A Japanese town captures a black bear after hunting DW for days. Black bears in the US are not a major threat to the US population (property is another matter). I wonder why they are so aggressive in Japan. Or (war) are some fools?
Beautiful design spoils American flags Works in Progress (Micael T)
How much should you talk to your toddler? Language Acquisition (Micael T)
CALCIDIUS THE LATIN PLATO Antigone (Anthony L)
‘Parasitic cleanses’ are the latest health trend to hit social media. But what is the evidence? Caretaker
A widely used health supplement may have an unexpected dark side for the aging brain.
➡️ Researchers who analyzed > 12 years of health records found that glucosamine use was associated with a 25% higher risk of progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease,… pic.twitter.com/5PRtp1qJ50
— Vipin M. Vashishtha (@vipintur) June 9, 2026
Why do so many young people get cancer? What researchers and scientists do
Ebola
Man shot dead during protest against proposed US Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya Guardian
#COVID-19/Pandemics
Worried Parents, Crying Doctors: Life Amid Utah’s Measles Outbreak
As vaccination rates drop in Pennsylvania schools, measles cases rise in biggest outbreak in three decades, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Every social justice movement is affected by the Long COVID crisis Sick Times
Climate/Environment
Climate Change, Pollution Pushing Oceans to Red Point, UN Report Says Journal of Insurance
An invisible chemical rain is forever falling around the world Science Daily (Kevin W)
Nino region 3.4 SST update on June 8.
By the end of the year: global temperature rise, record floods and droughts, extreme heat waves and hurricanes, global crop failure and famine, wildfires, dead corals and other marine life, inflation and infrastructure.
Your mileage may vary. pic.twitter.com/BtirvDaWdu
– Prof. Eliot Jacobson (@EliotJacobson) June 8, 2026
El Niño will contribute to extreme rainfall.
A moisture connection from the tropical Pacific to the US during the fall can drive torrential rain.
Meanwhile, drought is possible in the Caribbean, northern South America, the Western Pacific, India, Indonesia and Australia. pic.twitter.com/kAWtFh6yLq
— Ben Noll (@BenNollWeather) June 6, 2026
India prepares crop protection strategy as El Niño threatens heavy rains TBS News
Drought forces abandonment of wheat in parts of Great Plains Brownfield
Farmers For Action says biofuels, not food cuts, should lead to total overhaul of Farming UK
China?
Macron will reportedly host a video call between the G7 and China amid the trade rift Global Times
Offshore oil is booming. So are the Chinese companies that make their own machines. Kevin Walmsley
This is extremely rare.
In fact, according to an important person in the German business community (who is a dear friend of mine), it never happened.
An op-ed, two pages, background, in Germany’s most important economic newspaper (Handelsblatt) imploring Germans… pic.twitter.com/k7Uhv2HwaE
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) June 10, 2026
The breakup of Europe
EU proposes ban on entry of Russian troops into Ukraine DW
US’ Reportedly Canceled Tomahawk Shipment to Germany Isn’t a Big Deal Andrew KorybkoINTERVIEW: Iceland joins EU ‘big step away from democracy’ Euractiv
“Fire us! Tarik Cyril Amar (Micael T). Important
Old Blighty
UK leaders are calling for calm as protests erupt after the Associated Press street stabbing in Belfast
Israel v. The Resistance
Middle East crisis live: Iran launches wide-scale retaliatory attack after US strikes over helicopter crash. Many more posts on today’s Iran war.
In southern Lebanon, Israeli drones use the sound of crying children to lure civilians Middle East Eye
Has CNN just outed Azerbaijan as Israel’s secret military partner? Responsible Statescraft (Kevin W)
The Iran War and the Future of America’s Empire (Kevin W)
The Balkans
‘Act without delay’: Brussels warns Albania over Trump-linked resort project Euronews
What happened in Albania? Multipolar Press (Micael T)
Syracistan
Pakistan launches deadly new strikes in Afghanistan: government officials Reuters
The New Cold War
Dawn of Spacewar Events in Ukraine. I’m a bit into this but it’s a great episode. It also identifies flaws with Russian drone operations, which appear to be more objective than most inspections, which tend to be one-sided.
