Why human intuition remains science’s greatest tool even in the age of AI Noema
People become more cooperative when they are in a poor environment StudyFinds
Climate/Environment
Accelerating global warming could trap Earth in a greenhouse future Climate Change News
Nature’s regeneration is slowing despite rising temperatures: ground-based research
Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have been ‘flat or declining’ for 21 months Carbon Brief
China has planted so many trees around the Taklamakan Desert that this ‘biological vacuum’ has become a carbon sink Live Science
Rapid climate change requires effective concepts to protect people indoors Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews
pandemic
How coronavirus and H1N1 swept through US cities in just weeks Science Daily
Japan
Chinese fishing boat seized off southwest coast, captain arrested Kyodo News
China?
Chinese EV… made in the US? Lowy Institute
CIA posts new video recruiting Chinese military officer as informant South China Morning Post
US and Taiwan reach agreement to lower tariffs and increase purchases of US products Channel News Asia
China’s super boosters are super annoying Ian Welsh
Bangladesh Nationalist Party wins landslide majority in first general election since Gen Z uprising BBC
US warns of growing Chinese influence in Bangladesh, offers defense alternatives ahead of poll First Post
syrakistan
President Trump plans to unveil military and Gaza funding plan at first peace committee meeting, U.S. official says Reuters
Washington’s Gaza “Master Plan”: Just a PowerPoint Presentation The Cradle
US security firm oversees deadly rescue scene in Gaza Strip amid future role talks: Report Middle East Eye
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How will the US attack Iran? larry johnson
US smuggles thousands of Starlink devices to Iran after crackdown on protests WSJ
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Syria announces that Syrian army has taken control of al-Tanf base, following handover from US Associated Press
Most of the families of foreign fighters left the ISIS-linked al-Hol camp in Syria: source Al Arabiya
ISIS hasn’t left Syria, just changed its uniform
Africa
US launches 30th airstrike on Somalia this year against war
old blighty
Exclusive: Morgan McSweeney’s ‘inner inner circle’ still tries to control Labor
Exclusive: Brits who spied on Racket, other journalists, Matt Taibbi, Racket News
More than 2,000 British nationals enter military service for Israel amid Gaza massacre UK declassified
Erica Kirk to recruit students for new TPUSA brand in Northern Ireland University Times
Or Canada
Mossad-affiliated Israeli organization seeks to ‘shut down’ Maple The Maple
How dependent is Canada on the United States? Ian Welsh
discord in europe
Gas-starved Europe to transship scarce LNG from China Bloomberg
Will this election oust Hungary’s Mr. Orbán? responsible national strategy
‘My conscience is clear’: Hungarian opposition leader says he was lured into sex tape ‘honey trap’ Euronews
A new war that’s not so cold war
5 surprises on the front lines of war John Helmer
Russia memo suggests return to U.S. dollar system in pitch to Trump Bloomberg
It’s funny how many serious things there are about what this Kremlin “memo” to President Trump (published by BBG) means for the US dollar. #gold…That’s how you say it.
Probably nothing.
The Kremlin may have brought this up to get Trump’s attention — hoping he will seize the opportunity for another “historic deal.” … pic.twitter.com/dHueduaqEV
— Andrei Sizov (@sizov_andre) February 12, 2026
south of the border
Russia sends large amounts of oil to Cuba as humanitarian aid – Russian Embassy TASS News Agency
US envoy suggests Cuba has its own ‘Delcy Rodriguez’ during transition talks Intellinews
US-China proxy war over Panama Canal ports intensifies as CK Hutchison warns of legal action CNBC
Lafaire Epstein
Okay, I have anxiety. @nytimes
On February 5, 2019, I reported that Kathy Ruemler (President Obama’s White House advisor) was at the CIA, told Epstein as such, and invited Epstein to Washington for “NSA, CIA, juvenile matters.”
You did not disclose that email or that email… https://t.co/j7VxauZ7Mi pic.twitter.com/kyXRYo4KPJ
— Grant Smith Ellis (@GrantSmithEllis) February 13, 2026
Compromised peace? People involved in the Oslo Accords are closely connected to Epstein’s network, Al Jazeera.
Dr. Oz becomes the latest Trump official in the Epstein file New Republic
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Remember: We never received Maxwell’s email.
—Julie K. Brown (@jkbjournalist) February 12, 2026
That way people can start to understand what is going on!! pic.twitter.com/Yyj9WIbNN0
— Meidas_Charise Lee (@charise_lee) February 11, 2026
Trump 2.0
Big Business Fires Pam Bondi as President Trump’s Antitrust Commissioner BIG By Matt Stoller
Whistleblower Gabbard’s accusations based on intercepted conversations about Jared Kushner WSJ
How Trump can defeat the 2026 election The Atlantic
Democrats are the worst
Is the tide finally turning towards the “abundance agenda”? 48 Hills
police state surveillance
IRS improperly disclosed sensitive immigration tax data to DHS WaPo
Police purchase AI “GeoSpy” that locates photos in seconds 404 Media
Google censors anti-ICE speech in the workplace as 1,200 employees ask the company to end its relationship Blood in the Machine
Google fulfills ICE subpoena demanding student journalist’s bank and credit card numbers The Intercept
FBI counterterrorism agents spent weeks searching for the climate activist before they showed up at his door.
Trump supporters: ICE is coming for you too. the horror
The Coming American Holocaust: Connecting Billionaires, AI, ICE, and the Trump Concentration Camps Egbert Off the Record
A.I.
Breaking news: OpenAI is probably toast Gary Marcus
OpenAI claims U.S. model extracted with DeepSeek can gain advantage Bloomberg
AI will enhance jobs, not reduce them Harvard Business Review
imperial collapse watch
Two U.S. Navy ships collide, no major injuries reported by U.S. Southern Command Reuters
Return of the Bunker Nation: Interview with Nell Bonilla, Part I Landmark: International Dialogue Journal
“Maha”
RFK JR: “We were still performing.” [recovery] During the coronavirus, I have meetings every day… I said I don’t care what happens, I will go to meetings every day. Bacteria aren’t scary. “I used to snort cocaine off the toilet seat.” 🤣 pic.twitter.com/vJv8UB7XBK
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) February 12, 2026
health care?
Private insurance is infiltrating every public health program: Veterans Health Administration’s warning signs reveal health care is not covered
big brother is watching you
Israeli spyware company accidentally releases spyware control panel Al Mayadeen
economy
Buying the future, borrowing the past: How speculation and nostalgia became an economy Kyla Scanlon
class war
Los Angeles County supervisors reject stronger eviction protections for tenants affected by ICE Los Angeles Public Press
Empty warehouses, secret deals: The levers of insiders trying to profit from Trump’s deportation boom
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