Did elephant energetics determine Hannibal’s route across the Alps? Phys.org
The main diet of early Americans was mammoths and other large mammals EurekAlert!
Predator, who stands at the top of humanity, begins to move. Not ready. today’s med page
Mormon crickets inundate Idaho; sheriff’s office warns people to call exterminators instead of police ABC4
Samsung’s chip division’s single-year profit exceeds the previous 40 years combined, driven by rising memory and storage prices — Samsung overtakes Nvidia to become world’s most profitable company, with quarterly profit up 19x Tom’s Hardware
Climate/Environment
AMOC current collapse may already be trapped, new scientist
Summer flash floods will be a big topic again in 2026 as they were last year Balanced weather
Chicago’s deep tunnels nearly full after heavy rain over the weekend Chicago Sun-Times
Heat dome locks over Western Europe: Extended run due to excessive heat wave establishes severe weather over Europe
Guest post: France’s June heatwave leaves more than 2,700 heat-related deaths Carbon Brief
ebola hemorrhagic fever
Congo’s Ebola death toll tops 500; medical workers threaten to attack Associated Press
South Korea
South Korea’s mineral diplomacy lands in Ulaanbaatar—China is watching closely George Chen
China?
Alibaba exempted from lobbying ban on Pentagon curb Bloomberg
Holmes tests China’s petrochemical plant expansion China policy leader
Southeast Asia
Trump resort built on Vietnam cemetery as ties with US grow Asia Times
syrakistan
At least seven Palestinians, including children, die in Israeli attacks in Gaza as Israeli forces continue to violate ceasefire
Israel’s command system has identified 850,000 targets in the wars in Gaza and Lebanon, supplier Guardian says
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Revolutionary Guards says it has targeted 85 US military facilities in response to US attack on Al Mayadeen
US revokes Iranian oil exemption after Hormuz attack
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Ireland bans imports from Israeli settlement in occupied Palestine’s al-Mayadeen
Explosion occurs in Damascus during French President Macron’s visit to Syria, injuring 18 people New Arab
discord in europe
President Trump attacks Spain as ‘vain cause’, orders trade halt Euronews
Marine Le Pen announces 2027 presidential bid TeleSur
Africa
US launches air strikes on Somalia for third consecutive day
UAE-backed military base opens in Somaliland’s Berbera Al Mayadeen
IS-Nigeria in Sahel claims new jihadist frontier, signal to Jamestown
Or Canada
Canadian Defense Attaché meets with Maple, the fundraising arm of the Azov Brigade.
old blighty
Political opponents vow to boycott by-election after Farage resigns The Guardian
A new war that’s not so cold war
Ukraine attacks Russian tanker RT
Russia targets Samsung and Ukrainian missile factories in night attacks – MOD RT
Monaco bombing suspect killed by military intelligence officer, Ukrainian authorities announce in Kiev Post
NATO summit meeting
Air defense discussion takes center stage at Ankara NATO summit Intellinews
US advances German ATACMS joint production plan to strengthen defense feed for NATO deterrence
PAC3 Fraud Julian MacFarlane
President Trump revives Greenland push, citing China, Russia’s Arctic activities
US lifts CAATSA sanctions on Turkiye, considers reinstatement of F-35 program: Trump Turkiye Today
President Trump could clash with Congress over F-35 deal with Türkiye WSJ
The barbaric heart of Ankara doctrine
US Defense Secretary Hegseth visits Israel amid concerns over possible F-35 sale to Türkiye Middle East Monitor
south of the border
Cuba partially restores power in 28 hours after nationwide blackout due to US oil blockade TeleSur
Trump 2.0
States and counties face surging hunger crisis due to President Trump’s SNAP cuts
republican funhouse
Ken Paxton vowed to crack down on “illegal voting.” He may have violated Texas election law. propublica
President Trump’s birthright citizenship push causes headache for divided Republican Party The Hill
Can DSA really beat Red America? Les Leopold
Democrats are the worst
Troy Jackson and Graham Platner file to be considered for Senate bid as Graham Platner faces growing calls to break away from ‘A Common Dream’
⚡️Maine Democratic Party: “Unfortunately, Graham Platner’s team has repeatedly reached out to us for input on what this process looks like. We have repeatedly told Graham Platner’s team that they have no role in determining the next Democrat.” https://t.co/l9GftNS9UU
— DropSite (@DropSiteNews) July 8, 2026
It’s unclear where Reckoning Action, which is working with the Democratic Women’s Caucus to change the House ethics rules to make it easier to bring forward allegations of inappropriate conduct, gets its funding.
Cheyenne Hunt, who personally linked Platner’s ex-girlfriend Jenny Racicot to journalists at POLITICO and CNN, is providing resources and support to Platner’s staff who are resigning in solidarity with Racicot. Mr. Hunt is the executive director of the nonprofit organization Reckoning Action… https://t.co/eKBMXPZVTH
— DropSite (@DropSiteNews) July 8, 2026
Although I know this view is outdated, I still believe that due process is the best method (i.e., the only reliable method) to determine guilt and the truth of an accusation.
Online mob and media trials are infinitely less reliable for all sorts of reasons that should be obvious.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) July 7, 2026
our famous free news agency
White House official Laura Loomer is calling for American journalists to be stripped of their citizenship and raided by the FBI for their reporting on Iran. dissident
imperial collapse watch
Selective Service War Game “Special Skills” Draft Responsible National Strategy
American mercenary company launches and expands ‘largest shooting range on East Coast’ All Source Intelligence
Afghan man who fought with US troops dies of allergic reaction while in ICE custody AP
police state surveillance
ICE killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on the streets of Houston today. I’m using the same script that I always use. immigration insider
ICE’s internal watchdog is investigating online critics Wired
accelerationist
You’re Into the Wrong Peter Thiel Conference How to Survive the Broligarchy
A.I.
President Trump wants to quickly use AI for climate change news
Exclusive US cyber agency uses Anthropic’s Mythos to audit government code, sources reveal Reuters
Meta now allows anyone to use their Instagram photos with AI images unless they opt out of Wired
guillotine watch
Absolutely bananas: Amid AI boom, San Francisco home sells for $1 million above asking price The Guardian
‘This world isn’t right’: 72-year-old caught in sci-fi eviction flood San Francisco Standard
class war
JPM and BofA Eye Payments deal — why JPMorgan, Bank of America and other banks want Fiserv’s debit network Stocktwits
What is capitalist exploitation? Why is it wrong? Left note
Our anger may save us Art Cullen
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