathy maths’ or ‘SALAMI’ [an acronym for Systematic Approaches to Learning Algorithms and Machine Inferences], it’s immediately obvious how ridiculous it is. You know, does the SALAMI understand?” Theaboveis from Emily Bender, a University of Washington computational linguist and the person probably most responsible for the autocomplete view and its adoption in left circles. Except she gives it another name, the “stochastic parrots” hypothesis, which explains the impression of intelligence that LLMs offer in the immediately graspable image of a bird that talks but doesn’t know anything. This was a stroke of mimetic genius: the 2021paperit was coined for, written by Bender with Timnit Gebru, Angelina McMillan-Major, and Margaret Mitchell, has been cited around 8,000 times. From there, it’s echoed throughThe NationandN+1and Bluesky, sometimes without attribution. In 2023, when chatbots were more toy than tool, AI-as-autocomplete was maybe a defensible position. But now? That view takes next-token prediction, the technical process at the heart of large-language models, and makes it sound like a simple thing — so simple it’s deflating. And taken in isolation, next-token prediction is a relatively simple process: do some math to predict and then output what word is likely to come next, given everything that’s come before it, based on the huge amounts of human writing the system has trained on. But when that operation is done millions, and billions, and trillions of times, as it is when these models are trained? Suddenly the simple next token isn’t so simple anymore. Instead, a web of associations grows so complex and so clearly productive it reminds one of Stalin’s apocryphal comment that quantity has a quality all its own. Yet the properties of scale do not often enter the left conversation. Nor do several other factors. Factors such as the likelihood that training a system to predict across millions of different cases forces it to build representations of the world that then, even if you want to reserve the word “understanding” for beings that walk around talking out of mouths, produce outputs that look a lot like understanding. Or that reserving words like “understanding” for humans depends on eliding the fact that nobody agrees on what it or “intelligence” or “meaning” actually mean. And that, if you’re arguing for human uniqueness, you need to show that the trillions of neuron-connections in the brain aren’t also doing next-token prediction, or something like it. As if that weren’t enough, it’s now debated whether “predicts the next token” remains an accurate and comprehensive description of what current systems are up to. Reinforcement learning has shifted the training objective from “what word would appear next on the internet” to “what response would a human prefer” — and today’s reasoning models are trained to work through problems step by step rather than answer in a single pass. Given all this, the fraction of meaning in the autocomplete view of current AI is alarmingly akin to the random, not always incorrect observations about temperature cycles conservatives used to throw around in debates about climate change. In both cases, a debatable description of mechanism is mistaken for proof of (in)significance. CO2 makes up only 0.04% of the atmosphere, which sounds much too little for it to drive global warming — until you learn CO2’s molecular structure lets it absorb infrared radiation in ways nitrogen and oxygen can’t. Similarly, “AI just predicts the next token” sounds deflating — until you consider what predicting the next token involves and start to ask if there’s really such a difference between predicting and learning. Indeed, it’s a little disturbing how closely this discourse follows climate-debate patterns set down 20 years ago by the right. Either a man-made phenomenon isn’t happening or, if it is, it’s not important. The common words in those articles, “just,” “simply,” “only,” are there because the argument doesn’t stand up without them. As it has for conservatives and climate change, dismissing a phenomenon that is already showing evidence of significant impact on the world puts a fair amount of epistemic stress on the people who do it. If AI is just “spicy autocomplete,” then what’s responsible for the current frenzy of attention? Autocorrect could explain away pre-ChatGPT interest levels without too much trouble. But it doesn’t come close to accounting for the trillions now invested, the data centers appearing around every corner, or the daily reports of AI automating task after task. Another piece of framing is therefore needed to shore the argument up. What’s responsible for the AI frenzy? False consciousness and trickery. “Artificial intelligence, if we’re being frank, is a con: a bill of goods you are being sold to line someone’s pockets,” write Bender and Alex Hanna in their bookThe AI Con, published in 2025 to grateful reviews in literary and intellectual quarters. In this view, the money and attention flowing into AI aren’t reflections of anything real, they’re simply the con in action. This belief is echoed in Doctorow’s essay. To him, tech CEOs are hucksters trying to Ponzi in more investment. “The primary goal is to keep the market convinced that your company will continue to grow, and to remain convinced until the next bubble comes along,” he writes. Of course, the 5-10x annual increases in AI lab revenues, that ChatGPT was the most rapidly adopted consumer technology in history, that consumer is another word for ordinary person and not tycoon — nowhere do these facts enter the picture. What’s left is a view of capitalism not as a system that can unfairly externalize harm, or as a negative system altogether, but as essentially a fake one. This impression is enhanced by the bizarre way the issue of AI taking human jobs comes up in these discussions. The left hates tech CEOs and knows they’re out to get the ordinary worker, but the left also thinks the CEOs are idiots and can’t actually pull it off. Thus, Doctorow claims, “Bosses are mass-firing productive workers and replacing them with janky AI, and when the janky AI is gone, no one will be able to find and re-hire most of those workers, we’re going to go from dysfunctional AI systems to nothing.” Or, in Bender and Hanna’s words, “AI is not going to replace your job. But it will make your job a lot shittier.” The picture is practically Cubist: management is trying to fill your role — with something that’s not real and can’t do it. Right at this mystifying point is where some understandable reasons for skepticism enter. It’s not as if the tech world hasn’t spent billions of dollars on iffy technologies before. Matt Bruenig, the left writer, founder of the People’s Policy Project, and someone who doesn’t share the autocorrect view of AI, explained those reasons sympathetically in an email. “The tech sector has a credibility problem as well because, in the decade or so prior to LLMs,” he wrote, “it seemed to be primarily fixated on blockchain and cryptocurrencies which do appear to be completely useless, at least as far as production goes.” It is hard to argue with that. Likewise, there are clear contradictions in how tech talks about AI. Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh, director of the AI: Futures and Responsibility Programme at the University of Cambridge and someone who has decades of experience trying to discuss advanced AI in left-leaning intellectual circles, described the skepticism that results from these contradictions. “CEOs say, ‘We think our technology might destroy the world,’ and then they go and build it,” he said. “To people coming to this topic fresh, those actions don’t match up with the belief. If they think what they’re doing is destroying the world, why are they doing it? Either they’re complete psychopaths or they don’t really believe that.” There are plenty of reasons to be suspicious of the motivations and claims of the people in charge of AI companies. The question that the left seems determined to avoid, however, is why that necessarily means you should dismiss the underlying technology, especially given the evidence so far. The gap between what AI systems can do now and what previously hyped technologies ever delivered is already vast. Crypto, for all its flaws,becauseof all its flaws, never got a fraction of the energy and attention from non-boosters AI now gets; to take another example, the metaverse remains a joke to everyone except for Mark Zuckerberg. But try to point this out in these circles and it might not go well. In May, Ethan Mollick, a Wharton professor and a measured voice on AI, announced he was limiting his posts on Bluesky because “talking about AI here is just really fraught.” In reply, a reasonably well-known left journalist said, “Maybe we can chase him off the goddamn earth too.” Ó hÉigeartaigh, for his part, said he regularly gets called a useful idiot running interference for Big Tech. No one person designed the system of buttressed beliefs that’s built up across left-intellectual discourse; no doubt it grew together because each has trouble carrying weight on its own. But it does come from somewhere. As the Bender and Mollick and Ó hÉigeartaigh examples suggest, the closer to academia one gets, it seems, the more surrounded by this thinking — which is a bit strange, since, as the many alarmed reports of students handing over their studies to ChatGPT indicate, the university is one of the places AI has already affected most. On the other hand, it’s a bit less strange if you consider it as an example of an intellectual war that’s escaping into the world from academia. Here Bender is again the way to understanding. Her view of AI is based on a firm belief about the nature of knowledge that comes from her work in linguistics. “The language modeling task, because it only uses form as training data, cannot in principle lead to learning of meaning,” she writes in one paper, meaning, basically, that because LLMs are disembodied, they cannot connect words to the things in the world they describe — which is a problem, since connecting words to things is the essence of meaning. The key term in that claim is “in principle.” It means that no amount of improvement in LLM ability could ever change the claim, and indeed, as LLMs have improved, Bender has shown little sign of altering her view. This description of how AI works is in other words more a philosophical definition than an empirical description. That’s why the main energy of her work lately is to reframe — to drag things from process and output back to philosophy. That’s why “understanding” becomes “parroting,” “neural networks” become “mathy maths,” “LLMs” become “synthetic text extruding machines.” She who best changes the terms wins the debate is the approach, and Bender has in many ways done just that. (Of course, that “Can mathy maths help us make better decisions?” is a perfectly cogent question, to which the answer is almost certainly yes, shows the limits of this approach.) Bender is entitled to her philosophy. She knows what she’s committing to and what risks she’s running. And, to be fair, she doesn’t think that AI is always useless. “There are applications of machine learning that are well scoped,” she’s written. “These include such everyday things as spell-checkers.” But, for the most part, the people who parrot the parrots hypothesis thirdhand don’t know this. They don’t know they’ve signed up in a long-running philosophical war. They think they are talking about capabilities, about scientific measurement. And that mismatch is leading them into worrying places. In part, they’re not aware of this because an opaque sorting has happened in academic AI research in recent years. “The people who are most optimistic about rapid progress,” said Ó hÉigeartaigh, have “disproportionately seen industry as a place to do their work, in part because you need a lot of compute and resources to do it.” The bullish ones have left academia, which means those who remain are by definition more bearish. Academic practices play into this process too. Publishing in journals requires peer review, and peer review is slow. As Zvi Mowshowitz, who writes perhaps the world’s most exhaustive newsletter on AI, said, “Nobody in real academia can adhere to their norms and actually be in the conversation, because by the time you’re publishing, everything you were trying to say is irrelevant,” a generation or two behind the cutting edge. Another incentive for researchers to leave for industry, then. This splitting of a field that once would have been forced to coexist has probably made industry too optimistic about the pace of progress and made academia too skeptical. That then skews what’s heard by people who listen to academia but not industry — and nearly everyone with that tendency, today, is on the left. They hear only the skeptics, unaware that real science is taking place in the AI labs too (or especially), done by PhD’d researchers they might trust if only they sat in a faculty office. How long can this situation hold? The example of climate change shows such attitudes can linger for quite a long time in a rump group dedicated to them. So perhaps it’s better to ask how long these attitudes will continue to spread outside that group. Here, things look brighter. Epistemic distress is not the whole story of the left-of-center world. Though sometimes you can hear parrots squawking in the background, the left-leaning, general-interest outlets that tend to have New York in the name —TheNew YorkerandNew YorkandThe New York Times, for instance — are much more willing to consider a wide range of views about what’s happening with AI. And AI is entering left electoral discussion in a meaningful way. The Biden administration took AI seriously in its last years. Bernie Sanders is suddenly frantic. “Despite the extraordinary importance of this issue and the speed at which it is progressing, AI is getting far too little discussion in Congress,” hewroteinThe Guardianrecently. “Right now, there is an amazing lack of political discourse for something that will be a very high priority later,” a Sanders adviser and founder of More Perfect UniontoldAxiosthis fall. A strategist for Zohran Mamdani said that “every candidate should be embracing an aggressive vision” on AI regulation. On the whole, then, and refreshingly, given the low view of politicians these days, the politicians left of center are in better shape on “take AI seriously, please” than the intellectuals. Alex Bores, a New York state assemblymember running for Congress on a platform heavy on AI regulation, ascribes that to daily contact with the public. When people come up to him now, he hears worry about AI’s capabilities, not dismissal of them. “We’re hearing it from our constituents. This is a concern that is brought up to me,” he said. “When you see things happening quickly, when you see your neighbors being impacted, our job is to take action. This has moved very, very quickly from the theoretical to the real.” Still, despite the relative alertness from political quarters, it’s hard to avoid the impression that the right is more alert, both to AI’s opportunity and its danger. That doesn’t mean they are masters of wise AI policy. Both the accelerationists and the industrialists influential in the current administration show it is alarmingly often the opposite. It simply means that, between them and the Steve Bannon anti-tech wing, more or less the entirety of the movement agrees AI is not a fake technology. One key sign: conservative intellectual magazines are in better shape than their left counterparts, generally blending a reasonably accurate grasp of the technology with concerns about social costs, along with — and this is something missing from nearly any portion of the left — some hope for what AI might mean for humanity. Take this, fromCommentary: “As we learn to live with AI, I believe we’ll become more comfortable with the notion that these models ‘think.’ After all, the LLMs are getting better all the time.” OrAmerican Affairs: “AI may serve as a powerful force multiplier for a well-honed native intelligence, or as a substitute for developing it in the first place.” And there’s really nothing on the left compared to the philosophical depth with whichThe New Atlantishas approached AI over the last few years. There are many costs of the left-intellectual world not taking AI seriously, and they will be paid by many quarters — with the left first in line. As Achiamput it, “when there’s a Big Problem that is going to be top of mind for everyone in a decade, whoever is first to the Big Problem gets to set all the rules for discussion and debate about it. In politics it’s a miss if you sit that out.” More concretely, not taking AI seriously might blind the left to its political uses. “One possible concern might be the left-wing abstaining from using the tools when the right-wing does not, in politics, campaigning, policy,” Bruenig worried. There is already some data to this effect: 44% of Republican political consultants use AI for work daily, compared to 28% of Democratic ones, according to the American Association of Political Consultants. Then there are the costs beyond the left — costs to the public and policy. The left’s current stance leads to a focus not on dealing with AI by regulating it wisely or preparing for it but on popping the economic bubble, which here is a baked-in fact of history and not a possibility of the future. After all, if AI is fake, nothing needs to be done except dispel the myth that it is real. And sometimes even that isn’t required: the bubble will pop itself; AI development is always already stopping. “The AI bubble . . . will burst,”N+1writes. “The technology’s dizzying pace of improvement, already slowing with the release of GPT-5, will stall.” This stirring call to non-action was published in fall 2025 — in other words, weeks before the release of the three models, Gemini 3, GPT 5.1, and Opus 4.5, that pulled AI capable of changing daily life from the future into the present. (Since it must be said: it is entirely possible a bubble-popping crash happens — but even that likely won’t stop AI development.) So it’s probably not ideal that just before what might — or might not — be the moment of greatest job dispossession in history, or of democratic dispossession, or worse, or better, part of the group historically most concerned with such things is plugging its ears. What should it be doing instead? There’s a huge amount of open room for left contributions to shaping the near and far futures. These are more the subject for another essay, but it’s worth gesturing to a few, in order from most concrete to most exotic. On the near future, Dean W. Ball, until recently one of the White House’s key AI policy writers, is adamant that by not taking AI abilities seriously, the left is going to miss important ways of improving government. “The left persuasion requires a state that’s good at doing things,” he said. “If I were the left, the first thing I would be doing” would be to ask, “How can we use this to massively advance state capacity and massively expand the ability of the government to deliver public services to people?” Bores thinks AI offers an opportunity to speed the US to cleaner energy. “We desperately need to upgrade our electric grid,” he said. “Now we have a system where you have basically unlimited private capital willing to invest in our electric grid, but the incentives right now are to turn on or buy power privately from old coal or oil places, because it’s just quicker to get approval for that than it is to hook up a renewable source.” As for the far or more exotic futures: what’s the best shape to universal basic income if it’s needed? What if it’s wanted? Can treaties be designed to slow a race to superintelligence and reduce the risk of a catastrophe? What is the ethical view of post-humanism? Hardly any on the left is considering these questions in ways worth agreeing or disagreeing with. Aaron Bastani, the hard left British journalist, is one exception. His 2019 bookFully Automated Luxury Communismenvisions the ways technological development could eventually abolish material scarcity and free humanity from toil. “The demand would be a 10- or 12-hour working week, a guaranteed social wage, universally guaranteed housing, education, healthcare and so on,” hesaidin 2015. Far from revealing a thrall to capitalism, these attitudes reflect a belief in industrial power that goes all the way back to Karl Marx. But who’s listening? Instead, you sometimes get the discomfiting sense you’re watching ghosts — people who were so unprepared for the future, because they were so certain they knew it, that they were already out of it. Tempering that feeling is one thing the AI observers spoken to here emphasized: it isn’t yet too late to change direction. How much time, who knows. Ball, who doesn’t believe AI poses a strong risk to human civilization, thinks “there’ll always be time” to catch up. Mowshowitz, who does believe that, said, “I don’t think it’s too late. The world yearns for more and better thoughts.” Ó hÉigeartaigh was more urgent. “There’s potentially a narrowing window to really engage on this,” he said. “It would be really nice to get perspectives across the political spectrum just in case this giant transformation in human society does come along.” Share
Back in December, Godox unveiled the LiteWafer UP150R Full-Color LED Panel. Essentially, it is roughly a little larger than a 2×1-sized panel. The fixture has full HSI/RGBW control, a wide 1800K–10,000K CCT range, and 14 effects. Godox’s LiteWafer-UP150R feat…
Back in December, Godox unveiled theLiteWafer UP150R Full-Color LED Panel. Essentially, it is roughly a little larger than a 2×1-sized panel. The fixture has full HSI/RGBW control, a wide 1800K–10,000K CCT range, and 14 effects. Godox’s LiteWafer-UP150R features a slim profile that allows it to fit into tight spaces. It was designed to stay thin even when fully assembled, and it is claimed to be easy to pack, transport, and rig. The Godox LiteWafer UP150R has physical dimensions of 67.99 x 35.4 x 2.4cm / 26.77 x 13.94 x 0.95″. As a comparison, the Nanlite PavoSlim 120C has dimensions of 60.2 x 30.63 x 1.86 cm / 23.7 x 12.06 x 0.73″. The light is pretty thin, which allows it to be squeezed into tight spaces. The light utilizes a separate power supply/controller that features an integrated V-mount plate, allowing direct battery use without external adapters. In a nice touch, the control box also comes with a shoulder strap, which you can also use to attach it to a light stand. The Godox LiteWafer UP150R weighs 3.2kg / 7.05 lb, and the Power Supply/Controller is 0.85 kg / 1.87 lb. As a comparison, the Nanlite PavoSlim 120C weighs in at 1.76kg / 3.88lb, and the power supply/controller is 1.84kg / 4.06lb. Lights such as the Godox LiteWafer UP150R and Nanlite PavoSlim 120C are going to be heavier than flexible panel lights of a similar size. The Godox LiteWafer UP150R, as I previously mentioned, is not a flexible LED panel that you can fold up to make smaller. It is like a Nanlite PavoSlim 150C or LiteMat that has a hard backing plate. For anyone who travels a lot, the LiteWafer UP150R may arguably not be the best option given its physical footprint, although, in saying that, the case it comes in is still relatively compact. The Godox LiteWafer UP150R draws 180W. The fixture can be run at 100% output using a single 14.4V or 26V battery. For anyone who travels a lot and wants to run the light remotely, this is handy. You can also run the light at a 80% battery output mode. More on that later in the review. So, how does this power draw of the Godox LiteWafer UP150R compare to some of the competition? Well, above you can see. The Godox LiteWafer UP150R utilizes an RGBWW light engine. We have seen everything from RGBW/RGBWW to 6-color systems (RGBLAC), to Aputure’s BLAIR CC, NANLUX’s new C8 Full Color Light Engine, which is claimed to be the industry’s first eight-color light engine, and the Profoto CORE-6 RGBWWW LED Engine RGBWW lights tend to struggle to create saturated colors like yellow, and they don’t always have as much output when generating saturated colors. They can also have a large drop-off in output at different CCT settings. I am not a fanboy of any one particular brand, who is going to give you a biased assessment of a light. I have seen, used, and reviewed hundreds of lights over the years, so I think I have a pretty solid background in giving you a professional opinion that isn’t influenced by marketing hype. The lighting kits consist of: The case, the light comes in, is pretty well made and in line with other Godox products. But I’m in no position to comment on how it would handle the rigors of air travel. That is something you would only find out over time. As the case is included, you can’t really complain. You could use it if you want, or if you prefer another option, you can decide what works best for you. If you are going to use the case for the Godox LiteWafer UP150R, then I would put other items inside there to maximize the space. It is actually long enough that you could easily sneak in a light stand and a battery to have a fully self-contained lighting set-up. The overall build quality of the Godox LiteWafer UP150R is decent enough. The backing plates are made out of some sort of lightweight metal material.. The light doesn’t have an acrylic screen on the front that protects the LEDs, like the competing Nanlite PavoSlim 120C. The power supply/control unit is nice and small and lightweight. It is decently made considering its small size and weight. The power supply/controller features a nice color display on the front of the controller/power supply. This is very easy to see, and it shows you clearly and concisely what your operating parameters are. The buttons and dials are tactile and easy to use. They are also solidly made. The mounting plate system is similar to what you would find on a Nanlite PavoSlim 120C. The adjustable mount works well, and it allows for a good range of adjustment. As I previously mentioned, the LiteWafer UP150R comes with a separate power supply/controller. The LiteWafer UP150R’s power supply/controller features a single V-mount battery plate. This allows you to run a V-mount battery if you want to remotely power the light. The plate allows you to run either a 14.4V battery or a 26V battery. In the Menu inBattery Settings, you can change the power setting fromFull Powerto80% Power. You can also power the light via a 100-240V AC input. The power supply/controller for the light is intuitive and straightforward to use. You can clearly see all of the parameters on the display screen. There is nothing overly complicated about the operation. Godox includes an extension head cable in the kit, which is handy if you need to hand the light out off a boom arm. LED mats are great because they are compact and lightweight, but they still require power like any other light. They can’t magically produce a lot of output without a fairly large power supply. I like that Godox has managed to keep the weight of the power supply/controller to a minimum. The LiteWafer UP150R has the following inputs & outputs: As a comparison, the PavoSlim 120C Power Supply/Controller has the following inputs & outputs: The power supply/controller does have an in-built fan; however, there are no fan controls or options. The fan noise is basically non-existent, and the light is extremely quiet, which is fantastic. Above, you can see an operation tutorial video that Godox has for the LiteWafer UP150R. The power supply/controller has a MODE button, a MENU button, and a Select Dial (rotate/press). TheMODEbutton toggles between the following operating modes: In the CCT mode, you can make adjustments to the CCT from 1800K to 10,000K. You can also change the intensity and the +/- G/M from -100% ～ +100%. It is nice that the light features the ability to adjust the +/- G/M bias. This can really help you match other lighting sources. In theHSI mode,you can individually adjust the Hue, Saturation, and Intensity. In theRGBW Mode, you can individually adjust Red, Green, Blue, and white. In theGEL Mode, you can choose from a vast array of digital gels. You can also set the base CCT to either 3200K or 5600K. In theFX Mode, you can choose from a decent collection of special effects. If you press theMENUbutton, you can choose to view or alter various settings, including the Control Mode, DMX, Bluetooth, Dimming Curve, Language, etc. Overall, the UI is fairly intuitive and easy to use. This is also partly due to the fact that there are not a ton of menus or options to choose from. You don’t need a manual to be able to work out how to use this light. This is always a good thing, especially if you are handing the light off to someone who hasn’t used it before. You can also control the light using DMX. After inserting a separately purchased DMX adapter cable DMX-TRS1 (five-core) into the wired DMX port, the fixture is equipped with DMX output and input ports. A wired DMX connection can be used by connecting the DMX cable to the controller. Please note that the DMX adapter cable DMX-TRS1, DMX controller, and DMX cable are sold separately The light can be controlled via Bluetooth using the Godox Light App. You need to have Bluetooth turned on when using your smartphone or tablet. If you are using the light for the first time, you need to create a new Scene. It will then find any fixtures that are turned on with their Bluetooth activated. Once you select the fixture and hit confirm, it will set it up for use with the app. Once you tap on the fixture, you will be taken to the home screen of the app, where the light will be in the default CCT operating mode. Here you can change the CCT and intensity, as well as the +/- G/M bias. There is a range of parameters that you can adjust using the app. Godox doesn’t list anywhere what the beam angle of the LiteWafer UP150R is. The biggest downside of using a lot of flexible or foldable LED lights is that they are a pain to set up. You normally have to construct up frames and mounts and then hook them up to controller units and power supplies. The UP150R is a little different because it features a hard backing plate. This allows you to set it up very quickly, which is always handy. The Godox LiteWafer UP150R features a Quick-Release Mounting System, and it comes with a dedicated holder and quick-release softbox. Users can choose the included 5/8-inch baby pin or the optional UP150RUH01 Universal Swivel Holder, which offers a unibody design Unlike the competing Nanlite PavoSlim 150C, it doesn’t have multiple different positions where you can mount the plate. If you are working by yourself or in a small crew, you need to be able to set up lighting quickly. The quick-release softbox can literally be set up in a couple of minutes by a single person. The Godox LiteWafer UP150R comes with a softbox that can be left on the fixture when you need to transport or pack it away. This is a very similar concept to what Nanlite does with the PavoSlim. It simply pops out when you realease the velcro tabs. Speaking of the softbox, you also get two different strengths of diffusion in the kit, and a honeycomb grid. I actually found that you combine both pieces of diffusion and use them together if you want to create a softer source. Now, the Godox LiteWafer UP150R doesn’t feature any type of inbuilt diffusion in front of the LEDs, so if you want to create a softer source you will need to use the included softbox. One of the downsides, as I mentioned earlier, with these types of LED lights, is that you have to carry around a separate controller/power supply, the light, and a bunch of cables and accessories. A big factor for a lot of people when buying a light is how much output it can produce. I tested the lights’ output at a variety of CCT settings, both running on mains and battery power, using aSekonic C-800at a distance of 1m (3.28ft) in a controlled environment; you can see the results below. With any diffusion or attachment, I measure from the end of it and not from the light source. I do this with all my measurements for lights. The Godox LiteWafer UP150R is claimed to output 20,400 lux @1m / 3.3′ of soft, even light. It does this by using efficient LED chips paired with optical lenses to boost brightness. This is claimed to produce an output that is up to four times greater than standard panel designs. Above, you can see what Godox quotes as the output for the fixture when used at various CCT settings at a variety of distances. Above, you can see the Godox LiteWafer UP150R recorded an output of22,000 lx (2050 fc)when set at 5600K and run off mains power. 22,000 lx from an LED light of this size and with a power draw of just 180W is extremely impressive. The reading of 22,000 lx that I obtained was higher than the claimed output of 20,400 lx. *Manufacturers’ claims (not independently tested) As a comparison, above you can see how that output compares to some of the competition. The Godox LiteWafer UP150R had substantially more output than other similar lights, but it does have a slightly higher power draw. The Godox LiteWafer UP150R produced a CCT reading of5594K, which was almost perfect. As a comparison, the Nanlite PavoSlim 150C produced a CCT reading of 5754K. As another comparison, the Intellytech LC-160 LITECLOTH 2.0 produced a CCT reading of 5666K Above, you can see the Godox LiteWafer UP150R recorded an output of19,500lx (1810 fc)when set at 3200K and run off mains power. Again, 19.500 lx from an LED light of this size and with a power draw of just 180W is outstanding. *Manufacturers’ claims (not independently tested) As a comparison, above you can see how that output compares to some of the competition. The Godox LiteWafer UP150R produced a CCT reading of3164K, which was a very good result. As a comparison, the Nanlite PavoSlim 120C produced a CCT reading of3166K. The light’s output wasn’t overly consistent across its CCT range, and it varied by 18.86%. From 4500K to 10,000K it only varied by 10.96%. The results also show me that the light is extremely accurate when it comes to CCT reproduction from 2500-6500K. Only at 8000K and 10,000K was it a little off. So, now, let’s have a look at how much output you get when using the included softbox. The softbox comes with a 01 and a 02 diffusion. Above, you can see that when the light was using its included softbox and the 01 diffusion, it recorded an output of5760 lx (535 fc). This was 74.74% less output than when using the light without diffusion. Now, the softbox did alter the CCT by more than 250K, and I got a reading of 5319K. Above, you can see that when the light was using its included softbox and 02 diffusion, it recorded an output of4460 lx (433 fc). This was 80.44% less output than when using the light without diffusion. Again, the softbox with stronger diffusion did alter the CCT by more than 400K, and I got a reading of 5175K. Above, you can see that when the light was using its included softbox and combining the 01 and 02 diffusion, it recorded an output of3570 lx (332 fc). This was 84.34% less output than when using the light without diffusion. Again, the softbox with diffusion 01 and 02 combined did alter the CCT by more than 400K, and I got a reading of 5173K. Above you can see the light’s output when it was set at 3200K, and using the softbox and 01 diffusion was5120 lx (476 fc). As far as CCT accuracy goes, it recorded a reading of3065K, which was around 200K different from the reading when used without diffusion. Above, you can see that when the light was set at 3200K using its included softbox and 02 diffusion, it recorded an output of4160 lx (386 fc). Again, the softbox with stronger diffusion did alter the CCT by more than 240K, and I got a reading of 3029K. As the Godox LiteWafer UP150R can be run remotely via a battery, let’s have a look at how much output it can produce. Ok, so now let’s see what happens to the output if I try running the Godox LiteWafer UP150R via a 212Wh V-mount battery. Above, you can see that when the light was running off a 212Wh V-mount battery, it recorded an output of20,900 lx (1940 fc). This was 8.33% less output