News and Links Digest (publ. 2025-06-20)
Israel and the Middle East
Iran bombs hospital
‘Crossing Of A Red Line’: Iran Hits Major Israeli Hospital With Direct Strike
Reasoning behind pre-emptive strike
‘We Had to Act’: Netanyahu Reveals Why He Struck Iran In First Interview Since ‘Rising Lion’ Launch
Alarming New Watchdog Report Issued On Iran’s Nuclear Program
More hostage stories
IDF Recovers Bodies Of Two American Hostages In Gaza
582 Days Of Waiting: A Mother’s Day Without My Son
All I Want For Father’s Day Is My Son Back
Palestinian activist's fire bomb attack in Boulder
Breaking: 'Targeted Terror Attack' in Boulder UPDATE CO Gov & AG: Terrorism – HotAir
Yes, Iran really hates us
Iran’s Supreme Leader Accuses Trump Of ‘Lying’ While Crowd Chants ‘Death To America’
Iran Foreign Minister Taunts U.S.: Deal Or No Deal, We Will Enrich Uranium
More violence against Jews
Jewish Congressman ‘Run Off The Road’ By ‘Deranged’ Man Who Waved Palestinian Flag
WATCH: ‘Free Palestine’ Brick Thrown Through Window Of Kosher Grocery Store In Boston Area
More fascinating design evidence in botanical research
Researchers surprised by difference of functionality between very similar proteins
Plant cell sculptors | ScienceDaily
Fascinating alkaloids, with supposedly two different evolved mechanisms to produce them
Two plant species invent the same chemically complex and medically interesting substance | ScienceDaily
Understanding spatial averaging in plants challenges researchers
Flowers unfold with surprising precision, despite unruly genes | ScienceDaily
Transgenderism
In Alaska
Fairbanks library staff recommend graphic LGBTQ sexuality books for kids
# Transitions going on in Alaska schools, in defiance of parents
Alaska Family Council backs lawsuit to protect parental rights in schools
Alaska promotes ‘School Health Model’ with DEI, gender-fluidity, sexual counseling
Rowling responds to Boy George
Boy George Calls JK Rowling A Bully, And It Backfires Immediately
Horrifying risks and complications of phalloplasty
Phalloplasty: FTM Gender Confirmation Surgery Recovery, Complications
Riley Gains humanizes new baby girl
Riley Gaines Announces She’s Having A Baby Girl: ‘Everything I’ve Been Fighting For’
Astronomy
Titan's wobbling atmosphere puzzles researchers
Saturn's moon: Mysterious wobbling atmosphere like a gyroscope | ScienceDaily
Weird! Titan’s atmosphere is wobbling like a gyroscope
JWST data continues to confound secular theory
Largest-ever map of the universe reveals 10x more early galaxies than expected | ScienceDaily
Giant planet near small star "shouldn't exist"
Astronomers just found a giant planet that shouldn’t exist | ScienceDaily