The Ozempic revolution is finally coming to our pets. Next: Chonky Cats ZME Science
Getting rich gave teenagers less freedom Kelsey Piper
‘Magical’ galactic frog disappears after photographer reports destroying habitat The Guardian
Higher-order interactions shape human collective behavior Nature Human Behavior
What is “Holiday Heart Syndrome”? Doctors share triggers and prevention USA Today
Climate/Environment
11 House Democrats help Republicans pass ‘disastrous’ pollution bill; Common Dream Act passes
Earth’s temperature in 2025, 2026, 2027 Climate Uncensored
Windy and warm is today’s weather word Balanced weather
The wind is blowing fiercely in southern Idaho today! Waterfalls flowing in the opposite direction, trampolines flying, trees falling, semi-trucks overturning…🥴🤨😬 pic.twitter.com/vZFA0F4zHS
— Jenny (@Teacher_mom03) December 17, 2025
How Persian Towers (بادگیر) or 700-year-old air conditioners were able to cool the environment up to 12°C without using electricity.
[📹 Never Enough Architecture]pic.twitter.com/u8SV0dc4dn
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) December 14, 2025
pandemic
You’ve recovered from coronavirus, but has your brain recovered? New scans raise questions StudyFinds
China?
US should “immediately halt” arms sales to Taiwan – China RT
China’s first super aircraft carrier Fujian passes through the Taiwan Strait for the first time while in service Military Watch
Report: China demands control of Panamanian port operator Freight Wave
China reportedly stands firm on soybean deal with US, but concerns remain South China Morning Post
China’s ByteDance signs agreement to establish joint venture to operate TikTok U.S. app Reuters
China increases shipments of rare earth products as export restrictions are eased Bloomberg
Spring for “Generation Z”
How Asia’s Gen Z is losing out in China’s $1 trillion surplus Business Times
Asian Spring: The impact of Gen Z protests in South and Southeast Asia WTW
Egypt targets Gen Z online activities with arrests and surveillance New Arab
Leaks reveal that the US Regime Change Front was funding young revolutionaries in Nepal. From last week, we still have a close relationship.
India
Who is Sharif Osman Hadi? Why did his killing spark anti-India violence across Bangladesh? First post
India’s AI stocks soar 55,000%, the highest in the world, raising concerns about bubbles The Hindu Businessline
syrakistan
The Lone Soldier and the Dual Citizen: How Genocide Became Global Nate Baer
When you read this, you immediately think that Mossad is planning something very big right now. pic.twitter.com/5yR3YTiab5
— Hello (@TOliveFern) December 17, 2025
South Africa expands coal exports to Israel despite diplomatic toughness over Gaza massacre The Cradle
Saudi-backed forces gather on Yemeni border as separatists face pressure to withdraw The Guardian
Africa
Latest Somalia strike brings 2025 total nearly double AFRICOM’s previous annual record Stars and Stripes
old blighty
Man boards Heathrow flight without ticket, boarding pass or passport, serious security breach The Standard
discord in europe
Slovak Prime Minister’s plane damaged at Brussels airport ahead of EU summit ED News
EU officials ordered to evacuate as farmers’ protests intensify Euractiv
🔴Polyssier’s tractor pouring fail regular.
expression of #farmers Europe against the European Parliament Mercosur dégénère fortement devant le Parlement Européen.#Brussels #Brussels #Brussels pic.twitter.com/kAcipS3HSA
— Luc Auffret (@LucAuffret) December 18, 2025
Germany launches $152 billion fund to focus private equity capital Private Equity Insights
Russia wants to drain Europe’s investigative resources with sabotage, authorities tell AP
A new war that’s not so cold war
EU to issue 90 billion euros in joint bonds for Ukraine after hitting a wall in loan compensation Euronews. Rules-based order behavior:
The legal innovations coming out of the EU this week (the unanimous revocation of Article 122, the permanent freezing of sovereign reserves in violation of international law, and now the selective digging up of Article 20 to enable EU “joint debt” borrowing) will require the involvement of EU and global lawyers. https://t.co/u7p3sTQPVA
— Kathleen Tyson (@Kathleen_Tyson_) December 19, 2025
‼ ️ The EU pledges €90 billion to Ukraine in 2026-27 through unprecedented use of enhanced cooperation for budget-backed borrowing:
24 Member States participate, 3 countries participate (HU, CZ, SK). But the constitutional implications are significant. 🧵
1. Enhanced cooperation has been used for about a year. 10 doses… pic.twitter.com/VgfPfaGV8l
— Alberto Alemanno 🇪🇺 (@alemannoEU) December 19, 2025
Exclusive: Poland to begin production of anti-personnel mines along eastern border Reuters
History repeats itself Julian MacFarlane
south of the border
US Southern Command blows up another ship in the Eastern Pacific, anti-war
Trump’s tanker blockade depletes Venezuela’s oil reserves Bloomberg
How did the policies of the two-Paris diplomatic system lead to President Trump’s war with Venezuela? dissident
US sends troops to Ecuador for anti-drug operation AFP
Neoliberal shock therapy has begun in Bolivia. Fuel subsidies have just been cut by a new pro-American government, and massive inflation begins.