than when it is run via mains power. Ok, so now let’s see what happens to the output if I try running the Godox LiteWafer UP150R via a 150Wh V-mount battery. Above, you can see that when the light was running off a 150Wh V-mount battery, it recorded an output of20,800 lx (1940 fc). This was 100 lx lower than when using a 212Wh battery. Ok, so now let’s see what happens to the output if I try running the Godox LiteWafer UP150R via a 99Wh V-mount battery. Above, you can see that when the light was running off a 99Wh V-mount battery, it recorded an output of20,800 lx (1940 fc). This was 100 lx lower than when using a 212Wh battery. Ok, so now let’s see what happens to the output if I try running the Godox LiteWafer UP150R via a 212Wh V-mount battery with the Battery Power in the menu set to 80%. Above, you can see that when the light was running off a 212Wh V-mount battery, it recorded an output of15,800 lx (1460 fc). This was 24.4% lower than when using a 212Wh battery in the normal battery output mode. Now, what you should always do when testing lights is to see if the CCT remains consistent when dimming the light. Just because you set a light at say 5600K, that doesn’t mean that the CCT will remain stable as you start dimming the fixture down. I also wanted to see how linear the dimming curve was. I decided to do a series of tests at 100%/75%/50%/25%10% to see if the CCT being recorded changed. This was done at a distance of 1m / 3.3′ using a Sekonic C-800. These tests were done at 5600K with the light being used open face. Godox LiteWafer UP150R The Godox LiteWafer UP150R maintained very good CCT consistency as you start dimming the fixture. My testing showed that the CCT readings varied by 1just 52K from 100% to 10%. As far as how linear the output is when you start dimming the light, at 50% output, it had 51.82% less output than when used at 100%. At 25%, it had 75.45% less output than when used at 100%. At 10% output, it had 89.41% less output than when used at 100%. This shows me that the light’s dimming curve is very linear. So now that we have seen how much output the Godox LiteWafer UP150Rproduces, how does it perform when it comes to replicating accurate colors? Above, you can see that when the LiteWafer UP150R was set at 5600K and used open face, it recorded anaverage CRI (R1-R8) of 97.0and an extendedCRI (R1-R15) of 95.56. For replicating accurate skin tones, it recorded98.7 for R9 (red),99.4 for R13(closest to caucasian skin tones), and97.9 for R15(closest to Asian skin tones). These were excellent results, and only R12 (Blue) was below 90. The light, when set at 5600K, also recorded aTLCI score of 98. As a comparison, I compared the color rendering of the Godox LiteWafer UP150R against the Nanlite PavoSlim 120C, Godox KNOWLED F200Bi, Aladdin Bi-Flex2 Bi-Color LED Panel 1×2, and the Intellytech LC-160 LITECLOTH 2.0. The Aladdin and Intellytech both have excellent color rendering scores, and I personally consider them to be a benchmark for these types of thin LED panels. Above you can see a head-to-head comparison against the Nanlite PavoSlim 120C, Godox KNOWLED F200Bi, Aladdin Bi-Flex2 Bi-Color LED Panel 1×2, and the Intellytech LC-160 LITECLOTH 2.0 when used at 5600K. Above, you can see the scores for when the light was used at 3200K open face. It recorded anaverage CRI (R1-R8) of 97.6and an extendedCRI (R1-R15) of 96.28. For replicating accurate skin tones, it recorded95.5 for R9 (red),98.6 for R13(closest to caucasian skin tones), and99.4 for R15(closest to Asian skin tones). Just like at 5600K, these were excellent results, and only R12 (Blue) was marginally below 90. The light, when set at 3200K, recorded aTLCI score of 97. Above you can see a head-to-head comparison against the Nanlite PavoSlim 120C, Godox KNOWLED F200Bi, Aladdin Bi-Flex2 Bi-Color LED Panel 1×2, and the Intellytech LC-160 LITECLOTH 2.0 when used at 3200K. Above, you can see that when the light was set at 5600K and used with its softbox and 01 Diffusion, it recorded anaverage CRI (R1-R8) of 97.4and an extendedCRI (R1-R15) of 95.99. For replicating accurate skin tones, it recorded98.5 for R9 (red),99.1 for R13(closest to caucasian skin tones), and97.6 for R15(closest to Asian skin tones). Only R12 (Blue) was below 90. Above, you can see how those scores compare to when you are using the light without diffusion. These tests tell me that the color rendering performance is basically identical whether you use the light with the softbox or without. I also wanted to test the Godox LiteWafer UP150R to see how it performed when creating super-saturated colors. Above, you can see that the light recorded an output of9300 lx (864 fc). As far as creating an accurate 0° RED, the Godox LiteWafer UP150R was 1° off. Above, you can see that the light recorded an output of11,500 lx (1070 fc). As far as creating an accurate 120° GREEN, the Godox LiteWafer UP150R was spot on with a 120° reading and 100% saturation. Above, you can see that the light recorded an output of2420 lx (225 fc). As far as creating an accurate 240° BLUE, the Godox LiteWafer UP150R had a perfect reading of 240°, with 100% saturation. Above, you can see that the light recorded an output of6240 lx (580fc). As far as creating an accurate 60° Yellow, the Godox LiteWafer UP150R was way off with a reading of 34°. Because the light is RGBWW, it is going to struggle to recreate some fully saturated colors, such as yellow, accurately. The CC Index displays the CC correction value and whether any magenta or green need to be added or subtracted. 1 CC corresponds to 035 Kodak CC values or 1/8 Rosco filter values. Any reading less than +1.00 or -1.00 and you’re probably not going to need to make any kind of adjustment. The ⊿uv is the value to show how much this light is away from being an ideal light source (black body radiation = incandescent lamp). As with the CC Index you want this number to theoretically be zero. Kelvin is not a linear value, so we need to convert from Kelvin to MK-1 to compare the values of color temperature. To calculate from Kelvin to Mired is MK-1= 1*1000000/Kelvin. While this may sound confusing, it is the only way of measuring if the Kelvin shift is significant enough to warrant having to use a filter for correction. Below are the results for the Godox LiteWafer UP150R : These figures might look confusing, but what they tell me is that the light is very, very CCT-accurate at all of its settings. Any MK-1 score that is under -9/9 means you wouldn’t have to use any color correction gels. The MK-1 scores for this light were excellent. Any MK-1 score that is under -6/6 is a very good result. At 2500K, 5600K, and 6500K, the scores were exceptionally good. The light had outstanding MK-1 consistency. Ok, now let’s look at the CC INDEX & ⊿uv. These were outstanding results across the board. There was nothing here that anyone should be concerned about, and the ⊿uv scores at all CCT values were right up there with the best lights I have ever tested. At 3200K and 5600K, it had a perfect ⊿uv score, and at 4500K, it was just a smidge from being perfect. TM-30 is a relatively new color rendering standard that was developed to deal with the limitations of CRI. TM-30 looks at 99 individual colors. These 99 colors are categorized into seven groups: nature, skin color, textiles, paints, plastics, printed material, and color systems. TM-30 scores go from 0 – 100. The higher the score, the more accurate a light is at producing colors. Any TM-30 Rf score in the ’90s is considered to be good. What is interesting and something that you need to be very aware of is that two separate light sources with the exact same CRI scores can render colors very differently. A light with a high CRI rating could have a low TM-30 score. Conversely, a light with a good TM-30 score could have a bad CRI score. Now, there are two measurements associated with TM-30, Rf and Rg. Rf (Color Fidelity)Rg (Color Gamut) With Rf value, ideally, you want a score in the 90’s. With Rg value, a score below 100 indicates that the light source renders colors with less saturation than the reference source. Any score above 100 means it is over-saturating colors. So ideally, you want this score to be 100. Above, you can see the scores for the Godox LiteWafer UP150R at various CCT settings. Below, I have listed the figures as well. Here are the results: The TM-30 scores were reasonably consistent across its CCT range, and it shows me that the light is very consistent at replicating accurate colors with full saturation. However, you can see that it did have a tendency to slightly over-saturate magenta/red colors at 2500K-5600K. SSI (Spectral Similarity Index) was developed by the Sci-Tech Council of the Academy. SSI gives me the ability to set any light as a standard, or use predefined standards (such as CIE D55), and then give other lights an SSI score based upon how well they will match standards such as CIE D55 measure spectral response and compares it directly against an ideal light source. SSI is a much better way to judge an LED light than CRI or TLCI, although they don’t tell the full story of any light, and you can’t judge a light by SSI scores alone. SSI is useful to see how well different lights will play together. As the Sekonic C-800 Spectromaster can measure SSI, I decided to test out the Godox LiteWafer UP150R to see how it performed. Above are the scores for the light when used at 3200K. The scores show that the light does a very good job of accurately replicating a 3200K (Tungsten) source. Any score in the mid to high 80’s is outstanding for an LED light. As a comparison, above you can see the scores for the Nanlite PavoSlim 120C. Above are the scores for the light when used at 5600K. The scores show that the light does a reasonably good job of accurately replicating a CIE D55 source. A score in the low to mid-70s is very typical for a 5600K LED light. As a comparison, above are the scores for the Nanlite PavoSlim 120C. The main reason we want to record SSI scores is so we can see how well they match with other lights. For example, let’s see how well the Godox LiteWafer UP150R matches the NANLUX Evoke 600C and Godox’s own KNOWLED 600R Hard P4 at both 3200K and 5600K. Below you can see the results. As you can see, the Godox LiteWafer UP150R is a very close match with the Godox KNOWLED 600R Hard P4, but not with the NANLUX Evoke 600C. As you can see, the Godox LiteWafer UP150R is a very close match with the Godox KNOWLED 600R Hard P4, and a pretty good match with the NANLUX Evoke 600C when used at 3200K. As another comparison, let’s see how it matches itself at 5600K when it is used with the softbox with 01 diffusion and with the 02 diffusion. As you can see, the Godox LiteWafer UP150R matches well when used with the softbox with 01 diffusion and with the 02 diffusion. Being able to measure SSI in advance and compare different lights you may be using together is a great way of finding out what lights will work together and what adjustments need to be made. Above, you can see the spectral distribution of the Godox LiteWafer UP150R when it is set at 3200K. The spectral distribution is nice and full, and the light only has the slightest bump in green. As a comparison, above you can see the spectral distribution of the Nanlite PavoSlim 120C when it is set at 3200K. The spectral distribution is nice and full and the light only has the slightest bump in green. As another comparison, above you can see what the spectral response of an ARRI Orbiter looks like when used at 3200K. Above, you can see the spectral distribution of the Godox LiteWafer UP150R when it is set at 5600K. The spectral distribution is not overly full. As a comparison, above you can see the spectral distribution of the Nanlite PavoSlim 120C when it is set at 5600K. The spectral distribution is reasonably good, but there is a slight push toward green. As another comparison, let’s compare that against one of the best LED lights I have ever tested at 5600K, the Maxima 3. As I always say, photometric scores only tell you part of the story. So do the scores from the Godox LiteWafer UP150R translate into real-world performance? Well, let’s find out. First, let’s have a look at color accuracy. For the above examples, I set the light at 5600K and 3200K presets and then set the camera’s WB to 5600K and 3200K, respectively. I then did a manual WB on the camera to see how much the image changed. As you can see, there was quite a big difference between the preset WB and the manual WB. As far as how the lights look, you can produce a nice soft source with the built-in softbox; however, this does come at the sacrifice of output. If you want to see how much output the light has when used without any diffusion and punched through a sheer curtain, above are some comparison frames. I have kept the camera settings the same for all of the shots. Above, you can see how much output the light has when used with one layer of diffusion. Above, you can see how much output the light has when used with two layers of diffusion and the honeycomb grid. Above, you can see a couple of quick frames when using the Godox with its included softbox and two layers of diffusion, with the honeycomb grid. For these examples, the light was set at around 18.3% output. The light will create some cross-hatched shadows if you use it without diffusion. Above, you can see what the light looks like when it is positioned out over a table using one layer of diffusion and a honeycomb grid. By using it with or without the honeycomb grid, you can choose how much spill you want. Also, because the fixture doesn’t weigh that much, you can put it a long way out on an arm, which is also very handy. The Godox LiteWafer UP150R is now available to purchase for$699 USD. Godox will also have a 2-light kit available for$1,199 USD. The nice aspect of thetwo-light kitis that two units can be connected horizontally or vertically to form a larger source. With the UP-C300 dual-light controller, both fixtures can be adjusted together. Other alternatives to the Nanlite PavoSlim 120C include the Nanlite PavoSlim 120C, amaran F21c 2 x 1′ RGB LED Flexible Light Mat, and the LiteMat Spectrum 1 Kit. *Currently on sale at B&H as of the 15/03/2026 Above, you can see how the price compares to some of the competition. The Godox LiteWafer UP150R provides a ton of output for a fixture of its size and power draw. It is decently made, and it is very CCT accurate with very good color rendering scores. It can be used as a hard source or a soft source with the included soft box and diffusion. The high output really helps when you want to create a more diffused lighting source, but you still require a decent amount of punch. Being able to run the light via a single flight-safe battery adds to its appeal. As the light is on hard backing plates, it is very quick to set up and use. The mounting system is substantially better than what you will find on most flexible LED panels. The Godox app works well, and it is relatively easy to use and navigate, as are the physical controls on the power supply/controller. Godox has done a very good job with the LiteWafer UP150R, and finally, there is some decent competition for the very good Nanlite PavoSlim 120C. Its standout feature is its high output and ability to run remotely via a V-mount battery. Matthew Allard is a multi-award-winning, ACS accredited freelance Director of Photography with over 35 years' of experience working in more than 50 countries around the world.He is the Editor of Newsshooter.com and has been writing on the site since 2010.Matthew has won 51 ACS Awards, including six prestigious Golden Tripods. In 2016 he won the Award for Best Cinematography at the 21st Asian Television Awards.Matthew is available to hire as a DP in Japan or for work anywhere else in the world.
📰 il Nord Est📅 2026-04-29📍 VeneziaitClima · decarbonizzazione
Primo maggio “nazionale” a Marghera: per un’altra “rivoluzione industriale” il Nord Est
La scommessa industriale e il primato petrolchimico, le lotte operaie e l’ambiente avvelenato, lo sradicamento delle fabbriche, la ripartenza ad ostacoli.
Cent’anni dopo il decollo del primo polo metallurgico e navale, i leader sindacali nazionali di Cgil, Cisl e Uil convergeranno a Porto Marghera per un Primo Maggio di memoria e speranza. Un secolo di storia economica e sociale ad un battito del cuore da Venezia, un progetto radicale senza precedenti nel Paese. Concepito da Piero Foscari, deputato della destra liberale, realizzato dall’élite finanziaria veneziana - Giovanni Volpi di Misurata, Giovanni Stucky, Nicolò Papadopoli Aldobrandini - con l’avallo della Banca Commerciale Italiana e il robusto sostegno dello Stato.
Corre il 23 luglio 1917, l’annus horribilis di Caporetto, quando il governo Boselli autorizza la Società Porto Industriale all’avvio dei lavori nell’area paludosa dei Bottenighi, espropriando nel contempo un quarto del territorio di Mestre: è il prologo alla bonifica dei terreni lagunari (oltre quindici milioni di metri quadrati strappati al “salso”), all’escavo di canali artificiali, alla costruzione di reti stradali e raccordi ferroviari.
Un disegno ambizioso e controverso quello di Volpi, influente tecnocrate nel Ventennio fascista, deciso a «sospingere Venezia nei tempi moderni» superandone l’esclusiva vocazione turistica. Che diventa realtà negli anni Venti, con la nascita del primo cantiere (Breda), l’inaugurazione del Canale Vittorio Emanuele tra la stazione marittima e Marghera (1922), l’apertura al traffico di merci e materie prime (1926), l’insediamento di una cinquantina di stabilimenti preceduto dall’accorpamento al capoluogo dei quattro comuni investiti dagli impianti. Che attinge alla manodopera rurale e procede per gradi.
Dapprima le lavorazioni di base, la distillazione del carbon fossile e la produzione di vetro, i fertilizzanti e gli anticrittogamici, le raffinerie, i depositi di oli minerali. In seguito, a partire dagli anni Trenta, lo sviluppo della meccanica, i metalli non ferrosi, l’ammoniaca sintetica per concimi e il ventaglio di produzioni minori che si valgono della centrale termica più potente nel circuito nazionale.
