Pilot captures amazing aurora show from 36,000 feet (photos)
Climate/Environment
North Carolina Department of Recovery and Resilience’s management was so sloppy that state auditors failed to identify the full extent of internal waste Climate News
By the way, whose transfer is this? africa is one country
toilet
How a billionaire’s plan to export East Texas’ groundwater sparked a local revolt
Japan
Mr. Takaichi’s mistakes about China Carl Sanchez
China?
Netherlands to give up management rights to Nexperia amid China dispute DW
China’s data center boom: A view from Zhangjiakou Sinocity
As China touts its openness in its latest policy signals, does the rhetoric really match reality for foreign companies? channel news asia
syrakistan
Massacre in Israel’s Palestinian refugee camp al-Akbar. Lebanon.
Despite Anadolu Agency’s ceasefire, Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 25 Gazans and wounded 77 others. loop.
With the blessing of the United Nations, America and Israel impose their master plan Aaron Mate
Why did China and Russia abstain from the Security Council and sell out Palestine to Trump’s peace scam? Vanessa Beeley
Damascus condemns visit by Prime Minister Netanyahu and senior Israeli official to southern Syria New Arab
“‘The Post-9/11 Method’” Patrick Lawrence, Tort Actor
US mercenary company tied to notorious aid program is recruiting new Gaza base
Iranian dams virtually closed due to ongoing drought Intellinews
I dream of Ummah Hasiyah. “Science Fiction and the Possibilities of Islamic Futurism”
discord in europe
‘Fit for Game of Thrones’: The European Commission’s battle for diplomatic control Le Monde
German Social Democratic Party leader warns of risks in coalition over pension DPA
old blighty
This is amazing. The article makes clear that “British waters” means the 200-mile exclusive economic zone.
Russian vessels, including warships, have every right to enter the EEZ.
British warships are constantly entering Russia’s EEZ. https://t.co/qOZIVkW3cU
— Craig Murray (@CraigMurrayOrg) November 19, 2025
A new war that’s not so cold war
Pentagon officials arrive in Ukraine to discuss military technology, explore peace efforts CBS News
Scoop: President Trump’s plan calls for additional territorial ceding from Ukraine for security Axios
President Trump’s 28-point peace plan for Ukraine is dysfunctional on arrival Larry Johnson
Kyiv Coup Poker Latest Gordon Hearn
Escape from Kiev Venik
Does Yermak have to go? ukraine events
Ukraine’s corruption scandal: Overthrowing Yermak may pave the way to peace Andrew Korybko
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Russian S-400 air defense intercepts unprecedented ATACMS attack: Ukrainian launch pad discovered and military watch destroyed
Germany tells Ukraine to get long-range missiles Anadolu Agency
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Ukrainian Black Gold, Julian MacFarlane
Chevron & Exxon I. Lukoil’s global assets make a high-stakes pivot Yahoo! Finance
Instead of using “human rights” as a cover for empire like Biden, Trump uses “peace” as a cover for donor enrichment.
(According to a Trump Treasury press release, Lukoil was sanctioned “as a result of Russia’s failure to seriously engage in the peace process to end the war in Ukraine.”) pic.twitter.com/2557KA2Wc5
— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) November 19, 2025
Lafaire Epstein
Why the Epstein files aren’t released immediately after the law is passed Axios
White House intervenes on behalf of suspected sex trafficker Andrew Tate during federal investigation ProPublica
south of the border
Is Trump planning covert operations in Venezuela while meeting with Maduro? first post
Netherlands colonizes Antilles for Venezuelan oil Venezuela Analysis
Africa
President Trump says he will intervene in Sudan war at request of Saudi leader Middle East Eye
US airstrikes 97th time in Somalia this year
Trump 2.0
Trump administration wants to impose new restrictions on SNAP NOTUS
Trump administration shares new move to further dismantle Education Department’s NPR
President Trump’s data deletion makes it harder to understand how his policies are harming our children’s shared dreams
Saudi crown prince aims to improve image with US executives Reuters
Saudi funds, White House dinners, David Ellison: Middle East raises deadline as Warner Bros. Discovery bid deadline approaches
A sense of the end that “something will happen”
Plastic surgeons struggle with requests for ‘Mar-a-Lago’ face: ‘You’ll end up looking like Maleficent’ The Guardian
Deshabille Democratic Party
FBI intercepts communications of Newsom administration officials, California politicians Los Angeles Times
Will destroying the ACA lead Democrats to champion Medicare for All? The truth. Ha!
health care?
