The Art of Pisanki: Traditional European Egg Decoration
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— Science Girl (@sciencegirl) December 20, 2025
James Webb Space Telescope confirms first ‘runaway’ supermassive black hole rocketing through home galaxy at 2.2 million miles per hour: “That’s mind-boggling!” Space.com
Targeting bacterial ‘decision making’ could help outwit antibiotic resistance Phys.org
From Roomba to electric bikes, why are hardware startups going bankrupt? TechCrunch
Good morning, this is Sunshine. Seemingly unstoppable growth in renewable energy named Science magazine’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year Science.org
New coronavirus infection/pandemic
The clincher: Tracking RFK Jr. on vaccine US News
Global diabetes pandemic: Why cases could reach 900 million by 2050 and what we need to do now Times of India
Climate/Environment
‘Borrowed time’: climate crisis increases crop pests and food waste The Guardian
Iran is depleting Yale’s environment after destroying precious water resources 360
south of the border
President Trump’s sanctions-targeted Venezuelan oil blockade raises new questions about legality PBS
Explainer: Venezuela’s billions in bad debts: Who plans to collect them? Reuters
Chile’s far-right president leverages support for Pinochet that never disappeared The Guardian
Big Pharma is making Mexico sick. Shortages of medicines and supplies are widespread. shear post
China?
In China, robots can do everything and even dance like professionals on stage.
Here, the Unitree robot does a Webster flip and performs at Chinese-American singer Wang Lihong’s concert in Chengdu.pic.twitter.com/2BNWdok0bf
— Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) December 19, 2025
China’s housing market crisis worsens as house prices plummet
China’s demographic crisis: Xi’s biggest challenge in 2026 Newsweek
Report warns that Chinese drug innovation is rapidly gaining momentum for US biotech FirstWord Pharma
China’s national planning process is unique: former UN Under-Secretary-General Eric Solheim at Global Times Annual Conference Global Times
India
India will overtake Germany to become third largest economy by 2027: Scindia Economic Times
The cost of India’s anti-conversion laws The Hill
India’s telecom sector will emerge in 2025! 5G deployment reaches 85% of population The Times of India
Africa
Drought risk worsens across Horn of Africa due to poor rainy season: UN agency Andor Agency
Africa through Washington’s lens: Myopia, transactionalism, and active apathy Stimson.org
The future of Africa’s industry depends on the bonds that make the CGTN work
discord in europe
Finland’s finance minister says EU loan deal for Ukraine is a ‘big failure’ Andor Agency
Stellantis CEO says EU car packaging puts investments in Europe at risk Global Banking and Finance
European Council backs digital euro with both online and offline functions Reuters
old blighty
Rolls-Royce threatens to build engines overseas, Labor warns about future of Britain’s ‘crown jewel’ Daily Mail
UK TV junk food ban reduces Christmas advertising The Guardian
Israel vs. Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iran
Imagine this situation reaching out to your child and saying, “Oh, God, please take us away.”
These are the most difficult chapters of silent extinction, where people drown or die in torn tents. pic.twitter.com/oUmKsZpHxW
— Muhammad of Gaza 🇵🇸⚡️ (@7MohammedKhaled) December 17, 2025
MSF urges Israel to get vital aid into Gaza as children freeze to death Al Jazeera
Israel prepares for permanent presence in Gaza, satellite images reveal drop site News
In 2025, the Israeli military was ‘a journalist’s worst enemy’
Deliberate destruction of the Jacobin Academy in Palestine by Israel
A new war that’s not so cold war
Ukraine attacks Russian Shadow Fleet tanker in Mediterranean France 24
Ukraine receives last of 80 promised Abrams tanks: how many remain and how long can they keep? military watch
The harshest winter: Ukrainians face fatigue and anxiety as Trump demands concessions The Guardian
Russia attacks Ukrainian port with ballistic missile, kills 8, injures dozens CBS News
big brother is watching you
California’s Meta agrees to settle Facebook privacy lawsuit The San Francisco Standard
Flock Safety cameras helped solve the MIT and Brown cases, but at what cost to privacy?Boston.com
imperial collapse watch
Utah’s Trumpian homeless “campus” – lifeline or detention center? times
Half of America’s wealthiest people lied about Venmo glitches to avoid paying their bills. Why people with six-figure incomes are “maxed out, struggling, or drowning” Moneywise
Trump 2.0
Trump prolongs cover-up of Epstein file Zeteo
Trump’s ‘A++++++’ economy collides with reality in Pennsylvania city critical to midterm elections Associated Press
‘A complete joke’: Trump Justice Department releases partial Epstein files, many heavily edited supportive posts
Is the Trump administration just a reality show? vox
musk is important
Elon Musk’s net worth has reached a staggering $648 billion, making him more than twice as wealthy as the second-place New York Post.
Elon Musk predicts Mars again: Mars will… Times of India
SpaceX is buying up untold numbers of Cybertrucks
Democratic Party Death Watch
DNC accused of concealing autopsy report on 2024 election Axios
Democratic despotism: The left moves from censorship to coercion of speech The Hill
immigration
Trump pursues Brown, Massachusetts Institute of Technology shooting, further suspends Mother Jones’ legal immigration status
Supreme Court rejects Trump in immigration judge’s free speech case
Our press is no longer free
Tucker Carlson and Freedom of Speech The Mining Journal
SecureDrop: A look back at the Freedom of the Press Foundation in 2025
Mr. Market is in a bad mood.
“Nothing can stop this train” — Fed warns of dollar “destruction” in 2026, predicts $4 trillion Bitcoin price boom Forbes
Wealthy investors are exiting the stock market. Here’s where they’re pumping cash instead Moneywise
Next Fed chair faces ‘no-win’ challenge as White House pushes for rate cuts The Street
A.I.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs RAISE Act to regulate AI safety TechCrunch
Regulators warn that AI-generated property photos may mislead US homebuyers Cryptopolitan
They graduated from Stanford University. You can’t find a job because of AI Los Angeles Times
Six (or seven) predictions for AI 2026 from generative AI realist Gary Marcus Substack
Neuralink’s Blindsight AI Breakthrough: Braintech Implants Restore Vision to Blind People Blockchain News
basil
Chinese scammers use AI-generated images to get refunds Wired
Scammers target pet owners by posing as sheriff’s department agents NBC Los Angeles
guillotine watch
Top 5 most expensive dog breeds in the world
— Science Girl (@sciencegirl) November 11, 2025
Top 5 most expensive cats in the world #Top 5 #expensive #cat pic.twitter.com/H2puLqt3SS
— Top5expensive (@top5expensive) May 3, 2025
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