A man who makes as much noise as a jet plane taking off has been named the world’s noisiest person by the Associated Press.
NASA rover finds traces of ancient microbes on Mars The Guardian
The mushrooms behind the illusion of ‘little humans’ lack genes for known psychedelic substances, science alert
Climate/Environment
Europe: the world’s fastest warming continent Phys.org
Another unbelievable temperature of 45 degrees in France
Temperatures have been above 44.5 degrees for three days in a row. This is insane.
The temperature in Paris is 42.2℃, and the Île de Eux is 41.1℃!
All-time record 80
290 monthly records
More than 1,000 records have already been broken, and thousands more are expected to be broken.
See list 🧵 pic.twitter.com/BIk33E9UdR
— Extreme temperatures around the world (@extremetemps) June 24, 2026
These are the current dew points for the UK.
That’s 74 degrees at London Heathrow Airport and a dew point of 60 degrees in southern Scotland.
Record-breaking June heatwave in the UK and sweltering heat in the deep south of the US. pic.twitter.com/nDyxU4ieqr
— Jonathan Erdman (@wxjerdman) June 24, 2026
France suffers massive power outages as Europe hits record heatwave CNBC
Working mums, farmworkers and ratepayers: who is hit hardest by the costs of the heatwave? Euronews
A truly extreme and frankly explosive fire event is underway within the #CottonwoodFire in southwestern Utah late this evening, producing persistent, deep, apparently rotating *nocturnal* pyrocumulonimbus clouds. The region experienced a record-low snowfall following a record-warm winter. oh yeah. pic.twitter.com/MfBgVuXO4f
— Daniel Swain (@Weather_West) June 24, 2026
ebola hemorrhagic fever
French Ministry of Health: First humanitarian doctor infected with Ebola after returning from Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Bird Flu Diary
pandemic
Rand Paul issues subpoena to Anthony Fauci The Hill
Toxic events in the air
A burning throat and a persistent headache: What life is like in Los Angeles after a week-long warehouse fire CNN
Company at center of Boyle Heights fire faces scrutiny over previous fire records Los Angeles Times
China?
How far can the Chinese government reduce food imports? Led by Chinese police
Why Chinese banks are now acting like local governments ThinkChina
Why is China rushing to support Iran’s post-war reconstruction with US NDTV?
Southeast Asia
US asymmetric aid program transfers unmanned vessels to Philippines, plans to transfer attack drones by 2027 USNI News
India
Bangladesh to buy Chinese jets used by Pakistan during Operation Sindur: Should India be worried? first post
syrakistan
30% of those killed in Gaza massacre were children, many of them ‘deliberate’ targets: UN commission’s shared dream
Israeli officials, thwarted from renewed bombing of Tehran and Beirut, say they want an early return to full-scale assault on Gaza pic.twitter.com/vBDv9lFAyT
— Brian Tashman (@briantashman) June 24, 2026
Iran seeks to end Israeli genocide in Gaza Strip in talks with US: Hamas the Cradle
Israeli minister says in Al Arabiya that the US has not asked Israel to withdraw its troops from southern Lebanon
Cyber attack on Iranian banks suggests covert action is on the table again
Iraq announces that its relationship with the US will shift from military to “comprehensive economic partnership” Anadolu Agency
President Trump hints at possible Turkey rejoining F-35 program ahead of NATO summit DPA International
discord in europe
France calls for ‘orderly’ US troop reduction, Politico
Europe’s humiliating rituals of servitude continue.
Europe/NATO “Secretary General” Mark Rutte, Washington’s errand runner, is darting around the Oval Office, excitedly pointing at visual aids, hoping to get some approval from the man he calls “Daddy”, President Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/u7ES5GWioV
— Going Underground (@GUnderground_TV) June 24, 2026
🇺🇸🇮🇹🇮🇷 From Italy to NATO Secretary Rutte: What do you mean??!
He claimed that Italy was giving significant support to the US attack on Iran.
