Get ready for rubble!!!🚘
This is definitely better than any fair derby.
Glacier View Car Launch, Alaska. July 4th every year🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/vkPs2XDlZk
— Bobbi (@kittenaround_51) April 24, 2026
20 Things Your Phone Knows About You You Never Told You Quartz
Rare Diseases and Platforms Biotechnology Renaissance Contrarian Research Substack
Scientists say we may need to nuke an asteroid—but not what you think ZME Science
World Cup takes surveillance to new heights The Conversation
New coronavirus infection/pandemic
‘The next pandemic is a matter of when, not if,’ says Oxford University professor Euronews
Brain scans reveal dopamine damage during long-term coronavirus infection, suggesting new treatments in precision medicine
Climate/Environment
Climate scientists stunned by worsening situation and rapid futurism
Scientists find alarming trend that climate models are missing SciTech Daily
south of the border
Cuba suffers second island-wide power outage in a week amid President Trump’s fuel blockade, Al Jazeera
Death toll from Venezuela twin earthquakes exceeds 4,000 Andre Agency
Colombia’s Petro accuses Israeli cyber firm Blackcore of election interference Middle East Monitor
China?
It will break! China has just made great strides with reusable rockets. For the first time, China has successfully performed a controlled recovery of the first stage of a transport rocket at sea.
The Long March 10B rocket was launched from Wenchang, China. 6 minutes after the stage ends… pic.twitter.com/a1qxYEyq5V
— Li Zexin 李泽欣 (@XH_Lee23) July 10, 2026
China’s climate change plan promotes renewable energy in factories, data centers Los Angeles Times
China’s Tianwen-2 space probe rendezvous with Earth’s quasi-moon
China is becoming an innovation lab for the auto industry
China’s visa-free policy accelerates travel to Japan China Daily
India
India is becoming a formative power Al Jazeera
Will communism in India come to an end? shear post
Great Nicobar Project: India’s Indian Ocean Power Play Geopolitical Monitoring
Africa
South Africa, once hailed as the ‘Rainbow Nation’, is now being torn apart by ‘Afrophobia’. Black South Africans are rebelling against illegal immigrants from other African countries, fearing that their jobs will be taken away from them.
How World Bank and IMF lending is reshaping policy-making in Africa Al Jazeera
After China’s Great Wall, Africa is building 8,000 kilometers of tree walls to fight climate change, restore land and feed millions Times of India
discord in europe
Why the EU ruling on transport apps is better for big tech companies The Conversation
EU agrees to start new stage of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova Euronews
EU drafts “electrification” plan to curb oil and gas usage amid Iran war turmoil Reuters
old blighty
How Britain’s class divide has shaped Andy Burnham, likely to be Britain’s next prime minister NPR
Britain at a crossroads: between multiculturalism, extremism and loss of governance – Jerusalem Post Opinion
Israel vs. Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iran
Still bombing Gaza 😡 https://t.co/y1Z3Phmzua
— Hanane Rebelle (@hanane80951160) July 11, 2026
Israel detains Jerusalem Grand Mufti inside Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli police have detained Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, who gave Friday’s sermon.
The sermon reportedly condemned Israel’s starvation policy in Gaza. At the same time, Israeli police also raided the office. pic.twitter.com/Wwtr8sIwNJ
— Ryan Rozbiani (@RyanRozbiani) July 10, 2026
Israel launches new airstrikes in southern Lebanon despite US-brokered deal Andor News Agency
US Democrat Ro Khanna arrested by Israeli settlers during visit to West Bank Reuters
Israel’s last hope The Times of Israel
A new war that’s not so cold war
“You’re playing with fire” RT editor-in-chief warns Europe RT
Ukraine will no longer be able to produce Patriot missiles domestically despite US license Military Watch Magazine
Russia, Ukraine report multiple casualties in overnight attacks Andor Agency
Russia suspends shipping through Kerch Strait after Ukrainian drone attack on ship United 24 Media
big brother is watching you
Meta has added privacy protection features to its AI glasses, but is reportedly testing a ‘super-sensing’ prototype
Los Angeles Police Department ends contract with license plate reader camera operator ABC 7 Eyewitness News
imperial collapse watch
New York City refuses to demolish trash-filled encampment outside Intrepid – Mandani praised by Homeless New York Post
Inside ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’: Homeless camp south of Wichita seeks official recognition, operator kake.com
Trump 2.0
President Trump lost the war with Iran and is now trapped in it MS Now
President Trump exchanges threats with Iranian leader as mediators struggle to maintain talks Al Jazeera
Former White House lawyer: Trump has ‘all cards in the deck stacked’ ahead of midterm elections The Hill
Trump administration rolls back critical protections for endangered wildlife NPR
musk is important
China is catching up to Elon Musk’s reusable rockets TechCrunch
Elon Musk confirms Starlink can deliver reliable upload and download speeds of 10 gigabits per second anywhere on Earth
6% APY, unlimited 3% cashback, free ATM withdrawals: Everything you need to know about bar charts in Elon Musk’s ‘bank killer’ X Money app
Democratic Party Death Watch
Editorial: Centrist Democrats won’t let ‘democratic socialists’ take over the party without a fight Chicago Tribune
Democrats fear their chances of winning the Senate are slipping away The Hill
immigration
Houston shooting marks at least 8th person killed in U.S. migrant sweeps AP
House report details how DHS used FEMA to step up immigration enforcement Federal News Network
Our press is no longer free
Trump administration subpoenas New York Times reporters in grand jury leak investigation related to Air Force One coverage FOX News
New Jersey court doubles down on one of the worst censorship orders ever seen Press Freedom Foundation
Mr. Market is in a bad mood.
While the economy is booming, America’s debt just hit World War II-era records: The trap no one talks about on Wall Street 24/7
US curbs trend despite soaring prices, but oil demand heads for slump: when is recovery expected? International Business Times
The US stock market is becoming a ‘too big to fail’ market watch.
A.I.
AI is pushing older workers out of the workplace, new report reveals future-oriented thinking
AI detects hidden warning signs before a major earthquake SciTech Daily
Robinhood expands autonomous trading with AI crypto agents Cryptopolitan
Apple sues Open AI for stealing Semafor trade secrets
America’s AI revolution could end in disaster The Hill
basil
Bullock reaches $45 million settlement with 46 states over Cash App fraud investigation TechCrunch
Interpol seizes $293 million, arrests 5,811 people in global fraud crackdown Cryptopolitan
guillotine watch
Top 5 most expensive honey in the world
📹Top 5 Expensive
— Science Girl (@sciencegirl) April 2, 2025
Top 5 most expensive restaurants in the world. pic.twitter.com/7xxyEAnv6K
— BILLIONAIRE COLLECTION ® (@BillionMagazine) January 29, 2026
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