Elephants want snacks
– Science Girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) June 28, 2025
When did nature become brighter? Quanta Magazine
Review: Alpha School Astral codex sten
Starchered Spectacle: NASA reveals the brightest black hole explosion since the Big Bang Everyday SCITECH
Covid-19/Pandemics
Covid-19 origins are “inconclusive” after years of study Al Jazeera
How does Marburg Virus spread among species? Photos of young Ugandan scientists give important clues conversation
Climate/environment
In the sinking Venice, Jeff Bezos’ wedding draws private jets and protesters Atmos
The heat dome passes, but the climate fuel waves don’t go anywhere hill
Arctic Ocean ice reaches historic lowlands in late June, with winter impacts expected if weather patterns continue Severe weather Europe
China?
How China is revolutionizing hospitals!
And we’re busy with urine pic.twitter.com/ifhnyajwvd
– 🚨indianGems (@indiangems_) June 28, 2025
China squeezes us to fight with us to pivot a $50 billion chip fund to fight us as the trade war escalates Tom’s Hardware
The Chinese rare earth is flowing again, but not freely flowing. Reuters
China did not surrender. Wall Street bought another 90 days. This is what the new US-China trade agreement really means.
New US-China trade agreement explained AP News https://t.co/vplfhwdobk
– William Huo (@wmhuo168) June 28, 2025
can’t believe it! The drone rescues a man trapped in a flood in Guangzhou, China. The drone can lift a weight of 100kg. pic.twitter.com/ktc1zaeffg
– Li Zexin (@xh_lee23) June 28, 2025
China suddenly dumps $8,200,000,000 at the US Treasury Department as the dollar extends massive losses Daily Hodol. Memo Wolf Richter, detailuncovered the story of “massive losses.” The dollar has been modified from a severe overvaluation to a “normal” range by historical standards. That doesn’t mean the dollar won’t fall any further, but commentators need to get a grip on where we are now.
South of the border
The US government has just said Mexico is on the list of “foreign enemies” along with China, Russia and Iran.
Mexico is the number one US trading partner and its south neighbour. They share a boundary of over 3,000km. And the United States declared it “enemy.”
The US Empire has no friends https://t.co/zjdjvvb9u7
– Ben Norton (@benjaminnorton) June 28, 2025
Milei’s Argentina: The Story of Two Pockets Buenos Aires Times
Africa
Six months later, US aid cuts push East African refugees into starvation Andre Agency
“We are privileged”: Liberal Africans reject Trump’s “white genocide” claim Guardian
European discord
Climate, conflict, energy security – our research shows how EU industrial policy must change to face this polylysis conversation
Southern Europe roasts as the first heat wave of a charred continent in summer Al Jazeera
Was Trump just throwing the Ukrainian war on the lap of Europeans? Responsible Statecraft
Old man
Tories swipes “chaos and chaos” in local councils after reforming the UK’s city hall acquisition. Daily Mail
Israel vs. Gaza/Lebanon/Syria/Yemen/Iran
Gaza kids pick up flour from the ground…
This is a shame for the whole world!#gazzeyihilafetkurtarir #freepalestine #Gaza #gazagenocide #gazaholocaust #Palestine pic.twitter.com/j3wf1tvpw1
– rüya (@ruyaselcuk) June 28, 2025
Israeli women shared screenshots from the dating profile of Israeli men.
She captioned it: “What I found only on Israeli dating apps.”
Another Israelite replied: “Please delete this, it can go… pic.twitter.com/0ftejg3pfz
– Suppressed news. (@suppresdnws) June 28, 2025
“To suffer next to an innocent person is the last honest thing a man can do.” Vanessa Bealy Subsack
new:
Iranians began cleaning and reconstructing nuclear facilities.
Iran clears the entrance to Isfahan and is considered too deep for a mop.
