Why do Colorado rabbits stretch their tentacles and horns? Denver Post
More men are getting plastic surgery statistics than ever, feeling anxious about their looks
Climate/environment
The International Climate Conditions Report confirms record greenhouse gases, global temperature, global sea level and ocean heat from the 2024 American Weather Society
First detection of atmospheric toxic chemical pollutants earth.com
The Gulf Region sees spikes above 52°C (125.6°F) as the electric grid buckles Intellinews
A wildfire that has ingrained dangerously close into the capital of Southern Europe
A hot, dry summer poses new “fire” risks for UK cities, scientists warn the BBC
Particle-related mortality from wildfires can be underestimated due to 93% Barcelona Institute
Pacific Changes could “lock in” our mega-druct for decades New scientists
Gen Z wants to buy a home in the country’s most affordable region, but hopes that there will be a long-term drawback real estate agent
FactCheck: Trump’s Climate Report includes carbon briefs of over 100 false or misleading claims
Pandemic
Data on unpublished data #LongCovidKids -44% attend schools less than 1/2 from Australian clinics. “Imagine what this means for their future.”
A powerful presentation from Michelle Scoullar, @burnettinstitute Regarding the effects, treatment, and results of pediatrics’ chief covid pic.twitter.com/r7dmuez
– Patient-led research collaboration (@patientled) August 11, 2025
Clean air at the school’s American Lung Association
India
“Second-drugs could rise…”: If Trump fails with Putin, the official US warning warns of rising sanctions against India. We seek Europe to “hold or shut up” the era of India
Total of Indian and Chinese eyes in border trade after AFP five years later
China?
China cracks down on foreign companies stocking up rare earths ft
For the first time in human history, China is blocking financial sanctions in the EU. Two Lithuanian banks UAB URBO BANKAS and AB Handbankas are currently prohibited from trading and cooperating with Chinese companies. This strategic signal. 🧵1/
-Mena Unleashed (@menauunleashed) August 14, 2025
Young Science launches a new type of visa for technology experts China Xinhua
Beyond the US: New Routes for China’s Migration China Observers
Or Canada
Canada’s united government is trying to absorb everything
– Russian with an attitude (@rwapodcast) August 14, 2025
Sirakistan
Israel’s attack on Gaza kills 32 people.
The Israeli bombardment of Khan Younis damaged sewage infrastructure, flooded nasser medical facilities, and turned hospital corridors into health risks.
Doctors and nurses are navigating stagnant contaminated water. The generator is offline and the emergency room is now… pic.twitter.com/tfrmgqrysv
– DropsiteNews (@dropsitenews) August 14, 2025
“Justification Cell”: Israeli unit tasked with linking Gaza journalists to Hamas +972 magazine
Don’t share that video of Marwan Barguti as Jewish supremacists want you… Share his rebellious image even before starvation and torture. They filmed it, looked down at him from a high angle and expanded the committee of that little Jewish Ben Gwil. pic.twitter.com/p8nfnheota
– Free Palestinian TV (@tvfreepalestine) August 14, 2025
Is it okay from Israel, plans to split the West Bank into two and “built the idea of the Palestinian state” Haretz
Nuremberg Movement Ian Wales
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Palestinian officials: Turkey squeezes Hamas to disarm and summarises Gaza ceasefire conversation
Türkiye supports Syria with weapons systems, equipment based on the New Deal: report Türkiye’s share
European injustice
In Hungary, a scandal explodes between Prime Minister Orban’s summer residence and “the zebra and parks like Janukovich had – Photo Ukleinskapuravda
We
Fire Hazard Junge Welt (machine translation). “Meltz, the EU and the US Russia Summit.”
Not so cold new war
Alaska: “Trap stis!” Real politics with Mark Threvoda (video)
Sub-thinking about Alabama’s upcoming Summit Moon
Summit preparation news from Russia Karl Sanchez
A summary of Russia sends an unmistakable message to Washington and the world’s Larry Johnson
President Putin together with us outlines the nuclear outlook
🚨 Ukraine Streak Russia🇺🇦⚡
A massive drone attack hit Russian territory overnight – before Putin🤝Trump Alaska Summit🇷🇺🇺🇸#ukraine #Russia #putin #trump pic.twitter.com/fx09g74ki5
-Hindustan (@insidehindustan) August 12, 2025
What we’re looking at right now was frankly for the total time, but “I’m going to get worse in the near future – Ukrainian online supporters must take a collective spiritual break.
