the year 2000, the Cave of Crystals was uncovered beneath Mexico’s Sierra de Naica Mountain.
This remarkable cavern, situated around 300 meters (984 feet) below the surface, houses some of Earth’s most massive crystals ever found
pic.twitter.com/IZSJnQBTjV— Science girl (@sciencegirl) December 6, 2025
A New Governing Ecosystem Is Evolving Noema
⚡️The Kilauea volcano has started erupting in Hawaii
Observers see three roughly equal fountains, according to experts, this is an extremely rare phenomenon.
At the moment, it has been erupting for several hours. pic.twitter.com/Ak9LGP7pen
— Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) December 7, 2025
What Time Is It on Mars? Physicists Finally Have an Exact Answer SciTech Daily
Vibecession: Much More Than You Wanted To Know Astral Codex Ten
Critics Warn of ‘Catastrophic’ Threat If Netflix Acquires Warner Bros. Scheerpost
COVID-19/Pandemics
French Study on mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Finds a Drop in Severe COVID—and No Increase in Deaths Reason
Ultra-processed foods: Leading cause of ‘chronic disease pandemic,’ scientists warn MedicalXpress
Climate/Environment
Nowhere to move: How climate change became the property market’s biggest nightmare Euronews
The Indian Ocean disaster is a climate tragedy — and needs more attention Nature
South of the Border
Insomnia and anxiety stalk Venezuelans amid US military buildup CNN
Maduro says the real reason for Trump’s Venezuela fixation is oil – is he right? The Guardian
Flavio Bolsonaro enters Brazil’s 2026 presidential race with father’s nod Al Jazeera
China?
CR450, China’s newest high-speed train. 400-450 km/h.😃 pic.twitter.com/A2ikY2yHin
— Sharing Travel (@TripInChina) December 31, 2024
China aircraft carrier conducts drills in Pacific, Japan scrambles jets Kyodo News
Want an Explanation for China’s Nuclear Build-Up? It’s Not in the New White Paper RealClear Defense
Ceding the future to China Pearls and Irritations
How China would cut Taiwan off The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak substack
India
India’s elaborate welcome of Putin strains Western ties DW
India’s largest airline melts down after new crew rest rules CNBC
Clean energy surge: India adds record 31.25 GW non-fossil capacity this year, says Pralhad Joshi The Times of India
Africa
The American fixation on white Afrikaners in South Africa stretches back nearly a century The Conversation
WHO: Africa hit hardest as malaria deaths rise worldwide BORNA News
How Emerging Movements Are Redefining Democracy Across Africa Open Society Foundations
European Disunion
Germany may miss target start date for implementation of EU’s Renewable Energy Directive III S & P Global
‘EU is drowning in corruption,’ claims Hungarian premier Andolu Agency
EU rapporteur calls Turkey’s rule of law ‘a disaster’ in Ankara visit Turkish Minute
Old Blighty
Low-tax or high-welfare? The UK must decide what type of country it wants to be The Conversation
Nigel Farage accused of trying to ‘whip up hate’ ahead of Reform UK rally in Scotland The Independent
Israel v. Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iran
This is a video from a few days ago
In Gaza, from what the US and Israel call the “yellow line,”
the Israeli soldiers firing toward Palestinians on the other side for Fun pic.twitter.com/QHSdtDSv9w
— Warfare Analysis (@warfareanalysis) December 5, 2025
Israeli Tourism Sightseeing Of Gaza During Genocide
Special Interview with Lt Col Anthony Aguilar and Cpt Josephine Guilbeau
Thank you to:@InsideWithSam @JWGuilbeau
Follow them too!Unity for Victory! pic.twitter.com/N1vMOztdDC
— Erik Warsaw (@WarsawErik) November 30, 2025
Egypt calls for deploying international stabilization force along Gaza’s ‘yellow line’ to verify ceasefire Andolu Agency
