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This 3D floor in Thailand tricks your senses into feeling movement while you stay still.

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— Science girl (@sciencegirl) January 30, 2026

Bezos’s Blue Origin to ‘pause’ space tourism to focus on moon efforts Phys.org

The United States Is Suffering Stomach-Churning Brain Drain Futurism

Once Thought To Support Neurons, Astrocytes Turn Out To Be in Charge Quanta Magazine

Scientists Create “Off-the-Shelf” Cartilage That Safely Guides the Body To Regrow Bone SciTech Daily

COVID-19/Pandemics

Wastewater surveillance reveals hidden COVID spread beyond reported cases News-medical.net

In this US county, measles starts to feel like next pandemic BBC

Climate/Environment

Warm Winters Are Breaking the Ski Industry — and Artificial Snow Isn’t Enough Skift.com

EPA’s new way of evaluating pollution rules hands deregulators a license to ignore public health Phys.org

Is microplastic pollution a problem for animals? Environmentamerica.org

South of the Border

Mexico to ask Trump to ship oil to Cuba; warns of humanitarian crisis on island due to US tariffs Andolu Agency

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says she “will be president when the time comes” CBS News

From the Panama Canal standoff to Honduras: Trump reasserts Washington’s grip on Central America El Pais

China?

physical education in a kindergarten in Chinapic.twitter.com/yZxQJmFzz1

— ִֶָ. ..𓂃 ࣪ ִֶָ🪽་༘࿐ 𝓟𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓵 (@__pearII) January 31, 2026

We rode in dozens of driverless robotaxis in China. Here’s what we saw — and our advice for other curious travelers. Business Insider

China Is Practicing A Taiwan Blockade With A Floating Great Wall Forbes

Xi Jinping’s purge of China’s top general spells uncertainty for world’s largest military CBC.ca

India

Why the EU-India trade deal matters Gzero media

India’s rich splash out as luxury water becomes latest status symbol SCMP

IMF data shows India above America in the list of ‘Top 10 contributors to global real GDP growth for the year 2026; Elon Musk responds The Times of India

Africa

Solar energy gains ground across Africa, but challenges persist Mongabay.com

African countries under the US Level 4 travel alert rise to eight with new addition Business Insider

Africa Has the Worst Road Safety Record in the World. Here’s What to Know AP

European Disunion

How Trump keeps Europe weak America weaponises energy UnHerd

Imagine There’s No NATO: Germany as a New Middle-Sized Military Power in an Anarchic International Order Fair Observer

Hungarian premier says Ukraine’s EU membership ‘out of the question,’ warns of economic consequences Andolu Agency

Europe Starts Looking for New Friends Der Spiegel

Old Blighty

The Great Fragmentation of UK Politics The American Conservative

BBC vows to better reflect working-class audiences around UK BBC

Israel v. Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iran

Israel is bombing the tents of displaced people today in Gaza.There is no ceasefire in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/SF57VRINoa

— Omar Hamad | عُـمَـرْ 𓂆 (@OmarHamadD) January 31, 2026

BREAKING:

Israel is raining bombs on Gaza right now.

31 Palestinian civilians killed since dawn today.

Families burned alive in tents.Homes turned into graves.Civilians targeted in the streets.

The “ceasefire” is a lie.

Israel is erasing Gaza — family by family. pic.twitter.com/1ovGATa8v2

— sarah (@sahouraxo) January 31, 2026

Israel kills 31, including children, in new Gaza ceasefire violation Al Jazeera

Israel’s Military Now Accepts 70,000 Killed in Gaza – But Why Did Our Media Let Them Get Away With Denying It for So Long? Zeteo

Israel’s food crisis – blowback from the economic costs of perpetual war Middle East Monitor

Iranian President Pezeshkian claims foreign powers provoked protests to ‘tear the nation apart’ Jerusalem Post

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The Islamic Republic of Iran has declared all EU armed forces as terrorist organizations.

