If this feels like too much — good. That means you still have functioning threat detection.
Your daily dose of natural disasters and amazing phenomena for January 25, 2026...
🦠 Nipah Virus Outbreak Confirmed (No Cure, High Mortality)
Officials in India confirmed two Nipah virus cases near Kolkata, West Bengal — both nurses at a private hospital. One is now in a coma.
Nipah is zoonotic (animal → human) and can spread human-to-human. It can cause fever, respiratory distress, and fatal encephalitis (brain inflammation).
Authorities have tested 180 people, quarantined 20 high-risk contacts, and are tracing a suspected index patient who died before being tested. Bats are also being sampled in the region.
No vaccine. No cure. Only supportive treatment.
No panic — but definitely no “lol it’s nothing” either…
💩 Massive Sewage Spill Hits the Potomac
A huge sewage spill is flowing into the Potomac River upstream of Washington.
Because nothing says “civilization” like raw infrastructure failure directly into your water system…
👶🧠 Conjoined Twins: Fascinating + Terrifying
A diagram explaining the positional relationship of thoracopagus conjoined twins (connected at the chest) is circulating and it’s equal parts medical wonder and nightmare fuel.
Your brain: “Wow.”
Your nervous system: “Absolutely not.”
🌿 Guatemala Rewilds Oil Fields
Guatemala is shutting down oil production inside Laguna del Tigre National Park and replacing the site with a military/police base to protect the Maya Biosphere Reserve from illegal ranching, logging, and trafficking.
Imagine that: “stop drilling, start protecting.”
A rare headline where humans do the correct thing…
🔥 “I COULDN’T SLEEP AFTER SEEING THIS”
Some videos don’t scare you in the moment.
They scare you later, at 2:47 a.m., when your brain decides to replay them in full HD.
Also: yes, your wife leaving the back door open again is now officially a horror movie setup…
⚡ Power Outage in Nuuk, Greenland
Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, had a city-wide power outage. Officials say it was an accident.
Sure. Maybe.
But the timing is chef’s kiss suspicious considering Greenland recently issued guidance for residents to cope for up to five days without power.
Weather event? Most likely.
Shenanigans? Also… not impossible in 2026.
🧠👁️ Optical Illusion House (Roy Lichtenstein Energy)
There’s an optical-illusion-style house going around that looks like a comic panel came to life.
Your eyes hate it.
Your brain loves it.
Your sense of reality? Unemployed…
💻⚡ Poland’s Energy Grid Targeted by New Wiper Malware
Researchers say Poland’s power grid was targeted by previously unseen wiper malware, likely linked to Sandworm (a Russian-aligned group).
It failed to knock out electricity — but the intent is the message.
Also: how likely is Russia to get hacked like this?
Let’s just say… some countries prefer offense over defense…
🌋 Kīlauea Is Erupting (And It’s Glorious)
Kīlauea is erupting again with lava fountains reportedly up to 480 meters (1,600 feet).
Earth: “Here, have something beautiful.”
Also Earth: “And yes, it can still kill you.”
🕶️ Palantir in UK Public Services
A fresh wave of criticism is hitting Palantir over its role in state surveillance and military infrastructure — and why UK institutions keep handing it contracts.
It’s like inviting a shark into your bathtub and acting surprised when it bites…
🛢️🔥 Largest Land Drilling Rig in North America Tips Over (Alaska)
Doyon 26 — a massive land rig — tipped over while being moved on Alaska’s North Slope and caught fire.
Somewhere, the person in charge stared into the Arctic wind and considered becoming a monk…
🧫 Scientists Print Human Liver Tissue
A major breakthrough: scientists successfully printed human liver tissue.
Potential future: organ shortages reduced.
Immediate future: “Great! Now watch insurance companies try to deny it.”
Also: organ thieves are going to hate this one…
🐼🏳️🌈 Two Men Detained Over Fake ‘Gay Panda Sex’ News
Two men in China were detained for fabricating a viral screenshot claiming two male pandas successfully mated in the wild.
So yes:
The pandas didn’t do it
The internet still did what it does
Authorities went full “NO FUN ALLOWED” mode
2026 is aggressively unserious…
🎭 Student Arrested After Eating AI Art
A University of Alaska Fairbanks student tore down and ate dozens of AI-generated artworks in a gallery as a protest/performance piece.
Art critics: “bold statement.”
Police: “criminal mischief.”
Everyone else: “why did you eat 57 printed images???”
🌪️ Libya Turns Orange in a Massive Dust Storm
A dust storm blanketed Benghazi, turning the city into a sepia apocalypse and forcing flight suspensions.
When the sky changes color, your nervous system correctly assumes: bad things are possible…
👶📉 China’s Population Falls Again
China’s population shrank for the fourth straight year, with the lowest birth rate since 1949.
Authorities are trying everything:
Cash subsidies, daycare changes, matchmaker tax incentives…
Reality remains: people can’t afford life, so they’re not adding more life…
🌞🌙🪐 Unprecedented Solar System Group Photo
This month saw a rare solar conjunction: Mars, Venus, Mercury, and then the Moon joined the shot — even eclipsing Mars.
Bonus content:
A sungrazing comet dives toward the Sun and disintegrates like it got deleted by the universe (on the left).
And yes — an X2-class solar flare erupted right before the Moon entered frame, because the Sun can’t let anyone else have attention.
🛒 MYSTERY PICKS OF THE DAY
😷 3M Aura N95 Respirators (Premium Mask Pack) – for “high-mortality zoonotic virus” season, aka Tuesday…
⚡ Jackery / EcoFlow Portable Power Station (Pro Tier) – Nuuk-outage ready, apocalypse-chic, runs your whole coping strategy…
💧 Grayl Geopress Purifier Bottle – because “massive sewage spill upstream” is not the vibe you want in your water…
📡 Starlink-Compatible Travel Router + Power Backup Kit – for when the internet gets “accidentally” unavailable…
🕶️ Faraday Dry Bag (Signal-Blocking, Large) – keeps phones quiet, trackers blind, and your paranoia properly hydrated…
🧤 Arc’teryx / Hestra Extreme Winter Gloves – Greenland-core warmth for “it’s -35°C and society still expects productivity”…
🔭 Celestron / Sky-Watcher Beginner Telescope – for watching rare solar system alignments without becoming part of the news…
🧨 OUTRO
Today had:
Deadly viruses, sewage in rivers, cyberattacks on power grids, volcano fountains, Greenland power drama, AI art being eaten, and the Moon photobombing Mars.
If this feels like too much — good.
That means you still have functioning threat detection.
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Thank you,
Manuel
Seriously, there's no such thing as a virus, or contagion. That "virus" piece is just BS to create panic.
Contagion Debunked in 2026: https://controlstudies.substack.com/p/contagion-debunked-in-2026
How They "prove" a virus: Another Fatal Flaw in the Virus Scam: The So-Called 'Cytopathic Effect': https://anthonycolpo.substack.com/p/another-fatal-flaw-in-the-virus-scam
I have many more, but that's a start...
really cool. thanks for all the news in bite size pieces!!!