A new element in #gymnastics is named after its performer, 18-year-old #Armenia|n gymnast Hamlet Manukyan. The element is named “Manukyan”. pic.twitter.com/DBQoLe16PP
— Karina Karapetyan (@KarinaKarapety8) September 13, 2025
Your Phone Already Knows Your Age, It Just Isn’t Telling You Technobezz
A New Hope for Life? Webb Telescope Reveals First Clues From Potentially Habitable World SciTech Daily
Project Xanadu – The Internet That Might Have Been Astral Codex Ten
Alcohol Escapes a Government Crackdown—for Now Reason
COVID-19/Pandemics
Bonkers CDC vaccine meeting ends with vote to keep COVID shot access Ars Technica
Internet use during pandemic illuminates urban–rural digital divide Phys Org
Climate/Environment
Report: Two-Thirds of Heat Deaths in Europe This Year Were the Result of Climate Change Mother Jones
Climate Activists Disrupt Fossil Fuel Executive at Harvard University Symposium Inside Climate News
Diet changes in food futures improve Swedish environmental and health outcomes Nature
South of the Border
Argentina’s “anarcho capitalist” goverment is now selling one billion USD every two days to keep the peso artificially appreciated until the midterm elections. Reddit
US touts collaborative plan to tackle Mexico’s drug cartels – but initiative is met with denial and mistrust south of the border The Conversation
Venezuela urges UN investigation of US for ‘crimes against humanity’ Andolu Agency
U.S. Military Buildup in Caribbean Signals Broader Campaign Against Venezuela NY Times
China?
Lots of the anti-China trolls tell me I don’t show cities other than “First tier cities.”
This is Shijiazhuang. It’s a city of 11 million people, larger than New York city, and most westerners have never heard of it. It’s a second tier city and the capital of Hebei province. It… pic.twitter.com/g4ianX5Gzv
— Jason Smith – 上官杰文 (@ShangguanJiewen) September 20, 2025
Green Giant: China’s massive scaling of clean energy pays off for the whole planet.
China limits the use of AI by clergy in efforts to regulate its ‘Temple Economy’ Cryptopolitan
China promotes direct-to-device satellite services with new guidelines and licensing Space News
Lawyers vs. engineers: Dan Wang sees U.S.-China dynamics in a new paradigm NPR
India
The Limits of Rapprochement Between India and China War on the Rocks
India-US airports in turmoil? Flight fares surge after Trump’s surprising H-1B visa move; ‘Extremely bad situation’ Hindustan Times
India’s influence in the Middle East: balancing energy, workers, and Saudi-Pakistan defense pact The Jerusalem Post
Africa
Africa’s future runs on water. So treat it as essential infrastructure Al Jazeera
Stability paves way for Somalia to become Horn of Africa’s new tourism gem Andolu Agency
How Many Countries Fit in Africa? Visualizing the Continent’s True Size Visual Capitalist
European Disunion
Airports across Europe face disruptions due to cyberattack DW
Trump faces challenge in convincing Europe to hit China over Russia The Hill
Europe’s Toxic Air: When the Clean Continent Isn’t So Clean EU Today
Old Blighty
Rachel Reeves warned her tax hikes risk sending UK economy into a ‘doom loop’ Daily Mail
‘It’s Fascism All Over Again’: The UK Is Following the US Down a Dark Path Zeteo
Israel v. Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iran
Any person or entity that describes Israeli atrocities — Gazan journalists, human rights groups, western doctors and nurses — are instantly maligned as anti-Semitic liars.
