The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the fastest-growing ever. / ABC News Mapping the armed groups active in the conflict in Sudan. / Africa Center for Strategic Studies The president of Zimbabwe signs a bill extending his party’s control over the country. / rfi In a
“As a geopolitical actor, the United States has become a kind of lumbering zombie—a beast that can be startled into reflexive actions but lacks higher functions.” / The New York Times [$] How Trump’s arch doesn’t fit the intent—architecturally or symbolically—of the bridge he cites that congress
President Trump is expected to lift Syria’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism. / Semafor Two bombs explode near a Four Seasons in Damascus where France’s Macron spent the night. / Reuters If Europe is expected to carry more of the security burden in NATO 3.0, will it
Europe is breaking up with corporate America: “You are not dealing with an administration that has processes, you are dealing with a single volatile individual.” / The Wall Street Journal [$] See also: Some US corporations are switching from OpenAI and Anthropic to affordable Chinese AI, as China looks into curbing overseas
In the past 10 months, the US government has killed 221 people in strikes on suspected drug boats—apparently to little effect, based on the purity and prices of street drugs in the US. / The Atlantic [$] “It is hard to say what we all have in common, apart from the
We’ll be off tomorrow for the Fourth of July, and we’ll see you on Monday! Federal models show President Trump’s planned record-breaking fireworks show on the Fourth of July will cause dangerous air pollution, and people should “expect irritation symptoms.” / The Washington Post [$] Watch: That time
The Trump family is found to have made billions since returning to power, much of it in ventures that benefit directly from White House policies. / The Hill Presidential historians say no other president in American history entered into new business enterprises just before moving into the White House. / The New
The new FDA panel appointed to review peptides includes multiple panelists who also sell peptides or run clinics that prescribe them. / ABC News At least four public federal websites deployed under the Trump administration use software to track visitors and evade users’ privacy tools. / The Guardian “Trump is altering our
The Supreme Court decides President Trump can fire independent regulators at will, though not at the Federal Reserve. / NPR In ruling that prison staff can’t be held financially liable for violating religious freedoms—specifically, for cutting a Rastafarian man’s hair—the Supreme Court would seem to run roughshod
Officials say Russia has been pressuring Belarus to launch nonconventional operations against NATO members. / The Wall Street Journal [$] Thanks to Ukraine’s attacks on energy infrastructure, regions across Russia impose restrictions on gas and diesel sales, and Crimea declares a state of emergency. / Radio Free Europe, Kyiv Post Unrelated: Watches
