This week’s TAMIM Reading List explores a world balancing uncertainty and transformation. From Cuba’s total grid collapse to Australia Post’s workaround for U.S. tariffs, global systems are under stress and adaptation. Consumer sentiment is dimming too, with Americans expecting to spend less this holiday season for the first time since 2020. On a different scale, TRAPPIST-1e – a planet 40 light-years away – hints at extra-terrestrial potential with its life-supporting atmosphere. Back on Earth, Elon Musk has been dethroned as the world’s richest man, while Lleyton Hewitt faces a tennis-wide ban for a shocking courtside incident. A cultural vibe shift is underway, and Ben Carlson’s latest piece explains why it might feel like everything is…off. From energy to spending, space to sport, these stories offer a snapshot of a planet grappling with disruption.
📚 Life needs the right atmosphere to thrive – and a planet 40 light-years away may fit the bill
📚 Australia Post to resume US shipping after meeting tariff rules
📚 Hewitt’s ban from all tennis-related activities
📚 Elon Musk just lost his title as world’s richest person
📚 Cuba is entirely without power following electric grid collapse
