Ronan the Sea Lion Can Keep a Beat Better Than ZME Science
Samurai city Works in Progress
How Long Does It Take to Plan a Bridge? Construction Physics
Is the First Person Narrator a Uniquely American Perspective? Bright hub
Climate/Environment
HUGE NORTH ATLANTIC ‘COLD BLOB’
The cold blob is the result of the slow movement of the AMOC
Could this indicate an increase in the slowness of the AMOC?
Can El Niño warming of the Pacific Ocean eliminate heat from the North Atlantic? (Climate Reabalyzer, 1 June 2026
Bigger with Copernicus in 3… pic.twitter.com/2uEt3Q0RK6— Peter D Carter (@PCarterClimate) June 3, 2026
NASA-Funded Study Shows NASA Number of Hidden Wildfire Ozone Smoke
Trump announces $700 million in new support for struggling coal industry AP
Natural Disaster Insurance Gap Now Over $420 Billion Worldwide Bloomberg
As Energy Demand Grows, Many Regions Are Turning to Renewable Energy Plants Amid Climate Issues
An epidemic
Ebola, hantavirus… how destroying global health cooperation can threaten the worst crises to come Discussion
The Koreans
North Korea unveils nuclear fuel plant as Kim promises ‘visible’ reinforcements to deter France24
China?
Shangri-La and the Art of Looking Away from the Pacific Polarity
China targets mini dramas that promote ‘wealth flaunting’, ‘distorted views’ South China Morning Post
India
Cockroach Janta Party – Anna Hazare Redux? The phone
Shortage of cancer drugs in India for 2 weeks, doctors suggest Indian Express
Syracistan
Pro-Israel Voices Succeed, Kill Bill to End US-Israel Military Coordination Responsible Statecraft
An American senator wants the release of an American citizen kidnapped by Israeli forces Al Jazeera
Revealed: Israel’s curriculum to ‘influence public consciousness’ +972 Magazine
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Enemy ‘humiliated’ switches to hybrid war after military defeat: Ayatollah Khamenei Press TV
Experts Dispute Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Case By Larry C. Johnson The Dissident
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Israel will continue to operate in Lebanon for now despite the ceasefire, the defense minister told Al-Monitor
Sheikh Qassem criticizes the announcement of Washington, calling direct talks a ‘farce’ Al Mayadeen
Africa
Fighting breaks out in Somalia’s capital as anger erupts over election delays on Al Jazeera
Old Blighty
Palantir wins £9M contract to manage UK firearms licence: CIA-backed biz to seize gun, bomb, poison records
UK police culture – from Nowak’s murder to protest repression – growing increasingly rotten Jonathan Cook
Burnham confirms he will stand against Starmer as Prime Minister if he wins Makerfield by-election The Independent
The breakup of Europe
EU enlargement: Merz and Macron plan a ‘new impetus’ for Euractiv
EU trade chief wants to emulate US toughness in talks with China Politico
France invites Finland to join the YLE nuclear weapons ban program
The Caucasus
EU pledges aid to Armenia, accuses Russia of economic coercion Intellinews. A total of 50 million.
The New Cold War
Zelensky proposes face-to-face talks in open letter to Putin BBC. Comment:
On a more serious note, we have:
1) Trump-aligned activists suddenly all became rabid NAFOids
2) increased attacks in Ukraine against Russian citizens
3) Rubio reminds everyone that the US is on Kiev’s side without a doubt and always will be
4) Trump is growing…
— Russians With Attitude (@RWApodcast) June 4, 2026
House Passes Bill to Give Ukraine Billions in More Military Aid as War Spreads Antiwar
Ukraine’s SPIEF Attack Aims at Max Provocation, As Drones Testified From the Baltic Direction Simplicius
NATO Reforms FOR THE LONG DIRTY WAR WITH RUSSIA Mark Sleboda (video)
Imperial Collapse Watch
America’s Long War for Everyone Julian MacFarlane
Epstein’s story
Jeffrey Epstein, the Russian Mob, and Maxwell’s Hidden Assets (w/ Moe Tkacik) Report by Chris Hedges
South of the Border
Venezuela Government Orders Airlines, Shipping Companies to Deposit Fuel Deposit Payments into US Treasury Account Venezuela Analysis
Venezuela: National Assembly Pushes Reform to Open Electricity Analysis of Venezuela’s Private Sector
Venezuela’s Rodríguez visits India to block oil return to Caracas Intellinews
DIDDY’S COURT CHIEF IS NOW FIGHTING MADURO IN MANHATTAN Hoodline
Evo Morales Criticizes Government Plot to Arrest and Extradite Him from US TeleSur
Trump Fuels Anger Against Cuba With New Sanctions and Threats of Intervention TeleSur
Trump 2.0
Senate GOP defeats amendment to ban Trump’s ‘anti-gun’ fund The Hill
1. Don’t believe the headlines.
Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund is “not dead”.
The Trump administration wants the public to believe it is dead.
But their ACTIONS tell a very different story.
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 4, 2026
What Trump Brought Amazon Bloomberg
Democracies are simple
Democrats are furious after Platner’s latest Politico revelation
It’s crazy that the only person who had anything negative to say about Platner is a Zionist (whose employer worked on Project 2025) who wants to join Collins’ campaign and whose accusations are carefully orchestrated to avoid indictment + detection.
— friend of john brown (@_gothlorien) June 4, 2026
Watchdog Says Don’t Let Warner Hide Behind Pulte While Pushing Warrantless Surveillance Powers Trump Common Dreams
House Dems Join GOP to Help Advance Deeper US-Israel Military Integration Common Dreams
San Francisco developers have had their watches cleaned in this election at the San Francisco Standard
The Accelerationists
GREG BROCKMAN: MEET THE CHATGPT BILLIONAIRE EXATING TRUMP, PUSHING AI AND DESIGNING HI-TECH WEAPONS Mint Press News
Founders Fund presents a game show featuring Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey, and other tech luminaries TechCrunch
As Detainees Strike US, Tech Helps Trump Hunt ICE Watchers Tech Policy Press
Agriculture
Screwworm in Texas Cattle Could Raise Beef Prices-After Prevention Efforts DOGE Axed Prevention Forbes
The AI
Top US Government Officials Target AI Giants NOTUS
Sanders is going after Trump on the government’s stake in the private company Semafor
The start of the bailout. Look, AI as a model is not economically viable. But, it has real national security applications and implications. So, package it as the latest and Uncle Sam won’t let it drag, even though it’s a hype bubble and oversell your investors and customers.
— Bex (@BexStreams) June 5, 2026
US National Security Agency uses Anthropic’s Mythos in FT cyber attacks
New Bipartisan Law Takes Big Step Forward in Limiting State Regulation of AI Gizmodo
Meta data center strategy and the Mad Max phase of AI Boom Distilled
Republicans are investigating China’s influence on the opposition data center Politico
Academe qualifications
My SSN was exposed in a breach at Columbia—a school I am not affiliated with Ars Technica
‘Attacked as bad Jews’: Columbia faculty who supported Gaza protests apply for Trump antisemitism fund
Bezzle
SpaceX barred from US benchmark index entry as S&P confirms existing rules CNBC
Class War
Part of the problem with allowing the surplus from our collective labor and efforts to be held by the wealthy few is that you get to make decisions about where to invest that ridiculous surplus.
— Stacy Mitchell (@stacyfmitchell) June 3, 2026
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