Will the future be “AWS for Everything”? Construction Physics
The mathematics of this project should massively humble every AI lab on the planet.
1 cubic millimeter. 1/1 millionth of the human brain. Harvard University and Google spent a decade mapping it. Imaging alone took 326 days. They sliced the tissue into 5,000 wafers 30 nanometers thick and ran… https://t.co/gKg0SoUaNE
— Aakash Gupta (@aakashgupta) February 20, 2026
Climate/Environment
🚨The world’s most important graph has another year’s worth of data, and it doesn’t look pretty!🚨@pot The CERES satellite measures how much sunlight the Earth absorbs and how much heat is radiated into space.
The difference is that the amount of heat storage is more than 3 times greater! pic.twitter.com/oU34Yg9O8r
— Leon Simmons 🌍 (@LeonSimons8) February 19, 2026
toilet
Brazil’s worsening water crisis
pandemic
These artists are taking COVID-19 precautions to make their concerts safer.
Japan
Japan to expand exports of jointly manufactured weapons to other countries Asahi Shimbun
China?
For the first time in decades, the U.S. imports more from Taiwan than China Bloomberg
In China vs. America, how much can AI get for a dollar? China Talk
India
India’s healthcare model evolves as private capital restructures Access Intellinews
syrakistan
More than 3,000 Israeli police deployed to Al-Quds ahead of Friday prayers in Al-Mayadeen
The Guardian reveals that Trump administration officials plan to build a 5,000-person military base in Gaza
US urges organized crime to form Gaza police The Telegraph
Violent and non-violent deaths in the Gaza conflict: new primary evidence from a population-representative field survey
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President Trump considers first limited strike to force Iran into nuclear deal WSJ
Is this week a war? julian macfarlane
Russian and Iranian naval exercises agreed before expansion — Kremlin-Tass News Agency
Iran’s shadow in the Gulf: Tehran’s ‘open secret’ plan to attack US AN/TPY-2 radars in UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey amid President Trump’s defense and security push Asia
Massive deployment of volatile E-3 patrol fleet in response to Iran crisis highlights alarming gaps in war zone
More damning disinformation about Iran Larry Johnson
Is British intelligence radicalizing children in Syria’s ISIS prisons for the long-term war with Iran? Vanessa Beeley
Africa
Sudan: El Fasher evidence reveals genocidal campaign targeting non-Arab communities, UN Fact-Finding Mission says UN Human Rights Council
More US troops heading to Nigeria
Congo offers M23-controlled tantalum deposit to US in mineral agreement Mining.com
old blighty
Trump changes mind on Chagos deal ‘after UK blocks use of Diego Garcia to attack Iran’ The Guardian
Can the Boar Make Britain Great Again? Unhardened
discord in europe
oh yeah. This is a textbook example of so-called drip-feed disclosure or strategic normalization. It is a communication strategy in which information about particularly controversial truths, in this case the fact that the United States blew up Nord Stream, is made public… pic.twitter.com/dq5FRpD2tn
— Thomas Fudge (@battleforeurope) February 19, 2026
EU calls emergency meeting over Hungary, Slovakia’s energy standoff with Ukraine Euronews
A new war that’s not so cold war
A creepy dictator rises: Events in Ukraine
European Commission prepares legal basis to intercept Russian oil tanker — TASS source
Is NATO creating an Arctic crisis to blame Trump? responsible national strategy
High North Randland Russia
south of the border
General strike over Prime Minister Millais’ labor reforms paralyzes Argentina TeleSur
Friends of Cuba have a lot to say but nothing to give Intellinews
Peru’s new president comes under fire for child sexual comments AFP
Lafaire Epstein
Prince Andrew’s Arrest “The Epstein Files” by Julie K. Brown
Ex-prince released from custody as police investigation into Andrew continues BBC
The connections you can make in this one interview.
Virginia Giuffre revealed that Epstein trafficked her to Andrew.
She was hit by a bus and then committed suicide.
The interviewer’s mother was kidnapped and is currently being held for ransom.