Russian War Tank Attrition Fully Reversed – Top Western Analysts Simplicius
Russia’s War in Ukraine: Destroying Ukraine’s Deep Bunkers (ft Mark Sleboda) Jamarl Thomas, YouTube
Tests Suggest Russian Satellites Could Link GPS on Continental Scale ars technica
There is no specific date for Witkoff, Kushner’s visit to Russia – Peskov and Putin-Trump phone is not on the agenda yet – Kremlin spokesman Interfax
Big Brother Watching Watching
Meta Removes Facial Recognition System From Its Wired Smart Glasses App
Imperial Collapse Watch
American Supporters Begin to Panic Carl Zha and TIO Interview Warwick Powell, YouTube. This is really talking. It starts with AUKUS, which we said at the time was a bad deal in Australia, and continues to the current behavior of the US.
Stop Pursuing Dominion Daniel Larison
Trump 2.0
Trump’s new approval ratings dip on the economy, lingering Iran war expectations, and more: June 5 – 8, 2026 Economist/YouGov Poll
‘Shame on our city’: Donald Trump sparks outrage for sleeping in Game 3 Yahoo Sports (resilic)
The Indian billionaire was targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into A Startup Secretly Backed By Donald Trump Jr. ProPublica
Vance refers Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota’s top attorney at the DOJ to investigate the NBC fraud
Immigration to another country
ICE Ended Essential Medical Care for Detainees, Yet Continues to Expand Medical Waste Capacity at Lawrence Site Um, can they dispose of needles and condoms used by staff?
Democracies are simple
Platner moves ahead amid major controversy: 5 to take in Tuesday’s election The Hill
The Democratic Party is moving frantically to welcome Graham Platner Politico
Graham Platner Weeps for Republicans After Susan Collins Wins Race in Maine, and other CNN footage
The economy
Small Business Hiring Plans Lowest in Six Years Michael Shedlock
Mr. Market Needs A Healer
SoftBank sinks 10% as Asian tech stocks fall, tracks Wall Street losses CNBC
The AI
DeepSeekV4 1.6T Day 0 to Day 43 Performance Over Time – Huawei, GB300 NVL72, MI355X, B200 SemiAnalysis. Above my pay grade :-). But the expert weighed in:
Summary: Deepseek is slow on day 1 partly due to limitations contained in the nvidia device. Increased 100x by delimiting and tuning the Deepseek model. What is not mentioned is that Deepseek 4 is designed to work on Huawei devices with a different geometry (a short conduction path with large gaps between transistors). My feeling is that once the Chinese get the smaller geometries (using ASML machines) they will eat ChatGPT’s lunch at a much cheaper price.
Like the ChatGPT sidebar it now stops before giving you the final response and asking you to pay. “And the answer is… pay and I’ll tell you”. Deepseek gets better (I used both today to help with an engineering problem) and not only gives you the answer but links to the sources so you can track them down yourself. ChatGPT has become like the US weapon industry, very flashy, promising too much to justify its high cost and then providing average performance when used.
This AI bubble burst is going to be amazing.
Local Brand Sees Customers Hate Its AI Ads, Shifts to Home-Made Looks Instead of Futurism
Revenge of Claude Mythos Gary Marcus
Former CIA disguise chief says AI is taking spy wars to new heights Asia Times (Kevin W)
Most new US datacenters will be built in drought-prone areas
People Are Now Getting Plastic Surgery to Look More AI-Generated ZME Science (Dr. Kevin). Kill me now. I thought Mar-a-Lago’s face was bad enough.
Bezzle
OpenAI Files for IPO CNN
AI Trojan Horse Oligarch Watch
Class War
“The Big Shrink”: More than half of 50 largest US school districts face deep cuts as education battle rages WSWS
Slot machine – where gastronomy becomes the connecting line Creative Cuisine (Micael T)
Antidote du jour (via):
And bonus (Robin K):
It is clear that he is not the first to do this 😅pic.twitter.com/MHe43KwYB4
— Community Notes and Violations (@CNviolations) June 9, 2026
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.