This is literally a non-onronic military separation Steiner. https://t.co/158katcagx
-Archair Warlord (@Armchairw) August 14, 2025
I always ask people to read the Congressional briefings and tell them to know what you’re dealing with. We understand that the US does not view Russia as a reliable threat, and that it is economically too broken and too broken to rebuild. This is the basis of the US position. pic.twitter.com/tgkxwaxbiv
-Dr. Snekotron (@snekotron) August 14, 2025
Caribbean
Exclusive Trump ally Eric Prince plans to keep his staff in Haiti for 10 years to fight gangs and collect Reuters
Deploying military forces in the Southern Caribbean against Pharmaceutical Group Reuters
Spook Country
Russiagate releases lifting veils on abuse of surveillance state Matt Taibbi
“Liberation Day”
Wholesale prices rose 0.9% in July, but higher than CNBC postponed
Why is the price for wholesale soaring and what does it mean for consumers? market
Trump’s tariffs are owing US families “back to school tax”: analytical common dreams
The greedy inflation has returned as businesses use tariff excuses to raise prices with Matt Stoller
Playing cards 2.0
The Trump administration reports that Mal invests in Intel to strengthen national security – direct cash support will speed up Ohio Fab builds Tom’s hardware
Construction of a new raft: Trump inheritance in the legacy of Salmagundi left
Deshabile’s Democrats
Obama joins the call with Texas Democrat Hill
Texas Democrats say they’ll return to the 11 edge of the state, California announces retaliation map Texas Tribune
Mam ticks
Sub-Democrats panicked through the mum dani. Obama called him. New York Times
Obviously, Mamdani is better than the other corporate ghouls in the race, and I have not told anyone not to vote for him. But it’s important that Democrats gather together ways to capture and kill the real socialist movement. That’s the overall purpose of the party.
– Power for people ☭🕊 (@proudsocialist) August 14, 2025
Police State Watch
Homeless people in detention camps? Fear about Trump and the Los Angeles Times of the Olympics grows
The homeless in DC can’t go anywhere. Trump may send them to prison. Mother Jones
Immigration detention has become a booming business for the private prison giant
Don’t forget: “crime” by black and brown people has been a long time for Priest to take home the boomerangs, militarize your streets, and deploy tactics of civil colonial rule. That’s how fascism sneaks into America https://t.co/klcmfzl7gv
– Julian Go (@jgo34) August 14, 2025
What we do about our power under Trump is that all the whimsical Americans are experiencing it. That’s exactly what Toritori heirs have experienced even with urban presidents like Obama.
-Laleh Khalili🇵🇸 (@lalehkhalili) August 14, 2025
The Monrovia man tries to escape the tacos from the ice, and is attacked by a car and killed
ai
An internal meta AI document stated that Catbots can have “sensual” conversations with kids Engadget
Meta’s flirty AI chatbot has been invited to retire to New York. Reuters commentary:
The AI apocalypse we are competing with doesn’t look like a terminator scenario where AI wipes UUT hard. Interad, the ai apocalypse we are competing with is what we are drowning at niense https://t.co/hhlt7qiach.
-LibrarianshipWreck (@libshipwreck) August 14, 2025
Fact: Google’s push to AI hurts publisher traffic digital content
Xai was about to enter into a major government contract. Glock then praised Hitler on wired
Read the maximum AI (slightly rog) as a normal technology
Set the GPT-5 AD Monetization and Supepepp Semi-Alsis stage
Openai’s Waterloo? Gary Marcus
“Absolutely immeasurable”: Companies on the hook at $3TN AI Building Boom FT
My brother sees you watching
“Privacy to preserve age verification” is a bullshit Cory Doctorow
supply chain
The country’s IV saline shortage is over, FDA declares medical care today
health care?
Eli Lilly hikes up to 170% of the price of Mounjaro in the UK as Trump pressure mounts investors’ businesses every day
Eli Lily supports Trump’s goal of coordinating us.
Guillotine Watch
Giving a padge is far inferior to that promise, the report found a charitable news digest
Class battle
Why farm labor union leaders choose to self-abolize
Italian Amazon workers attack and win. Will unions elsewhere follow? Truthout
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