The Island Where the Animals Always Come First Wall Street Journal (resilc). There is no archive version yet
Is your cat friendly? Think again. new york times (resilc)
Healthcare: From Calendars to Clocks Eric Topol (Robin K.)
ebola hemorrhagic fever
The U.S. Embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo issued an incredibly confusing statement.
This could have a major impact on the Ebola outbreak.
Americans are heartened to not travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo “for any reason.” And it’s underlined and bold.
After this… pic.twitter.com/wytjEM1gI2
— Craig Spencer, MD (@Craig_A_Spencer) July 12, 2026
Breaking news: Staff at Congo Ebola center go on strike as virus continues to spread
Read more: https://t.co/Bl9iVTj5Ut pic.twitter.com/LZ27GDeptP
— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) July 13, 2026
The U.S. Embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo issued an incredibly confusing statement.
This could have a major impact on the Ebola outbreak.
Americans are heartened to not travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo “for any reason.” And it’s underlined and bold.
After this… pic.twitter.com/wytjEM1gI2
— Craig Spencer, MD (@Craig_A_Spencer) July 12, 2026
New coronavirus infection/pandemic
Let’s take a look at the rate of increase in the coronavirus infection rate in Boston. They are now about where they were this time last year. This is a rapid change from the pre-July 4th values, which were near zero. pic.twitter.com/90EyL0h5ut
— Data Report (@CovidDataReport) July 13, 2026
Andhra Pradesh on alert after 2 deaths and 8 cases of coronavirus infection NDTV
Climate/Environment
‘I froze my pajamas’: What Europeans can do to cool off without air conditioning – and what actually works Euronews
French rivers dry up due to prolonged heatwave France 24
River pollution may confuse fish into mating with the wrong species ZMEScience
Microplastics discovered in deep-sea creatures over 2,000 meters deep in Korea
El Nino is here and already disrupting fisheries across the Pacific Coast region
Slowing Atlantic currents could intensify storms around the world
The current two-reservoir system is becoming unsustainable, scientists warn, and the U.S. may have to sacrifice Lake Powell to save the Colorado River.
China?
China’s oil imports may recover as stockpiles recover
Chinese real estate developers face new liquidity crunch Nikkei Shimbun
Sun Baichuan talks about why foreign investment in China is declining Beijing Studies
How companies can secure their supply chain by sourcing directly from China Kevin Walmsley
How China’s aerospace vision differs from Elon Musk’s SpaceX South China Morning Post
China’s national reunification law extends legal scope to Taiwan diaspora Asia Times (Kevin W)
14 countries including Japan reject Beijing’s claims to the South China Sea, prompting China to criticize Times of India
Southeast Asia
At least 28 people were killed and 25 seriously injured after a fire broke out at Bangkok’s BBC bar. Another horrifying video: People run from a Bangkok bar as huge flames erupt from the doorway.
Africa
Nigeria’s military says it has killed 300 bandits in northwestern Zamfara state Guardian
Approximately 30 Malian soldiers died while recapturing Anefis, Al Jazeera military commander announces
South Africa announces more than 53,000 foreigners will be deported in immigration campaign BBC
south of the border
Power outages across Cuba for second time this week France 24
Cuba offers Trump luxury island to stop invasion The Mirror
Trinidad and Tobago signs agreement with US company paving the way for data center construction in Caribbean’s Yahoo!
discord in europe
Germany’s Ruhr Valley on the brink of financial collapse DW
Germany records highest death toll in Europe’s latest heat wave Le Monde
Relentless heatwave and prolonged drought threaten Italy’s rice cultivation
old blighty
Bank of England’s internal divisions hit over shake-up, Financial Times
Heatwave may have killed more than 2,700 people in England and Wales: Anadolu Agency
israel vs resistance
Armed Israeli settlers capture Ro Khanna. He wants the illegal outpost destroyed. Intercept (Robin K)
Israeli Defense Minister says southern Lebanon will “become Gaza” AzerNews (resilc)
Death toll from Israeli attack on Lebanon rises to 4,322 Middle East Eye
War against Iran: Intensifying – Saudi Arabia’s block oil – Alabama’s Ahmadinejad suspected of recruiting in May. So did Israel try to rebuild Ahmadinejad? It was Israel who mistranslated President Ahmadinejad’s clearly conditional statement that “Israel should never exist” as “Israel needs to be wiped off the map,” which was widely circulated.
