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Drawings of near-death experiences reveal patterns in what people remember seeing Medical Xpress

‘The nipple touch of doom’: what is sad nipple syndrome and what causes it? The Guardian

Climate/Environment

Centuries-old cemetery helps scientists link climate shocks to Industrial Revolution disease Frontiers

3M stock soars following $7.35 billion ‘forever chemicals’ settlement Reuters

The Fishing Industry Is Changing Fish at the DNA Level, and Scientists Are Worried About What Comes Next ZME Science

What comes next? Climate Colored Goggles

Overshoot and the Cryosphere: We can’t negotiate with the melting point of ice! Climate Uncovered

Pandemics

British man infected with Ebola to be flown back to the UK DPA

The Koreas

Seoul to send anti-piracy unit closer to Hormuz, adding mine-clearing team Korea Times

Japan

Japan defence chief renews calls for debate on reviewing non-nuclear principles The Star

What’s the message for China as Japan weighs US$500 billion defence surge? South China Morning Post

Chinese exports of rare earth to Japan crater after PM’s Taiwan remark Kyodo News

China?

Joshua Wong jailed for 10 years over bid to instigate sanctions on Beijing, Hong Kong South China Morning Post

Trump-Xi Strategic Stability Faces a New Test: Capitol Hill George Chen

Syraqistan

Israeli drone strike kills Palestinian, wounds another at displacement tent in Gaza Anadolu Agency

In Gaza, the specter of famine is returning +972 Magazine

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Operation Economic Outcast Targets Global Maritime Fraud Network Supporting Iranian Regime U.S. Department of the Treasury. Fresh sanctions!

Iran’s IRGC announces four oil tankers destroyed by mines in Strait of Hormuz The Cradle

Trump’s midterm defeat gives the Gulf a chance to escape America’s forever wars Middle East Eye

Syria, Saudi Arabia sign defence cooperation deal, agree $403m in loans Al Jazeera

Africa

Africa’s LNG Exports Set to Soar 175% as Buyers Flee Hormuz OilPrice

European Disunion

Hubert Aiwanger, prominent German politician, found dead in Berlin hotel The Guardian

French blood storage impacted by freezer hacks as theories swirl about culprits BBC

The Iran war killed Trump’s Presidency: the Ukraine war will kill European mainstream governments Ian Proud

The new Michelet Emmanuel Todd

Danish students join European protest wave against education funding cuts Al Jazeera

Hungary opens communist-era secret police files – But does a name in the database mean someone was an informer? Daily News Hungary

Calls to Release Intelligence Files Were a Bid to Discredit Viktor Orbán, Historian Says Hungary Today

New Not-So-Cold War

Ukraine arrests woman who exposed Azov battalion’s ‘torture chamber’ RT

US first lady to host Ukrainian, Russian officials at White House AFP

Zelensky hopes Democratic Congress will bring more US aid to Ukraine Al Mayadeen

European Troops Hold Drills for Post-War Ukraine Mission That Will Likely Never Happen Antiwar

Moldova outpaces Ukraine on new EU membership roadmap Kyiv Independent

South of the Border

US Pushing for Permanent Venezuela Military Presence: New York Times Venezuelanalysis

Mexico’s Exports to the US Soared 40 Percent in September La Jornada

Trump 2.0

Trump Now Has to Govern Through a Midterm Meltdown of His Own Making Bloomberg

‘LAWYER UP’: Dems immediately put Trump on notice amid Republicans’ midterm bloodbath Fox News

Trump asking advisers if Hegseth should stay after midterm losses, sources say CBS News

Trump: Hegseth would be ‘very popular’ as Tennessee senator The Hill

Trump touts ‘magnificent’ ballroom in first remarks after midterm drubbing The Hill

Vance courting disgruntled Trump voters to form ‘new right’ alliance after Republican bloodbath, sources say Fox News

2026 Post Mortem

Neocons in full meltdown as voters punish GOP for Iran war Responsible Statecraft

The Limits of Going it Alone: Lessons from Dan Osborn’s Defeat in Nebraska Les Leopold

Will Anything Fundamentally Change?

“Now what?” Patrick Lawrence, The Floutist

The Iran War Is Over Ken Klippenstein

The Election Is Over, but Iran Is Not John Mearsheimer

“Hakeem Jeffries will lead the House of Representatives. Chuck Schumer will run the Senate. Both are my friends; both voted with Israel this year even when the majority of their party caucus voted otherwise.”:

Celebrate? I can’t hear you over the sound of the screams. Free Market Moralism

Je suis Russia Don Hank

An Electoral Victory Is Not the Defeat of Fascism: A Black Radical Perspective on the Democratic Party’s Midterm Victories Black Agenda Report

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Blue Tsunami Means Congress is Coming for ICE Migrant Insider

Bring On The Church Committee, Not The Firing Squad Dan Boguslaw

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Hakeem Jeffries Is Bankrolled by the Most Controversial Tech Companies in Existence Futurism

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Bluesky Gets a Midterms Bump, Ships Pronouns-in-Bios Feature Gizmodo

Healthcare?

Democratic Domination of Midterms Sparks Hope for Medicare for All Common Dreams. Umm…

Blue Wave Changed Who Governs. But Not Who Has Influence. HEALTH CARE un-covered

Economy

Chartbook 483 After the midterms: How does America come down from Trump’s “speedball economy”? Adam Tooze

Imperial Collapse Watch

Pentagon Eyes Unprecedented 75-Year Deal to End China’s Rare Earth Stranglehold OilPrice

Mr. Market Rides the Blue Wave

What was really behind Wednesday’s monster rally? Trump quickly making peace CNBC

Guillotine Watch

Prop. 40’s failure points to the tax California already pays for its wealth: Politics overrun by money Cal Matters. The measure would have imposed a one-time 5% tax on residents with wealth of $1 billion or more.

Zeitgeist Watch

Princess who married ‘shaman who rose from the dead’, says pregnancy photos are deepfakes WION

AI

A generative election Blood in the Machine

Newly Elected Governors Could Pause 41% of America’s Planned Data Centers Cleanview. “Could”

Class Warfare

Will Labor Strike to Overcome Trump’s Vetos? Payday Report

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