World’s Largest Paper Airplane With a 66-Foot Wingspan Just Flew Into the Record Books ZME Science
The real mystery behind Moana: After 1,700 years, why did Polynesians suddenly sail east? Ars Technica
Explosive foodborne outbreak Your Local Epidemiologist
Medicine is Moving From Calendars to Clocks Eric Topol
Climate/Environment
An even more remarkable map at 4pm local time as additional locations reach/break all-time temperature records in Montana, Wyoming, and Utah. Notably, multiple locations in eastern MT are in 110-115F range, & 109F breaks Salt Lake City’s all-time record (again). #UTwx #MTwx #WYwx pic.twitter.com/rhuGSmIV3b
— Daniel Swain (@Weather_West) July 12, 2026
Major fire rages in Fontainebleau forest near Paris AFP
Europe records 10,000 excess deaths during June heatwaves, new data shows Euronews
No federal heat standard? NYC workers are building their own safety net. Grist
Framing the causes of hotter heatwaves Climate Lab Book
Catastrophic flash flooding strikes another major camping area – this time outcomes seem more positive Balanced Weather
The Rain Line That Made China Inside China
China?
Justin Yifu Lin on Pessimism about the Chinese Economy Sinification
America’s EV Reckoning The Wire China
Hong Kong “Leaps” Toward the Middle East — But Tech and Business Bridges Still Need Building George Chen
Southeast Asia
Bar fire in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district kills at least 27 people Straits Times
Scam Compounds Are a Natural Product of Global Capitalism Jacobin
India
US Judge Asks Adani to Disclose If He Has Knowledge of ‘Agreement’ Over Move to Drop Criminal Case The Wire
Syraqistan
Eight people including girl killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza New Arab
Strikes on Lebanon Continue as Israeli DM Says They Are ‘Applying Rafah Model’ Antiwar
From S-400s to SAMP/T: Turkey’s defense pivot gathers pace after NATO summit Al-Monitor
IRGC destroys strategic US facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan Al Mayadeen
Old Blighty
Burnham: the hollow man – weekly briefing Counterfire
European Disunion
Turf war between von der Leyen and Kallas erupts into open Euractiv
Finland and the Results of Elite Capture Pascal Lottaz
If Putin invades Finland, the nuclear bunkers have pools and ball pits The Times
EU Chat Control extension is an insult to democracy Thomas Fazi
Nazification of the West GeoPolitiQ
Are German companies leaving the country? DW
Euroskeptics in France, Germany suddenly gain steam in elections Responsible Statecraft
New Not-So-Cold War
Ukrainian drone strikes kill at least 3, wound 5 in Moscow region France24
BLEEDING TO DEATH IS NOT A RUSSIAN OPTION John Helmer
EU buys record amount of gas from Russia’s flagship plant FT
Starlink Was Blocked. Russian Access Was Not. Roman Khimich
Ukraine’s prime minister steps down as Zelenskyy announces government reshuffle AP
Western Officials Should Listen When Trenin Of All People Warns Of Russian Escalation Andrew Korybko
Liquidating certain people Events in Ukraine
Imperial Collapse Watch
Empire Thuds Iran Again Amidst Symbols of Calamity Simplicius
South of the Border
Who Is in Charge in Venezuela? Venezuelanalysis
Trump 2.0
🇺🇸 UAW’s Shawn Fain Says Gaza Ceasefire Stance Fueled DOJ Probe
The Justice Department has opened a grand jury investigation into allegations that UAW President Shawn Fain improperly used his authority to benefit his fiancée and retaliated against union official Rich Boyer,… https://t.co/7yd0VbB9jr
— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) July 12, 2026
Pro-Palestine activist and funder Fergie Chambers was detained by Spanish police on Friday as the Trump administration attempts to extradite him to the US on federal charges with a potential sentence of 30 years in prison, including “international money laundering… with the… pic.twitter.com/Kia8JOjZsh
— VPol (@VocalPolitics1) July 13, 2026
The Logo for Donald Trump International Airport Appears to Be AI Slop Futurism
GOP Funhouse
McConnell says he ‘won’t be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet’ The Hill
The Uniparty
‘Nauseating’: Critics Hammer Democratic Senators’ Tributes to ‘Bloodthirsty’ Lindsey Graham Common Dreams
AI
It’s an AI web, and we’re just rats in the walls The Register
Companies are getting AI chatbots to smear their competitors Sherwood
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Terrorism Center for Strategic & International Studies
Ireland’s data centers consumed nearly as much electricity as every home in the country combined in 2025 — server farms gulped 23% of national power despite years of grid restrictions Tom’s Hardware
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
Alarm over launch of facial recognition in UK shops that instantly alerts police The Guardian
Police State Watch
The FBI Has Deputized Local Cops as Federal Agents. Communities Are Resisting. Truthout
Our Famously Free Press
PEN America Sells out. Again. Chris Hedges
Class Warfare
Labor movement increasingly opposes U.S. imperialism Struggle La Lucha
Class and war on the shop floor: German car workers up in arms Counterfire
Monopoly Round-Up: States to Challenge Paramount-Warner, Billionaire Larry Ellison Lashes Out Wildly Matt Stoller
USPS maintenance technician removed from Minnesota facility for demanding cleanup of human feces WSWS
What I know about: generosity Helen Higgins
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