The person who has been crowned the loudest person in the world makes a noise like a plane taking off from AP
Nasa rover finds possible signatures of ancient microbial life on Mars The Guardian
The Mushroom Behind ‘Little Man’ Ideas Doesn’t Have the Genes of Known Scientific Alerts for Psychedelics
Climate/Environment
Europe: the world’s hottest continent Phys.org
I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S 45 DEGREES AGAIN IN FRANCE
NEXT 3 DAYS >44.5c This is CRAZY!
42.2c Paris,41.1C in Yeu Island !!!
80 all-time records
290 Monthly records
Already > 1000 records broken and thousands more to come.
See the list 🧵 pic.twitter.com/BIk33E9UdR— Extreme Temperatures Around the World (@extremetemps) June 24, 2026
These are the current dew points in the UK.
That’s 74˚ at London Heathrow and a dewy 60s tipping over southern Scotland.
UK’s record-breaking June heatwave with Deep South USA mugginess. pic.twitter.com/nDyxU4ieqr
— Jonathan Erdman (@wxjerdman) June 24, 2026
France suffers major power outages as Europe heats up CNBC
Working mothers, farm workers and mortgage payers: Who is hardest hit by heat wave costs? Euronews
Very extreme—and frankly—increasing fire behavior within the #CottonwoodFire in SW Utah this evening, with a persistent, deep, and apparently rotating *night* pyrocumulonimbus. The region had a record low snowpack in the following warm winter. Yes. pic.twitter.com/MfBgVuXO4f
— Daniel Swain (@Weather_West) June 24, 2026
Ebola
France MOH: First Ebola Case Diagnosed in Humanitarian Doctor Returns Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Bird Flu Diary
An epidemic
Rand Paul issues letter calling Anthony Fauci The Hill
Toxic Events in the Air
Burning throat and pounding head: What’s life like in the Los Angeles area hit by weeklong fires CNN
The company at the center of the Boyle Heights fire is facing scrutiny for its record, previously flaming the Los Angeles Times.
China?
How far can Beijing cut its food imports? CHINA POLICY is at the forefront
Why Chinese banks are now acting like local governments ThinkChina
Why China Rushes to Help Rebuild Iran After War with US NDTV
Southeast Asia
US Asymmetric Aid Program Sends Unmanned Ships to Philippines, Plans to Launch Drone Attacks in 2027 USNI News
India
Bangladesh to buy Chinese jets used by Pakistan during Op Sindoor: Should India be worried? First post
Syracistan
30% of those killed in Gaza genocide were children, many from ‘Deliberate’ targeting: UN Commission Common Dreams
Barred from bombing Tehran and Beirut again, Israeli officials say they want to quickly return to attacking Gaza again. pic.twitter.com/vBDv9lFAyT
— Brian Tashman (@briantashman) June 24, 2026
Iran pushes to end Israeli massacre in Gaza while talking to US: Hamas The Cradle
US has not asked Israel to withdraw troops from southern Lebanon, says Israeli minister Al Arabiya
Cyberattacks on Iranian banks suggest that covert action is back on the Amwaj table
Iraq says relations with US moving from military to ‘full economic partnership’ Anadolu Agency
Trump hints Turkey may rejoin F-35 program ahead of NATO summit DPA International
The breakup of Europe
France wants ‘order’ in US military Politico
European practices of degrading vassalage continue:
Washington Europe’s little boy/NATO ‘Secretary-General’ Mark Rutte is running around the Oval Office, gleefully pointing visual aids to gain even a modicum of approval from the man he calls ‘daddy’, President Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/u7ES5GWioV
— Go Underground (@GUnderground_TV) June 24, 2026
🇺🇸🇮🇹🇮🇷 Italy on NATO Chief Rutte: WTF are you talking about?!?!
He said that Italy gave the US a lot of support for the US strikes on Iran:
“If you take Italy for example, 500 US aircraft have departed from US bases in Italy to support Operation Epic Fury.”
