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Likely violating the UN Charter (article 2(4), article 51) and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (article 88, article 90), and possibly the Geneva Conventions, Additional Protocol I as well, the United States killed 87 Iranian sailors over 1,000 miles from Iran.
Unclear if the United States even attempted to rescue any of the 32 survivors rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy and Air Force.

Sri Lanka recovers 87 bodies from Iranian warship sunk by US submarine
Sri Lanka’s navy has recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people after an Iranian warship was sunk by a U.S. submarine in international waters near the island. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday a torpedo sank Iran's “prize ship” — one of the few instances of a submarine sinking a ship since World War II. A spokesman for Sri Lanka's navy said it responded to a distress signal from the IRIS Dena, but by the time its personnel reached the location, there was no sign of the s…

Sources: CBS Evening News staffers express concern about the 10-day, multicity US reboot tour, citing Bari Weiss' last-minute changes and private jet chartering (Justin Baragona/The Independent)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a

Private jets, armed security and ‘Bari pitches’ including jet-skiing with DJ Khaled: Inside Weiss’ chaotic CBS Evening News reboot
EXCLUSIVE: The new CBS News editor-in-chief has chartered private flights for her armed security detail, made last-minute logistical changes and fired off ‘Bari Pitches.’ Weiss is once again accused of creating behind-the-scenes turmoil with her decision-making ahead of CBS Evening New’ latest reboot

This week: Saudi Arabia completed the world's largest grid battery to stabilize power and integrate renewables. Egypt is building a 1 GW solar plant with 600 MWh storage. Communities in the DRC created a 1 million hectare biodiversity corridor.
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Wall Street clearinghouse DTCC selects the Canton Network blockchain as a real-world asset tokenization partner after receiving a No-Action Letter from the SEC (Ian Allison/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/12/

Wall Street giant DTCC Picks privacy focused blockchain Canton Network for tokenization
Canton creator Digital Asset will help tokenize DTC-custodied U.S. Treasury securities.

Some good news in #Oklahoma.
Oklahoma rejects proposed religious charter school. Supporters already plan to sue.
https://open.substack.com/pub/…

Oklahoma rejects proposed religious charter school. Supporters already plan to sue.
The Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School is the second attempt in the state to use taxpayer dollars for religious indoctrination

Trump-linked crypto company applies for federal banking charter (Aiden Reiter/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/07/world-liberty-financial-banking-charter-00715408
http://www.memeorandum.com/260107/p136#a260107p136