A listening to check for the world’s rarest sea turtle EurekaAlert!
Local weather/Setting
Fitch warns sovereign credit score threat will rise with worsening local weather occasions Intellinews
House values are rising quickest in probably the most resilient locations. Trigger/impact or coincidence? Local weather Change and Your House
Water
One of the crucial urgent subject dealing with agriculture within the US is the speedy and continued depletion of floor water in our most vital meals producing areas.
However much more regarding is the degradation of farmland’s skill to seize, retailer and cycle rainwater.
The… pic.twitter.com/ZrXIqi1RT4
— Sam Knowlton (@samdknowlton) February 3, 2026
Inside Cleveland’s pay-as-you-can plumbing co-op that sees clear water as a human proper Sign Cleveland (Carla)
Pandemics
Measles instances develop in SoCal; one contaminated individual flew into LAX, spent hours at Disney park Los Angeles Occasions
DHS locks down detention middle hit by measles outbreak The Hill
Fearing ICE crackdown, immigrants nationally are avoiding remedy, generally with dire penalties STAT
China?
Readouts of Xi-Trump, Xi-Putin calls Pekingnology
Trump-Xi Name: One Name, Two Statements, Many Alerts George Chen
China warns Panama as Hong Kong agency contests ruling on canal ports Al Jazeera
Yr of the unhappy horse: A faulty toy goes viral in China — and sums up a nation’s temper NBC Information. What faulty toy would sum up US temper?
Lai says Taiwan ought to search commerce ties with democracies Taiwan Information
India
India will diversify vitality provides after take care of U.S. on Russia oil imports Reuters. Diversify, not halt Russian imports as US claimed.
Is Trump Deluded About India No Longer Shopping for Russian Oil? Consortium Information
Syraqistan
Wave of Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 21 Palestinians, amid new spherical of West Financial institution raids The New Arab
Israel cancels coordination for affected person evacuations from Gaza, says Palestinian Pink Crescent Anadolu Company
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WHAT COMES NEXT IN IRAN? Seymour Hersh
Iran Adamantly Rejects US Try and Management Upcoming Negotiations Over Iran’s Nuclear Program Larry Johnson
‼️ US Heavy Airlift to Center East
The newest replace of heavy transport deliveries to the Center East is now as much as 108 — a considerable acceleration over the previous a number of days.
I determine there may be now sufficient air protection and strike ordnance within the area to maintain a… https://t.co/5uw1MZUQXH
— Will Schryver (@imetatronink) February 4, 2026
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The place do the Kurds and the current ISIS prison-breaks match within the greater image in West Asia?Vanessa Beeley
The Sistani Hedge: Trump’s Irrational Pact in Baghdad Mohamed Karaki
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Africa
Gunmen have killed 162 individuals in west Nigeria assault, says Pink Cross official The Guardian
US deploys specialist army staff to Nigeria as jihadist battle escalates The Africa Report
UN backs Trump plan for Sudan, after receiving $2bn lifeline from US The Africa Report
Outdated Blighty
The Mandelson affair: contained in the scandal of a century The New Statesman (IH)
That go to led to a £240m ‘strategic partnership between Palantir & MOD. Intel committee wants to look at Mandelson’s potential battle of pursuits but in addition the nationwide safety penalties as revealed right here in@thenerve_news.
2/https://t.co/Yfx2XZAQF3— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) February 4, 2026
Labour MPs say Starmer’s days as PM are numbered amid fury over Mandelson The Guardian
Inside Reform’s plans for a fascist takeover Hauntologies by Elia Ayoub
Victory for Palestine Motion as “Filton 6” acquitted Digital Intifada
European Disunion
From arms to orbit: Rheinmetall’s enlargement unsettles rivals FT
Germany continues to sink Intellinews
New Not-So-Chilly Warfare
Witkoff & Kushner repeat their dress-down insult to the Russian delegation within the new spherical of Abu Dhabi talks. US officers Alexus Grynkewich (2nd proper) & Timothy Brown (excessive left) present extra warning, respect. pic.twitter.com/vzWkkIJ4aq pic.twitter.com/TJapiYJwNb
— Dances_with_Bears (@bears_with) February 4, 2026
What Are The Odds Of Russia Agreeing To A Three-Tiered Ceasefire Enforcement Plan In Ukraine? Andrew Korybko
Estonia Detains Ship Heading for Russia Suspected of Smuggling Reuters
EU Buys 93 P.c of Yamal LNG As Imports Surge Forward of 2027 Russian Ban gCaptain
Russian spy satellites have intercepted EU communications satellites Ars Technica
The consultants remark: New START expires, bringing each dangers and alternatives Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Russian businessman’s stays discovered on British base in Cyprus RT
South of the Border
Russia will proceed oil shipments to Cuba regardless of US stress Al Mayadeen
US Refiners Battle to Take in Venezuelan Oil Surge After Trump-Maduro Deal Reuters
L’affaire Epstein
Epstein Geopolitics And the Age of Primitive Accumulation Un-Diplomatic
Putin envoy dismisses Polish PM’s declare Epstein scandal was Russian operation Polskie Radio
lol they dragged the “piss Trump file” man out of Russiagate retirement for One Final Job https://t.co/aLzwzuV55Y
— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) February 4, 2026
Newly launched Epstein recordsdata reveal additional ties to Israel Mondoweiss
Trump 2.0
Learn the prolonged transcript: President Donald Trump interviewed by ‘NBC Nightly Information’ anchor Tom Llamas NBC Information
GOP Funhouse
Sen. Mitch McConnell hospitalized after experiencing ‘flu-like signs’ NBC Information
Democrats Suck
Dems embrace “regulation and order” in ICE shutdown battle Axios
Police State Watch
The Actual Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago House Constructing ProPublica. Commentary:
This raid was one of many first wherein army {hardware} (a Black Hawk helicopter) and personnel had been used. The orders got here from the highest after Trump stated the Marines ought to “observe” on American cities. They discovered a prepared coaching floor with the assistance of a slum lord.
— HollyGolightly (@hollygolytlee) February 4, 2026
As ICE Terror Forces Folks Inside, Calls Develop for Eviction Moratorium in Minnesota Truthout
Homeland Safety is focusing on People with this secretive authorized weapon WaPo
700 federal brokers set to depart Minnesota; districts sue feds to maintain ICE away from colleges MPR
Bringing The Genocide House: SAPD Asks Council For Drone Used In Gaza Inadvertent
AI
Sam Altman and the day Nvidia’s meteoric rise got here to an finish Gary Marcus
Alphabet resets the bar for AI infrastructure spending CNBC
Requiem for a film-maker: Darren Aronofsky’s AI revolutionary struggle collection is a horror The Guardian
Imperial Collapse Watch
US looking for to kind crucial mineral ‘preferential commerce zone’ to counter China Anadolu Company
America’s misplaced weapons are stopping it mining minerals in Pakistan The Canary
Is Coal Mining Air pollution America’s Subsequent Huge Crucial Minerals Supply? Governing
Past The Appearances. Aurelien
“MAHA”
Senior FDA Official Below OIG Investigation Over Divorce, Belongings Bloomberg. Accused of orchestrating a faux divorce to keep away from conflict-of-interest guidelines.
Healthcare?
Senate talks to revive ACA tax credit look like tapering off The Hill
The 2008 Housing Crash Was a Warning. Well being Insurance coverage Could Be Subsequent. HEALTH CARE un-covered
Our Famously Free Press
‘It’s an absolute massacre’: Washington Put up lays off lots of of employees The Guardian
Class Warfare
Labor Leaders Heat to Basic Strike Nationwide on Could 1st Payday Report
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