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"The world is thriving economically, more than ever and almost everywhere, to such a degree that it seems as if there is a funhouse-mirror effect between how people see conditions and what is happening in real life," writes TPN founder Zachary Karabell.
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Opinion | The world economy is thriving. It reveals a disconnect.
Despite the grim sentiment, global trends are positive. That mismatch has consequences.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:40 PM
"The world is thriving economically, more than ever and almost everywhere, to such a degree that it seems as if there is a funhouse-mirror effect between how people see conditions and what is happening in real life," writes TPN founder Zachary Karabell.
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🎳Mogadishu has its first bowling alley!
🧐Why does that matter?
"Urban planners and economists say businesses like the bowling alley signal a broader shift in Mogadishu’s recovery, as private sector growth increasingly complements international aid and government-led rebuilding efforts."
🧐Why does that matter?
"Urban planners and economists say businesses like the bowling alley signal a broader shift in Mogadishu’s recovery, as private sector growth increasingly complements international aid and government-led rebuilding efforts."
Somalia welcomes its first bowling alley as the middle class and diaspora returnees grow
Somalia is showing signs of revival from decades of conflict, welcoming its first bowling alley in the capital, Mogadishu.
apnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
🎳Mogadishu has its first bowling alley!
🧐Why does that matter?
"Urban planners and economists say businesses like the bowling alley signal a broader shift in Mogadishu’s recovery, as private sector growth increasingly complements international aid and government-led rebuilding efforts."
🧐Why does that matter?
"Urban planners and economists say businesses like the bowling alley signal a broader shift in Mogadishu’s recovery, as private sector growth increasingly complements international aid and government-led rebuilding efforts."
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For the first time in at least a century, a gray wolf has been found in Los Angeles County. Its arrival is a milestone in the return of the long-embattled predator.
Wolf Found in Los Angeles for the First Time in a Century
For the first time in at least a century, a gray wolf has been found in Los Angeles County. Its arrival is a milestone in the return of the long-embattled predator.
e360.yale.edu
February 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
For the first time in at least a century, a gray wolf has been found in Los Angeles County. Its arrival is a milestone in the return of the long-embattled predator.
🇱🇦🇳🇵🇧🇩The Daily Dose via the UN 🇱🇦🇳🇵🇧🇩
Laos, Nepal, and Bangladesh are all on track to graduate from Least Developed Country status this year, according to the UN Economic and Social Council.
Laos, Nepal, and Bangladesh are all on track to graduate from Least Developed Country status this year, according to the UN Economic and Social Council.
February 10, 2026 at 2:39 PM
🇱🇦🇳🇵🇧🇩The Daily Dose via the UN 🇱🇦🇳🇵🇧🇩
Laos, Nepal, and Bangladesh are all on track to graduate from Least Developed Country status this year, according to the UN Economic and Social Council.
Laos, Nepal, and Bangladesh are all on track to graduate from Least Developed Country status this year, according to the UN Economic and Social Council.
🪱Guinea worm may join smallpox as the second disease humans have successfully eradicated!
February 9, 2026 at 4:26 PM
🪱Guinea worm may join smallpox as the second disease humans have successfully eradicated!
🇵🇰📈The Daily Dose via @gallup.com 📈🇵🇰
In 2023, only 15% of Pakistanis surveyed by Gallup said that they thought their standard of living was getting better.
In 2025, that number doubled to 31%.
In 2023, only 15% of Pakistanis surveyed by Gallup said that they thought their standard of living was getting better.
In 2025, that number doubled to 31%.
February 9, 2026 at 2:31 PM
🇵🇰📈The Daily Dose via @gallup.com 📈🇵🇰
In 2023, only 15% of Pakistanis surveyed by Gallup said that they thought their standard of living was getting better.
In 2025, that number doubled to 31%.
In 2023, only 15% of Pakistanis surveyed by Gallup said that they thought their standard of living was getting better.
In 2025, that number doubled to 31%.
📉The overall property crime rate has fallen by 66% in the US since 1990.
🤔How come?
🎥Better locks, alarms, outdoor lighting, and the rise of doorbell cameras and informal neighborhood surveillance.
📺Consumer electronics are cheaper, easier to track, and harder to resell.
🤔How come?
🎥Better locks, alarms, outdoor lighting, and the rise of doorbell cameras and informal neighborhood surveillance.
📺Consumer electronics are cheaper, easier to track, and harder to resell.
February 9, 2026 at 1:52 PM
📉The overall property crime rate has fallen by 66% in the US since 1990.
🤔How come?
🎥Better locks, alarms, outdoor lighting, and the rise of doorbell cameras and informal neighborhood surveillance.
📺Consumer electronics are cheaper, easier to track, and harder to resell.
🤔How come?
🎥Better locks, alarms, outdoor lighting, and the rise of doorbell cameras and informal neighborhood surveillance.
📺Consumer electronics are cheaper, easier to track, and harder to resell.
