The man who invented the modern zoo first tested his ideas about people Smithsonian Magazine
How Rubin Observatory Reforms Astronomy IEEE Spectrum
The fatal grave fungus that killed 10 scientists now produces powerful cancer killing drugs Interesting Engineering
How to tell if you’re dead Nautilus
How society changes with the seasons sapiens
Climate/environment
New: Missouri road buckle for “extreme heat” sends cars into the air.
“When I returned to get the angle in front of the car that passed through the smaller buckle, the road exploded, climbing over 18 inches and sending the car into the air,” the man who filmed the incident said.
Incident… pic.twitter.com/d0jsbdbzof
– Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 23, 2025
Asia gets hot twice as fast as the rest of the globe, WMO warns sensible
Lightning strikes the Arctic: what does that mean for the Arctic North? Yale Environment 360
Pandemic
Long Covid is increasing housing anxiety, but support programs are not helpful disease
South Korea
Lee Mean to skip meetings with the Dutch NATO leader Korean Herald
Japan
Prime Minister Isba to skip the NATO summit Japan
Lee in Seoul and Isba in Tokyo got off to an amazingly warm start Asian Era
China?
The second inter-China Asia Summit leads a new blueprint for cooperation Beijing review
Sirakistan
Israel will kill at least 43 Palestinians in Gaza. Al Jazeera
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Trump announces Israel and Iran agree to a ceasefire Anadoru Engine
Iran launches strikes over Israeli targets despite suspected ceasefire Al Mayaden
Iran: Military operations on the condition of Israeli attacks have halted Al Mayaden
Iran breaks the ceasefire with missile attacks against Israel. Katz tells the IDF to “respond vigorously at the heart of Tehran.” The era of Israel
Cannot negotiate with the West Zionist Craig Murray
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Trump’s serious miscalculation Alastair Crooke (Video)
Trump and Netanyahu aim to remake the Middle East with bombs. Iran shows why it always fails Guardian Cina Tossi
Marco Rubio says it’s “unrelated” whether Iran has decided to build a nuclear weapon. Anti-war
Sovereignty under Siege: Iran, the West, and the Illusion of Choice Elijah Magnier
Today, walking around EOB/West Wing has a “different feel.” Just like if you’re a sports team that won a major game or won a major competitive contract in business. You “strut” differently. Useful when the president is there @potus And the army that can be explained in two ways…
– Keith Kellogg (@generalkelllogg) June 23, 2025
Netanyahu thinks he is Churchill, but he looks like George W. Bush Harletts
Iran vs. the United States and Israel – Theatre of steroid shit Larry Johnson
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Israel cannot afford to fire down Iranian missiles, and cannot afford not Kevin Walmsley
Iran launches missile attacks at US bases in Qatar AP
US military aircraft no longer visible even at Qatar’s base: satellite image AFP. Starting June 19th.
So far, authority in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Yemen and Palestinians have condemned all Iran’s ballistic missile attacks on Qatar’s Al-Udeid Air Base all tonight.
– osintdefender (@sentdefender) June 23, 2025
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Iran is heading for a collapse of its regime Nouriel Roubini, Project Syndicate
Israeli minister says Israel is working with Iran’s opposition to seek a change of government Harletts
Iran confiscates thousands of small drones as Mossad cells crackdowns intensify Cradle
The Islamic State’s Tale of the Israeli-Iranian Conflict in Al Naba’s No. 500 Special diseases
Israel and the US planting chaotic harvests in Iran Century Foundation. You buy the Zionist war stories, but they may be doing something with what they want to achieve.
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Middle East conflict drives war risk insurance spikes gcaptain
China orders fleet to report the voyage of Hormuz in protection speculation Lloyd’s list
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Putin will “justify” Iranian FM for the US-Israel war and provide support to Tehran Cradle
As Israel strengthens its strike, we will evacuate the embassy in Lebanon Anti-war
European discord
Von der Reyen in crisis? Left parties threaten to derive support from Queen Ursula European conservatives
Old man
When Thameswater fights for survival, collapsed assets show challenge first Reuters
What caused London’s great stench? Defined history
oCanada
Mark Kearney’s first 100 days Blitz in favor of Trump-friendly moves violation
Canada signs a defense agreement with the EU Politics
Military Expenditure Group and Canada’s Left The Dimension of Canada
Not so cold new war
Aide Zelensky pledges more “surprise” for Russia after the drone ambush The era
Russia will begin serial production of Oreshinik’s long-range ballistic missiles. What is it becoming a game changer? Military clock
Russian warships found escorting two inbound stateless tankers Maritime Executive
Playing cards 2.0
Big week for the first crowd in America pic.twitter.com/r7q2zj4d4g
– American Warless Lounge Singer (@krangtnelson) June 24, 2025
Democrats’ Endeshabile
NYC’s compelling mayoral primary is the epitome of the Democrats A general dream
Mahmoud Khalil, Zohran Mamdani, and the Politics of Vulnerability Light Hub
Maha
Federal HIV guidelines face closures – significant losses for clinicians and patients nejm
Police State Watch
Masked man in the US Border Patrol vest takes Santa Ana’s father after repeated hits KTLA. “…the father of three (!) sons, all US Marines.”
Trump’s ice agents are arresting US citizens. The GOP budget would hire an additional 10,000. Truthout
Militarized LA: Army stays here as Trump doubles in deployment Guardian
Immigrants
The Supreme Court allows Trump to expel certain immigrants quickly into “third countries” NBC News
ai
Judge refuses to create a “mass surveillance program” that will hurt all chatgpt users Ars Technica
Confined to work mode: The real challenges of AI are not technical, but conceptual, mythical, institutional 3 verses every day
robodebt: When automation fails Can we still rule?
Crailey, a startup that supports “deceiving everything” raises $15 million from A16z Technical Crunch
health care?
Gastroenterology practices and gain private equity in price and quality of colonoscopy Jama Health Forum. Spoiler alert: They didn’t improve.
Imperial Collapse Watch
Gangster Empire: What the Iranian bombing reveals about the West Thomas Fuzzy
Empire Spy: Beware of unrelated organizations Kit Klarenberg
The divided America is vulnerable in war Matt Taibi
My thoughts on the bombing of Iran.
I don’t know anyone who is a victim of American crime or has been killed by Iran, but I know many people who have been committed by criminals who are victims of crimes, or who have been killed by cartels and Chinese fentanyl/drugs.
Almost all of us…
– Marjorie Taylor Green (@RepMTG) June 22, 2025
Academy’s grove
Republican plan hat-wearing plans for students borrowing could crush everyday occupations Politics
Screening room
Hollywood is in bad condition. CEO Don’t know that from Pay Los Angeles Times
Class battle
Turning backwards to counter mysticism and despair Adolph Reed, Jr., Nonsite
neighbor Archedelia
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