Ideological bias in the generation of research findings Science
Climate/Environment
Hidden climate costs: Rising heat is costing US revenue Earth.com
The western United States just experienced its warmest December on record, possibly the warmest in thousands of years. pic.twitter.com/QrY4KKLsJ7
— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) January 6, 2026
Palisades fire report has been sent to the mayor’s office for “remediation,” fire commissioner tells Los Angeles Times
blame and claim the person who gets in the way
Japan
Japan’s nuclear power watchdog suspends reactor safety reviews due to data falsification issue Associated Press
China?
China expands purchases of US soybeans, total purchases close to 10 million tons The Standard
Nvidia demands full upfront payment for H200 chips in China: Source Business Times
Chinese government tells companies to pause purchases in 2000s – Chinese government is considering conditions that would allow local tech companies to buy U.S. chips while domestic semiconductors continue to grow Tom’s Hardware
ThinkChina: China’s economy is headed for a difficult situation in 2026
How do Chinese scholars view the US law against Venezuela in China?
syrakistan
Next destination: Yemen or Iran? Geopolity Q
Iran signals preparations for pre-emptive strike against new threat Resistance News is unfiltered. Big change.
Jaish al-Adl terrorists assassinated Iranian army captain Mahmoud Haqiqat in Sistan-Baluchestan province.
The United States lists Jaish al-Adl as a terrorist organization, but it supports them along with Israel, as do ISIS and al-Qaeda. pic.twitter.com/GfU2qH4l7z
— Sentletse🇿🇦🇷🇺🇵🇸🇱🇧 (@Sentletse) January 7, 2026
Israel talks about military bases and security ties with Somaliland Al-Mayadeen
For the past three months, I have been living in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
Locals have warned me that I risk arrest if I write this, but I have to tell the truth.
Here’s what the media is hiding about Somaliland’s so-called “Israel recognition”…🧵 pic.twitter.com/ENfammSawO
— Jody McIntyre (@jodymcintyre_) January 3, 2026
Yemen’s STC raises alarm over ‘missing’ delegation in Riyadh New Arab
Africa
US launches airstrikes in Somalia during helicopter raid against anti-war al-Shabaab
old blighty
AI companies are using Brexit ‘freeports’ to exploit UK water supplies The Canary
discord in europe
Brussels City plans special rulebook for companies outside domestic law FT. It’s paywalled, but here’s a preview.
EU countries prepare to allow US to eavesdrop on biometrics of their citizens Euractiv
Rubio says he plans to meet with Danish officials next week to discuss US interest in Greenland Euronews
President Trump’s technology donor has big plans for Greenland the Lever
A new war that’s not so cold war
President Trump’s Coast Guard, crazed by escalation, seizes ‘Russian’ ship 5,500 km off US coast Simplicius
US military seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker fleeing in North Atlantic war zone
It was reshipped to Russia, spied on by Britain, and captured by the United States. Why is there so much interest in a rusting tanker in the Atlantic? Guardian
Cold War 2.0 or World War III: What’s the difference? Karl Sanchez
Mafia activity increases month in Alabama. More ideas on how to counter increasing mafia activity Moon of Alabama
south of the border
US says it will limit Venezuelan oil exports indefinitely Bloomberg
“The United States will take all the oil stuck in Venezuela and sell it on the market at market rates”: Marco Rubio Wion
update:
A kindly Republican senator said the idea here is that the United States is showing it doesn’t own the proceeds from the oil it’s seizing, but it still wants to control it. So instead of contacting the US government (Treasury) directly, you will be contacting your bank (bank?) as directed by the US.
— Lisa Desjardins (@LisaDNews) January 7, 2026
Did Venezuela’s vice president extradite President Maduro in a deal with the US? consortium news
The US is betting on her, but can Venezuela’s new coach make it? His life may depend on it Miami Herald
The U.S. is eyeing the security secretary as a potential target in post-Maduro Venezuela, sources said. Gangsters.
Drug-trafficking elites plan to run Venezuela (with Maureen Tkasik) Chris Hedges Report
Was there another motive for kidnapping Maduro? larry johnson
La Guaira: The United States bombed a medical supplies distribution center during a terrorist attack on Venezuela, destroying a warehouse that stored supplies for a nephrology program for patients undergoing hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, affecting at least 9,000 kidney patients. pic.twitter.com/37D08zQeJN
— Camila (@camilapress) January 7, 2026
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Many people don’t seem to know what the socialists in Venezuela 🇻🇪 did before US sanctions destroyed their economy. Here is a summary of the numbers (taken from the United Nations and cited in my book 20 Years of Bad News, Fake News and Misinformation from Venezuela):
— Alan MacLeod (@AlanRMacLeod) January 7, 2026
🚨New | Keir Starmer is not as popular in the UK as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
🇻🇪 Mature -31
🇺🇸Trump -56
🔴 Starmer -56
🟩 Hamas -58
Internet favorability @yougovJanuary 4-5 pic.twitter.com/2lrnA00mEl
— Lefty Stats 🍉🏳️⚧️ (@LeftieStats) January 5, 2026
Trump 2.0
“I’m just talking globally.” Forget Greenland, Mr. Rubio, the US reserves the right to invade militarily wherever the common dream desires.
