โ ๐ง๐ผ๐บ ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป PhD, FRSA call-me-tomasso.bsky (@call_me_tomasso) June 20, 2025
#COVID-19/Pandemics
Well being tip: Soothe a โRazor Bladeโ Sore Throat
The brand new #Nimbus variant of #COVID-19 is inflicting a pointy, ‘razor blade’ sort of soreness within the throat (pharyngitis). The explanation? The variant replicates within the throat lining, inflicting mobile injury. Strive these soothing options. pic.twitter.com/EqgxIbpxmJ
โ Yale Medication (@YaleMedicine) June 20, 2025
Iโve simply examined optimistic for Covid . The 2nd time in 2 months, signs very sore throat . I assumed you couldnโt get Covid twice in 2 months ๐ตโ๐ซ !! Any well being professionals on the market who know whatโs happening with this pressure . Thanks ๐๐ผ pic.twitter.com/cMPUE4M85u
โ Tanita Tikaram๐ (@tanita_tikaram) June 20, 2025
I don’t know if this examine is methodologically sound. Nevertheless it appears prone to make the rounds:
BREAKING:
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Evaluation of over 220K pregnancies in Israel throughout 2016- 2022 discovered that mRNA COVID-19 vaccination throughout gestational weeks 8-13 was related to a higher-than-expected variety of eventual fetal losses (miscarriages, abortions & stillbirths)!Pregnant ladiesโฆ pic.twitter.com/XO3Ym1dnm7
โ Retsef Levi (@RetsefL) June 20, 2025
Local weather/Surroundings
Local weather change affect on meals โlike everybody giving up breakfastโ Telegraph
How Excessive Warmth Will Ultimately Make A lot of the Earth Fully Unlivable Laughing Squid (resilc)
Mexicoโs Meals Provide at Threat from Excessive Climate CGTN America
Congestion pricing in Manhattan is a predictable success Economist
UK farm swaps milk for cow cuddles as floods and meals costs take their toll Reuters
China?
How China obtained the US over a uncommon earth barrel Asia Occasions
Chinaโs J-35A courting patrons barred from US F-35s Asia Occasions (Kevin W). BWAHAHA. Thailand managed to dodge shopping for the flying pork known as F-35s by performing as if they may not spend ~10 years constructing the infrastructure the US insisted upon earlier than getting the jets. That doesn’t imply that they are going to be patrons of Chinese language jets, however illustrates how excessive US calls for are in reference to F-35s.
Chinaโs fee system spreads throughout Africa and Asia amid US commerce conflict South China Morning Publish
Africa
African state strips French nuclear large of uranium mine RT (Kevin W)
South of the Border
Why is Latin America so violent? Vodou Economics. Moi: I’m positive some readers will take offense with the title. What about, say, Uruguay? Costa Rica? resilc: โI used to listen to Russian on a regular basis whereas residing in Guatemala early 2000s. A lot of small jets round too.โ
European Disunion
Spain dangers derailing NATO summit by resisting 5% defence spending aim Reuters
Macron Says Europe Should Turn into โHouse Energyโ Once more PhyOrg
Are cops committing against the law? Tagesschau by way of machine translation (guurst)
Workers at agency that provided grape-pickers for champagne on trial for human trafficking Guardian (resilc)
Outdated Blighty
Professional-Palestine protesters deface two plane at RAF base Guardian (resilc)
Israel v. Iran
โ Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) June 20, 2025
* * Iranโs โMONSTERSโ Bombard Tel Aviv, Overwhelm Iron Dome | Missiles Flip Fireballs, Dance In Sky Occasions of India and Iran s 3 AM assault makes sleepless Israel panic 18th wave of Missiles set hearth to the buildings Hindustan Occasions and Iran Launches Most Highly effective Missile Assault on Israel โ Tel Aviv Declares State of Emergency Jet Tempur Indonesia. Thoughts you, Israel has heavy censorship and is making an attempt to suppress movies of air strikes.
