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Astronomers discover the most ‘primitive’ star in the known universe Phys.org
Stranded dolphin’s brain showed signs of Alzheimer’s disease, science warns
Gold nanoparticle nasal spray safely delivers lithium to the brain without damaging the kidneys – interesting engineering
Gold takes a breather as safe-haven demand shows record growth Channel News Asia
Climate/Environment
New Zealand’s oceans are warming 34% faster than the global average, putting homes and industries at risk, the Guardian reported. “When sea levels reach that height, it means coastal storms that previously occurred every 100 years may now occur every year.”
Uber driver charged in connection with starting Palisades Fire LAist
The next time a fire breaks out, you may be alone. These are the issues plaguing Los Angeles County’s emergency response LAist
pandemic
Total U.S. CIDRAP count rises to 1,563; more food-borne infections confirmed in Michigan, South Carolina
China?
China tightens rare earth export regulations, targeting military and chip applications CNN
China accelerates construction of oil storage bases by promoting stockpiling Reuters
10% of US GDP defense spending demand ignores Taiwan residents Global Times
India
Exclusive: Traders want Indian state buyer of Russian oil to pay renminbi, sources say Reuters
south of the border
Report: Trump administration is working on a strategy to ‘eliminate’ Maduro opponents in Venezuela
Colombian president says U.S. military attacks Colombian ship, killing civilians ABC News
Colombia: President Petro denounces “political coup” following suspension of election talks (+Cepeda) Orinoco Tribune
Republican senators negate President Trump’s plan to halt attack on suspected drug smuggling ship
El Pais market rattled by delay in US financial aid to Argentina
syrakistan
Hamas and Palestinian factions agree to ceasefire in Gaza. President Trump confirms agreement reached drop site
Netanyahu government to approve Israel-Hamas deal in Gaza: What happens next?
Israel’s Ben Gvir attacks al-Aqsa Mosque compound, calls for ‘victory in Gaza’ Al Arabiya
Marco Rubio to attend Paris conference on Gaza ‘post-war’ plan The Cradle
Israeli military intercepts another aid convoy bound for Gaza New Arab
Two years on from genocide: It’s the West, not Gaza, that needs to be deradicalized Jonathan Cook
Palestinians are just the canary in the coal mine. Early warning of the potential ugliness, psychopathy, and pure evil of politicians and the media class and what they are going to do to you.
Do you think they’re going to care about you when they see you enjoying the mass murder of our children?
— Muhammad Shehada (@muhammadshehad2) October 7, 2025
A Philadelphia company’s hidden support for killing Palestinians with autonomous flying bombs All-Source Intelligence
More than 50,000 children under five in Gaza suffer from acute malnutrition Middle East Eye
UN says Israeli attack damaged 83% of buildings in Gaza City Anadolu Agency
discord in europe
German industrial output falls to 2005 levels as auto sector plummets FT
Von der Leyen hopes her compassion and sharing will win over her critics. Politico
France’s Le Pen vows to stop any government AFP
The walls of Europe tremble as the political crisis grows Simplicius
And this emergency request comes on top of an additional $1 billion in costs for Spanish customers, as the electricity grid operator has been operating its system in so-called “enhanced mode” since April 29 (effectively making gas-fired power plants run harder and curtailing solar and wind power).
— Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) October 8, 2025
A new war that’s not so cold war
Russia warns President Trump and NATO Larry Johnson with one voice
Ukraine war briefing: Analysts warn of Kremlin fear campaign against use of tomahawk The Guardian. problematic frame.
