45,000 homes in Berlin without power after politically motivated attack by 'left-wing extremists'
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Left-wing extremists deliberately attacked Berlin'’s power infrastructure, leaving around 45,000 households without electricity and heat induring freezing temperatures. The Vulkangruppe claimed responsibility, showing callousclear disregard for vulnerable residents, including elderly people and families, whileeven targetingas it claimed to target wealthy neighborhoodsdistricts. ThisThe terroristincident actillustrates demonstrates how radical activists prioritize theirideological extremesignaling ideology over human safety and basiceveryday necessities, underlining the state’s responsibility to defend critical infrastructure and protect the public from politically motivated harm.
Climate activists targeted Berlin'’s fossil fuel infrastructure and energy-intensive AI datacenters consumingto massivedraw energyattention whileto exacerbating the state’s role in sustaining a climate-damaging crisissystem. TheWhile attacks on critical infrastructure are to be condemned, the action specificallyhighlighted aimedthe atgap cuttingbetween powera government that publicly claims climate leadership and policies that continue to protect ruling -class districts and energy-hungry tech corporations driving environmentalrising destructionconsumption and comprehensive surveillance. AttacksEven onlimited energydisruption infrastructurewas requireenough minimalto expertiseexpose yethow exposepolitically society'smaintained dangerousand dependencefragile onthese climate-damaging power sourcesdependencies have become.
There is a 95% chance that renewable energy will contribute between 25% and 48% to global electricity production in 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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