Spider monkeys pool their knowledge to find the best fruit Phys.org
The Doomsday Clock is closer to midnight than ever before. What does this show? First post
Climate/Environment
Underground network “Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists”. “Trillions of thousands of tiny fungal tubes embedded in the soil transport nutrients to crops and other plants and fight climate change by storing carbon. Scientists are racing to understand how these increasingly threatened fungi work.”
Tourism damages ancient seagrasses
pandemic
Metrodora promised comprehensive treatment. However, within two years, it suddenly closed. chic era
China?
Can the “super-scaling” of China’s economy reshape globalization?Beijing Cultural Review
Davos declared the end of the “old world”, but here is a glimpse of the “new world” George Chen
syrakistan
Israel prepares concentration camp in southern Gaza to expel Palestinians The Cradle
Media loses interest after Trump declares Gaza war ‘over’ FAIR
Bari Weiss’ new CBS hiring list is full of Zionists. dissident
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Cover his tracks? President Trump makes another hard pivot to Iran Simplicius
Three Scenarios for a US Attack on Iran Larry Johnson
Iran’s Strategic Decisions to Restore Deterrence and Prevent Continuation of Military Pressure Conflict Forum
France and Spain express support for designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization Euronews
Iranian Rebellion Anti-Imperial Project
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Al-Shalah meets with President Putin as Russia seeks to secure military bases in Syria Al Jazeera
Africa
Africa’s data center boom triggers a shift in power investment priorities Intellinews
The UAE is likely to have turned to Ethiopia as the next front for the RSF in Sudan, especially as its supply lines through Chad, Libya and Somalia are under pressure.
Given current tensions in the Red Sea, this is a recipe for disaster and could draw Egypt, Eritrea, and Saudi Arabia even deeper into Sudan. 🔗⬇️ pic.twitter.com/8ZYsICMaWd
— Liam Carr (@liam_karr) January 27, 2026
discord in europe
ICE officers’ role in Milan-Cortina Olympics sparks criticism in Italy Euronews
ICE is not welcome in Milan. Even governments that call themselves sovereigntists should protest. Il Fatto Quotidiano (machine translation)
Switzerland to raise value-added tax from 2028 to fund $40 billion defense expansion Al Mayadeen
old blighty
Expensive gas remains the biggest driver of high UK electricity bills, according to UKERC Carbon Brief
A new war that’s not so cold war
Kremlin approves second round of talks between US and Ukraine RT
Germany excludes Ukraine’s EU accession target date from 2027 Anadolu Agency
Showbiz Hitlerite events in Ukraine
Russian oil company Lukoil faces sanctions over sale of overseas assets to Carlyle AFP
China and Russia strengthen defense ties amid US strategic move Devdiscourse
82 years since Leningrad: Memory, patience, and the weaponization of hunger Kautilya the Contemplator
south of the border
Machado announces imminent return to Venezuela Al Mayadeen
Venezuela’s oil reform fails to attract US majors despite promoting private investment Intellinews
Will the CIA turn Venezuela into Ukraine 2.0? RT
China urges Brazil to stay on the ‘right side of history’ Orinoco Tribune
Trump 2.0
FBI executes search warrant on election office near Atlanta, searches for records related to 2020 election AP
Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat in the Senate, talks about DNI Tulsi Gabbard discovered in Fulton County FBI investigation
He said that even if there were legitimate foreign intelligence connections, the committee was not notified of them as required by law.
Or is it a “domestic political stunt”? pic.twitter.com/tP0oxjxnaX
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) January 29, 2026
Can President Trump pivot on the economy and immigration to save the 2026 midterm elections?Tanveer Bokhari
Trump begins midterm election campaign in Iowa, focuses on economy rather than immigration, dispatches to Iowa capital
President Trump’s detente in Minnesota will end within 48 hours Axios
Erica Kirk pledges Turning Point will match $1,000 in government deposits in ‘Trump account’
shutdown
House Republicans warn of Senate changes to DHS funding bill
Closing down doesn’t stop ICE — Congress built it that way Struggle-La Lucha
Deshabille Democratic Party
Democrats outline DHS funding needs. The Republican Party’s strategy is undecided. Notus
ICE exposes Democrats’ irrelevant black agenda report
police state surveillance
Internal investigation contradicts White House explanation of Preti’s death NPR
Yep, in the Palantir ICEstapo database, they clearly targeted Alex Pretti for assassination like *wham* right after he went into beast mode and kicked out a tail light with precision. https://t.co/EicdHEEDTJ pic.twitter.com/MUdnzuBr3I
— ParaPower Mapping (@KlonnyPin_Gosch) January 29, 2026
A former Border Force chief known for illegal cover-ups is leading the investigation into Preeti’s murder. Borderland Talk with Jen Budd
Exclusive: ICE’s Secret Watchlist of Americans by Ken Klippenstein
ICE uses Palantir’s AI tool to classify hints Wired
ICE agents attempt to enter Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis, sparking international incident The Canary
The orders are incredible. Please read it. Although the content is less than three pages long, you can feel the anger of the judiciary. He said court orders were repeatedly ignored and people who had done nothing wrong remained in detention despite judicial orders to be released. https://t.co/Tjo2wk4xTn pic.twitter.com/XhPtN6Wiey
— Aaron Reichlin Melnick (@ReichlinMelnick) January 27, 2026
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Administrative wars and the end of political landmarks: International Dialogue Journal
academy glove
Imperial ideology and free pizza: How the Council on Foreign Relations shapes higher education MR Online
Patrick Lawrence: Trump’s war on the future has a past Consortium News
big brother is watching you
An app that quits porn leaks users’ masturbation habits 404 Media
imperial collapse watch
Manage those in power. Aurelian
guillotine watch
Driving Wealth Concentration: Reconsidering America’s Financial Plumbing Support Post
health care?
After donations, Trump administration rescinds rules requiring nursing homes to hire more staff The New York Times
A.I.
US cyber defense secretary accidentally uploaded sensitive government information to ChatGPT Ars Technica
Investors punish Big Tech AI investments for slowing growth Reuters
basil
How Winter Storm Fern Slowed down the Bitcoin Network Gizmodo
class war
Means Test Industrial Park LPE Project
Imagining the end of capitalist counterpunch
Always Green Grass Hickman’s Hinterland
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