articles 2 feb.

  

 
WORLD  - NATIONAL 1
 
An ABM Primer, Part Two: Closing the Deal - Ritter - History shows that there is an inherent and necessary link between strategic nuclear arms limitations/reductions and ABM. This lesson is being ignored by letting New START expire in favor of ABM.
https://scottritter.substack.com/p/an-abm-primer-part-two-closing-the

The Northern Sea Route is changing global trade – and worrying the US. 
https://en.topcor.ru/68335-severnyj-morskoj-put-menjaet-mirovuju-torgovlju-i-trevozhit-ssha.html

Iran denies plans to transfer enriched uranium abroad
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-denies-plans-to-transfer-enriched-uranium-abroad/3818121

Jordan says it will not be ‘battleground’ in any regional conflict amid US-Iran tension
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/jordan-says-it-will-not-be-battleground-in-any-regional-conflict-amid-us-iran-tension/3818007

U.S. BACKS DOWN from Iran War: Israel Would Be FINISHED, American Bases DESTROYED | Mohammad Marandi
https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/iran-war-trump-marandi

Hegseth: U.S. 'more than prepared' if Iran nuclear talks go nowhere 
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/hegseth-us-more-prepared-if-iran-nuclear-talks-go-nowhere

Washington-Tehran Talks Planned As U.S. Military Buildup Continues
https://www.twz.com/news-features/washington-tehran-talks-planned-as-u-s-military-buildup-continues

Experts say Israeli intelligence inside Iran now stronger than before the war
https://worldisraelnews.com/experts-say-israeli-intelligence-inside-iran-now-stronger-than-before-the-war/

This is when America will begin its attack on Iran – analysis
https://worldisraelnews.com/this-is-when-america-will-begin-its-attack-on-iran-analysis/

Report: US may ask Israel to join attack on Iran
https://worldisraelnews.com/report-us-may-ask-israel-to-join-attack-on-iran/



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

The new era of Israeli expansionism and the war economy that fuels it
How Israel’s war-driven economy, regional realignments, and Netanyahu’s push for military independence are ushering in a new period of Israeli expansionism in its quest for regional dominance.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/02/the-new-era-of-israeli-expansionism-and-the-war-economy-that-fuels-it/

Biden’s Ambassador to Israel Blocked a Memo Describing North Gaza as ‘Apocalyptic Wasteland’
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/02/02/bidens-ambassador-to-israel-blocked-a-memo-describing-north-gaza-as-apocalyptic-wasteland/

"Leadership Would Like Your Help": Indian Billionaire Tapped Jeffrey Epstein Before Modi's Visits to U.S. and Israel
New Department of Justice documents reveal Epstein’s direct role in fostering ties between Indian, Israeli, and U.S. elites.
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/modi-epstein-files-bannon-billionaire-anil-ambani-india-israel-united-states-justice-department

Here, Jeffrey Epstein teaches Ehud Barak — while he is still Minister of Defense in Israel but on his way out — how to make millions of dollars in the private sector by first compiling a list of people who owe him favors from his 40 years in government service.
https://x.com/mikebenzcyber/status/2018246743003889944

Chaos in Iran would open the door to the worst IS terrorists
Next door, Taliban-ruled Afghanistan is again a haven for terrorists affiliated with Islamic State in Khorasan 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/02/chaos-in-iran-would-open-the-door-to-the-worst-isis-terrorists/

Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ to give Hamas ‘2-month ultimatum’ to disarm, Israeli finance minister says
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/trump-s-board-of-peace-to-give-hamas-2-month-ultimatum-to-disarm-israeli-finance-minister-says/3818199

Israel to legalize 140 farms in Judea and Samaria
https://worldisraelnews.com/israel-to-legalize-140-farms-in-judea-and-samaria/

Israel Issues Evacuation Warnings for Buildings in South Lebanon ahead of Strikes
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5236339-israel-issues-evacuation-warnings-buildings-south-lebanon-ahead-strikes

Meet the former fashion blogger and shady doctor behind the ‘30,000 dead’ Iran psy-op 
Deepa Parent... has become the paper’s go-to source for Iran war propaganda
https://scheerpost.com/2026/02/02/meet-the-former-fashion-blogger-and-shady-doctor-behind-the-30000-dead-iran-psy-op/

