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To hide from predators, the Suva animals get lost in their surroundings, while others display bright colors as warnings. What makes them safest? Smithsonian Magazine
Humorous reading (video) of the oldest memory joke sub in human history
Climate/environment
Amazon Rainforest shows signs of plastic pollution in ways that don’t fully understand ZME science
Trump administration announces massive coal push of 13.1 million acres for a new lease to the planet
Reveared: Europe’s 600 Football Nature and Crop Land, Guardian Day
The river is heating faster than the air – it’s a matter of conversation for aquatic life and people
Climate Casino: Inside the market betting on the future of our planet
Pandemic
A new study shows that the risk of long covid following a second infection could double the risk of long covid – Lancet Infectious Design bioengineer.org
South Korea
Gov’t Document Storage System Destroyed by Fire at the State Data Center Yonhap
South Korea will increase its defense budget by 8.2% next year, President Lee said, according to Reuters.
China?
China tested secret ballistic missiles at Extrey Ravatory Defense Express
China is currently combining more factory robots than other parts of the world.
China’s wage growth is a steam to consider China in the economic transition
China Issuance Rules Rules Rules Port fare before US targeting Chinese ships
Yao Yang on China’s Light in the US Trade War (Part 3) Sin
KMT Parliament SLAM ’50-50′ Chip Ideas Lutnick Comments Focus Taiwan
South of the border
The state of external arrests of President Maduro Sigs
We attack Caribbean strikes to target the land route in Venezuela, Trump says Intellinews
https://t.co/ugehls855i pic.twitter.com/qtztcspbsa
-Meidostouch (@meidstouch) September 30, 2025
Sirakistan
Trump’s 20 Point Gaza Plan: Rubber Stamp of Legality on Conquest of Israel’s Palestinian Drop Site
Spain blocks US weapon transfer to Israel via military Middle East monitor
Italy withdraws from the Gaza aid fleet as the “Israel” threat looms over Mayanden. If 50 Itals on board are damaged and the strike closes the country, the Meloni government will not look good.
The Dutch-style ship evacuated and burned after attacking in the Gulf of Aden New Arab, and crews evacuated
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Nuclear bombs are nuclear bombs…and Netanyahu is an ango that’s crazy to use.
– Patricia Marins (@pati_marins64) October 1, 2025
“Humiliation” We offer to put Iran’s reform president in crosshair Amwaj
Scoop: Turkey declaring S-400 becomes inoperable to win the F-35 Stealth Fighter Trading National Security Journal
Iraq at a crossroads: a new war front? Al Mayaden
Morocco swayed by violent clashes as young people protest their health
Tonight’s sentiment is that the entire Middle East, from Morocco to Yemen, the Persian Gulf, Lebanon, Jordan, and perhaps Egypt, is about to erupt in war and protests that will crush the earth. There are big, big, big shakeups on the horizon. I am for oppressed people and justice…
– Aron Mizrahi (@alon_mizrahi) September 30, 2025
European injustice
Copenhagen on high warnings for European double summit: Six countries send personnel and equipment to protect their leaders from drones EU news. Gas light relay.
Former Nat boss calls funt Ukraine rt to sacrifice health and education
Not so cold new war
The US and European Blob & Elite subs are “Diet for World War I 3: The US directs strikes on Russian territory/Nuclear war preludes: Why Trump was forced to enter the Ukrainian War, European Mark Sleboda (video)
When Tomahawk meets the bear, Hazel Tree (Orrelnik) beats John Helmer
Russia’s military production becomes surplus intelligence
EU demands 2 billion euro pujges for Ukrainian drones and an urgent boost to the era of Eastern Paping Ireland
Polish president ready to talk to Russian leaders if Paul’s security depends on it
We say Kellogg is in touch with Putin on the “lines of communication” and “lines of communication.”
“His drugs are power”: Lukashenko reaches out to the Guardian to the West. Misleading headlines. The real story: “European diplomatic sources have said there is a tentative debate in Brussels about whether the EU policy to isolate Belarus remains effective.
