“Sentinel minutes #6/2025: Power of the purse, D1.1 H5N1 flu variant, Ayatollah against negotiations with Trump” by NunoSempere

This is a link post. In brief The Trump administration is infringing on Congress's power of the purse. Forecasters disagree on the importance and implications of this. An H5N1 bird flu variant (D1.1) that resulted in the death of a patient in the US and the hospitalization of a teenager in Canada has been found in dairy cows for the first time. OpenAI unveiled its Deep Research system. An asteroid named 2024 YR4 has a 2.2% chance of hitting Earth on December 22, 2032 and could cause an 8-megaton explosion. Iran's Ayatollah has come out against entering into negotiations with the Trump administration. Geopolitics The Americas The Trump Administration's overhaul of the US Government continued. More than 8,000 government web pages have been taken down. Also, all USAID staff were placed on leave, as plans were announced to reduce staff from 14,000 to 294 people total. A judge has [...] ---Outline:(00:15) In brief(01:01) Geopolitics(01:05) The Americas(05:30) Middle East(06:53) Europe(07:34) Asia-Pacific(07:53) Biorisk(09:34) Tech(12:25) Climate change(13:22) Natural disastersThe original text contained 1 image which was described by AI. --- First published: February 10th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/6sDJ4N8ngk98XtPbo/sentinel-minutes-6-2025-power-of-the-purse-d1-1-h5n1-flu --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.