Police blocking army from arresting draft dodgers in Haredi areas, IDF says
https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-blocking-army-from-arresting-draft-dodgers-in-haredi-areas-idf-says/

Study finds Gaza population fell by 10.6 percent due to the genocide
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/02/02/357063/

Gaza health ministry: 5 killed in 24 hours, death toll reaches 71,800
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/02/02/357099/

Israeli Forces Kill Three-Year-Old Boy in Gaza
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/02/02/israeli-forces-kill-three-year-old-boy-in-gaza/

UNIFIL Operations Disrupted as Israel Drops Mystery Chemicals in Southern Lebanon
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/02/02/unifil-operations-disrupted-as-israel-drops-mystery-chemicals-in-southern-lebanon/

US, Israel Hold Joint Naval Drills in the Red Sea Amid US Buildup in the Region
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/02/02/us-israel-hold-joint-naval-drills-in-the-red-sea-amid-us-buildup-in-the-region/



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

Russia Redeploys Tu-95 Bombers to Western Bases, Signaling Readiness for Expanded Aerial Operations in Ukraine
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Russia-Redeploys-Tu-95-Bombers-to-Western-Bases-Signaling-Readiness-for-Expanded-Aerial-Operations-in-Ukraine/

"Russians have breached the border": Russian Armed Forces entered a new section of the Sumy region. 
https://en.topcor.ru/68315-russkie-prorvali-granicu-vs-rf-voshli-v-sumskuju-oblast-na-novom-uchastke.html

The Spectator: The energy truce benefited Russia, not Ukraine. 
https://en.topcor.ru/68316-the-spectator-jenergeticheskoe-peremirie-poshlo-na-polzu-rf-a-ne-ukraine.html

There are reports of a sharp deterioration in the situation of (Ukrainian) militants in Konstantinovka. 
https://en.topcor.ru/68333-postupajut-soobschenija-o-rezkom-uhudshenii-polozhenija-boevikov-v-konstantinovke.html

"Will address Patriot's shortcomings": US purchases advanced radar for air defense systems 
https://en.topwar.ru/277348-ustranit-nedostatki-patriot-ssha-zakupajut-prodvinutyj-radar-dlja-zrk.html

Ukraine rips FIFA president as ‘moral degenerate’ after floating end to Russia ban
https://www.conservativenewsdaily.net/breaking-news/ukraine-rips-fifa-president-as-moral-degenerate-2/

Ukraine updates: Russia steps up attacks on transport routes
https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-russia-steps-up-attacks-on-transport-routes/live-75766331

Russia resumes strikes on freezing Ukrainian capital
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-february-3-2026/

The Russian Aerospace Forces have unleashed a crushing retaliatory strike on Ukraine's military and energy infrastructure.
https://avia-pro.net/news/vks-rf-obrushili-na-voennuyu-i-energeticheskuyu-infrastrukturu-ukrainy-sokrushitelnyy-udar

Long-range drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked residential areas, there are casualties.
https://avia-pro.net/news/dalnoboynye-drony-vsu-atakovali-zhilye-kvartaly-est-pogibshie

Militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine flee from positions and abandon weapons in the Sumy region
https://ria.ru/20260203/vsu-2071843383.html

Air defense forces shot down ten UAVs over Russia overnight
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/8398976?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



NATIONAL  2

Trump Goes Scorched Earth and Vows to Sue Michael Wolff and Epstein Estate
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/trump-goes-scorched-earth-and-vows

Shocking Email From Epstein Files Implicates Former US Ambassador, Clintons, Bidens, SEAL Team Six & More
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/shocking-email-from-epstein-files

The latest Epstein files reveal that a surgeon who performs 'sex change' operations, including on young people such as Jazz Jennings, visited the island with three children. 
https://x.com/ripx4nutmeg/status/2018231627759939666

Did they swap out Epstein before he ‘killed himself?’ 
The individual who anonymously posted on 4Chan the morning of Epstein’s death, August 10, 2019 claiming he witnessed weird happenings at the prison before Epstein’s death has been identified in the Epstein files.
https://x.com/heatherc_77/status/2017876540030378153

UPDATE 4: EPSTEIN FILES HORROR SHOW: Epstein Is Still Alive, The Pedo Network Is Still Operational, Mossad, ISIS & High-Level Government Official Blackmail Revolving Doors
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/update-4-epstein-files-horror-show

