Compassion and Responsibility, the Moral Structure of the Mind 3 Quarks Every Day
Climate/Environment
In ‘Major Earth Day Win,’ House GOP Cancels Vote on Gutting Endangered Species Act Common Dreams
New Report: Half of US Children Breathe in Harmful Air Pollution American Lung Association
Iran war oil spill seen on CNN
Wildfire destroys dozens of homes in south Georgia Balanced Weather
Godspeed US pic.twitter.com/XZ07ZaZlWb
– Prof. Ryan Katz-Rosene (@ryankatzrosene) April 22, 2026
Pollinators are feeling the harsh climate: Warmer temperatures are forcing bees and wasps to emerge earlier, but at the cost of their survival Down on Earth.
China?
All On Fusion ChinaTalk
China hits food delivery scene with $671 million fine for Straits Times delivery
Reset Philippines-China Relations amid Global Energy Crisis China-US Focus
Southeast Asia
Indonesia Floats Shipping Tax in Malacca Strait as Singapore Protects Free Passage in Jakarta Globe
India
What does Modi’s ‘decisive’ loss in Parliament tell us about the BJP in 2024? India Inside Out by Rohan Venkat
Syracistan
A rabbi accused of war crimes was chosen for Israel’s national celebration by Al Jazeera
Trump’s Gaza committee moves as Israel blocks New Arab peace process. Or working as planned.
Lebanese Journalist Amal Khalil Bombed and Left for Dead by Israeli Drop Site
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Iran says it will not reopen Hormuz as long as the US blockade remains on New Arab
US intercepts three Iranian oil tankers in Asian waters, sources tell Channel News Asia
🇺🇸/IRAN – Is the US Ban on Iran Working?
I understand exactly what people are saying about the US blockade being a “failure” based on the claims of the US Navy and the US government itself.
The US Navy and the US government say they have completely stopped maritime traffic to and from… pic.twitter.com/I75818swpp
-Brian Berletic (@BrianJBerletic) April 23, 2026
Has war affected climate change in Iran? The Anti-Empire Project
U.S. Bases Iran Will End If War Returns and More Deception From Sy Hersh Larry Johnson
The breakup of Europe
$28 billion and counting: Europe is reeling in the cost of another energy crisis CNN Business
EU countries struggle to fill gas reserves in winter FT. But: “The rich countries will just pay what is necessary to ensure the supply of goods.”
The only thing to reduce that trend is the closed Hormuz.
– Guy Laron (@guy_laron) April 23, 2026
Germany cuts GDP forecast from 1% to 0.5% due to Iran war fallout Euronews
What are the implications of the US supporting Israel in its two recent conflicts with Poland? Andrew Korybko
Africa
US Bombs Somalia 57th Time This Year Antiwar
Old Blighty
The real story that binds Starmer and Mandelson is buried in the plot to silence Jonathan Cook
UK bill bans anyone born after 2008 from buying cigarettes Al Jazeera
The New Cold War
The EU gives the first approval to unlock Ukraine’s €90 billion loan to France24
Long-range drones for German Foreign Policy in Ukraine
Germany unveils plan to become Europe’s strongest military by 2039 Defense News
Seniors as savers: FAZ talks about the “common sense” – Translation service: Even seniors are moving forward! NachDenkSeiten (Machine translation)
Kazakhstan Confirms Suspension of Oil Shipments to Germany via Russia Astana Times
Russia will block the flow of Kazakh oil to Germany through the key DW pipeline. It’s a bad time to lose about 17% of Schwedt oil, which supplies a lot of diesel, gasoline and heating oil to Berlin.
Russia Warns Moldova of Possible Intervention in Transnistria Threats Miltarnyi
South of the Border
Senate to Vote on War Powers Resolution to Prevent US Invasion of Cuba Antiwar
Epstein’s story
Warren: Are you refusing to tell us if you’re investing in cars set up by Jeffrey Epstein?
Kevin Warsh: Those goods will be sold if I am confirmed pic.twitter.com/P7OsFmQTxt
— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) April 21, 2026
Spook Land
FBI ‘harassed’ by sophisticated theft of agricultural drones in New Jersey The High Side
Trump 2.0
Billionaire’s backer has sued the Trump family’s crypto company for allegedly defrauding the BBC
The Southern Poverty Law Center has been charged with defrauding the Federal Guardian
Trump rates consequences for NATO allies on Politico’s ‘naughty’ list
US Secretary of Defense Fired Amid Internal Pentagon Power TeleSur War
Democracies are simple
Democrats won a redistricting vote on Jamie Dupree’s Virginia Regular Order
Democrat credits Trump’s ‘witch hunt’ for refusing to resign from Congress after House rules probe The Independent
Imperial Collapse Watch
3 Sailors Injured in Fire Aboard USS Zumwalt US Naval Institute
The Coming of Fate. Aurelien
Police State Watch
Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ Makes a Black Neighborhood a Test Lab for AI Policing Capital B
Brave New World
Death by AI Ken Klippenstein
REAL BIG MONEY FOR AUTOMATIC KILL ROBOTS
BREAKING NEWS: The Pentagon this week applied for a 24,000% increase in funding (not a misprint) for a unit that is creating deadly flying robots for use in the Chinese military.
Many machines will be able to attack independently,… pic.twitter.com/CucwhpA0De
— Nury Vittachi (@NuryVittachi) April 23, 2026
Immigration to another country
Two Iranian women detained by ICE are, in fact, related to Qasem Soleimani, Documents Show Drop Site.
The Accelerationists
Time to rediscover the name “Palantir” for the JRR Tolkien Ziggurat
Agriculture
Palantir signs $300 million USDA software contract for Quartz
Who Killed the Florida Orange? The slate
Sports Desk
President Trump’s special envoy pushes Italy to replace Iran’s World Cup All Out Soccer
The economy
Chartbook 442: Global Inequality – A New Cocktail in Old Bottles: The World Economy April 2026 Adam Tooze
Trump’s team backtracks on gas price promises Politico
Paracetamol costs up to 30% due to Iran war, pharmacies warn The Guardian
Guillotine Watch
Judge reverses sentence for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to allow opioid victims to walk themselves
Health care?
International Trends in Dental Opioid Prescriptions JAMA Network. “… the US dental opioid prescription rate is declining but remains high by international standards.”
Michael and Susan Dell became UT Austin’s first $1 billion donors The Texas Tribune. “The couple’s latest $750 million investment will help build an Austin medical center that will offer specialty care, like MD Anderson cancer treatment, and integrate AI into care.”
The AI
“A powerful new image engine” by ChatGPT Gary Marcus
Me: I am very impressed with the new OpenAI image model. Come on.
My sister, an anatomy professor at a med school: “We asked him to make a picture with the anatomical features of a human source.”
Me: ok! Here it is. How is it?
Sister: Hey.
Me: what’s going on?
Sister: That’s right… pic.twitter.com/cRJtE9Nfav
– Sharon Goldman (@sharongoldman) April 22, 2026
This is a CHEAT paper, made with AI. My name was used as the author and I have nothing to do with it, I never saw it until today https://t.co/Ky60zJrMEZ
“Editors” Angelo Rossi Mori, David Mensah, and Zarnie Khadjesari should be reported. pic.twitter.com/2Z5CE8w4bn— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 22, 2026
This AI Tool Rips Open Source Software Without Violating Copyright 404 Media
Private courts for OpenAI and Anthropic FT
Class War
‘Uber for nurses’: gig-work apps seek to take health care out, The Guardian reports
MAP: 65 Cities Hosted General May Day Strikes and Growing Payday Report
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