The rise of ‘safety fatigue’ among parents CNN
Did medieval people love their children? Works in Progress
Origin of Human Eyes Traced to 560-Million-Year-Old One-Eyed ‘Cyclops’ ZME Science
Climate/Environment
El Niño May Push Global Warming to 2C or Higher in the Short Term Bloomberg
Europe is burning: How bad could this wildfire crisis get? Euronews
Climate Anxiety and the Communities I need Hauntologies by Elia Ayoub
Inside The Lab Growing Mutant Bacteria To Terraform Earth Noema
Water
California drought may have pushed parts of the Sacramento Valley aquifer toward permanent collapse Phys.org
China?
China Imposes Reciprocal Sanctions on 14 European Technology Companies TeleSur
Exclusive-China starts production of home-grown immersion DUV chipmaking tools, source says Reuters
China’s global AI strategy High Capacity
In China, people are renting out their faces to AI Rest of World
US bans import of new Chinese robots Semafor
Southeast Asia
Indonesia pushes EU to fast-track landmark trade deal Antara
Syraqistan
‘It feels like hell’: Gaza families battle suffocating summer heat in tents Middle East Eye
This is the first time #Iran has initiated an attack without a preceding strike by the United States or Israel. In that sense, the attack appears to have been a signal related to Netanyahu’s visit to the White House earlier in the day.
It suggests that Iran’s military strategy… https://t.co/WAv9IcVooB
— Hamidreza Azizi (@HamidRezaAz) July 28, 2026
Joint Saudi-US strikes on Iraq cloud PM Zaidi’s visit to Riyadh Amwaj
Türkiye secures landmark energy deal with Iraq: Erdogan TRT World
Ukrainian Saboteurs Targeted Iraqi Government Facilities in ‘False Flag’ Attacks: Perpetrators Arrested Military Watch
China rejects report alleging air-defense missile deal with Iran Al Mayadeen
Africa
Protesters storm key Libya energy complex as blackout fears grow AP. “The Mellitah complex sends 30 million Standard Cubic Meters of gas to Italy daily”
Chad announces intent to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, drawing praise from the US AP
European Disunion
Merz demands hundreds of billions cut from EU budget in Dublin talks DPA International
Italy’s mafia seeking drones from Ukraine war black market, prosecutor says Intellinews
EU sanctions on Russia obstruct fight against raging wildfires RT
Germany news: BMW to cut up to 8,000 jobs DW
O Canada
Ontario billionaire under fire for arguing poor people shouldn’t be able to vote blogTO
Old Blighty
The NHS is the frontline in the attack on Palestine activism Jewish Voice for Liberation
Burnham’s Britain will take its China cues from Washington Nikkei Asia
Leaks show Paul Mason secretly advised UK Chancellor John Healey to escalate Ukraine war The Grayzone
New Not-So-Cold War
Zelensky’s dangerous gambit to merge the Iran and Ukraine Wars Responsible Statecraft
US Senate advances Russia sanctions bill Anadolu Agency
Russia’s latest 13,800-ton nuclear submarine to carry hypersonic cruise missiles Interesting Engineering
Why’d Tokayev Publicly Share A Predictably Unacceptable Peace Proposal With Putin? Andrew Korybko
Russia issues international wanted notice against Telegram founder Pavel Durov for aiding terrorism France24
South of the Border
Peru’s Fujimori assumes office, orders military to lead crime crackdown Anadolu Agency. Fittingly on her father’s birthday.
Venezuela’s Rodríguez Hosts US Congress Delegation to Evaluate ‘Joint Agenda’ Venezuelanalysis
The U.S. blockade on Cuba is taking a direct toll on infant mortality as Washington continues to intensify its genocidal policy.
Alex Main, co-author of a recent @ceprdc report, outlines the extensive array of U.S. tactics to try to bring down Cuba.https://t.co/sCyI6YaDTR
— Camila (@camilapress) July 28, 2026
Trump 2.0
Trump commemorates Graham’s life — with sunny Netanyahu and Zelenskyy meetings Politico
By 22-Point Margin, Americans Think Netanyahu Should Be Arrested on US Soil Common Dreams
Trump approval plunges deeper as war on Iran, prices fuel public anger Al Mayadeen
Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums New York Times
FEMA’s New Mission: Domestic Terrorism Ken Klippenstein
The Federal Government is Emailing You Campaign Literature – Can Anyone Stop It? Can We Still Govern?
Democrats Suck
‘Give him a chance’: Democrats sticking by embattled chair Semafor
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
‘I Would Never Do This To You:’ Protesting Flock, Arizona Man Presents Plan to Surveil Government Officials 404 Media
The Accelerationists
Big Tech’s Money Men Don’t Care About the Backlash Politico
MAHA
Cyclospora and salmonella outbreaks raise concerns about U.S. food safety PBS News Hour
Taylor Farms’ White House Ties Queried by Top Democrat Amid Outbreak Bloomberg
Profits Soar As Taylor Farms Rebrands As Biological Weapons Manufacturer The Onion
Sports Desk
FIFA plan for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europe’s UEFA CNN
Healthcare?
Nurse Impales Himself During Hike, Walks 10 Miles To Safety Instead Of Paying For Helicopter Rescue Bill Total Pro Sports
Economy
Emerging markets stare at inflation risks as powerful El Niño looms Reuters
Germany: Low Rhine River levels could weigh down economy DW
Americans rewire their grocery shopping routines while digesting the biggest price jump in 50 years AP
Morgan Stanley Bankers Were Pressured to Approve Mortgages for Wealthy Clients WSJ
Imperial Collapse Watch
How AI Could Reinforce Dollar Dominance Project Syndicate
AI
How AI Can Make Design Work Appear Prematurely Resolved Common Edge
A Whole Bunch of People’s Claude Chats Are Publicly Accessible Online, and There’s Some Wildly Private Stuff in There Futurism
We now have a better understanding how OpenAI hacked into Hugging Face Ars Technica
Israel Is Paying Millions to Train AI Chatbots How to Talk About Gaza. It’s Working Drop Site
Class Warfare
Sam Altman Says Even the Power of AI Will Never Lead to a Shorter Work Week Futurism
L.A. Labor Leader’s Criminal Charge for Protesting ICE Dismissed Los Angeles Magazine
Heat Related Death? Who Knows? Confined Space
They Aren’t Afraid Enough Black Lodges
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