The art of Pysanky: traditional egg decorating from Europe
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— Science girl (@sciencegirl) December 20, 2025
James Webb Space Telescope confirms 1st ‘runaway’ supermassive black hole rocketing through home galaxy at 2.2 million mph: ‘It boggles the mind!’ Space.com
Targeting bacterial ‘decision-making’ could help outsmart antibiotic resistance Phys.org
From Roombas to e-bikes, why are hardware startups going bankrupt? TechCrunch
Good morning, sunshine. The seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy is Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year Science.org
COVID-19/Pandemics
Calling the Shots: Tracking RFK Jr. on Vaccines U.S. News
The global diabetes pandemic: Why cases could reach 900 million by 2050 and what we must do now The Times of India
Climate/Environment
‘Borrowed time’: crop pests and food losses supercharged by climate crisis The Guardian
After Ruining a Treasured Water Resource, Iran Is Drying Up Yale Environment 360
South of the Border
Trump’s blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil raises new questions about legality PBS
Explainer: Venezuela’s billions in distressed debt: who is in line to collect Reuters
Chile’s far-right president taps into support for Pinochet that never went away The Guardian
Big Pharma Is Making Mexico Sick. Medicine and Supply Shortages Are Rampant. Scheerpost
China?
Robots in China are doing it all now, even dancing on stage like pros.
Here Unitree robots doing Webster flips and are performing at Chinese-American singer Wang Leehom’s concert in Chengdu.pic.twitter.com/2BNWdok0bf
— Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) December 19, 2025
China housing market crisis deepens as house prices fall sharply Andolu Agency
China’s Population Crisis—Xi’s Greatest Test in 2026 Newsweek
Report warns China drug innovation fast gaining ground on US biotech FirstWord Pharma
China’s national planning process is unique: former UN under-secretary-general Erik Solheim at Global Times Annual Conference Global Times
India
India will surpass Germany to become third-largest economy by 2027: Scindia The Economic Times
The cost of India’s anti-conversion laws The Hill
India’s telecom sector surges in 2025! 5G rollout reaches 85% of population The Times of India
Africa
Poor rainy seasons deepen drought risks across Horn of Africa: UN agency Andolu Agency
Africa in Washington’s Lens: Myopia, Transactionalism & Aggressive Disinterest Stimson.org
Africa’s industrial future depends on ties that work CGTN
European Disunion
Finnish finance minister calls EU’s loan deal for Ukraine ‘major failure’ Andolu Agency
Stellantis CEO says investments at risk in Europe after EU auto package Global Banking and Finance
EU Council backs digital euro with both online and offline functionality Reuters
Old Blighty
Labour warned over future of UK’s ‘crown jewels’ as Rolls-Royce threatens to build engines abroad Daily Mail
Christmas ads put on a diet as UK ban on TV junk food advertising bites The Guardian
Israel v. Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iran
Imagine that the situation reaches a child to say “Oh God, take us”
These are the most difficult chapters of silent extermination, leaving people drowning and dying in torn tents. pic.twitter.com/oUmKsZpHxW
— Muhammad in Gaza🇵🇸⚡️ (@7MohammedKhaled) December 17, 2025
MSF urges Israel to let critical aid into Gaza as children freeze to death Al Jazeera
Israel Is Preparing for a Permanent Presence in Gaza, Satellite Images Reveal Drop Site News
In 2025, The Israeli Army Was The ‘Worst Enemy Of Journalists’ Scheerpost
Israel’s Deliberate Destruction of Palestinian Academia Jacobin
New Not-So-Cold War
Ukraine strikes Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean sea France 24
Ukraine Receives Last of 80 Promised Abrams Tanks: How Many Are Left and How Well Can They Be Sustained? Military Watch
The bleakest winter: Ukrainians face exhaustion and uncertainty as Trump demands concessions The Guardian
Russia strikes Ukrainian port with ballistic missiles, killing 8 and wounding dozens CBS News
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
Meta, California agree to settle Facebook privacy lawsuit The San Francisco Standard
Flock Safety cameras helped crack the MIT and Brown case — but at what cost to privacy? Boston.com
Imperial Collapse Watch
Utah’s Trumpian homeless ‘campus’ — lifeline or detention camp? The Times
Half of wealthy Americans have lied about a Venmo glitch to avoid paying the bill. Why even 6-figure earners are ‘stretched, struggling or drowning’ Moneywise
Trump 2.0
Trump Drags Out His Epstein Files Cover-Up Zeteo
Trump’s ‘A+++++’ economy collides with reality in a Pennsylvania city critical to the midterms AP
‘An Absolute Joke’: Trump DOJ Partially Releases Epstein Files, Many Heavily Redacted Scheerpost
Is the Trump administration just a reality TV show? Vox
Musk Matters
Elon Musk’s net worth hits staggering $648B, making him more than twice as wealthy as runner-up NY Post
Elon Musk makes another Mars prediction: Mars will be … The Times of India
SpaceX Is Buying Up an Unfathomable Number of Cybertrucks Futurism
Democrat Death Watch
DNC under fire for hiding autopsy report on 2024 election Axios
Democratic despotism: The left moves from censored to compelled speech The Hill
Immigration
Trump Seizes on Brown, MIT Shooting to Suspend More Legal Immigration Mother Jones
Supreme Court rebuffs Trump in immigration judges’ free-speech case
Our No Longer Free Press
Tucker Carlson and the freedom of speech The Mining Journal
SecureDrop: Looking back at 2025 Freedom of the Press Foundation
Mr. Market Is Moody
‘Nothing Stops This Train’—2026 Fed U.S. Dollar ‘Destruction’ Warning, Predicted To Trigger $4 Trillion Bitcoin Price Boom Forbes
High-net-worth investors are pulling out of the stock market. Here’s where they’re funneling their cash instead Moneywise
Next Fed chair faces ‘no-win’ test as White House pushes rate cuts The Street
AI
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs RAISE Act to regulate AI safety TechCrunch
AI-made listing pics may mislead American home buyers, regulators caution Cryptopolitan
They graduated from Stanford. Due to AI, they can’t find a job Los Angeles Times
Six (or seven) predictions for AI 2026 from a Generative AI realist Gary Marcus substack
Neuralink’s Blindsight AI Breakthrough: Restoring Vision for the Blind with BrainTech Implants Blockchain News
The Bezzle
Scammers in China Are Using AI-Generated Images to Get Refunds Wired
Scammers target pet owners, posing as officials from sheriff’s department NBC Los Angeles
Guillotine Watch
The five most expensive dog breeds in the world
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— Science girl (@sciencegirl) November 11, 2025
The 5 most expensive cats in the world #top5 #expensive #cats pic.twitter.com/H2puLqt3SS
— Top5expensive (@top5expensive) May 3, 2025
Antidote du jour (via)
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