Japanese town shaken by record bear encounter Guardian (resil)
ADHD drugs don’t work as well as we think ScienceDaily (fk)
Oral bacteria are associated with disability severity in multiple sclerosis MedicalXpress (fk)
Sudden disease outbreaks seen in hospitals after Los Angeles fires Science Daily (Kevin W)
Mice completely recover from Alzheimer’s disease, scientists talk about the future
#New Coronavirus Infection/Pandemic
SARS Cov 2 causes T cell loss for at least 22 months, according to new study
I sometimes wonder if the introduction and withdrawal of the RFK vaccine was intended as a smokescreen for new diseases emerging as a result of the coronavirus. The so-called “Leonardi effect” https://t.co/0trYzrz8tA pic.twitter.com/T4BvUGWTwM
— AJ Leonardi, MBBS, PhD (@fitterhappierAJ) December 30, 2025
Food outbreak outbreak in the US, number of known infected people exceeds 2,000
US total reflects 54 new cases #measles The number of infected people is increasing as the country is on the verge of losing its meal-free status next month https://t.co/KPMMpJLKEy pic.twitter.com/I47sk2WB6n
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) December 29, 2025
An excellent review of the antigenic changes that have led to the spread of the D1.1 subclade of H5N1 BirdFlu in the United States. https://t.co/QlYSSN0G8I
It will surpass its milder cousin (B3.13).
It is more lethal in birds, mammals (cows), and humans.
Spreading all over the world… https://t.co/yqFK9sWT35 pic.twitter.com/nLv8R49uQy
— Dr. Richard Hirschson (@richardhirschs1) December 29, 2025
Climate/Environment
6 Climate Stories That Inspire Us in 2025 Yale Climate Connections
‘Ghost resorts’: With hundreds of ski resorts left abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps? Guardian (Kevin W)
Nepal to scrap ‘failed’ Mount Everest waste storage plan BBC (resilc)
Permian is drowning in its own wastewater Oil prices (resilc)
China?
The 1st and 2nd largest economies in graphs and numbers Asia Times (Kevin W)
Xi tests Trump on Taiwan with training firing of dozens of rockets Bloomberg
China’s efforts to conquer the Arctic opens up an alarming shortcut to the US Wall Street Journal. above the crease.
China’s beautiful biotech chaos vs. the West’s graceful paralysis Asia Times (Kevin W)
Southeast Asia
Thailand, Cambodia agree to strengthen ceasefire in China talks Reuters
Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhon said Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to investigate the presence of 450 drones sighted on the Thai side of the border, which Thailand claims is a ceasefire violation and could affect the release of Cambodian prisoners.
Below… pic.twitter.com/FNkoe07Iyd
— Thai PBS World (@ThaiPBSWorld) December 30, 2025
Africa
U.S. military conducts attack targeting ISIS and Somalia, U.S. Africa Command. resilc: “Merry Makers”
President Trump delivers a bomb for Christmas Daniel Larison
old blighty
French police union blocks cross-Channel crackdown The Times (resilc)
Starmer Police State Tariq Cyril Amal
a href=”https://archive.is/cQVd1#selection-471.0-471.35″ rel=”nofollow”>Why does Britain need to rescue its enemies?
israel vs resistance
Israel has left nothing livable in northern Gaza. It destroyed all concepts and meanings of life. The damage is immeasurable and the situation for the displaced people is catastrophic. I don’t know how long this situation will last. pic.twitter.com/US1NwjuPU3
—Omar Hamad | 𓂆 (@OmarHamadD) December 27, 2025
Israel intentionally kills Palestinians using a variety of methods, including shooting gas canisters directly into their bodies. pic.twitter.com/s3XM2B7CUK
— Rami Abdul | और देखें December 29, 2025
This afternoon, in front of the illegally occupied Israeli base in Houla, we received threats from the Israeli Defense Forces over the loudspeakers from the base. As we continued filming, a group of soldiers left the base in our direction and followed my car in a tank. More and more… pic.twitter.com/zecKQjyraA
— courtneybonneauimages (@cbonneauimages) December 28, 2025
Dozens of Palestinian doctors graduate ‘amid rubble and rivers of blood’ in Gaza The Cradle (resilc)
Weep for Matilda Julian MacFarlane
Four key dynamics of the Gaza war that will impact 2026 (resilc)
Countries countering Israeli influence on President Trump’s Gaza policy American conservatives (resilc)
Israel may have found a place to dump Palestinian Ricky Hale and Council Estate Media
This is how Israel interprets the ceasefire in Lebanon when resistance is suppressed by its own government. It destroys roads and infrastructure in the south and conducts operations in areas it dared not enter during the war under the guise of détente. https://t.co/OzqfI4eUlb
— Elijah J. Magnia🇪🇺 (@ejmalrai) December 28, 2025
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Yemen abandons joint defense agreement with UAE, demands immediate withdrawal of all Emirati forces Anadolu Agency
Tensions between Saudi Arabia and UAE escalate significantly #Yemen. Saudi Arabia most recently conducted an airstrike on weapons and tactical vehicles allegedly delivered to the port of Mukalla on two ships arriving from the UAE, calling this a “clear violation of de-escalation.” pic.twitter.com/oFXR20DKmX
— Ndawsari (@Ndawsari) December 30, 2025
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President Trump threatened Hamas and warned Iran of further attacks after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Al Jazeera. Note that Prime Minister Netanyahu said he wants the US to attack Iran with missiles. President Trump did not support this and set his nuclear program as his goal.
