The nightmare of a Trump-Putin deal leaves Europe in shock [The Economist]

Congo’s agony: the fall of Goma [1843 Magazine]

Trump and Putin’s call triggers fear in Ukraine and Europe [The Economist Podcasts]

How will protectionist trade policies and shifting security priorities impact the US's largest trading partners? Explore this and more through our dedicated Trump hub: [The EIU]

Intel trading overtakes Nvidia as White House pushes for TSMC deal [Sherwood News] shoutout to Joshua Topolsky, I’m glad he’s got a new website

When Your Job Breaks Your Heart [Harvard Business Review]

All passengers and crew survive plane crash at Toronto airport [BBC]

Japan Perfected 7-Eleven. Why Can’t the US Get It Right? [Bloomberg]

Germany election 2025: Party policies, opinion polls and key issues [Reuters]

Despite ceasefire, Israel still destroying homes in Gaza [AL-Jazeera News]

Taliban’s Overthrow a Possibility, Says Former Iranian Diplomat [Afghanistan International]

Europe’s leaders find no quick response to Trump’s bombshell on Ukraine [POLITICO]

The Old-School Heroics of “The Pitt” [The New Yorker]

The war on DEI is a smoke screen [The Verge]

I work in global health. Trump ditching the World Health Organization might be the wake-up call it needs. [Vox]

Nextdoor’s Nirav Tolia thinks he can turn things around with AI; he has a lot riding on it [TechCrunch]

Fast-learning robots: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2025 [MIT Technology Review]

Southwest Airlines is cutting 15% of its workforce in its first-ever mass layoff. Read the CEO's full memo to employees. [Business Insider]

Estonian 🇪🇪 and Dutch 🇳🇱 Air Forces working together on NATO’s Air Policing Mission🤝

For the first time Estonian Air Force had the chance to help prepare F-35 fighter jets, making sure personnel is ready to get allied jets combat-ready quickly

Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dD8rv6PJ [LinkedIn] #NATO

Jewish man mistakes two Israeli tourists for Palestinians and opens fire on them in Miami [The Guardian]

Thousands Gather on Presidents’ Day to Call Trump a Tyrant [The New York Times]

‘Life-Threatening Cold’ Hits Parts Of U.S. Following Deadly Weekend Flooding [Huffington Post]

The Opposition Is Already Growing [The Atlantic]

Trump administration fires thousands for ‘performance’ without evidence, in messy rush [The Washington Post]

Paris exhibition brings Gaza's saved archaeological heritage back into the spotlight [Le Monde FR]

'SNL' brings back 'Black Jeopardy' sketch with Eddie Murphy, Tracy Morgan, and Leslie Jones [Mashable]

Saltine Crusted Chicken Tenders Recipe [VICE]

The Columbia Network Pushing Behind the Scenes to Deport and Arrest Student Protesters [The Intercept_]

How supercomputers paved the way for laptops and chatbots [Nat GEO]

Thousands of people protest in Washington, D.C., and across the U.S. on Presidents Day [NPR]

Southern California hit by destructive debris flows caused by heavy rains [CapRadioNews]

Au Paraguay, les promesses non tenues du barrage d’Itaipu [Le Monde diplomatique]

The Islamic State Is Making a Comeback — A metastasizing threat will only remain localized for so long. [Foreign Policy]

The New War on Drugs — Why the Fentanyl Crisis Requires a More Comprehensive Strategy Than Threats and Tariffs [Foreign Affairs]

How the CCP Co-opted an Ancient Buddhist Monk [The Diplomat]

The Art of Negotiating with Vladimir Putin [The Cipher Brief]

Chine: Le grand jeu chinois de la recherche d'alliés pour stabiliser l'Afghanistan [Intelligence Online FR]

How Noether’s Theorem Revolutionized Physics [Quanta Magazine]

Voici le détecteur de l’expérience SND@LHC, conçu pour étudier les interactions des neutrinos – des particules fondamentales presque sans masse et sans charge électrique – à haute énergie. [CERN_FR]

En savoir plus: Houston We Have a Podcast [NASA]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Monday, February 17th, 2025. Hope you had a wonderful Valentine’s Day weekend. I didn’t do much, since I did not have a Valentine (going through a divorce), despite all 6 Planets lined up in the sky in our Milky Way. It’s heartbreaking. I did eat some chicken wings with hot BBQ sauce, it was not the perfect hot BBQ sauce from Buffalo Wild Wings, but it was enough to get me through the day. Anyway, it’s Presidents’ Day, I hope some of you got to enjoy some good deals, I did not. I should have been able to purchase my first brand-new car today: an Audi RS6 Avant, or a BMW M5 Touring, but I still do not have the funds. This is despite 25 years of work, including 6 years unpaid. Anyway, as we are at a standstill, I refuse to keep doing updates/upgrades for free, this is EXPLOITATION. JETLAG RADIO 3000 is coming, but we’ll have to wait. I need my new car. In about 1-2 weeks, I’m going on my 3-week-trip to France. Wish me luck. Gotta find investors, or a French Startup willing to hire me. Can’t wait to talk to #LaFrenchTech in Grenoble, and maybe contact Station F via telephone (Paris, France)…USA won’t help me financially? (5 months without $800/month = over $3000 I’m missing) I’ll ask France, Germany, Netherlands, or Japan for help. PS. I will do my best to go to the Tofu Shop this weekend (02/21/2025), that’s assuming I have a full tank of gas, and I need a gas card to return home. PPS. I visited Penny University Cafe Shop in Modesto, CA, it was awesome. I look forward visiting it again whenever I come to town for appointments, etc (also visit the local bookstore).