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We Can Safely Experiment With Reflecting Sunlight Away From Earth. Here’s How. (Maria)

The authors write, “The world is warming fast — and our options to avoid catastrophic harm are narrowing. … The world may never need to reflect sunlight. But if it does, the only way to make a future responsible decision about its use will be to generate real-world evidence, transparently, before a crisis forces our hand. That means building the tools, rules and oversight mechanisms now.” 

How Does US Intervention in Venezuela Impact Global Markets? (Sean)

From IG Bank: “US military intervention in Venezuela triggers modest oil price movements whilst raising broader geopolitical concerns for global markets and energy investments.”

The Narco-Terrorist Elite (DonkeyHotey)

From The American Prospect: “Marco Rubio is the Trump administration’s most formidable liar. When Pam Bondi or Pete Hegseth or Karoline Leavitt or Stephen Miller refers to an anti-genocide protester or a day laborer or a sandwich hurler or a fisherman clinging to the wreckage of a fishing boat that has just been struck by a Hellfire missile as a ‘terrorist,’ they come off as pathological. But Rubio’s approval ratings are the highest in the Republican Party, even as he is the architect of what is arguably Trump’s single most cynical policy: the scheme to appoint drug cartel bosses and their cronies atop the governments of every Latin American country, in the name of fighting drug cartels.”

Seattle Investigated a Cop for Attending Trump’s Rally on Jan. 6. Phoenix Hired Him. (Reader Steve)

From The Appeal, Invisible Institute, and The Phoenix New Times: “As Phoenix PD rushed to fill open positions, the department may have overlooked red flags in recruits’ backgrounds.

Eating More Vitamin C Can Physically Change Your Skin (Mili)

The author writes, “Vitamin C doesn’t just belong in skincare products — it works even better when you eat it. Scientists discovered that vitamin C from food travels through the bloodstream into every layer of the skin, boosting collagen and skin renewal. People who ate two vitamin C–packed kiwifruit daily showed thicker, healthier skin. The findings suggest glowing skin really does start from within.”

Italy Makes a Surprising Discovery Ahead of the Winter Olympics: Dinosaur Tracks (Dana)

The author writes, “Italian officials announced the discovery of thousands of dinosaur tracks on ‘nearly vertical dolomite walls’ in Stelvio National Park, a protected area in the central Alps of northern Italy. The prints were found high in the mountains between the towns of Livigno and Bormio, where some of the Winter Olympics will take place in February.”