Salt: More than Just a Rock We Eat — Part I The Enlightened Omnivore
Climate/Environment
Subsidence in the world’s river deltas puts more than 236 million people at risk Intellinews
NASA reports record heat but omit mention of climate change France 24
Air Pollution Is Now Denied EPA Policy HEATED
Coal power generation in China and India falls for first time since 1970s The Guardian
pandemic
Scientists discover Alzheimer’s disease protein in long blood of coronavirus patients, warning of ticking dementia time bomb Daily Mail. Study completely.
10 mechanisms by which COVID-19 increases the risk of dementia:
— Turn (@1goodtern) January 14, 2026
South Korea
The special prosecutor is seeking the death penalty for Yun over his decision to declare martial law. The verdict will be decided on February 19th Yonhap News
China?
Chinese government tells Chinese companies to stop using US, Israeli cybersecurity software Reuters
Taiwan and US to jointly produce 155mm artillery shells Taipei Times
President Trump has declared a space race with China. America is losing its wires
U.S. government launches four-and-a-half year legislative program for Chinese nickel mines through Indonesian unions All-Source Intelligence
syrakistan
Witkoff announces start of ‘Phase 2’ of President Trump’s Gaza New Arab Plan
🔴 Some of the U.S. and Israeli officials currently shaping Gaza’s postwar governance were previously key figures in the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the Financial Times reports. Failed aid plan facilitates daily killings of starving Palestinians by Israeli soldiers,… https://t.co/tYFFikmreS pic.twitter.com/R6tpo2GNXp
— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) January 14, 2026
Dismantling Trump’s Gaza “peace” plan (co-authored with Norman Finkelstein) Chris Hedges Report
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President Trump says he is confident Tehran has stopped killing protesters as Iran reopens its airspace – Live on The Guardian
US steps up attacks on Iran…but Larry Johnson
Iran has threatened to retaliate if President Trump attacks, and the US has withdrawn some personnel from the Reuters base.
🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇱➖🛢 Oil prices fell 5% following President Trump’s remarks about “stopping” Iranian insurgent killings, suggesting any attacks directed at Iran may be postponed for the time being.
However, the Trump administration has close ties to gambling sites such as… pic.twitter.com/GK6ukfMh3X
— Dana (@dana916) January 14, 2026
Exclusive: Kurdish militants were trying to enter Iran from Iraq, sources say Reuters
Former Director of Israel’s Directorate of Military Intelligence: “Very significant influence operations by the United States” are taking place in Iran. dissident
We reported on Channel 14 tonight. Foreign actors armed Iranian protesters with live ammunition, which is why hundreds of regime officials were killed.
Everyone is free to guess who is behind it.
— Tamir Morag (@Tamir114) January 13, 2026
‘Shadow CIA’ concludes Iranian protests can only be achieved by US and Israeli intervention
This should be a monumental scandal.
At the exact same time Prime Minister Netanyahu flew to Washington DC to persuade President Trump to launch a new attack on Iran… Israeli officials were in Russia giving secret assurances that they would not attack Iran.
Israel then activated armed Mossad operatives… https://t.co/H8Utwpp62h pic.twitter.com/6qoG8FiF94
— Mel (@Villgecrazylady) January 14, 2026
Deja vu of the Maidan massacre in Ukraine by NYT, Guardian and other Iranian reports, no proof needed, no questions asked:
“Witnesses described snipers positioned on rooftops in downtown Tehran and firing into crowds, and how peaceful protests suddenly turned into scenes of violence. pic.twitter.com/xDXusqLxq0
— Ivan Katchanovski (@I_Katchanovski) January 14, 2026
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‘Praise be to Allah, there are still people like you’: Jeffrey Epstein fostered Israeli-Emirati ties before the Abraham Accords were scrapped
Qatar and UAE join US-led effort to strengthen technology supply chain Express Tribune
Africa
‘Last straw’: Somalia cuts ties with UAE after Yemeni separatists illegally enter Al Jazeera
Is China practicing “colonialism” in Africa? jason hickel
US launches two more airstrikes in Somalia
discord in europe
European countries send troops to Greenland as threat of US annexation intensifies CNN
Now is Europe’s chance to reach out to Russia, Mercenary Diplomats. There have been decades of opportunities.
