Thursday, 2 October 2025

Witkoff's son plans to tokenize Trump family real estate, including Trump Tower Dubai (LINK) 2 October 2025

How Jane Goodall changed our view of chimps (and humans) forever (LINK) 2 October 2025

— In the space of one woman's lifetime, the study of animal tool use has grown from a single blade of straw to a bouquet of functional objects — used by monkeys, crows, dolphins, orcas, humpback whales, and even bees and other insects. Tool use is no longer considered a defining human trait. Nor is cultural transmission.

DOJ calls for delays to Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case due to shutdown (LINK) 2 October 2025

Wednesday, 1 October 2025

Russia does not recognize return of UN sanctions on Iran (LINK) 1 October 2025

Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla, detains Thunberg and others, says 'she and her friends are safe' (LINK) 1 October 2025

UK government resumes row with Apple by demanding access to British users' data (LINK) 1 October 2025

'Alternative Nobel Prize' (Right Livelihood Award) goes to Pacific climate activists: activists from Myanmar, Sudan and Taiwan were also honored (LINK) 1 October 2025

Trump administration cancels nearly $8 billion in climate funding to blue states (LINK) 1 October 2025

Drone strikes shut 38% of Russia's oil refineries, gasoline output falls 1 million tons (LINK) 2 October 2025

FBI cuts ties with Anti-Defamation League amid conservative backlash over description of Charlie Kirk. (LINK) 1 October 2025

— In a brief statement, Patel singled out the ADL’s associations with former FBI Director James Comey, a strident critic of President Donald Trump who was indicted last week on charges of obstruction and lying to the US Congress. FBI Director Kash Patel made the announcement on Wednesday after prominent conservative influencers, including Elon Musk, pounced on the ADL's inclusion of the murdered right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in its "Glossary of Extremism and Hate". Patel said Comey had written "love letters" to the ADL and embedded agents within the group, which he accused of running "disgraceful ops spying on Americans". Patel did not elaborate on, or provide evidence for, his claims.

Elon Musk becomes first person worth $500 billion, Tesla CEO's wealth is now larger than Palantir, Alibaba (LINK) 1 October 2025

Hurricanes Imelda and Humberto set a new record after dancing together in the Atlantic (the Fujiwhara effect): closest two Atlantic hurricanes have come in at least the past 60 years: 750km (LINK) 1 October 2025

Swiss glaciers shrank 3% this year, the fourth-biggest retreat on record (LINK) 1 October 2025

AI-generated actor Tilly Norwood sparks outrage in Hollywood as Dutch creator seeks representation (LINK) 1 October 2025

90s slang words that are totally outdated (LINK) 1 October 2025