Record number of Americans worried about next year’s health care costs NBC News
How can health insurance companies rake in billions of dollars in profits even as medical costs soar and more people lose their insurance?
Former Cigna Vice President Wendell Potter reveals their plans. pic.twitter.com/FNJDNb5lNj
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) November 18, 2025
police state surveillance
Man in ICE custody found hanging, hands and feet bound – Lawyer Newsweek
Trigger warning: Here’s what Elebatus’ architects and Oakland contractors (ordinary Americans) have to say about the construction of firing squad execution chambers.
“They want floor drains…if they need to mop or squeegee, that’s okay [bodily] The liquid will be flushed down the drain. ” pic.twitter.com/BBR6m4p0bV
— Worth Rises (@WorthRises) November 19, 2025
mamdani
Mayor-elect Zoran Mamdani to meet with President Trump in Washington, D.C. on Friday Gothamist
This is a horrible action by Zoran Mamdani. Jessica Tisch is a fervently pro-Israel billionaire heiress, plutocrat, nepobaby, and defender of the surveillance state. Additionally, her wealthy family spent a large amount of money to bar Zoran from public office. And the police will always hate him. https://t.co/LW3HKb1OUA
— Ash J (@AshAgony) November 19, 2025
our famous free news agency
Olivia Nuzzi’s Nine Lives Discourse Blog
Marion County agrees to pay $3 million for newspaper raid, expresses regret Kansas Reflector
President Obama’s speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz lamented to the Jewish Federation that people were finding content from “Al Jazeera and Nick Fuentes” on social media and watching videos of the “Gaza massacre.”
Holocaust education has partially backfired because people see Palestinians as Jewish victims. … pic.twitter.com/YQCkjHREVP
— Chris Menahan 🇺🇸 (@infolibnews) November 18, 2025
accelerationist
Silicon Valley could taint everything, even the death of Edward Ongweso Jr.
America’s Founders: “Inherent Aristocracy” Defends Liberty Joe Lonsdale. Aristocrats claim aristocratic status.
economy
You’re not bad at job hunting – 30% of job postings are fake articles from Forbes
Mr. Market looks relieved.
Nvidia’s strong outlook reignites AI trading as stock futures rise: Live update CNBC
A.I.
OpenAI signs agreement with Intuit to incorporate personal financial data into ChatGPT FT
Anthropic at the center of latest $1 billion circular AI investment The Register
US spends $1 billion to restart Three Mile Island nuclear power plant to maintain supply to AI data center
U.S. faces risk of winter power outages due to data center power demand Bloomberg
You may have to move to Minnesota to escape the data center craze Gizmodo
VoIP brings back old-fashioned payphones to rural Vermont IEEE Spectrum
imperial collapse watch
Maryland more than doubles cost estimate to rebuild collapsed Baltimore Bridge AP
Maha
RFK Jr. proposes a vaccine related to peanut allergy. What science says. USA Today
‘Sober’ RFK Jr. allegedly smoked DMT Futurism
sports desk
Wall Street is spending money on kids’ sports The Lever
Shut it all up: New Yorker columnist’s kid doesn’t care about sports betting – North Korean defector
big brother is watching you
E-cigarettes are “everywhere” at school – sparking a boom in toilet surveillance Wired
class war
Ontario auto workers threaten factory takeover if GM moves machinery Payday Report
How Wall Street Killed Single-Family Home Construction Economic Populist
How do you launch someone into the sun? conversation
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