Rare footage: Houdini’s first jump into icy New York River, 1907
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— Science girl (@sciencegirl) January 23, 2026
Nanoparticles That Destroy Disease Proteins Could Unlock New Treatments for Dementia and Cancer SciTech Daily
The Market for Artificial Wombs is Here 3 Quarks Daily
This startup will send 1,000 people’s ashes to space — affordably — in 2027 TechCrunch
Monster Neutrino Could Be a Messenger of Ancient Black Holes Quanat Magazine
COVID-19/Pandemics
CDC Calculates Continuing Burden from COVID-19 Illnesses Contagion Live
How America’s WHO exit could affect flu shots, outbreaks, and future pandemics Fast Company
Climate/Environment
New filtration technology could be gamechanger in removal of Pfas ‘forever chemicals’ The Guardian
Solar and wind overtake fossil fuels in the EU Semafor
Winter storm doesn’t disprove climate change, despite Trump’s claim. Scientists explain why. CBS News
South of the Border
Venezuela’s interim president’s oil law reform to break with Chavez model Al Jazeera
Trump administration weighs naval blockade to halt Cuban oil imports Politico
Mexico reviews oil shipments to Cuba amid U.S. pressure and rising geopolitical tensions MyIndMakers
Argentina’s F-16 deal signals a strategic pivot toward Washington Argentina Reports
China?
“China will lose the US market…”
“We don’t care. The world is big enough that the US is not the totality of the world’s market.”
🤷♂️Victor Gao was not kidding. https://t.co/G4G2ofVh3D pic.twitter.com/JSWVm8JD0a
— Li Zexin 李泽欣 (@XH_Lee23) January 19, 2026
The Big Winner: China The American Prospect
China reveals 200-strong AI drone swarm that can be controlled by a single soldier — ‘intelligent algorithm’ allows individual units to cooperate autonomously even after losing communication with operator Tom’s Hardware
Pentagon shifts focus away from China in new defense strategy NBC News
China places highest-ranking general under investigation BBC
India
National Girl Child Day: India advancing towards an equitable society, says govt India Tribune
Europe and India seek closer ties with ‘mother of all deals’ AFP
India Surges Ahead In Clean Electrification Race Grand Pinnacle Tribune
Africa
Remittances take priority over aid as Africa turns to stablecoins Cryptopolitan
AGES 2026 to showcase Africa’s leading pipeline of investment-ready green projects Energies Media
South Africa Declares a National Disaster Over Flooding and Severe Weather San Diego Voice and Viewpoint
European Disunion
Europe needs ‘a huge wake-up call’ on the housing crisis, EU commissioner says France 24
Merz heads to Italy for summit with Meloni with new ideas to shake up EU bureaucracy euro news
The EU finally used an economic threat against Trump. But the markets forced his climbdown The Guardian
Does Europe Need a Modern-Day Octavian Augustus? Lessons in Pragmatic Reform for a Divided Union New Eastern Outlook
Old Blighty
UK border tech budget swells by £100M as Home Office targets small boat crossings The Register
We’re running out of aspirin! Pharmacies rationing aspirin to patients with most serious heart problems due to ‘worrying’ UK shortages Daily Mail
Israel v. Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iran
This is not Hiroshima and Nagasaki, this is North Gaza. pic.twitter.com/8yntAP22FL
— Global Insight Journal (@GlobalIJournal) January 22, 2026
Israel Is Turning the Yellow Line Splitting Gaza into a Physical Barrier Drop Site
Khamenei has gone into hiding ahead of possible US attack, says opposition-linked news site The Times of Israel
How Israeli settler violence empties Palestinian villages DW
‘Impunity won’t last forever’: What gives Francesca Albanese hope +972
Israel, Syria to finalize U.S.-brokered security deal ‘soon,’ as ‘developments accelerate noticeably’, Syrian source tells i24NEWS i24 News
New Not-So-Cold War
How Soviet urban planning is helping Russia freeze Ukraine BBC
Russia launches massive strikes on Ukraine’s largest cities and targets energy infrastructure euro news
Ukraine calls trilateral talks with U.S. and Russia to end war “constructive” Axios