Jay Anderson @TheProjectUnity - The Epstein Files are the signal to a sleeping world. It's time to wake up.
https://x.com/TheProjectUnity/status/2018060887110697138

Mike Benz reveals the shadowy Obama bigwig who was secretly attached to Epstein…
https://revolver.news/2026/02/mike-benz-reveals-the-shadowy-obama-bigwig-who-was-secretly-attached-to-epstein/

Govt: Fixing Redactions in Epstein Files That May Have Had Victim Info
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/Justice-Department-Epstein-files-Trump/2026/02/02/id/1244600/

University of Arizona lied about $50K Jeffrey Epstein donation, extent of relationship
https://foiazona.org/2026/02/02/university-of-arizona-lied-about-50k-jeffrey-epstein-donation-extent-of-relationship/

Will Prince Andrew Be the First Celeb Who Claims He Was Blackmailed by Jeffrey Epstein?
https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2026/02/02/will-prince-andrew-be-the-first-celeb-who-claims-he-was-blackmailed-by-jeffrey-epstein-n4949036

DOJ says it pulled thousands of Epstein-related files from website over potential victim information 
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/doj-says-it-pulled-thousands-epstein-related-files-website-over-potential

RITTER: Trump doesn't know a thing about the world we live in
https://trendsinthenews.substack.com/p/ritter-trump-doesnt-know-a-thing

Ritter  -The US constitutional republic has passed
https://rumble.com/v74uoks-interview-the-us-constitutional-republic-has-passed.html?e9s=src_v1_eh_cs

Bill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify in House Epstein probe ahead of contempt vote
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/clintons-agree-testify-house-epstein-probe-ahead-contempt-vote-rcna257143

White House Unveils $12 Billion Plan to Secure Critical Mineral Supplies
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/White-House-Unveils-12-Billion-Plan-to-Secure-Critical-Mineral-Supplies/

Clinton Judge Goes On Unhinged Rant In Order Releasing Illegals
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/clinton-judge-goes-unhinged-rant-order-releasing-illegals

"F**k ICE!": Awards Season Exposes 'Spoiled, Entitled, Reality-Denying Tyrants'
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/awards-season-exposes-spoiled-entitled-reality-denying-tyrants

Border Czar Homan Says More Than 145,000 Illegal Immigrant Children Located
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/border-czar-homan-says-more-145000-illegal-immigrant-children-located

LAPD Chief Refuses to Enforce Gavin Newsom's Crackdown on ICE Agents: 'It Doesn't Make Any Sense'
https://www.westernjournal.com/lapd-chief-refuses-enforce-gavin-newsoms-crackdown-ice-agents-doesnt-make-sense/

Honeymoon Over? NYC Mayor Mamdani Blasted as ‘Dirty Snow Covered Dump’ After Storm Fiasco
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/honeymoon-nyc-mayor-mamdani-blasted-as-dirty-snow/

Mamdani's NYC Releases Illegal Alien Charged with Rape, Strangulation – ICE Agents Ensure He Doesn't Get Far
https://www.westernjournal.com/mamdanis-nyc-releases-illegal-alien-charged-rape-strangulation-ice-agents-ensure-doesnt-get-far/

'I Have Little Talent But Lots of Passion': New Mamdani Appointee Called for Defunding Police in Since-Deleted Posts on X 
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/i-have-little-talent-but-lots-of-passion-new-mamdani-appointee-called-for-defunding-police-in-since-deleted-posts-on-x/

NYC Chambers Unite to Defend Jewish, Israeli Firms
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/nyc-business-groups-zohran-mamdani/2026/02/02/id/1244594/

New York Released Almost 7,000 Criminal Illegal Aliens
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/02/02/new-york-released-almost-7k-criminal-illegal-aliens-n4949034

GOP rebels yield on tying nationwide voter ID to government funding
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/4443745/gop-rebels-yield-voter-id-push-government-funding/

Schweizer: Foreign Powers Attempting Conquest Through Mass Migration
Monday on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast Breitbart News senior contributor and author of The Invisible Coup: How American Elites and Foreign Powers Use Immigration as a Weapon, Peter Schweizer, discussed the motivations behind mass migration.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/02/02/schweizer-foreign-powers-attempting-conquest-through-mass-migration/