Iraqi insurgents demand guarantees before giving up weapons New Arab
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Sell Your Soul to Save Dublin Book Review (Anthony L)
syrakistan
If India deprives Pakistan of water, war will be the only option, PPP rally declares dawn
What is behind Pakistan’s mass deportation of Afghans? Al Jazeera
Kashmiri diaspora rallies in Washington to demand global action on PoK humanitarian crisis
A new war that’s not so cold war
kyiv Today’s Sonar 21 (Kevin W). It’s a must read.
Ian Proud has no effective way to end the Ukraine war. Pride tends to be modest…
Kiev attacked Russian territory up to 850 times a day last week — Tass envoy
The basis of Russia’s energy industry is very reliable, certain problems in petroleum products will be gradually improved – Putin Interfax
EU buys record amount of gas from Russia’s flagship factory Financial Times (resilc)
Polish Prime Minister promises to pay tribute to victims of World War II “Ukrainian nationalist genocide” BBC
9 killed in Russia, Ukraine secure trade of drones and missiles Aljaira
big brother is watching over you
The backlash is so strong that people who wear “kinky glasses” are afraid to wear them in public (Kevin W). Hooray!
Chinese voice actor forced to prove he’s a human sixth voice (Paul R)
imperial collapse watch
The world is running out of time to escape the trap of “power makes justice”
Rubio says US will dismantle ICC ‘brick by brick’ Middle East Eye (resilc)
China’s path to the end of world hegemony, part 2 Carl Sanchez
250 years of America: Has America lost its way or was it doomed from the beginning?Marat Kaillin
Trump 2.0
Judge halts Trump’s settlement with IRS The Hill
Boosie Badazz sues after paying $600,000 for Trump pardon that never happened TMZ (resilc) Talleyrand solicited shockingly large bribes while serving as foreign minister under Napoleon, but always paid them back if he didn’t get the results he expected.
Trump vandalizes National Mall by holding up 10-foot-tall Iran war ‘participation trophy’
lindsay graham
Almost peaceful warmonger NO1 (Michael T)
Lindsey Graham’s sister plans to finish Senate term New York Times (Kevin W)
Our press is no longer free
Under pressure from Israel, the US seizes equipment belonging to Max Blumenthal after he returned from a reporting trip to Tehran Gray Zone (france888)
economy
The Economist: Storm clouds are gathering over America’s financial supremacy. important.
Less than a month’s supply: Europe’s jet fuel stocks are extremely thin as tensions with Iran escalate, Reuters. The shortage is arriving later than originally thought, in part because the United States has started producing large amounts of jet fuel.
Oil and Treasury yields signal rising geopolitical risk in global markets Yahoo!
‘Super’ El Nino could cause global food price shocks and could last until 2028, analysts say in Guardian
Fuel refining margins reach record high as market tightens oil prices
Mr. Market needs a therapist
Are we heading straight for another financial crisis? BBN Times
Are you waiting for Crash? New Left Review (Anthony L)
Only 8% of investors believe AI stocks are not in a bubble, AAII survey finds Seeking Alpha
Profits, Dividends, Stock Price JW Mason
A.I.
The AI Bear Incident: Ed Zitron Investor’s Business Daily, YouTube
Music community introduces system to tag AI-generated songs Blabbermouth (Micael T)
Alan Turing’s biggest assumption about AI may have been wrong Science Daily (Anthony L)
basil
Bloomberg (Micael T) claims Gates successor’s shopping app didn’t boost sales
Wall Street is backing SpaceX – so why is it falling? YouTube (resilc). important. Please watch from 24 hours. I had overlooked that the rules imposed under the global investigative settlement were rescinded just seven months ago.
class war
Same capacity. Reduced throughput Laxmena. Paul R: “Criticism of Abundance. I don’t know if this is interesting. It’s not very deep. It claims to pick up on points that the Abundance books missed.”
Food stamp changes will cost states billions of dollars, raising concerns about SNAP’s future Kansas reflector (Robin K)
New car payments under $500 are almost disappearing Jalopnik (resilc)
Marketing Benefits of a Bail Bond Business The Smoking Gun (resilc)
Grand jury pursued in UAW investigation Mike Elk
New Ellis Island New York Book Review
Antidote (via):
And bonus:
A Moscow man has discovered a novel way to take his pet for a walk on a unicycle while remotely controlling a small car and trailer with the pet inside. pic.twitter.com/EYvvCkMMwQ
— Brian McDonald (@BrianMcDonaldIE) July 12, 2026
Second bonus:
Hummingbird cooling off in the heat wave pic.twitter.com/7yEcuLHxqR
— Science Girl (@sciencegirl) July 14, 2026
And third:
Tiger with frozen milk brick on a hot day pic.twitter.com/zhujg6D8fv
— Science Girl (@sciencegirl) July 14, 2026
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