An Angry Bear Chases the Seattle Kraken’s Team Mascot ‘Buoy’ Out of an Alaskan River Laughing Squid
Millionaire American trophy hunter killed by Cape buffalo during South African safari Boing boing
Climate/Environment
This is unbelievable.
The high temperature at one of Finland’s northernmost weather stations, in the municipality of Sodankylä (Lapland region) within the Arctic Circle at latitude 67.3°N, reached at least 25°C for 26 days in a row.
Records date back to 1908. pic.twitter.com/l0y34A3y0C
— Nahel Belgherze (@WxNB_) August 6, 2025
Taking a look at a warm planet Balanced Weather
Swiss Re: Natural disaster insurance claims soar to $80B in first half of 2025 Insurance NewsNet
Trump’s Latest Policy Could Threaten Every Wind Project in America Cleanview Newsletter
Pandemics
Sociodemographic factors, biomarkers and comorbidities associated with post-acute COVID-19 sequelae in UK Biobank Nature Communications
Japan
The wages of inequality Observing Japan. “…the questions about the US-Japan trade deal are not just a threat to Ishiba’s survival. They increasingly show that the damage that the Trump administration’s approach to Japan has done to confidence in Tokyo among Japanese elites, echoing the loss of trust in the United States recorded by public opinion polls.”
Japan marks 80th A-bomb anniversary amid protests over military buildup Xinhua
India
Trump raises India tariffs to 50% over Russian oil purchases CNBC
Trump is taunting India but is an emperor without clothes Indian Punchline
India and Russia eye deeper economic cooperation amid Trump tariffs RT
India PM Modi to visit China on Aug 31 for SCO summit, Indian TV channels report Reuters
Apple set to dodge bulk of India tariffs Yahoo! Finance. As company is set to announce$100 billion in new US investment.
India and the Philippines announce partnership to strengthen trade, defense and maritime ties AP
China?
Beijing ‘on high alert’ for South China Sea disruption after Philippine-India patrol: PLA South China Morning Post
China, Russia proceed to maritime patrol in Western Pacific after wrapping up Joint Sea-2025 naval drills Global Times
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Two arrested for smuggling AI chips to China — Nvidia says no to kill switches TechCrunch
A smarter strategy for AI chip export controls to China High Capacity
The real reason the West is warmongering against China Al Jazeera
The embarrassed US is gradually discovering that it has outsourced key elements of the coming war against China … to China. Key elements of warfare, from fighter-bombers, Hellfire missiles, nightvision goggles, etc, are being made by the very citizens set to be attacked. 1/15 pic.twitter.com/meSXzIfK7i
— Nury Vittachi (@NuryVittachi) August 6, 2025
Syraqistan
Israel’s Escalation Plans Involve the Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza City and Gaza’s Central Refugee Camps Antiwar
PM Netanyahu meets with Republican Congressional delegation Israel National News. Smile for genocide:
Only 1.5% of Gaza cropland left for starving Palestinians due to Israel’s war, UN says The Guardian
Microsoft storing Israeli intelligence trove used to attack Palestinians 972 Magazine
UK still sharing intelligence with Israel as surveillance flights over Gaza continue Middle East Eye
You were never meant to see this
The secret ‘D-Notice’ censorship order sent out to British media editors on 28 October 2023 instructing them not to report on UK military + intelligence participation in the Gaza genocide
They followed the orders
They are complicit in the crime pic.twitter.com/TIRkqD3w86
— Matt Kennard (@kennardmatt) August 6, 2025
Israel pulls embassy staff from Greece amid Gaza protests New Arab
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Israeli MKs: Taiwan Must Be Included in International Organizations Gatestone Institute
Russia protests Israeli settler attack on diplomatic vehicle in West Bank Al Jazeera
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Israeli Strikes Pound Southern Lebanon, Kill 12-Year-Old Child Antiwar
‘Strategy of surrender’: Hezbollah condemns Lebanese cabinet decision on disarmament The Cradle
Notes on Assadism, Zionism, Fascism and Hope Hauntologies by Elia Ayoub
European Disunion
Spain rules out F-35 order, prioritizes Eurofighter and FCAS Breaking Defense
New Not-So-Cold War
Trump says likely to meet Putin ‘very soon’ AFP. ‘Minutes later, however, a senior US official said that “secondary sanctions” were still expected to be implemented in two days’ time.’