Gasoline price ⬆️ 83%
Diesel ⬆️ 163%
Bus fare ⬆️ 100%
Food ⬆️ 100+%
Unions have given the government 24 hours to reverse the decision or face mass protests. pic.twitter.com/6kcZPSAe64
— Ollie Vargas (@Ollie_Vargas_) December 19, 2025
US says Bolivia reforms will boost international investment The Straits Times
great game
Kazakhstan is building a NATO-standard ammunition factory – Russia is dissatisfied Intellinews
Lafaire Epstein
Justice Department prepares to delete trove of Epstein files as deadline approaches FOX News
Epstein, Israel, and the CIA: How the Iran-Contra program reached Les Wexner’s base drop site
Donald Trump Jr.’s bride’s banker father guarantees Jeffrey Epstein is ‘the most honest man’ to support Pedo Island tax cuts Daily Mail
Harris defends Biden administration’s decision not to release Jeffrey Epstein file The Hill
Trump 2.0
President Trump’s social media business to merge with nuclear fusion company CNN
President Trump has promised to land on the moon by 2028, with plans to build a lunar outpost two years later. There’s a nuclear reactor there too!
Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio’s wife will donate 300,000 yen to President Trump’s account
President Trump’s $1,776 ‘warrior dividend’ repurposed from military housing subsidies The Guardian
Coast Guard lifts ‘hate symbol’ designation despite assurances it’s not true
republican funhouse
Johnson faces new centrist revolt The Hill
The double whammy behind the ACA premium shock healthcare in 2026 is revealed
Deshabille Democratic Party
Democratic leaders decide to bury damning report on why President Trump won in 2024 The New Republic
The Democratic Party’s net approval rating is currently -55, lower than the Dead Sea and the lowest it’s ever been.
There are two reasons. Democrats have a net approval rating of -6 points (!) and -61 points in the Indians.
What is the effect? Democrats’ lead in the popular vote is less than half of what they had at this point in the 2006 and 2018 cycles. pic.twitter.com/Os17D7BkHR
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) December 18, 2025
2028
AOC dismisses premature 2028 poll, but says ‘I would trample on it’ JD Vance Common Dreams
our famous free news agency
Florida politicians may give Big Sugar legal power to go after activists and silence rent-seeking critics
imperial collapse watch
Bondi Beach in the spotlight, the ‘rise’ of ISIS in Syria, and the expansion of the global Zionist movement as President Trump steps up pressure on Venezuela Vanessa Beeley and Fiorella Isabel
Conflicts to Watch in 2026 Council on Foreign Relations. Handy map:
Navy ship fire prevention stalls due to contractor oversight gap, GAO warns captains
big brother is watching you
Massive hacking of IP cameras leaves Koreans vulnerable at home and businesses South Korea JoongAng Ilbo
police state surveillance
Common sense and “popularity” Alec’s Copaganda Newsletter
immigration
These 7 Democrats voted for a perverse Republican bill that would allow strip testing of immigrant children Immigration Insider
A.I.
Trading Moloch: The inconsistencies that arise as LLMs compete for viewers arXiv
There’s got to be a way for Blood in the Machine
OpenAI considers raising tens of billions of dollars at a valuation of about $750 billion – Information Reuters
antitrust law
How Wall Street Ruined Roomba and Then Blasts Lina Khan by Matt Stoller
Nation Casino
Polymarket’s Sneaky Gambling Market Regarding Gambling Victims of Brown University Shooting
Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s murder found dead Associated Press
basil
Waymo finds wrong driver in downtown area
Boondoggle trapped in Uber maze
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