Sanskrit university project: Ant movement, frog behaviour to predict rain Hindustan Times
What’s Happening to Wholesale Electricity Prices? Construction Physics
‘Involved sequentially’: leopard sharks observed mating for first time in wild have threesome The Guardian
Climate/Environment
Most powerful storm on earth this year lashes Philippines. Hong Kong, Taiwan and southern China on alert CNN
What happens when major storms hit toxic dumps? Moving Day
A New Island Has Popped Up in Alaska Gizmodo
Formation of giant Siberian gas emission craters Science of The Total Environment
“But you said the ice was going to disappear in 10 years!” Real Climate
Oxy Executive Says Direct Air Capture Model Isn’t Bankable Now Bloomberg
Revisiting the Geoengineering Question The Climate Brink
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2 can turn our own defenders into traitors.
A study in Sci Transl Med, 2025 shows the virus drives neutrophils into PMN-MDSCs cells that don’t fight, but suppress T cells.🧵 https://t.co/e3IgWFvdXg— Zdenek Vrozina (@ZdenekVrozina) September 19, 2025
How to tackle the ‘profound and lasting impact’ of COVID-19 on cardiovascular health European Society of Cardiology
Winner of mRNA Nobel Prize says ACIP member’s claim that Covid vaccines persist is “absolutely impossible” STAT
Data investigation: Childhood vaccination rates are backsliding across the U.S. NBC News
The Koreas
Kim says has ‘good memory’ of Trump, open to talks with U.S. if denuclearization demand dropped Yonhap
India
US fee on H-1B visas rattles Indian tech stocks Intellinews
Chabahar sanctions is a strategic move by US Indian Punchline
China?
Chinese automaker BYD’s U9 Xtreme EV just hit a verified top speed of 496 km/h (308 mph) at Germany’s ATP proving grounds, making it the new fastest production car in the world, beating the Bugatti Chiron’s 304.77 mph.
• 2,978 hp
• 80 kWh LFP battery
• 1,200v platform
• New… pic.twitter.com/JcP7yTyERJ— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) September 21, 2025
South of the Border
Venezuela Launches Military Exercises in All Regions Throughout the Country Orinoco Tribune
Syraqistan
This family killed today by Israel in Lebanon are Lebanese with American citizenship so Israel kills American citizens not only in Palestine but in Lebanon too.
Will the U.S do anything about it?
Some of their names:
Shadi Sobhi Sharara
Celine Shadi Sharara
Hadi Shadi Sharara… pic.twitter.com/vzmJ2QEmOf— Suppressed News. (@SuppressedNws1) September 21, 2025
US Amb Huckabee says Israel’s army is more moral than America’s: “They have taken measures to protect human life the likes of which our own country does not do.”
Says death toll in Gaza is so high because Hamas “moves” civilians into Israel’s targets after being warned to leave. pic.twitter.com/ORwNEUnySB
— Chris Menahan 🇺🇸 (@infolibnews) September 22, 2025
Netanyahu Asked Trump to Halt Egyptian Military Buildup in Sinai, Source Says Haaretz
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UK, Australia and Canada recognize a Palestinian state, prompting angry response from Israel AP
Recognize Hamas The Anti-Empire Project. On why recognition of their idea of a Palestinian state by above is meaningless gesture.
⚡️🇮🇱BREAKING: Israeli PM Netanyahu:
“A Palestinian state will not be established. The response to the recent attempt to impose a terror state in the heart of our land will be given after my return from the US”
“I have a clear message to those leaders who recognize a Palestinian… pic.twitter.com/NFnih2pEwq
— Suppressed News. (@SuppressedNws1) September 21, 2025
Netanyahu’s Vision for Israel’s Future Is Not Sparta, It’s Something Worse Haaretz
EXCLUSIVE: Bill to Block Arms Sales to Israel Endorsed by Congressional Progressive Caucus Zeteo
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Taliban rejects Trump’s ultimatum RT
Iran says it will suspend cooperation with UN’s nuclear watchdog Al Jazeera
Moving closer to part 2 of USrael-Iran war GeoPolitiQ
European Disunion
EU’s new strategy to lure India away from Russia’s orbit Hellenic Shipping News
Rome gloats as France becomes Italy and Italy becomes France Politico
Since I was born, Italy has ran primary surpluses every single year but seven, which coincided with the global convulsions of 2008-11 and 2020-23. During much of that period it was the worst performing G7 economy by a substantial margin.