Escalating Violations: Injuries, Abductions And Attacks Across West Bank IMEMC News
Syrian president warns Israel against tampering with 1974 ceasefire agreement Middle Easat Monitor
Lebanon: UN peacekeepers warn of ‘clear violations’ following latest Israeli airstrikes UN News
New Not-So-Cold War
Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue AP
Sinking Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’: Has the Ukraine war reached Senegal? France 24
Alarm grows in Europe over what is seen as Trump’s ‘betrayal’ of Ukraine Los Angeles Times
Zelensky’s Government Sabotaged Oversight, Allowing Corruption to Fester NY Times
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
Monetary Privacy: The Last Bastion of Human Dignity cointribune
AI glasses spark “RIP privacy” alarm in the Netherlands: A new era of recognition? EuroWeekly News
UK’s Ofcom to Boost Online Monitoring by 2026, Sparking Privacy Fears WebPro News
Imperial Collapse Watch
New federal rules could put formerly unhoused people back on the streets ABC 7 Chicago
What does a series of record-breaking drug busts mean for Colorado? CPR News
Trump 2.0
Trump’s Illegal Boat Strikes Recall Duterte’s “Drug War” Mass Killings Scheerpost
Hey, Does Anyone Want to Talk About Donald Trump’s Infirmities? The New Republic
Trump wants to be known as a peacemaker while frequently threatening war Washington Post
The Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine The National Interest
Musk Matters
EU Fines Elon Musk’s X $140 Million Over Deceptive Blue Checkmarks Technobezz
Musk’s SpaceX aims for 2026 IPO with jaw-dropping $800B valuation: reports NY Post
Elon Musk wants to create a ‘modern-day Library of Alexandria’ — and send copies to deep space Business Insider
Democrat Death Watch
Joe Biden Stumbles Over Word ‘America’ In LGBTQ Forum Speech Newsweek
Democrats in Congress Are Out of Touch with Constituents on Israeli Genocide InDepthNews
Immigration
ICE Goons Pepper Spray Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva During Tucson Raid Scheerpost
Detained illegal immigrants will face $5K ‘apprehension fee’: Border Patrol chief Fox News
Our No Longer Free Press
In another blow to press freedom in the US, White House launches media ‘Hall of Shame’ Euronews
Press pass showdown: New York Times takes Trump administration’s Pentagon to court Scripps News
Mr. Market Is Moody
Dollar steadies near five-week low on Fed rate cut bets Thompson Reuters
Poor job numbers save investors yearning for interest rate cut Courthouse News Service
US Treasuries Wrap Up Worst Week Since April Amid Fed Doubts Bloomberg
AI
Elon Musk’s Grok AI Is Doxxing Home Addresses of Everyday People Futurism
ChatGPT is losing the AI race to Gemini Cryptopolitan
‘AI is going to change creativity,’ Bill Gates tells Doha Forum Andolu Agency
Inside the Creation of Tilly Norwood, the AI Actress Freaking Out Hollywood Wall Street Journal
Meet the Anthropic team reckoning with AI’s effect on humans and the world The Verge
Perplexity AI hit with copyright violation lawsuit Cryptopolitan
Are We Seeing the First Steps Toward AI Superintelligence? Scientific American
The Bezzle
States Most Vulnerable to Identity Theft & Fraud WalletHub
FBI warns of high-tech ‘virtual kidnapping’ extortion scams Desert Sun
Guillotine Watch
The 5 most expensive ice cream in the whole world pic.twitter.com/85rlLzjjNf
— Knowledge Bank (@xKnowledgeBANK) November 5, 2025
The Frrrozen Haute Sundae: This dessert available at Serendipity 3 at New York, consists of 23-karat edible gold! Added to this is 18-karat gold bracelet plus 1 carat of white diamonds at the base of the goblet. Price: $25,000 pic.twitter.com/MioK1feTM9
— Eli Dror 🎗️ (@edrormba) November 22, 2018
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