Iranian ballistic missiles hit โstrategic factorsโ in Israeli port metropolis of Haifa Battle Zone
Israel Buckles as Iran Battle Shifts to New Drag-Out Section Simplicius
* * Compelled to Watch for Trump, Israel Faces Strategic Dilemma in Iran New York Occasions (Kevin W). Be aware the continued misdirection, that the difficulty is attacking nuclear websites. Per the tweet under, Iran has stated itโs eliminated just about every little thing essential, specifically the enriched uranium. So will the decision be for Iran to graciously let the US and Israel assault one web site to reveal their impotence (to the world) however let Trump save face within the US?
NEW: Senior Iranian Official Says Iran Moved All Enriched Uranium, Together with 60% Natanz Stockpile, to Secure Websites Forward of Israeli Strikes
โIsrael hit Natanz, Isfahanโs nuclear facility, Khondab, and Arak, however these websites have been already evacuated. All of the supplies they have beenโฆ https://t.co/U6owuTKxAb pic.twitter.com/18DFbzIgpm
โ Drop Website (@DropSiteNews) June 19, 2025
Be aware I’m skeptical of the concept Trumpโs delay is for every other motive than to get navy property in place. The most recent from Larry Johnson:
From my contacts inside the US navy, all indicators point out that weโre on-the-luge (a quick snow sled) at this level and thereโs no option to get off. We’re hurtling downhillโฆ an excessive amount of is already in movement. Even when Trump decides tomorrow to name every little thing off, weโve already arrange and dedicated sufficient help property in order that the Israeli Protection Drive has every little thing it wants. Reversing course appears most unlikely now due to bureaucratic momentum.
Douglas Macgregor gives impartial affirmation from his sources in Col. Douglas Macgregor: Americaโs Assault on Iran May Begin WW3 Glenn Diesen, YouTube
U.S. Races to Defend Israel as It Burns By way of Missile Interceptors Wall Road Journal
Israel is operating out of interceptor missiles. Chinaโs export bans imply they’llโt get replaced Kevin Walmsley
Appears like this was part of this cyberattack that did succeed, see: Iran thwarts Israel-orchestrated cyber assaults on banking community, state TV PressTV
what in regards to the vaunted blockchain? now not a factor? appears that spooks’ means to wipe wallets shud be greater information https://t.co/NDl9b4ISUb
โ chinahand (@chinahand) June 18, 2025
Large if true:
๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑ “The web blackout throughout Iran has fully disabled Israel’s drone community.”
โ Tasnim information company, citing an knowledgeable supply pic.twitter.com/BNdBlEip8f
โ Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) June 19, 2025
Concern and shock as Israelis query motives behind assault on Iran Center East Eye
Battle With Iran: Animal Abandonment in Israel Soars Haaretz
* * European powers to supply Iran โdiplomatic resolutionโ to battle: Macron France24 (Kevin W). Included for sake of completeness, however this was by no means going to go wherever (Simplicius describes above how the Iranians aren’t budging)
How Iran Shot Down Israeli F-35s Utilizing Chinese language Techniques China Academy (Paul R). The issue is that these claims are inconsistence with proof from Simplicius and others, that Israeli planes haven’t, save one itty bitty incursion, entered Iranian air area.
๐ฎ๐ท IRAN TODAY: Simply watch this quick stroll by means of Teheran!
-> Depend the ladies that put on a head scarf and those that don’t.
Now inform me, is that this what you anticipated?
Iranian ladies can put on a scarf in the event that they select to, but when they donโt โฆ then they donโt.
Itโs a contemporary Muslimโฆ pic.twitter.com/nT2UKb4fyn
โ Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) June 20, 2025
Israelโs Wars are Colonial, Contradicting Biblical Values Juan Cole. resilc: โSimply as Arendt prophesied, there could also be no finish to โexistential threatsโ if Israel stays her course of equating security and safety with repression and domination.โ
Schumer, Democratic Leaders Failing to Cease Trump Iran Battle Intercept
THE PRESIDENTS OF RUSSIA AND CHINA ANNOUNCE THE CARDINAL POINTS OF THE OBVIOUS John Helmer. A cautious studying of statements that involves completely different conclusions than those of most YouTubers
New Not-So-Chilly Battle
Assembly with heads of worldwide information businesses President of Russia
Temporary report from the entrance, June 20, 2025 Marat Khairullin
How NATO navy doctrine failed Ukraine on the battlefield Alexander Vershinin, Accountable Statecraft (Alexander Mercouris)
Large Brother is Watching You Watch
DHS Warns of Sharp Rise in Chinese language-Made Sign Jammers The Register
Kansas Metropolis Public Colleges Is Hiring A Faculty Spy to Examine Scholars Kansas Metropolis Defender. Paur R:
Undecided if that is alarmist. Seems to be a surveillance gig aiming to verify that children arenโt attending the varsity from exterior the district. Tie-ins to ICE and so on presumed, not good for minority households in response to the article.
