Belly Rubs Gone Dangerously Awry: Why So Many Humans Miss Grumpy Cat Signals StudyFinds
Kentucky woman expecting meds in mail gets box of human hands, fingers instead NBC News
Explosion at Mississippi chemical plant causes ammonia leak, evacuations AP
Climate/Environment
Philippines declares state of emergency as 241 dead, missing due to typhoon Anadolu Agency
Water, water everywhere but not a bite to eat The Continent
Flooding and droughts drove them from their homes. Now they’re seeking a safe haven in New York Floodlight
Pandemics
The Social Aspects and Impacts of Long COVID Springer Nature
This tight-knit community was recovering from a cultlike leader. Then measles got in. NBC News
Africa
US discusses ‘security interests’ with African state RT. Mali.
JNIM in Nigeria – Background and Implications Sawahil
The Koreas
‘It’s foolish’: North Korea strikes off possibility of dialogue after US imposes sanctions on Pyongyang Firstpost
Lee tells Hegseth S. Korea’s plan of retaking wartime operational control from U.S. would upgrade alliance Yonhap
Japan
Japan’s accelerated defense timeline Tokyo Review
Tokyo, Seoul and DC Disagree On What $800 Billion Investment Pacts Say Japan Economy Watch
Japan deploys the military in north to battle surge in bear attacks Al Jazeera
India
India’s West Asian blues deepen as Gaza Plan shifts gear Indian Punchline
China?
China to embrace free market, free trade and import more: Premier Li Economic Times
‘I don’t want to work; I want to join the party’: China’s viral cry for stability ThinkChina
Old Blighty
GOVERNMENT’S REPEAT PROTEST RESTRICTIONS WORSE THAN FEARED Liberty
British military announces first delivery of Ajax armoured vehicles – eight years late The Guardian
Syraqistan
Not Nearly Enough Food Is Entering Gaza as Israel Continues To Violate Ceasefire Deal Antiwar
YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations The Intercept
AI Hasbara: Israel Pours Millions Into U.S. Influence Efforts, Targeting Evangelicals in Churches and ChatGPT Haaretz
An Apology, An Apologia And an Actual Example. Aurelien
European Disunion
EU agrees to open Horizon research fund to defence projects Euractiv
Germany set to boost Ukraine aid by 3 billion euros in 2026 Reuters
The European Court of Human Rights: judges above politics Thomas Fazi
Former EU Justice Chief Charged in Belgian Laundering Case EuroWeekly. What is going on in Belgium?
Emergency security meeting after drones disrupt Brussels Airport and military bases Brussels Times
Belgian Minister Tells Russia to ‘Calm Down’ — Using Selena Gomez Song in a Nuclear Feud International Business Times
New Not-So-Cold War
Russian Security Council Discusses Trump’s Vow to Test Nukes Karl Sanchez.
The New Way of War Julian Macfarlane
Biological frontlines: How the US built a bioweapons network on Russia’s doorstep RT
‘Busification’ – forced conscription – is the tip of the iceberg for Ukraine’s military crisis Ian Proud
Elite Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russian strike on military awards ceremony Telegraph. A separate ceremony from the following:
Orwellian: Zelensky gives awards to soldiers, who have insignia of Nazi SS & Trident of Melnyk faction of OUN, which collaborated with Nazi Germany in organizing SS Galicia Division. He also awards neo-Nazi-led Azov soldiers wearing Nazi/Neo-Nazi Wolfsangel insignia. Photos from… pic.twitter.com/CPBEmw7Mc8
— Ivan Katchanovski (@I_Katchanovski) November 4, 2025
Ukraine gets a B grade from EU: good, but more work needed Intellinews
South of the Border
With Military Buildup Against Venezuela, the U.S. Eyes Cuba as Well Foreign Policy
Oreshniks for Venezuela? Reports of Wagner Group, Russian Military Aid as U.S. Seeks Regime Change Mark Sleboda (Video)
Media Pontificating About Trump’s Motives for Attacking Venezuela Keep Ignoring that he Openly Admitted It Was to Take Their Oil The Column
Senate Expected To Vote on Thursday To Block Trump From Starting a War With Venezuela Antiwar
“Liberation Day”
Court appears dubious of Trump’s tariffs SCOTUSblog
Tariffs Likely To Be Overturned… Barry Ritholtz
Trump claims world would be in a depression without US tariffs Anadolu Agency
Shutdown
Flight capacity will be reduced by 10% at 40 major airports: FAA ABC News
Musk and Rogan’s shutdown fantasy Oligarch Watch
6 Million Who Rely on Federal Heating Aid Poised to Suffer As Temps Drop and Trump Shutdown Drags On Common Dreams
Amid SNAP Turmoil, These Options Can Help Fill the Food Gap Civil Eats
Weimar Republic
A Quarter of Americans Now Believe Political Violence is Justified Jonathan Turley
With that, a few questions come to mind 👇
– Why hire the Daily Wire’s security firm without any public explanation?
Is this about bolstering protection or embedding DW-aligned eyes and ears deeper inside TPUSA?
– Why is Dan Flood, the security lead on the day Charlie Kirk was…
— James Li (@5149jamesli) November 6, 2025
GOP Funhouse
A few notes on the election. A massive alarm for the GOP.
First, this was a nationalized election. Candidate quality didn’t matter. Candidate spending didn’t matter. Local issues didn’t matter. Incumbent history didn’t matter. Individual scandals didn’t matter. It swept in blue…
— Robert Barnes (@barnes_law) November 5, 2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Telling People She Wants to Run for President NOTUS
Democrats en déshabillé
16 takeaways from Democrats’ big night The Argument
Spanberger and Sherrill were roommates on Capitol Hill. They’re now making history in their states CNN. A trailblazing former CIA operations officer and a former naval intelligence officer.
Healthcare?
Philly vs. the PBM Mob HEALTH CARE un-covered
Despite Vow to Protect Health Care for Veterans, VA Losing Doctors and Nurses Capital & Main
Police State Watch
Are You on Trump’s List of Domestic Terrorists? There’s No Way to Know. Nick Turse
Mamdani
Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team TechCrunch
Thoughts on a Victory Unpopular Front
Buckle Up, America. The Zohran Era is Here Matt Taibbi
👀 Inbox: The Anti-Defamation League announces launch of initiative “to track and monitor policies and personnel appointments of the incoming Mamdani Administration and protect Jewish residents across the five boroughs.” pic.twitter.com/MLMjvRsbig
— Jacob N. Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) November 5, 2025
Accelerationists
Tech Billionaire Marc Andreessen Bet Big on Trump. It’s Paying Off for Silicon Valley. ProPublica
AI
OpenAI Wants Federal Backstop for New Investments WSJ
My summary of OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar’s vision for the company she laid out today at WSJ tech conference pic.twitter.com/Gnr8edOFXd
— Gerrit De Vynck 🦭 (@GerritD) November 5, 2025
This is nothing more than Jensen Huang foaming the runway for a federal AI bailout in coordination with OpenAI’s latest plea in the WSJ
These grifters simply can’t be happy making billions from one of the greatest investment manias of all time. They’ll do everything possible to… https://t.co/W7d83lQHF7
— Ross Hendricks (@Ross__Hendricks) November 5, 2025
Private equity powering AI boom at public cost Private Equity Stakeholder Project
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What Happened to Piracy? Copyright Enforcement Fades as AI Giants Rise Lee Fang
Tinder to use AI to get to know users, tap into their Camera Roll photos TechCrunch
xAI Employees Were Reportedly Compelled to Give Biometric Data to Train Anime Girlfriend Gizmodo
Abortion
There Is No Privacy Pill Liberties
Imperial Collapse Watch
The Army listed German food banks for soldiers seeking shutdown help Task & Purpose
Taxpayers bankroll military contractors’ buybacks and dividends Stephen Semler
Iran hackers taunted ‘Mr. Mustache’ John Bolton about stolen files that were allegedly classified Fox News
MAHA
Exclusive: US FDA cleared pricey rare disease drug over reviewer objections Reuters. $800,000/year. Data reviewers said treatment was no more effective than a placebo, yet an accelerated approval.
Class Warfare
With 92% ‘Yes’ Vote, Union Starbucks Baristas Overwhelmingly Authorize ULP Strike Starbucks Workers United
The decline of public property: in recent decades, the public share of total assets has declined. Net public assets (i.e., assets minus liabilities) in major European countries have fallen to just above zero (from 20-30% in 1978), while private assets have risen to >6 times GDP. pic.twitter.com/rEJT3TP1wD
— Philipp Heimberger (@heimbergecon) November 3, 2025
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