And today Andrew was arrested. pic.twitter.com/eY2yLBCK7e
— Vincent Oshana (@VincentOshana) February 19, 2026
🚨BREAKING: Les Wexner’s explosive deposition video has been released, revealing that Jeffrey Epstein claimed to be a financial advisor to Elie de Rothschild and the French Rothschild family.
Wexner says he has personally verified that.
“Specifically, I talked to Ellie de… pic.twitter.com/3ofMgzkHLo
— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanakoaTheGreat) February 19, 2026
Les Wexner’s lawyers didn’t like his answers to questions during his House Oversight Committee deposition.
He told Wexner: “If you answer another question with more than five words, I’ll kill you, understand?” pic.twitter.com/XZQqzl7hMu
— Reese Gorman (@reesejgorman) February 19, 2026
Epstein offers opportunity to buy Pentagon and FBI buildings ITV News
Goldman lawyer finds Epstein guilty in Secret Service prostitution scandal Bloomberg
Trump 2.0
President Trump says the US will contribute $10 billion to The Hill Peace Commission
How Trump’s Peace Commission Sets Up for a Multi-Billion Dollar Failure Responsible Nation Strategy
President Trump gets bored while inaugurating a peace committee and launches a new republic
Democrats are the worst
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger responds to Democratic response to President Trump’s State of the Union address, Associated Press. CIA Democrat for the second year in a row!
Hero or villain? Choices facing New York Governor Kathy Hochul The Counterprogramming Club
police state surveillance
South Carolina woman arrested and jailed for participating in online anti-ICE chat.
Her crime? She told the high school students, “I’m proud that they have a voice.”
She now faces up to three years in prison and a $3,000 fine for contributing to the delinquency. pic.twitter.com/oCjFo082Ws
— Long Time🤓First time👨💻 (@LongTimeHistory) February 19, 2026
‘Amazing Betrayal’: Refugees at Risk of Arrest Under New DHS Memo Common Dreams
Trump sports measles outbreak situation in ICE prisons, two months old sick after coup
DHS opens $1 billion tab on Palantir Wired
A.I.
Algorithms of power: When Western democracies stake their constitutions on AI warfare Tanveer Bokhari
I just did the stupidest thing of my career to provide a more serious talking point.
Hacked ChatGPT and Google to make other users say I’m really good at eating hot dogs
People are using this trick on a large scale to make AI tell lies. I’ll explain how I did it pic.twitter.com/axuAMCH6z4
—Thomas Germain (@thomasgermain) February 18, 2026
accelerationist
Palantir’s departure from Colorado is a hard-won community victory Ziggurat
imperial collapse watch
Interview with Nell Bonilla, Part II: In Search of Landmarks on “Solid Ground”: International Dialogue Journal
“Maha”
Trump’s order aims to strengthen herbicides targeted by health lawsuits New York Times
US Environmental Protection Agency plans to ease regulations on mercury in coal-fired power plants this week, NYT reports Reuters
After WHO withdrawal, Trump officials propose more expensive alternatives to replicate it WaPo
health care?
This doctor is training an AI to do his job. And it’s a booming business CNN
Should drug companies advertise to consumers? The New York Times. Spending on direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs exceeded $9 billion last year.
big brother is watching you
Your car is monitoring you – and an Israeli company is leading the surveillance race Haaretz
A few paragraphs into the New York Times article about restarting Meta’s facial recognition glasses program is the following line from an internal Meta document:
“We launch in a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups will have resources… pic.twitter.com/Sq18pZg1dH
— Jeremy Loffredo (@loffredojeremy) February 18, 2026
our famous free news agency
How Politicians Pollute the World, Vol. 1: Contract Matt Taibbi
Polymarket and Substack Announce Partnership with Dystopic Professional Gambling Tagline Truthout
Mr. Market
‘Canary in the coal mine’: Blue Owl’s liquidity fuels fears of private credit bubble CNBC
class war
Minnesotans unable to pay rent due to fear of ICE are preparing for a rent strike in this day and age.
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