Tomahawk for Ukraine: A story of a never-ending wonderwaffe that changes the tide Black Mountain Analysis
Ukrainian media talks about gaps on the front and other failures The Moon in Alabama
Electric warfare on Ukraine’s battlefield lights up the Kremlin John Helmer
Russia named Moldova’s military strategy as the biggest security threat TASS
Trump 2.0
Stephen Miller said President Trump has “total authority” over the military. What does that mean? USA Today
Urgent: ICE is lying to the American people Aaron Parnas
Chicago Rubicon and What’s Next Bulwark
Trump administration officials are seriously discussing invoking the Insurrection Act, sources say NBC News
Oh no. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean and killed people for “carrying drugs,” the US attorney general said: “We’re going to take the same approach against Antifa as we did against the cartels.”pic.twitter.com/IS0rSjBhrx
— Prem Thakker (@prem_thakker) October 8, 2025
Pete Hegseth’s History of Cryptography The Nation
Weimar Republic
Gov. Pritzker responds to Trump’s threat to jail mayor over ICE issue: ‘Come and get me’ Chicago Sun-Times
police state surveillance
Secret Watchlist Center Running NSPM-7 Ken Krippenstein
ICE shuts down detention monitoring group despite appearance of detainees WaPo
ICE shot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball in cold blood even though the unarmed priest (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat. Source: John Pfaff pic.twitter.com/isy1Flgl6F
— Sidewalk School (@SidewalkSchool) October 8, 2025
Anatomy of a Beating – UCLA Palestine Solidarity Encampment TRT World (Video). A detailed analysis of the decisive moment when the police declared their allegiance to the Zionists. In retrospect, it was a harbinger of things to come.
abortion
‘Full of shit’: Texas police lie about why they used AI surveillance to track women who had abortions
immigration
‘Why Sergio?’: Deportation ends 36-year dream for Waco celebrity chef The Texas Tribune. Guy also visited W’s ranch.
Why the drop in foreign-born figures in the 2025 monthly household survey is very likely to be real Center for Immigration Research. Source background.
academy glove
These activists want to dismantle public schools. Currently, they run the education sector. propublica
our famous free news agency
NYT and CNN Legacy Journalists Lead Fellowship Established for Pro-Israel “Information Warfare” Drop Sites
Two years after the Gaza massacre, NBC, ABC and CNN have not had a single Palestinian guest on their Sunday shows.
friendly sky
Air traffic controllers were already exhausted. Then the shutdown happened. Notus
big brother is watching you
Thank you for your question. The Israeli government is “geofencing” the physical boundaries of more than 500 churches during worship hours to deliver “targeted pro-Israel content” on devices.
If you are concerned about this, you can:
1) Check your church… https://t.co/Cfxgzucsqq
— Nick Cleveland Stout (@nick_clevelands) October 8, 2025
health care?
Medicaid expansion linked to improved five-year cancer survival rates MedPage Today
imperial collapse watch
I was researching other times in history where the price of gold more than doubled in the reserve currency at the time, like this past year. This is rare and almost always a sign of a deep loss of confidence in the existing financial and political order, going back a long way. https://t.co/M3reToeQ1d
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) October 7, 2025
Gold as a “downgrade transaction” has no value in FT.
UN to cut global peacekeeping forces by 25% due to US funding shortfall Euronews
Nothing remains in the Novum newsletter
Confederate statue rises again in North Carolina private park New York Times (resilc)
Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Actual Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South American Political Science Review. Explanation:
this new @apsrjournal This article will definitely cause a stir.
This provides evidence that historic Confederate monuments in the South actually reduce violence against Black people.
why?
The author argues that Confederate monuments “play a role.”[ed] As an alternative to behavioral violence… pic.twitter.com/0NeHLYKJ6Q
— John B. Holbein (@JohnHolbein1) October 8, 2025
A.I.
The Uber driver credited with starting the Palisades fire used ChatGPT to imagine the forest burning Gizmodo
The impending death of generative AI, a thousand pitchforks knocking down what we have lost.
economy
OpenAI, NVIDIA power $1 trillion AI market with circular trading web Bloomberg. This currently accounts for 40% of GDP growth.
With each passing day, the AI space looks more and more like mortgage securitization at the height of the housing bubble, with a series of overlapping conveyor belts of capital. pic.twitter.com/ar9NiVUaXp
— Peter Atwater (@Peter_Atwater) October 8, 2025
Mr. Market
AI is the market, and the market is the government Kyla Scanlon
class war
For older Americans, the cost of poverty is nine years of life, study finds CBS News
This isn’t your grandpa’s rural America Hickman’s Hinterland
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