Venue for Putin-Trump meeting agreed – Kremlin RT. “An agreement in principle.”
Putin proposed summit with Trump: White House Axios. Hmm. Peskov told reporters on Wednesday morning ‘that normalizing relations between the US and Russia to the extent necessary for the two presidents to meet will take time due to an “unprecedented number” of mutual irritants.’
🇺🇸🇷🇺 Ushakov talks in cryptic sentences but essentially he says: Putin made an offer to Trump and is awaiting Trump’s answer!
Putin and Witkoff talked about:– The Ukrainian Crisis– Strategic Cooperation between the United States and Russia
Anything else is held secret. pic.twitter.com/OZG77bfJge
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) August 6, 2025
Looks Like Trump Has Zero Interest in Stopping the War in Ukraine Larry Johnson
Trump’s Suicidal Nuclear Brinksmanship Gordon Hahn
President Trump’s decision to go after countries that prop up Putin’s war machine by buying cheap Russian oil is a gamechanger. These countries are about to pay a long overdue and heavy price.
To my European friends who have been helping Ukraine, it is much appreciated.…
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) August 6, 2025
Trump’s ‘secondary tariffs’ aimed at Russia would hurt America’s own economy CNN
Russia’s Rosstat decides to hide increasing bleak income and retail figures from the public Intellinews
The Caucasus
UPDATE – #Armenia and the #US now to hold another yearly “Eagle Partner” military exercise in Armenia between 12 and 20 August. Location unspecified at the time of writing, but members of the Kansas National Guard, United States military divisions in Europe and Africa will… https://t.co/fUiBON3uiW
— Nagorno Karabakh Observer (@NKobserver) August 3, 2025
L’affaire Epstein
A @TimesofIsrael blogger strongly suggests — and then threatens — that leaks about Trump’s involvement with Epstein are Israel’s punishment for Trump’s refusal to bomb Iran more. He warns: “it really doesn’t pay to start up with Israel.” Read:https://t.co/bO2qMH7M3i pic.twitter.com/CwewyN66uN
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) August 6, 2025
Ghislaine Maxwell told DOJ Trump never did anything concerning around her: Sources ABC News. How does a sex trafficker of minors define “concerning” though?
Ghislaine Maxwell barred from service dog training at cushy prison camp NBC News
Why Was The Dalai Lama At Jeffrey Epstein’s House? Jacob Silverman
A Look Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan Lair New York Times. Commentary:
Footage from Epstein’s home was released by the New York Times. He had photographs with gulf Arab royals (Saudi MBS and the Photographs from Epstein’s home include several gulf Arab royals (Saudi MBS and Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem of Dubai) who now have want to normalise with… pic.twitter.com/WbRnBachpd
— Syrian Girl (@Partisangirl) August 6, 2025
South of the Border
Trump administration backs Bukele’s indefinite reelection: ‘We reject comparisons with dictatorial regimes’ El Pais
“Liberation Day”
Trump vows 100% tariff on chips, unless companies are building in the U.S. CNBC
Trump 2.0
‼️ Sections 9 and 10 of Article I — which contain essential constitutional checks against executive overreach and protect states and individuals from unlawful laws — have been quietly removed from the official U.S. Constitution website.
These sections ban ex post facto laws,… pic.twitter.com/zvWzKgdb1f
— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) August 6, 2025
Why So Many Key Institutions Have Folded Rather Than Challenge Trump The New Republic
Trump’s War on Big Law Means It’s Harder to Challenge the Administration ProPublica
Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics Racket News
JD Vance’s team had water level of Ohio river raised for family’s boating trip The Guardian
Weimar Republic
5 things to know about possible FBI involvement in Texas redistricting battle The Hill
Texas Democrats receive bomb threat in escalating standoff over redistricting The Guardian
REP. MIKE FLOOD, (R-NEB.): “Do you think that people who are 28-years-old, that can work, & refuse to work, should get free healthcare?”
