Highly Intelligent Cat Communicates With His Human Verbally and With a Talking Button Board Laughing Squid
Stanford paid 35,000 people to quit social media.
This was the largest study on emotional health in history.
The results were so shocking, scientists called it “comparable to therapy.”
Here’s what happens when you break free from the algorithm: 🧵 pic.twitter.com/UU5OIuJ9Tj
— Clint Jarvis (@clinjar) June 28, 2025
#COVID-19/Pandemics
Modified inhibitors show promise against coronaviruses by targeting essential Mac1 protein domain Phys.Org
⚠️BREAKING
New reassortant H5N1 Bird Flu virus in Cambodia kills 7, sickens 11, 1 critical on life support.6 critical points:
✴️7 of these cases are reported in June alone.
✴️Recent addition of an unannounced case of a 19-month-old boy from Takeo province who also died this… pic.twitter.com/RSM5AbB9dt— Dr Richard Hirschson (@richardhirschs1) July 2, 2025
Climate/Environment
Is global warming accelerating? Climate Brink
Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis Guardian
🌊🌡📈
The Northern Hemisphere mid-latitude oceans are warming at a record RATE of 0.65°C/decade!H/t @e_philalethes https://t.co/JxyqJ7aXx2 pic.twitter.com/xXtdxdXJkd
— Leon Simons (looking up) (@LeonSimons8) June 29, 2025
EXCEPTIONAL COLD SPELL IN SOUTH AMERICA
DMC Chile🇨🇱 confirms some historic records broken today:
-9.3C Chillan AP all time low
-8.1C Puerto Montt AP all time low
-7.9C Temuco monthly recordAnd some others got close.👇
Exceptional cold day also in ARGENTINA🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/cSXVA35zZd— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) June 30, 2025
Schools close, nuclear reactor shuts down and pollution peaks as France’s heatwave drags on Le Monde
Italy limits outdoor work as heatwave breaks records across Europe Guardian (Kevin W)
Greek Farmers Hit by Olive Heists and Deadly Drought Dagens
An ancient village in the Himalayas ran out of water. Then, it moved and started over Independent
China?
⚠️BREAKING
New reassortant H5N1 Bird Flu virus in Cambodia kills 7, sickens 11, 1 critical on life support.6 critical points:
✴️7 of these cases are reported in June alone.
✴️Recent addition of an unannounced case of a 19-month-old boy from Takeo province who also died this… pic.twitter.com/RSM5AbB9dt— Dr Richard Hirschson (@richardhirschs1) July 2, 2025
Vietnam’s Massive Reclamation in the Spratly Islands Pekinology (Robin K)
South of the Border
Cartel Fighters Make a Desperate Alliance That Could Transform Underworld New York Times (resilc). Important and the Times thinks so too. Not paywalled.
Chile communist Jeannette Jara to lead beleaguered ruling coalition at election Guardian
European Disunion
EU toughens stance on Donald Trump’s tariffs as deadline looms Financial Times
Women can be drafted into the Danish military as Russian aggression and military investment grow Associated Press (Kevin W)
Barge has sunk off Umeå Expressen via machine translation (Micael T)
Old Blighty
Mass brawls break out on Britain’s beaches and roads are at risk of MELTING as ‘killer’ heatwave brings hottest day of the year in Britain – with warnings mercury could hit 36C Daily Mail
Israel v. Iran
Spying on Iran: How MI6 infiltrated the IAEA GrayZone (Kevin W). Props to Grayzone for this account. They even have the name of the MI6 agent, Nicholas Langman.
Middle East in Crisis – 7: Trump flip-flops on Iran, again. Why? Indian Punchline
Israel v. The Rest of the Resistance
Chris Hedges: Gaza’s Hunger Games Consortium News
Is the US now funding the bloodbath at Gaza aid centers? Responsible Statecraft
Quiet, West Bank Pogrom in Progress Haaretz
* * * Israel has agreed to conditions for 60-day Gaza ceasefire, Trump says BBC. Note there’s nothing on the Aljazeera landing page on this.
* * * Israeli settlers rampage at a military base in the West Bank Associated Press (Kevin W)
Israeli settlers hold wedding ceremony inside Al-Aqsa Mosque under police protection Arab News (Kevin W)
* * * Wow, watch exchange with StateSpox@SMArikat: US-tax payers have given [🇮🇱] almost $23 billion in the last year, you have no leverage?
Miller: They’re a sovereign country
Said: That received $22 billion
Miller: That number isn’t correct
Lee: What is correct number
Miller:… pic.twitter.com/4a4w7TMJAD
— Assal Rad (@AssalRad) October 8, 2024
* * * ‘It comes with the territory’: How Israel’s archaeologists legitimize annexation +972 Magazine (Kevin W)
New Not-So-Cold War
Major Setback for Ukraine as US Cuts Aid Due to Critical Weapons Shortages Simplicius
Looks Like Trump is Walking Away from the Ukrainian Military Casino Larry Johnson. I would call it a burn pit rather than a casino.
