Did the power of the elephants determine Hannibal’s route across the Alpine? Phys.org
The primary food of early Americans was mammals, some large mammals EurekAlert!
Humanity Apex Predator Is On Its Way. We are not ready yet. MedPage Today
Mormon crickets flood Idaho, sheriff’s office reminds public to contact pest control, not police ABC4
Samsung chip division’s one-year profits beat its previous 40 years of profits, combined, thanks to rising memory and storage prices – Samsung overtakes Nvidia to become world’s most profitable company, sees 19x increase in quarterly profits Tom’s Hardware
Climate/Environment
The collapse of the AMOC ocean current may have been locked in New Scientist
Summer floods are again a big issue in 2026 as was last year’s Balanced Weather
After Weekend of Heavy Rains, Chicago’s Deep Tunnel Is Almost Full Chicago Sun-Times
Heat Dome Locks in Western Europe: More Run of Extreme Heating Creates Extreme Weather in Europe
Guest post: France’s June heat wave caused more than 2,700 heat-related deaths Carbon Brief
Ebola
Congo Ebola death toll tops 500 as health workers threaten to attack AP
The Koreans
South Korea’s Mineral Diplomacy Lands in Ulaanbaatar – China Takes a Closer Look George Chen
China?
Alibaba Gets Exemption from Solicitation Ban Tied to Pentagon Curbs Bloomberg
Hormuz examines lead of PRC petrochemical build-out CHINA POLICY
Southeast Asia
Trump resort rises in Vietnam cemetery as US links grow Asia Times
Syracistan
Israeli Attack on Gaza Kills At Least Seven Palestinians, Including Child, As IDF Continues Casefire Violations Antiwar
Israel’s command system has identified 850,000 targets in the Gaza and Lebanon wars, says The Guardian
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IRGC says it targeted 85 US military sites in response to US attack on Al Mayadeen
US cancels Iran oil freeze after Hormuz attack Al-Monitor
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Ireland bans imports from the Israeli settlement of Al Mayadeen in Palestine
Explosions rock Damascus, wounding 18, as French President Macron visits Syria New Arab
The breakup of Europe
Trump attacks Spain as ‘wasted cause’ and orders trade freeze Euronews
Marine Le Pen Announces the 2027 Presidential TeleSur
Africa
US Launches Airstrike in Somalia for Third Consecutive Day of War
A military base supported by the UAE is being established in Somaliland’s Berbera Al Mayadeen
Sahel’s Nigeria Seeks Signal New Jihadist Frontier Jamestown
O Canada
Canadian Defense Attaché Meets Fundraising Arm of Azov Brigade The Maple
Old Blighty
Political rivals vow to boycott by-election after Farage quits MP The Guardian
The New Cold War
Ukraine attacks Russian oil tankers RT
Russia targets Samsung-Ukraine missile container in night strike – MOD RT
Monaco Bombing Suspect Killed By Intelligence Officer, Ukrainian Authorities Say Kyiv Post
NATO Summit
Discussions on air defense will dominate the Ankara Nato Intellinews conference
US Develops ATACMS Co-Production Germany Plans to Strengthen NATO Deterrence Feeds Defeat
PAC3 scammer Julian MacFarlane
Trump Renews Greenland Push, Citing Chinese Work With Russian Arctic Captain
US to lift CAATSA sanctions on Türkiye, consider restoring F-35 program: Trump Turkey Today
Trump’s Push for F-35 Deal with Turkey Sets Up Potential Conflict with Congress WSJ
Ankara Doctrine Savage Minds
US Defense Secretary Hegseth to visit Israel amid concerns over possible F-35 sale to Turkey Middle East Monitor
South of the Border
Cuba Partially Restores Power 28 Hours After Blackout Amid US Oil Blockade TeleSur
Trump 2.0
Trump’s SNAP cuts across states and counties facing Spiraling Hunger Crisis Truthout
The GOP Funhouse
Ken Paxton vowed to crack down on “illegal voting.” You May Violate Texas Election Law. ProPublica
Trump’s citizenship push is causing headaches for the divided GOP The Hill
Can DSA Really Defeat Red America? Les Leopold
Democracies are simple
Troy Jackson Files to Test Senate Bid as Graham Platner Faces Growing Calls to Quit Common Dreams
⚡️Maine Democratic Party: “Unfortunately, Graham Platner’s team has reached out to us repeatedly… to put their thumb on the scale of what this process looks like. We have repeatedly told Graham Platner’s team that they have no role in deciding our next Democratic…
— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) July 8, 2026
It’s unclear where Reckoning Action, which is working with the Democratic Women’s Caucus to change House ethics rules to make it easier to come forward with allegations of misconduct, receives its funding:
Cheyenne Hunt, who personally connected Platner’s ex-girlfriend Jenny Racicot with reporters at POLITICO and CNN, is offering resources and support to Platner employees who are resigning in solidarity with Racicot. Hunt is the executive director of Reckoning Action, a non-profit…
— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) July 8, 2026
I know I’m old fashioned like this, but I still think that due process is the best way (ie: the only reliable way) to determine guilt and the truth of an accusation.
Online mobs and media trials are highly unreliable for all sorts of reasons that should be obvious.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) July 7, 2026
Our Famously Free Press
White House Linked to Laura Loomer Wants US Journalist Stripped of Citizenship and Attacked by FBI for Reporting on Iran. The opposition
Imperial Collapse Watch
Selective Service war games are the ‘special skills’ framework of the Accountable State
US military company expands with launch of ‘East Coast’s largest camera house’ All-Source Intelligence
An Afghan national who fought with US forces was killed in an ICE AP custody dispute
Police State Watch
ICE Killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on Houston Street Today. It uses the same script we always use. Migrant Insider
ICE’s Internal Watchdog Is Now Investigating Internet Critics of Wire
The Accelerationists
You’re thinking of Peter Thiel’s ill-conceived How to Survive the Broligarchy conference
The AI
Trump Wants to Accelerate AI in Climate Matters
Exclusive-US cyber agency uses Anthropic Mythos to hack government codes, sources tell Reuters
Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos for AI Photos—Unless You Opt Out
Guillotine Watch
Totally bananas’: San Francisco homes sell for $1m over asking price amid AI boom The Guardian
‘This world isn’t fair’: 72-year-old drowned in SF evictions San Francisco Standard
Class War
JPM, BofA Eye Payments Deal – Why JPMorgan, Bank of America and Other Banks Want Fiserv’s Debit Network Stocktwits
What Is Exploitation Capitalism, And Why Is It Wrong? Left Hand Notes
Our anger can save us Art Cullen
Antidote du jour (via):
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