Pissarro’s Paris comes back to life! Great animation by Andrei Zakirzhanov.
[📹 Andrey Zakirzyanov]pic.twitter.com/RJmWP8ynJq
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) November 8, 2025
A 2.75 billion-year-old tool rewrites the history of human technology SciTech Daily
Infrastructure of the planet Sapiens Noema
At this SF grocery store, you can’t leave without buying something SFgate
Slaughterhouses harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria that cause urinary tract infections in people
New coronavirus infection/pandemic
The spread of the new coronavirus is “very serious” and what to watch this winter Axios
Obesity treatment drug that appears to be effective against long-term novel coronavirus infection receives clinical trial KPBS approval
The financial structure of the next pandemic Mail & Guardian
Climate/Environment
Water temperatures in Amazon lakes rise to unprecedented levels, killing wildlife Phys.org
UN climate summit is working, just not the way critics think
south of the border
US continues attempts to overthrow Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution
Sexual harassment in Mexico prompts women to seek rides with other women ABC News
Argentina: Seize control of global finance, the lifeblood of the United States
China?
China has introduced drone firefighting technology to help extinguish fires in high-rise buildings and carry out aerial rescues.
— Science Girl (@sciencegirl) November 8, 2025
China builds advanced satellite power system for particle beams and other space weapons SCMP
Stranded Chinese astronaut shows dangers of space junk Scientific American
China demands concessions from Netherlands over chip issue DPA International
China’s waste blueprint could meet half of construction demand with recycled sand and gravel – Interesting engineering
India
India’s booming economy can’t save sinking rupee Cryptopolitan
India’s strategic response to the Belt and Road Initiative meer.com
From the world stage to strategic silence: India’s bold diplomacy faces new challenges in the Trump era
Africa
What President Trump needs to know before he ‘shoots up’ Nigeria: Responsible Nation Strategy
President Trump says US will boycott South Africa G20 summit over Al Jazeera ‘genocide’ of white people
african bloodlands tablet
discord in europe
Hopes and frustrations – debate on EU enlargement intensifies Euronews
EU considers relaxing AI rules for Big Tech Dagens.com
EU and Belgium reportedly fail to reach agreement on use of frozen Russian assets Ukraine Pravda
old blighty
Anti-Muslim hatred in Britain ‘surges nationwide’ as mosque attacks increase: monitoring group Andre Agency
Bank of England says JLR cyberattack contributed to unexpected slowdown in UK GDP growth The Register
Israel vs. Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iran
Christians in Lebanon
Israel destroyed the entire village of Maibib in southern Lebanon, home to the Temple of the Prophet Benjamin.
Located on a hill, this shrine has vaulted rooms, historic courtyards, a cemetery, and tombs, and is over 2,100 years old. pic.twitter.com/I9QyV8yyPL
— Airera (@aldamu_jo) November 8, 2025
Gaza water turns toxic as Israeli genocide leaves toxic aftermath Al Jazeera
Official says US is siding with Israel in decision-making at Gaza ceasefire headquarters Israel Times
Palestinians held without charge in Israel’s underground prisons, never seeing the light of day The Guardian
In Israel, Mamdani’s victory in New York raises concerns about a change in U.S. attitude Associated Press
A new war that’s not so cold war
What the bloody battle of Pokrovsk says about Putin’s tactics in Ukraine The i Paper
‘Energy generation is now zero’: Russia launches largest strike at Ukrainian thermal power plants Ukraine
Trump White House backs EU plan to tap $217 billion in frozen Russian assets Cryptopolitan
big brother is watching you
Always on the lookout: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and citizen participation ScheerPost
Why smart glasses with cameras already threaten your privacy Apple Insider
Ring cameras’ new Familiar Faces tool violates state privacy laws, privacy experts say Mashable
imperial collapse watch
Delaware mayor slams Philadelphia program that busses homeless residents into city FOX News
Food depots and businesses near Ohio Air Force base grapple with closures The Guardian
Trump 2.0
Kennedy Center fuss New York Times
12 reasons why Trump, 79, might succumb to the conspiracy Daily Beast
President Trump proposes sweeping health care reforms that would bypass insurance companies and hand cash directly to millions of Americans Daily Mail
President Trump was already cutting energy aid for low-income Americans – and with the arrival of the cold snap, the shutdowns are making the situation even worse.
musk is important
Elon Musk’s $1 trillion compensation deal approved by Tesla shareholders BBC
Elon Musk says building his own TeraFab chip manufacturing factory may be the only answer to Tesla’s massive AI semiconductor needs – Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns of ‘very difficult’ challenge Tom’s Hardware
Elon Musk becomes a member of the far right after leaving the White House The Guardian
Democratic Party Death Watch
Nancy Pelosi made $130 million in stocks while a member of Congress – a return of 16.930% NY Post
Bernie Sanders interrupts Schumer press conference, criticizes Democratic leadership FOX News
Who’s leading the Democratic Party? New poll reveals troubling answers NJ.com
immigration
Why Nikki Haley’s son became a radical UnHerd
‘Shocking the conscience’: Judge condemns use of force by immigration officers in Chicago, The Hill reports
Judge permanently bans President Trump from deploying National Guard to Portland in response to immigration protests NBC News
Our press is no longer free
ICE attack on Axios raises threat to press freedom
If Big Tech can’t stand jaw-dropping, how can individual journalists? Freedom of the Press Foundation
Mr. Market is in a bad mood.
Weekly commentary: Questions about the credit bubble report
Debt: The growing curse of the alpha-seeking consumer
A.I.
Waymo engineer Vincent Vanhoucke talks self-driving cars 3 Quarks Daily
AI is sweeping newsrooms, but is it journalists or tools? The New York Times
Sam Altman says futurist says entire company, including CEO, could be run by AI in a few years
7 more families use OpenAI over ChatGPT’s role in suicide and paranoia TechCrunch
basil
Substrate’s claims about innovative chip manufacturing technology beyond ASML come under scrutiny, with analysts likening venture to fraud – report pokes holes in startup’s technology, messaging and leadership Tom’s Hardware
Facebook Scam File Medium
guillotine watch
🇦🇪 The world’s most expensive coffee goes on sale in Dubai for $1,000 a cup
A cafe in Dubai is selling at a premium the world’s most expensive coffee, brewed from beans grown in Panama and selling for nearly $1,000 a cup. pic.twitter.com/2Gt0bxqHAK
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 5, 2025
For coffee lovers ☕☕.
Top 10 most expensive coffees in the world. pic.twitter.com/9VmH6dSB1k
— FunFacts (@ScienceXFacts) August 22, 2025
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