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Research reveals how Earth got its ice caps
The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet's history and require many complex processes working at once, according to new research.
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We now know that —is due to a coincidental combination of very low rates of global volcanism, and highly dispersed continents with big mountains, which allow for lots of global rainfall and therefore amplify reactions that remove carbon from the atmosphere," he explained.
phys.org/news/2025-02...
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"According to Aleppo's Directorate of Social Affairs and Labor, almost 140,000 people have been displaced across the wider region amid the unrest."
www.dw.com/en/syria-tho...
www.dw.com/en/syria-tho...
Syria: Thousands flee Aleppo fighting between army, Kurds – DW – 01/08/2026
Thousands of civilians left affected areas of Aleppo as the army launched strikes on Kurdish forces. The government declared a curfew, as the fighting disrupted flights, shops, universities and school...
www.dw.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:59 PM
"According to Aleppo's Directorate of Social Affairs and Labor, almost 140,000 people have been displaced across the wider region amid the unrest."
www.dw.com/en/syria-tho...
www.dw.com/en/syria-tho...
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🇮🇷In Tehran, protesters tore down the emblem of the Islamic Republic. In addition to internet restrictions, civilian aviation over Iran has also been suspended.
January 8, 2026 at 9:03 PM
🇮🇷In Tehran, protesters tore down the emblem of the Islamic Republic. In addition to internet restrictions, civilian aviation over Iran has also been suspended.
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‘The value of the world’s top ten companies is $25.6 trillion. Of that, $15.1 trillion has accumulated since 30 November 2022 and is directly linked to the AI boom.’
John Lanchester on the AI bubble.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester on the AI bubble.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester · King of Cannibal Island: Will the AI bubble burst?
Nvidia shares are the purest bet you can make on the impact of AI. The leading firms are lending money to one another in...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 9:09 AM
‘The value of the world’s top ten companies is $25.6 trillion. Of that, $15.1 trillion has accumulated since 30 November 2022 and is directly linked to the AI boom.’
John Lanchester on the AI bubble.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester on the AI bubble.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Thiel Fellowship co-founder Michael Gibson & American Moment co-founder Nick Solheim presented a talk at Peter Thiel’s 2024 “Hereticon”
event titled, “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony.” Gibson & his colleagues have also been eyeing Venezuela, Honduras, & Nigeria. 1/
event titled, “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony.” Gibson & his colleagues have also been eyeing Venezuela, Honduras, & Nigeria. 1/
January 8, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Thiel Fellowship co-founder Michael Gibson & American Moment co-founder Nick Solheim presented a talk at Peter Thiel’s 2024 “Hereticon”
event titled, “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony.” Gibson & his colleagues have also been eyeing Venezuela, Honduras, & Nigeria. 1/
event titled, “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony.” Gibson & his colleagues have also been eyeing Venezuela, Honduras, & Nigeria. 1/
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Given the UK’s supporting role in the U.S. arrest of MARINERA (9230880, fka BELLA 1), it’s worth noting that the United States has blacklisted 744 active tankers, while the UK has blacklisted 549. The overlap between both lists is 235 tankers.
January 8, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Given the UK’s supporting role in the U.S. arrest of MARINERA (9230880, fka BELLA 1), it’s worth noting that the United States has blacklisted 744 active tankers, while the UK has blacklisted 549. The overlap between both lists is 235 tankers.
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NEW REVIEWS in britishartjournal.co.uk. Roderick Conway Morris reviews a glorious exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery of the work of one of Denmark’s greatest artists, Anna Archer (1859–1935). David Stacey offers more thoughts on the Wright of Derby exhibition at the National Gallery
January 7, 2026 at 4:52 PM
NEW REVIEWS in britishartjournal.co.uk. Roderick Conway Morris reviews a glorious exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery of the work of one of Denmark’s greatest artists, Anna Archer (1859–1935). David Stacey offers more thoughts on the Wright of Derby exhibition at the National Gallery
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Snubbing Venezuela’s opposition leader was CIA’s idea. "A... CIA assessment produced at the request of the White House warned Pres. Trump of a wider conflict in Venezuela if he were to support the country’s democratic opposition once... Maduro... was deposed..." www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
CIA advised Trump against supporting Venezuela's democratic opposition
Trump dismissed the leadership of Venezuela's democratic opposition in favor of Maduro's handpicked vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, now the interim president.
www.latimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Snubbing Venezuela’s opposition leader was CIA’s idea. "A... CIA assessment produced at the request of the White House warned Pres. Trump of a wider conflict in Venezuela if he were to support the country’s democratic opposition once... Maduro... was deposed..." www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
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Via The Philosopher
January 8, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Via The Philosopher
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Trump’s crypto venture seeks banking license from Trump’s Treasury Department.