The last years have surely shown that… https://t.co/MG11zbxkpM
— New Left EViews (@NewLeftEViews) September 21, 2025
Crisis At NATO Shipbuilder Unsettles Europe’s Defense Plans Bloomberg
The growing influence of US asset managers in the Netherlands SOMO
New Not-So-Cold War
NATO fighters scrambled to escort Russian reconnaissance plane over Baltic Sea ERR
Trump says he ‘would’ help defend Poland and Baltic states if Russia keeps escalating Euronews
Security guarantees for Ukraine require readiness to fight Russia, says Finland’s president The Guardian
TRUMP THE RETROACTIVE – HOW THE ANTE IS UPPED BEFORE TRUMP ANNOUNCES HIS DECISIONS John Helmer
Robert Kagan Foresees Critical Geopolitical Juncture Simplicius
‘Resilience factories’ German Foreign Policy
Russian drone pilots are becoming extremely good … this war is getting scarier
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) September 21, 2025
Trump 2.0
Trump administration halts government hunger report The Hill
Trump Hints at the Murdochs Joining the TikTok Deal Gizmodo
Trump’s H-1B visa fee to hit US employers with $14bn annual bill FT
Trump ‘border czar’ Tom Homan reportedly accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents The Guardian
Trump publicly pushes Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute his political foes NBC News
MAHA
Trump officials reportedly set to tie Tylenol to autism risk The Guardian
Weimar Republic
Trump memorializes Kirk: ‘He did not hate his opponents. … That’s where I disagreed’ The Hill
The emotional climax of the Charlie Kirk memorial came when President Trump asked Erika Kirk to join him on stage.
The audience roared as America the Beautiful played throughout the stadium.
The president embraced Erika as she wept for her late husband.
It was an incredibly… pic.twitter.com/4W3b2OCgRX
— Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) September 21, 2025
Max Blumenthal: Charlie Kirk’s Story FALLS APART Dialogue Works (Video)
Surgeon calls Charlie Kirk ‘man of steel’ — reveals ‘miracle’ factor that likely prevented more from being hurt New York Post
A Charlie Kirk Update… While Trump is Playing with Fire in Venezuela Larry Johnson
How did “China Use Kirk’s Murder to Stoke Conspiracy Theories and Division”? Pekingnology
Charlie Kirk was a fossil fuel industry plant HEATED
This Starbucks had to close temporarily after this accusation went viral. This tweet, ex., has 48K retweets and includes its phone number and address.
They just confirmed they checked the security footage, and “Loser” wasn’t on the drink when it was handed off. https://t.co/lEIrQ6KwPd
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) September 20, 2025
False Flag Watch
We will have another 9/11 in our country. Probably within the next 6 months to a year.
And when we do, it will be because the people who have been put in charge of combatting terrorism in America are too afraid to say ISLAMIC TERRORISM.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you. @NCTCKent
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) September 20, 2025
Mamdani
Inside Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign Drop Site
Land Value Politics Phenomenal World
Accelerationists
On the Origins of Dune’s Butlerian Jihad Edward Ongweso Jr.
The Luddite Renaissance is in full swing Blood in the Machine
Crapification
Slack threatened to delete nonprofit coding club’s data if it didn’t pay $50k in a week The Register
AI
And you twist the darkness in your fingers Internal Exile
Healthcare?
THE HEALTH PENALTY Texas Observer
Class Warfare
TOWARD LABOR UNIONS FOR INCARCERATED WORKERS: AN ORGANIZING STRATEGY LPE Project
“HOUSE FROM HELL” — HOW AMERICA’S LARGEST HOMEBUILDERS SHIFT THE COST OF SHODDY CONSTRUCTION TO BUYERS Hunterbrook
Hole-Punched History Extracurriculars
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