Completion Date: 03 Aug 2025
Medium: Paint & ink on pine Jenga blocks
Dimensions: 46 x 42 x 1.4 cm (18 x 16.5 x 0.5 inches)
Made of Jenga blocks.
7 columns, 19 rows
Row 1 = Data on 01 July (BTC, CO2, EFFR, FTSE, SPX, USD/GBP)
Row 2 = Data on 31 July
Balance = 119 headlines over the month the course of the month.
Roughly 4 per day.
One key word per headline.
Ranked alphabetically in descending order by column.
01 July 2025
Bitcoin $106,399
Co2: 428.99
Fed Funds: 4.33%
USD/GBP: 1.37
SPX: 6,203
FTSE: 8,875
31 July 2025
Bitcoin $118, 538
Co2: 426.67
Fed Funds: 4.33%
USD/GBP: 1.32
SPX: 6,362
FTSE: 9,159
01 July 2025
Heatwave scorches much of Europe
Trump threatens Japan with new tariffs
Senate debates bill for 3rd day
Thai prime minister suspended
Senate GOP passes Trump megabill
Spain and England record hottest June
Macron and Putin Discuss Iran and Ukraine
02 July 2025
Musk and Trump gifting again
US reduces arms sales to Ukraine
Israel wants to resume truce talks with Hamas soon
Trump says Israel has agreed to conditions for 60-day Gaza ceasefire
03 July 2025
Policy bill moves toward final House vote
Congress passes Trump spending bill after days of debate and delay
Trump wants the world to squeeze out China
Trump praises GOP congressional leaders after agenda bill’s passage
The “big beautiful bill” passes
04 July 2025
Putin rejects Trump’s truce bid
I understand what Trump cares about – Starmer
Kyiv hit by barrage of drone strikes
Russia to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban government
Trump at height of political power
Hamas has a new leader in Gaza – al-Haddad
Netanyanu’s polling highest since 07 Oct.
05 July 2025
Hamas submits ‘positive response’ to ceasefire proposal in major
Gaza ceasefire closest it has been in months
Deadly flooding in Texas
Kyiv hit by barrage of drone strikes
River Seine reopens to swimmers in Paris after century-long ban
Isolated Iran looks to BRICS for allies
Oasis kick off their comeback
Elon Musk launching new political party
06 July 2025
Trump to start talks with China on TikTok deal
Iran leader in first public appearance
Xi is missing BRICS summit
More Than 50 Dead in Texas Floods
Calls mounting to ban Germany’s far-right AfD party
China & Russia keep their distance from Iran
Gaza ceasefire talks begin in Qatar
07 July 2025
Netanyahu visits US
Trump puts pressure to agree Gaza ceasefire deal
Trump calls Musk’s new political party ‘ridiculous’
Trump threatens new tariffs
Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen
Tesla stock tanks after Trump says Musk is ‘off the rails’
Trump announces a 25% tariff on Japan
Trump announces a 25% tariff on S-Korea
08 July 2025
Trump accuses Brazil of ‘witch hunt’ against Bolsonaro
Trump says he’ll send new weapons to Ukraine
Trump revives trade war
Trump and Netanyahu trade praise
Gaza cease-fire negotiations unfold
Acropolis closes as heatwave grips Greece
200 million year-old flying reptile species found
Macron on UK state visit
09 July 2025
Hegseth authorized Ukraine weapon pause without WH knowledge
Gaza truce talks reportedly stall
Moscow shrugs off Trump’s irritation with Putin
Ukraine suffers heaviest ever aerial attack
10 July 2025
Putin undeterred by Trump
Houthis sink second Red Sea cargo ship
Israel launches new Lebanon ground incursion
Russian drones swarm Kyiv from all sides
Brazil vows to match US tariffs
11 July 2025
Trump threatens 35% tariffs on Canada
Some of Iran’s enriched uranium survived attacks
War crimes being committed in Sudan, ICC believes
Ukraine to receive US air defence systems
12 July 2025
Fuel switches cut off before Air India crash, report says
US tariffs: On and off
13 July 2025
Iran president reportedly injured in Israeli strikes
14 July 2025
Bitcoin tops $120,000 for the first time
Trump to meet Nato chief
‘Major’ statement on Ukraine – Trump
Epstein fallout poses MAGA loyalty test
Stocks wobble on Trump’s latest tariff threats
Trump threatens Russia with tariffs
15 July 2025
China growth beats expectations
Trump’s Nato weapons deal sparks MAGA anger
Trump struggles to contain Epstein backlash
16 July 2025
Powerful Israeli strikes rock Damascus
Syrian forces clash with Druze militias
Israel strikes Syria’s military HQ in Damascus
Republicans in Congress shift to backing Ukraine
17 July 2025
Syria leader vows to protect Druze
Trump discussed firing Fed boss Jerome Powell
Senate approves Trump’s bid to cancel foreign aid
Germany & UK sign mutual defence pact
UK lowers voting age to 16
18 July 2025
Trump threatens to sue Murdoch
Trump denies ‘smoking gun’ in Epstein controversy
Court orders Bolsonaro to wear ankle tag
19 July 2025
Trump sues Murdoch for $10bn
Syrian presidency announces ceasefire
20 July 2025
WHO condemns Israeli attacks on Gaza facilities
21 July 2025
Ukraine and Russia set for fresh peace talks
22 July 2025
Israel ramps up Gaza offensive
Mass starvation looming in Gaza
23 July 2025
Trump’s Epstein nightmare worsens
Bondi told Trump his name was in Epstein files
24 July 2025
Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodian military targets
Japan secures trade deal with US
France will recognise Palestinian state – Macron
25 July 2025
Israel and US leave Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar
26 July 2025
Wildfires rage in Greece
27 July 2025
Jordan and UAE drop aid in Gaza
Israel begins ‘tactical pause’
28 July 2025
US reaches trade deal with EU
Trump bludgeons EU on trade
29 July 2025
Trump says “real starvation” in Gaza
Trump is winning his trade war
Putin must agree Ukraine ceasefire in 10 or 12 days – Trump
30 July 2025
‘Worst-case scenario of famine’ in Gaza
Gaza’s death toll passes 60,000
Pacific Tsunami evacuations – quake off Russia
U.K. to recognize Palestine in September if no ceasefire
Trump to hit India with 25% tariffs
India penalised for trade with Russia
Trump escalates Brazil feud with 50% tariff
Fed keeps US interest rates unchanged
31 July 2025
Arab states call on Hamas to disarm
Russia’s summer offensive widens
Canada follows France/UK Palestine plan
Anger over starvation in Gaza
Israel increasingly isolated
Trump’s trade deadline ticks down to zero