Duramente bombardati nel secondo conflitto mondiale, gli stabilimenti sono rapidamente ricostruiti e sorge anzi una seconda zona industriale, attraversata dal canale culminante nella Bocca di Malamocco.
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Un decennio insanguinato dagli omicidi di Sergio Gori e Giuseppe Taliercio, dirigenti del Petrolchimico, vittime delle Brigate Rosse; sgretolato negli assetti societari produttivi. È il declino di un modello gigantista, simboleggiato dal processo ai “Signori della chimica”, imputati per la morte di 157 lavoratori di Montedison ed Enichem, esposti agli effetti cancerogeni del cloruro di vinile monomero.
Fino alla storia recente, alla profonda, faticosa, transizione in atto: la Zona logistica semplificata (2020) istituita per favorire il rilancio con incentivi fiscali e amministrativi, lo spegnimento della torcia nella raffineria nel 2023, l’incompiuta bonifica del suolo contaminato. Così i grandi gruppi cedono il passo, il terziario avanza e l’occupazione arretra a 12 mila addetti con 120 aziende spalmate su 2mila ettari. Così le rappresentanze dei lavoratori respingono la «monocoltura turistica» in nome di una «manifattura sostenibile».
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This 2007 Featherlite SURV is a 32' fifth-wheel tandem axle toy hauler that was acquired by the seller approximately 10 years ago and is said to have been used exclusively on the West Coast. A 13' loading ramp provides access to a rear cargo with recessed D-r…
This 2007 Featherlite SURV is a 32′ fifth-wheel tandem axle toy hauler that was acquired by the seller approximately 10 years ago and is said to have been used exclusively on the West Coast. A loading ramp provides access to a rear cargo with recessed D-rings and a Uni-Trax cargo transport system. The galley features a sink, a cooktop, a microwave, and a refrigerator/freezer. The cargo area converts to serve as the main living and dining area. Additional equipment includes an air conditioning unit, an Onan generator, a removable floor-mounted winch, a fold-out awning, a Voyager CD stereo, and 16″ aluminum wheels. This Featherlite SURV is now offered with service records, owner’s manuals, and a clean Washington title in the seller’s name. The low-drag design features welded all-aluminum framework with riveted aluminum body panels finished in dark silver with multicolor graphics. Equipment includes a one-piece aluminum roof, a roof-mounted A/C unit, a Fan-Tastic thermostatically controlled intake/exhaust fan, tinted windows, a shore power connector, and an outdoor shower. An awning on the right side features a black-and-white checkered pattern. Scratches and a crease on a door are noted by the seller. The tandem axle trailer rides on 16″ aluminum wheels mounted with Carlisle 12-ply tires. Two full-size spares are mounted at the rear of the trailer. Stopping power is provided by drum brakes. The forward living section houses a sleeping area in the gooseneck as well as wood composition storage cabinets and residential-style 120V power outlets. The galley is equipped with a sink, a two-burner cooktop, a microwave oven, and a refrigerator/freezer. A bathroom with a toilet, an enclosed shower, and a separate vanity sink area is accessed via a sliding door. A Sunforce digital solar charge controller and a Voyager CD stereo are mounted on the wall. The rear compartment features a 108″ tall door that serves as a heavy-duty loading ramp. The door opening has a full-width pull-down insect screen and a cover over the cable equipment. The compartment houses a drop-down sleeping platform, a removable table, and flat-folding bench seats trimmed in blue cloth. Additional amenities include an Onan MicroQuiet 4000 series generator, a Voyager CD stereo system, and a floor-mounted winch. The seller notes the stereo volume control is inoperable. House power is supplied by two deep-cycle AGM batteries, backed by a 3600 Onan LP generator. 120V operations are through an on-board voltage converter or shore power when connected. The seller notes that operation of some equipment, such as the air conditioning and microwave, require the generator to be running if not connected to shore power. 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Italiano On August 10, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell; he had been accused of abuse and child trafficking. On January 30, 2026, the US Department of Justice will release three million documents on his power network. The investigation that will shock the world begins. In our search engine, 200 names and hundreds of documents can be consulted to reconstruct the hidden galaxy of the pedophile financierOn January 30, 2026, three million documents on Jeffrey Epstein's power network will be made public. In our search engine, 200 names and hundreds of documents can be consulted to reconstruct the hidden galaxy of the pedophile financier who died by suicide in prisonbyAnna LombardiandChiara Nardinocchi,with the collaboration ofSerena ConsoleandNiccolò Locatelli.Edited byVisual Lab Anna Lombardi "Can you change the time of tomorrow's massage? I wouldn't want to miss another day of school". There is also the appealof Jennifer Araoz, who ended up inJeffrey Epstein'sweb when she was only 14, in the vast sea of files posted online haphazardly by the US Department of Justice last January: her name was omitted only later, after a formal protest alongside other victims whose identities had been thrown to the curious, while those of their exploiters had been obscured. Because these are the Epstein Files: a cauldron of private emails and court papers that has (partially) revealed the shameless network of the pedophile financier that intertiene sex and power, connecting politicians, economists, writers, artists, Silicon Valley gurus and scientists, progressives and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, the narrow-minded and the visionaries.
A report claims that OpenAI missed its own user and revenue goals. That's bad news for the entire industry.
Elon Musk took the stand in a California courtroom today toask for OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s ousting.Still, it wasn’t the worst thing that happened to the executive on Tuesday. That’s because on Monday night, theWall Street Journalpublished a report claiming that ChatGPT’s growth had slowed toward the end of last year, and as a result, OpenAI had missed its internal goal of one billion weekly active users and its own target revenue for the year. Citing people familiar with the matter, the WSJ reported that CFO Sarah Friar was worried about revenue growth and unsure if OpenAI could pay for its many computing contracts. These concerns have put Friar and a bunch of other executives at odds with Altman, the report claims, as they have sought to rein in costs. Meanwhile, the OpenAI board has questioned Altman on his “efforts to secure even more computing power despite the business slowdown,” the WSJ wrote. If the report is true, it clashes with the picture that OpenAI has been trying to portray. OpenAI and many of its peers in the AI industry have long claimed that AI demand would arrive, and to accommodate it, the industry has to rapidly shore up as much computing capacity as possible. This has led to a record investment in AI data centers, a risky bet that some experts have claimed could beoverkill, andan industry-wide dealmaking frenzythat has placed OpenAI at the center of it. OpenAI has inked so many multibillion-dollar deals that it sparked worries of circular dealmaking and a potential AI bubble where only one failure (such as if OpenAI were to fail to deliver on its massive financial commitments) could create a domino effect that could take the entire industry, andperhaps even the American economy, down with it. As a result, the market had a proper freakout on Tuesday, sending the shares ofany company with substantial ties to OpenAI down, which, in this current climate, is much of the tech industry. So much so that at least one company had to come out and renounce its reliance on OpenAI. The shares of cloud computing companies Oracle and Coreweave bothsustaineda particularly big hit because both have signed lucrative computing contracts worth billions of dollars with OpenAI. A Coreweave spokesperson tried to appease investor worries, telling Bloomberg that “OpenAI is a terrific partner, but not our only one.” OpenAI has alsodenied the claimsin the Wall Street Journal report and said in aposton X that the company has “breakout Codex growth, enterprise offerings on every cloud, the only consumer app that matters, a computer strategy built to accelerate, and the best researchers in the world.” But rumors of the AI giant’s struggles have been circling for some time now. They mostly began late last year, when Google’s Gemini release was deemed by many on the internet to be superior to ChatGPT. Shortly afterGemini’s success,OpenAI executives declared a “code red” crisis at the company. Then cameAnthropic’s agentic AI releasesClaude Code and Claude Cowork, both of which have dominated the coding and enterprise markets in the last few months. According to the WSJ, the 2025 revenue target miss was due partially to Gemini eating into ChatGPT’s market share. The report also claims that OpenAI has continued to miss multiple monthly revenue targets in 2026 due to Anthropic’s success. Meanwhile, OpenAI also raised many eyebrows when its$100 billion deal with Nvidia, which was the first multibillion-dollar OpenAI investment that really fueled fears of circular dealmaking last year, fell apart. As it reportedly prepares for anIPOlater this year, the company has taken some steps to reduce costs, likeshutting down its AI video-generator Sora, and to increase revenue, with controversial initiatives likeads in ChatGPT. Earlier this month,a New Yorker investigationcited numerous insiders who accused Altman of lying to OpenAI’s board and of being untrustworthy in business dealings. Around the same time, a report from The Information said that Altman and Friar were at odds over OpenAI’s readiness for an IPO. Similar to the claims made in the WSJ piece, The Information report also said that Friar was uncertain that OpenAI’s revenue growth could support its $600 billion spending commitment over the next five years, because the company is expected to burn more than $200 billion before it starts making money. These concerns over spending are also not unique to OpenAI. AI giants were scrutinized for theirheavy financial commitmentsin the last round of tech earnings, especially after analysts warned that it could turn the companies’cash flow negative.Microsoftspecifically was also under investor scrutiny for its heavy reliance on OpenAI, namely that almost half of its cloud commitments were solely from the AI giants. The fear was prominent enough that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had to spend his company’s earnings call doingdamage controlfor AI hyperscalers and repeatedly assuring investors that revenue would follow their investments. Now, the latest OpenAI news only adds more fuel to that fire, as Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Google are all set to report quarterly earnings tomorrow afternoon.
📰 Global News📅 2026-04-28enAria · inquinamentoSalute · ambiente
Some MPPs have raised concerns about air and noise pollution, and whether it's safe to increase air traffic around high rises.
SeveralTorontoNDP MPPs and advocates for Toronto’s waterfront are warning the public about what they describe as grave concerns around safety and health regarding the province’s planned takeover ofBilly Bishop Airportand nearby lands. “This is another real estate scam by theDoug Fordconservative government. And it needs to be stopped before he destroys our waterfront,” said Chris Glover, the NDP MPP for Spadina-Fort York, at a Tuesday news conference. On April 23, the Ford government tabled legislation to seize the City of Toronto’s portion of the tripartite agreement that governs Billy Bishop. The legislation also lists many other areas that would be folded under Ontario’s control, including a third of Little Norway Park and a large swath of Toronto’s Islands. Premier Ford said at the end of March that taking control of Billy Bishop is to expand the airport’s capacity so that larger jets can land, which would bring more “flight options, more routes and more convenience.” Glover, flanked by fellow NDP MPPs Kristyn Wong-Tam and Alexa Gilmour, said at the news conference the airport expansion is simply a “really bad idea.” With Billy Bishop being at the bottom of “a dead-end street” just off of Bathurst, a sizable increase in traffic to the airport would create untenable levels of congestion at the waterfront area and through the city, said Glover. Wong-Tam said the focus should be on shoring up Pearson Airport and supporting the decade-long expansion and renewal of the airport that should be completed by the early 2030s. That is what should support commercial activity and tourism — not the island, she said. The MPPs said there are also concerns about air and noise pollution, as well as the exemptions that would be needed to allow jets to fly low on the city’s skyline and whether it is safe to increase air traffic around high rises. In 2013, Toronto published a report that examined the possible health impacts of expanding Billy Bishop Airport. At the time, Porter was looking to expand the airport to allow jets. The report, commissioned by Toronto Public Health, found the airport in its current form already contributes to health risks, including air quality and noise pollution. It said that traffic conditions, along with an increased risk of traffic-related injuries and fatalities, would be expected to increase with the expansion. But it found that the long-term presence of the airport overall creates the largest risks to population health in general, regardless of an expansion. It called for a reduction of current and future airport impacts. The MPPs also referred to a 2015 report on the requirements needed for expansion, by consulting firm Oliver Wyman, to illustrate why an expansion is not feasible. The Wyman report saidBilly Bishop is “not physically capable of serving as a Pearson on the lake” and that Pearson airport already serves the role as a full-service airport and is easily accessible by the UP Express. Since the province moved to take over the airport, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow has been vocal in her opposition, calling the legislation a “unilateral action to grab city land.” In a statement to Global News, a spokesperson from the premier’s office said the province is supporting the “long-term modernization and expansion of Billy Bishop Airport, which is a critical and underutilized part of Ontario’s transportation infrastructure.” It said if it were up to the NDP or Liberals, “nothing would get built.” The spokesperson said that Pearson is “at capacity” and options are needed for the growing population. Ontario is looking forward to working with the Toronto Port Authority and the federal government on the project, they said. At a press conference at the end of March, Prime Minister Mark Carney called the Billy Bishop expansion a “very interesting vision.” He has not commented on the plan since then.
📰 TechRadar📅 2026-04-28📍 New York/NJenAria · inquinamento
Joby completes the first point-to-point EV Air Taxi flight in New York City history and it could mean the eVOTL future is here now.
Unlike most airplanes or helicopters, I saw the all-electric Joby Air Taxi long before I heard it. It was cruising silently around Governor's Island and past the Brooklyn Bridge in New York as it made its approach to the NYC Downtown Skyport in Lower Manhattan. When it touched down moments later, it made history, completing the first point-to-point EV air taxi demonstration in New York City history. As someone who's been following the growing eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) industry for almost a decade, this was a watershed moment for me, too. Never, in all that time, had I seen one in flight. Yes, I missed the smaller New York City Joby prototype demonstration in 2023. Still, the truth is, these EV vehicles, which can perform vertical takeoffs before converting into basically airplane mode, have yet to receive the necessary Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) clearance. And with how slowly bureaucracy moves, I assumed it might be another decade before I'd see one in flight outside of a highly controlled test, airfield. Yet here I stood under partly cloudy skies with minimal wind, watching the Joby drop down from the sky, its 6 propellers guiding it to a perfect three-point landing. Pilot Buddy Denham hopped out wearing a snappy, blue Joby's jump suit and greeted me warmly. I asked about how hard it is to fly what looks like a cross between a giant drone and a classic airplane. The EV, which will fly four passengers and a pilot once certified by the FAA, is "highly augmented fly by wire," explained Denham. This means that while he controls speed and altitude with physical controllers, much of what happens is when he tells the flight control system what he wants, and it carries it out. Denham should know. Before joining Joby seven years ago, he was with the Navy, where he helped develop a unified control concept for the F-35 fighter jet's hover system, essentially the same system the Joby aircraft uses today. While Denham described the Joby Air Taxi as "easy to fly," it is a complex air vehicle that does the neat trick of converting back and forth from hovercraft to, basically, aircraft. Denham gestured toward the two most forward of the six propellers and explained how they start facing up to support vertical liftoff and then automatically tip down to face forward to support airplane-like flight. Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. "We're excited that this is going to transform how people move around New York and the world." Joby CEO JoeBen Bevirt told me shortly after the flight demonstration. That transformation is about noise and air pollution. As an all-electric vehicle capable of traveling up to 200mph, the Joby Air Taxi produces zero emissions and, unlike the majority of helicopters flying over and around New York, it is whisper-quiet when in the air. While the noise level rises appreciably as the eVTOL is lifting off or landing, it's by no means ear-piercing. One company representative told me its in-flight "acoustic profile is 100 times lower than a helicopter." Perhaps nothing drove that point home more forcefully than when Bevirt was speaking to the assembled crowd as a large helicopter inexplicably (or purposely) pulled up to the skyport and hovered in space for a minute, essentially drowning out Bevirt's speech. Bevirt later told me that this is a pivotal moment for Joby and the industry and believes the day's flight is "a good indication of where we are going." It's notable, though, that the pilot flew alone and only over water. Without FAA approval, the Joby Air Taxi, which could just as easily land in your backyard as this skyport, cannot fly over land. Joby's efforts, though, were fast-tracked by a recentFAA eIPP(eVTOL Integration Pilot Program). Triggered by an order from US President Donald Trump, the eIPP helps foster public-private partnerships and made the day's flight, a joint operation between Joby and the New York and New Jersey Port Authority, possibly. Full FAA clearance will still be necessary before you catch a Joby from JFK. In the meantime, Joby's latest production prototype is jam-packed with safety features, including multiple redundancies that make it possible to continue flying if one of the six propellers fails. Even inside each propeller is a dual system to prevent failure. Joby representatives believe they may get FAA clearance to fly as early as next year. If so, customers will use the Joby app to book flights, much like they would an Uber. In fact, Joby and Uber are partners, and the idea is that you could book one trip that includes a Joby flight out of JFK and an Uber to pick you up at the skyport. There's an undeniable cool factor to vertical liftoff from JFK and touching down at your destination, but from a practical perspective, you have to ask why. What's the benefit of living this George Jetson existence? Why not just take an Uber from JFK to Midtown Manhattan? Joby CEO Bevirt has the obvious answer: "5 minutes instead of an hour," he grinned. While this day's flight took 10 minutes from point to point, a Joby that's allowed to fly over land will get the job done in as little as five minutes. That sounds amazing, but one can only imagine the costs will be sky (ahem) high. A Joby spokesperson admitted to me that "initially the price might be a bit higher," but they "want to make this accessible to all." Ultimately, it should cost no more than a comparable Uber Black ride. So figure, if and when this operation gets off the ground, $150 per ride. With a spacious cabin, four leather seats, and big windows, the Joby EV air Taxi could someday be the perfect New York City sightseeing vehicle, but first, the company has to build its EVs. This production prototype is close to the final EV, but Joby still has to build more — a lot more. Even here, though, the company is bullish. As a vertically aligned company, it builds the components it needs in Ohio and assembles the EV Air Taxis in California. A Joby spokesperson told me that by 2027, they hope to eventually build four aircraft a month. When Joby has enough Air Taxis and is certified to fly, its first passenger will be CEO Joben Bevirt. When I asked if the vehicles were safe, he said, "Absolutely," and when I followed with if he would be the first passenger, he quickly added, "I am." Follow TechRadar on Google Newsandadd us as a preferred sourceto get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. 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SunCar Technology Reports Financial Results for Full Year 2025...
