I want to be more wild. eat flowers and drink paint
The long-awaited mystery of longevity has been revealed: the truth on earth
Climate/Environment
Earth’s climate has passed its first irreversible tipping point and entered a ‘new reality’ 404 Media
High-resolution ‘fingerprint’ images reveal weakening of Atlantic Ocean circulation (AMOC) RealClimate
‘There’s nothing to harvest’: Forestry is forced to adapt to narwhals after unprecedented wildfires
Climate change has arrived at the House of the Seven Gables Inside Climate News
Balanced Weather looks at the CDC mess and why it matters to federal weather science
pandemic
Immune dominance: COVID-19 and past pandemics Disability, chronic disease, and culture
One mutation away from the next global pandemic: Fall 2025 update on H5N1 Lil Science
toilet
Saudi-owned corporate farm drains dry water from Arizona desert Floodlights
South Korea
North Korea unveils Hwasong-20, a new solid-fuel multi-warhead intercontinental ballistic missile built to attack the U.S. mainland Military Monitor
Africa
World War III: African Scenario Marat Khairullin Substack
Madagascar: Chaos in Antananarivo as part of military rebellion The Africa Report
RSF drone attack kills at least 60 people in Sudanese refugee camp France 24
India, Pakistan, Afghanistan
🇵🇰🇵🇸Breaking News!!! A pro-Palestinian protest near the US Embassy in Pakistan has been suppressed by government forces, with dozens of casualties and even fatalities reported. pic.twitter.com/2LRXcA5AQg
— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) October 13, 2025
Pakistan closes Afghanistan border amid clashes DW
Engagement Doesn’t Mean Approval: 6 Problems with Taliban in Modi Government Embracing the Wire
The world’s Taiwan strategy runs through the Philippines The Diplomat
China?
Remarks by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman on China’s recent economic and trade policies and measures
Q: On October 9, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs issued an announcement regarding the imposition of export control measures on rare earth-related items. What is…
— MOFCOM, Department of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (@MOFCOM_China) October 12, 2025
How important are bilateral exports and imports to the US and Chinese economies?Larry Johnson
Pal, the export market is not that important. Don’t you understand? America is losing for the simple reason that we think we are the center of the universe. We need to improve more. https://t.co/DZoMLIlaM2 pic.twitter.com/aePYjyBrlb
—Warwick Powell | Bao Shaoshan (@baoshaoshan) October 11, 2025
The Dutch government has accused China’s leading chipmaker Nexperia Pekinology of freezing its operations. Massive escalation by the EU.
President Trump threatens export restrictions on Boeing parts in pushback against China Reuters
Here’s what many people are wondering: Why did China wait until now to use rare earths as leverage against the United States? Why did it not do so during the first Trump administration, when the United States initiated trade hostilities? Or when the Biden administration lifts restrictions on chip exports…
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) October 12, 2025
The Truth About Donald J. Trump Social Post 12:43 PM EST 10/12/25 pic.twitter.com/kwE6p5e4u6
— Comment from Truth Social Posted by Donald J. Trump (@TrumpDailyPosts) October 12, 2025
China tightens export controls on battery materials and equipment The Battery Chronicle. This gets lost a bit when the focus is on rare earths.
China bypasses US sanctions and secretly funnels billions of dollars to Iran through a secretly concrete plan
old blighty
Crisis: 1 in 4 Scots directly affected by homelessness Scottish Housing News
Will the SNP reform or rebrand? Barrhead Boy
syrakistan
Israeli soldiers burn down food, homes and vital sewage treatment plant shortly after ceasefire announcement
8\ The potential for an influx of Israeli settlers increases dramatically as Israel freezes the IDF withdrawal line from Gaza and turns genocide into a low-intensity operation.
Already, 1,000 settler families are waiting at the Gaza border with tents and caravans, preparing to emigrate… pic.twitter.com/Yo4cvina3H
— Muhammad Shehada (@muhammadshehad2) October 12, 2025
“Waterfront property in Gaza can be extremely valuable…I’m sitting in Miami Beach right now, and I’m looking at the situation and thinking, ‘What would I do if I was there?…I would do my best to get people out and then clean it up.’
–Jared Kushner, March 2024
Israeli military today releases video of Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s visit to Gaza pic.twitter.com/pudcfhSUmq
— Levent Kemal (@leventkemaI) October 11, 2025
Israeli Defense Minister says Israel Defense Forces will destroy 11 tunnels in Gaza; Hamas releases Israeli prisoners; anti-war
For those wondering why “anti-Hamas” militias would kill innocent journalists – it’s because Israel paid them. https://t.co/CCFouIDkxp pic.twitter.com/8bQUaU0HPD
— James Lee (@5149jamesli) October 12, 2025
Arab countries expand cooperation with Israeli military during Gaza war, files show WaPo
Israeli arms makers welcome Gaza ceasefire to reverse declining sales to Europe The Cradle
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Syria’s parliamentary election results are strikingly similar to Iraq’s in 2005, with comments made in light of civil war
Alastair Crook: Gaza’s False Peace and All-Out War with Iran Glenn Diesen (Video)
Lawrence Wilkerson: From Forever War to Nuclear War Glenn Diesen (video). Meanwhile, Vanessa Beeley believes the US and Israel are likely to use chemical weapons.
