Archive for January, 2026
And Now… U.S. Unveils Plans for ‘New Gaza’ with Skyscrapers
January 23rd, 2026Via: BBC: The US has unveiled its plans for a “New Gaza” that would see the devastated Palestinian territory rebuilt from scratch. Slides showed dozens of skyscrapers stretching along the Mediterranean coast and housing estates in the Rafah area, while a map outlining the phased development of new residential, agricultural and industrial areas for the […]
Dangerously Cold Air to Surge Through Dozens of States
January 23rd, 2026Via: Accuweather: The coldest air of the winter may visit many areas across the central and eastern United States, with AccuWeather RealFeel Temperatures of 50 below zero in the coldest spots. More: State of Emergency Declared in Multiple States
Up to 25 Percent of U.S. Colleges May Close Soon
January 23rd, 2026Good. And this should be done at the high school level: The initiative seeks to overhaul the university’s general education curriculum, expand access to internships and apprenticeships, and provide students with micro-credentials tied to skills valued by employers. Via: The College Fix: Higher education is approaching a period of profound disruption, and many colleges may […]
Withdrawing The United States From The World Health Organization
January 22nd, 2026Via: The White House: Sec. 2. Actions. (a) The United States intends to withdraw from the WHO. The Presidential Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations signed on January 20, 2021, that retracted the United States’ July 6, 2020, notification of withdrawal is revoked.
Pentagon Orders More Active-Duty Soldiers to Prepare for Deployment in Minnesota
January 22nd, 2026Via: Independent: Hundreds more active-duty soldiers have been given orders to prepare for possible deployment in Minnesota, amid ongoing tensions and concern that Donald Trump may invoke the Insurrection Act to quash anti-immigration enforcement protests. The Pentagon has ordered members of an Army military police brigade based at Fort Bragg, in North Carolina, to be […]
Scientists Mimicking the Big Bang Accidentally Turn Lead Into Gold
January 22nd, 2026Via: Independent: While smashing lead atoms into each other at extremely high speeds in an effort to mimic the state of the universe just after the Big Bang, physicists working on the ALICE experiment at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland incidentally produced small amounts of gold. Extremely small amounts, in fact: a total of […]
Trump Speech at World Economic Forum
January 21st, 2026Via: AP: More: Bullet Points of Speech
Russia Restores Mothballed Soviet-Era Jets As Plane Shortage Worsens
January 20th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: Russia has throughout nearly four years of its ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine been largely successful in weathering constantly expanding US and EU sanctions. While isolated, its economy has stayed afloat, but it has been forced into desperate measures as sanctions take a toll on some key sectors. Russian newspaper Izvestia reports that […]
China to Launch 200,000 Satellites for ‘Mega-Constellation’
January 20th, 2026Via: Daily Mail: China has applied to launch almost 200,000 satellites into space, sparking concerns that the nation seeks to build a ‘mega-constellation’. On December 29, a newly formed body called the Institute of Radio Spectrum Utilisation and Technological Innovation filed applications for two satellite constellations. Each of these enormous collections of spacecraft, dubbed CTC-1 […]
Monday Morning in Los Angeles…
January 19th, 2026I sometimes have Conner playing in the background as I read through headlines… Gunfire at Los Angeles street takeover, Monday morning. pic.twitter.com/gYEMVDVYNa — cryptogon (@cryptogon) January 19, 2026 Just a little slice of life in Los Angeles that won’t be reported anywhere.
