Economist at Agora Verkehrswende. Tweets on transport transformation, energy & climate policy, and sometimes other things. Views are my own. @celmer.bsky.social

Joined December 2018
#eXit Besser spät als nie: Auch für mich ist hier jetzt (auf unbestimmte Zeit) Schluss. Die unaufhaltsam voranschreitende Transformation zu einer rechts-aggressiven Desinformationskloake & einem Vehikel für techno-faschistoide (Alp-)Träume ertrage ich nicht länger. C U @ bluesky
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#eXit Better late than never:For me too, this is now (indefinitely) the end. I can no longer endure the relentless transformation into a right-wing, aggressive disinformation cesspool and a vehicle for techno-fascist (nightmare) dreams. C U @ bluesky
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He calls it “the weave;” psychiatrists call it madness.
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In @nytopinion It’s time to vote. Donald Trump is a threat to democracy — a case that the New York Times editorial board has made repeatedly. Here’s why, in 110 words. nyti.ms/4ecbutw Learn more about the editorial board here: nyti.ms/3NQCHHf
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Kamala Harris wäre in Deutschland programmatisch in der FDP oder der CDU, dass liberale oder konservative Publizisten heimlich auf einen Sieg Trumps (und seiner komplett illiberalen Wirtschaftspolitik) zu hoffen scheinen, kann man inhaltlich nicht erklären
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Noch einmal den #Terminator (@Schwarzenegger) teilen, bevor ich den Account in Elons Kloake stilllege. #USElection2024 #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians. I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor. My time as Governor taught me to love policy and ignore politics. I’m proud of the work I did to help clean up our air, create jobs, balance the budget, make the biggest infrastructure investment in state history, and take power from the politicians and give it back to the people when it comes to our redistricting process and our primaries in California. That’s policy. It requires working with the other side, not insulting them to win your next election, and I know it isn’t sexy to most people, but I love it when I can help make people’s lives better with policies, like I still do through my institute at USC, where we fight for clean air and stripping the power from the politicians who rig the system against the people. Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime. It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand. I want to tune out. But I can’t. Because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets. To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious. And I will always be an American before I am a Republican. That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognize our country. And you are right to be furious. For decades, we’ve talked about the national debt. For decades, we’ve talked about comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while fixing our broken immigration system. And Washington does nothing. The problems just keep rolling, and we all keep getting angrier, because the only people that benefit from problems aren’t you, the people. The only people that benefit from this crap are the politicians who prefer having talking points to win elections to the public service that will make Americans’ lives better. It is a just game to them. But it is life for my fellow Americans. We should be pissed! But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else, a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems. It will just be four more years of bullshit with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful. We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that. He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger. That’s enough reason for me to share my vote with all of you. I want to move forward as a country, and even though I have plenty of disagreements with their platform, I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz. Vote this week. Turn the page and put this junk behind us. And even if you disagree with me, vote, because that’s what we do as Americans. vote.org
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Und hier werden die Luftfilter verschrottet, während man gleichzeitig über den hohen Krankenstand in Kitas und anderen Bildungseinrichtungen lamentiert. 😩🙈🙉
Air purifiers in Finnish daycare reduced children's illnesses by 18% in a carefully controlled study. This implies huge potential for better public health and cost savings from sick leaves, with a simple intervention against airborne infections. yle.fi/a/74-20089670
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Man könnte denken, dass man als Wissensgesellschaft ohne Rohstoffe eben auf gut ausgebildete Gesunde Menschen setzen würde, egal ob man ein humanistisch orientiert ist oder man rein profitmaximierende Libertäre Grundeinstellungen hat, aber in Deutschland völlige Untätigkeit.
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Bald erzielt #Putin in Deutschland bessere Wahlergebnisse als in #Russland. 😦 Und #Elon freut sich sicherlich auch. #thueringenwahl2024 #Sachsenwahl2024 #Thueringen #Wahlen
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1/ Eine berechtigte Frage von @ChristinaBerndt: „Und wo ist jetzt der Skandal?“. Die veröffentlichten Dokumente sind mutmaßlich die Protokolle des RKI aus der Pandemie-Zeit. Sie zeigen m.E. übliche Krisenstabs-Arbeit und den damaligen Wissensstand. sueddeutsche.de/wissen/coron…
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Wouldn't it be a (doubly) successful coup if #Biden were to announce his withdrawal from presidential race this Thursday? 1) #Democrats would have enough time to find a more promising candidate. 2) Attention would be drawn away from #Trump's speech and the #RNC. #USElections2024
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Nigel #Farage verflucht heute das britische Mehrheitswahlrecht. Parlamentssitze je Prozentpunkt Stimmenanteil: #ReformUK: 0,28 #SNP: 3,8 #Tories: 5 #LibDems: 5,8 #Labour: 12,2 Wahlbündnisse (z.B. Tories+ReformUK) hätten komplett andere Sitzverteilung zur Folge #UKElection2024 1/2
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Ergänzung: Mit dem französischen #Mehrheitswahlrecht (zweiter Wahlgang bei Verfehlung der absoluten Mehrheit in einem Wahlkreis) sähe die Sitzverteilung vermutlich auch sehr anders aus. #UKElection2024
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Nur damit das klar ist: Es geht allein um mögliche Repräsentanzprobleme von Mehrheitswahlrecht im Vergleich zu Verhältniswahlrecht. Das Mitgefühl mit Nigel Farage hält sich in sehr, sehr engen Grenzen... #UKElection2024 #WahlUK 2/2
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Schon kurios: Sofortprogramme nach altem #KSG wurden verweigert mit Verweis auf kurz bevorstehende KSG-Novelle. Die wurde dann so lange verschleppt, dass nach neuem KSG erst 2025 statt 2024 nachgesteuert werden muss, weil projizierte Zielverfehlung aus 2023 nicht zählt.
#Sondergutachten des Expertenrats für Klimafragen @ERK_Klima zur Prüfung der Projektionsdaten: Das Ergebnis ist die Festellung einer erstmaligen Zielverfehlung für 2021-2030 nach neuem #Klimaschutzgesetz. Hier ein kurzer Mitschnitt der Pressekonferenz: youtube.com/watch?v=4pVXNepH…
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PS: Hoffentlich wird Kompetenz des @ERK_Klima hinsichtlich Feststellung einer #KSG-Zielverfehlung nun nicht noch beschnitten. Schließlich ist das neue #Klimaschutzgesetz noch nicht vom #Bundespräsident unterzeichnet.
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