"Bad Bunny’s exclusively Spanish performance will be a purely and authentically American phenomenon—and a testament to what most US traditionalists should want: the undimmed power of American culture to bring people together across ethnicities through entertainment," writes TPN member Arthur Brooks
February 9, 2026 at 1:04 PM
"Bad Bunny’s exclusively Spanish performance will be a purely and authentically American phenomenon—and a testament to what most US traditionalists should want: the undimmed power of American culture to bring people together across ethnicities through entertainment," writes TPN member Arthur Brooks
🇬🇧In 2025, homicides fell to their lowest level since 1977 across England and Wales.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
🇬🇧In 2025, homicides fell to their lowest level since 1977 across England and Wales.
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😎3 Things That Went Right 😎
📉Reported depression, anxiety & suicidal thoughts fell for the 3rd year in a row for US uni students
🌲Deforestation appears to have fallen in Colombia
🌊A first-of-its-kind underground hydropower system has begun operating in England.
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📉Reported depression, anxiety & suicidal thoughts fell for the 3rd year in a row for US uni students
🌲Deforestation appears to have fallen in Colombia
🌊A first-of-its-kind underground hydropower system has begun operating in England.
theprogressnetwork.org/covid-progre...
February 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
😎3 Things That Went Right 😎
📉Reported depression, anxiety & suicidal thoughts fell for the 3rd year in a row for US uni students
🌲Deforestation appears to have fallen in Colombia
🌊A first-of-its-kind underground hydropower system has begun operating in England.
theprogressnetwork.org/covid-progre...
📉Reported depression, anxiety & suicidal thoughts fell for the 3rd year in a row for US uni students
🌲Deforestation appears to have fallen in Colombia
🌊A first-of-its-kind underground hydropower system has begun operating in England.
theprogressnetwork.org/covid-progre...
🪱📉The Daily Dose via @apnews.com 🪱📉
Only 10 human cases of guinea worm disease were reported in 2025.
It is the lowest number ever recorded.
Only 10 human cases of guinea worm disease were reported in 2025.
It is the lowest number ever recorded.
February 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
🪱📉The Daily Dose via @apnews.com 🪱📉
Only 10 human cases of guinea worm disease were reported in 2025.
It is the lowest number ever recorded.
Only 10 human cases of guinea worm disease were reported in 2025.
It is the lowest number ever recorded.
🍳🇮🇩The Daily Dose via @ourworldindata.org 🍳🇮🇩
In 2000, only 7% of Indonesians had access to clean cooking fuels.
By 2023, that number had jumped to 91%!
In 2000, only 7% of Indonesians had access to clean cooking fuels.
By 2023, that number had jumped to 91%!
February 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
🍳🇮🇩The Daily Dose via @ourworldindata.org 🍳🇮🇩
In 2000, only 7% of Indonesians had access to clean cooking fuels.
By 2023, that number had jumped to 91%!
In 2000, only 7% of Indonesians had access to clean cooking fuels.
By 2023, that number had jumped to 91%!
"What you don’t want to do is talk yourself into the corner where scarcity is a wealth-building strategy," writes TPN member @mattyglesias.bsky.social about housing.
February 5, 2026 at 1:11 PM
"What you don’t want to do is talk yourself into the corner where scarcity is a wealth-building strategy," writes TPN member @mattyglesias.bsky.social about housing.
🥳Did you know thanks to Covid’s retreat the American life expectancy is now at an all-time high of 79?
👇Let's talk about it.
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👇Let's talk about it.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
🥳Did you know thanks to Covid’s retreat the American life expectancy is now at an all-time high of 79?
👇Let's talk about it.
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👇Let's talk about it.
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How can we truly green can the green energy revolution be when it relies so heavily on rare earth metals? Artificial lightning may provide some assistance. A new process called "flash joule heating" is being used to recover these important elements from e-waste.
tinyurl.com/2xunft8q
tinyurl.com/2xunft8q
February 4, 2026 at 7:00 AM
How can we truly green can the green energy revolution be when it relies so heavily on rare earth metals? Artificial lightning may provide some assistance. A new process called "flash joule heating" is being used to recover these important elements from e-waste.
tinyurl.com/2xunft8q
tinyurl.com/2xunft8q
Men are showing up to participate in birth control trials.
'''Men want this,' said Nadja Mannowetz, the chief science officer and co-founder of YourChoice, the San Francisco-based biopharma startup that is conducting trials for YCT-529.
'''Men want this,' said Nadja Mannowetz, the chief science officer and co-founder of YourChoice, the San Francisco-based biopharma startup that is conducting trials for YCT-529.
February 3, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Men are showing up to participate in birth control trials.
'''Men want this,' said Nadja Mannowetz, the chief science officer and co-founder of YourChoice, the San Francisco-based biopharma startup that is conducting trials for YCT-529.
'''Men want this,' said Nadja Mannowetz, the chief science officer and co-founder of YourChoice, the San Francisco-based biopharma startup that is conducting trials for YCT-529.
🪱In 1986, an estimated 3.5 million cases of guinea worm disease were recorded.
📉Last year, only 10 cases of guinea worm disease were recorded, the lowest number ever.
apnews.com/article/guin...
📉Last year, only 10 cases of guinea worm disease were recorded, the lowest number ever.
apnews.com/article/guin...
