In Breach of the Common Peace Year of Bach
Scientists search for dragons and maidens Mongabay
Meteor over Massachusetts causes reports of explosions, visibility from Delaware to Montreal WBUR
Overcrowded Living, 2000 Years Ago: Inside a Typical Roman Apartment Building
Project Debug: Why Google wants to release 32 million lab-bred mosquitoes in California and Florida First Post
Climate/Environment
The Arctic ocean passes through an ‘irreversible’ oceanographic chemical zone
The El Niño signal from CanSIPS has strengthened, with the latest run reaching 2.6˚C above average in mid-December — up 0.6˚C from last month.
Some extreme conditions reach 4.1˚C above average.
It also shows a very strong Indian Ocean Dipole. pic.twitter.com/8UQ1kT8Swz
— Ben Noll (@BenNollWeather) May 31, 2026
It’s hard to believe I’m writing this.
Summer weather hasn’t started yet, yet Paris, France has already logged days above its annual average of 32°C (89.6°F). pic.twitter.com/bmU1sjJlF7
– Nahel Belgherze (@WxNB_) May 31, 2026
The Big Five home insurers did not pay nearly half of claims last year, analysis by The Independent found.
Ebola
Ebola outbreak has reached Brazil, experts fear as outbreak kills 250 in central Africa and struggle to help save Daily Mail
Ebola outbreak: Kenya moves ahead with US detention center for Americans exposed to virus, despite restrictions Mint
China to send emergency aid to DR Congo amid Ebola outbreak Anadolu Agency
An epidemic
A recent search for brain fog on Google came up high. pic.twitter.com/JkVC8vSUNI
— Data Report (@CovidDataReport) May 31, 2026
Japan
Softbank is poised to overtake Toyota as Japan’s most valuable company, according to the Japan Times
Japan denies ‘new war’, accuses China of rapidly arming without making any public announcements
China?
Dirty Laundry China Articles. The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is issuing a damning update to its guidance on AI chip exports to China.
The Antipodes
US to export only used nuclear submarines to Australia under amended AUKUS defense deal France24
New Zealand Rents and the Permanent War Economy Un-Diplomatic
The new Quad agenda: ports, cables and minerals Asia Times
Syracistan
US lawmakers challenge proposal to deepen military ties with ‘Israel’ Al Mayadeen
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‘Ceasefire is a joke’: Israeli army explains continued targeted killing of Palestinians in Gaza The Cradle
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Israel is currently trying to market its capture of Beaufort Castle (Qalaat al-Shaqif) as a major military victory.… pic.twitter.com/9gYRXVU2HN
— Ibrahim Majed (@IbrahimMajed) May 31, 2026
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IRGC retaliates with airbase strike after US attack on Sirik Island in Al Mayadeen
Iran and the US Teeting on the Brink of a Renewed Hot War Larry Johnson
Dubowitz is not just any neocon pundit, he is the CEO of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD). The FDD strongly supports Israel and closely advises the administration on Iran policy.
When Dubowitz says “in the next two and a half years” he admits that the first … pic.twitter.com/ZDjg5bMoTm
— Joe Kent (@joekent16jan19) May 31, 2026
Are the US-Iran talks becoming a theater like the US-Russia talks? GeoPolitiQ. Being?
Africa
Crime in Somalia returns from the waves of the Iran war Asia Times
Old Blighty
No 10 expects ‘heartbreaking’ revelations as text messages between Mandelson and ministers to be released – UK politics live The Guardian
UK: Shabana Mahmood bans podcasters Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker for criticizing Israel The Middle East Eye
Britain’s Nuclear Renaissance Faces Rising OilPrices
The breakup of Europe
EU Weighs Temporary Freeze on Russian Oil Prices Oil Prices Surpass Iran Bloomberg. It fails to mention that Russia has refused to sell at these “restricted” prices and the result is that the EU is actually paying premiums to buy anyway, just by using intermediaries.
Bulgaria is the latest addition to the EU’s Excessive Deficit Club Intellinews
It seems extreme even by US standards where the military is the basis of sporting events:
Full force in France: soldiers and soldiers armed with guns open the rugby match at the Mayol stadium in Toulon and put the ball on the field.
Thanks to our friends at @FranceInsoumise for this. There has never been a more critical time for International Anti-War… pic.twitter.com/VNQ4GHljFd
— Stop the War Coalition (@STWuk) May 31, 2026
The New Cold War
European Wargames Bolster West’s Delusions while Conveniently Stoking Fears Simplicius
2030 World War Events in Ukraine
France and its allies intercept a Russian oil tanker authorized for transit in the Atlantic France24
France “Forward Deterrence” Vis-à-vis Russia Raises Risk of Nuclear War Andrew Korybko
The Russian government has imposed a ban on the export of Top War jet fuel
Zelensky: The US Is Not Doing Enough Anti-Ballistic Missile War
Imperial Collapse Watch
American Missile Crisis Contrary Research
Ancient Soviet wisdom can help you thrive during America’s decline from the Nefarious Russians
American Power Phenomenal World. A collection of essays on the topic.
South of the Border
‘Now Over 200 Trump Summary Executions’ As US Bombs Another Boat Common Dreams
Palantir is expanding its influence throughout Latin America TeleSur
VIPS MEMO: Avoiding Catastrophic Failures in Cuba Consortium News
Epstein’s story
The PayPal Mafia, the power structure and the Rothschild connection Margherita Furlan
Trump 2.0
Trump Admin Uses Iran War Oil Shock to Drive Drilling in Alaskan Wilderness Truthout
Democracies are simple
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not attend the city’s Israel Day parade, becoming the first mayor in its 61-year history not to participate. It was attended by NY Senator Chuck Schumer, governor Kathy Hochul, and Israel’s far-right finance minister Smotrich who wants…
— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) May 31, 2026
Join me as I learn about each person in Israel’s official delegation to today’s Israel Day Parade in New York City.
These are the people some of my fellow Jews and other New Yorkers want Mayor Mamdani to stand with today.
— Rafael Shimunov 🍉 🕎 (@rafaelshimunov) June 1, 2026
AIPAC Spends Pro-Israel Funds on Candidates and Covers Its Tracks Haaretz
Chuck Schumer presents Senate Democrats’ plan to fight Trump’s ‘anti-gun’ fund on NBC News. When has Chuck ever let you down?
Uniparty
Two-Team Billionaires: Great Plains Has One Les Leopold
Police State Watch
Newark imposes curfew near ICE jail after multiple clashes between police and protesters Gothamist
The war on drugs is not over. It’s confidential. Democracy is for Sale
After Uvalde, Texas Schools Are Full of Cops. They torture the students. The Intercept
The Accelerationists
‘There’s no way to stop this’: ‘Biotech Barbie’ Cathy Tie on her campaign to genetically modify children The Guardian
The AI
Major Teachers’ Union Urges Primary Schools To Stop Giving Young Children AI Futurism
How Anthropic uses AI ethics slop to play pope and eclipse OpenAI Blood in the Machine
Bezzle
Monopoly Round-Up: After SpaceX Goes Public, Is the Stock Market Finally Going Down? Matt Stoller
Market concentration creates ‘weakness’: Only 60% of S&P 500 stocks are above their 200-day moving average Yahoo! The groom
Agriculture
The Architect That Made America’s Food System Readable scheerpost
Class War
Expulsion and the Death of Despair in Neoliberal America Marx & Friends
Parallel Universes MR Online. Marx’s The capital and Joyce Finnegan’s Wake.
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