Italian police use tear gas and water cannons on demonstrators near Olympic Village LBC
The Winter Olympics are about broken medals, not record-breaking DPA
Scientists have been wrong about DNA knots for decades Science Daily (Kevin W)
#New Coronavirus Infection/Pandemic
Why is the new coronavirus infection a “vascular disease disguised as a respiratory disease”? BMJ
The new coronavirus is airborne.
Vax and Relax failed.
Repeated COVID-19 infections cause cumulative damage.
That’s why Olympic coaches and athletes are wearing masks. pic.twitter.com/907rEy4Uf6
— Turn (@1goodtern) February 9, 2026
Learn more about diet and encephalitis.
Because it is a normal thing that has to be urgently discussed in 2026. 🙃 pic.twitter.com/lUKXnGLpPN
— Dr. Annie Andrews (@AnnieAndrewsMD) February 7, 2026
Climate/Environment
Transformers in the United States are aging. Renewable energy could make things worse, Chinese study says South China Morning Post (Garst)
breaking news!
Y axis alert!
For the first time on record, the three-year rolling average of the average growth rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide exceeded 8.00 ppm per three-year period, reaching a new record-high growth rate of 8.06 ppm per three-year period.
And that hollow in the early 1990s was Mount Pinatubo. pic.twitter.com/WcXp02p1yL
— Professor Elliot Jacobson (@EliotJacobson) February 5, 2026
From orcas to water scarcity: Nature in a changing climate DW
A water war is coming. This finite resource will define the century. Unherd
Protection of the ozone layer has ‘permanently polluted the earth with chemicals’: Times
China?
Without market reforms, China’s future growth rate could fall to 2.5%: economist South China Morning Post
China asks banks to curb exposure to US Treasuries, Bloomberg. Distorted by many alternative media reports. summary:
Chinese regulators have advised financial institutions to curb their holdings of U.S. Treasuries, citing concerns about concentration risk and market volatility. Officials have urged banks to limit purchases of U.S. Treasuries and told those with high exposure to reduce their positions, but the directive does not apply to U.S. debt held by the Chinese government. This move had nothing to do with geopolitical maneuvering or a fundamental loss of confidence in the creditworthiness of the United States, and was instead focused on diversifying market risk.
China’s Belt and Road initiative faces security test in Pakistan Asia Times (Kevin W)
Chinese government blatantly violates international law in Irrawaddy in South China Sea
Why and how is the Western media lying about Jimmy Lai? Report on China, YouTube. It’s terribly tone-deaf when it comes to denigrating the Hong Kong protests. It is still useful to hear the Chinese side’s arguments. However, PlutoniumKun said in an email:
I haven’t followed the story closely. I’m skeptical that he actually received money from outside Hong Kong. He was independently very wealthy, and newspapers seem to have been a purely personal passion. I doubt he was aware that it was targeting him, but perhaps he thought his British citizenship would protect him. Even if he was arrogant enough to think he was protected, I doubt he was stupid enough to expose himself to this type of crime.
He also seems to have made many enemies in the business world. Even by local standards, he was particularly aggressive and appeared to have little interest in local gentlemen’s agreements over carving up markets.
It would be consistent with the Chinese government’s normal practice of “killing chickens to scare away monkeys,” specifically targeting those it considered too big to defeat. Most Chinese believe that Hong Kong people are arrogant and selfish, so bringing down a prominent figure in Hong Kong is not unpopular. In many ways, he is an easy target for a high-profile decapitation.
Japan
Dangerous negotiations between Japan and China Le Monde Diplomacy
Japanese elections: From stagnation to stagflation CADTM (Michael T)
Or Canada
President Trump blocks US-Canada bridge, demands half ownership
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US President Donald Trump has said he will block the opening of a bridge connecting Michigan and Ontario unless Canada agrees to give the US ownership of at least half of the bridge, insisting the US government is not “completely…” pic.twitter.com/PitszJR0FM
— Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) February 10, 2026
south of the border
Exclusive: Marco Rubio intentionally blocks President Trump from Cuba talks drop site (Chuck L, Kevin W)
Acting President of Venezuela meets with representatives of Repsol and Morel & Prom to discuss investments in the oil sector Orinoco Tribune (Robin K)
discord in europe
Europe’s “lame triumvirate” faces a moment of truth Simplicius
Fake discussion on European nuclear weapons overton with machine translation (Micael T)
“EU countries should refrain from joint debt,” says Telus Euronews
The far right tightens its grip on EU immigration policy Euractiv
Machine Translation of the Cunning “Rule of Law” Overton (Micael T)
Greenland, Cine Ira, Studio Egypt (Micael T). It confirmed what I had been wondering about for a long time: there is no agreement with Greenland.
More and more people are being evicted – here’s the biggest problem: “There are a lot of empty apartments” Hem&Hyra Machine Translation (resilc)
old blighty
The truth about Morgan McSweeney is worse than you think Council Estate Media
Ministers back Starmer as Scottish Labor leader calls for Prime Minister to resign from BBC. What’s wrong with these people? Or will it take a backbencher to defeat him?
Street accusations over No.10 coup Telegraph
£99,987 and rising: graduates trapped by ballooning student debt Guardian
israel vs resistance
Breaking news: Dangerous escalation and further blow to Palestinian existence.
