UN Warns of ‘Catastrophic’ Imminent Escalation in Sudan
“Civilians are trapped in the city, afraid of being killed should they attempt to flee,” said Seif Magango, spokesperson for the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk. “This dire situation is compounded by a severe shortage of essential supplies as deliveries of commercial goods and humanitarian aid have been heavily constrained by the fighting, and delivery trucks are unable to freely transit through RSF-controlled territory.”
US Gaza protests: Calling the cops on free speech
In the meantime, there are plenty of commentators standing by to distract from the literal genocide going down in Gaza by claiming that pro-Palestine protesters are in fact advocating for the genocide of Jews. But at the end of the day, the deliberate propagation of genocidal lies doesn’t really qualify as “free speech”, at all.
Indonesia volcano eruption spreads ash to Malaysia and shuts airports
The crater of Mount Anak Krakatoa, between Java and Sumatra islands, also partly collapsed in 2018 when a major eruption sent huge chunks of the volcano sliding into the ocean, triggering a tsunami that killed more than 400 people and injured thousands.
Hammer-headed bat: The African megabat that looks like a gargoyle and holds honking pageants
Hammer-headed bats are named after the males’ oversized boxy heads, which evolved to amplify and project the honking sounds they produce to impress females during courtship displays.
Evolving Folks Project 