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The most discussed topics on Burbuja.info - Foro de economía, actualidad y política., summarised in English: Spanish news, economy, housing and society as Spain talks about them.

• Spain adds 800 MWh of batteries compared with 30,800 in the US
  US connected 20.2 GWh of batteries in Q2; Spain adds 800 MWh. Storage stalls amid gas, pumped hydro and an unapproved rule
  Sep 30, 2026 · 40 replies
• Getxo quadruples its mooring fees
  Mooring a 6-metre boat at Getxo marina rises from 40 to 180 euros a month and boats are moving to Marítimo del Abra and Laredo.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 257 replies
• AI in programming: threat or evolution?
  AI is revolutionising programming: threat or evolution for developers? We analyse the impact of ChatGPT and other tools on the IT sector.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 415 replies
• The four breakfasts no Spanish bar serves
  Oats, wholemeal bread, hummus and peanut butter: four foods Spanish bars don't serve, against the tradition of toast and Spanish tortilla.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 201 replies
• 9 GB of Third Reich films, with censorship complaints in Germany
  A 9 GB collection of films made during the Third Reich, from Kolberg to the two-part Bismarck epic, amid censorship complaints in Germany
  Sep 30, 2026 · 214 replies
• The cost of not investing: losing 3% a year to inflation
  Inflation quietly guarantees a 3% annual loss on idle cash, while the US stock market has 200 years of gains—and a major crisis every 8 years.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 120 replies
• The USSR and the Origins of Borregocracia: Thesis and Suspicions
  Soviet infiltration, free lawyers, Gramsci and academic inbreeding: the thesis that traces today's groupthink to the USSR.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 101 replies
• DN calls for 'kicking out' the Puerta del Sol campers
  A Democracia Nacional leader urges a group of 'brave men' to 'kick out' the Puerta del Sol campers.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 106 replies
• Industry shuts down so the lights stay on
  Red Eléctrica halted major industry two days in a row with power at 146,67 €/MWh: wind at 8% and solar at 7,7% forced reliance on gas and nuclear
  Sep 30, 2026 · 299 replies
• Who listens to podcasts: the format that devours the gaps
  Podcasts are taking over cars, gyms and long journeys: listeners choose the topic and skip the ads. General-interest radio is losing that space.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 215 replies
• MEP Ballarín and the €124,500 Attributed to Her
  A video of a scuffle at a protest against Zapatero focuses attention on PSOE MEP Laura Ballarín and the €124,500 attributed to her
  Sep 30, 2026 · 202 replies
• Gisbert promises a bombshell about the DANA storm and publishes nothing
  Rubén Gisbert promised an information bombshell about the Valencia DANA, but ended up with mud-stained clothes and no evidence published.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 446 replies
• Itziar Castro: from AstraZeneca trial volunteer to death at 46
  Itziar Castro tweeted in March 2021 that she was a volunteer in the AstraZeneca trial with no side effects. She died in December 2023 at 46.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 357 replies
• Why a 14% mortgage in 1990 was less of a burden than a 4% one today
  House prices, CPI-linked wages and 15-year terms explain why 14% in 1990 was payable and today's 4% is crushing.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 345 replies
• Puerta del Sol: protest camp on edge amid threat from far-right groups
  Puerta del Sol encampment on edge: student union Sindicato de Estudiantes reports far-right threats as square fills
  Sep 30, 2026 · 103 replies
• Quantum computing and AI: the leap that reorders civilization
  Google models a quantum processor, and some say it's just 'four steps' from being usable. Quantum plus AI, hype and Omega Point theology
  Sep 30, 2026 · 220 replies
• A deportation order left unenforced and a video that sets social media ablaze
  A video on social media shows an alleged sexual assault on a man in the street, reopening the limbo of unenforced deportation orders
  Sep 30, 2026 · 255 replies
• Bakhmut falls: Wagner takes city as Ukraine denies defeat
  Russian control of Bakhmut is treated as a done deal while Ukraine denies it and the Western narrative is rewritten. Artillery and F-16s: the next phase
  Sep 30, 2026 · 140 replies
• Baerbock to keep Russia sanctions even as energy bills rise
  Baerbock promises Ukraine support “regardless of what my voters think” and rules out lifting Russia sanctions even if energy prices…
  Sep 30, 2026 · 177 replies
• Ethereum falls back to $1,570 and the safe-haven narrative cracks
  Ethereum is back at its 2018 level of $1,570 and daily losses reach 9%: the crypto safe-haven narrative is cracking.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 126 replies
• BREAKING: Squatters until 2030
  Spain's official gazette (BOE) publishes housing decree law banning evictions until 2030 and capping rent rises, per El Español, but lawmakers must ratify.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 2 replies
• A forum debates whether showing off your body online is enough to get a date
  A conversation about dating someone who flaunts their body on social media leaves one fact: the only figure mentioned is an unconfirmed height, 1,52 m
  Sep 30, 2026 · 20 replies
• Sumar demands regulation of room rentals
  Sumar demands regulation of room rentals and lease renewals. An investor warns that property maths no longer add up.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 22 replies
• Student hits back at teacher: ‘Rapists are the ones who rape’
  A clip of students answering back to their teacher reopens the fight over indoctrination in classrooms and puts school vouchers on the table
  Sep 30, 2026 · 279 replies
• Less CO2 and more GDP: the chart that sparks the war
  Per-capita CO₂ emissions have fallen since 2005 while GDP rises, but critics doubt the data: offshoring and fossil-fuel depletion
  Sep 30, 2026 · 315 replies
• ‘Macron mobilises the Army’: the supposed announcement with no source
  The supposed announcement of Macron mobilising the Army in France is circulating without a verifiable source, between hoax and conspiracy theory.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 263 replies
• Starting a business with €30,000: cuota de autónomos (self-employed contribution) vs reality
  Thread calculations: cuota de autónomos (self-employed fee) €3,600/year; a 7m2 mall stall, €3,000/month.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 179 replies
• Jona Takalua: "I'm asexual, but I had a girlfriend"
  Sexuality in the making: a personal journey between doubt and discovery. A personal account details the complex process of...
  Sep 30, 2026 · 25 replies
• Spain’s ‘Great Resignation’: €19,000 Gross and Three Jobs
  A 24-year-old woman juggles three jobs, including an agency contract at a multinational in Madrid paying €19,000 gross a year.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 291 replies
• Juan Urdangarin lives in London and works for Agag's company
  Juan Urdangarin lives in London and works at Extreme E, Alejandro Agag's company, while considering a move near his father in Vitoria
  Sep 30, 2026 · 208 replies