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
ICE Is Scanning Civilians’ Faces, Telling Them They’re Being Entered Into a Terrorism Database Futurism
Microsoft hands over BitLocker keys to FBI, exposing users to major privacy flaw Cryptopolitan
Imperial Collapse Watch
Filthy homeless encampments pop up across Manhattan after woke new NYC mayor vowed to stop clearing them away Daily Mail
Former NFL lineman Kevin Johnson found dead at LA homeless encampment NBC 4 Los angeles
Trump 2.0
What midterm projections tell us about Trump’s central struggle Ipsos
Trump threatens 100 percent tariff on Canada over China deal Al Jazeera
Europe Rides the Tiger: Jeffrey Sachs on NATO, Trump, and the Collapse of the “Rules‑Based Order ScheerPost
As the world finally punches back, was this the week Donald Trump went too far? The Guardian
ICE Rampage
Minneapolis Live Updates: Videos Appear to Contradict Federal Account of Killing New York Times
To be clear about what this depicts: An immigration officer threw a woman onto the ground. Alex Pretti, a registered nurse on scene as a legal observer, is filming and goes to help the woman up. He is then pepper sprayed and thrown to the ground for no discernible reason. Many…
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) January 24, 2026
To be clear about what this depicts: An immigration officer threw a woman onto the ground. Alex Pretti, a registered nurse on scene as a legal observer, is filming and goes to help the woman up. He is then pepper sprayed and thrown to the ground for no discernible reason. Many…
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) January 24, 2026
As insane as this sounds, it’s true: Pam Bondi sent Minnesota officials a letter today saying ICE would leave the state if Minnesota turns over its voter files to the Trump Administration.
They’re openly using state violence as a bargaining chip to seize election infrastructure. https://t.co/v5L9ByI4eK pic.twitter.com/gRZ6SnU1Zf
— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) January 25, 2026
Legal immigration pathways shrink as Trump restricts humanitarian programs and revokes visas KCTV 5.com
Pepper-Sprayed While Pinned Down: A Searing Scene Provokes Outrage NY Times
Musk Matters
Elon Musk Is So Unlikable That His Feud With Random Airline Is Doing Wonders for Sales, Says CEO Futurism
‘Peace’ or ‘Piece’? Musk mocks Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace in Davos euro news
Elon Musk just told Davos that Tesla will sell humanoid robots next year, really, he swears engadget
Democrat Death Watch
Virginia Democrats frustrate law enforcement with bill axing prison time for violent crime, expert warns Fox News
James Carville says Jasmine Crockett’s rhetoric offends people who have ‘any sense of humanity’ New York Post
Our No Longer Free Press
Nevada Press Association Defends Press Freedom After Courtroom Removal of Reporters The Fallon Post
Documents Prove The Trump Administration Arrested Students for Criticizing Israel Mother Jones
Mr. Market Is Moody
The stock market is flashing a signal that inflation may be poised to spike Business Insider
Bitcoin’s weakness versus gold and equities puts quantum computing fears back in focus CoinDesk
Meet David Bateman, the man who invested $1 billion into physical silver ahead of historic rally Cryptopolitan
AI
The AI-Powered Web Is Eating Itself Noema
Designing AI-resistant technical evaluations Anthropic.com
A new test for AI labs: Are you even trying to make money? TechCrunch
Get ready for the AI ad-pocalypse The Verge
The Bezzle
Toronto man posed as pilot to rack up hundreds of free flights, prosecutors say The Guardian
Gavin Newsom roasted as huge $23M homeless fraud investigation nabs suspect in LA: ‘Zero vetting’ New York Post
Guillotine Watch
Veekey James’s 30th birthday cake is “currently the tallest cake in Africa” and it cost 18 million Naira 🤯🎂🔥 pic.twitter.com/YU3u4uuG4x
— Oyindamola🙄 (@dammiedammie35) June 9, 2025
The 5 most expensive weddings cake in the world #top5 #expensive #weddingcake pic.twitter.com/PlyudLX74l
— Top5expensive (@top5expensive) November 20, 2025
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