Imperial Collapse Watch
Israel-Iran battle โdrives the ultimate nail into the coffinโ of post-war world order France24
The Collapse of Restraint: Iran, Israel, and the Fragility of International Order Trendy Diplomacy
Trump 2.0
Senate parliamentarian knocks items out of Trumpโs megabill The Hill
Trump Adviser: โCanada has been taken over by Mexican cartelsโฆโ @atrupar
pic.twitter.com/eaObdHggzzโ The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) June 15, 2025
Northeastern Governors and Canadian Premiers Unite In opposition to Trump American Prospect (Robin Ok). So will Yankeestan secede?
* * * Gabbard Falls in Line, Claims Iran Near Nukes Antiwar.com
MAGA pic.twitter.com/N8txL9WAzM
โ Zineb Riboua (@zriboua) June 21, 2025
* * * * * * ProPublica Sued the FDA for Withholding Information About Drug Security ProPublica (Robin Ok)
GOP Clown Automobile
Republicans, Not Democrats, Have the Messaging Downside Washington Month-to-month
GOP reps need identical advantages for Individuals serving in Israel military Accountable Statecraft. resilc: โOver 20,000 Americans are at the moment defending Israel from Hamas terrorists, risking their lives for the betterment of our ally,โ stated Rep. Man Reschenthaler (R-PA), in a latest assertion.โ
Immigration
Mahmoud Khalil is launched from ICE detention however faces new costs in immigration court docket WSWS
Deportations threaten South Omaha neighborhood constructed by meatpacking and immigrants Examine Midwest (Robin Ok)
Regime Change Means Extra Migrants for the West โ The American Conservative (resilc). The US is working this out solely now?
Supremes
Supreme Courtroom widens court docket choices for vaping corporations pushing again in opposition to FDA guidelines Related Press (Kevin W)
Democrat Demise Want
Rahm Emanuel: 2025โs worst throwback Heโs the Machiavelli of Democratic capitulation Unherd
Woke Watch
The Nice Disappearing Trans Freakout Matt Taibbi. IM Doc doesn’t agree. See his remark.
Mr. Market is Moody
CPI Information High quality Declining Apollo Academy (resilc)
Oil, conflict and tariffs tear up marketsโ central financial institution roadmap Reuters
Europeโs central banks are all chopping charges, whilst tariffs tie the Fedโs arms Politico
AI
ChatGPT use linked to cognitive decline: MIT analysis The Hill (resilc)
CEOs Utilizing AI to Terrorize Their Workers Futurism
AI Fashions From Main Firms Resort To Blackmail in Stress Checks Anthropic
Applebeeโs and IHOP Plan to Introduce AI in Eating places Wall Road Journal. resilc: โ
The Bezzle
Muskโs empire displaying indicators of โspeedy unscheduled disassemblyโ Boing Boing
The West topped Jensen Huang and Sam Altman as visionaries. China sees two hucksters. One promoting legacy chips wrapped in hype. The opposite pumping GPU shortage prefer itโs the following oil disaster. Each backed by Wall Road. Here is the total story. ๐งตhttps://t.co/hezLeerpIZ
โ William Huo (@wmhuo168) June 19, 2025
Class Warfare
Antidote du jour. John U: โDusty the Journey Canine having fun with the sundown @ Tecopa sizzling springsโ:
A bonus:
French girl feed her blind tiger by hand. She raised it. pic.twitter.com/OFzUXpXt7n
โ Nature is Wonderful โ๏ธ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) June 20, 2025
A second bonus: