This small rural town had a 74-year-old veteran veterinarian who had been trying to find his replacement for five years.
If someone moves into town and takes over, I’m willing to give away my clinic, truck, and supplies.
A young graduate student accepted the offer. pic.twitter.com/sruRTN9bMz
— Guys posting their Ws (@DudepostingWs) October 23, 2025
A fundamental rethinking of physics permanently puts information at its center (Chuck L)
“Not too sweet” or too sweet to fail? Taste (Randy K)
Women are taking testosterone and they say it’s really great futurism. I sigh. My endocrinologist told me more than 20 years ago that women should have their testosterone levels checked regularly, but they didn’t. 1/3 of women (as well as working adults) have low testosterone. He believed that depression in women was largely due to low testosterone, and that many women taking antidepressants should take testosterone instead.
Climate/Environment
Melting glaciers and thermal expansion are ‘accelerating’ sea level rise, reaching record levels Euronews
With just four permits granted to rebuild fire-ravaged enclave, star-studded Malibu is on the brink, real estate prices plummeting by up to 60%
I
China?
🚨 Breaking news:
US intelligence agencies have confirmed that Larry Ellison’s wife is a Chinese agent who infiltrated Silicon Valley to obtain strategic technical information.
Authorities are currently tracking possible data leaks from Oracle and other major networks.
This is one of them… pic.twitter.com/x8Zg6iqQUs
— Larry Arnault (@arnaultwhale) October 24, 2025
China reportedly caught ASML’s reverse engineering of DUV lithography Asia Times (Kevin W)
China’s new home prices fall at the fastest pace in 11 months Reuters
⚠️Chinese consumer confidence is unlikely to deteriorate.
Consumer confidence in China is near its lowest level in 30 years.
This is due to the collapse of the most severe housing bubble in modern history, an unstable job market, and rising youth unemployment rates. pic.twitter.com/AcJS4L3vwn
— Global Market Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) October 22, 2025
China intensifies dollar revaluation campaign, causing overseas yuan lending to soar Financial Times
There are two other important lessons here.
– Similar to what the United States is doing with China, it may be doing with other countries as well, publicizing its strategies and capabilities.
– It pays to invest in understanding China. Once again, they understood that this would happen sooner than anyone else and they were preparing the best for this… https://t.co/rnv6kYTKve
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) October 24, 2025
American farmers and first responders love Chinese-made drones. And it’s about to become a big problem. Kevin Walmsley
South Korea
South Korea grapples with the growing number of lazy young Japanese Americans
Africa
🛑 Madagascar 🇲🇬: Former President Andry Rajoelina loses Malagasy citizenship
The government announced this Friday that former President Andry Rajoelina lost his Malagasy citizenship on October 24th.
Decree signed by Prime Minister Helinsarama Rajonarivero… pic.twitter.com/ftxIaZOWPD
— Sy Marcus Herve Traore (@marcus_herve) October 24, 2025
south of the border
Super aircraft carrier USS Ford withdraws from Europe and receives orders to Caribbean war zone
Inside Marco Rubio’s drop site promoting regime change in Venezuela
Amid tensions between Venezuela and the US, Lula criticizes “foreign intervention in Latin America” Defend democracy
Or Canada
US Customs and Border Protection cites ‘standard procedure’ in new $60 charge, leaves Canadian snowbirds speechless The Travel
discord in europe
Russian Roulette at Brussels Overton (via machine translation) (Micael T)
Resisting ChatControl: How a grassroots movement undermined EU plans to suffocate online privacy Diem25 (Robin K)
old blighty
A total loss in local elections will see Mr Starmer pass, MPs say after Mr Caerphilly beat Guardian newspaper
Limited crisis preparedness could trigger bailout: Bank of England FinNews Network
Automobile production falls to lowest level in 73 years after JLR cyber attack
Today, the medical court (@the_mpts) yielded to political pressure.
They trampled on their own judgment of September 25th, @gmcuk Resubmitting the same evidence would effectively pervert the British legal system in favor of “Israeli” Jews… pic.twitter.com/tPXmjE21Gg
— Dr. Rahmeh Aradwan (@doctor_rahmeh) October 23, 2025
israel vs resistance
US officials arrive for ‘bibi sit’ as Washington steps up monitoring of Israel’s ceasefire Ynet (resilc)
US exploring ways to send international troops to Gaza, possibly under UN mandate: Anadolu Secretary of State
Vance says Knesset vote on West Bank annexation is ‘insult’ as Netanyahu halts progress Guardian
President Trump threatened to withdraw “all U.S. support” to Israel if it annexed the West Bank.
The Times of Israel reported that as a result of President Trump’s threats, it is “very unlikely” that a parliamentary bill formalizing the annexation will pass.
We are now seeing conclusive evidence… pic.twitter.com/mzDzn9sQEH
— Dimitri Lascaris (@dimitrilascaris) October 24, 2025
Israeli airstrike kills 4 in new ceasefire violation in Lebanon Al Jazeera
Donald Trump also admitted that the US was involved in pager attacks in Lebanon, killing of Hezbollah leaders, and overthrowing Bashar al-Assad
In a recent interview, US President Donald Trump said that a series of attacks by Israel… pic.twitter.com/s1UIjGerqQ
— Ibrahim Majed (@ibrahimtmajed) October 23, 2025
One target at a time: The logic that helped Israeli liberals commit genocide +972
This could mean the end of the Olympic movement
Malaysia and several other countries, including Algeria, Bangladesh, Brunei, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Pakistan and Qatar, refuse entry to Israeli passports.
It’s a large part of humanity that could follow the same path https://t.co/rSezjOEwGB
— Jerry’s view of China (@JerrysTakeChina) October 23, 2025
A new war that’s not so cold war
Western analysts continue to push delusions about Russia Larry Johnson
European Commission’s ‘Russian assets’ loan plan to Ukraine ends in defeat in Alabama’s Moon (Kevin W)
🇸🇰🇪🇺🇺🇦 “We only think about Ukraine and nothing else except sending them more money. With all due respect, this is not the Union of Ukraine.”
— Milan Uric, Member of the EU Parliament from Slovakia pic.twitter.com/3JjYcuWpea
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) October 24, 2025
IIRC Mark Milley called for a peace deal in November 2022, but was heavily criticized.
Reverse analysis of my post from last night: ⬇️
After reading the summary about the course of the war and the relative decline in Ukraine’s combat power compared to Russia, something occurred to me. Obviously, it was the best time for Ukraine given the 20/20 result… https://t.co/m0PWkRzmwV pic.twitter.com/ERsMWcdo8Y
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) October 23, 2025
big brother is watching over you
How Amazon turned your neighborhood into a police database Take back the internet
imperial collapse watch
Silicon Valley War Gainers Jacobins (resilc)
If the US just gives up, there will be massive layoffs at NASA – Ian Welsh (Michael T.)
Trump 2.0
Trump is actually failing fast — and the fanatical MAGA bigwigs know it The New Republic (resilc)
When it comes to Ukraine and Venezuela, Trump needs to put aside his sycophancy: Responsible State Strategy
‘There is no king’ protesters reject political violence, finds Scientific American. resilc: “Wait until 4 ICE people die in Ohio…”
‘Dangerously stupid’: Musk renews feud with Trump administration Oligarch Watch
How do you solve problems like Discovery?The Register (Chuck L)
Will President Trump end the global democracy fraud? Counterpunch
Maha
shutdown
US Senate fails to pass bill to pay federal essential workers and soldiers through Guardian during shutdown
a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/politics/anonymous-donor-military-pay-shutdown” rel=”nofollow”>Department of Defense uses $130 million in donations from anonymous Trump ‘friends’ to pay military personnel CNN
SNAP benefits: Trump administration refuses to use emergency funds during shutdown
SNAP emerges as flashpoint in shutdown fight on The Hill
Abdication of Congress New York Times (resilc)
>Data leaked in public interest
Democratic Party’s Death Wish
Partisans are wrong: Moving to the center is the path to victory New York Times (resilc) editorial.
Campaign 2026: As Maine Goes Washington Monthly
— Cheri Jacobus (@CheriJacobus) October 22, 2025
mamdani
Mamdani slams New York City election opponent as ‘racist and baseless’ attack
Jeffries supports Mamdani in New York mayoral race The Hill
health care
Private Medicare, Medicaid plans overstate in-network mental health options MedPage
Obamacare premiums to rise by 30% on average in 2026 Seeking Alpha (resilc)
Our press is no longer free
News desert expands as newspapers close, struggling news industry AP (Robin K)
economy
Natural gas competition drives US prices higher Skyward OilPrice (resil)
U.S. auto sales expected to remain sluggish this year Jalopnik (resilc)
Mr. Market is in a bad mood.
Credit worries accelerate Citi AM, another U.S. lender falls
A.I.
Short-seller AI exercise paints a dire picture for private equity institutional investors (resilc)
Offshoring automation: Filipino tech workers power AI jobs in the rest of the world (resilc)
basil
Corbin Trent and America’s Ruin: Confusing Receipts with Results
All functionalities found in common automotive tools YouTube (resilc)
Antidote (via):
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Mother cat didn’t need to say anything 😾 pic.twitter.com/d9DLbqd2Ln
— Antidepressant content (@depressionlesss) October 24, 2025
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