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Thanks for flagging that.

Thanks for sharing your inside perspective!

Since you like Psycho, I’d recommend Peeping Tom by Michael Powell or several movies by Mario Bava from the era like The Girl Who Knew Too Much and Blood and Black Lace. Eyes Without a Face is also Great. Also Rosemary’s Baby and Repulsion by Polanski. For Japanese Films you should check out Yojimbo, Sword of Doom, and 2 by Seijun Suzuki ; Branded to Kill and Tokyo Drifter. Also check out Dr. Strangelove by Kubrick and if you like New Hollywood westerns , etc Bonnie and Clyde and The Wild Bunch are requisites. French New Wave stuff is important so maybe Breathless and Band of Outsiders and of course Melville’s “Le Samourai.” Spaghetti Westerns were very influential and Leone’s Man With No Name Trilogy ( A Fistful of Dollars, For a few Dollars More, The Good the Band and the Ugly ) and Once Upon A time in The West are a good starting point. There are so many but those are a few recommendations that might send you down further rabbit holes.

Their resources may be limited but that’s good they offer accommodation. I assume you’re referring to the residency. This is just an open call for artists to submit art.

They’re revolting because it already has and they haven’t been given a voice https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/8/six-killed-in-nepal-amid-gen-z-protests-after-social-media-ban-all-to-know

Not at all. They’re demanding anti-corruption, jobs, healthcare, etc . Another article with some background

If the cat and the Raccoon that ran onto the field a while back joined a team, they would be unstoppable.

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Did you have any feedback on the rest of the article ?

It’s a nitpick sure but a weird thing to state in the article.

I agree with both points in this sentence. I appreciate your feedback. The author cold have elaborated on that point more but it’s such a minor part of the article and I’m surprised to see people focusing only on that one line and some being outraged by it. That one line seems a bit negligible to the larger points presented in my opinion.

Thanks. Solarpunk is deeply connected to Praxis as evidenced throughout this instance and readings that have been shared already. I’m trying to understand what specifically in this article could be useful for this community. As the first commenter pointed out, it’s a bit unclear from the piece itself

What part of this you think applies to Solarpunk and this community?

While there may be some truth in that it’s a pretty broad generalization and the article isn’t about blame it’s about the impact the bill will have.

Thanks for catching that. It’s valid criticism and the article should attribute more sources. There are other articles about this program that are unfortunately behind a paywall and some just mention “pilot programs” but don’t specify much further. There is this company in The Netherlands which seems likely to be one of them. You’ll need to translate the site to your preferred language.

The article has several links to sources which go into greater detail, each containing their own sources such as this which contains more design info you may find helpful.

From my understanding they are still spending money on fossil fuels like coal to some extent but they’re clearly in the process of transitioning towards green energy and you’re right that they’re surpassing us there, by far.

This Green Energy community is on a Solarpunk instance powered by solar power and a lot of Solarpunk fiction finds hope in dark times by imagining ways people respond to climate catastrophes with resilience, solidarity and community when our governments fail to provide solutions. The DIY and hopeful aspects of Solarpunk, whether real or fiction, seem especially prescient towards our current situation though that’s not denying what you just pointed out.

I definitely agree that people should move forward with solar / wind however they can, especially DIY projects. This will hurt people on on an industrial scale, though and will likely hurt many companies and jobs so it’s still important to be aware and prepared at the least.

It sounds to me like he was saying that wind power does that, which is incorrect, but coal is certainly destructive https://environmentamerica.org/center/articles/how-coal-mining-harms-the-environment/

Thanks for your insightful comments. Sums it up well and I appreciate that you ended on a hopeful, positive note. I agree with you and I think we’ll be seeing more mutual aid groups, DIY efforts and acts of solidarity as ordinary people come together despite the greed and hubris of those in power.