Profitable in the Third and Fourth Quarters of 2025 Delivered Record Annual Revenue of $489 million Q4 revenue increased 17% year-over-year to $151 million Increased Auto Partners’ Premiums by over 190% Signed Strategic AI Partnership with ByteDance NEW YORK, April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SunCar Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "SunCar") (NASDAQ: SDA), an innovative leader in AI-powered auto insurance and auto services, today announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025. "SunCar had a transformational year where our products and partnerships with China’s leading EV companies became truly AI-centric.” Zaichang Ye, Chairman and CEO of SunCar, said. “China’s global leadership in open-source AI is now well-established. SunCar, through its partnership with ByteDance, is fully leveraging its partner’s valuable AI technology in both new product development and operations.” “ByteDance’s world-class multimodal AI is allowing us to create products such as agent-based policy matching and pricing, video inspections, predictive maintenance, accident analysis, and other products we could only imagine several years ago.” “I'm very pleased with our strong 2025 results, record revenue of $489 million, and profitability in the second half of the year. SunCar is building unique, AI-powered technology that enables our auto partners to sell insurance and other downstream services successfully. That is our key differentiator!” Full Year, Third and Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights Full Year 2025 & Recent Business Highlights Full Year, Third and Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results Third and Fourth Quarters 2025: Full year 2025: Insurance Segment Review Auto Services Segment Review Financial Outlook SunCar is maintaining its $600 million revenue forecast for the full year 2026. Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains information about the Company’s view of its future expectations, plans, and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from historical results or those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with its ability to raise additional funding, its ability to maintain and grow its business, variability of operating results, its ability to maintain and enhance its brand, its development and introduction of new products and services, the successful integration of acquired companies, technologies and assets into its portfolio of products and services, marketing and other business development initiatives, competition in the industry, general government regulation, economic conditions, dependence on key personnel, the ability to attract, hire and retain personnel who possess the technical skills and experience necessary to meet the requirements of its clients, and its ability to protect its intellectual property. Forward-looking statements in this release include statements regarding the planned launch of AI-powered services, expected improvements in customer experience, potential cost reductions, and the development of SaaS solutions. These statements involve risks, including technology development challenges, market acceptance, regulatory approval requirements, and the ability to scale AI implementations. For a detailed discussion of these risks, please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, except as required by law. Contact Information: SunCar: Investor Relations: Mr. Breaux WalkerEmail:IR@suncartech.com Legal: Ms. Li ChenEmail:chenli@suncartech.com SOURCE: SunCar Technology Group Inc.
This 2023 Pearl Yachts 72 is a flybridge cruiser that features four two-berth en-suite guest cabins and is powered by dual diesel 24-liter MAN V12 engines. Finished in a white gelcoat, the yacht also incorporates an aft hydraulic swim deck with fold-down side…
This 2024 Pearl Yachts 72 is a flybridge cruiser that features four two-berth en-suite guest cabins and is powered by dual diesel 24-liter MAN V12 engines. Finished in a white gelcoat, the yacht also incorporates an aft hydraulic swim deck with fold-down side platforms, a tender garage, teak-clad exterior decks, a variable-position louvered flybridge sunroof, dual twin-seat helms, a Kelly-Hoppen-designed saloon with a galley, a flybridge wet bar, and an aft retractable awning. Additional equipment includes a Seakeeper stabilizer, a Humphree Interceptor trim stabilization system, dual diesel generators, a Victron inverter, Starlink internet, and air conditioning.Christa Leeis now offered on dealer consignment in California with a Marshall Islands certificate of registry. Pearl Yachts Ltd. was founded in 1998 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, by Iain Smallridge and John Yarnold as a constructor of 41’ and 45’ aft-cabin yachts before expanding in 2003 under investment by Margaret and Tony Whittaker to offer larger, flybridge yachts for use on the Mediterranean and beyond. The Pearl 72 was introduced in 2022 with exterior design by longtime Pearl partner Bill Dixon of UK-based Dixon Yacht Design. This example is finished in white gelcoat with teak lining the decks of the aft cockpit, side decks, foredeck, and flybridge. The yacht also features an arched panoramic windshield, a multi-position louvered sunroof over the flybridge, stainless-steel guard rails, track lighting outlining the main deck, a foredeck sun pad adjacent a folding table and a couch, and a stainless-steel anchor. Exterior details typically finished in gray were optioned in gloss black, and the exterior upholstery was upgraded to a custom pattern. The divided tender garage can be accessed via a hydraulically operated liftgate and sits above a hydraulically operated swim deck flanked by fold-down side platforms. The aft cockpit area is shaded by the rear flybridge and hosts a couch and folding tables. The saloon is accessible via an electrically operated tinted sliding door with chrome frames and is furnished with an “Indulgence”-style layout by British interior designer Kelly Hoppen CBE. The lounge area features floor-to-ceiling windows with electrically operated blinds, a wrap-around couch and open-backed chairs upholstered in white, a black accent table, wood flooring, a mirrored ceiling panel outlined by strip lighting, track lighting, a black illuminated display case, Sonos speakers, and a 65″ 4k television. Air conditioning designed for tropical regions is provided in the saloon and cabins. The galley sits behind a marble-top bar and hosts a sink, a stove, an induction oven, a microwave, a wine cooler, Jura coffee maker, a dishwasher, and a chilled bar-top wine holder, and a full-height refrigerator and freezer are located across from the bar. A dining area with a wrap-around couch sits next to a lower helm with twin adjustable seats next to a starboard door. Pearl-branded dinnerware is housed in the saloon’s cabinetry. Both the lower and flybridge helms feature dual 17″ Garmin digital display screens, an array of gauges, rocker-style switchgear, and bow and stern thruster controls. The flybridge also hosts wraparound seating with a front sun pad, a walk-behind wet bar with an electric griddle and a refrigerator, and an open-plan rear deck that can be shaded under a retractable awning. The full-beam owner’s suite is accessible via its own entry and is situated in the bow along with its en-suite bathroom. Features include a forward-facing bed, tinted hull windows, eye-level forward windows, a dinette with chairs trimmed in white, a television, electric blinds, and a vanity with an upright mirror. A stairwell opposite the galley allows access to three additional cabins, including a full-beam VIP cabin positioned amidship, a double cabin, and a twin cabin with dual beds. Each cabin incorporates a television, electric blinds, and an en-suite bathroom, with hallway access also available to the twin room’s bathroom. A neon “work less, play more” sign is mounted in the hallway to the guest cabins. Crew quarters are situated behind the cabins and house bunk beds for two, a kitchenette with a microwave and refrigerator, a television, and a bathroom. A separate washer and dryer are also present. Dual diesel 24-liter MAN V12 engines are each factory rated at 1,550 horsepower, which is sent to the propellers via V-drive transmissions. Factory-rated top speed is 32 knots, while cruising speed is rated at 25 knots. Equipment includes a Seakeeper SK18 gyroscopic stabilizer, a Humpree Interceptor automatic trim and list stabilization system, dual generators, a Victron inverter, a 75-gallon-per-hour water maker, and Starlink internet. The boat has been converted to US-specification shore power. Each engine has approximately 405 hours of runtime. A 60-hour service is said to have been performed in August 2025, while a Seakeeper service is said to have been performed in January 2026. The boat cannot be sold to US residents while in US waters. There is a lien on the boat that must be paid before the boat can be registered. The winning bid does not include shipping. It is the buyer's responsibility to arrange the details of any shipping or delivery, and to pay any taxes, duties, or charges associated with shipping or delivery.View our third-party shipper recommendations. 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Brady Tkachuk may be on the move this summer. Discover why the Panthers, and reuniting Brady with his brother Matthew, makes Florida a logical trade suitor.
The offseason rumor mill is certainly a fun one to see churning. This time of year is always especially juicy because while the season is over for some teams, others are still fighting in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, so you get storylines that are dripping with intrigue as players fight their guts out for one team with the looming concept of them moving on as soon as their season ends is hanging over everyone’s head. Between trades and free agency, there will be plenty to keep track of as we make our way through the playoffs and into the NHL Draft before finally hitting free agency on July 1. This week, NHL Insider David Pagnotta dropped a very interesting nugget while appearing on “Hello Hockey.” According to Pagnotta, the Ottawa Senators could look into trading team captain Brady Tkachuk this offseason. "I think there's a good chance the Sens explore trading Brady Tkachuk this summer," Pagnotta said. "And it’s for a variety of reasons. I don't think it's exclusively to do with the fact that he plays in Ottawa. I think there are different parameters for him that have factored into perhaps that personal decision." If Tkachuk is indeed on the trade block, it wouldn’t be surprising at all to see the Florida Panthers kick the tires on what it would take to swing a possible deal for the feisty forward. Bringing the Tkachuk brothers together in South Florida would be quite the power move by Panthers General Manager Bill Zito. Florida already plays an incredibly fast and physical brand of hockey, and it would seem Brady Tkachuk would be a good fit with his brother Matthew and the Panthers. One of the biggest hurdles would seemingly be whether or not the Senators would be willing to trade Brady Tkachuk within the Atlantic Division. Beyond that, the financial element of making a move for Brady Tkachuk work in South Florida would be interesting to see play out. Brady has two years remaining on his current deal, which carries an Average Annual Value (AAV) of just over $8.2 million. According to PuckPedia, the Panthers will head into the offseason with around $15.3 million in cap space to work with. While Florida has 12 forwards and six defensemen under contract for next season, they need to shore up their goaltending situation. Could Zito bring in Brady Tkachuk while still addressing the team’s need for goaltending? A deal for Brady would likely have to include Florida’s 2026 first-round pick – which will be either the first, second, eighth, ninth or tenth overall depending how things shake out at next week’s NHL Draft Lottery – and some combination of NHL players or prospects. The 26-year-old younger Tkachuk brother was the fourth overall pick by Ottawa at the 2018 NHL Draft and has played 572 games with the organization, racking up 213 goals and 463 points while developing into one of the league’s grittiest two-way forwards. In the time since older brother Matthew Tkachuk was traded to the Panthers during the summer of 2022, there have been more than a few instances where the bothers have gotten a taste of what it would be like to play together at the highest level. They skated on the same line during the 2023 NHL All-Star Game, which just happened to take place in South Florida. Then came the 4 Nations Face-Off in February of 2025, when the Tkachuk’s again skated on the same line for much of the tournament, leading Team USA to the gold medal match against Team Canada. Perhaps the biggest and best example of what the two can accomplish together came during the 2026 Winer Olympics. Matthew and Brady were two of the biggest faces for Team USA, helping the United States claim its first Olympic gold in ice hockey since 1980. Will the brothers once again have the opportunity to put on the same sweater later this year? Stay tuned. LATEST STORIES FROM THE HOCKEY NEWS - FLORIDA Should Panthers' Sandis Vilmanis Be A Full-Time NHL Player In 2026-27? On This Date: Bill Lindsay Scores Most Iconic Goal In Panthers History, Clinching Florida's First Playoff Series Charlotte Checkers Eliminated From Calder Cup Playoffs Following Game 3 Overtime Loss On This Date: Panthers Stay Alive With OT Win In Boston, Sparking Epic Postseason Run The Hockey Show: Panthers-less Postseason Off To Strong Start, Greg Wyshynski Invades Philly Pair Of Panthers Trainers Join Brett Peterson, Bill Zito On Team USA World Championship Staff Photo caption: Feb 4, 2023; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Atlantic Division forward Matthew Tkachuk (19) of the Florida Panthers fist bumps Atlantic Division forward Brady Tkachuk (71) of the Ottawa Senators during the second period of a semifinal game during the 2023 NHL All-Star Game at FLA Live Arena. (Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images)
Stop a emissioni e scarichi illeciti: la salute dei cittadini non è negoziabile News Prima
Meritocrazia Italia sollecita il Ministero delle Infrastrutture e le Capitanerie di Porto per l'avvio di ispezioni immediate e un monitoraggio costante nelle aree portuali nazionali.
L’inquinamento atmosferico e marino nei pressi delle aree portuali rappresenta un’emergenza silenziosa che colpisce quotidianamente migliaia di residenti. Per questa ragione, il movimento Meritocrazia Italia ha indirizzato una richiesta formale al Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti e al Comando Generale delle Capitanerie di Porto, esigendo un intervento strutturato e non più rinviabile per la verifica degli scarichi delle navi e delle emissioni in atmosfera.
Impatto ambientale e rischi per la salute pubblica
Nei bacini portuali italiani transitano ogni anno migliaia di imbarcazioni mercantili e da crociera. Oltre al volume del traffico commerciale, tale afflusso comporta lo scarico di acque di sentina, rifiuti liquidi e solidi, e soprattutto emissioni di ossidi di zolfo, ossidi di azoto e particolato fine derivanti dalla combustione dei motori. Queste sostanze si accumulano nell’aria dei centri abitati costieri, determinando un impatto diretto sulla salute respiratoria, sulla qualità della vita e sull’ecosistema marino. Da anni, esponenti dell’associazionismo e amministratori locali denunciano un sistema di controlli spesso insufficiente e privo di reale efficacia deterrente.
