The Daily Populous

Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels.

The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.

Instead of making climate the primary focus, policymakers prioritized cost, reliability, and economic benefits; emissions reductions were a valuable bonus. »

Trump has said he saw nothing unusual in his representative's actions, calling it "a standard thing" and part of how a dealmaker operates.

Quote: "That's a standard thing, you know, because he [Witkoff] has got to sell this to Ukraine.

And I would imagine he's saying the same thing to Ukraine, because each party has to give and take.". »

Taiwan will prepare itself for combat within the next two years amid "intensifying" threats from China, the nation's president has declared.

Image: Taiwan's first battalion of M1A2T Abrams tanks and (below) sea mines being loaded at a military base.

China has offered Taiwan a "one country, two systems" model, but this position is not supported by any mainstream political party. »

Within days, thousands of Starlink terminals arrived, restoring command and control across the battlefield despite Russia’s best efforts to black out communications.

Moscow initially tried to jam the signals – and reportedly had some success.

But when SpaceX quietly updated its software and reconfigured the constellation, many Russian jammers went silent. »