Josh Sheehan, triple backflip 2015 🥲😵💫🤘 @ Pastranaland 🏍️💭 pic.twitter.com/nTx3fESyIZ
— And1 (@And1Libra91) June 23, 2022
What Searching For Aliens Reveals About Ourselves Noema
At 17, Hannah Cairo Solved a Major Math Mystery Quanta Magazine
Suddenly, Trait-Based Embryo Selection Astral Codex Ten
India to penalize universities with too many retractions Nature
COVID-19/Pandemics
Most adults do not plan on getting COVID-19 shot amid vaccine policy changes The Hill
COVID Contrarians Are Wrong About Sweden The American Prospect
Climate/Environment
Scientists slam Trump administration climate report as a ‘farce’ full of misinformation
The Tricky Problem of ‘Zombie’ Fires Inside Climate News
China?
Desks at a school in Chinapic.twitter.com/pKCzSpIIUh
— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) August 2, 2025
Getting China Wrong Quillette
Chinese scientists say they can create a ‘storm eye’ for PLA forces in electronic warfare South China Morning Post
Apple Used China to Make a Profit. What China Got in Return Is Scarier. New York Times. From May, still of interest.
Attacks in China and Japan raise concerns about xenophobia in both countries AP
China just bet $2 billion on fusion energy. The US must respond. The Hill
South of the Border
Supreme Court rules Mexico can’t sue US gunmakers over cartel violence USA Today
Brazil’s Lula vows to prepare response to Trump’s tariffs Press TV
IMF grants Argentina reserve waiver and cuts accumulation target Buenos Aires Herald
Africa
West Africa Junta Leaders Plan Taxes to Fund New Investment Bank Bloomberg
Africa looks to China as ‘beneficial partner’ while US imposes tariffs, aid South China Morning Post
Multipolar Africa: As the U.S. Steps Back, a New World Arrives IDN-InDepthNews
European Disunion
Italian, Turkish and Libyan leaders meet to address migration flows to Europe euro news
Europe’s trade deal with the US was dead on arrival – it needs to be buried. Here’s how to do it The Guardian
Can Europe Block Russian Diesel Without Fueling a Supply Crunch? OilPrice
Old Blighty
The UK’s Online Safety Act Ushers in a 1984 State RealClear World
Households hit with $14.5 billion after Bank of England’s rate cuts Cryptopolitan
Israel v. Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iran
Famine is devouring the children of Gaza. pic.twitter.com/Aqf6uPM2Mo
— Emelia (@vikingwarior20) August 2, 2025
Hamas denies it expressed willingness to disarm, slams Witkoff’s Gaza trip Al Jazeera
Israeli captive in Gaza says Netanyahu has ‘abandoned’ him amid starvation Andolu Agency
Rare aerial imagery shows displacement and destruction in Gaza Washington Post
Israeli forces kidnap three Syrians in Quneitra province as incursions continue The New Arab
New Not-So-Cold War
Brief Frontline Report – August 2nd, 2025 Marat Khairullin Substack
Ukraine Reports New Russian Glide Bomb RealClear Defense
They escaped Ukraine’s front lines. The sound of drones followed them BBC
Ukraine claims attacks on Russian drone storage airbase and military plant euro news
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
Meta violated privacy law, jury says in menstrual data fight Courthouse New Service
Privacy group details extensive city-run surveillance in new report amNY
Imperial Collapse Watch
A homeless encampment sweep is underway in Van Nuys — and protestors are clashing with the police. Should ‘tent cities’ be left alone? Moneywise
Traffic stop turns up $1.2 million in fentanyl, heroin in San Juan County Fox13 Salt Lake City
The huge US Navy fleet is actually mostly old warships built 20-30 years ago. Although they are constantly upgrading, they cannot be ignored that they are declining and outdated.(USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyer👇) pic.twitter.com/l7WXsQ3pb8
— ShanghaiPanda (@thinking_panda) November 30, 2024
Trump 2.0
Trump Is Openly Using the Presidency To Enrich the Trump Brand Reason
Senate deal on nominees elusive amid Democratic anger at Trump The Hill
Trump administration freezes $339 million in UCLA grants, accuses school of rights violations NY Post
If Trump saves Maxwell, he will destroy everything he promised The Hill
Musk Matters
Florida jury throws huge fine at Tesla in Autopilot crash The Register
Where Elon Musk lives: A look at the properties of the world’s richest man Times of India
Musk Is All In on Robots: Why You Should Be, Too Investor Place
Democrat Death Watch
Cory Booker’s pathetic stunts reveal the sad state of the Democratic Party NY Post
Poll: Democrats In Crisis Amid Shifting Voter Sentiment Fulcrum
Dems still in disarray with midterm elections next The Mining Journal
Immigration
Court limits Trump’s asylum crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border CBS News
Appeals court upholds order barring DHS from immigration sweeps based on language, job The Hill
Our No Longer Free Press
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down Axios
Trump’s Media Takeover Isn’t About Bias, It’s About Silencing Dissent Common Dreams
Mr. Market Is Moody
Dewalt Price Changes are Not a Good Sign ToolGuyd
Economic fears of investors are here — and fed by Trump’s reaction Washington Post
Bonds and the dollar are sounding the alarm about the U.S. economy. Stock investors might want to heed the warning. MarketWatch
https://seekingalpha.com/news/4476889-real-estate-stocks-plunge-as-rate-cut-hopes-go-topsy-turvy Seeking Alpha
AI
Microsoft Research Identifies 40 Jobs Most Vulnerable To AI Microsoft
AI Pushes Imaging to the Absolute Brink of Physical Limits SciTech Daily
Texas AI centers guzzle 463 million gallons, now residents are asked to cut back on showers The Economic Times
‘Artificial stupidity’ made AI trading bots spontaneously form cartels when left unsupervised, Wharton study reveals Fortune
The Bezzle
Pastor Indicted For Cryptocurrency Scam He Claims God Told Him To Do Forbes
Lethal Cambodia-Thailand border clash linked to cyber-scam slave camps The Register
Guillotine Watch
“A golden toilet is in one of the bathrooms of the apartment of Zelensky’s business partner Timur Mindich, where, according to media reports, NABU wiretapped the president himself. This was reported by MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak, who showed a photo, as he claims, from this apartment.… pic.twitter.com/LYtCFKlTcW
— Ivan Katchanovski (@I_Katchanovski) July 30, 2025
Like the old saying goes, all that shitters isn’t gold.
A Wellingborough man has been jailed for the theft of a £4.8m golden toilet from Blenheim Palace. pic.twitter.com/9W5cvIdjTz
— Matt Casey 🏴 🇬🇧 (@MattCas04807118) June 15, 2025
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