America is a way of seeing an empty cup
How the English ended time travel Kaimataara
What Cars Are You Sick Of Seeing On The Road? Jalopnik
Ferrari and BMW join Tesla, China in switch from copper to cheaper aluminum Reuters
People like the Hobbit may be scavenging the remains of Komodo dragons to survive on CNN
Climate/Environment
Wildfires rage in Portugal, Greece and Spain as Greek authorities warn of toxic smoke NBC News
Heat waves kill tens of thousands in India. Officials never counted Euronews
Strong storms affect most of the country, leaving more than 1M without power Moderate Weather
Bad floods leave a trail of death and destruction in West Africa RFI
Some of the scariest and most powerful hurricanes on the planet are happening right now on the Pacific island of Rota.
At 180 MPH (290 kph) and mesovortex egust with maximum strength reaching ~220 MPH (355 kph), Category 5 Super Typhoon Bavi… pic.twitter.com/zUluGM3Zib
— Backpirch Weather (@BackpirchCrew) July 5, 2026
There are growing indications that a large, intense, and possibly record-breaking mid-atmospheric system (also known as a “heat dome”) will develop somewhere between the Rockies & Central Plains in mid-July. This could bring widespread and intense heat throughout the US pic.twitter.com/U4bLH89XQx
— Daniel Swain (@Weather_West) July 5, 2026
New News!
Code: y-axis warning!Global ocean temperatures are at 21.00°C, and have now set a new record high for the 33rd day in a row, more than 0.08°C above the previous record high, set in 2024.
The Climate 8-ball is late again. pic.twitter.com/TP0WanLNhn
– Prof. Eliot Jacobson (@EliotJacobson) July 5, 2026
The World Has an Anchovy Bloomberg Problem
Those In Charge Have No Survival Plan Leviathan by Peter Gelderloos
China?
CHINA KEEPS US AND JAPAN COOL. And many other places. The Chinese make more than 80% of the world’s air-conditioners. And they could… stop.
The biggest fan clubs in the air-conditioning world are the United States, and two Asian allies/vassals, Japan and South Korea. In… pic.twitter.com/ACta89Fyqj
— Nury Vittachi (@NuryVittachi) July 6, 2026
China is testing missiles in the Pacific, regional power is alarming Channel News Asia
American Decline, Chinese Exposure Sinocism
Top Cities Outpace Regional Domains to Drive China Property Sales Caixin Global
This is excellent and a must read for central bankers everywhere! The Peoples Bank of China was the first to liquidate a large, powerful housing stock without a single quarter of economic slowdown or loss of growth momentum in the real economy.
A historic achievement…— Kathleen Tyson (@Kathleen_Tyson_) July 5, 2026
India
GoDaddy Sounds the Alarm on How India’s Law Could Improve Internet Privacy Everywhere Gizmodo
Syracistan
Netanyahu says there is no reconstruction in Gaza before the disarmament of Hamas, as two were killed in recent New Arab strikes.
Hamas is dead and gone. But Israel continues to pretend that it is alive in order to continue the genocide. A brilliant article on Foreign Affairs by Jaser AbuMousa lays the charge:
1) Israel killed almost all the leadership before October 7. Sinwar, Haniyeh, Deif, Mohammed Sinwar,…
— Shaiel Ben-Ephraim (@academic_la) July 5, 2026
Calls for Trump’s assassination at the funeral of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei The Guardian
EGS 47 / 26 – No Qatari LNG Until September | OPEC+ Regaining Market Shares? | Canada’s West Coast Oil Megadeal | Heat Dome Melts US Grid Energy Geopolitics & Statecraft
Gulf sovereign funds are on track for a record year Semafor
Africa
Why African Bullies Love Israel The Key
Mali and Syria: Similarities, Differences, and the War on Terrorism Muftah Magazine
Turkiye builds ‘spaceport’ in Somalia, setting off alarms in Israel The Cradle
US Bombs Somalia 70th Time This Year Antiwar
Old Blighty
Police investigating claims ‘£1.5m lost’ from Indy campaign group with close links to SNP Daily Record
Private Capital in UK Defense Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies
Do you like to spend a heatwave in the front office? That’s the reality for thousands of families The Big Issue
UK Cuts Infrastructure Spending to Pay for Nukes; German Railways Fall Alex Christoforou
The breakup of Europe
Germany supports ballistic missile defense with extended coverage of Arrow-3 Interesting Engineering
Germany’s Dangerous Return to Strategic Overconfidence Kautilya The Contemplator
The US is fueling the rise of an ISIS-style terrorist group in Europe: in Albania, the MEK is recruiting child soldiers Alireza Niknam (translation via GeoPolitiQ)
Thousands fill the streets of Tirana in massive ‘Pink Flamingo’ anti-government protests Euronews
🚨‼️🇷🇺🇪🇺 REALLY NO MATTER ANYMORE?!
The EU punishes 3 people for reposting Russia Today Germany on their blog and has ruled that reposting content from authorized Russian media is prohibited and can lead to prosecution. The bottom line is that it doesn’t matter if… pic.twitter.com/pWbJbGKDBT
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) July 5, 2026
The New Cold War
Russian MOD lists targets for Ukraine barrage RT latest
GREECE DECLARES DRONE WAR ON RUSSIA – “EASY AS THAT” – ON THE SIDES OF WAR IS A DANGEROUS WAR FOR GREEK VISITORS AND FORCE SENDING BUSINESS John Helmer
Finnish Line The Duran. “EU Cool Kids Continually Wish War With Russia May Go Over Finland.”
Lithuania Aims to Be ‘Part of Nuclear Deterrence’ Against Russia: President Defense Post
Robot race Events in Ukraine
Why Did Putin and Lavrov Send Such Sweet Greetings on US’s 250th Independence Day? Andrew Korybko
Why can’t Russia conquer Ukraine? Larry Johnson
Imperial Collapse Watch
If Non-Offensive Defense Ends the Cold War… Non-Diplomatic
South of the Border
White Helmets Attack Venezuela’s Kit Klarenberg
Trump 2.0
Trump will host an opening ceremony Monday to celebrate Trump’s The Hill accounts
Trump memecoin investors lose $3.8 billion, analysis finds TechCrunch
Democracies are simple
McMorrow is campaigning for a Michigan Senate seat, The Hill
How Hakeem Jeffries handles the most divisive issue in Democratic politics
Sorry, Democrats: Your Midterm Hopes Are Probably Too Full of NOTUS
Big Brother is Watching You
US Air Force Engineer Charged with Spotting Ground Flock Surveillance Cameras Gets Thousands of Dollars From Fans All Over The World Futurism
The Accelerationists
A Room in Aspen Notes from the Circus
Sports Desk
Sources: President Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and White House chief of staff Andrew Giuliani have assembled a team of top lawyers – from outside the government – to challenge Flo Balogun’s red card. In particular they challenged the use of fast slow motion…
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) July 5, 2026
The Tour de France stage will continue to change as fires ravage southern Europe France24
Our Famously Free Press
The Triumphalism Trap: How the Anti-Imperialist Media Generates Its BetBeat of Consent
CNBC Helps SpaceX Pull Out Billion-Dollar Faucet-and-Drop FAIR
Health care?
Climate Change Is On The Bedside. Why Don’t We Read About It? MedPage Today
Casino Nation
“Ethically Impeachable”: Prediction Markets Offer Bets on Wildfires Mother Jones
The AI
In the production and distribution of information in the Age of AI the Archimedean point
Google’s new commercials consider the Declaration of Independence written with help from AI TechCrunch
How and how to Google your life Blood in the Machine
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