Psychologists discover strange twist in study of human-dog emotional bond
Hundreds of works damaged by water leak at the Louvre, museum tells Guardian
Researchers are concerned after discovering that five-year-olds are already deeply addicted to the futurism of brain-rotting content
Last people before the internet kneeling bus
Climate/Environment
Is climate change an externality? LPE project
Southern Ocean storms are bringing more rain, and the impact could be global
Irrigation water and drought fuel intensify human-elephant conflict Down to Earth
Comparison of climate models and observations: The brink of climate
pandemic
Scientists uncover how new coronavirus variants outsmart immune system Mount Sinai
Unless governments prioritize clean air in classrooms, nothing will change in education.
Schools will continue to have sick students, sick staff, and constant disruption.
Harm will be even more harmful, and everything will be much more difficult than it should be. pic.twitter.com/eOw8Abwo1m
—Steve B (@75ThunderRoad) December 7, 2025
African swine fever outbreak in Spain may have escaped from a lab, officials tell the Guardian
Japan
Observing radar lock Japan
Japan dissatisfied with Trump administration’s silence on dispute with China’s FT
China?
China’s November exports exceed expectations, but imports fall Reuters
China’s exports to the US fall 29% in November despite trade ceasefire, widening double-digit decline CNBC
What do Chinese people think about America? How have sentiments changed in the past 10-15 years? Chinese Translation
India
Why everyone wears the same clothes: How global aesthetics are quietly erasing India’s wardrobe identity The Indian Story
Thailand and Cambodia conflict
Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia as border escalates Channel News Asia
syrakistan
Christian pastors and influencers join 1,000-person Israeli mission to support Jewish state and fight anti-Semitism FOX News
Horrible
“There is another woman in my life…Israel, I love her very much.”
“We will train 100,000 Christian ambassadors to become ambassadors for their own state of Israel, protect the Israeli brand, and fight anti-Semitism.”
FOZ collaborates with Blackboard to… pic.twitter.com/n7ltAfoWig
— Seethroughitol (@seethroughit2) December 7, 2025
Israel redefines military position in Gaza as new domestic frontier telesur
Hamas official says group ready to discuss ‘freezing or storing’ weapons
Prime Minister Netanyahu holds “secret talks” with Prime Minister Tony Blair over post-war Gaza plans New Arab
CIA and Türkiye’s MIT plan secret air base to monitor Middle East information online
old blighty
Exposed: The hidden scandal of NHS workers exposed to carcinogenic chemicals deemed ‘the next asbestos’ The Independent
The Filton Trial Craig Murray
All party members are told to stop waiting for orders from above and promote democracy from the ground up.The Canary
discord in europe
America has identified its biggest enemy: Western Europe’s programmable tweets
Company X deactivates European Commission advertising account after being fined €120 million TechCrunch
Von der Leyen hides Euractic as Trump launches attack
US security plans: EU’s Kalas downplays concerns of rift in relations DW
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German news: Stores go bankrupt across Germany DW
President Macron says European industry faces ‘life or death’ – China needs to support Politico
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US hands over 250 heavy armored vehicles to Poland for military use on terms of $1 Interesting Engineering
‘I will defend my country’: Poles prepare for growing threat of war The Guardian
A new war that’s not so cold war
New diplomatic fault lines: How Moscow is pitting Washington against Europe by Kautilya the Contemplator
London vs Washington Events in Ukraine
Monroe Doctrine 2.0: Euro Edition Venik
John Coltrane through the prism of Russia: Part 1 – Religious philosophy and “seeking God” Gordon Hearn
SITREP 7/12/25: Russian technological advances, new mass energy grid attack, Milnograd enters final stage Simplicius
Ukrainian propaganda merchant goes all-in on reality denial Larry Johnson
As others have said, this is an active grassroots Ukrainian civil society.
And then there is the other “civil society” that receives money from the West: the urban elites who are most vocal about busing Ukraine’s masses. Our media has made it so that only the classes forever at war are heard. https://t.co/sP1iRojuB2
— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) December 7, 2025
IAEA issues new Chernobyl safety warning RT. “Government agencies discovered that the protective structure of the 1986 reactor sustained significant damage after the drone attack.”
Africa
Drone attack on Sudanese kindergarten, hospital kills 50, including children New Arab
‘Only a miracle can end this nightmare’: Eritreans fear new Ethiopian war France 24
Nigeria has sent jets and troops to Benin to “eliminate the coup masterminds,” Al Jazeera said. Explanation:
I think Nigeria is officially over tonight.
Bomb your neighbor because the white people in Paris told you too.
President Emmanuel Macron wanted to bomb the same African country.
Only South Africa under apartheid did this.
it’s over.
— David Hundeyin (@DavidHundeyin) December 7, 2025
south of the border
The United States conducted 69 reconnaissance missions and hundreds of fighter jet sorties near Venezuela in November and December, mainly on the northwest coast and the capital. Targets: Oil refineries, airfields, and ports along the Colombian border. https://t.co/QGqYi7x5Ts pic.twitter.com/tvVOHwEDz5
— English Rybar (@rybar_en) December 7, 2025
Honduras plunges into post-election chaos as election officials claim ‘monumental fraud’ drop site
Trump 2.0
Trump promotes crackdown on foreign food products as food prices soar Axios
President Trump militarizes cities with crackdown on ICE. Is the militarization of the ballot box next? The truth
Deshabille Democratic Party
Democratic senators accused of “sedition” by President Trump establish legal defense fund “NOTUS”
unity party
U.S. House of Representatives releases annual defense bill. Here’s Deseret News
imperial collapse watch
The “Golden Age” of the Soviet Union and the West Top War
China’s new national security strategy Article
Part I: A national security strategy that is undiplomatic and preys on anarchy. Part II: America, Super Predator
accelerationist
Billionaire Palantir co-founder pushes for return of public hangings as part of ‘masculine leadership’ initiative Common Dreams
Why does the end of the world look so lucrative? Oil prices
In self-driving cars, the accelerator is on the floor TechCrunch
All Porsches in Russia stopped working due to mysterious satellite outage Automotive Blog
police state surveillance
FBI creates list of US ‘extremists’, leaked memo reveals Ken Klippenstein
US: New investigation reveals human rights abuses at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz and Krome Detention Center Amnesty International
academy glove
Accommodation Nation The Atlantic
antitrust law
Is Netflix trying to buy Warner Bros. or crush it? Variety
our famous free news agency
A journalist reported from Palestine. YouTube removed his account claiming he was an Iranian agent. intercept
A.I.
AI Blood in the Machine’s “Code Red”
AI Agents and 90% Problems High Capacity
OpenAI’s head of ChatGPT says posts that appear to display in-app ads are “neither real nor ads” Engagdet
economy
Why These Two Stocks Shocked Nvidia Yahoo! Finance. Dollar Tree and Dollar General.
guillotine watch
This system cannot bring America back.
Class War (Top) Pawel Mosicki
zeitgeist watch
Tim Robinson understands what defectors are going through
class war
A general strike may not be so impossible now Labor Notes
How not to talk about capitalism New Statesman
Should the poverty line be raised to $140,000? wallet
What does it take to become Santa? New research shows even unconventional candidates can succeed in roles Oregon State University
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