La posizione del movimento sulla gestione delle infrastrutture
La missione dell’organizzazione consiste nel riportare la responsabilità al centro dell’azione pubblica. “Per noi merito significa anche garantire regole chiare, applicarle con competenza e farle rispettare senza eccezioni”. Non si tratta di una contrapposizione al settore marittimo o allo sviluppo economico, poiché i porti restano infrastrutture strategiche e snodi fondamentali per l’occupazione. Tuttavia, la crescita non può verificarsi a scapito della sostenibilità ambientale.
Piano straordinario di ispezione e limiti IMO 2020
La prima richiesta concreta riguarda l’avvio, entro trenta giorni, di un piano straordinario di controlli su tutti i natanti in sosta e in transito. Le verifiche devono vertere sul rispetto delle normative IMO 2020 relative ai limiti di zolfo e delle direttive europee sulla qualità dell’aria. Tali accertamenti, secondo Meritocrazia Italia, devono essere frequenti, imprevedibili e supportati da rigorose analisi tecniche certificate.
Monitoraggio continuo e trasparenza dei dati
Risulta fondamentale installare e potenziare le centraline di monitoraggio nelle aree portuali, con la pubblicazione dei dati in tempo reale a beneficio dei cittadini e delle autorità sanitarie. La trasparenza informativa viene indicata come il primo strumento di prevenzione. Parallelamente, si richiede l’applicazione rigorosa delle sanzioni previste dal Codice della Navigazione e dalla normativa ambientale per chi viola i limiti, poiché la certezza della pena è l’unico deterrente efficace contro comportamenti dannosi.
Coordinamento istituzionale e diritto alla salute
Viene proposta l’istituzione di un tavolo permanente tra Ministero, Capitanerie, ARPA regionali e Autorità di Sistema Portuale per garantire un approccio unitario. “Non servono proclami, servono fatti. Non servono controlli di facciata, serve un sistema di verifica basato su professionalità e tecnologia“. La tutela dell’ambiente è definita come una condizione essenziale per il diritto alla salute, sancito dall’articolo 32 della Costituzione. Meritocrazia Italia esorta dunque i vertici competenti ad assumere le proprie responsabilità immediate, dichiarando concluso il tempo delle proroghe.
Warlocks, are you tired of your demons looking a little… dull? Does the hellfire in your pets’ eyes just not have the spark that it used to? Well fear not, for there are many new appearances to collect to customize your fel friends with just a little bit of t…
Warlocks, are you tired of your demons looking a little… dull? Does the hellfire in your pets’ eyes just not have the spark that it used to? Well fear not, for there are many new appearances to collect to customize your fel friends with just a little bit of time, gold, and perhaps some sanity. It’ll help if you’re max level, mostly because some of these drops come from old raid or dungeon bosses so it’ll significantly cut down on the amount of time you’ll have to spend bringing ruin to your enemies — but that’s part of the fun, right? Once you collect an appearance, you can use them by visiting any Barber Shop. You select each pet with buttons on the upper right, similar to Druid forms. I’ll split the following sections by demon, because we’ve got quite a lot to go over. If you’re a fan of the old schoolImpmodel, there’s six options you can learn. Two of the six you can learn have unique color combinations (Felblaze Imp has green skin and red hair, while Darkfire imp has ash skin and dark crimson hair), while the rest are just shades of a single color. Fel Impswere added inLegion, and are the slightly uglier, stinkier cousins of the Imps. Nothing too daunting on this one (outside of Time Rifts, which can likely be soloed at this point), and nothing truly stands out as “amazing” looking in this warlock’s humble opinion. Fiendsare the cool mix of the original Imp and the Fel Imps: they’ve got the skinny original imp body, but more Fel Imp-style horns. They’re also really easy to unlock!Just finish the Warlock 10.1.5 questline that ends withWhen Revenge Burns Greenand you unlock them all. Our old blueberry-flavoredVoidwalkerfriends got the short end of the proverbial stick on this one. Sorry friends, you don’t have the power to shackle Dimensius… yet. While there’s currently no newIncubusmodels (I wish you were here…), there are two new Succubus models. If you are looking for a more pale Succubus to go with your void elf glamour — or, alternately — you’re looking for crimson and fel colors to really show off your green fire, you’re in luck! Much like with the Fiends, you unlock all fourShivarracustomizations when you grab a single item:Grimoire of the Shivarrawhich is crafted by, you guessed it, friendly neighborhoodLegionScribes (Inscription: the pattern is a drop off any demon, it appears. Check the comments inthis wowhead linkfor some ideas… shouldn’t take too long to get.) For our old trusty Felpuppies, there’s really only two options. There’s a greenish colored model with brown hair and purple arm tentacles, and there’s a purple colored model with grey hair and green tentacles. As for Dreadhounds, you have two options depending on what you’re after. There’s a really cool red and black flame-like hell-Dreadhound, which requires a little bit of work that I’ll describe below, and there’s a purple/fel dreadhound that you can easily just go grab fromLegionKarazhan. Hope you weren’t expecting cool new appearances for your Felguard, because there aren’t any. Wrathguards sadly just get some new clothing options (do you want red, purple or green clothes?), though the purple clothed one does have tan skin which makes it a bit unique looking! Demonic Tyrants at least give you some options! Though much like the Wrathguard, you’re mostly just picking the difference in skin color and slight variations of armor colors. At least there’s a really cool hellfire red model that I think is the coolest of the bundle. Ah, yes, our ugly floating eyeball friends. There’s multiple options for the Darkglare which come from all over the dungeons and raids ofLegion, so depending on the color you’re chasing, you’ll need to go slaughter different things. The Observer, meanwhile, has had a bit of a checkered past. Way back in the day you would get this model if you were specced into Grimoire of Supremacy, but that was later replaced with a glyph (remember those?). Now you just need to go click on a Carved Eye in different locations to collect the appearances. I’ll post the waypoints for anyone using an addon like TomTom, as it will really help for these. There’s one more Observer we should mention — the Ancient Observer. This model of Observer uses the same model that Durumu uses in Throne of Thunder, and it requires a bit of work to get. I’ll do my best to explain below how to get it. Sadly we don’t get any new Infernal models, but we do get the Abyssal models that you see pretty much all over Outland in theBurning Crusade. This is just another group of color swaps, with fel green, fire orange, but then a really neat blue-red model that stands out. Thankfully, these are super easy to grab. WHEW. That’s an awful lot of running around Azeroth and the connected worlds to grab some alternate appearances, but sometimes fashion is worth the hike. Hopefully you’ve managed to find some new looks that’ll match the cool transmog sets unlocked inMidnight. Blizzard Watch is a safe space for all readers. By leaving comments on this site you agree to follow ourcommenting and community guidelines.
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink by Andrew Dessler
I am finalizing a textbook on climate risk and am posting chapters as I finish them. I’d previously posted chapters about embedded energy and physical climate risk; this post is a chapter on transitio…
Enter a term in the search box to find its definition. Use the controls in the far right panel to increase or decrease the number of terms automatically displayed (or to completely turn that feature off). Archives This is are-post from The Climate Brink by Andrew Dessler I am finalizing a textbook on climate risk and am posting chapters as I finish them. I’d previously posted chapters aboutembedded energyandphysical climate risk; this post is a chapter on transition risk, the economic and social risks of the transition to a clean-energy economy. In the context of climate risk, transition risk encompasses the economic and social risks associated with a shift towards a low-carbon economy. Such an effort would fundamentally reshape our world and create critical financial uncertainty for assets and industries tied to the old, carbon-intensive system. Reaching “net zero” is the ultimate goal of most climate policy. This means reducing greenhouse gas emissions as much as possible, with any remaining emissions that are too difficult or costly to eliminate are canceled out by an equivalent amount of “negative emissions” — processes that actively pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. These negative emissions are the “net” part of net zero and it acknowledges the practical reality that some sectors, like long-distance air travel or ocean shipping, may be incredibly difficult to decarbonize in the near future. What are these negative emissions technologies? The two primary methods discussed are Direct Air Capture (DAC), which uses machines to filter carbon dioxide directly from the air, and Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Sequestration (BECCS), which involves growing crops, burning them for energy, and capturing and burying the resulting carbon dioxide. However, both technologies face significant hurdles, including high costs, large energy requirements, and, in the case of BECCS, immense land use needs that could compete with food production and biodiversity. Once we reach net zero,global temperatures will stabilize— although they won’t recover to pre-industrial levels for tens of thousands of years. Getting the climate to actually cool on time scales we care about (decades to centuries) would would require pulling even more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, or deploying some type of climate engineering approach like injecting aerosols into the stratosphere. The scale of the net zero transformation means that reaching net zero will fundamentally overhaul vast parts of the global economy. Many big sectors of our economy — energy, transportation, industry, agriculture — must be reshaped, and that reshaping will create enormous opportunities as well as painful dislocations. The transition to a low-carbon economy is not simply a matter of swapping one energy source for another; it requires rebuilding infrastructure, retraining workers, and redirecting trillions of dollars in investment. Some industries are poised to prosper. Renewable energy is the most obvious example: in 2025, the world added over 700 GW of new capacity, and sustaining that pace for decades will require ongoing investment in manufacturing, installation, and maintenance of wind turbines and solar panels. The profits for those well positioned will be enormous. The electric vehicle industry and its supply chains — from battery manufacturers to mining operations for lithium and cobalt — also stand to grow dramatically. Companies that build and manage electrical grid infrastructure, including new transmission lines and energy storage systems, will see surging demand. So too will firms specializing in energy efficiency, building retrofits, and emerging technologies like green hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuels. Even agriculture could see new revenue streams as farmers are paid to adopt practices that sequester carbon in soil. Other industries, however, face serious decline. Fossil fuel producers (coal, oil, and natural gas) confront the prospect of their core product becoming obsolete, stranding assets worth trillions of dollars. Workers in these industries, from coal miners to oil rig operators, risk losing their livelihoods. The effects extend well beyond extraction: refineries, pipelines, and petrochemical plants all face an uncertain future. The automotive sector will also see significant disruption, as the shift to electric vehicles renders the internal combustion engine and its complex supply chain of transmissions, exhaust systems, and fuel injection components irrelevant. Communities built around these industries may face economic devastation if the transition is not carefully managed. This uneven distribution of winners and losers will create difficult economic and political challenges, particularly during the transition period. The enormous capital investment required — in renewable generation, grid modernization, EV charging infrastructure, industrial retooling, and carbon removal — must be mobilized quickly, creating the risk of supply chain bottlenecks, inflation in key materials, and financial instability. Managing this transition in a way that is both fast enough to meet climate targets and equitable enough to maintain broad public support is one of the defining policy challenges of our time. A core concept in transition risk is the “stranded asset”. A stranded asset is defined as an asset that loses significant value well before the end of its expected economic life. This loss is often sudden and unexpected, driven by changes in market conditions, technology, or policy. While this can happen for many reasons, it is a particularly potent risk in the context of climate change, arising from both direct physical impacts and the economic shifts of the energy transition. For example, here is ahouse that literally fell into the ocean in North Carolina in Sept. 2025: From Zillow.com, this was a pricey house: This house could have stood for another few decades, but it collapsed into the ocean due to coastal erosion that was certainly made worse by sea level rise. When that happened, its value instantly dropped to zero, a stark, nonlinear impact that produced a stranded asset. While physical risks can strand assets, the concept first gained prominence in discussions about transition risk and the fossil fuel industry. Oil and gas companies are valued in the trillions of dollars, with much of that valuation based on their proven reserves—oil and gas that is in the ground and ready to be produced. The transition to a net-zero economy, however, requires that a significant portion of these reserves be “left in the ground” and never burned. Once the market fully accepts that these assets cannot be produced due to climate policies, their value could drop to zero rapidly. The danger of these fossil fuel assets becoming stranded extends far beyond the energy companies themselves. It poses a systemic risk to the broader economy because large swaths of the general public have financial exposure to these companies through their investments, including 401k programs, pensions, and mutual funds. The sudden devaluation of these energy assets could negatively affect many people’s investment and retirement funds, which in turn could have a widespread and devastating impact on the financial security of the general public. This same principle applies to the real estate sector. Consider a commercial office building with a low energy efficiency rating located in a city that passes a new ordinance mandating high-performance standards for all buildings. The owner is suddenly faced with a difficult choice: either undertake a costly, large-scale retrofit to meet the new legal requirements or risk being unable to legally rent the space. If the retrofit is too expensive, the building’s value is stranded, as its primary function — generating rental income — has been eliminated by a policy change aimed at reducing emissions. Another often-overlooked category of risk lies in intangible assets. For companies in the S&P 500, these assets — such as brand value, reputation, and intellectual property (IP) — can represent up to 90% of their total market value. Their non-physical nature makes them vulnerable to rapid devaluation. For example, imagine a company that holds a highly valuable portfolio of patents for a new, efficient diesel engine technology. If a major country or region, aiming to meet climate targets, decides to ban the sale of all new diesel cars, the market for that technology disappears. The intellectual property, once a significant asset, has its value evaporate almost overnight. This is a direct parallel to the risk facing fossil fuel companies, whose reserves — a tangible asset on paper — could become worthless if they cannot be produced. A final critical category that is often overlooked is human capital. Human capital represents the skills, knowledge, and expertise that workers have developed over their careers — assets that can suddenly lose their value in the transition to a low-carbon economy. Consider a mechanic who has spent 30 years perfecting the art of repairing internal combustion engines. This individual has accumulated expertise in diagnosing problems, understanding the mechanical systems, and maintaining gasoline-powered vehicles. As the world shifts to electric vehicles — which require fundamentally different maintenance skills — this expertise becomes obsolete. The mechanic’s human capital, built over decades, is stranded. The scale of this challenge is enormous. Huge numbers of workers have built their careers in fossil fuel industries. Coal miners possess specialized knowledge about underground operations, safety protocols, and extraction techniques. Oil field workers understand drilling technologies, reservoir management, and petroleum systems. Pipeline operators and refinery technicians have invested years developing skills specific to a carbon-intensive economy. As these industries contract or disappear entirely, these workers face the prospect of their expertise becoming rapidly becoming worthless. This creates both an economic and social crisis. Unlike a stranded power plant that can be written off a company’s books, stranded human capital represents real people with families, mortgages, and communities that depend on their income. A 50-year-old coal miner cannot simply retrain as a software developer overnight. The geographical concentration of these industries compounds the problem — entire regions have been built around fossil fuel extraction, creating communities where the primary source of skilled employment may disappear. The human dimension of stranded assets also creates political risk for the climate transition itself. Workers facing the loss of their livelihoods can become powerful opponents of climate action, slowing the transition for everyone. The fear and anger generated by the transition can translate into political movements that resist or reverse climate policies, as workers vote to protect their immediate economic interests over longer-term economic reality. To better understand and manage transition risks, theTask Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)developed a framework that organizes these risks into four distinct categories. This framework has become the global standard for how companies and investors think about and report climate-related financial risks. Policy and legal risks emerge when governments and courts take action to address climate change. These interventions can fundamentally alter the economic landscape, often with little warning. Carbon pricing represents one of the most direct policy tools. When governments implement a carbon tax or cap-and-trade system, they make it more expensive to emit CO2. For instance, a carbon price of $50 per ton of carbon dioxide would add around $20 to the cost of a barrel of oil, fundamentally changing the economics of oil production and consumption. Companies that built their business models around cheap fossil fuels suddenly face dramatically higher operating costs. Efficiency standards create another layer of policy risk. The UK’s Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) provides a clear example: it prohibits landlords from renting properties with poor energy efficiency ratings. A landlord who owns an older, inefficient building faces a stark choice — invest heavily in retrofits or watch the property become unrentable, thereby creating a stranded asset. The legal dimension adds another layer of risk through climate litigation. There are many lawsuits winding through the courts where people are taking fossil fuel companies to court because they have been or expect to be harmed by climate-change-driven extreme weather. This potential climate liability could expose fossil fuel companies to enormous financial risk, much like tobacco companies faced when the health impacts of their products became legally actionable. Technology risk represents the classic story of disruption — when a new, cheaper, or better technology makes existing technologies obsolete. In the climate context, this risk is accelerating as clean technologies have reached critical tipping points. The most dramatic example is the drop in renewable energy costs. Solar power costs have fallen nearly 90% over the past 15 years. In most parts of the world, building a new solar or wind farm is now cheaper and faster than building a new coal or gas plant — even without subsidies. This is rapidly reordering energy economics and energy markets. Coal plants that were expected to operate profitably for 40 years are being shut down early not because of regulation, but because they simply can’t compete economically with cheaper energy sources. Natural gas plants will be next. Electric vehicles present another technological disruption. As battery costs decline and performance improves, EVs are becoming not just environmentally preferable but superior products — they accelerate faster, require less maintenance, and increasingly cost less to own and operate than internal combustion engines. This technological shift threatens not just automakers who are slow to adapt, but entire ecosystems built around gasoline vehicles: gas stations, oil change shops, parts suppliers, and even dealerships whose business models depend heavily on service revenue from complex internal combustion engines. Market risks encompass the shifts in supply, demand, and