Another Georgia (Black) Democrat is charged with fraud — the third in the last month 
https://www.theblaze.com/news/dexter-sharper-pandemic-fraud-un-employment

Pam Bondi: 2 More Arrests in Don Lemon Church Protest
https://www.newsmax.com/us/pam-bondi-arrests-minnesota/2026/02/02/id/1244503/

D.C. records 3-week homicide-free streak, lowest start in a decade following Trump admin’s Nat’l Guard deployment
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/d-c-records-3-week-homicide-free-streak-lowest-start-in-a-decade-following-trump-admins-natl-guard-deployment/

Rep. Luna: SAVE America Act Will Be Brought to the Floor WITHOUT 60-Vote Roadblock by Using a “STANDING FILIBUSTER”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/rep-luna-save-america-act-will-be-brought/

'Cooked up': Wild claims that white students 'tortured' black classmate actually all a hoax, jury rules
https://www.wnd.com/2026/02/cooked-up-wild-claims-that-white-students-tortured/

USADF (U.S. African Development Foundation) is garbage’: Senior US foreign aid official will plead guilty to taking kickbacks, lying to feds
https://www.judicialwatch.org/usadf-is-garbage-senior-us-foreign-aid-official-will-plead-guilty-to-taking-kickbacks-lying-to-feds/

Shock Video: Texas High School Students Savagely Beat Teacher at Anti-ICE Class Walkout Protest (Update)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/shock-video-texas-high-school-students-savagely-beat/

Senator Kennedy on Who Really Controls the Democrat Party
Kennedy argues that moderate Democrats are no longer in charge but are being controlled by the radical “Karen” wing of the party.
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/senator-kennedy-on-who-really-controls



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

SUBSCRIBER SUCCESS STORIES: Lone Star Tick Disease Cured
While the Medical-Industrial Complex pretends to not have a cure for Lyme Disease…
LYME DISEASE CURE: Ivermectin & Doxycycline Combination Therapy - Testimonials & Research
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/subscriber-success-stories-lone-star-e8a

Saline nasal spray alone resolves sleep-disordered breathing in nearly one-third of children, study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-saline-nasal-spray-disordered-children.html

Banning lead in gas (gasloine) worked: The proof is in our hair
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-gas-proof-hair.html

N.Y.: 22-year-old detransitioner wins $2M lawsuit against doctors who pushed double mastectomy at age 16
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/n-y-22-year-old-detransitioner-wins-2m-lawsuit-against-doctors-who-pushed-double-mastectomy-at-age-16/

Feds Seize 1000 Samples From Illegal CCP Biolab in Las Vegas Owned by Defendant in Reedley Case
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2026/02/02/feds-raid-suspected-biolab-in-las-vegas-connected-to-ccp-linked-owner-of-reedley-lab-n2198762

The Spectator P.M. Ep. 189: Doctors Performing Trans Surgeries Are in Huge Trouble
https://spectator.org/the-spectator-p-m-ep-189-doctors-performing-trans-surgeries-are-in-huge-trouble/

Dr. Peter McCullough says he would take no vaccines and suggests he would make the same choice for his children if he could go back in time.
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/dr-peter-mccullough-delivers-a-candid

Emails Reveal Epstein’s Shocking Role in Pandemic Planning | Daily Pulse
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/emails-reveal-epsteins-shocking-role

WUHAN-GATES – 88. Flood of Declassified COVID-Papers from NIH, DARPA on “SARS-Cov-2 BioWeapon”. FBI denounced it in 2023 but US Intel covered up
https://gospanews.net/en/2026/02/02/wuhan-gates-88-flood-of-declassified-covid-papers-from-nih-darpa-on-sars-cov-2-bioweapon-fbi-denounced-it-in-2023-but-us-intel-covered-up/

Japan’s COVID-19 Cases Surge Nearly Thirty Percent as Hokkaido Emerges as a Hotspot - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/japan-s-covid-19-cases-surge-nearly-thirty-percent-as-hokkaido-emerges-as-a-hotspot

Cholangiocarcinoma (cancer that begins in the bile ducts) Crisis Grows - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/cholangiocarcinoma-crisis-grows

