America is the way to see an empty cup
How the British abolished time travel Kaimataara
What cars are you tired of seeing on the roads? Yalopnik
Ferrari, BMW join China’s Tesla in switching from copper to cheaper aluminum Reuters
Hobbit-like humans may have scavenged Komodo dragon leftovers to survive CNN
Climate/Environment
Wildfires erupt in Portugal, Greece, Spain; Greek authorities warn of toxic smoke NBC News
A heat wave has killed tens of thousands of people in India. Authorities are barely counting them Euronews
Severe storms affected many areas on the 4th, leaving more than 1 million people without power.
Severe floods leave a trail of death and destruction in West Africa RFI
Some of the most frightening and intense storm conditions on earth are currently occurring on the Pacific island of Rota.
With eyewall mesovortex wind gusts of 180 mph (290 kph) and potentially reaching up to 220 mph (355 kph), Category 5 Super Typhoon Babi… pic.twitter.com/zUluGM3Zib
— Backpirch Weather (@BackpirchCrew) July 5, 2026
There are increasing signs that a large, intense, and possibly record-breaking mesoatmospheric anticyclone (also known as a “heat dome”) will develop somewhere between the Rocky Mountains and the Central Plains by mid-July. This could cause a widespread and severe heatwave across much of the United States pic.twitter.com/U4bLH89XQx
— Daniel Swain (@Weather_West) July 5, 2026
breaking news!
Code: y-axis alert!
The global sea surface temperature was 21.00 degrees Celsius, the highest daily temperature for 33 consecutive days, and more than 0.08 degrees above the previous record high in 2024.
Climate Eight Ball gets drunk again. pic.twitter.com/TP0WanLNhn
— Professor Elliot Jacobson (@EliotJacobson) July 5, 2026
The world has an anchovy problem Bloomberg
Those in Charge Have No Plan: Surviving Leviathan with Peter Gelderroth
China?
China is keeping the US and Japan calm. And most other places. More than 80% of the world’s air conditioners are manufactured in China. And they…could be stopped.
The world’s largest fan clubs for air conditioners are the United States and its two Asian allies/vassals, Japan and South Korea. in… pic.twitter.com/ACta89Fyqj
— Nury Vittachi (@NuryVittachi) July 6, 2026
China launches missile test in Pacific Ocean, warning regional powers Channel News Asia
America’s decline, China’s exposure of Chineseism
Top cities overtake regional hubs to drive China’s real estate sales Caixin International
This is great and should be studied by central bankers around the world. For the first time, the People’s Bank of China deflated a large-scale leveraged housing bubble without shrinking the economy for a single quarter and without losing the momentum of real economic growth.
A historic success… https://t.co/zr5yvnCw3o
— Kathleen Tyson (@Kathleen_Tyson_) July 5, 2026
India
GoDaddy warns about how Indian law could change internet privacy everywhere Gizmodo
syrakistan
Prime Minister Netanyahu says there will be no rebuilding of Gaza before disarming Hamas, two killed in recent attacks New Arab
Hamas is dead. But Israel pretends to be alive and continues to commit genocide. An excellent article in Foreign Affairs by Jasel Abumusa describes this incident in detail.
1) Israel has killed almost all of its leaders before October 7th. Sinwar, Hanieh, Deif, Mohammed Sinwar,…
— Shayel Ben Ephraim (@academic_la) July 5, 2026
Guardian calls for Trump to be killed at funeral of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei
EGS 47/26 – No Qatar LNG until September | OPEC+ regaining market share? | Canada’s large-scale West Coast oil deal | Heat dome melts US power grid Energy geopolitics and national strategy
Gulf Sovereign Funds on track for record year Semafor
Africa
Why the African Giant Loves Israel Key
Mali and Syria: similarities, differences and the war on terror Muftah Magazine
Turkiye builds ‘spaceport’ in Somalia, sounds alarm to Israel
US launches 70th airstrike on Somalia this year against war
old blighty
Police investigating suspected ‘1.5 million pounds missing’ from Indy campaign group with close links to SNP Daily Record
Private capital in UK defense Royal Institute for Defense and Security Studies
Want to experience the heatwave in a former business district? That’s the reality for thousands of families The Big Issue
Britain cuts infrastructure spending to fund nuclear weapons. Collapse of German Railways Alex Christoforou
discord in europe
Germany expands scope of Arrow 3 to strengthen ballistic missile defense Interesting engineering
A dangerous return to German strategic overconfidence Kautilya the Contemplator
The US is fueling the growth of ISIS-style terror groups in Europe: In Albania, MEK recruits child soldier Alireza Niknam (Translation by GeoPolitiQ)
Massive ‘pink flamingo’ anti-government protests draw thousands to Tirana streets Euronews
🚨!! ️🇷🇺🇪🇺 The truth doesn’t matter anymore?!
The EU has punished three people for reposting Russia Today Germany on their blogs, ruling that reposting content from sanctioned Russian media is prohibited and could lead to criminal prosecution. The point is, it doesn’t matter if… pic.twitter.com/pWbJbGKDBT
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) July 5, 2026
A new war that’s not so cold war
Russian Ministry of Defense lists targets of latest Ukrainian barrage RT
Greece declares drone war on Russia – “It’s a no-brainer” – provided the war doesn’t damage Greece’s tourism and shipping industry John Helmer
Duran from Finland Line. “The EU’s cool kids who want war with Russia may finally pass through Finland.”
Lithuania aims to become ‘part of a nuclear deterrent’ against Russia: President The Defense Post
Ukrainian robot racing event
Why did Putin and Lavrov send such joyful greetings on the 250th anniversary of American independence? Andrew Korybko
Why can’t Russia defeat Ukraine? larry johnson
imperial collapse watch
If non-offensive defense ended the Cold War…undiplomatic
south of the border
White Helmets Invade Venezuela Kit Clarenberg
Trump 2.0
President Trump hosts opening bell ceremony celebrating President Trump’s account on Monday The Hill
Trump Meme Coin Investors Lose $3.8 Billion, Analysis Finds TechCrunch
Democrats are the worst
McMorrow suspends campaign for Michigan Senate seat ‘The Hill’
How Hakeem Jeffries deals with democracy’s most divisive issues Politico
Sorry, Democrats, but medium-term hopes are probably overstated.
big brother is watching you
U.S. Air Force engineer charged with cutting off swarm surveillance cameras receives thousands of dollars from supporters across the US
accelerationist
Aspen Room Notes from the Circus
sports desk
Source: President Trump, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and White House Task Force Chief Andrew Giuliani assembled an elite team of lawyers from outside the government to challenge Flo Balogun’s red card. Specifically, I tried using instant slow motion.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) July 5, 2026
Tour de France stages changed as fires rage across southern Europe FRANCE 24
our famous free news agency
The triumphalism trap: How anti-imperialist media creates its own consent BettBeat
CNBC helps SpaceX host multi-trillion dollar pump-and-dump fair
health care?
Climate change is already familiar to us. Why aren’t we learning about it? Today’s Medpage
Nation Casino
‘Morally reprehensible’: Prediction markets bet on wildfires Mother Jones
A.I.
Archimedes’ point on knowledge production and dissemination in the age of AI
Google’s new commercial imagines the Declaration of Independence written with the help of AI TechCrunch
How and why to get your life off Google Blood in the Machine
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