investor sentiment that can rapidly revalue assets and companies. As an example, demand for transition minerals like lithium, cobalt, and copper is soaring as the world builds batteries and renewable energy infrastructure. Companies that secured supply chains for these materials early have gained significant competitive advantages, while those arriving late face production bottlenecks and inflated costs. Conversely, demand for thermal coal is collapsing in many regions, leaving coal mining companies with reserves that may never be extracted. Perhaps more significant is the shift in investor perceptions. For decades, oil companies were valued based on their proven reserves — the oil and gas they had rights to extract. Now, many investors view these same reserves as worthless,unburnable carbonthat will never generate revenue. This shift in perception led BP to write down its assets by $17.5 billion in 2020, with Shell following with a $22 billion write down. These companies acknowledged that much of their oil would likely remain in the ground forever. The power of changing investor sentiment was dramatically demonstrated in 2021 when Engine No. 1, a tiny activist hedge fund, successfully won three board seats at ExxonMobil. Their argument wasn’t environmental but purely financial: Exxon’s failure to plan for the energy transition was destroying long-term shareholder value. This showed that transition risk has moved from the margins to the center of corporate governance. Reputational risk reflects the changing expectations of consumers, employees, and society at large. As public concern about climate change grows, companies associated with high emissions face damage to their brands and their social license to operate. The financial sector illustrates how reputational concerns translate into business decisions. In 2019, Goldman Sachs announced it would no longer finance new thermal coal mines or Arctic oil exploration. While framed partly in risk management terms, the bank explicitly cited reputational considerations and changing client expectations as key drivers. They recognized that being associated with these projects was becoming bad for business, potentially costing them clients and talented employees who increasingly consider environmental factors in their career choices. Consumer pressure is also reshaping entire industries. The rapid growth of plant-based milk alternatives like Oatly directly responds to, among other things, consumer concerns about dairy’s environmental impact. Traditional dairy companies, seeing their market share erode, are scrambling to launch their own non-dairy alternatives. This shift isn’t driven by regulation or technology costs but by changing consumer preferences that make high-emission products less desirable, regardless of price or quality. These four categories of risk — policy and legal, technology, market, and reputation — don’t operate in isolation. They interact and amplify each other, creating feedback loops that can accelerate the transition and magnify risks for unprepared economies. Consider how technological advances in renewable energy trigger cascading effects across all risk categories. As solar and wind become cheaper than fossil fuels (technology risk), governments gain political cover to implement stricter emissions standards and carbon pricing (policy risk), knowing these policies won’t dramatically increase energy costs for voters. These policies, in turn, shift investor capital away from fossil fuels and toward renewables (market risk), further driving down clean energy costs through economies of scale. Companies slow to adapt find themselves not just technologically obsolete but facing reputational damage for clinging to outdated, polluting technologies (reputational risk), which makes it even harder to attract capital, customers, and talent. The automotive industry provides another vivid example of these interconnected risks. As electric vehicles improve and battery costs fall (technology risk), governments implement EV mandates and phase out internal combustion engines — Norway by 2025, the UK by 2030 (policy risk). These policies signal to investors that traditional automakers without credible EV strategies are poor long-term investments, triggering capital flight (market risk). Meanwhile, young consumers increasingly view gas-powered vehicles as environmentally irresponsible, especially luxury gas vehicles (reputational risk). Each risk reinforces the others: technological improvements justify stricter policies, which shift market dynamics, which shape public perception, which in turn creates pressure for even more aggressive policies and faster technological development. Understanding these interconnections is essential for understanding transition risk. A company cannot address one type of transition risk while ignoring the others — they must recognize that these risks compound and prepare for the systemic changes that result from their interaction. The recognition that the shift to a low-carbon economy will create winners and losers, particularly among workers and communities reliant on fossil fuel industries, has given rise to the concept of ajust transition. A just transition is an effort to ensure that the benefits of a green economy are shared broadly and that the costs do not fall unfairly on those who can least afford them. The core idea is to provide support, retraining, and new economic opportunities for workers and communities whose livelihoods are threatened by the phase-out of carbon-intensive industries. This is not merely an ethical consideration; it is a pragmatic one. The threat of widespread job losses can create powerful political opposition to climate action, potentially slowing down or even derailing the transition for everyone. Therefore, managing the human side of the transition is critical to its success. In a just transition, we would repurpose skills: For example, the skills required to build an offshore oil rig are similar to those needed for constructing an offshore wind platform. A just transition would facilitate this shift through targeted programs. The private market is unlikely to manage this process efficiently or equitably. Government action is therefore needed to fund retraining programs and help workers seamlessly switch to new jobs in the growing green economy. Germany’s approach to phasing out coal mining in its Lausitz region serves as a prominent example. The German government is investing €40 billion to manage the process by funding new infrastructure, research institutes, and extensive retraining programs. The goal is not just to compensate for lost jobs but to actively build a new, sustainable economic future for the region. Transition risk represents a fundamental restructuring of the global financial and social order. As this chapter has detailed, the journey toward a net-zero economy is far more than a simple technological swap. It is a complex, multi-dimensional shift driven by the interplay of policy, technology, and market and social dynamics. While this transition offers immense opportunities for innovation and growth in green sectors, it simultaneously creates the systemic threat of stranded assets — devaluing not just physical infrastructure and fossil fuel reserves, but also intangible intellectual property and the human capital of millions of workers. Ultimately, the success of this overhaul hinges on the ability to manage these risks. Because the private market is not naturally equipped to solve the social dislocations caused by such rapid change, proactive governance and strategic investment are essential to ensure a just transition, so that the shift to sustainability does not leave vulnerable communities behind. Balancing the urgent need for decarbonization with the economic security of the workforce is not just a moral imperative, but a practical necessity to maintain the political and social stability required to reach our climate goals. This is a draft of a section of my climate risk textbook (slightly edited & reformatted to make it appropriate for Substack). I’d very much like to identify errors now, so if you see any, please let me know in the comments. 00 Printable Version|Link to this page Comments 1 to 6: You need to be logged in to post a comment. Login via the left margin or if you're new,register here. The Consensus Project Website THE ESCALATOR(free to republish)
HoopsHype breaks down the NBA players who have gotten the highest share of MVP votes in NBA history, including Michael Jordan, LeBron and Jokic.
Winning the NBA MVP award, nicknamed theMichael JordanTrophy since 2022, is the highest individual honor that can be bestowed on a basketball player. Jordan himself has won it five times. His chief competitor in the all-time GOAT debate, who many,including us, believe has surpassed him in the race,LeBron James, has won it four times in his career.Bill Russellis tied with Jordan for the second-most MVPs in league history with five. And an underrated GOAT candidate,Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, once the NBA's all-time leading scorer, won the award a record six times in his illustrious career. Today, what we're going to discuss is the NBA players who have gotten the largest share of first-place MVP votes in their careers. This list is about to be littered with some of the biggest names the sport of basketball has ever seen, so buckle up. Number of MVPs won:Five Seasons getting MVP votes:13 out of 15 The runaway No. 1 winner of this honor, His Airness,Michael Jordan, owns the top spot here thanks to his otherworldly talent, as well as his relatively shorter career compared to other megastars. If you take away Jordan's Washington Wizards years, his career was only 13 seasons long, and if you remove the year that included his late-season return in '95, it was 12. And if you remove Jordan's 18-game second season, which was cut vastly short due to injury, you realize Jordan's peak was more like 11 years. That, coupled with how dominant Jordan was as a player, makes it easy to see how he has such a huge lead in this exercise. In Jordan's 11 full seasons pre-Wizards, he earned MVP votes, finishing Top 3 in the vote an astounding 10 times, and winning it outright five times. That number would be higher, too, if it weren't for voter fatigue, as our Global Rating metric determined that Jordan was the best player in the league, according to the stat,nine timesduring that stretch. Making that even more impressive is the fact that Jordan was this dominant in an era that was still the Age of the Big Men in the NBA, in which centers dominated award voting. In the 29 seasons prior to Jordan's rookie campaign of 1984-85, a center had been named league MVP 23 times. What's more, only two backcourt players had won MVP prior to MJ, and they were both point guards, making his utter domination from the 2-guard spot not only awe-inspiring, but totally unheard of. We don't see anyone passing Jordan ever in share of first-place MVP votes won, at least not anytime soon, not with how long modern careers last thanks to modern medicine. Number of MVPs won:Three Seasons getting MVP votes:8 out of 11 AsDenver NuggetssuperstarNikola Jokicgets up there in age, this number will likely go down, as will the big Serbian's place in this ranking. But for now, Jokic ranks second all-time in percentage of first-place MVP votes gotten during his career, an even more impressive feat considering he came off the bench for nearly 40 games over his first two seasons in the NBA. By his fourth season, Jokic was on his way to establishing himself as an eventual first-ballot Hall-of-Famer, earning MVP votes every season since 2018-19, winning the award three times and finishing in second two other times. Number of MVPs won:Six Seasons getting MVP votes:17 out of 20 People give LeBron James a ton of credit for his longevity, and rightfully so, but a player who deserves more love in that regard isKareem Abdul-Jabbar, who ranks third all-time in percentage of first-place MVP votes received at 26.90 percent. That's a particularly wild number considering his career spanned two decades. The first year Abdul-Jabbar got MVP votes was in 1969-70, his rookie season. The last season Abdul-Jabbar got MVP votes was 1985-86, his 17th season, when he finished fifth in the vote in his age-38 campaign. Another fun longevity stat about Abdul-Jabbar is the fact that he's the player with the most time between Finals MVP awards in league history. The UCLA legend's first time winning the award was in 1971 and his next time winning it was in 1985, his age-37 season. Abdul-Jabbar owns the record for most MVP awards ever, though his peak happening during the 1970s, when the NBA was a bit down in talent, has to be taken into account there. Still, Abdul-Jabbar is one of only two players ever to win MVP back when players voted for the award (prior to 1979-80), and then to win the award again once the media took over the vote after that.Moses Maloneis the only other player who can say the same. Number of MVPs won:Five Seasons getting MVP votes:12 out of 13 Prior to 1979-80, players decided who would win league MVP every year, with the rule that they couldn't vote for themselves or teammates. And one player who benefited from that rule was the all-time rings leader, Bill Russell, who was clearly more respected by his contemporaries on the court than by the media who covered the league. Russell is one of just two players in NBA history to win league MVP honors without making 1st Team All-NBA that same season, and he accomplished that three times, in '58, '61 and '62. In 1957-58, Hawks big manBob Pettitearned 1st Team All-NBA, as voted on by the media, while Russell won MVP. And then in '61 and '62,Wilt Chamberlainwas 1st Team All-NBA, while Russell was MVP. The only other player who can say the same is another legendary Celtic,Dave Cowens, who pulled off the same feat once, in 1972-73. Who could say how many regular-season MVPs Russell would actually have if the media were voting for MVP back then, and not players with personal vendettas against other frontrunners for the award? Either way, Russell earned MVP votes in 12 out of his 13 seasons in the NBA, and has one of the highest shares of first-place MVP votes earned in NBA history. Number of MVPs won:Three Seasons getting MVP votes:12 out of 13 Another player who benefited from having a shorter career than most others on this list,Larry Birdwon league MVP honors three times, and earned MVP votes in 12 out of his 13 seasons in the league, to go with his 22.72 percent of first-place MVP votes earned in his career. It also helped that Bird arrived in the NBA as a ready-made product after spending three dominant seasons at Indiana State, before getting to the league for his age-23 campaign. Had Bird gotten to the NBA as a 19-year-old former one-and-doner, it's unlikely he'd have garnered as large a share of first-place MVP votes as he did. Nevertheless, Bird was dominant out of the gate in the NBA, finishing fourth in the MVP vote as a rookie, while earning 1st Team All-NBA honors as a first-year player. Bird is one of just four players ever, along with Chamberlain,Wes UnseldandTim Duncan, to make 1st Team All-NBA as rookies. Bird would then finish second place in the MVP vote from his second season to his fourth season, before finally winning the award for the first time in 1983-84. The Celtics all-timer would then reel off three straight MVP awards, a feat that he shares with Russell and Chamberlain. Number of MVPs won:Four Seasons getting MVP votes:11 out of 14 As we discussed in the Russell section, Chamberlain got hurt in MVP award voting, more than likely due to his lack of popularity with other players. Despite the fact that he won league MVP honors four times in his career, Chamberlain made 1st Team All-NBA seven times, including twice in seasons that the media voted him as the best center in the league (by naming him to 1st Team All-NBA), while the players voted Russell as league MVP. According to astudywe did over three years ago, no player got hurt by MVP voting more than Chamberlain did, as our Global Rating metric believes he was the best player in the league nine times, while he won MVP just four times. If nothing else, Chamberlain probably should have won MVP at least twice more in his career, specifically in the seasons in which he was named 1st Team All-NBA over the actual MVP winner, Russell. Journalists likely had an easier time being more impartial when it came to award voting than fellow players, hence why the NBA switched to letting the media decide the winner every year starting in 1979-80. Even so, Chamberlain was so dominant that even despite getting somewhat shafted by fellow players in MVP voting, he still earned over 21 percent of first-place votes during his time in the NBA. Number of MVPs won:Four Seasons getting MVP votes:20 out of 23 James would sit comfortably behind Jordan in this exercise had he retired at a more normal age, but as he runs up the score in the longevity stats, he obviously does lose out on the more impressive "peak" stats, such as share of first-place MVP votes earned. Even so, despite playing an astounding 23 seasons so far and counting, James has earned a near-20 percent of first-place MVP votes in his career, just a ridiculous mark considering how long he's been in the NBA. James is tied for No. 2 all-time in most unanimous NBA MVP award wins, a feat he accomplished in 2012-13, when he earned 120 out of 121 first-place votes. James is another player who was also hurt by voter fatigue, as, according to ourGlobal Rating metric, it could be argued that James should have won MVP nine times, as that is how many times our stat had him as the best player in the league. Number of MVPs won:Two Seasons getting MVP votes:9 out of 11 Atlanta Hawks legend Bob Pettit earned MVP votes in nine of his 11 seasons in the NBA, while winning the award twice and finishing Top 3 in the vote five times. He won a championship in 1953-54 and led the league in scoring twice. Pettit also owns the distinction of earning 1st Team All-NBA honors in a season that he did not win MVP, which took place in 1957-58, when the media voted Pettit 1st Team All-NBA while the players voted Russell as MVP. Number of MVPs won:Two Seasons getting MVP votes:9 out of 13 It's impressive that the Greek FreakGiannis Antetokounmporanks in the Top 10 ever for share of first-place MVP votes earned, as the (current) Bucks superstar came in to the NBA as such a raw product, one who took quite some time to develop into the eventual first-ballot Hall-of-Famer he became. Antetokounmpo was a bench player for most of his first season, one in which he averaged 6.8 points on 41.4 percent per game in his age-19 campaign. He then became pretty much a full-time starter in Season 2 and 3, before winning Most Improved Player in 2016-17, his fourth campaign in the NBA, when he put up 22.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.9 blocks per game. From then on, Antetokounmpo became a perennial MVP candidate, finishing Top 7 in the MVP vote every season from his fourth through his 12th, and if he hadn't gotten injured this season, he very likely would have continued that streak in 2025-26. Antetokounmpo would win the award back-to-back years, in '19 and '20, the latter season being when he became just the third player, after Jordan andHakeem Olajuwon, to win MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in the same campaign. Number of MVPs won:Three Seasons getting MVP votes:12 out of 13 There's no doubt the greatMagic Johnsonwould rank higher here if his prime hadn't been cut short by his HIV diagnosis. When he stepped away after his age-31 campaign in 1990-91, Johnson had just finished second in the MVP vote to Michael Jordan, earned 1st Team All-NBA honors and led the Lakers to the Finals. He surely had years of elite-level play left in him. Thankfully, Magic's health remains strong to this day; he even returned to the NBA in '96 for 32 games, finishing 12th in the MVP vote that year, but it's a shame we couldn't see him add more to his legacy deeper into his 30s. Johnson enjoyed a ridiculous nine-year stretch from 1982-83 to 1990-91 where he finished Top 3 in the MVP vote every single year, winning the award in 1986-87, 1988-89 and 1989-90, and finishing second two other times. Number of MVPs won:Two Seasons getting MVP votes:11 out of 17 The only unanimous MVP in NBA history, achieving the honor in 2015-16,Stephen Curryis also theMVP winner to have missed the playoffs the most timesin their career, tied withKevin GarnettandMoses Malone. Curry ranking as high as he does is actually more impressive when you factor in how much time he's missed due to injury, both early in his career and more recently. The former Davidson standout has eight seasons in which he played fewer than 70 games. As such, the league's all-time greatest shooter has just three Top 3 MVP finishes in his career, two of which saw him win the award. Number of MVPs won:Two Seasons getting MVP votes:Four out of eight Probably winning the NBA MVP award for a second season in a row and running away with the vote, Canadian superstarShai Gilgeous-Alexanderis very likely going to climb this ranking in the coming years, as we don't see his reign of excellence ending anytime soon. SGA has simply mastered the modern game, with his quickness, burst, ball-handling, tough-shot-making prowess, pull-up scoring and propensity for drawing fouls, as well as knocking down free throws at an elite rate. Gilgeous-Alexander is downright putting up modern MJ numbers these days, averaging 31.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.7 steals on 52.9 percent shooting from the floor over the last four seasons. If the Thunder lead guard keeps that up for another five years (and there's no reason to think he won't, as he remains just 27 years old), plenty more first-place votes await him. He earned 71 percent of first-place MVP votes last season and is probably getting a similar share this year, so his climb has already begun. We have a strong feeling this is only the beginning of SGA's ascent up the MVP historical hierarchy.
