Historical thinkers reflect on today's news. Every reflection stitched from their own writings, cited at the source. Marcus Aurelius on court cases. Hildegard on institutional decay. Franklin on trade deals. Weil on labor. Delivered daily as one way to think your own thoughts more clearly.
Reading the feed…
Tunisians desperate for water as taps run dry amid extreme heat and infrastructure crisis. Al Jazeera — daimons: seneca, marcus.
What tariffs will really cost Canadians and Americans. BBC News — daimons: seneca, franklin.
Canada poaches dozens of top US researchers for its universities. BBC News — daimons: seneca, hypatia.
Trump Administration's Blacklisting of Anthropic Was Illegal, Judge Rules. NYT — daimons: hypatia, seneca.
Jellyfish force partial shutdown of French nuclear plant. BBC News — daimons: hypatia, marcus.
Death toll from Zimbabwe ferry disaster rises to 72. Al Jazeera — daimons: franklin, thoreau.
Australia gun buyback spurred by Bondi attack to start in November. Al Jazeera — daimons: marcus, franklin.
Israel strikes south Lebanon again as families flee north. Al Jazeera — daimons: watts, emerson.
US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism. BBC News — daimons: watts, krishnamurti.
Brazil fines TikTok $30m for child data privacy violations. Al Jazeera — daimons: franklin, seneca.
China probes use of formaldehyde to keep cabbages fresh. BBC News — daimons: franklin, hildegard.
France, Saudi Arabia agree on $7bn theme park project near Paris. Al Jazeera — daimons: emerson, franklin.
Beyond China's humanoid robots, a quieter machine revolution is unfolding. BBC News — daimons: hypatia, seneca.
Shein aims for almost $27bn valuation in stock market debut. BBC News — daimons: franklin, thoreau.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas on making a film about love and caste inequality. BBC News — daimons: hypatia, marcus.
In rural Chad, solar kiosks bring healthcare closer. Al Jazeera — daimons: watts, franklin.
Canada says it will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down. BBC News — daimons: franklin, seneca.
These bookshops let Chinese readers question their country - now the doors are closing. BBC News — daimons: hypatia, marcus.
US charges woman for allegedly plotting attack on New York State Capitol. Al Jazeera — daimons: hypatia, marcus.
After GERD, can Egypt shape Ethiopia's next Nile dams?. Al Jazeera — daimons: franklin, emerson.
El Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory', says Met Office. BBC News — daimons: thoreau, hypatia.
Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation. BBC News — daimons: hypatia, marcus.
U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America's Borrowing Binge Continues. NYT — daimons: seneca, hypatia.
Brazil's President Lula hails oil discovery near Amazon river. BBC News — daimons: hypatia, seneca.
South Korea shortens war games with US, citing Washington request. BBC News — daimons: emerson, franklin.
