Bottlenose dolphins rely on fishing trawlers in the Adriatic Sea, study finds Geographical
37-year soil test reveals hidden climate threat Science Daily (Kevin W)
Aging Is Funny, Right? Oldster (Micael T). Hmm.
COVID-19/Pandemics
I was writing a really long thread on the long covid dopamine study, but it’s incredibly long and complicated and boring and sad, and I’m tired of it, so here’s the five-tweet version:
— tern (@1goodtern) July 14, 2026
Climate/Environment
Move Over Oppenheimer Jackson Damian
HISTORY 53C DAY- 38C NIGHT
52.7C Omidieh IRAN All time record and
2026 World RecordDETAILS ! 38.3 Delhoran IRAN
33.1 Uchkuduk UZBEKISTANThe following days WORSE
53/54c Middle East
49/50C ex USSR
50/52C CHINA
NIGHT up to 40CWORST HEAT WAVE IN WORLD HISTORY pic.twitter.com/sTpiY7BQHM
— Extreme Temperatures Around the World (@extremetemps) July 14, 2026
The world’s water is headed for an irreversible decline, warns Guterres National News of the UN. We have warned that drinking water is the most important resource that must be followed by disaster from the beginning of this area.
Scientists Propose “Sun-Dimming” Cloud System to Reduce Super El Nino Impact NDTV
Melting ice sheets could weaken the current system of large, distant oceans PhysOrg
51 people dead, more than 1 million affected by floods in Bangladesh Global Times
” rel=”nofollow”>Jet shifts behind Europe’s long heat waves New Scientist
Lake Powell reaches record low elevation, approaching ‘lake of dead power,’ ABC experts say
Hello outside: heat wave blocking radio and other signals US midwest Guardian
China?
China’s economic growth slows sharply, BBC targets. Like Japan in its post-bubble years: strong export sector, weak domestic employment.
China’s Credit Expansion Disappoints as New Loans Miss Bloomberg Forecasts. No version has been archived yet.
China holds US nuclear seismology expert from 2024, family reveals Guardian
We were wrong about DeepSeek. Now Chinese AI companies are sending billions of AI tokens Kevin Walmsley (Kevin W)
Africa
The water dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia is overshadowed by the tension in the Horn of Africa, say National News experts
Khartoum is facing a drinking water crisis as the level of the Nile drops sharply Sudan Tribune
South of the Border
Extreme heat puts Brazil’s coffee crop at risk Ynet
The breakup of Europe
EU signs emergency import restrictions after China’s trade gap dramatically widens South China Morning Post (guurst)
Heat Wave Drys Germany’s Rhine Chokepoint to Squeeze Oil Supply Bloomberg
Old Blighty
Jonathan Cook: Burnham’s Hollow Contrition in Gaza ConsortiumNews
Israel v. The Resistance
🇺🇬 NEW: Uganda is preparing to send troops to Gaza at the request of US President Trump, the state-owned newspaper New Vision reported on Monday.
According to this newspaper, Trump asked President Yoweri Museveni, through his Peace Board, to contribute to the International…
— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) July 14, 2026
Al-Aqsa could be on the verge of changing forever.
For decades, the Al-Aqsa Mosque has been controlled by the Islamic Waqf under Jordanian custody. The reported US-Israel proposal could change that.
This program will replace the Waqf with a new body created by Israel, officially… pic.twitter.com/Ytov9fUCJu
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) July 13, 2026
Will the Hamas concession be a real transfer of power to Gaza? Arab news
Bombings across Israel target sushi chain in growing feud between crime families Times of Israel (Kevin W)
Trump tells Iran that power plants, bridges will be targeted if no deal is made – Middle East crisis live Guardian
July 14, 2026 – US naval blockade of Iranian ports goes into effect CNN
Trump brings US-Iran war back to square one Asia Times (Kevin W)
Exclusive: Israeli Intelligence Cutout Contacted ‘Influential Figures’ in Syria to Lay the Groundwork for Advocacy (Robin K)
Turkish
10 years since Turkish military coup attempt on Erdoğan WSWS (Alan S)
Syracistan
Ongoing Pakistan-Afghanistan Communist War (Robin K)
The New Cold War
The EU has discovered a loophole in the Black Sea for its warships Vzglayd by machine translation (guurst)
Ukrainian Drone Sinks FSB Patrol Boat Near Putin’s Chosun Palace
Trump to support anti-Russia sanctions bill – CNN TASS (guurst)
Olympic funding questioned by nine EU countries over Russia’s return Aljazeera (Kevin W)
Ukraine’s PM is leaving after just one year in office Reuters
Big Brother Watching Watching
Controversial Herd Cameras Track Every Vehicle — Full Breakdown Dave Plummer, YouTube (BC)
Imperial Collapse Watch
No Direction Home Aurelien. A story worth reading and an excellent article, even by Aurelien’s high standards.
