‘Underwater’ insects don’t settle at depth, leaving ocean mystery unsolved University of British Columbia
Working memory quickly updates priorities after an interruption, research finds Medical Xpress
Can a Circle Break the Cycle of Building Waste? The Common Edge
‘I can no longer work in climate change tourism’: why Antarctic guides give up their dream jobs
Climate/Environment
Power Grids Reach Tip Point As 100F Climate, US Data Center Boom Stress Aging Networks Bloomberg
France, Spain battle ‘wildfires’ with more heat on the way AFP
UNUSUAL HEAT IN SOUTH AMERICA
Mind blowing MINIMUM 28.7 Georgetown
GUYANA’S HOTTEST NIGHT IN HISTORY40c WINTER
Crazy winter heat in BRAZIL at 38/40C
In the following days HUNDREDS of records in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
You are really crazy. pic.twitter.com/Fa1x9HDJ6l— Extreme Temperatures Around the World (@extremetemps) July 26, 2026
In recent weeks, there has been a dramatic increase in large, intense, fast-moving, and unfortunately in many cases destructive/fatal wildfires in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere that span a variety of climates and conditions, but all share one key similarity. [Thread]
— Daniel Swain (@Weather_West) July 27, 2026
How do scientists know that climate change is making a heat wave, hurricane or wildfire worse? The conversation
Deadly storm in Chile disrupts copper mines and raises AI FT supply concerns
Pennsylvania’s streets are covered in radioactive sewage − hence The Conversation
Water
LA’s dangerous game of succession as the aging water system reaches its peak in the Los Angeles Times
China?
Chipmaker CXMT tops China valuation with 470% surge Shanghai Channel News Asia
China’s ‘K-shaped’ economy is divided not only by sector, but also by location South China Morning Post
India
Sacrificing Pradhan Will Not Save Modi The Wire
Indian Farmers Protest FTAs Abdul Rahman
Syracistan
Pentagon reports more than 600 casualties in Iran war in silent data review The Guardian
US Ambassador Waltz Confirms Ended Weapons As Iran Strikes Remain Suspended Second Time in International Business
Iran says it will suspend strikes as long as US bombing continues Business Times
Iran accuses Ukraine of killing the Caspian merchant ship Al Jazeera
Will #Iran and Ukraine Enter into Direct Conflict?
🔹The Security Service of Ukraine, SBU, said that on July 25, the Ukrainian military crashed an Iranian ship that was carrying military equipment between Iran and Russia in the Caspian Sea.
🔹Later, President Volodymyr Zelensky said…
— Hamidreza Azizi (@HamidRezaAz) July 26, 2026
Iran’s Foreign Ministry reports that Ukrainians have rammed an Iranian merchant ship in the Caspian, killing a sailor. They called this attack “a sign of the Ukrainian regime’s senseless and hateful approach towards Iran”. They reserve the right to… pic.twitter.com/NP1YqUFJwp
— Russians With Attitude (@RWApodcast) July 25, 2026
‘He is ready for everything’: Zelenskyy says he is not worried about Iran’s retaliation after the Caspian Sea dispute First Post
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Israeli settlers burn mosques in West Bank DW
Netanyahu, Katz pledge to ‘intensify’ campaign of violence in West Bank at The Cradle
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The Lebanese army says the Israeli attack is disrupting its deployment in the South Anadolu Agency
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President Ahmed al-Sharaa: Syria wants a security agreement with Israel Al Jazeera
The breakup of Europe
One big winner in the War on Iran: US natural gas sellers. The main victim: Europe. Kevin Walmsley
Outcasts: How Albania’s Land Takeover Gave Birth to the Flamingo Revolution Untold Mag
China has put a Polish university on its European dual-use export ban list. Why? South China Morning Post
Berlin police kill suspect in Pride festival attack after manhunt NBC News
Germany has failed to contain the AfD. It is now only a matter of time before the far right seizes power. The world of TRT
Old Blighty
Water outage at London’s Gatwick Airport leaves toilets out of service and restaurants closed NBC News
British water giant nears collapse as privatization row dominates Euro Weekly
‘Government has forgotten that many data centers need water to cool their systems’: Industry trade body warns UK government about data center resource drought Tech Radar
Worker, Hipster, Bank London Review of Books
UK’s Burnham to welcome Zelensky to the first foreign leader to visit AFP
The New Cold War
Chevron Tries to Keep Kazak Assets Out of Russia-Ukraine War WSJ
Tokayev Calls Ukraine War Freeze as Black Sea and Caspian Risks Grow Times of Central Asia
Turkish cargo ship sinks near Odesa after strike Azer News
Ukraine’s Magura airliner headed for America after sinking Tech Radar warships
Poland discusses the situation of provocation by Russia using disguised drones as Ukraine Ukrainska Pravda
Imperial Collapse Watch
Western diplomacy is dead: the world of post-diplomacy Ian Proud
Vectors of Fascism: An Interview with Alberto Toscano Communis
South of the Border
Flavio Bolsonaro launches presidential bid to challenge Lula in October TRT World elections
Brazil denies visas to US officials amid election disruption India Today
Brazil Summons Its Ambassador To Argentina For Consultation After Miley’s Crime TeleSur
Spook Land
Securities and Exchange Commission Gets AI Agents to Monitor Cell Phone Locations All-Source Intelligence
Trump 2.0
Sixth Red Scare, Not Second Undiplomatic
Trump Administration Eyes Massive Coal Reserves Under Federal Lands Inside Climate News
Democracies are simple
Palantir’s Haley Stevens’ Slander Draws Attention to Her Record at ICE Truthout
Why 98 Democrats Ignore Voters and Oppose Israel Aid Cut Stephen Semler
Democrats pick to win House, Senate underdogs 100 days off The Hill
Health care?
A Man Suspected of a Horrific Crime Caught Undercover as a Pharma Executive Futurism
Your health care bill is out of reach. Congress enters. Politics
The AI
Nvidia Talks OpenAI to Secure $250 Billion Funding for Data Center WSJ
OpenAI buys NVIDIA chips to do AI
NVIDIA invests in OpenAI equity
OpenAI uses money to buy more chips
NVIDIA is raising the prices of its chips more
Capex number goes up to buy chips
Investors are worried
NVIDIA provides a backstop to OpenAI
Investors are giving more money to OpenAI… pic.twitter.com/TQhM8cQf9n
— Boring_Business (@BoringBiz_) July 27, 2026
Emails show how Virginia regulators downplayed data center Politico’s health concerns
Big Brother is Watching You
Your Garbage Truck Is About to Start Checking for You. Your Car Has Been Damaged, And Fined. Auto Wire
US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using ‘suppress’ password during border search Tech Crunch
The Accelerationists
Orbital Enclosure Phenomenal World
Not being trusted
Monopoly Round-Up: How to Stop the Enshittification of America Matt Stoller
Academe qualifications
Higher Ed Can’t Be Idle in the Age of Beasts. Should Choose Democracy.True
Class War
Kansas Amendment Battle Highlights Multibillion-Dollar Attempt to Capture State Courts
Financial Struggle Linked to Brain Atrophy, Cognitive Decline Study Finds
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