President Trump proposes a significant increase in defense spending to $1.5 trillion in 2027, citing “dangerous times” President Trump proposes a significant increase in defense spending to $1.5 trillion in 2027, citing “dangerous times” Associated Press
The Conspiracy to Steal the World: Cryptofascists and Trump’s Global War Crimes Epidemic by Dougald Lamont
How will Trump’s 2024 be a neo-corn America first? dissident
Israel expands propaganda contract with President Trump’s former campaign manager All Source Intelligence
Blackstone stock fell after President Trump announced plans to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes. finance
police state surveillance
ICE agent shoots and kills driver through car window in Minneapolis, Minnesota
This is the best angle of ICE filming in Minneapolis. Absolutely not necessary. The victim is reported to be a legal observer and a U.S. citizen. pic.twitter.com/mbq1bYwW9U
— Houtan Yagmai, Esq. (@houtan_esq) January 7, 2026
Live updates: Minneapolis Public Schools cancels remaining classes for this week The Hill
Walz orders Minnesota National Guard to prepare for deployment after ICE murder in Minnesota
Deadly encounter in Minneapolis marks ninth ICE shooting since September New York Times
accelerationist
Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale publicly supported a post calling for the eradication of “communists,” replying, “That’s right,” and asking, “What do you think Palantir’s founding is?” With X.
This comment was posted in response to a tweet that mentioned leftist… https://t.co/77PGF4swkH pic.twitter.com/upqoMcOu3J
— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) January 6, 2026
imperial collapse watch
The New York Times begins a great unraveling. The grim numbers: “…from 1989 to 2014, combat-related deaths from cross-border conflicts averaged less than 15,000 per year. Since 2014, the average has increased to more than 100,000 per year.”
Tooze’s Imperialist Cosplay VS. Undiplomatic Stupid Imperialism
President Trump withdraws US from 66 international organizations and treaties USA Today
mamdani
It is dangerous to overestimate the power of the left in Labor politics. Is this a joke?
Mamdani kisses National Security Ring’s Ken Klippenstein
spook country
BlackNest: Canary Mission Private Site Secrets Inside the Web Drop Site
From an article written by two military intelligence officers about the intelligence purposes of prediction markets. Prediction markets are essentially systems that use funds provided by casual gamblers and speculators to anonymously and publicly pay for HUMINT assets. https://t.co/S5AW6Jsk6m pic.twitter.com/GuwGSh1Nxc
— Palantir Neurodivergent Fellow 👊🔻🇵🇸 (@postcyborg) January 6, 2026
Why polymarkets won’t bet on US invasion of Venezuela Forbes
After Venezuela, traders begin betting on President Trump’s next targets: Panama, Greenland and even Iran Money Control
“Maha”
US releases new dietary guidelines MedPage Today
U.S. builds case for maintaining dietary exclusion status as infection spreads Reuters
HHS freezes $10 billion in funding to five states – three federal updates Becker’s Hospital Review
US pediatric vaccination schedule to be drastically reduced by Sheena Cruikshank
Where should I wear my wearable if my child doesn’t get the meningitis vaccine and gets meningococcemia and then loses a limb to severe sepsis? https://t.co/8hcblq8PxU
— Dr. Annie Andrews (@AnnieAndrewsMD) January 6, 2026
The golden age of vaccine development is underway
health care?
Other Health Care Cliff Americans Revealed About to Fall Out of Health Care
A.I.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, seeks access to your medical records Gizmodo
Memageddon: DRAM prices rise 70% due to AI chip craze The Register
our famous free news agency
The New York Times publishes pro-war propaganda about Venezuela funded by the US, Chevron, and ExxonMobil. dissident
Pittsburgh Post Gazette owners couldn’t crush the union, so they shut down America’s Newspaper and Telecommunications Workers
economy
America is losing blue-collar jobs Applicitas Economics
Important data is: Employment
Employment was poor in November.
The 3.2% hiring rate was the worst level since the Great Recession.
The United States is in an employment recession. Virtually no non-health care jobs have been added since April.
Blue collar and white collar… pic.twitter.com/HYDbYWMxqq
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) January 7, 2026
class war
While living in his car, LBCC student launches campus club to help homeless classmates Long Beach Post
Antidote (via):
bonus:
A whole year has passed without any answers. Our cat disappeared and hope grew quieter with each passing week. We searched, put up signs, and held on as long as we could until we accepted the possibility that he would never come back.
And today happened.
My wife and I were traveling. pic.twitter.com/WL0I8hvlqC
— Mr. Pitbull (@MrPitbull07) January 7, 2026
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