Elephant asks for a snack
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— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) June 28, 2025
When Did Nature Burst Into Vivid Color? Quanta Magazine
Your Review: Alpha School Astral Codex Ten
Star-Shredding Spectacle: NASA Reveals Brightest Black Hole Blasts Since the Big Bang SciTech Daily
COVID-19/Pandemics
COVID-19 origin still ‘inconclusive’ after years-long WHO study Al Jazeera
How does Marburg virus spread between species? Young Ugandan scientist’s photos give important clues The Conversation
Climate/Environment
In a Sinking Venice, Jeff Bezos’ Wedding Draws Private Jets and Protestors Atmos
Heat dome passes, but climate-fueled waves aren’t going anywhere The Hill
Arctic Sea Ice reaches a Historic Low for late June, with Winter Impacts expected if the Weather Pattern persists Severe Weather Europe
China?
How China is revolutionizing hospitals!
And we are busy with Urine 🤡 pic.twitter.com/IfhNYajWVD
— 🚨Indian Gems (@IndianGems_) June 28, 2025
China to pivot $50 billion chip fund to fighting U.S. squeeze as trade war escalates — country to back local companies and projects to overcome export controls Tom’s Hardware
China’s rare earths are flowing again, but not freely Reuters
China didn’t surrender. Wall Street just bought another 90 days. Here’s what the new US-China trade deal really means.
The new US-China trade agreement, explained | AP News https://t.co/VpLfhWDobk
— William Huo (@wmhuo168) June 28, 2025
Unbelievable! A drone rescued a man trapped in floodwaters in China’s Guangxi. The drone can lift a 100kg weight. pic.twitter.com/KTc1ZaeffG
— Li Zexin (@XH_Lee23) June 28, 2025
China Abruptly Dumps $8,200,000,000 in US Treasuries As Dollar Extends Massive Losses The Daily HODL. Note Wolf Richter, in detail, has debunked the “massive losses” story. The dollar has corrected from serious overvaluation to being in a “normal” range by historical standards. That does not mean the dollar won’t fall further, but commentators need to get a grip about where we are now.
South of the Border
The US government just said Mexico is on its list of “foreign adversaries”, alongside China, Russia, and Iran.
Mexico is the #1 US trading partner and its southern neighbor. They share a 3000+ kilometer border. And the US declared it an “adversary”.
The US empire has no friends https://t.co/zjdjVvb9u7
— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) June 28, 2025
Milei’s Argentina: A tale of two pockets Buenos Aires Times
Africa
Six months on, US aid cuts push refugees in East Africa to starvation Andolu Agency
‘We are privileged’: liberal Afrikaners reject Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims The Guardian
DR Congo, Rwanda sign US-brokered peace deal DW
European Disunion
Climate, conflict and energy security – our research shows how the EU’s industrial policy must change to face this polycrisis The Conversation
Southern Europe roasts as first heatwave of the summer scorches continent Al Jazeera
Did Trump just dump the Ukraine War into the Europeans’ lap? Responsible Statecraft
Old Blighty
The UK has published a ten-year industrial strategy to boost key sectors of the economy – here’s what the experts think The Conversation
Tories swipe at ‘chaos and confusion’ in local councils after Reform UK’s takeover of town halls sees a slew of resignations, flag rows, flooding fears and a bitter dispute with firefighters Daily Mail
Israel v. Gaza/Lebanon/Syria/Yemen/Iran
Children in Gaza pick up flour from the ground…
This is a shame for the whole world!#GazzeyiHilafetKurtarir #FreePalestine #Gaza #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust #Palestine pic.twitter.com/j3wf1TVpW1
— Rüya (@ruyaselcuk) June 28, 2025
An Israeli woman shared a screenshot from an Israeli man’s dating profile saying: “Weirdest gift I’ve given or received: a dog brought me someone’s leg in Gaza.”
She captioned it: “Stuff you only find on dating apps in Israel.”
Another Israeli replied: “Delete this, it could go… pic.twitter.com/0FTEjg3pfz
— Suppressed News. (@SuppressedNws) June 28, 2025
‘Suffering beside the innocent is the last honest thing a man can do.’ Vanessa Beeley substack
US did not use bunker-buster bombs on one of Iran’s nuclear sites, top general tells lawmakers, citing depth of the target CNN
NEW:
🇮🇷 The Iranians have begun cleaning and rebuilding the nuclear facilities.
Iran has cleared the entrance at Isfahan, deemed too deep for MOPs.
