How to Make Your Dog Laugh Humor Science
‘What Everyone Gets Wrong About Our Generation’—According to 21 College Kids GQ (Adam H)
Climate/Environment
It’s a ‘Golden Age’ for U.S. LNG Industry, But Climate Risks Loom Yale Environment 360
Guest post: Fungal infections are adapting to climate change – and threatening public health Carbon Brief
Pandemics
Silent Invasion: COVID-19′s Hidden Damage to Human Organs MDPI
Measles outbreak growing in parts of Arizona and Utah, health officials say NBC News
Japan
Australia–Japan energy partnership needs a shared story East Asia Forum
China?
China Courts Foreign Gold Reserves to Boost Global Clout Bloomberg
Fertility Decline in China and Its National Military, Structural, and Regime Security RAND
India
S-400 deal on track for 2026, Russia proposes Su-57 production in India: Report India Today
Turkey Eyes Trump’s Consent to Produce Some US Jet Parts Locally Bloomberg
Africa
‘Killed us twice’: Families of US drone victims seek reparations in Somalia Al Jazeera. “In letters seen by Al Jazeera, US AFRICOM admits to killing civilians in air raids, but refuses ‘condolence payment’.”
Donald Trump and Racist Tropes about Somalia Sawahil
Syraqistan
❗️ALERT❗️@gbsumudflotilla has been attacked 7 times in a short span! Boats hit with sound bombs, explosive flares, and sprayed with suspected chemicals. Radios jammed, calls for help blocked. Immediate international attention AND PROTECTION required!Hands off the Flotilla! pic.twitter.com/huyNZxTp6o
— Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt (@FranceskAlbs) September 23, 2025
Gaza: bridge between Africa and Asia and cultural genocide GeoPolitiQ
The Last Two New England Democratic Senators Unconditionally Supporting the Gaza Genocide Drop Site
💥An Italian state-owned TV channel – in a country ruled by a right wing party – expresses solidarity with the general strike in support of the population in Gaza, “subject to a military occupation, a daily massacre, and a mass deportation carried out by the Israeli government.” pic.twitter.com/RRNDeFy95a
— Paolo Mossetti (@paolomossetti) September 22, 2025
Ayatollah Khamenei Emphasizes Futility of Negotiating with US Tasnim
Trump special envoy Tom Barrack — who drew outrage in August for telling Lebanese journalists to stop acting “animalistic” and “act civilized” — today praised ordinary Iranians as “thoughtful, civilized, and educated.”
He said the regime, however, was “manipulative,” and Israel… pic.twitter.com/2jgO005lCA
— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) September 23, 2025
Iran says deal with Russia will build eight nuclear power plants Iran International
China signs $2.5bn seawater contract to sustain Iraq’s oil output The Cradle
General Assembly
Trump declares war on the world at UN General Assembly speech WSWS
Cache of Devices Capable of Crashing Cell Network Is Found Near U.N. New York Times
France’s Emmanuel Macron calls Trump for help as he’s forced to walk through NYC to avoid UN traffic New York Post
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This is insane…
As Trump arrived to the UN, the escalator stopped working the moment he stepped on it.
Then the teleprompter stopped working the moment he got up to the podium to speak. pic.twitter.com/XBTgfr6zJ8
— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) September 23, 2025
If someone at the UN intentionally stopped the escalator as the President and First Lady were stepping on, they need to be fired and investigated immediately.
The Times reported this on Sunday.👇 pic.twitter.com/NitsWbGYG0
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) September 23, 2025
European Disunion
Germany’s €80B rearmament plan sidelines US weapons Politico
A private equity firm’s secret strategy to crush German unions on behalf of sovereign wealth funds All-Source Intelligence
New Not-So-Cold War
Trump Claims Ukraine Can Retake All Territory Captured by Russia, May Be Able to ‘Go Further’ Antiwar. “…with the support of the European Union.”
BREAKING: Trump says that NATO countries should shoot down Russian aircraft if the aircraft enters their airspace. pic.twitter.com/EKynMymtYP
— Clash Report (@clashreport) September 23, 2025
Poland warns Russia not to ‘whine’ if its jets are shot down in NATO airspace Euronews
‘We cannot wait’: EU calls for drone wall to deter Russia after new incident in Denmark Euronews. ‘Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the incident “the most serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure to date” and said she could not rule out Russian involvement.’