He highlighted it as…
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) June 24, 2026
Iran: NATO members involved in US-Israeli violence must be held accountable Press TV
Africa
Kenya’s switch to China’s RMB debt was a disguise AidData restructuring
Old Blighty
Starter’s exit reveals dirty secret: UK can’t afford Ukraine War Ian Proud
The New Cold War
US State Department Says Ukraine Is Now Winning War Kyiv Post
Mash reports that Ukraine has lost 2.4 million soldiers in the four years of the SMO, more than 400,000 of them in 2026. These figures were obtained by our hackers from the information of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, TCC institutions, medical associations of Ukraine… pic.twitter.com/KkRfL38xII
— Olga Bazova (@OlgaBazova) June 24, 2026
Not quiet on the western front Events in Ukraine
Trump’s 2.0 Escalation Against Russia Is Taking Shape Andrew Korybko
Russian Gulf oil windfall ends as military spending rises Intellinews
Imperial Collapse Watch
Military services again need recruits to get flu shots as Air Force outbreak grows ABC News
We are still asleep. Aurelien
South of the Border
A catastrophic M7.5 earthquake has struck northern Venezuela Earthquake Insights
The US government’s 25-year war in Venezuela Morning Star. The 1,088 measures that were imposed against his country did not help in the construction of earthquake-resistant buildings, and this will not:
And this is the main conclusion. The US controlling Venezuela’s income from abroad, taking an undisclosed portion of it, and returning a portion at the leisure of US officials, is a significant obstacle to the country’s economic recovery.
— Venezuelanalysis (@venanalysis) June 24, 2026
Epstein’s story
How Jeffrey Epstein’s Israeli Network Set Up a Deadly Congo Mine
Trump 2.0
Federal judge blocks Trump from using proof of citizenship requirement to vote AP
Trump lays out the terms of the signing of the housing bill to the Jurist who opposes the evidence of the citizenship of the vote
Trump Asks Congress for $87.6 Billion in Additional Funds, Mostly for Iran War Antiwar
Trump blasts US Senate over ‘pointless’ Cradle of War resolution
The GOP Funhouse
Attorney Stutzman: I contacted the Israelis before proposing the Responsible Statecraft defense
MAGA Congresswoman Denies Using AI to Write Bill: ‘Love Claude but Grok is More Savage’ Gizmodo
Democracies are simple
Democrats and Trump Agree on Iran Black Agenda Report
BOOM: Left-Wing Populists Just Smashed Incumbents in Last Night’s Election. But Can They Rule? Matt Stoller
Mamdani Sweeps; Party cries Ken Klippenstein
Why Are Unions and WFP Protesting Last Night’s Election Results in NYC? Labor Politics
Police State Watch
Prairieland Protesters Sentenced to 30 to 100 Years for ‘Terrorism’
‘We should be worried’: report sheds light on ICE’s growing arsenal of hi-tech surveillance tools The Guardian
Sports Desk
Those World Cup “Hydration Breaks” had Fox Rolling in the Dough Hollywood Reporter
The AI-powered World Cup runs on thousands of data workers around the World
The AI
The Trump White House Is Over by Dario Amodei Wired for Anthropic
Data Center Controversy Brings Down Utah Legislature The Hill
Guillotine Watch
From particles to particles: NOB, dating app for aristos Revue21 (machine translation)
The economy
Data center boom sparks third wave of inflation WSJ
Mr. Market
Nasdaq & Market Volatility: is this the Minsky* era of Ponzi Finance? Ann Pettifor
Micron’s earnings recently reset the AI memory business for Yahoo! Finance
Agriculture
Texas screwworm recovery resumes after a week-long hiatus Farm Progress
War-Induced Fertilizer Shortage May Reduce US Morning Ag Crops Soil and Water
Class War
As cancer death rates drop, stark disparities remain, says a new NBC News report
No one made Aeon for themselves
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