Natural water slide.
[📹sofies.sidequests]pic.twitter.com/Ga3POYjGAi— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) May 30, 2026
Who Sent You To The Moon Is More Important Than You Think The Universe Today
This Weird 20-Legged Robot Moves Like No Other in the World and Could Change the Way We Build Machines ZME Science
Scientists Challenge 70-Year-Old Language Theory With Amazing Discovery SciTech Daily
Reining in the Pentagon: Can the Military-Industrial Beast Be Controlled? The Right Spectator
COVID-19/Pandemics
Ebola response puts Trump at odds with global health organization Politico
As Hantavirus and Ebola Cases Rise, COVID Is Long Forgotten in the Unprofitable Quarter
FIFA, We Have a Medpage Problem Today
Climate/Environment
Climate change: how fires and floods are creating vulnerable areas across Europe The Conversation
French Open Descends Into Hellish Nightmare Due To Future Climate Change
California overhauls carbon market – critics say it’s a gift to oil Cal Matters
South of the Border
Why Trump is creating a new problem in Cuba Los Angeles Times
Winners of Trump’s Venezuela Quartet
Alarm over Mexican bill allowing elections to be overturned by ‘foreign interference’ The Guardian
China?
✨🇨🇳 Construction of a high-speed rail bridge in China! This is “Speed China” in infrastructure, which shows the amazing power of engineering and efficiency. pic.twitter.com/WmrFzv2kCf
— 🇨🇳XuZhenqing徐祯卿 (@XueJia24682) May 29, 2026
Huawei chairman thanks US for chip export restrictions, says it taxed China’s semiconductor industry – Washington’s export controls have encouraged Chinese firms to invest in R&D and build their own technology stack to compete with American tech Tom’s Hardware.
Three astronauts from China return to Earth after nearly 7 months in space, a record by the Chinese team Phys.org
Satellite Footage Confirms China Is Rapidly Developing Military’s First Nuclear Powered Supercarrier
The China surprise: how it kept a lid on global oil prices Axios
India
Too hot, too humid: why the ongoing heatwave in India and Pakistan is so dangerous Discussion
Are US-India relations headed for a ‘Clash of Civilizations’? Descendants of the Nation
India’s bullet train project: Nine years later, is the dream finally coming true? The Times of India
Africa
South Africa’s tourism sector has been hit as African travelers cancel trips due to anti-immigrant riots Business Insider Africa
Shifting Gear: Why Africa Is the Next Battleground for China’s Auto Growth Forbes Africa
The rise in global oil prices affects the African economy Bastille Post Global
The breakup of Europe
Arrive three hours before your flight home and bring water and a phone charger to help you survive the queue, Wizz Air boss tells British passengers as new EU border checks cause chaos Daily Mail
Europe’s population census: How can the EU avoid a demographic cliff? DW
EU wants to break away from US Tech Barron’s
Old Blighty
Rising youth unemployment leading to homelessness, UK charity says The Guardian
UK military to allow lethal strikes without civilian consent The Financial Times
Israel v. Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iran
Trump Continues to Destroy Any Chance of a Deal with Iran Larry Johnson
BREAKING: Iran has rejected US demands to give up its enriched uranium under any conditions, even if it signs the MOU and enters a 60-day negotiation window, with no nuclear talks taking place during or after that window and no change expected…
— Hormuz Letter (@HormuzLetter) May 30, 2026
🚨The American official said that Trump was told that it will take about three days before the Iranians come back with an answer. “They’re in caves and they don’t use email,” said a senior administration official
🚨”There will be an agreement. We will see how close it is. We…— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) May 31, 2026
Iran, now refusing to let go of its meddling over the Strait of Hormuz and the world’s oil supply, wants the price of the deal to include an end to US support for the show of terror directed at Israel in the Middle East.
Like a toddler, Trump strikes…
— Jonathan Cook (@Jonathan_K_Cook) May 30, 2026
🚨🇮🇷Iran bypasses US blockade with bold power pivot
Iran is redirecting large volumes of crude and condensates to domestic refining and power generation to free up natural gas for pipeline delivery to Iraq and Turkey. The change is a response to the US naval blockade,… pic.twitter.com/KJ0KYKJiDH
— 🇷🇺 STANISLAV KRAPIVNIK 🇷🇺 (@STANISKRAPIVNIK) May 30, 2026
****** US-born Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard admits that Israel will have to fight Turkey and Egypt once they have eliminated Iran, Gaza and Lebanon.
He says, “A storm is coming,” unlike anything the world has ever seen before.
