France’s last circus elephant finds freedom today at Hungary’s Richter Safari Park
Climate/Environment
Floods could force towns to be abandoned, putting millions more homes at risk in Britain The Guardian (Kevin W)
One person dies, dozens rescued and nearly 1,000 evacuated in western Alaska community hit by former Typhoon Alaska Beacon
Investigate lots of strange weather Balanced Weather
pandemic
Discovering molecular signatures of long-term psychiatric sequelae of COVID-19 infection through proteomic profiling of dried blood spots Nature
Returning to work after a long-term coronavirus pandemic: support and rapid review of challenges BMJ Open
153 unvaccinated students quarantined after meals at South Carolina school CBS News
South Korea
Seoul to build bunkers for nuclear and chemical defense Korea Times
China?
Global shipping industry braces for disruption as China and US impose competing port fees Channel News Asia
President Trump’s 130% China tariffs seem like a new TACO moment Asia Times (Kevin W)
China reacts to US push for Netherlands to buy Chinese-owned company Moon Corp. in Alabama
EU considers forcing technology transfers on Chinese investments Business Times
President Trump threatens to halt purchases of cooking oil from China AFP
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US digs deeper into escalating maritime dispute between Philippines and China Asia Times
U.S. Senate calls on Taiwan to participate in Pacific Rim exercises in latest defense bill South China Morning Post
Scott Bessent slams China: ‘They want to drag other countries down with them’ Irish Times
India
US seeks India’s help to counter China’s dominance of rare earths, maintaining 50% tariff on Indian products
syrakistan
Israel kills 9 Palestinians just hours after Gaza ceasefire begins New Arab
Israel to block ‘full’ aid flow through Rafah until dead prisoners are released: Report the Cradle
‘Inhumane’: 154 freed Palestinian prisoners forced into exile by Israel’s Al Jazeera
New | Instagram has deleted the verified account of Saleh al-Jafarawi, a journalist killed in Gaza who had 4.5 million followers.
Snapshots of his pages stored on the Wayback Machine, the largest public internet archive, also appear to have been erased or disabled, raising concerns… pic.twitter.com/X510RJUraG
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 13, 2025
President Trump continues to admit he is bought and owned by Caitlin Johnston, the world’s richest Israeli.
UK ready to join Hamas disarmament and Gaza ceasefire mission Al Mayadeen
More about Western Zionist delusional thinking Larry Johnson
🇮🇷|Iran resists reimposition of UN sanctions by enabling proper identification without impersonation
Countries appear to be forced to stop and inspect Iranian vessels after the snapback mechanism reimposed UN sanctions against Iran.
Last week, Iranian FM declared… https://t.co/ynnds2R4rK pic.twitter.com/bupUuGHfMA
— Aria – آریا (@AryJeay) October 14, 2025
Secret Israeli bunker under Tel Aviv Tower attacks Iran, analysis reveals The Grayzone (Kevin W)
Kurds reach first agreement to unite forces with Syrian army AFP
old blighty
Palestinian actions ‘do not approximate’ terrorist organization, Scottish commission finds The National
Israel is an excuse to take away the freedoms we once took for granted Jonathan Cook
discord in europe
French PM to cancel pension reform to avoid government collapse Associated Press
Rent: SEK 63,000 – This is how migrant workers are exploited in the forest Dagens Arbete (Micael T – machine translation)
Poland asks Germany to stop Nord Stream attacks FT
A new war that’s not so cold war
Arrogance and drama show Atlanticist West’s indifference to reality Simplicius
Warning issued: Ukraine will disappear Mark Sreboda (video)
Russia’s kamikaze drones demonstrate new key targeting capabilities as military watch production expands
‘Alarming’ drop in military aid to Ukraine in recent months, Kiev Independent reports
Europe cannot sustain a proxy war with Russia on its own. The United States is selling weapons it doesn’t need to Europe, which can’t afford them, in order to provide weapons to Ukraine, which lacks the manpower to use them. pic.twitter.com/eb1cjdN2eY
—Glenn Diesen (@Glenn_Diesen) October 14, 2025
Ukrainian delegation arrives in Washington, pushing agenda of reducing dialogue with Russia and increasing anti-war weapons
Africa
Madagascar’s military seizes power and announces suspension of Al Jazeera
south of the border
President Trump announces new ‘kinetic attack’ off Venezuela, extrajudicial killings reach 27, Venezuela continues defense drills Orinoco Tribune
President Maduro announces opening of grandparents’ homes across Telesur, Venezuela
Venezuelan debt rises due to Trump administration’s ‘hard stance’ FT
President Trump says Argentina’s aid will largely depend on Millei the Hill’s election results
Trump 2.0
Leaks: Federal authorities think protests are cover-up for terrorism Ken Klippenstein
Stephen Miller’s promulgation of the fundamentally false idea of ”all power”
‘I’ll have Eric call me’: Trump’s hot mic moment with Indonesian president raises questions about sideline deal The Independent
Vance blames ‘misinformation’ for uproar after announcement of Hegseth Qatar Air Force facility The Hill
Deshabille Democratic Party
As Mills runs for Maine Senate, Plattner says election is a fight to ‘take back our party’ for a common working-class dream.