Germany still weighing Taurus missile supply to Ukraine, Merz says Kyiv Independent
Massive Missile Strike on Donetsk and Luhansk🚀 Drones Attack Izhevsk Military Summary, YouTube
Karin Kneissl: Sanctions-Proof – Russia’s Pivot to the East Glenn Diesen, YouTube (Robin K)
Science Diplomacy and Scientific Sanctions against Russia Global Affairs (Micael T)
Ukraine Puts Neo-Nazi In Charge Of Government Institution Moon of Alabama (Kevin W)
Ukrainians & Russians: One People? Julian Macfarlane
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
The 23andMe Court Got It Right; Is that Wrong? Credit Slip. One of many examples of you should never never never give biometric information to a private company. That includes facial scans before boarding aircraft. That is NOT a government operation; it’s by the airlines, and you can refuse (yours truly has repeatedly).
Imperial Collapse Watch
Americans Have Never Hated Being American More, New Poll Finds New Republic
china can build hospitals in days as a response to a global pandemic while the US builds concentration camps in days https://t.co/C83YGJWksC
— marty, (@martycomma) July 1, 2025
Trump 2.0
Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump aides’ emails Reuters. resilc: “Fun fun fun until Daddy takes the Tbird away.”
* * * Here’s how Trump’s megabill will affect you CNN (Kevin W)
Trump wants to rip $800bn out of Medicaid. It will punish Maga’s poorest Telegraph. resilc:” However, with the Hampton/DNC party as the alt, nowhere to run/nowhere to hide.”
Trump Budget Bill Spells Trouble for Nonprofits Not for Profit News
Trump May Get His ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ but the G.O.P. Will Pay a Price New York Times (resilc)
Trump says he will ‘have to take a look’ at deporting Elon Musk Anadolu Agency
Trump falsely questions Zohran Mamdani’s citizenship, threatens to arrest him over ICE
operations ABCMamdani on Trump’s deportation threat: We won’t ‘accept this intimidation’ Washington Post
Tariffs
Trump Deals Poised to Fall Short of Sweeping Global Trade Reform Bloomberg
Immigration
As ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ opens, detention centers quietly expand across the US Christian Science Monitor
“I mean, people die”: Homan waves off death of 75-year-old in ICE custody Salon
Trump’s Budget Just Passed the Senate. Brace for a Massive Increase in ICE Raids Intercept
Versus: Trump Flip Flops Again With a “Temporary Pass” on Mass Deportations Michael Shedlock
Judge blocks Kristi Noem from ending temporary protected status for Haitians Guardian
Mr. Market is Moody
Construction spending continues contraction, amplifying yellow flag caution from manufacturing Angry Bear
Biggest US banks hike dividends, announce share buybacks after acing stress tests Yahoo! Finance (Kevin W)
AI
The Ascendance Of Algorithmic Tyranny Nomea. Important.
These Jobs Will Fall First As AI Takes Over The Workplace Forbes
Digital Workers Have Arrived in Banking Wall Street Journal (resilc)
China Leads the World in AI Energy Innovation OilPrice resilc: “AI’s main use here in USA USA will be surveillance.”
The Bezzle
The Worst Housing Market in America Is Now Florida’s Cape Coral Wall Street Journal (resilc)
Condo crisis grows as 75-year-old HOA goes bankrupt under $50M debt… experts warn more at risk Daily Mail (resilc)
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, launches ‘thoughtful’ collection of wines Guardian (Don D)
Class Warfare
Disabled Amazon workers in corporate jobs allege ‘systemic discrimination’ Guardian (resilc)
Amazon Is on the Cusp of Using More Robots Than Humans in Its Warehouses Wall Street Journal
Zillow’s Real Estate Blacklist Is in Effect: What Homebuyers Can Do Business Insider (resilc)
Cracker Barrel Fans Mourn the Loss of That Old-Timey Feeling Wall Street Journal (resilc)
Antidote du jour (via):
And a bonus (guurst):
How do they survive in the wild.. 🐼😅 pic.twitter.com/t4xgmgaGZo
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) July 1, 2025
A second bonus:
self parking car pic.twitter.com/bicEhXcgjC
— Why you should have a cat (@ShouldHaveCat) July 1, 2025
And a third:
Tiger: I like my personal space 😑
Lion: I like your personal space as welI😁 pic.twitter.com/0Hn2FZBWro
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) June 30, 2025
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