discord in europe
A new cabinet has been inaugurated in France under the Macron administration. Ending political crisis will face tough battle The Associated Press
Europe considers alternatives to next-generation Euractic fighter as France embarks on FCAS
European far-right follows Trump in calling for Antifa to be declared terrorists The Guardian
Brussels seems intent on redoing bureaucratic cuts as a gift to Trump Politico
A new war that’s not so cold war
As President Trump flirts with Tomahawks Simplicius, it is revealed that the US is coordinating a barrage of attacks on Ukraine.
Ukraine accuses Russia of intentionally blocking external links to Zaporizhia factory Reuters
President Zelenskiy warns Russia is taking advantage of ‘lack of interest’ in war Channel News Asia
Putin’s puzzling remarks about new weapons cause global concern over military situation
Riley Wagaman: Saints accomplished everything they set out to stop in Ukraine instead of Natilly
The Million Pound Man: Why did Boris Johnson take donors to Ukraine? Guardian
south of the border
What is the Russia-Venezuela strategic partnership agreement worth if the US attacks John Helmer?
“Liberation Day”
UPS tells customers that packages arriving in the U.S. will be marked for destruction Business Insider
Trump 2.0
Vance says Trump is “considering all options” as he threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act NBC News
President Trump orders pay for military personnel as troops move into cities WSWS
Food banks lined up for service members who did not receive paychecks this week:
— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) October 10, 2025
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Government shutdown latest: Officials say coding errors are to blame for CDC layoffs ABC News
As the dust settles, it’s clear that Mr. Vought’s RIF is the equivalent of Friday night’s massacre at the CDC. There is a lot of confusion about the total number. However, multiple sources say that executives and many staff members at the Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion…
—Sam Stein (@samstein) October 11, 2025
This is a clear violation of hatching laws. This video is now being played at all federal airports.
“Democrats in Congress have refused to defund the federal government, so…most TSA employees work without pay.”
Imagine if Biden used taxpayer money to run ads. pic.twitter.com/cnhxIWyFe5
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) October 11, 2025
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Kudos to this guy who opened a $330 million short position in Ethereum minutes before President Trump announced additional tariffs on China.
Let the corruption survive. pic.twitter.com/Tb3WGsTsON
— Blake (@blakestonks) October 10, 2025
police state surveillance
A man wrongly imprisoned for decades is finally released, but is soon arrested by ICE Common Dreams
accelerationist
Marc Benioff urges President Trump to send National Guard to San Francisco. He says he’s “doing a great job” San Francisco Standard
NSO acquired by US investors, ending Israeli control of Pegasus maker Calcalist
imperial collapse watch
Eighteen workers were wiped out in seconds as the explosives factory, which had a history of safety violations and employee seizures, continued to operate as if nothing had happened. OSHA has raised red flags, but surveillance in this country is activated only after funerals. To…
— Charles Perreir (@CharlesPerreir7) October 11, 2025
Accurate Energetic Systems LLC, the weapons manufacturing company that operates the plant, is the Pentagon’s prime contractor for the M18A1 claymore mine, which is shipped in large quantities to Ukraine, and just last month received a $120 million contract to produce TNT for artillery shells. pic.twitter.com/CDPCrPjple
— Michael Tracy (@mtracey) October 11, 2025
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Transportation disruption, part 1: The world’s ships are being rerouted, costs are rising and deliveries to the U.S. market are delayed by Kevin Walmsley (part 2)
The U.S. military begins an unprecedented $1 billion stockpile of critical minerals amid China’s export restrictions. From where? Who will handle the processing?
When U.S. weapons fall into the wrong hands, the State Department says nothing to Congress.
A.I.
Police report ‘AI homeless man’ TikTok prank keeps people calling 911 Gizmodo
Can OpenAI build social networks? Max readings
economy
AI profiteering is now indistinguishable from Blood in the Machine trolling
For many people, this recession will feel like the Great Depression Charles Hughes Smith
Mr. Market prepares for impact
Stock bubble fears grip Washington central bankers Bloomberg
Ukrainian crypto influencer Konstantin Ganich found dead in Lamborghini during market crash The Express Tribune
class war
‘Death to Spotify’: DIY campaign to get artists and fans to quit music apps The Guardian
23 unions plan to join forces if Kaiser fails to truthfully address workplace crisis
Remedies for exorbitant house prices Steve Keene
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bonus:
What is it like to watch a baseball game with no interest in rooting for it, which is currently putting two fans through the worst hell imaginable? pic.twitter.com/ShqzzPvllN
— AT (@YankeeWRLD) October 11, 2025
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