Daily News 07/07

Daily News 07/07

Video: “United States has wedded to idiocy”: Chris Hedges | Talk to Al JazeeraAs the United States marks 250 years of independence, author and journalist Chris Hedges reflects on the promise of the American experiment, its greatest achievements, and its deepest contradictions. From the ideals of the Declaration of Independence to slavery, civil rights, war, and democracy, he examines whether the nation has lived up to its founding principles and what its future may hold.

Video: New research : Doomsday Glacier ice shelf could ‘give way any day now’ The Doomsday Glacier, or Thwaites Glacier as it’s more correctly known, is one of the most concerning ice sheets in Antarctica. The thin ice shelf that keeps it in place has been cracking for some time now, and the latest research strongly suggests that ice shelf could give way at any time in the next few months. That would allow the main glacier behind it to begin its inexorable journey into the sea, with all sorts of extremely unwanted consequences. So, how bad could it get?

The Planet’s Largest Carbon Sink Is Reaching Its Limits Climate change discussions usually focus on what is happening above the water: rising temperatures, heatwaves, melting glaciers, sea-level rise. But roughly a quarter to a third of all the carbon dioxide humanity emits never reaches the atmosphere or remains there. It dissolves into the ocean. For decades, this has slowed the pace of global warming considerably — without the ocean acting as a vast carbon sink, temperatures would already be higher than they are. But nothing comes free. Every tonne of carbon the ocean absorbs changes its chemistry. That change is what ocean acidification measures, and in 2025, it became the seventh planetary boundary confirmed as crossed.

The Energy and Climate Impacts of Oil Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’

‘Climate Change Is Here’: Wildfires Ignite Across Europe Following Deadly Heatwave‘Climate Change Is Here’: Wildfires Ignite Across Europe Following Deadly Heatwave Blazes mobilized hundreds of firefighters over the weekend and scorched a total of 42,000 acres in Spain, France, and Portugal alone—an area two times the size of Manhattan.

Air pollution may cause childhood obesity by disrupting impulse control, study finds Babies exposed to higher levels of neurotoxin more likely to have difficulty controlling impulses later, research shows

250 Years Of Lies, 500 Years Of Uprising Reflection. The so-called “United States” is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026. We, the first people of this land, do not have to look far to spot the hypocrisy of celebrating a document that calls our ancestors “Merciless Indian Savages.” Today, we witness a country that proclaims “freedom” while kidnapping our immigrant neighbors without due process, passing laws that encourage harassment and discrimination against our LGBTQ and two-spirit relatives, and pulling out every political, legal and military strategy to suppress any form of dissent against the state. At the start of this nation, the government ratified over 350 treaties with Native Nations — and then proceeded to break every single one of them. Just as it was clear to our ancestors, it remains clear to us now: this colonial experiment has failed at building anything resembling a true democracy.

Inside The Case Against the ‘Michigan 8’: Palestine Activism Recast as Antisemitic TerrorI n the early morning hours of June 10, 2026, the FBI conducted raids against individuals involved in Palestine solidarity activism at the University of Michigan. With help from local and state police departments, including the University of Michigan Police, the raids unfolded simultaneously in Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin. In Ypsilanti, MI, agents in military gear rolled into a neighborhood in an armored vehicle, with guns drawn, terrorizing families and neighbors. A similar home raid took place in Chicago. In total, seven of the eight accused individuals were arrested (one was out of the country). The case is now known as the Michigan Eight.

Trump denied latest bid to delay $5.8m judgment payment to E Jean Carrol lCarroll was awarded damages after New York jury concluded Trump sexually abused her, then defamed her after she publicly described the attack In the early morning hours of June 10, 2026, the FBI conducted raids against individuals involved in Palestine solidarity activism at the University of Michigan. With help from local and state police departments, including the University of Michigan Police, the raids unfolded simultaneously in Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin. In Ypsilanti, MI, agents in military gear rolled into a neighborhood in an armored vehicle, with guns drawn, terrorizing families and neighbors. A similar home raid took place in Chicago. In total, seven of the eight accused individuals were arrested (one was out of the country). The case is now known as the Michigan Eight.