# Patrick Collison; Courgette mountains; Hot Boys Cry

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Podcast: [Early Edition](https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837)
Published: 2026-07-29T03:00:00+00:00
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Stripe co-founder and chief executive Patrick Collison has donated more than €6 million to a political campaign group fighting to block a proposed wealth tax in California, US filings show. Heat-pump installations need to increase twenty-fold and the pace of general home retrofits must at least double if targets to improve the energy efficiency of the country’s buildings are to be met, the Climate Change Advisory Council has said. The Peter McVerry Trust rented an apartment for four years from a former senior figure in the Dublin Region Homeless Executive, the homeless charity’s biggest funder, providing €26.5 million euro to the trust in 2024. Veggie farmers have had a bumper harvest this year thanks to the sweltering weather, but the irony is while the hot weather supercharged growth, it has dampened sales . Our Berlin correspondent Derek Scally is writing about a German antidote to the toxicity of the manosphere. An initiative known as “Hot Boys Cry” wants to empower men to embrace their emotions. Presented by Aideen Finnegan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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