Level Three of Five: State Terror Within the United States WA Lawrence
The ICC was also established to investigate atrocity crimes, and to protect Israeli officials from ongoing investigations the US administration has boasted of disbanding the court.
— Nicola Perugini (@PeruginNic) July 14, 2026
Making the World Safe From War Criminals Daniel Larison
This AI just revealed the BIGGEST legal insider trading operation in America.
A platform called GovGreed is building a seven-layer machine learning system that compiles all the stock trading references disclosed by every politician who sits against bills controlled by their committees,… pic.twitter.com/Gvjn3KvL0A
— Teddy — PolyBackTest.com (@Bitcoin_Teddy) July 6, 2026
Defense watchdog finds new 155mm artillery factory has failed to produce parts 2 years since construction, hampering production targets CBS (Kevin W)
Trump 2.0
Trump’s partial demolition of the election Salon
House passes Trump-backed bill that would make daylight saving time permanent NBC (Kevin W)
Immigration to another country
ICE killings in Maine and Texas and Minneapolis WSWS studies
ICE shootings spark calls for reform as critics argue the organization is ‘going after Latinos’ The Hill
Mahmoud Khalil accuses Trump administration officials and pro-Israel groups of Middle East Eye ‘conspiracy’
Ours is No Longer Free
Why 55% of Americans Stop Posting in PC Social Media Magazine
Not being trusted
Nations Sue to Block Paramount-Warner Bros Merger, DOJ Defies Variety
Mr. Market Needs A Healer
Behind the AI Rally There’s a Risky Discovery Cycle Real Markets Are Clear
The AI
Breach: Demis Hassabis approves pre-flight safety test for AI Gary Marcus
Untested Reliance on AI Improves Business Workflows TMTPost (guurst)
Someone created a ‘Ghost Font’ that humans can read but AI can’t – I had to try it myself Tom’s guide (Micael T)
Data centers in heatwave: high demand on stretched electricity grid amid climate crisis The Irish Times
IBM Stock Falls After Bad Warning About Rapid AI Company
Class War
Conservatism: An American Personality Disorder Chris Armitage
Medicare turns 61; The case for extending it to all Americans Juan Cole (FDS)
The End of the Richard Vigilante Administration
I was genuinely concerned that the DSA and its candidates could be involved in genocide, MAGA ICE goons sport killing people in the streets and the collapse of free and fair elections.
But thanks to the cooperation between oligarch-friendly Democrats and oligarch-friendly…
— Gregory Travis (@greg_travis) July 14, 2026
Antidote du jour. Tracie H: “Female (Lithobates catesbeianus) American Bullfrog – just guessing the sex, but females are larger than males and their ears (dark circle in waterline) are the same size as their eyes, while males have larger ears.”
And a bonus:
Meanwhile in Florida, a beagle defends its home from an alligator pic.twitter.com/sHzfLU9qwD
— Science Girl (@sciencegirl) July 14, 2026
Second bonus:
A female puma named Dania walks past a group of photographers with her eyes fixed on a nearby guanaco pic.twitter.com/XGxd8UktP3
— Nature Unedited (@NatureUnedited) July 13, 2026
And thirdly:
He chose to be friends with fish instead of hunting. 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/FC3cnQ8cXA
— The Best (@TheBestqueenx) July 15, 2026
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.