“To take Italy as an example, a 500-planet U.S. military program departed from U.S. bases in Italy in support of Operation Epic Fury.”
I highlighted it as…
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) June 24, 2026
Iran: NATO members complicit in US and Israeli aggression must be held accountable Press TV
Africa
Kenya’s switch to Chinese renminbi debt was a sham reorganization AidData
old blighty
Stuter’s departure reveals dirty secrets: Britain cannot tolerate war in Ukraine Ian Proud
A new war that’s not so cold war
U.S. State Department says Ukraine is now winning the Kiev war
According to Mash’s report, Ukraine lost 2.4 million soldiers during the four years of SMO, and more than 400,000 of them died in 2026. These numbers were obtained by hackers from the databases of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the TCC Center and Ukrainian medical institutions… pic.twitter.com/KkRfL38xII
— Olga Bazova (@OlgaBazova) June 24, 2026
Things are not quiet on the Western Front: Events in Ukraine
Trump 2.0 strategy to strengthen Russia is starting to take shape Andrew Korybko
Rising military spending erodes Russia’s Gulf War oil windfall Intellinews
imperial collapse watch
Air Force forces to reintroduce influenza vaccinations for new recruits as infections spread ABC News
while we were asleep. Aurelian
south of the border
Devastating 7.5 magnitude earthquake hits northern Venezuela Earthquake Insights
“Morning Star,” a 25-year war between the American Empire and Venezuela. The 1,088 measures imposed on this country do not help build earthquake-resistant buildings, nor do the following:
And this is the important conclusion. The US’ control of Venezuela’s export revenues, taking an undisclosed share and returning some of it to the leisure of US officials, is a major impediment to Venezuela’s economic recovery https://t.co/4yMqiivhCG
— Venezuela Analysis (@venanaracy) June 24, 2026
Lafaire Epstein
How Jeffrey Epstein’s Israeli network shaped Congo’s deadly mineral trading drop site
Trump 2.0
Federal judge blocks Trump’s citizenship certification needed to vote The Associated Press
President Trump makes controversial citizenship proof voting law conditional on signing housing bill
President Trump asks Congress for an additional $87.6 billion, primarily to fight the Iran war
Trump slams US Senate over ‘pointless’ war powers resolution
republican funhouse
Congressman Stutzman: Consulted with Israelis before proposing defense plan ‘Responsible National Strategy’
MAGA lawmaker denies using AI to create legislation: “I love Claude, but Grok is more barbaric” Gizmodo Japan
Democrats are the worst
Democrats and President Trump agree on Iran Black Agenda report
BOOM: A left-wing populist just defeated the incumbent in last night’s election. But can they govern? matt stoller
Mamdani sweep. Party Weeps Ken Klippenstein
Why did unions and WFP oppose last night’s election breakthrough in New York City? Labor Politics
police state surveillance
Prairieland protester sentenced to 30 to 100 years in prison for ‘terrorism’; truth told
‘We should be worried’: Report highlights proliferation of ICE’s high-tech surveillance tools The Guardian
sports desk
Fox rolls dough during World Cup ‘hydration break’ The Hollywood Reporter
The AI-powered World Cup is powered by thousands of data workers.
A.I.
Trump’s White House is in trouble over Anthropic’s Dario Amodei Wired
Data center controversy unseats powerful Utah lawmaker on the Hill
guillotine watch
From particle to particle: NOB, the dating app for Alice Revue21 (machine translation)
economy
Data center boom is driving third wave of inflation WSJ
Mr. Market
Nasdaq and market volatility: Is this a Minsky moment* for Ponzi finance? Anne Pettifor
Micron’s explosive profits only reset AI memory trading Yahoo! Finance
agriculture
Screw maggot detection in Texas, review of farm progress after week-long hiatus
War-induced fertilizer shortages may be reducing U.S. soil and water pollution Morning Ag Clip
class war
As cancer death rates plummet, clear disparities remain, new report says NBC News
No one has created their own ions.
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