World creeps closer to eradicating human Guinea worm cases, with just 10 last year: Carter Center
The Carter Center says there were only 10 reported cases of Guinea worm infections confined to three countries in 2025.
apnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
🪱In 1986, an estimated 3.5 million cases of guinea worm disease were recorded.
📉Last year, only 10 cases of guinea worm disease were recorded, the lowest number ever.
apnews.com/article/guin...
📉Last year, only 10 cases of guinea worm disease were recorded, the lowest number ever.
apnews.com/article/guin...
🇯🇵📉The Daily Dose via @ourworldindata.org 🇯🇵📉
Deaths from stomach cancer have fallen in Japan by 70% since 1980.
Deaths from stomach cancer have fallen in Japan by 70% since 1980.
February 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
🇯🇵📉The Daily Dose via @ourworldindata.org 🇯🇵📉
Deaths from stomach cancer have fallen in Japan by 70% since 1980.
Deaths from stomach cancer have fallen in Japan by 70% since 1980.
⚖️ The first domestic violence offender registry in the US took effect earlier this month in Tennessee.
🪪The database will include the offender’s name, date of birth, and a photo and location of their convictions.
🪪The database will include the offender’s name, date of birth, and a photo and location of their convictions.
February 2, 2026 at 2:31 PM
⚖️ The first domestic violence offender registry in the US took effect earlier this month in Tennessee.
🪪The database will include the offender’s name, date of birth, and a photo and location of their convictions.
🪪The database will include the offender’s name, date of birth, and a photo and location of their convictions.
🚗⚡️The Daily Dose via @reuters.com 🚗⚡️
20.7 million EVs were sold globally in 2025, which is a 20% increase from the year before.
20.7 million EVs were sold globally in 2025, which is a 20% increase from the year before.
February 2, 2026 at 2:12 PM
🚗⚡️The Daily Dose via @reuters.com 🚗⚡️
20.7 million EVs were sold globally in 2025, which is a 20% increase from the year before.
20.7 million EVs were sold globally in 2025, which is a 20% increase from the year before.
😮Doctors at Northwestern University kept a man alive without his lungs for 48 hours by using a custom-engineered artificial device.
👏More than two years later, the patient has returned to daily life with excellent lung function.
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👏More than two years later, the patient has returned to daily life with excellent lung function.
news.nm.org/northwestern...
February 2, 2026 at 12:53 PM
😮Doctors at Northwestern University kept a man alive without his lungs for 48 hours by using a custom-engineered artificial device.
👏More than two years later, the patient has returned to daily life with excellent lung function.
news.nm.org/northwestern...
👏More than two years later, the patient has returned to daily life with excellent lung function.
news.nm.org/northwestern...
😎The future is bright.
January 30, 2026 at 5:35 PM
😎The future is bright.
"Doom makes for compelling theater," writes TPN member @jamespethokoukis.bsky.social.
"But a civilization obsessed with fictional annihilation risks missing a consequential reality: Its problem-solving capacity is compounding faster than the threats stemming from its apocalyptic imagination."
"But a civilization obsessed with fictional annihilation risks missing a consequential reality: Its problem-solving capacity is compounding faster than the threats stemming from its apocalyptic imagination."
🕛 The Doomsday Clock is a myth machine
AI risks get inflated while helpful capabilities get dismissed
fasterplease.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:11 PM
"Doom makes for compelling theater," writes TPN member @jamespethokoukis.bsky.social.
"But a civilization obsessed with fictional annihilation risks missing a consequential reality: Its problem-solving capacity is compounding faster than the threats stemming from its apocalyptic imagination."
"But a civilization obsessed with fictional annihilation risks missing a consequential reality: Its problem-solving capacity is compounding faster than the threats stemming from its apocalyptic imagination."
🤠3 Things That Went Right This Week🤠
👏The world set a new record this month: longest span of time without a nuclear explosion since the atomic era began.
🇺🇸Last year likely saw the lowest homicide rate in the US since 1900.
👏The world set a new record this month: longest span of time without a nuclear explosion since the atomic era began.
🇺🇸Last year likely saw the lowest homicide rate in the US since 1900.
January 30, 2026 at 4:33 PM
🤠3 Things That Went Right This Week🤠
👏The world set a new record this month: longest span of time without a nuclear explosion since the atomic era began.
🇺🇸Last year likely saw the lowest homicide rate in the US since 1900.
👏The world set a new record this month: longest span of time without a nuclear explosion since the atomic era began.
🇺🇸Last year likely saw the lowest homicide rate in the US since 1900.
🇮🇳📉The Daily Dose via @timesofindianews.bsky.social 📉🇮🇳
Since 2015, malaria deaths in India have plummeted by 78%.
Since 2015, malaria deaths in India have plummeted by 78%.
January 30, 2026 at 2:56 PM
🇮🇳📉The Daily Dose via @timesofindianews.bsky.social 📉🇮🇳
Since 2015, malaria deaths in India have plummeted by 78%.
Since 2015, malaria deaths in India have plummeted by 78%.