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Solar energy has become the #1 source of new electricity generation capacity in the United States in recent years, like in other markets around the world. Solar energy is just cheaper, more resilient, quicker to build, and good for energy independence and energy security.

These solar facts are courtesy of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

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Internal Meta data leaked by company whistleblowers reveals that Israeli firms are facing a staggering collapse in global consumer engagement, as the country’s growing isolation over its genocidal war on Gaza drives up advertising costs and erodes its international brand.

According to the data, obtained by investigative outlet Drop Site News, the cost-per-click (CPC)—a key metric indicating how much a company must pay to generate a single user engagement—has surged by over 155 per cent for Israeli firms between 2023 and 2025. This sharp rise is unmatched by global trends and reflects a massive rejection of Israeli branding across major markets.

While Israel poured nearly $1.9 billion into Meta advertising between 2023 and 2024, its CPC rose from $0.094 to $0.24. By contrast, the increase for non-Israeli firms was marginal across the same period. In the UK, Israeli CPC rose by 163.2 per cent, in Canada by 106.6 per cent, and in Germany by 144.4 per cent. Israeli advertisers are paying more than double what they did two years ago for significantly fewer clicks, down to just 39.2 per cent of their 2023 volume.

The leaked data comes as Israel drastically expands its public relations spending, committing an additional $150 million in 2025 alone to “public diplomacy”—or hasbara. Yet despite this investment and Meta’s well-documented suppression of pro-Palestinian voices, the data show a public turning decisively against Israeli companies and messaging.

Amid the fallout from [the] ongoing genocide in Gaza, including proceedings at the International Court of Justice and growing calls for sanctions, companies tied to the Israeli economy, whether directly or through affiliation, are reportedly concealing their origins. Several of Meta’s top Israeli advertisers were found to have erased brand identifiers, or obscured their links to Israel, in an apparent attempt to evade boycotts.

Efforts to shield these brands have not reversed the economic damage. The CPC for Israeli ads aimed at U.S. audiences rose by 93.3 per cent, compared to just 2.8 per cent for non-Israeli companies. In Australia, Israeli CPC increased by 115.9 per cent, in France by 102.7 per cent, and in India by 40.3 per cent.

These figures coincide with steep declines in Israel’s international reputation. The 2025 Global Soft Power Index ranked Israel 121st, citing a 42-place drop in public perception. A recent Pew poll found that 53 per cent of Americans now hold an unfavourable view of Israel, up from 42 per cent in 2022—with young adults and even half of Republican respondents aged 18–49 registering negative opinions.

Public opinion is not the only headwind. The European Union and the UK recently froze trade discussions with Israel, signalling mounting frustration with its refusal to halt the onslaught in Gaza. International pressure is also building amid reports that Israel plans to annex Gaza and forcibly remove its population.

Seems like they have the possibillity of getting women who use them in trouble if it collects data and tracks them or something

I'm not implying you should do anything, but I'm just saying, you could go for it right now. I'm right here.

I'm interested in starting a game of Paranoia for some friends. This would be the latest edition. I've never run this game before, and I see plenty of online discourse about how to stoke intrigue and backstabbing betteen PCs. What has confused me when reading about the game (Core book, but also online comments) is how the GM is encouraged to mix in-game and out-of-game actions/consequences. Eg: In the rulebook, it gives an example of the GM removing XP from a PC because their player IRL asked a question that in-game would be considered treason. Opposite examples would be when a PC has to fill out a crazy requisition form to get their equipment, so the GM prints out a sheet and makes the player fill it out under a time constraint.

I've always enjoyed games where the skills/knowledge of players IRL is not reflected in-game. I always felt that if your character is a world-class orator, then the ability of a player to RP that oration should be inconsequential (except for fun, obviously) to what happens in the game.

I would consider my players trustworthy. I can be reasonably sure they're more interested in a good story than rules lawyering or metagaming. Can I run a Paranoia game according to these principles, or should I look at another system?

Thames Television drama-documentary about the West Riding Luddites, from 1988. Please note, although this documentary accords with many of the known facts, there are several instances of dramatic license being employed in this documentary. Particularly notable are the angry meeting between the manufacturers and croppers (which never took place), and the scene at the end where the priest tries to take confession from the condemned Luddites (a reworking of the legendary last words of the dying Luddite John Booth).

When I set up Grub with dual-boot, I already had the issue of booting to a terminal instead of the selection of OS, but I brushed it off, since I could just type "exit" (sometimes I'd have to type it again in another Grub terminal that appeared shortly after) and it would show me the OS selections.

However, ever since I updated my computer to a new version of popOS, typing "exit" just puts me in a black screen. I tried running a grub fixer app, and resetting my grub configurations, but the issue is still there.

For now, I have to type a bunch of commands in order to boot my computer, which isn't that bad, but the problem is that I'm not the only one using it, so I was wondering if anyone went through something similar and/or has a fix for this issue.

California's solar energy boom is often hailed as a green success story but a new study reveals a murkier reality beneath the sunlit panels. Researchers uncover seven distinct forms of corruption threatening the integrity of the state s clean energy expansion, including favoritism, land grabs, and misleading environmental claims. Perhaps most eyebrow-raising are allegations of romantic entanglements between senior officials and solar lobbyists, blurring the lines between personal influence and public interest. The report paints a picture of a solar sector racing ahead while governance and ethical safeguards fall dangerously behind.

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Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been convicted of one of the top charges in his sex crimes retrial.