As Israel expands the ground war against Hamas, the Palestinian death toll tops 20,000—nearly 1% of Gaza's population before the war. / AP There's scant evidence to support Israel's claims that Hamas was using Gaza's largest hospital as a command and
The Pentagon says China hopes to double its nuclear arsenal to over 1,000 operational warheads by 2030. / BBC News Some thoughts on the three bomb problem: "In all likelihood the United States will continue to seek nuclear primacy behind a screen of superficially reasonable rhetoric." / The London
The European Union reaches a deal on how "to collectively receive, manage and relocate the irregular arrival of migrants." / Euronews Some thoughts on the current state of citizenship, and how the concept has been declining since the 1960s. / Sidecar Askfhsjkd, kkkk, awdjyt—how different societies laugh online. / rest
Footage of a volcano in south-west Iceland erupting, following weeks of seismic activity. / BBC News The United States announces a 10-nation task force to protect ships traveling through the Red Sea. / The Associated Press The British Library suffered a cyberattack back in October, and the library's
Migrants from as far away as Africa and China are making their way through the jungle between Colombia and Panama to reach North America. / AP Fifty years ago, US auto regulations loosened the definition of "trucks," setting in motion an epidemic of bigger and bigger cars and more
A binder of classified intel on Russian election interference went missing at the end of Trump's presidency, and still hasn't been located. / CNN The British Library's vast digital collections vanished in a cyberattack. The physical editions remain intact, but we lost something nearly as
There were 34 legal abortions in Texas in the first half of the year, far below the expected number of cases where the mother's health is in danger. / STAT See also: "No sector of the Texas economy is immune." Fifty-one Texas businesses sign onto a
The House of Representatives votes to authorize an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. / BBC News Related: "An impeachment inquiry into Biden very likely does not happen without organizations like Fox News rewarding members of Congress." / Reliable Sources A report says the Ukraine war has cost Russia 315,000
The COP28 summit concludes with the world's governments agreeing that "the era of fossil-fuel consumption and production is ending." / Semafor The United States expects solar and wind power generation to surpass coal-fired energy for the first time in 2024. / AEE Related: "Noctalgia."
The United Nations climate talks in Dubai, aka COP28, may be in jeopardy over a draft deal on fossil fuels deemed "weak." / BBC News Young people around the world are holding their governments accountable for climate change inaction. / The Kid Should See This A day in the life