COVID-19 Infection May Hide Behind Diverticulitis Fever - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/covid-19-infection-may-hide-behind-diverticulitis-fever

French Study Shows That Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution Raises COVID-19 Infection Risk - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/french-study-shows-that-long-term-exposure-to-air-pollution-raises-covid-19-infection-risk

COVID-19 Quietly Alters Heart Function in Survivors - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/covid-19-quietly-alters-heart-function-in-survivors

Miracles in the (In)famous Pfizer Trial
https://brownstone.org/articles/miracles-in-the-infamous-pfizer-trial/



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA
 
Tesla's Optimus Relies Heavily on Chinese Components
https://www.chosun.com/english/industry-en/2026/02/02/UOVKPTQTBRHZHJSLAIUN5PI7L4/

Robotic joints inspired by human knees correct 99% misalignment, grip 3× more
https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/harvard-rolling-joints-robotics

Electric hydrofoil ferry completes record 160-mile voyage using standard fast chargers
The Candela P-12 completed the longest electric passenger sea journey, highlighting how hydrofoils cut energy use.
https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/candela-p12-worlds-longest-electric-sea-journey

Smart drones and robots backed by German military track radioactive waste in minutes
https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/ai-drone-scan-radioactive-waste

China: World’s most widely deployed nuclear reactor enters batch-scale builds
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/batch-scale-construction-expansion-of-hualong-one

Video: New US humanoid robot navigates complex paths while walking and working
https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/westwood-robotics-new-humanoid-robot

US supercomputer to boost nuclear reactor research at 20.8 quadrillion ops per second
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/teton-supercomputer-to-boost-nuclear-reactor-research

US humanoid robot welders to enter live industry tests at Louisiana steel plant
https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/us-humanoid-robot-louisiana-steel-plant

AI’s next race is energy-efficient architectures, top scientist says 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/02/ais-next-race-is-energy-efficient-architectures-top-scientist-says/

The Arrest Of Don Lemon: Journalists Cannot Also Be Activists
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/arrest-don-lemon-jounalists-cannot-also-be-activists

The Circular Firing Squad: Staffers At CNN And CBS Denounce Efforts To Restore Balance
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/circular-firing-squad-staffers-cnn-and-cbs-denounce-efforts-restore-balance

Musk's SpaceX Combines With xAI At $1.25 Trillion Valuation
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/musks-spacex-combines-xai-125-trillion-valuation

SpaceX acquires xAI to "accelerate humanity's future," Musk says
https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/spacex-acquires-xai-to-accelerate-humanitys-future-musk-says/article_cc1a30fd-51e8-49b2-a201-e6808218e717.html

AI streamlines deluge of data from particle collisions
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-ai-deluge-particle-collisions.html

Machine learning accelerates plasma mirror design for high-power lasers
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-machine-plasma-mirror-high-power.html

Facial recognition technology used by police is now very accurate—but public understanding lags behind
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-facial-recognition-technology-police-accurate.html

AI bots now have their own social media site. Here’s what to know about Moltbook
https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/02/02/ai-bots-now-have-their-own-social-media-site-heres-what-to-know-about-moltbook



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

Simple microbubble robots use enzymes to navigate tumors and deliver drugs
https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/enzymatic-microbubble-robots-drug-delivery

UK lunar reactor dream on hold as Rolls-Royce struggles to find launch support: Report
https://interestingengineering.com/space/rolls-royce-pauses-moon-nuclear-reactor-work

70 million-year evolutionary gap filled with new miniature dinosaur species
https://interestingengineering.com/science/spain-tiny-dinosaur-fossil

Elon Musk’s SpaceX proposes 1 million solar-powered satellites as data centers
https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/spacex-proposes-solar-powered-orbital-data-centers

Synthetic compound targets malaria at multiple stages to prevent its transmission
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-synthetic-compound-malaria-multiple-stages.html

Ancient Alaskan site may help explain how the first people arrived in North America
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-ancient-alaskan-site-people-north.html

91-qubit processor accurately simulates many-body quantum chaos
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-qubit-processor-accurately-simulates-body.html

New steel processing technique extends EV range without increasing battery capacity
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-steel-technique-ev-range-battery.html