Inside the improbable, daring, and (so far) unstoppable rise of Zoran Mamdani The New York Times. Zoran, we hardly knew you.
supremes
These lawsuits could give Trump unlimited powers as SCOTUS enters new term
police state surveillance
Police ram SUV in Chicago residential area, then tear gas crowd Chicago Sun-Times
Trump administration unveils $500 million plan to counter drone threat from ‘bad guys and fools’ during World Cup international business hours
A year before President Trump’s criminal comments, the city of Dallas voted to increase its police force. The city is grappling with the consequences. propublica
Something Scary Alec Karakatsanis
eternal war
Gov. Bill Lee said President Trump and Lee’s military police occupation of Memphis “may never end.”
“We are just getting started. We know this situation will last for many months…In fact, I would say it will last forever.” pic.twitter.com/y9k2Gi6peD
— Tennessee Horror (@TheTNHoller) October 14, 2025
imperial collapse watch
US Army launches Janus project to develop mobile nuclear energy for battlefield use Anadolu Agency
President Trump’s acquisition of Canadian rare earth mining company raises major concerns Oil prices (resilc)
Chartbook 413 The future of the world economy beyond globalization – or think in soup. adam toews
The shadow of US data darkness spreads across the world Reuters
health care?
Tensions rise over medical AI oversight and regulation; Becker’s Hospital review
big brother is watching you
US targets of Israeli influence operations alerted by phone tracking Responsible Nation Strategy
Satellites leak world secrets: calls, text messages, military and corporate data Wired
Mr. Market realizes
‘Definitely’ a market bubble: Wall Street is sounding the alarm about an AI-driven boom as investors go all in on Yahoo! finance
Now everyone has a casino in their pocket. For some young people, it’s a near-fatal gamble Rolling Stone (Michael T.)
A.I.
More than 50% of the Internet will be AI-powered, new data reveals promise (Micael T)
There are too many waterfalls here
According to TechCrunch, Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for adult users. Explanation:
It’s been clear for a while that Endgame is some sort of amalgamation of AI chatbots and OnlyFans. The automation of thought and consciousness meets the automation of human sexuality. Completely addicted to mirrors. https://t.co/QiZbt4kOrX
— Christopher Rush’s Angry Ghost (@ghostofchristo1) October 14, 2025
preview room
How is the horror genre changing? Stephen follows
friendly sky
Take a look at how NWS supports air traffic control systems and why it’s another staffing concern Balanced Weather
basil
OpenAI takes 5 years to go from $13 billion to $1 trillion TechCrunch
Elon Musk makes Cybertruck sales look good by touting huge numbers to himself Futurism (Michael T.)
class war
More than 31,000 California Kaiser Permanente health care workers begin five-day strike KTLA
The Limits of Trade Unionism: Class Consciousness Project
Wisdom of drawing a circle Earth Island Journal
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