Remote-controlled cockroach swarm can now breathe underwater New Scientist
2 people arrested after hanging a banner about ‘the power of love’ on Empire State Building antenna AP
Supersonic Flights Over Land Closer to Reality Under US Plan Bloomberg. Too much flyover country between Wall Street and Silicon Valley.
Climate/Environment
Copernicus Marine and Copernicus Climate Change: Daily global sea surface temperatures break records for the time of year The Copernicus Climate Change Service
“Heat dome” has become established across eastern United States Balanced Weather
As Heat Wave Spreads Across the US, Data Centers Strain Electrical Grids Truthout
6 things to know about heat illness Your Local Epidemiologist
Death toll exceeds 20,000 across Europe in June 2026 heat wave Christopher W. Callahan
Banks are financing the fossil fuel industry’s next growth strategy Grist
Pandemics
One Health: Mapping reported modes of transmission of HPAI A (H5N1) to humans: A scoping review Avian Flu Diary
Japan
Export Controls as Strategy: Beijing Raises Pressure on Tokyo Amid Rising Security Frictions George Chen
China?
US House committee opens investigation into Merck, AbbVie China drug trials Reuters
China’s 15th Five-Year Energy Plan: Security Shifts From Fossil Imports to New-Energy Tech Inside China
Taiwan’s War on Renewables ChinaTalk
Syraqistan
Board of Peace prepares gated Gaza camps under expanding Israeli occupation: Report The Cradle
TL;DR: Concentration camps. The US is going to help Israel build and run concentration camps in Gaza. https://t.co/FP95LxyFGt pic.twitter.com/3O5gVglIz5
— Mel (@Villgecrazylady) July 1, 2026
Genuinely insane stuff. The law will require the pentagon to make itself dependent on Israel. Israeli tech, Israeli AI systems etc will be integrated into all the highest classification functions of the US military. They lost the public opinion war so now they’re going to set it… https://t.co/PKG2yB8ZHR
— Sean Padraig McCarthy (@SeanMcCarthyCom) July 1, 2026
Washington is subsidizing Israel’s booming global arms trade Responsible Statecraft
Babies were ‘special targets’ of Israeli killings – UN probe panel chief RT
The Secret History of Polymarket – Part 1 Unlimited Hangout
Israel, U.S. Move Forward With Embassy on Jerusalem Land Said to Be Expropriated From Palestinians Haaretz
US Navy chopper goes down in Arabian Sea, one service member goes missing Firstpost
Old Blighty
Starmer Lied: Britain Is Cutting £11 Billion from Frontline Defence Ian Proud
Nurseries, vets and shops: the sectors where private equity plays a big role The Guardian
Britain suffers biggest fall in wealth in the rich world The Telegraph
Russian spies considered Mandelson a ‘privileged contact’ The Telegraph. Based on a leaked report from our old friend, Christopher Steele.
European Disunion
Berlin makes bid to build more US weaponry in Germany AFP
From Sanctions to Martial Law and a State of Emergency Patrick Baab, Forum Geopolitica
New Not-So-Cold War
More than 50 missiles flew into Kiev overnight, using hypersonic Zircons, Iskanders, cruise missiles X-101 and dozens of Geraniums.
The Ukrainian PePeO caused multiple destruction to the civilian infrastructure. A lot of anti-missiles were delivered to Kiev for the Patriot. But… pic.twitter.com/B8qtMYBCpW
— Victor vicktop55 commentary (@vick55top) July 2, 2026
🇷🇺🇫🇮🇪🇪🇱🇻 By executing sudden logistical shutdowns along its western borders, Moscow is intentionally cutting transportation ties with neighboring NATO states while rapidly reinforcing military positioning in the region.