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The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore is making moves to improve shipping sustainability.
The Maritime and Port Authority ofSingapore(MPA) is making moves to improve shipping sustainability. The entity recently entered a partnership with United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and renewed an agreement with the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for a green and digital shipping corridor. The UNCTAD partnership will allow MPASingaporeto make a significant contribution to accelerating the transition toward more sustainable, resilient and inclusive global maritime transport—no small feat since many ports are reliant on fossil fuels.Related StoriesLogisticsIndonesia Shuts Down Malacca Strait Toll Talk, Distancing From HormuzLogistics'Pressures Are Indeed Mounting' from Iran War, Says Port of Long Beach CEO The second-busiest port in the world,Singaporehas the potential to play a significant role in shaping practical, scalable solutions for improving the sustainability of global maritime trade. Under the agreement, MPA Singapore will join UNCTAD in promoting cleaner fuels and digital technologies across ports and shipping networks. The effort will focus on solutions that can be adapted elsewhere in the world, such as sustainable finance, digital innovation and workforce development. The initiative will also support developing countries through outreach such as training, advisory services and institutional strengthening. Along with environmental sustainability, the effort aims to also fortify the ports in preparation for potential disruptions, allowing them to better anticipate and react to shipping challenges such as those experienced during the pandemic and more recently due to the Iran conflict’s impact on the Strait of Hormuz. “This partnership brings together Singapore’s operational excellence andUNCTAD’s global development expertise,” said Pedro Manuel Moreno, acting secretary-general of UNCTAD. “It will help accelerate a maritime transition that is not only greener and more efficient, but also resilient and inclusive—while contributing to global discussions at the UN Global Supply Chain Forum 2026.” MPA Singapore also renewed its memorandum of understanding on the green and digital shipping corridor with the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. First signed in 2023 and renewed for another three years with this latest commitment, the agreement solidifies the ports’ commitment to decarbonization and digitization along the trans-Pacific route, one of the world’s busiest container lanes. Since signing the initial agreement, the three ports have achieved several milestones, including completion of a baseline study in 2024, onboarding of industry partners to explore the potential for pilot trials, and the establishment of work streams to promote pilot initiatives in alternative fuels, digitization and energy efficiency. “The Singapore-Los Angeles-Long Beach Green and Digital Shipping Corridor has made good progress, transitioning from intent to implementation,” said Ang Wee Keong, chief executive of MPA. “The renewal of our partnership paves the way towards more sustainable shipping along the trans-Pacific route. This gives industry greater confidence to plan investments and diversify energy options for greener shipping.” The three ports also have accelerated their alternative fuels bunkering capabilities over the past three years. MPA completed methanol bunkering trials in 2023 and subsequently awarded three methanol bunkering supply licenses, while the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports have commissioned a clean fuels study and are preparing for a methanol pilot in 2026. These advancements will prepare the three ports for green fuel trials in the next phase of their partnership. The ports also have conducted port-to-port data exchange testing and started pilot collaborations with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. By renewing the memorandum, the ports also agree to continue working to deploy low- and zero-emission fuels and digital solutions for shipping on the trans-Pacific corridor. That includes supporting fuel supply and infrastructure, developing pilot and demonstration projects, strengthening port-to-port data connectivity, and promoting interoperability, cybersecurity and common standards. “Decarbonizing goods movement between the largest ports in the United States and Asia requires international cooperation and that’s exactly what we’re doing through our work on the green and digital shipping corridor,” said Gene Seroka, executive director of thePort of Los Angeles. “We are committed to working toward the deployment of zero lifecycle carbon container ships on the corridor by 2030. This important corridor is the foundation upon which we’ll build the future of maritime shipping.” The memorandum was signed ahead of Singapore Maritime Week 2026, facilitated by C40 Cities, a global network of mayors working to advance city climate action around the world. “Seaports sit at the intersection of trade, geopolitics, climate and technology,” said Noel Hacegaba, CEO of thePort of Long Beach. “This convergence is what makes partnerships like the green and digital shipping corridor so impactful as a tool to decarbonize maritime shipping. We call it the ‘green print’ for decarbonizing the trans-Pacific route, the busiest trade route on Earth. It will be particularly important in the years ahead as we tackle our largest source of emissions, from cargo vessels, by accelerating the use of clean fuels such as methanol.” Receive Our Daily Newsletter & Special Offers
We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.
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I was struck immediately when reading Emma Copley Eisenberg’sFat Swim,a book of interconnected short stories, out today from Hogarth. In the opening story of the collection, also called “Fat Swim”, we meet Alice, eight years old, who lives on an avenue in West Philadelphia with her father, and who has confusing, relatable, and evolving thoughts about her own body. Alice, in a moment that seems like it may change her life forever, strikes up a friendship with the fat women who come to swim at the public pool in her neighborhood. First, I was struck by the relationship between young Alice and her father. Much has been written in other reviews about the lovely, vivid descriptions of the fat women and persons Alice sees swimming in the pool across her stoop, which I love, and drew me deeper into the collection as a whole, but less about this: the emotional realities we glimpse through the windows and doors and stoops and neighborhoods Eisenberg’s characters inhabit, and to which we are only visitors. Alice is fat, and she is lonely. As is her father, for reasons that will become clearer as the book progresses. But still, even in that opening, we see the way a lonely only child (and in this case functionally) single parent’s relationship borders shift. You go deeper, even when they try to protect you. And you are, at the end of the day, loyal to them. Tied to them, like the form you inhabit. There’s an emotional tenor here, and a lived bodily reality, which is so often removed from contemporary literary fiction. Alice is precocious in ways I was and ways I was not. For Alice, early tendrils of desire, which are well-wrought though occasionally uneasy to read (in a good way), as her explorations of her body shift and go deeper, also allow her the power to acknowledge her own fatness, and even begin to appreciate it. This, we learn, and perhaps we know, is just the beginning of the long hard work of having a body. Especially a fat one. Let me deliver to you an image. I’ve lived in this city of seven hundred thousand people for years now, and I like it. I do. I like the Asian District and the many branches of libraries and knowing the secret best spot for coffee or lunch and going across the big empty field to walk at the community college. According to the Internet, and perhaps my own common sense, this broader metropolitan area hosts over 1.4 million people. I’m from a town that still bans the sale of liquor on Sundays. I readFat Swimin my backyard mostly, at my camping table, but also in the lobby of the eye doctor, in a town of only 126 people, and in the middle of another field. Philadelphia, I learned, isn’t that much larger a city than my own. One and a half million people in the city but with a greater metropolitan area of 6.33 million. While most stories inFat Swim, which is composed of ten tales, are set in Philly, a few go even further afield. One, to the Jersey Shore. A few to the wildness of Central Pennsylvania. But throughout, we are connected to Philly, to that web of millions of people. Picture it, won’t you. Still, in Eisenberg’s detailed rendition, we live in the microcosm. The neighborhoods we enter function as townships in their own right. Though all are too liberal to ban the sale of alcohol, you still wonder what it might be like to be a part of them. One recognizable person out of many. While there are ten stories inFat Swim,there are many more than ten characters (many recurring), reflective of the community element present in all of Eisenburg’s work. In “The Dan Grave Situation”, we see the pervasiveness of alcohol and drinking problems in the MFA, queer solidarity in academia, loneliness as theme. In “Beauty,” the reality of a fat body. Tea tree soap and fibrous breasts and how one who wasn’t fat and now must reckon with the “consequences.” In “Mama,” Cara, who we met in “The Dan Graves Situation” and who is an important character to remember, recurs. We think, oh what a miraculous thing, to have a mother like this. Oh, how impossible, and how odd. In “Lanternfly”, we understand a character we had met previously in a new context. The uncomfortable nature of desire in a body that isn’t what other people want it to be, that is not usually seen as desirable. In “I Want a Friend” which takes place in Paris instead of Penn, the idea of “my other self,” that is, a fat person’s inner incessant societally programmed monologue, is deeply present. This is a refrain throughout all the stories and takes different forms. The voice in your head, the air conditioning unit that constantly runs. I won’t spell out all the connections in this book, for discovering them yourself is part of the delight, but suffice it to say there are many, and in my notes for this review I tried to web them together in a cohesive way, but would need a thousand more words to expound on them. These are interconnected stories, yes, and that is some of the honest pleasure of readingFat Swim. Sometimes the truth of the characters we meet, particularly in “Swiffer Girl”, stings. For example, Alice’s father returns, and casts a new light on the beginning. One can never say thatFat Swimdoes not tap into societal truths. The odd perception that fat people do not know they are fat, and are waiting, simple and stupid, for a thinner person to tell them so. The way a fat child’s parents can wreck their relationship with food, with their body, or heal it, forever. The way that a person can say something and mean wholly another. Of the narrators inFat Swim,it is the recurring “I” that is my favorite (we also have: Alice, Tracy, Meredith Lovelace, Marion, Jules) and that makes me so fanatical about this book. The “I” orbits everyone and acts as a daring experiment, as interstitial. In another review, the reviewer says the book ends in, “a ponderous metatextual coda rather than a deeper sense of who these characters are,” which I must disagree with, as I think it slides past the point. Yes, desire is messy, and so are our bodies, but this is not a book that avoids filth, nor is it one that lingers. It is the “I” that pushes forward and operates the spine of all the stories. We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows. As readers, we all embody “a body,” though not this body. With the “I” we can become, for a moment, someone else, and so can its author. There is the sensation in these stories of the briefness and transitory nature of life. The way we enter in through one door and leave out another. The way we occasionally bump into someone that we wish we hadn’t. And the way, everyday, we must contend with ourselves, money, space, time, pleasure, pain. In-betweenness. Some stories are stronger than others, yes, but so it goes in a short story collection. My personal favorites are: “Fat Swim,” “Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar,” “Beauty,” “Lanternfly,” and “Camp Sensation.” Nonetheless, the characters we meet, even if it is briefly, and even if they throw us for a loop, are memorable in their flawed humanness, in their recognizable bodies. They stuck with me, their feelings about their forms, even long after I finished reading. So it is embodiment, and lack thereof, I think, that is the unifying presence in Eisenberg’s work. Not feeling embodied appears, too, inHousemates(her first novel),in many ways, but most notably for me in Bernie, a character who, without a doubt, is thin. In this world of Meta and AI, of Instagram and the endless scroll, the characters inFat Swim(and Eisenberg’s work largely) contend with the presence of the Internet just as we do, in a country that, above all, wants us to be disconnected from the matter of our flesh, to not give into our bodily desires, to be emaciated and weak and skinny, skinny, skinny. This is another reason why I can say “fatness” isn’t really the theme ofFat Swim,though perhaps, like Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar, it is part of the celebration. And what is celebration if not looking closely, observing, lifting up? It is why I can recommend this book widely and without prejudice, for who, among us all, does not have this thing we call a body?