A new war that’s not so cold war
Zelenskiy says US offers Ukraine 15-year security guarantee, BBC says
Negotiations stall, war progresses The Moon of Alabama (Kevin W)
Thoughts on MoA: Mr. Sachs’s essay, Mr. Lavrov’s interview, and Karl Sanchez’s extraordinary statement
President Trump is ‘very angry’ about Ukraine’s attack on Putin’s presidential palace RT (Kevin W)
Did Ukraine try to kill President Putin? Larry Johnson
Tribute to Jewish “Nazi” Joseph Jordan
Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections are becoming a new flashpoint Andrew Korivko
imperial collapse watch
Important (Chuck L):
https://t.co/b5AWy2J51Q
— Chris Hedges (@ChrisLynnHedges) December 27, 2025
How Britain destroyed the world to stop one train YouTube (Li)
Trump 2.0
MAGA World focuses on Minnesota in fraud scandal, federal authorities in Minneapolis conducting ‘extensive’ investigation into ‘rampant fraud’: Noem the Hill
Trump administration agrees to review NIH research grants stalled by lawsuit Reuters
Zionist Brent Bozell confirmed as President Trump’s ambassador to South Africa News Uncensored
MTG says Trump is not a genuine Christian daily publisher (resilc)
supremes
Four takeaways from the National Guard’s Steve Vladeck ruling
mamdani
Countdown to Mamdani’s era amid Trump turmoil
wake watch
Liberals should read the Department of Health’s review of pediatric ‘gender-affirming’ care Newsweek (Anthony L)
The Biggest Vibe Shift of 2025 Ken Klippenstein. Krippenstein’s point is broader, but you can’t force a fairy without norms to wake up.
Lafaire Epstein
Taibbi and Tracy join forces to gatekeep Epstein file, Dissent Discourse, YouTube
Epstein and Leviathan: How financiers opened the door to Netanyahu and Ehud Barak during Israel’s offshore gas struggle DropSite
Our press is no longer free
“Freedom of Speech and its Enemies” Patrick Lawrence
economy
Encitti Financial Crisis Ed Zitron
U.S. Mine Science Daily: Critical minerals are hiding in plain sight (Kevin W)
A.I.
AI shuts down cash buffets The Register
AI startups accumulate record $150 billion cash cushion as bubble fears grow Financial Times
We may finally know what will burst the AI bubble Science Focus
Bernie Sanders criticizes AI, calling it ‘the most important technology for humanity’ Guardian (resilc)
AI arms race cracks nuclear fuel cycle Oil prices
Study finds that over 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slops’ (Kevin W)
UK accounting body suspends remote exams to combat AI fraud The Guardian
basil
Private equity firm sells assets to itself in record time Financial Times
class war
Almost half of Americans think their financial security is getting worse, says Guardian survey (Kevin W)
A New York slice will cost far more than a subway fare as the ‘pizza principle’ disappears Gothamist
Colorado ski resorts closed due to labor dispute, empty slopes New York Times
Halifax video game workers form North America’s first Ubisoft union CBC
65 The painful reality of finding a job at the Wall Street Journal. I’ve been keeping an eye on it since last week.
When I was 13, I had a secret feeling of shame. We were so poor that we often went to school without food. During recess, while my classmates ate their lunches of apples, cookies, and sandwiches, I sat there pretending I wasn’t hungry. I buried my face in a book and hid the sounds of hunger… pic.twitter.com/Vg8GIBSH9U
— Crazy Vibes (@CrazyVibes_1) December 28, 2025
Wall Street Is Stealing from Volunteer Fire Departments Kevin Walmsley (Kevin W.)
Antidote (via):
bonus:
Sheep gets stuck in the shaking of the tire pic.twitter.com/VEHd87dbso
— Nature is amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) December 30, 2025
Second bonus:
attack! 😂 pic.twitter.com/pxlWie8xVK
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) December 30, 2025
And a different kind of bonus (Chuck L):
When the soprano singer was singing the fourth encore, an opera song with a tenor part, “Sempre Ribera”, a young opera student noticed that no one else was singing and spontaneously joined her in singing😭😭pic.twitter.com/HHWPAkJpF
— Restore faith in humanity (@HumanityChad) December 28, 2025
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