Scientists create a new form of ice known as Ice XXI.
#New Coronavirus Infection/Pandemic
In 2025, we will lose our no-meal status, just 25 years after eliminating the meal from the United States due to vaccines.
It’s not because the sanitation system has been abolished.
That’s because people aren’t getting vaccinated.
— Dr. Andrea C. Love (@dr_andrealove) October 18, 2025
of #measles The CDC website will continue to be updated. The number of infected people continues to rise as the infection continues to spread in multiple states. As of October 15, the number of infected people is 1,596. MMR is the best way to prevent dietary and sometimes serious consequences. Measles should not be part of our disease… pic.twitter.com/ElvQ1ZdquX
— Dr. Demetre (@dr_demetre) October 17, 2025
Climate/Environment
If the year is from September to October, the annual temperature until 2025 will be:
We are reaching the point where anyone can look at a graph and see that global warming is accelerating.
No more statistics or corrections for natural variation. pic.twitter.com/hZfznhtPMn
— Leon Simmons 🌍 (@LeonSimons8) October 15, 2025
Desperate AI megaprojects raise alarm in some of Europe’s driest regions CNBC
US hyperscalers plan to consume 22% more grid juice by end of 2025 The Register
China?
China says it has removed Philippine plans from disputed South China Sea coral reef South China Morning Post
China’s rapidly growing underwater sensor network aims to make oceans more transparent Defense One
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Netherlands ridiculed as ‘pirates’ after acquiring China’s Nexperia Asia Times (Kevin W)
China forces Scott Bessent to adopt anti-monopoly tactics Matt Stoller
Deep Tech The most surprising thing about my trip to China Rui Ma
According to The Irish Times, China’s real estate recession hits economy as trade tensions with US rise
South Korea
Amid tensions on the Korean Peninsula, South Korea to deploy powerful Hyunmu-5 ballistic missile TRT World
India
India’s Russian oil story is indeed coming to an end Indian Punchline (Kevin W)
Families evacuated from Delhi as ‘pollution refugees’ from toxic air force, relocated daily
Or Canada
Trump’s tariffs plunge Canada into recession The Telegraph
south of the border
One person killed, dozens injured in Peru’s protests against new president; state of emergency declared Guardian
Record number of 1.4 million displaced people flee gang violence in Haiti: UN agency Anadolu Agency
Death toll rises in Ecuador’s crackdown on protesters Inside Climate News
discord in europe
S&P issues surprise downgrade to crisis-hit France Reuters
Risk of “further intensification of violence” due to Europe’s economic downturn Telegraph
Europe’s retail woes exceed levels of 2009 financial crisis Bloomberg
The second wave – how AI will change Germany’s security apparatus (Nachdenkseiten by machine translation) (Micael T)
Germany’s Merz aims to eliminate red tape at banks to boost economy, sources say Reuters
Real estate: threat of financial crisis grows among French developers Eurasia Business News
Greece adopts law extending working hours despite Reuters protests
Serbia is bracing for an energy crisis as the US imposes sanctions on its only oil refinery. World ECR
old blighty
UK economy sleepwalks after another lackluster growth update CNBC
Banker bonus payments will accelerate as UK deregulation Guardian
Prince Andrew relinquishes title of Duke of York BBC
israel vs resistance
Israeli explosive robots still terrorize Gaza Strip Al Jazeera
Clear evidence of brutal torture: condition of Palestinian bodies released from Israeli prisons calls for urgent international investigation European Medical Human Rights Monitor (GAST)
Only Israel can do this 50,000 times and make all Western organizations fight for the right to attend and watch soccer in Europe.
They will all perish with Zionism https://t.co/WlwTU1sKyL
— Alon Mizrahi (@alon_mizrahi) October 17, 2025
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President Trump had to choose between Israel and Qatar. He chose the Qatar Financial Times
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Iran faces severe water crisis after driest year in 50 years Intellinews
A new war that’s not so cold war
President Trump withdrew the Tomahawk missile proposal in a meeting with Zelensky Financial Times. ZOMG, this is a photo.