The Israeli cabinet has approved changes to the West Bank’s land registry, allowing the demolition of Palestinian-owned homes and expanding settlement construction across the occupied territories. pic.twitter.com/Dy1W82pFHp
— Rami Abdul | और देखें February 8, 2026
Prime Minister Netanyahu uses Epstein files to blackmail President Trump over Iran – Former Israeli intelligence agent Ali Ben Menashe Afshin Ratansi goes underground, YouTube (fk). important. If Trump is self-defeating enough to attack Iran despite his strong desire for short-term, decisive intervention, it will be due to a combination of the unwarranted Israeli overconfidence discussed yesterday and Israel’s continued commitment to significant compromises and threats of exposure.
Political Islam…where is it going? Valdai Club (Michael T)
A new war that’s not so cold war
Interview of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on TV BRICS International Media Network, Moscow, February 9, 2026 International Relations (Michael T.)
Russia’s trust in Trump and the United States is rapidly fading Larry Johnson. A discussion of Lavrov’s highly publicized interview.
British troops operate on the ground in Ukraine – Moscow World Geopolitics
Machine Translated Ukrainian Nationalism Overton (Micael T)
Ukraine and Poland are behind the machine-translated assassination attempt on General Alexeev Vzglyad. Michael T: “Maybe it’s time to split Poland again. Then they’ll learn not to FA unless they really want to FO.”
imperial collapse watch
Things to remember about the American London Review of Books (guurst). important.
What is the cause of the decline of the American Empire? Undiplomatic
America’s self-defeating national defense strategy: Near East prospects. Michael T.: “He assumes that misleadership and the Department of Internal Affairs care about America and the nation, which they don’t. They only care about the oligarchy and profits. To this end, this strategy is probably a good one.”
Changes and Continuities in U.S. National Security Strategy by NI Feng China Affairs
Let’s all get bombs! julian macfarlane
In the 1874 case of Trist v. Child, the Supreme Court refused to enforce lobbying contracts as contrary to public policy. The court warned of a bleak future if lobbying payments become commonplace.
If a large company in this country were to hire…
— Tim Wu (@superwuster) February 8, 2026
Trump 2.0
“Trump Administration Expresses Ambition to Dominate Energy Sector” Moon in Alabama (Kevin W)
‘Impossible’: Taiwan rebels against US government’s 40% chip supply transfer target CNBC
How President Trump is rigging immigration courts against Somali immigrants
ICE Rampage
Dilly’s children
Epstein
FBI found no evidence of Epstein’s sex trafficking network – AP RT (Kevin W)
Attention: Ro Khanna reacts after seeing ‘unedited’ Epstein files Zeteo
🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱BREAKING: Kash Patel’s staff threatens Thomas Massey’s staff with criminal investigation if they continue to speak out about Israel and the Epstein file. pic.twitter.com/9gr0WmRfbt
— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) February 8, 2026
Why is the Epstein file important? Elite experts explain why Mehdi Hasan
Maxwell pleads for 5th House deposition on Epstein file The Hill
File: Epstein death notice draft, 1 day breaking news points, YouTube
Democrats are the worst
“Defense Crouch” Never Dies Daniel Larison
Our press is no longer free
‘Devastated and exhausted’: Washington Post looks into Will Lewis’ later life Financial Times
Jeff Bezos laid off over 300 people and didn’t even make sure they got home safely.
Staff are left behind in foreign countries and combat zones, gathering crowds to return home.
One of the richest men in the world left them behind. https://t.co/SqD7GckQTG
— Kelly (@broadwaybabyto) February 8, 2026
It was just a halftime show. Meltdowns reveal how stupid we have become. Mediaite (resilc)
New Mexico lawsuit accuses Meta of failing to protect children from online sexual exploitation Associated Press
economy
Why inflation is on the horizon, according to the Wall Street Journal
Deliberate deception in Ricardo’s defense of comparative advantage Steve Keene (Michael T.)
A.I.
The credibility of the LLM as a medical assistant for the general public: a pre-registered randomized study Nature (Kevin W)
🚨Breaking news: Taiwan has enacted a basic law on AI. The law includes detailed AI governance principles and labor rights for humans displaced by AI, among other innovative provisions. Other countries should also be aware of the following:
According to article 3 of the law, the investigation… pic.twitter.com/oIIPhsX37g
— Dr. Luiza Jarovsky (@LuizaJarovsky) February 8, 2026
basil
Alphabet lines up to sell 100-year sterling bonds, Financial Times. lead story. Anyone buying this maturity is a fool unless they plan to sell soon. By 2005, GE and AIG both earned AAA credits.
Diesel – Tesla’s new charging station method Aftonbladet (by machine translation) (guurst)
class war
When the Oligarchy Doesn’t Need You Anymore Kathleen Wallace (resilc)
An immediate antidote. Mark T: “African sea eagle. Photographed near Satara Camp in Kruger National Park.”
And bonus:
Goat traffic.. 😅 pic.twitter.com/kA5bbiqsiX
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) February 9, 2026
Second bonus:
When she saw the strawberry, she started laughing. pic.twitter.com/HX68VeRjIT
— Nature is amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) February 9, 2026
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