Today, Russia banned any movement of people, vehicles,… pic.twitter.com/pEf6hkCRQ9
— NSTRIKE (@NSTRIKE1231) July 1, 2026
Why Russia Never Stops Negotiating: A Millennium of Strategic Statecraft Kautilya the Contemplator
Manhunt after bomb injures Ukrainian oligarch in Monaco BBC
Bombed Ukrainian oligarch could expose Kiev’s corruption – former French spy RT
The Golden Billion, Russian Style Marat Khairullin
Imperial Collapse Watch
The New Fed Chair’s Plan to Cancel $39T Debt Crisis: Top Economist Steve Keen
Why is it so expensive to replace lead pipes in Chicago? WBEZ
L’affaire Epstein
South of the Border
Venezuela Earthquakes, Deadly Sanctions And Media Deception Nate Bear
First presence since Chavez showed them the door in 2009 over killing Palestinians:
🇮🇱 ISRAELI AID TEAM ARRIVES IN VENEZUELA
An Israeli humanitarian delegation has landed in Venezuela after the devastating earthquakes.
The team, led by Israel’s Foreign Ministry and the IDF Home Front Command, is coordinating with local authorities and emergency officials to… pic.twitter.com/oK6ouIdA86— Mossad Commentary (@MOSSADil) July 2, 2026
Nicolás Maduro sued in US court over alleged extrajudicial killings in Venezuela Euronews
Does the Pentagon even know who its boat strikes are killing? Responsible Statecraft
Trump 2.0
Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $5m after Supreme Court denies sex abuse verdict appeal USA Today
Trump takes first flight on Qatar-gifted Air Force One jet DPA International
Tucker Carlson Says Trump Is ‘Not A Man In Charge Of His Own Life’—Wants To Build New Third Party Forbes
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Trump declines to renew major trade deal with Canada, Mexico The Hill
Missing Links Phenomenal World
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Trump administration puts religious freedom at heart of US health policy The Guardian
GOP Funhouse
Tom Kean Jr. Sought Help for Depression. He Hasn’t Made It Easy for Others to Do the Same. Mother Jones
The under-covered story of last night’s CO primaries is the cliffhanger GOP gubernatorial primary, where a 2 decade county commissioner who raised $600K is 1300 votes ahead of a pentecostal karate pastor arms dealer backed by Erika Kirk & Lauren Boebert who raised $3 million pic.twitter.com/ydQHB1yH1n
— moe tkacik (@moetkacik) July 1, 2026
The Uniparty
Without Causes New Left Review. A response to Hillary’s recent FT argument, “The world may not like Trump’s Gaza plan — but there is no alternative.”
Democrats Suck
Dinosaur Democrats Meet Asteroid Ken Klippenstein
The Accelerationists
Marco Rubio and Elon Musk claim that no one died from shutting down USAID. Yet the best estimates are between 8–20 million by 2030. We can debate the exact number—but it’s clearly in the millions.
When confronted by actual names by @NickKristof, who has gone to the villages and… pic.twitter.com/P01j3wWi8M
— Ty Beal (@TyBealPhD) June 30, 2026
Agriculture
Texas: Screwworm Detections (n=29) Spread to 12 Counties Avian Flu Diary
Supply Chain
The Anti-Amazon Phenomenal World
Sports Desk
Former NFL Star Chris Johnson Reveals ALS Diagnosis at 39, Uses a Computer to Speak People
Police State Watch
ICE Finds a New Way to Dodge Congress About a Secret Protester Database Mother Jones
“MAHA”
‘This Is the PFAS Presidency’: Trump EPA Approves Another Forever Chemical Pesticide Common Dreams
Guillotine Watch
Time for the big meteor? A repulsive Brazilian influencer with 32 million Instagram followers named Viih Tube, and her reality TV husband, created a “reality show” competition for their 11 domestic servants (nannies, cooks, drivers, cleaners, etc).
Each episode, the employees… https://t.co/v1b8kve5ar pic.twitter.com/y3XsEnn7KN
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) July 1, 2026
The Bezzle
An Explosion Knocked Out Anduril’s Rocket Motor Test Site in Mississippi Wired
SpaceX IPO sparks race for luxury housing in Southern California Los Angeles Times
AI
Judge refuses to dismiss state AGs’ Meta child addiction lawsuit Quartz
Class Warfare
Crime Pays: The Egg Bandits Made A Thousand Times the Fine They Just Paid for Price Fixing Matt Stoller
Dismissals of Unfair Labor Practice Charges Have Surged Under Trump Truthout
Donald Trump didn’t make his first billion in crypto until age 80
Relax, you still have time
— Chase Passive Income (@chasedownleads) July 1, 2026
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