Ukraine will assassinate collaged officials across Russia far from the front line, Intelligence Television claims Kyiv independence
L’Affaire Epstein
Exclusive: How private intelligence from the US Treasury Secretary doesn’t thrust into contact with Epstein’s Corporate Web All-Source Intelligence
Playing cards 2.0
Government Shutdown 2025: A Guide to What’s Still Open, What’s Closed, What’s Fuzzy Politics
Trump: We can do irreversible and bad things like cutting off a huge number of people during shutdowns. Cut what they like and cut what they like.
We can do things medically. We can cut many people. pic.twitter.com/hgfe4f2fol
-ACYN (@Acyn) September 30, 2025
Billions of taxpayer dollars have virtually invisible notus (resilc)
The president announces drugs for the Trumprx website and pricing agreement with PfizerNPR
Former Trump Campaign Manager Registers as an Israeli Foreign Agent Hill
Millions of Cool Lost Housing Aid Under Trump Propopublic Plan
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Heghseth speaks to the Quantico Commander-in-Chief and focuses on Warfighting.
Was Trump’s encounter with US military brass today on the cover of his actions? Charlie Kirk’s update Larry Johnson. Gain insights.
Military leaders express concern about Hegses’ new pentagonal strategy wapo
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Trump Flato, who uses Chicago, other Democrat-led cities, are military training grounds, with military “quickly” coming Chicago Sun-Times
“Rat’s Bash Sub Skulls”: in Trump’s American inkstick
Imender Portland Deployment Ken Klippenstein, leader of the Oregon National Guard
Deshabile’s Democrats
Trump’s NSPM-7 Alarm Law Firm Kenkrippenstein while Congress is silent
Liberals are the catalyst for catastrophe, and once again Al Jazeera
Weimar Republic
Attorneys for suspects of Charlie Kirk’s murder hope for more time to review “huge” evidence ap
Our Famous Free Press
Israel pays influencers $7,000 per post-responsible and responsible statecraft
2/The judge stated, “The role of judiciality is limited to protecting the rights of all people that exist legally in this country, including Fredom, a speech in which people can understand and discuss each other. Whether “terrorists” are interpreted by me.
-Jenin Younes (@jeninyounesesq) September 30, 2025
Police State Watch
Reagan – US District Judge Paul G. Young on Ice Mask Wearing:
“Ice is hidden for a single reason — terrorizing Americans to stillness.”
“In all of our history, we had to tolerate armed masked secret police.” pic.twitter.com/znmxo9sdd8
– Aaron Blake (@aarararonblake) September 30, 2025
Ice 404 Media Buy Tools to Track Hundreds of Millions of Mobile Phone Locations Everyday
Imperial Collapse Watch
American Beilante: Green Beret’s confession infuriated the military. More than finding an ally in Trump. New York Times Magazine. The first is a four-part series on crime and immunity within the US Special Forces. Gift links to the rest of the stories can be found here.
Accelerator
They want to ruin your life what we have lost
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The end of learning ChatGpt and discussion
Israel wants to train Chatgput to become a more pro-Israel responsible 3D craft
Immigrants
Immigration officers outline plans to access new DACA applicants CBS News
Maha
America returns to calling mpox ‘monkeypox’ with anti-eyed driving telegraph
Academy’s grove
New Playground for Private Equity: American School Lever
health care?
How does financial position affect professional behavior? Evidence from the Opioid Proscripts National Bureau of Economic Research. “We have discovered that providers have increased prescriptions for opioids when experiencing financial disadvantages…”
“Liberation Day”
Trump doubles down the films that experts call “impossible”
Donald Trump announces tariffs on wood and furniture in national security investigation Irish Times
economy
Moderate US job openings, weak employment underscore labor market stagnation Reuters
Bezul
Waymo says there is a perfect rational explanation for cars that slam the futurist on golf courses
Class battle
A cozy story about the Imperial Working Class
Antoidal dot dujour (via):
Check out yesterday’s link and the antidote Du Jour.