MILITARY - AVIATION

FAA Plans 10,552 Furloughs During Government Shutdown
... plans to furlough 10,552 employees during the government shutdown and will not pay air traffic controllers.
https://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=21603952-F255-4455-BC49-096C1A75879D

Airline under fire after attendant wears keffiyeh on flight full of Jewish passengers
https://worldisraelnews.com/american-airlines-under-fire-after-flight-attendant-wears-keffiyeh-on-duty-passengers-say-they-felt-unsafe/

FAA warns airlines that exploding rockets could ‘significantly reduce safety’ for commercial flights after string of test failures by Elon Musk’s Starship
https://www.the-independent.com/space/starship-explosions-flight-risk-faa-musk-b2912654.html

FAA chief acknowledges failures in midair crash that killed 67
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/dc-plane-crash-potomac-bryan-bedford-b2912088.html?test_group=lighteradlayout

Norway Completes Successful Electric Aviation Test
https://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=C09483E9-9DFD-48D8-828B-5FBB255B0BEC

Video: US Navy’s carrier-based aircraft refueling drone begins runway testing
https://interestingengineering.com/military/video-us-navys-carrier-based-aircraft-refueling-drone-begins-runway-testing

New Camcopter drone could shoot missiles to intercept Russian Shahed drones
https://interestingengineering.com/military/austria-unveils-armed-camcopter-s-301

Britain’s Problematic Type 45 Destroyers Finally Getting Required Missile Defence Capabilities in the Late 2030s 
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/britain-problematic-type45-ballistic-missile-defence

China’s New Unmanned Long Range Stealth Fighter Now Being Tested on Carrier Decks 
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/china-unmanned-stealth-fighter-carrier

U.S. Army Deploys M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles For Live-Fire Show of Force Next to Russian Border 
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-army-bradley-live-fire-russian

NATO Members Further Expand South Korean Rocket Force Facing Russia as Norway Orders Chunmoo Systems 
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/nato-expand-skorean-rocket-norway

USS Preble Used HELIOS Laser To Zap Four Drones In Expanding Testing
https://www.twz.com/sea/uss-preble-used-helios-laser-to-zap-four-drones-in-expanding-testing

Rusty Dagger Low-Cost Cruise Missile Hits Its Target
https://www.twz.com/air/watch-rusty-dagger-standoff-missile-now-headed-to-ukraine-hit-its-target



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

More infant formula recalled over contamination after France lowers threshold 
https://ground.news/article/more-infant-formula-recalled-over-contamination-after-france-lowers-threshold_2711fb

Nestlé knew of tainted baby formula in November
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/nestl%C3%A9-already-detected-cereulide-in-the-factory-at-the-end-of-november/90862710

Japan pulls mud with rare earths from 19,000 feet deep to challenge China’s stronghold
https://interestingengineering.com/science/japan-pulls-rare-earth-mud

Costco issues recall on popular bakery item in 22 states - contains undeclared ingredient (Chocolate Hazelnut), a major allergy risk
https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/costco-recall-mini-beignets-tree-nuts-b2912394.html

‘Hot sand for a cooler climate’: Has Finland finally found a solution to industrial heat emissions?
https://www.euronews.com/green/2026/02/02/hot-sand-for-a-cooler-climate-has-finland-finally-found-a-solution-to-industrial-heat-emis

School Closures in the Southeast Stretch Into 2nd Week After Latest Winter Storm 
https://ground.news/article/remote-learning-closures-announced-across-richmond-county_afba33

4.2 earthquake strikes near San Ramon amid swarm of over 30 quakes
https://endtimeheadlines.org/2026/02/4-2-earthquake-strikes-near-san-ramon-amid-swarm-of-over-30-quakes/

Winter storm results in four more (NC) Outer Banks homes slipping into the sea
https://courthousenews.com/winter-storm-results-in-four-more-outer-banks-homes-slipping-into-the-sea/



ECONOMY

In new slap at China, U.S. expands power to block foreign investments 
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/in-new-slap-at-china-u-s-expands-power-to-block-foreign-investments/

Goodbye dollar dominance, hello global financial anarchy 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/02/goodbye-dollar-dominance-hello-global-financial-anarchy/

Have Fiat Money, Will Tyrannize
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/have-fiat-money-will-tyrannize

California Plans "Mileage Tax" To Bleed Citizens For Even More Cash
https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/california-plans-mileage-tax-bleed-citizens-even-more-cash