Notice that the animals of the Trump administration did not even try to welcome President Zelensky.
Hero of the Free World met with officials of the Ukrainian embassy.
This is how America’s allies are treated. pic.twitter.com/qWpvOmxq7P
— Astraia Intel 🎖️ 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@astraiaintel) October 17, 2025
🇺🇸President Trump delayed the meeting by making Zelenskiy wait, and then met with Andrea Bocelli in the Oval Office while listening to her talk!
While they were doing this, President Zelensky waited. pic.twitter.com/JJMovL5fJM
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) October 17, 2025
The Secretary of Defense wears a tie in the colors of the Russian flag to the TASS meeting between President Trump and President Zelensky. The connection was not subtle.
Pete Hegseth decided to wear a Russian tricolor tie during his White House meeting with President Zelensky.
I don’t believe for a second that this is a coincidence or that he was actually wearing the colors of the American flag.
For the first time, Hegseth knew exactly what he was doing. pic.twitter.com/fpaUdRz5xv
— Daractenus (@Daractenus) October 17, 2025
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How the West is redirecting famine relief to arms shipments to the Ukrainian anti-Spiegel via machine translation (guurst)
Think tank grapples with Russia’s strategic dilemma Simplicius
Dmitry Polyansky: The Tomahawks, Nuclear War and the Failure of Diplomacy Glenn Diesen, YouTube
President Zelenskiy calls for ceasefire on current front lines RT
syrakistan
Syria’s time bomb. responsible national strategy
Trump 2.0
President Trump announces George Santos’ sentence commutation in federal fraud case The Guardian
University of Virginia rejects Trump administration’s ‘academic excellence’ agreement Anadolu Agency
shutdown
Army Corps of Engineers suspends $11 billion project due to shutdown, Trump budget secretary says on CNBC
ACA premiums expected to skyrocket MedPage
immigration
‘We are under siege’: Congresswoman Delia Ramirez condemns President Trump’s ICE invasion in Chicago Zeteo
Two men arrested by federal agents outside Midtown immigrant shelter, federal authorities say Gothamist
republican clown car
New York Republican Party shuts down state’s Young Republicans over group chat issue The Hill
Democratic Party’s Death Wish
“No Kings” — Sam Husseini, another chapter in his quest for empire without an emperor
charlie kirk
Charlie Kirk Shooting – Did They Know Before It Happened?! YouTube (Chuck L). I haven’t really heard your opinion, so I have no perspective on whether this makes sense or not. Importantly, the controversy surrounding Charlie Kirk’s murder still lingers.
police state surveillance
Miami is testing a self-driving police car that can launch a drone while driving
Our press is no longer free
Power Behind the Curtain: How the System Makes Popular Neoliberal Feudalism (Chuck L)
Mr. Market is in a bad mood.
Flying almost blind, the Fed is almost certain to cut interest rates this month Michael Shedlock
economy
The Trump Boom: A Legend in His Own Mind Dean Baker
Car prices reach new heights, auto loan delinquencies soar 50% Bloomberg (resilc)
A.I.
Wikipedia says AI is causing dangerous decline in human visitors 404 Media
Moderators call for AI control after Reddit Answers promoted heroin as a painkiller EndGadget (Kevin W)
basil
Crypto Crime Scene CNN. Crypto ATM.
The woes of US regional banks were reflected in Cointelegraph in 2023, with Bitcoin hitting a 15-week low below $105,000. I don’t understand headlines like this. That’s nothing compared to 15 weeks ago.
Windows 11 update breaks localhost, prompting bulk uninstall workaround
class war
Only 40% of workers have high-quality jobs, Gallup finds
Walmart expected to tighten its grip on beef supply chain; Midwest Survey (Robin K)
Luigi Mangione makes damning claims about police that could spare him the death penalty if convicted Daily Mail (Lee)
Chomsky and Robinson: “national interest” is a euphemism Thomas Neuberger
Antidote (via):
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Субботузка. pic.twitter.com/z58ERTTjm4
— Serёжik Zaйkin (@serezhikzay) October 11, 2025
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