Vicky Ge Huang for @wsj.com
Vicky Ge Huang for @wsj.com
Exclusive | World Liberty, Flagship in Trumps’ Crypto Fleet, Seeks a U.S. Banking License
A banking charter would allow World Liberty Trust to issue and safeguard the dollar-backed stablecoin that the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial launched last year.
www.wsj.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Trump’s crypto venture seeks banking license from Trump’s Treasury Department.
Vicky Ge Huang for @wsj.com
Vicky Ge Huang for @wsj.com
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The Trace has been tracking shootings connected to Trump's immigration crackdowns — an important project that I had somehow missed but shines today: www.thetrace.org/2025/12/immi...
How Many People Have Been Shot in ICE Raids?
The Trace is tracking gun incidents connected to Trump’s immigration crackdown. Know of one? Please be in touch.
www.thetrace.org
January 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
The Trace has been tracking shootings connected to Trump's immigration crackdowns — an important project that I had somehow missed but shines today: www.thetrace.org/2025/12/immi...
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Vaccines, the most impressive public health intervention in medical history, and where we could be headed if there was not efforts to negate truth, facts, and evidence
A great, open-access, review and perspective by @scientificdiscovery.dev
A great, open-access, review and perspective by @scientificdiscovery.dev
January 7, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Vaccines, the most impressive public health intervention in medical history, and where we could be headed if there was not efforts to negate truth, facts, and evidence
A great, open-access, review and perspective by @scientificdiscovery.dev
A great, open-access, review and perspective by @scientificdiscovery.dev
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Good read on the recent events in Yemen and their regional implications. Also iterates my ongoing concerns about Saudi commitments to actually investing in a durable solution in Yemen.
From coalition to confrontation: Saudi-UAE rivalry in Yemen and its regional implications - Middle East Institute
mei.edu
January 7, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Good read on the recent events in Yemen and their regional implications. Also iterates my ongoing concerns about Saudi commitments to actually investing in a durable solution in Yemen.
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There’s a lot going on right now, but I can’t end the day without publicly acknowledging the January 6 insurrection. Five years ago, the idea “this is not who we are” was laid bare for what it is: a great American myth. I wrote about it in @foreignpolicy.com (link below)…
January 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
There’s a lot going on right now, but I can’t end the day without publicly acknowledging the January 6 insurrection. Five years ago, the idea “this is not who we are” was laid bare for what it is: a great American myth. I wrote about it in @foreignpolicy.com (link below)…
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James Carville Predicts Democratic SWEEP after Trump CHAOS
YouTube video by Legal AF
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January 6, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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everything is weird and dumb
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
everything is weird and dumb
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US is considering seizing Venezuela’s alleged secret crypto reserves. Reports claim it includes ~600K bitcoins (~$60B) obtained by evading sanctions through oil, gold, and USDT sales. If frozen, ~3% of Bitcoin’s supply could be locked for years, reducing liquidity and driving prices sharply higher.
January 6, 2026 at 3:52 PM
US is considering seizing Venezuela’s alleged secret crypto reserves. Reports claim it includes ~600K bitcoins (~$60B) obtained by evading sanctions through oil, gold, and USDT sales. If frozen, ~3% of Bitcoin’s supply could be locked for years, reducing liquidity and driving prices sharply higher.
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OTD in 1912, Alfred Wegener delivered a lecture propounding the theory that our modern continents were formed by the splitting and drifting apart of an ancient supercontinent, which he named Pangea.
Due to his failure to offer a plausible mechanism, he was widely ridiculed.
🧠🗃️⚒️ 🧪 #HistSTM #PhilSci
Due to his failure to offer a plausible mechanism, he was widely ridiculed.
🧠🗃️⚒️ 🧪 #HistSTM #PhilSci
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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66 years ago, on the 6th of January 1959, Luna 1 became the first human made object to leave earth's orbit. It is now in orbit around the sun, between those of Earth and Mars. There were some doubts about the Soviet's claims of mission success but the US later also attested to it. #otd #history 🗃️
January 6, 2026 at 8:06 AM
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Fav patron today was asking all kinds of good questions about the Fugitive Slave Act, when slavery was abolished in different places, and lots of other things. My brain is a little tired now (I haven't done this in a while), but makes me want to share our video again 🗃️📚
www.nps.gov/media/video/...
www.nps.gov/media/video/...
A Man Kidnapped! The Rendition of Anthony Burns
The story of the rendition of Anthony Burns, told through those who witnessed the event in 1854
www.nps.gov
January 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Fav patron today was asking all kinds of good questions about the Fugitive Slave Act, when slavery was abolished in different places, and lots of other things. My brain is a little tired now (I haven't done this in a while), but makes me want to share our video again 🗃️📚
www.nps.gov/media/video/...
www.nps.gov/media/video/...