American horses are also obese STAT
Newly discovered ‘whale graveyard’ reveals life under the sea 5.3 million years ago Phys.org
Biological evolution and information acquisition Construction physics
If Bigfoot spots you, point north.
Climate/Environment
It’s official: NOAA declares El Niño is coming, 63 percent chance it’s major IFL Science
El Niño officially declares warning for tropical regions; latest hurricane forecast for 2026 is on a downward trend
A “crossover” storm could bring the first Atlantic system of the season! A little #science for you.
The National Hurricane Center is highlighting South Wales Bay as a development opportunity. If it does, it will be a “somewhat” unique shape. Remnants of Pacific storm #Cristina… pic.twitter.com/IV6V4RsYTb
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) June 10, 2026
Scientists discover bacteria that breeds in fog and eats up air pollution ZME Science
ebola hemorrhagic fever
Ebola outbreak map: Number of infected people in Africa reaches 600, attracting US attention USA Today
State Department memo says US Ebola response outpaces China’s Semaphore
pandemic
Long-term outcomes of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children up to 4.5 years after COVID-19 infection
🚨Important new research published: MIS-C in children is not a temporary illness!!
🚨 Increases risk of cardiovascular disease by 14 times, high blood pressure by 9 times, gut/lung/brain problems by up to… pic.twitter.com/6lrtiTsO17
— Harry Spoelstra (@HarrySpoelstra) June 11, 2026
toilet
Climate change destroys freshwater faster than nature can adapt Climate and capitalism
Half of the world’s reservoirs could be clogged with soil by 2060, new scientist says
Last year, Corpus Christi Cryptomine guzzled more than 11 million gallons. Currently, its water usage is kept secret. texas observer
Japan
Liberal Democratic Party adopts defense “transformation” plan, invests in drones and AI Asahi Shimbun
US tungsten scrap exports to Japan surge due to Chinese regulations Nikkei Asia
Japan and Malaysia agree to strengthen energy and maritime security cooperation Kyodo News
China?
Reshaping Asia-Pacific: China and Australia after Hormuz Warwick Powell
A key idea in Chinese statecraft since ancient times has been that the state has a responsibility to stabilize an inherently volatile market for essential goods (see How China escaped shock therapy). Public stocks like the usual breadbasket have joined the market… pic.twitter.com/NJZWE5UpBa
— Isabella M Weber (@IsabellaMWeber) June 11, 2026
India
The US has “specifically” asked India to buy Russian crude oil in 2022, EAM Jaishankar Economic Times reported.
Opendoor’s exit from India fuels debate over AI and outsourcing TechCrunch
syrakistan
Israeli government considers massive funding to expand West Bank settlements: NGO Al Jazeera
Gaza is not an anomaly – Israel planned this massacre decades ago Middle East Eye
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French TRT World announces that Israeli company Black Core interfered in elections in New York, Scotland, Angola and Togo.
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President Trump withdraws again after much fuss with little consequence Simplicius
President Trump applies Israeli model of ‘ceasefire’ in Gaza and Lebanon to Iran GeoPolitiQ
Contents of the Iran deal President Trump has said he is ready to sign Axios. I’m enthusiastic again.
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11 people killed in Israeli airstrike in Anadolu, eastern and southern Lebanon
Saudi Arabia lifts five-year ban on imports from Lebanon: What you need to know Al-Monitor
discord in europe
Exclusive: Karas’ Israeli ‘apartheid’ comments deepen EU foreign policy crisis Euractiv
EU Budget Coup Thomas Fudge
Albanian opposition leader says “America is great” after US sanctions lifted Intellinews
Albanian protests grow over Jared and Ivanka’s resort plans Forbes
old blighty
UK defense secretary resigns, accuses Starmer of making Britain ‘less secure’ France 24
British garden habits make it harder to insure your home Bloomberg
A new war that’s not so cold war
Defender losses increase Events in Ukraine
Fully autonomous drone kills first human soldier New Scientist
Ukraine’s fuel supplies to Crimea hit, sparking fuel crisis on Russian-controlled peninsula Associated Press
Ukraine is transplanting its industrial center to the West The Economist
imperial collapse watch
Why illiberalism fails to achieve breakthroughs: International Dialogue Journal
Trump 2.0
What the hell happened to Doge? Trump-Mask payment crisis “obscuring” Notes on the crisis
Congress fails to reauthorize America’s most powerful surveillance law, which expires at midnight Friday, according to Gizmodo. Democrats, with the help of some Republicans, blocked the move not because of spying on Americans, but because they opposed the nomination of Bill Peult to be director of national intelligence.
President Trump nominates former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton as intelligence director on the Hill
President Trump plans to thoroughly censor futurism across the internet
our famous free news agency
Exclusive: Will the US deport Trita Parsi? free press
economy
President Trump’s war with Iran slows global economic growth to lowest level since pandemic: World Bank’s shared dream
America’s emergency oil stockpiles are nearing their lowest level since the Reagan administration.
These are the oil prices I calculated based on published flow and elasticity data. These are consistent with the current situation in oil prices, where we expect significant price increases once the temporary cushion is removed.
A full article is currently being drafted to explain the rationale.
Flow rate calculation table… pic.twitter.com/FvWOhyi46Y
— Nick W (@Hattusilis_III) June 11, 2026
Mr. Market
Hedge fund hires climate scientist to profit from extreme weather risks Gizmodo
A.I.
What would happen if the AI bubble burst? Matt Stoller
How much does it cost to administer a pill with AI? Lamp Economic Institute
OpenAI considers significant price cuts, predicts battle for users with the humane WSJ
The Atlantic’s search results are sloppily optimized
The chatbot continues to tell a story about the lighthouse keeper “Elias Thorne”. You might understand the reason for 404 media.
preview room
Nothing New: Another Sequel, Another Lighthouse Not-Ship
antitrust law
Paramount-Warner deal leaves workers on cutting room floor Economic Populist
agriculture
H5N1 avian influenza confirmed in poultry in 12 states – Dallas egg and poultry supply chain faces disruptions, food price pressures as summer heat Medical Daily
Response to screwworm incident complicated in empty parliament KVUE
Screw maggots can infect humans, pets, and livestock – Forbes notes
health care?
Nearly half of working-age adults will struggle to pay medical bills by 2025 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Can’t pay medical bills? Trump administration officials hint at receiving loans New York Times
class war
The entire human race has been turned into a profit-making machine Caitlin Johnston
New York City Amazon driver fired for pro-union social media post The City Reporter
On the other hand, what about writing workers? rumble
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