(US) Apartment List Reports Sixth Monthly Rent Decline
https://www.credaily.com/briefs/apartment-list-reports-sixth-monthly-rent-decline/

Planned Parenthood drops lawsuit challenging Trump administration's Medicaid cuts
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/planned-parenthood-drops-lawsuit-challenging-trump-administrations-medicaid-cuts

Tech giant Oracle to slash 30,000 jobs as banks pull out from financing AI data centers
https://endtimeheadlines.org/2026/02/tech-giant-oracle-to-slash-30000-jobs-as-banks-pull-out-from-financing-ai-data-centers/

Medicare Fraud in California – 2.5% of the Population Accounts for 18% of NATIONWIDE Healthcare Spending 
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/corruption/medicare-fraud-in-california-2-5-of-the-population-accounts-for-18-of-nationwide-healthcare-spending/



EU - UK - CANADA

Snapchat blocks 415,000 underage accounts in Australia
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-snapchat-blocks-underage-accounts-australia.html

EU's climate goals at risk without China's critical raw materials, EU auditors warn
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/02/02/eus-climate-goals-at-risk-without-chinas-critical-raw-materials-eu-auditors-warn

Canada Looks an Awful Lot Like Venezuela. And Trump Has Noticed.
https://spectator.org/canada-looks-an-awful-lot-like-venezuela-and-trump-has-noticed/

France issues warrants for two Franco-Israelis for ‘complicity in genocide’
https://www.timesofisrael.com/france-issues-warrants-for-two-franco-israelis-for-complicity-in-genocide/

France: Algerian migrant nurse sentenced to 4 years for sexually assaulting numerous nursing home residents, including 92-year-old woman
https://rmx.news/article/france-algerian-migrant-nurse-sentenced-to-4-years-for-sexually-assaulting-numerous-nursing-home-residents-including-92-year-old-woman/

Sex will no longer be a duty in marriage, according to a new French law that won unanimous approval in National Assembly
https://rmx.news/france/france-moves-to-remove-sexual-obligation-from-marriage-law-with-unanimous-approval-in-national-assembly/

WATCH: Moroccan migrant sparks chaos at Valencia Airport after climbing on top of Airbus A320 bound for Amsterdam
https://rmx.news/article/watch-moroccan-migrant-sparks-chaos-at-valencia-airport-after-climbing-on-top-of-airbus-a320-bound-for-amsterdam/

Kyiv's sanctions inertia: Ukraine and the EU are preparing new barriers to Russian oil after previous restrictions failed.
https://avia-pro.net/news/sankcionnaya-inerciya-kieva-ukraina-i-es-gotovyat-novye-barery-dlya-rossiyskoy-nefti-na-fone

French ex-minister Jack Lang and daughter in Epstein files
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260202-french-ex-minister-jack-lang-and-daughter-in-epstein-files



CHINA - ASIA

The Chinese Global Brain Turning Back to Home
https://ij-reportika.com/the-chinese-global-brain-turning-back-to-home/

$12 billion reserve: US aims to reduce dependence on China 
https://en.topcor.ru/68334-rezerv-na-12-milliardov-dollarov-ssha-namereny-snizit-zavisimost-ot-kitaja.html

Pakistan kills 177 Baloch militants in 48 hours — highest death toll in decades
https://www.the-independent.com/asia/south-asia/pakistan-balochistan-militants-afghanistan-quetta-b2912110.html



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA - CARIBBEAN

U.S. Applauds Ruling Against China Contracts at Panama Canal
https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2026/02/02/u-s-applauds-ruling-against-china-contracts-at-panama-canal/

Machado: ‘I will be president when the time comes’
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/machado-i-will-be-president-when-the-time-comes/

Trump Sets Course for Regime Change in Cuba
With Maduro out, the U.S. is tightening the noose around the island nation.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/trump-sets-course-for-regime-change-in-cuba/

Sanctioned Russian jet touches down in Cuba, echoing secret flights before Maduro's ouster
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sanctioned-russian-jet-touches-down-cuba-echoing-secret-flights-before-maduros-ouster



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

Jacob Zuma's name appears in latest Epstein files
https://www.france24.com/en/jacob-zuma-s-name-appears-in-latest-epstein-files