Animal moral authority Noema
A Michigan Hunting Trip Ends in Starving Pigs, Wild Brothers, and Murder Michigan Bridges
Private Equity Moves to Clinical Trials Private Equity Stakeholder Project
Physicists calculate numerically what would happen if a small black hole passed through the body ZME Science
Climate/Environment
Trump administration’s push for data centers could open the door to new forever chemicals Wired
New data shows insurance premiums are rising and home values are falling as climate risks rise
The dreams and dangers of relocating the capital in a changing Asia Channel News Asia
Collapse of Maya civilization: Drought doesn’t explain everything Phys.org
toilet
About the River Dublin Book Review
pandemic
Researchers suggest that co-infections may shape long-term COVID-19 infections.
Viral, bacterial, or fungal infections before, during, or after an outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 can disrupt the immune balance and worsen symptoms by prolonging inflammation or reactivating latent viruses. https://t.co/ZXrvKPJOYb
— thetranscendedman (@atranscendedman) November 27, 2025
China
Hong Kong fire extinguishing operations complete, over 90 dead, dozens missing Al Jazeera
Why Hong Kong’s deadly fire spread so quickly – Focus on fast-burning foam fire extinguishers
Hong Kong skyscraper fire fuels anger over housing crisis Semaphore
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China’s October industrial profits Warwick Powell
India and China column
New dispute between India and China over Arunachal Pradesh: What is it all about? Al Jazeera
China begins construction of ‘giant dam’ that could cause problems for India Earth.com
India protests China’s ‘arbitrary detention’ of nationals at Shanghai airport Associated Press
Modi cabinet’s big move to counter Chinese domination: India to produce 6,000 tons of rare earth magnets under new plan The Week
syrakistan
Israel/OPT: After ceasefire: Israeli genocide continues in occupied Gaza Strip Amnesty International
Graphic footage: IOF executes two Palestinians at close range in Jenin al-Mayadeen
Israel has attacked Lebanon 10,000 times since ceasefire began a year ago New Arab
Israeli and Syrian forces clash in the Damascus countryside. Al Jazeera reports casualties
Drone attack hits Iraqi Kurdistan’s main gas field, plunging region into darkness The Cradle
old blighty
Judge in Palestine case worked for Israeli spy Robert Maxwell Asa Winstanley
How the dark history of Northern Ireland’s police looms over Palestine – Protest action on Middle East Eye
The British government is deceiving you Tribune Mag
British soldiers trained in Israel amid Gaza massacre, UK declassified
British Army forced to suspend use of new Ajax armored vehicle after soldiers using it vomited and trembled uncontrollably Daily Mail
British diplomacy stumbles as university language closures march forward Ian Proud
discord in europe
Belgium’s De Wever strengthens opposition to Russia’s frozen assets deal Politico
Chat controls are back on the agenda Thomas Fazi
Hidden risks of platform control over historical mnemonic methods. Evidence A:
Another incredible statement by the EU’s chief diplomat, Kaja Karas: she claimed that no country has attacked Russia in the past 100 years. Well, apart from the current EU member states as of June 22, 1941: Germany, Romania, Finland, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia and friends? pic.twitter.com/jVht0jLR2u
—Brian McDonald (@27khv) November 27, 2025
Confections New Left review. A book review of former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin.
A new war that’s not so cold war
President Putin makes final remarks on fake “reconciliation” in Kyrgyzstan at Simplicius meeting
Ukraine says it won’t cede land to Russia The Atlantic
European leaders have no strategy for peace Jacobin
Europe thinks the unthinkable: Retaliation against Russia Politico
Latvia considers removing railway tracks leading to Russia Latvian Public Media
Baltic states seek EU bailout after Russia sanctions backfire Daily Telegraph
Africa
Adolf Hitler tries to win election in this former German colony NDTV
south of the border
President Trump: US plans to take action on the ground against suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers ‘soon’
great game
Three Chinese killed in drone attack from Afghanistan in Tajikistan Intellinews
spook country
DC shooting suspect ‘couldn’t stand’ violence from CIA-backed troops in Afghanistan, childhood friend tells New York Times
US official explains NCTC scrutiny of suspected Afghan gunman:
Alleged Afghan shooter Rahmanullah Rakanwar started working with the CIA around 2011 (yes, he may have been 15 years old, but back then it was common for Afghans to forge birth certificates) https://t.co/PxLySlaixL
—Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) November 27, 2025
It was during the Obama years that missions in Afghanistan focused on assassinations, also known as “night raids.” His CIA reportedly developed and fielded the Zero Force assassination squad in which Rahmanullah Lakhanwar served. It seemed that fear had broken his heart. https://t.co/GMCzHtIFkJ pic.twitter.com/XTD3Lx1eQ9
— Seth Harpes (@sethharpesq) November 27, 2025
Why would the establishment ignore the recently declassified JFK files? American conservatives
immigration
President Trump says he will ‘permanently halt’ immigration from ‘Third World countries’ after National Guard shooting, Guardian reports
Lafaire Epstein
US regulators ‘take seriously’ allegations of bank support for Epstein, Guardian
Trump 2.0
Private equity executive warns pension plans increase bailout risk FT
The OpenAI bubble has burst…and has the secret remedy been found? In search of alpha
Imaginary Peace President William Shriver
FEMA’s Terrible, Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Year Summary
Trump-backed cryptocurrency company promotes ‘fucking piss skin can’ coin Gizmodo
“Liberation Day”
Exclusive: Trump campaign wants Taiwan to train U.S. semiconductor factory workers, sources say Reuters
This will ultimately…have the effect of leveling the playing field for China. genius! It is featured in the top link of today’s chart book. It’s in the comments below.
Source: https://t.co/5rm296c74v pic.twitter.com/d5qvLEmMo2
— Adam Tooze (@adam_tooze) November 27, 2025
unity party
When power turns into a joke: a new world politics
thanksgiving leftovers
Americans are eating less turkey, even though the bird continues to get bigger
Is tryptophan a MAHA? Notus
imperial collapse watch
‘We’re going to fail…a lot’: Defense startup Anduril flops on weapons technology WSJ
The Navy and Coast Guard continue to build ships before blueprints are finalized, causing delays and cancellations.
Inkstick, a special processing line that protects the pockets of the North Carolina Giants.
not the name of ion
A revolution in our hearts: 250 years since the Declaration of Independence ZZ’s blog
How a government think tank trained America’s first generation of software developers Construction Physics
Trillions spent, yet large software projects still fail IEEE Spectrum
A.I.
It would be horrible to waste a trillion dollars Gary Marcus
police state surveillance
More police departments introducing ‘robot dogs’, raising concerns
antitrust law
Farmers have no chance👇
“In a competitive fertilizer market, fertilizer prices should more closely follow energy costs as the main input cost in fertilizer production, rather than more closely following crop prices as the main demand for fertilizer.”
This is… https://t.co/dV1gqY0eAx
—Brady (@BradyD78) November 27, 2025
country casino
The lawsuit alleges that Kalsi “tricked” gamblers into participating in illegal sports betting against the house Raw Story
Even if you are the world’s most cynical free marketer, you need to realize that this is beyond common sense.
They literally built a financial instrument that required violent conquest of territory in order to win a deal. What could go wrong? https://t.co/Xzk6WzHUle pic.twitter.com/23UyOtGn3U
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) November 28, 2025
class war
Investors are making big profits from soaring home prices Red Flag
same stream twice N+1
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