Acoustic Guitar String Oscillations
The frame rate of the camera allows us to see the wavelength of each note
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— Science girl (@sciencegirl) December 26, 2025
Google Rapidly Deploying Huge CO2 Battery Facilities That Store 200 Megawatt Hours of Power Futurism
How reality crushed Ÿnsect, the French startup that had raised over $600M for insect farming TechCrunch
How America went money mad. William Gaddis invented our blank and empty world UnHerd
The John Galt of Comic Books Reason.com
COVID-19/Pandemics
Flu cases surge nationwide as CDC reports nearly 5 million infections this season WTVR CBS 6
COVID Cases Are Rising Again as Flu Surges. Know These Symptoms and How to Protect Yourself Today.com
Climate/Environment
Studies: Extreme weather fueled by climate change is adding to bird declines The Invading Sea
2025 One of Costliest Years for Climate Disasters: Report Earth.org
World’s third-largest solar producer could generate 12 million tons waste by 2047
South of the Border
Prices soar and Venezuela’s economy struggles under Trump’s pressure: ‘People are living day to day’ El Pais
Argentina: Congress passes first budget under Milei DW
Shared waters, rising tensions: Experts call for diplomacy as U.S.-Mexico water dispute intensifies Imperial Valley Press
All hail the Panama Canal, a frontline in the US-China trade war Asia Times
China?
A 30-meter-tall, 70-meter-wide snow sculpture in northeast China’s Jilin has become the backdrop for a spectacular light show recreating scenes from “The Lost Tomb” hit novel series. #ChangbaiMountains #HeavenlyPalaceOnTheClouds #SnowSculpture #IceAndSnow pic.twitter.com/vuxoDPy9kK
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) December 27, 2025
How China’s Singles Are Quietly Reshaping Consumer Spending Barrons
China’s Ultra-Long Range Sixth Generation Fighter Program Marks Major Milestone With Third Flight Prototype Military Watch Magazine
China industrial profits plunge as weak demand and deflation bite Financial Times
China hits milestone in building Beishan laboratory for managing nuclear waste SCMP
India
Architecture as Infrastructure: How India Builds for a Billion archdaily.com
Venture Capital Momentum in India Defies Global Funding Headwinds in 2025, Report Reveals crowdfundinsider.com
India is building the world’s largest battery storage site—here’s what it means for energy Glass Almanac
Africa
African regional bodies reject Israel’s recognition of Somaliland CBS News
How Africa is asserting itself globally — despite Trump DW
‘All the comforts you find in Paris’: the man helping African ‘repats’ head home rfi.fr
European Disunion
NATO chief Rutte rejects EU defense breakaway from US politico.eu
Europe is at a ‘fork in the road’ between AI competition and climate, fund managers say CNBC
EU rolls out plan to address bottlenecks in healthcare Longevity.Technology
Old Blighty
UK youth to be offered military ‘gap year’ in bid to boost defence: Report Al Jazeera
Foreign doctors deterred from UK by racism, anti-migrant rhetoric, says medical leader Andolu Agency
Israel v. Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iran
The list of all the children under age 9 that Israel has killed in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/qQX29rCdZJ
— Prof Zenkus (@anthonyzenkus) December 27, 2025
One excavator, 10,000 bodies, a sea of rubble: inside Gaza’s effort to retrieve and bury its dead Scheerpost
Israel needs reckoning and renewal – its leaders must finally accept accountability – opinion The Jerusalem Post
Israel weights military action against Lebanon shafaq.com
Israeli forces raid Syrian town in Quneitra countryside Andolu Agency
New Not-So-Cold War
Russia hammers Ukraine’s capital ahead of Trump-Zelenskyy meeting Al Jazeera
Zelensky plans to meet Trump on Sunday for talks on ending Russian war BBC
The most likely thing to end the Ukraine war? Exhaustion The Times
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
Privacy fears erupt as new facial recognition rules take effect at US airports TODAY Daily Mail
Privacy For Sale: Some Consumers Would Switch From Gmail To ProtonMail MediaPost
Western Democracies Ramp Up VPN Restrictions, Sparking Privacy Backlash WebPro News
Imperial Collapse Watch
Less support, more arrests: Why America’s Homeless population is growing WUSF.com
Baltimore Joins Detroit, Chicago, and Stilwell Becoming Unfrequented for Tourists in 2026? Here’s What You Need to Know! Travel and Tour World
Trump 2.0
Trump is talking about Greenland again Vox
Trump is shamelessly covering America in his name The Guardian
The Supreme Court Cast Its Lot With Trumpism. It Should Be Very Worried. Slate
The ‘Trump-class’ battleship faces a large obstacle in its way: Reality CNBC
Musk Matters
Elon Musk says xAI will have more AI compute than everyone else combined within five years Tom’s Hardware
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little? NY Times
Tesla doors that Elon Musk personally insisted on are now at center of safety investigations Cryptopolitan
Tesla Cybertruck + FSD + Grok = living in the future. pic.twitter.com/NspyBpPYk5
— Planet Of Memes (@PlanetOfMemes) December 24, 2025
Democrat Death Watch
The Dilemma for the Democrats in 2026 is … the Democrats The Hill
Letter: Shhh … be quiet and let Trump fix your mess, Democrats Yakima Herald-Republic
Immigration
ICE is deporting some immigrants so quickly, their attorneys are left scrambling NPR
Cuba Joins Venezuela, Syria, and Iran in US Immigration Ban: How New 2025 Policies Are Changing the Landscape of International Travel and Border Control Travel and Tour World
Our No Longer Free Press
Justice Department Says Filming Immigration Raids Is ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Reason.com
Gov’t May Not Abridge or Chill Freedom of Speech Newsmax
Mr. Market Is Moody
An ounce of silver is now worth more than a barrel of oil Wall street Journal
U.S. Dollar ‘Collapse’ Crisis Warning—The Real Reason For A 2026 Gold And Silver Surge That’s Predicted To Blow Up The Bitcoin Price Forbes
Smart Investor: Will Tech Stocks Go From Best to Worst, The Hyped-Stocks Trap Morningstar
AI
New Research Challenges the Myth That AI Stifles Human Creativity SciTech Daily
CoreWeave chief flags extreme supply chain stress as AI growth hits deeper bottlenecks Cryptopolitan
AI Revolutionizes Online Dating: Tools, Matches, and Privacy Concerns WebPro News
AI Backlash Grew Massively in 2025 Futurism
Here are 5 ways AI transformed health care in Europe in 2025 euro news
The Bezzle
Pakistan busts $60 million crypto scam network Cryptopolitan
6 Investment Scams Making a Comeback Across the U.S. SavingAdvice.com
Guillotine Watch
The 5 most expensive bicycle in the world #top5 #expensive #bicycle pic.twitter.com/S7N81nuPfP
— Top5expensive (@top5expensive) April 25, 2025
The 5 most expensive motorcycle in the world #top5 #expensive #motorcycle pic.twitter.com/5XdXGSFfOk
— Top5expensive (@top5expensive) June 15, 2025
This year we brought a Sci-Fi futuristic personal flying motorcycle to reality.Airbike became the world’s first jet powered hoverbike and redefined personal mobility.What you see is just the beginning. pic.twitter.com/uc9VBDI3cm
— Volonaut (@Volonaut) December 25, 2025
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