Ukraine can buy weapons from non-European suppliers with €90bn EU loan The Guardian
Fantastic ‘loan’ for Ukraine recalibrated as EU faces priorities Reality check Simplicius
Exclusive: The EU will become a “military power”, von der Leyen told MEP Euractiv
Europe is moving to the right – it’s time for centrists to turn right too, says Manfred Weber Politico
Former Corsican separatist leader Orsoni assassinated at mother’s funeral France 24
old blighty
Peter Thiel’s New Army Model How to Survive the Broligarchy
Government scraps plans to require use of digital IDs on BBC UK
A new war that’s not so cold war
“The Strangler”, pt I Events in Ukraine
Ukraine’s tech genius named new defense minister Politico
Why did the US hint at support for NATO forces in Ukraine?Andrew Korybko
If Europe starts attacking Russian cargo ships, all bets are off on responsible national strategy
south of the border
The US won the first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal and keeps a portion of the proceeds in Qatar Semafor. Delete the arrangement.
Trump administration officials focus on private security contractors protecting Venezuelan oil assets CNN
Chinese supertanker withdraws as US steals Venezuelan oil Venezuela analysis
Russian state oil company confirms continuation of operations and energy projects in Venezuela Orinoco Tribune
The Pentagon purchased the device through a sting operation, with some investigators suspecting a connection to Havana Syndrome CNN. must attack. Cuba cannot survive with these weapons of mass destruction!
Trump 2.0
Dingbat imperialism, the lowest stage of capitalism, the unpopular front
Trump’s two key senators reverse NOTUS and defeat Republican insurrection over war powers
President Trump slams worker who called him ‘protector of pedophiles’ RT
Trump administration can’t stop white supremacist Vox from winning
police state surveillance
Exclusive: The secret ICE program exposed by Ken Krippenstein. important.
Second person shot and killed by federal immigration agent this week in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Gov. Tim Walz encourages Minnesotans to film ICE officers for future prosecution Minnesota Reformers
House Homeland Democrats begin investigation into Noem with potential for impeachment The Hill
Immigration officers found more than 40 cases of prohibited chokeholds and other forms of physical force that could cut off breathing
Maha
New Dietary Guidelines: Advice for Maintaining Healthy Testosterone Levels STAT
Testosterone: The Great Myth of Male Optimization Psychology Today
Deshabille Democratic Party
Do Democrats have the courage to outsmart Trump on defense industry looting? War on Wall Street workers
Why Elizabeth Warren declared war on richness, billionaires, freedom and power
Bodyguard of a Broken System: America’s Destruction
our famous free news agency
We took Scott Ritter off the bank. Mr. Ritter’s account was zeroed out with no explanation.
FBI searches Washington Post reporter’s home in investigation of leaks New York Times
boeing
Faulty engine mount discovered in UPS MD-11 crash, something Boeing warned about 15 years ago Simple Flying
immigration
Immigrant visa application process to be suspended for 75 countries including US, Egypt, Iraq, Yemen
Economists say on Fox News that Trump administration’s tightening of policies will cause the U.S. to experience net negative immigration for the first time in decades.
A.I.
How AI is disrupting institutions UC Law Journal
basil
Data centers are pushing Arizona’s power grid to breaking point
Oracle sued by bondholders over losses from building AI Reuters
Cerebras signs OpenAI deal worth more than $10 billion ahead of AI chip maker’s IPO CNBC
class war
Regulators say DoorDash and Uber Eats tipped New York City delivery drivers $550 million Gothamist
About the accumulation of human ingenuity: The sense of ending
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