“We must prepare ourselves for the coming war, which… pic.twitter.com/VLUFXlpckV
— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) May 28, 2026
Europe’s new strategy to hide the decay of Israeli society is to scapegoat Itamar Ben-Gvir Mondoweiss.
Israeli soldiers arrived in Nabatieh, one of the largest cities in southern Lebanon Al Jazeera
This Week in Palestine: Israel Kills Over Twenty, Pushes Deeper into Gaza as Palestinians Mark Eid Zeteo
“Israel wins militarily but loses politically and ideologically” Defence24.com
Congress is quietly moving to unite the US military and Israel Responsible Statecraft
The New Cold War
Russia Sends Heaviest Helicopters to Bolster Moscow’s Air Defenses as Ukraine Supports Drone Attacks Military Watch Magazine
Ukraine Now Is Arguably Andrew Korybko’s Anti-Polish State Journal
Gripens: What Impact Will Swedish Military Aircraft Have on Ukraine? Radio Free Europe
Ukraine Prepares Massive Air Strike as Zelensky Warns Putin Tests NATO Unity Kyiv Post
Big Brother is Watching You
Privacy is not dead – that technology companies have made the conversation difficult
Around the world: Big data pipelines powering large-scale productive AI systems underpin massive privacy attacks by Amnesty International
Imperial Collapse Watch
The California Dream Ends in Empty Pools and Homeless Tents RealClear Politics
Boston shelter highlights growing problem of homelessness among older adults WCBV 5 News
American Missile Crisis Contrary Research
Trump 2.0
Trump had another mental health episode today and posted more than 50 times online:
11:15 AM – Trump attacks the judge who said he could not put his name on the Kennedy Center
12:03 PM – He says he can sing and give a speech at the America 250 event in place of the artists who have canceled…— Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) May 31, 2026
Trump Loves Critics for Treason. American Law Makes That Charge Hard to Prove—With Good Reason. The reason
In His Latest Humiliation, Trump’s Live Music ‘Party’ Breaks Up With Zeteo
Bessent prepares Trump $250 bill as the single biggest obstacle standing between the Treasury and making it a reality Fox News
A US judge orders the removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center, blocking the plan to close Andolu Agency
WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT PETE HEGSETH REMOVED COLIN POWELLS NAME FROM THE LIST OF AMERICANS WHO CAN BE BURIED IN THE ARLINGTON PLOT 🤬 AND HE REMOVED THE NAMES OF EVERY PEOPLE OF COLOR AND EVERY SINGLE WOMAN 🤝 LEFT THERE 🤬
SO PLEASE…
— Glenn Tunes (@glenn_tunes) May 30, 2026
Musk Matters
Traders are betting that Elon Musk will become the first quartz trillionaire
SpaceX wins $4.16 billion US Space Force contract for threat detection satellites Reuters
Elon Musk shows off a convertible Tesla pickup with a sun canopy. Could this be a Robotaxi? It is not a Tesla app
Watching Death of a Democrat
Labor Cannot Remain Tied to the Jacobin Democrats
NYC Israel parade highlights fault lines within Democratic Party National News Desk
Immigration to another country
Protesters, police clashed outside the New Jersey immigration detention center, Andolu Agency
Immigration rates are leaving their mark on the US economy Axios
Ours is No Longer Free
Fired ’60 Minutes’ reporter Cecilia Vega speaks out against ‘censorship’ of Los Angeles Times news program
Free speech is being scrutinized by the FCC, Disney told KRLD News Radio
Mr. Market Is Moody
Exxon warns that oil inventories are weeks away from record lows, threatening a rise in quartz prices
This Newly Released Economic Indicator Explains President Trump’s Economic Disaster Yahoo!
More Fed policymakers eye possible rate hikes as inflation risks rise Reuters
The AI
The Future of Work Belongs to People Who Do AI SciTech Every DayIs AI profitable yet? Isaiprofitable.com
Woman Shocked When Trusted Therapist Starts Filming Her With AI Futurism
The groupthink boom: which three top VCs are really thinking about AI TechCrunch
UAE Builds Better Future for Heatwave Warning As AI Technology Improves Weather Preparedness World Travel & Tourism
Bezzle
SEC sues Texas man over $12.3 million over alleged crypto scheme built on fake AI trading bots CoinDesk
Judge orders Trump to answer IRS fraud claims for MS Now
Guillotine Watch
The most luxurious and expensive weddings in the world💸 pic.twitter.com/FfZPbjXihV
– Sela (@Sela2941) May 29, 2026
5 most expensive wedding dresses ever #top5 #expensive #wedding #dress pic.twitter.com/bYC0dlS3db
— Top5expensive (@top5expensive) December 8, 2025
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