TOWN HALL CROWD: “YESSSSSSSSSS!” pic.twitter.com/Lrova6sQjl
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 4, 2025
Republican Mike Flood’s comments being drowned out by chants of “tax the rich” at his town hall pic.twitter.com/1upIeI6WRH
— Acyn (@Acyn) August 4, 2025
Which party is more out of step with its voters on Gaza? Stephen Semler
Antitrust
The people shouting “We NeEd MoRe competition” or “competition is always good” get real quiet when you point out that we already ban certain forms of competition (like arson or industrial sabotage). They agree, but won’t admit that competition isn’t inherently good. pic.twitter.com/7FOaGlmWWh
— Daniel Hanley (@danielahanley) August 5, 2025
Immigration
L.A. officials, Penske trucks decry federal agents’ use of vehicle in immigration raid KTLA
Holy COPS 2025.
With Fox News crew riding shotgun, DHS/ICE rented a Penske truck, rolled up on a rando LA Home Depot and started grabbing brown people.
They claim it was a ‘MS-13 HQ’ but the Fox video looks more like funski in the Penske.pic.twitter.com/FJL4AfOgA5 https://t.co/UNWAYrtPJU
— mcbc 🇺🇸🗽 (@mcbc) August 6, 2025
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
Meta violated CA law by “eavesdropping” on menstrual tracking app users’ conversations, a jury found.
Plaintiffs alleged that Meta collected their private menstrual cycle and fertility goals data and used it for ad tracking without consent.
From yesterday’s verdict: pic.twitter.com/n16iX4z1Hb
— Rob Freund (@RobertFreundLaw) August 6, 2025
AI
LEAKED: A New List Reveals Top Websites Meta Is Scraping of Copyrighted Content to Train Its AI Drop Site
Police State Watch
FEMA Employees Reassigned to ICE American Prospect
Trump Agencies Fight War on Nihilism Ken Klippenstein
Healthcare?
As Americans Struggled, Health Insurers Made a Record-Breaking $71.3 Billion in Profits HEALTH CARE un-covered
BRICS
Brazil’s Lula plans joint response to Trump tariffs with Modi, other Brics leaders India Today
Imperial Collapse Watch
5 Soldiers Wounded in Mass Shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia Military.com
Automating the mass shooting victim Blood in the Machine
What We Lost When We Lost the Greatest Generation Doomsday Scenario
It Gets Worse. Aurelien
Groves of Academe
The audio system appears to have been hacked as Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks at a conservative student conference and is interrupted by a recording calling her a “Corrupt billionaire” pic.twitter.com/eAB4PokbPk
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) August 6, 2025
Our Famously Free Press
Troubling news. The Defend Our Juries website – of the brave and principled campaigners at the forefront of the campaign to resist the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organization – have had their website shut down. https://t.co/d11WZ3CCV1
— Andy Worthington (@GuantanamoAndy) August 6, 2025
We’re Losing The Internet. But It’s Not Too Late ¡Do Not Panic!
The Friendly Skies
United Airlines grounds entire mainline fleet over widespread technology system error Fox Business
Socialism or Barbarism
How popular are post-capitalist/socialist ideas and policies?
Here’s a list of studies and surveys with some striking results…
— Jason Hickel (@jasonhickel) August 6, 2025
Class Warfare
Household Debt Growth Remains Steady; Auto Loan Originations Pick Up Federal Reserve Bank of New York
The grand contradiction of America is that they need us to keep consuming but they also do not want to pay us. They will shame you for not spending enough while simultaneously not paying you enough to spend. https://t.co/eg07Q8mk0A
— microplastics accumulator (@DiabolicalSpuds) August 6, 2025
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