Dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe about 2,000 years ago Science
Regional changes will reshape ocean flows as global seaborne trade reaches historic $35 trillion
US scientists design first highway to wirelessly charge electric trucks on the move Interesting engineering
Australia has banned social media for children under 16. How does it work? The Straits Times
Climate/Environment
“Food and fossil fuel production causes $5 billion in environmental damage every hour” The Guardian
Heavy rains and flooding continue to plague the Pacific Northwest’s equilibrium climate
Study links rising temperatures to poor sleep among U.S. adults Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
UK national emergency briefing wakes up the world Presenza
pandemic
Is the comparison between HIV and SARS-CoV-2 valid or useful? Rather than making a black-and-white comparison, let’s look at how they are different, how they rhyme, and the implications. Mini 🧵1/ https://t.co/tG5DCChgXK
— FluSCIM Lucas Gonzalez (@lucasgonzalez) December 7, 2025
I’m an infectious disease doctor. Our expert pipeline is in trouble. today’s med page
China?
China is concerned that its manufacturing industry is shrinking too quickly and too much
China’s rural reform: A history of Peking studies discovered, not designed.
India
Why are tech giants Microsoft and Amazon betting big on AI in India? First post
Thailand and Cambodia conflict
Death toll rises to 10, Cambodia retaliates with new clashes with Thailand France 24
syrakistan
Revealed: Israel uses Palantir technology in Lebanon pager terror attack. dissident
Hamas says there will be no second phase of Gaza ceasefire until Israel stops ‘violating’ France 24
Israel remains the leading country for killing journalists in 2025: RSF Al Jazeera
Tony Blair ‘removed’ from Trump administration’s Gaza peace committee Middle East Eye
Gaza “ceasefire”, media/think tank regime, and post-meaning Sawahir
‘Economic peace’ comes to Lebanon: Commission to build a new border order The Cradle
UAE royal brothers’ relations with the West threatened by Sudanese genocide The Telegraph
What does President Trump’s national security strategy mean for Iran? Larry Johnson
Africa
South Africa’s hydrogen extraction frontier: climate action or recolonization? Overview of African political economy
Is it your company or your family? Another article on the Mission 300 electrification discussion by Ken Opalo
Or Canada
MAID is on the rise — Ottawa sticks to Canada issues'[Medical Assistance in Dying] “It is no longer an exceptional procedure to accelerate the dying process,” experts said in response to Health Canada’s latest MAID report.
old blighty
Britain’s biggest pro-Palestinian prison hunger strike in decades sends activists to New Arab Hospital
Britain cannot maintain nuclear submarine capability, experts deliver brutal verdict Daily Express
discord in europe
Europe must heed US invitation to national security strategy and return power to nation-states Ian Proud
80 years since Yalta: Europe’s return to irrelevance Kautilya the Contemplator
A new war that’s not so cold war
E3 meeting in London proposes alternatives to Ukraine war; 20-point peace plan Intellinews
British soldier dies in ‘tragic accident’ in Ukraine, Ministry of Defence, Guardian
Do you believe in coincidences…was the CIA involved in Operation Spiderweb and Israel’s June 12 attack on Iran?Larry Johnson
Peace-seeking President Trump believes in Father Christmas – President Putin and Prime Minister Modi don’t believe in John Helmer
Lithuania declares state of emergency over stowaway balloon incident from Al Jazeera, Belarus
The West’s Hundred Years of War with Russia — Part 4 Thomas Fudge
south of the border
US fighter jets approach heavily monitored Venezuelan airspace over Anadolu
“Oil and Ideology” by Patrick Lawrence “The Serpent Master”
MS-13 and Trump support the same presidential candidate in Honduras
Pentagon redefines drugs as combat threat, justifies attacks on survivors, after-action report
great game
Why Washington can’t outbid Beijing and Moscow in Central Asia ThinkChina
Lafaire Epstein
‘Ask Jeffrey’: Epstein Run Wexner’s pro-Israel charity machine reveals email drop site
Trump 2.0
President Trump praises economic performance, expresses concerns about affordability, Democrats are ‘making it up’ Anadolu Agency
More people will crowdfund basic needs in 2025, GoFundMe report says Fast Company
New threats to affordability – just in time for winter CNN
AI can help address America’s affordability crisis. Is this what the administration expects?
President Trump’s billionaire education secretary makes a ‘backroom deal’ that undermines the shared dreams of low-income borrowers
Deshabille Democratic Party
Democratic Party ends 30-year losing streak as Trump-backed candidate falls short in Miami FOX News
Analysis of the Imperialist Left – Interview with Gabriel Rockhill Decline and Collapse
supremes
Supreme Court orders new review of religious exemptions to School Vaccine Education Week
imperial collapse watch
Trump: NVIDIA can sell H200 AI chips to China, but the US will have to cut PC magazines by 25%
Economic policy in false positives of chaotic mode
Duran prevents the collapse of the empire (video)
Congress quietly strips right-of-repair clause from military spending bill The Register
America is losing its most critically needed power projects
American airports look like third world countries and are barely functional, but now I can do pull-ups so I’m okay. https://t.co/NSd5a12U1s
— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) December 9, 2025
preview room
Anger, extremism, and Netflix-style undiplomatic propaganda
guillotine watch
Just 0.001% own three times the wealth of the poorest half of humanity, reports the Guardian
immigration
CBP announces plans to investigate social media activity of foreign tourists before entering the U.S. Gizmodo
police state surveillance
Florida blacklists CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood as ‘foreign terrorist organizations’ The Cradle
Senate report exposes systematic abuse of American citizens by ICE and CBP, directly contradicts Noem’s denials Immigration Insider
Man charged with erasing cell phone before CBP searched 404 Media
health care?
Dr. Oz called pre-approval a “pox.” Now he’s spreading it. economic populist
These health centers aim to provide affordable medical care. In some cases, patients have been sued for unpaid bills of as little as $59. propublica
basil
How Tesla is extorting taxes from taxpayers Oligarch Watch
class war
Same Cart, Different Prices: Instacart Price Experiments Costs at Checkout Family Groundwork Collaboration
Price shocks are redistributive shocks: Systemically significant costs to inequality, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA. Summary thread:
The affordability crisis is an inequality crisis. When prices in key sectors soar, it is not just inflation, but a massive redistributive shock that hits poor households the hardest. **New working document** identifies the most important areas. 🧵https://t.co/i8J5zQAURx pic.twitter.com/0MDZ8MrM9f
— Isabella M Weber (@IsabellaMWeber) December 8, 2025
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