Satellite images also show ongoing rapid repair or reconstruction efforts in one of Iran’s most enhanced underground… pic.twitter.com/8owdqfgwto
– Megatron (@megatron_ron) June 28, 2025
Battle Damage rating The meaning of history
“Midnight Hammer” – Fordow’s Bunker Buster or Just Bust [i] Black Mountain Analyte
The mourners responded to Israeli attacks on Iran while attending state funerals held for 60 people, including top military leaders killed in the war. pic.twitter.com/cxshzngbeg
– Middle Eastern Eye (@middleasteye) June 28, 2025
More than 1,300 Iranian Sunni scholars and intellectuals have issued a unified call to Muslims around the world to confront Israel and its Western allies, framing resistance as both religious and divine duties. The statement released on Saturday was…
– Thomas Keith (@iwasnevrhere_) June 29, 2025
How Islam governs Iran’s response to Israel and the United States Larry Johnson
Not so cold new war
The threat of Vladimir Putin’s war is why aliens have not made their first contact, experts claim Daily Star
NATO just surrendered Ukraine to Putin Telecommunications
A fiber optic drone that cannot be jummer takes over, transforming Ukrainian forests into wire spider webs, video show Business Insider
My brother sees you watching
ChatGpt and Privacy: Everything you need to know in 2025 Private Internet Access
Facebook’s new AI tool asks you to upload your photos for story ideas, causing privacy concerns Hacker new
Imperial Collapse Watch
The US’s biggest enemy is peace, not China or Russia.
With peace, the arms industry will collapse, so there’s no better business. pic.twitter.com/cbjo41bgof– shanghaipanda (@thinking_panda) June 25th, 2025
Toms River tells homeless people to move their belongings out of the municipal parking lot Asbury Park Press
Decorated Marine Veteran, Homeless for over 10 years, Change gear Central Oregon Daily News
Playing cards 2.0
Trump steals hay with AI regulations after China agrees to a massive trade deal Futurism
Along with Iran, President Trump faces his neoconic moment hill
Americans reveal shocking statistics that connect their most trusted top advisors with his cabinet Daily Mail
What the “12 Days of War” teaches us about Trump’s foreign policy vox.com
Musk problems
Why is Mexico threatening to sue Elon Musk for Space Sex Debris? Al Jazeera
Elon Musk tears into a megaville backed by “completely crazy” Trump CNBC
Democrats’ Death Clock
Mamdani’s main victory reveals the Democratic disparity when top leaders withhold their support Fox News
He is a Muslim extremist, so they don’t hate mum dani. He hates him because he’s a normal Muslim Mizrahi Perspective Substack
Top Texas Democrats reflect on the future of the state in the forum in question about what their party will next Texas Tribune
Immigrants
How DHS’s facial recognition technology has spread to ice enforcement reason
Deported Countries: Trump 2.0 seeks new records in immigration prosecution hill
Our free press no longer
Overview of Press Friedom Group to defend the right to collect online content from the press agency Timothy Burke freepress.net
LAPD arrested for journalist at Ice Raid Fuels Press Freedom Fears
Mr. Market is moody
Hedge America: Appetite for the Dollar is fading fast axios
As exports decline, the US commodity trade deficit will expand in May Reuters
ai
Teachers who use AI to bring children’s paintings back to life
pic.twitter.com/5yuyiicrg– Science Girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) June 17, 2025
Federal judges recognize the right to train AI in copyrighted works reason
Modern Love: Generation Z turns to AI to do the dirty work of their dating – farewell text and apologies New York Post
Bezul
Slavery, torture, and human trafficking discovered in 53 Cambodian online fraud compounds Cyber Coupe
Lost pet? Beware of new scams that include fake pet discovery services Greenwich Free Press
Guillotine Watch
The 5 most expensive mobile phones in the world #TOP5 #expensive #phone pic.twitter.com/e60di4zlax
– Top5Expension (@top5Expension) May 16, 2025
The most expensive shoes in the world: this unique high heeled gold, leather, silk and 236 diamonds on display at the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai pic.twitter.com/olshevu0rh
– AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 27, 2018
Class battle
Q: “What is capitalism?”
Let’s hear the definition from the wealthy man himself. He must never be invited to TV again. pic.twitter.com/wyhfeutt3z
– Jeanjacques dessarin🇭🇹🇵🇸🇳🇪🇲🇱🇧🇫🇨🇺 (@jeanjacquesdes7) June 27, 2025
Antidote du Jour (via))
Exhibition Q8: The empire built by Milton. After that, I got mad.
America is declining. However, this was not caused by China, Russia, immigration, or awakening.
The perpetrator is Milton Friedman. And then there was a class that turned his ideas into wrecking balls. (1/17)https://t.co/1hyywpvzwp
– William Huo (@wmhuo168) June 27, 2025
Bonus (Chuck L):
She’s so proud of her little baby pic.twitter.com/wlhrt04cuw
– 𝕐o̴g̴(@yoda4ever) June 27, 2025
Check out yesterday’s link and the antidote Du Jour