Satellite imagery also shows rapid repair or reconstruction efforts underway at one of Iran’s most fortified underground… pic.twitter.com/8owdqFGWtO
— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) June 28, 2025
Battle Damage Assessments Meaning in History
“Midnight Hammer” – a Fordow’s Bunker Buster or just Busted [i] Black Mountain Analysis substack
Mourners gave their reactions to Israeli attacks on Iran while attending a state funeral held for 60 people, including top military leaders killed in the war. pic.twitter.com/cxshZNgbEG
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) June 28, 2025
Over 1,300 of Iran’s Sunni scholars and intellectuals have issued a unified call for Muslims across the world to confront Israel and its Western allies, framing the resistance as both a religious duty and a divine obligation. The statement, released Saturday, comes in the…
— Thomas Keith (@iwasnevrhere_) June 29, 2025
How Islam is Governing Iran’s Response to Israel and the United States Larry Johnson
New Not-So-Cold War
Vladimir Putin’s war threats are why aliens haven’t made first contact, expert claims The Daily Star
Nato has just surrendered Ukraine to Putin The Telegraph
Unjammable fiber-optic drones are taking over and turning Ukrainian forests into spiderwebs of wires, video shows Business Insider
Ukraine’s Operation Spider Web destroyed more than aircraft – it tore apart the old idea that bases far behind the front lines are safe The Conversation
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
New Orleans City Council Considers Ordinance To Adopt Real-Time Facial Recognition Technology Reason
ChatGPT and Privacy: Everything You Need to Know in 2025 Private Internet Access
Facebook’s New AI Tool Asks to Upload Your Photos for Story Ideas, Sparking Privacy Concerns The Hacker New
Imperial Collapse Watch
The biggest enemy of the USA🇺🇸 is not China🇨🇳 or Russia🇷🇺 but peace.Because with peace the weapon industry would collapse, no more business.🤔 pic.twitter.com/cBJo41BgOF
— ShanghaiPanda (@thinking_panda) June 25, 2025
Toms River tells homeless to move their belongings out of municipal parking garage Asbury Park Press
Decorated Marine Corps veteran, homeless for more than a decade, braces for change Central Oregon Daily News
Trump 2.0
Trump Goes Haywire on AI Regulation After China Agrees to Major Trade Deal Futurism
With Iran, President Trump faces his neocon moment The Hill
Americans reveal which top Trump adviser they trust the most and the shocking stat that unites his Cabinet Daily Mail
What the “12-day war” teaches us about Trump’s foreign policy Vox.com
Musk Matters
Why is Mexico threatening to sue Elon Musk over SpaceX debris? Al Jazeera
Elon Musk finds his Tesla ‘scapegoat’ after billionaire’s White House antics were blamed for cratering EV sales Daily Mail
Elon Musk rips into ‘utterly insane’ Trump-backed megabill CNBC
Democrat Death Watch
Mamdani’s primary win exposes Democrat divide as top leaders withhold endorsements Fox News
They Don’t Hate Mamdani Because he’s a Muslim Radical. They Hate him Because he’s a Muslim Normal The Mizrahi Perspective substack
Top Texas Democrats ponder the state’s future at forum amid questions about what’s next for their party The Texas Tribune
Immigration
How DHS Facial Recognition Tech Spread to ICE Enforcement Reason
Deportation nation: Trump 2.0 is gunning for new records in immigration prosecutions The Hill
Our No Longer Free Press
Press-Freedom Groups File Brief in Defense of Reporter Timothy Burke’s Right to Gather Newsworthy Content Online FreePress.net
LAPD Arrest of Journalist at ICE Raid Fuels Press Freedom Fears
Mr. Market Is Moody
Hedging America: Appetite For The Dollar Is Waning Fast Axios
US goods trade deficit widens in May as exports fall Reuters
Analyst sends alarming message after S&P 500 hits all-time high The Street
AI
A teacher bringing children’s paintings to life using AIpic.twitter.com/5yuYIiCraG
— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) June 17, 2025
Federal Judge Recognizes the Right To Train AI on Copyrighted Works Reason
Modern love: Gen Z turning to AI to do their dating dirty work — breakup texts and apologies NY Post
The AI Backlash Keeps Growing Stronger Wired
The Bezzle
Slavery, torture, human trafficking discovered at 53 Cambodian online scamming compounds Cyberscoop
Lost Pet? Beware of New Scam Involving Fake Pet-Finding Services Greenwich Free Press
Guillotine Watch
The 5 most expensive phones in the world #top5 #expensive #phone pic.twitter.com/E60dI4ZlAx
— Top5expensive (@top5expensive) May 16, 2025
World’s most expensive shoes: Valued at $17 million, this unique pair of high heels made of gold, leather, silk and 236 diamonds is on display at the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai pic.twitter.com/oLShevu0rh
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 27, 2018
Class Warfare
Q: “What is CAPITALISM?”
Let’s hear the definition from a wealthy guy himself. Bet he won’t be invited on TV again. pic.twitter.com/WyHFEutt3z
— Jean Jacques Dessalines 🇭🇹🇵🇸🇳🇪🇲🇱🇧🇫🇨🇺 (@JeanJacquesDes7) June 27, 2025
Antidote du jour (via)
Exhibit Q8: The Empire That Milton Built. Then Gutted.
America is in decline. But this wasn’t caused by China, or Russia, or immigration, or wokeism.
The culprit is Milton Friedman. And the class that turned his ideas into a wrecking ball. (1/17)https://t.co/1hyyWPVZwp
— William Huo (@wmhuo168) June 27, 2025
A bonus (Chuck L):
She’s so proud of her little babies..🐕🐾😊❤️ pic.twitter.com/wLhrT04cuw
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) June 27, 2025
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here