Here are two very courageous Australian physicians in Gaza, describing the reality of the IDF. Listen: https://t.co/OOUfqwipzW
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 20, 2025
Israel’s Gaza City demolitions fan fears of permanent removal of Palestinians Reuters
Democrats rapidly shift on Israel amid Gaza assault, evidence of famine Washington Post
Over 50 Gazans Reportedly Killed by IDF, Including Family of Al-Shifa Hospital Director Haaretz
Israel’s attack on Yemeni newspaper complex kills 31 media workers The Guardian
New Not-So-Cold War
Zelensky plans to meet with Trump on sidelines of UN assembly as Russian strikes persist The Hill
Moscow launches large-scale attack on Ukraine as Kyiv continues attacks on Russian oil refineries Euro News
UK to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine war effort as world condemns Putin over Estonia incursion The Independent
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man The Guardian
Kmart broke privacy laws by scanning customers’ faces. What did it do wrong, and why? The New Daily
Imperial Collapse Watch
Woman struck in mass shooting at Minneapolis homeless encampment dies of her injuries CBS News
Santa Fe County sees 104% spike in overdose deaths as fentanyl potency increases Santa Fe Reporter
A record number of students lack basic reading skills. Can this approach help? WGBH.org
Trump 2.0
Trump basks in pageantry and praise – then leaves allies twisting in the wind Daily Mail
U.S. conducts fourth strike against vessel transferring drugs, Trump says Axios
A vengeful Trump props up the unproductive as his economy falls apart The Hill
‘Tidal wave of problems’: With harvest here, Trump’s trade war pushes some US farmers to the brink CNN
Charlie Kirk
Max Blumenthal: Charlie Kirk’s Story FALLS APART Dialogue Works, YouTube. If you are pressed for time, please at least listen to the section starting at 7:55.
Musk Matters
Elon Musk’s Neuralink plans a brain speech trial in October Engadget
Who is going to buy Elon Musk’s cars? Daily Press
Did Elon Musk Just Say “Checkmate” to Nvidia? The Motley Fool
SpaceX Files for 15,000 New Starlink Satellites to Boost Cell Connectivity WebPro News
Democrat Death Watch
NY Democrats hesitate to back Mamdani over Israel stance, Biden snub Jerusalem Post
From Biden to Buttigieg: All the Democrats Kamala Harris slams in her new memoir Politico
Immigration
Immigrant rights activists braced for crackdown as Trump threatens to target ‘leftwing’ groups The Guardian
Tear gas used on protesters at Chicago-area ICE site as immigration crackdown escalates NBC News
Our No Longer Free Press
In battles over free speech, comedians are often center stage AP
Trump’s New Restrictions on Pentagon Reporters ‘Should Alarm Every American’ Common Dreams
Mr. Market Is Moody
President Trump Owes His Base Strong Words About the Weak Dollar RealClear Markets
The Fed cut its interest rate, but long-term rates — including those on mortgages — went higher CNBC
Real estate stocks decline despite interest rate cut Seeking Alpha
AI
Microsoft AI CEO, Mustafa Suleyman:
By the end of 2025, models will move from one-shot answers to continuous planning
With persistent memory and long-horizon planning, models will become deeply human-like
no new algorithm, mostly compute and scale pic.twitter.com/yPrvYvgtUh
— Haider. (@slow_developer) September 20, 2025
The Problem Isn’t AI Therapy. It’s That Most Therapy Is Trash. Pirate Wires
‘We should kill him’: AI chatbot encourages Australian man to murder his father ABC Australia
Why AI Safety Officials Keep Quitting Their Jobs Technobezz
It’s not just Sam Altman warning about an AI bubble. Now Mark Zuckerberg says a ‘collapse’ is ‘definitely a possibility’ Fortune
World’s first AI-designed viruses a step towards AI-generated life Nature
The Bezzle
Congress Presses for Answers on Financial Fraud Mitigation ACA International
Social Media Tax Scam Epidemic Newswise
Guillotine Watch
Sky Pool is a swimming pool in Houston, Texas. Constructed on top of the Market Square Tower apartment complex, it’s 150 meter high with a glass floor
[📹 marketsquaretower]pic.twitter.com/W42XCh9NpR
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) August 18, 2024
Even if you don’t have a fear of heights, you probably won’t be able to try out the 82-foot-long, see-through swimming pool in London that sits more than 10 stories above the ground. Pool access is limited to select residents at a luxury apartment complex. https://t.co/9p4Q0JCba9 pic.twitter.com/BBCRnvehYW
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 2, 2021
Antidote du jour (via)
And a bonus:
Marylin Monrowl.. 😅 pic.twitter.com/JVNTcQ83R2
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) September 20, 2025
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here
