21-year-old Japanese snowboarder Kokomo Murase lands a backside triple cork 1620.
She’s the first woman to do that.
📹Murase Kokomo too
— Science Girl (@sciencegirl) November 20, 2025
Mathematics reveals Jackson Pollock was drawn like a nautilus by a child
13 dizzyingly dazzling images from the 2025 Drone Photo Awards Popular Science
Jmail is like any other inbox, except this one contains Jeffrey Epstein’s emails.
Elizaveta Polodina tracks flower inflorescences Atmos
New coronavirus infection/pandemic
The virus is flying Georgia Magazine
The shadow of the new coronavirus lingers for a long time Forbes
Climate/Environment
First-ever complete Earth system simulation provides new tools for understanding climate change Phys.org
Fastest ever ice collapse in Antarctica, scientists warn SciTech Daily
The world has lost the bet on climate change. Now it faces a dangerous new reality.
south of the border
Military activity increases around Venezuela, Al Jazeera, US warns commercial aircraft
President Trump begins a new phase of Venezuela escalation…but is it just a ruse? Simplicius
Looking back on a week in Mexico: Sheinbaum weathers the storm Mexico News Daily
U.S. bank shelves $20 billion rescue plan for Argentina MSN
China?
This is not an aquarium, but a subway station in Zhengzhou. 🐳🐋🐬🐟😅 pic.twitter.com/ddaiwS2vy1
— Sharing Travel (@TripInChina) April 4, 2023
China warns of serious consequences if Japan fails to withdraw threat of military intervention against Taiwan cheering squad
The next crossroads for MAGA is China’s The Hill.
China unveils ‘world’s first’ autonomous drone that can track submarines: interesting engineering report
China’s top scientist charts the future of space exploration CGTN
India
Indian trade unions condemn new labor law, plan nationwide protests Reuters
‘The only major economy…’: Harvard economist says India will outpace US, Europe and China in post-COVID-19 growth Business Today
Trade outlook: India’s exports remain strong even under Donald Trump tariffs. New markets offset US economic slowdown The Times of India
Africa
Historic South Africa G20 Summit Declaration Priorities Developing Countries Al Jazeera
Africa loses more than $50 billion annually to illicit financial flows – Dr. Aliyu APA News
The Collapse of Western Power in Francophone Africa Stanford Review
discord in europe
Why civil society is sounding the alarm over the EU omnibus rollback Techpolicy.press
Europe increasingly ‘vulnerable’ to shocks: ECB president AFP
EU launches legal action against Slovakia over constitutional reforms Court News Service
old blighty
Prince Andrew’s twisted intelligence scandal behind Epstein exploits gray area
A make-or-break budget: Inside the Treasury ahead of Labor’s big day The Guardian
Israel vs. Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iran
How many times has Israel violated the Gaza ceasefire? Here are the numbers https://t.co/tVK4Xlkr1X pic.twitter.com/AI4SkOZNsM
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) November 22, 2025
Israel launches attack in latest test of Gaza ceasefire, hospital says 24 dead, AP reports
Trump backs Saudi Arabia, UN backs Gaza plan, but Israel faces harsh realities in the Middle East Jerusalem Post
US ambassador to Israel meets with convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard: Andre news agency report
Israel expands military raids into southern Syria countryside Daily Sabah
A new war that’s not so cold war
President Trump pressures Ukraine to accept peace deal: Initial analysis by Chatham House experts Chatham House
Trump says Ukraine deal is not ‘final offer’ as officials gather at Geneva summit Guardian
US insists it approves Ukraine peace plan ahead of talks to end war BBC
Ukraine war press conference: Putin says defeating Russia is a ‘fantasy’, welcomes agreement with Trump The Guardian
Russia’s drone revolution puts pressure on Ukraine’s defense CNN
big brother is watching you
Privacy group sues federal government over discussions with tech companies over ICE raid tracker CyberScoop
Courts side with Quest in privacy battle MediaPost
imperial collapse watch
New York City has an estimated homeless population of more than 350,000 people
Georgia officials seize ‘enough fentanyl to kill millions’ WSB Radio
Trump 2.0
The economy rears its ugly head Ipsos
President Trump says members of Congress have committed treason, saying soldiers have no obligation to obey illegal orders
‘The world has been turned upside down’: MAGA faithful’s Mandani lovefest with President Trump, MTG’s downfall Struggles with Politico
President Trump dejected, hits back at press The Hill
musk is important
In less than 20 years, none of us will be working at all thanks to artificial intelligence, says Elon Musk Daily Mail
Tesla plans to increase robotaxis to 500 in Austin and 1,000 in the Bay Area by the end of 2025: Musk Teslati
Elon Musk’s Starlink is rewiring the world, but at what cost? times
Democratic Party Death Watch
More than 2 million voters leave party in four years; Democratic Party faces crisis: New York Post analysis
Why did the Democratic Party lose voters’ trust?
immigration
New Orleans alarmed by Trump’s immigration crackdown: ‘We have rights’ The Guardian
The Trump Administration’s New Mass Deportation Strategy American Immigration Council
Our press is no longer free
‘Quiet piglet’ and ‘terrible reporter’: President Trump escalates attacks on journalists PEN America
Khashoggi’s widow slams Saudi crown prince Trump over response to journalist’s murder The Jerusalem Post
Mr. Market is in a bad mood.
Voters are pessimistic about the economy FOX News
Satoshi Nakamoto loses $47 billion in Bitcoin due to severe cryptocurrency correction Cryptopolitan
A wild week on Wall Street shows how fragile confidence in the stock market has become Market Watch
A.I.
Top economist warns that investing in AI data centers is a ‘digital lettuce’ that is already starting to chill futurism
Addressing “affordability” by spreading AI wealth to Noema
Figure AI was fired after warning that humanoid robots could kill cryptopolitans, whistleblower claims
Theologian warns against false comfort of AI The Catholic Registrar
basil
‘Cloud storage full’ scam steals photos and money FOX News
Visa warns of rapidly expanding fraud risk as agency commerce becomes established Digital Commerce 360
guillotine watch
A Gustav Klimt painting sold for a record $236.4 million on Tuesday night, making it the most expensive piece of modern art ever sold at auction. pic.twitter.com/BiM8vYofuY
—Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 19, 2025
The highest price ever paid at an art auction was Da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi.” 450 million dollars.
No one knows who bought it, but experts believe Mohammad bin Salman had it on his yacht.
There is a great documentary about this – “The Lost Leonardo” by a former CIA official @GrayManActual https://t.co/lIDBYqVZqU pic.twitter.com/QdZZDjGYl6
— Beau (@beausecurity) November 19, 2025
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