— Seyed Mohammad Marandi (@s_m_marandi) February 1, 2026

Trump says Iran ‘seriously talking’ to US Anadolu Agency

Iran’s supreme leader warns of regional war if US attacks BBC

Explosions in at least 7 cities and nuclear sites of Iran’s IRGC during the presence of the Israeli intelligence chief in Washington indicate that a “technical terror war” has begun against Iran. These explosions cannot be called gas leaks.#Iranunderattack #IranMassacre pic.twitter.com/BEToXAi5Vt

— Muhammed Faisal (@Intl_Mediatior) January 31, 2026

New Not-So-Cold War

Mass blackout and water shortages hit Ukraine Euronews

Ukraine raises concerns with SpaceX over Russian use of Starlink France 24

Blocking the Russian army: Ukraine’s impossible mission Le Monde

Big Brother Is Watching You Watch

Starlink privacy change sparks concerns as SpaceX eyes trillion-dollar xAI merger Cryptopolitan

Google to pay $203M in data privacy suits: Could you get a payout? The Street

Imperial Collapse Watch

Mamdani still will only force homeless NYers off the streets ‘as last resort’ – even as deep freeze death toll rises to 13 NY Post

As officials disparage Pretti and Good, families of Black people killed by police have déjà vu ABC News

Trump 2.0

Dimensions of Trump’s massive new ‘Triumphal Arch’ are revealed as president ‘chooses the biggest size possible’ to honor America and wow visitors Daily Mail

Will corporate America finally stand up to the Trump administration? The Guardian

American’s confidence in Trump continues to slide, survey finds USA Today

The ‘mad king’: has Trump finally lost it? The Week

Musk Matters

Musk’s SpaceX applies to launch 1m satellites into orbit BBC

Musk weighs tech mega-merger across SpaceX, Tesla and xAI, reports say Euronews

Is Tesla turning its back on electric cars? Elon Musk’s brand stops production of Model S and X This Is Mone

ICE Rampage

Mass protests held across US against federal immigration agency as thousands rally in California, Oregon Andolu Agency

Judge rejects bid to end Trump administration’s immigration-enforcement surge in Minnesota Politico

Not verified but if true, hard to think it won’t be:

UPDATE—Healthcare workers confirm that ICE is abandoning half-naked detainees in the woods of Minnesota.

“Individuals have shown up in emergency rooms who require amputations—some with cracked skulls.”

“If you are taking your dog for a walk in a park—please keep an eye out.”… pic.twitter.com/ACbeb4DWw1

— LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 (@LongTimeHistory) January 30, 2026

Democrat Death Watch

Get out the popcorn for the DSA’s bid for a hostile Democratic Party takeover NY Post

As Trump Attacks the Republic, the Cowardly Democratic Party Still Won’t Fight to Win Common Dreams

Our No Longer Free Press

Don Lemon released after arrest that sparks press freedom concerns The St. Louis American

Independent journalist arrested, charged over Minnesota protest coverage U.S. Press Freedom Tracker

Mr. Market Is Moody

This Time, A Weaker Dollar Is Part Of The Plan Seeking Alpha

Is Intel Stock Going to $0? Motley Fool

Gold price set for a bumpy week after historic slide from record highs Techstock2

It’s Starting to Look Like AI Has Killed the Entire Model of College Futurism

Radiologists Catch More Aggressive Breast Cancers By Using AI To Help Read Mammograms, Study Finds Slashdot

xAI Wants to Hire Award-Winning Writers to Train Elon Musk’s Stupid AI Chatbot Gizmodo

Gaming market melts down after Google reveals new AI game design tool — Project Genie crashes stocks for Roblox, Nintendo, CD Projekt Red, and more Tom’s Hardware

No humans needed: New AI platform takes industry by storm Axios

The Bezzle

Los Angeles hospice fraud reaches billions as Medicare providers scam federal system with fake companies Fox News

Cloud storage payment scam floods inboxes with fake renewals Bleeping Computer

Guillotine Watch