“A Clusterf**k!”: Real Motive Behind NATO’s Dangerous False Flags Mark Sleboda (video)
The Great European Drone Panic, +US’ Sinister Venezuelan Buildup Simplicius
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Ukraine Accepts IMF Forecast of Bigger $65 Billion Financing Gap Bloomberg
Han Yichen: Structural weaknesses behind Russia’s fuel crisis The East is Read. Han is an Associate Research Professor at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.
Poland to reopen border crossings with Belarus, PM says TVP
Moldova arrests 74 over ‘Russian plan to incite mass riots’ The Times
South of the Border
Drone Strike in Haiti Kills 8 Children at a Birthday Party New York Times. “In March, the authorities in Haiti hired foreign military contractors to operate armed drones to target gangs that terrorize the capital, Port-au-Prince. The contractors work for a company owned by Erik Prince…”
Our Famously Free Press
Sinclair, Nexstar won’t broadcast Kimmel’s show despite it returning to ABC Axios
As Jimmy Kimmel Becomes a Speech Icon, Alex Berenson Fights on Alone Matt Taibbi
YouTube to allow creators banned for Covid-19, election misinformation to apply for reinstatement CNBC
How Israel Captured TikTok American Conservative
Trump 2.0
Trump Administration Threatens Housing for Millions in “War on the Poor” Truthout
Concerns Arise About End of Paper Social Security Checks Government Technology
Trump’s GOP Blamed as Rural Health Clinics Begin to Fall Under Crushing Weight of Big, Ugly Bill Common Dreams
Ryan Routh found guilty of 2024 attempted assassination of Trump in Florida The Guardian
Trump cancels meeting with Democratic leaders, edging closer to shutdown The Hill
Weimar Republic
Top pro-Israel TPUSA donor terminated support for Kirk in days before death, sources say The Grayzone
Charlie Kirk And The 8th Front Mark Wauck
Police State Watch
ICE Can’t Stop Lying About Its Accomplishments Ken Klippenstein
Democrats en déshabillé
Kamala Harris, In Rachel Maddow Interview, Hails Jimmy Kimmel’s Return: “We Saw The Power Of The People” Deadline
This mentality reveals everything that’s wrong with the current D leadership. pic.twitter.com/gBTNtIfll2
— Hal Singer (@HalSinger) September 23, 2025
Jon Stewart mocks Trump over acetaminophen pronunciation The Hill. If Liberals were so smart, you’d think they wouldn’t be so dumb…
It’s the Economic System, Stupid America’s Undoing
Biden/Harris Post Mortem
New Census Bureau data: Poverty and child poverty increased under Biden Stephen Semler
Harris says she lost to Trump because she ‘didn’t have enough time’ The Hill
Imperial Collapse Watch
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Our Age of Unreason Consortium News
Accelerationists
Chartbook 410: Malign coincidence – MAGA & the moment of hyperscaling. Adam Tooze
Elon Musk’s Father Accused of Child Sexual Abuse New York Times
Jeff Bezos’ Billionaire Dad Is Hiring a CEO to Run His Family Office WSJ
The Silicon Valley boomtown where it feels like the pandemic never happened San Francisco Standard
Economy
First Brands’ lenders race to rescue car parts supplier as debt woes rattle markets FT
Fed’s Powell sees ‘no risk-free path’ for interest rates after central bank’s cut last week yahoo! Finance
AI
Microsoft is reportedly building an AI marketplace to pay publishers for content Neowin
MAHA
Disgust, Horror, and “Elimination”: Trump and RFK Jr.’s Eugenicist Autism Conference Mother Jones
FDA Commissioner Flagrantly Misquoted Harvard Public Health Dean at White House Autism Event Drop Site
MHRA confirms taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Use of paracetamol during pregnancy unchanged in the EU European Medicines Agency
Sports Desk
MLB will use robot umpires in 2026 AP
Groves of Academe
🚨 BREAKING: EVERY SINGLE High School in Oklahoma will now have its own Turning Point USA chapter, Oklahoma State Superintendent @RyanWalters_ announced
“Radical leftist teachers’ unions have dominated classrooms for far too long, and we are taking them back.”
LFG! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/YAfthyjxaK
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 23, 2025
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
DHS Has Been Collecting US Citizens’ DNA for Years Wired
Healthcare?
New Analysis Reveals Health Exchange Plans Have Shifted Costs to Sicker Patients No Patient Left Behind
Antitrust
The Week America Woke Up to Oligarchy BIG by Matt Stoller
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