Buried electrical pathways across the U.S. reveal new clues about risks to Earth’s interior and power grid Phys.org
Darkness can travel faster than light without breaking the laws of physics ZME Science
Climate/Environment
To give you a little more signal and a little less noise, here are the 10-year averages of global sea surface temperatures starting with the decade 1980-1989.
What do you think will happen in the 2030s? 2040s? pic.twitter.com/S5cHu4wyHt
— Professor Elliot Jacobson (@EliotJacobson) May 4, 2026
Dr. Freeze Love LRB
The reality of climate change population decline and adaptation at ground zero on the American coast Nature
The Earth in 2050: A grim vision of environmental decline Climate and Capitalism
Emergency Brake: How to limit temperatures long before geoengineering ends
pandemic
🛳️Cruise Ship Outbreak Report Released—New crazy timeline of cruise ship passengers who became ill and died from hantavirus (3 more people became sick, 1 of them seriously ill). The index patient died within five days of developing symptoms, according to the latest WHO report. What’s even crazier is close contact #2… pic.twitter.com/ztCo8o8wEi
— Eric Feigl Ding (@DrEricDing) May 5, 2026
China?
China’s economic slowdown and the middle-income trap Japan Economy Watch
Equilibrium model of war against bases in the Western Pacific policy tensor
Southeast Asia
Fuel shortage causes long lines at gas stations in Indonesia’s Riau province The Star
India
The price India paid for abandoning Iran The Wire
syrakistan
Gaza reconstruction: No progress due to installation costs and Israeli regulations, expert Anadolu Agency points out
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Gaza as relentless anti-war attacks continue
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All indicators point to President Trump resuming war with Iran this week Larry Johnson
Five civilians killed in US attack in Strait of Hormuz, Iran says TRT World
US military supports attack on UAE oil fields: IRIB Al Mayadeen
US official says China is ‘funding’ Iran, asks Beijing to help establish Hormuz Al Jazeera
IRGC touts capture and reverse engineering of latest US military equipment Amwaj
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Dual Israeli citizen behind ‘massive’ acquisition of Syrian farmland: Report the Cradle
Pakistani national claims arbitrary detention and deportation from UAE New Lines magazine. And freeze their life savings.
discord in europe
Brussels excludes Chinese solar panel ‘brains’ from EU funding for Euractiv
US announces addition of Norway to Pax Silica Group to counter China’s Semaphore
Africa
80% of Africa’s fertilizer is imported: How can food systems adapt to the Iran shock?
old blighty
Secret talks between Starmer’s advisor and major US tech companies The Canary
How the UK housing crisis is contributing to lower healthy life expectancy The Conversation
A new war that’s not so cold war
New CSIS report focuses on Russia’s leading drone and AI Simplicius restructuring
Assassination threat or coup d’etat: why is the Kremlin increasing security around President Putin? First post. All of this is based on anonymous European intelligence sources, so proceed with caution.
Zelensky family events in Ukraine
Russian Ministry of Defense:
“If the Kiev regime attempts to carry out a criminal plot aimed at disrupting the celebrations commemorating the 81st anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Russian Federation Armed Forces will carry out retaliatory and large-scale military operations…
— Russians with Attitude (@RWApodcast) May 4, 2026
Two Russian hypersonic investigators sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison for treason, Kommersant news agency reports on Meduza
imperial collapse watch
US imperialism enters a new phase: the left needs to look at it carefully Venezuela analysis
Easy to join and withdraw LRB
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Have we learned any lessons from America’s failure in the Iran war? asia times
America’s quest for superweapons becomes reality: Responsible National Strategy
brick countries
Is Russia secretly blocking the development of the Intermediate Corridor? intelligent news
south of the border
US Navy kills two more civilians in illegal boat attack in Al Mayadeen, Caribbean
Trump 2.0
Trump administration sues Minnesota over curbs on fossil fuel producers Minnesota Reformers
How the executive branch is reshaping the legal system for AI federalism
“Trump’s Sanity, Trump’s Trap” Flutist
War without peace – US strategy has little to do with Trump Peter Hansseler
Democrats are the worst
Scoop: Democratic foreign policy group gears up for ’28 Axios. Hi.
Why did the working class give up on the liberal system of Les Leopolds?
obama’s legacy
Barack Obama reflects on his role in the Trump era The New Yorker. Hasn’t Obomba already done his job?
police state surveillance
ICE internal records reveal widespread use of force in detention centers WaPo
Trump administration closes immigration detention and abuse oversight office HuffPost
academy glove
How the University Censorship Council Got Censored 404 Media
The University of Michigan apologized for the comments and promised to review its processes to ensure this never happens again. No, seriously. pic.twitter.com/BX63yE9qu6
— Ryan Grimm (@ryangrim) May 4, 2026
accelerationist
Palantir’s first-quarter revenue rose 85% on strong U.S. business at Yahoo!. finance
Zuckerberg seeks to simulate human biology at the cellular level
A.I.
The growing backlash against AI Gary Marcus
A dark money campaign that pays influencers to frame China’s AI as a threat Wired
AI’s Most Popular Private Company Will Rapidly Grow Cryptocurrency Shadow Market Bloomberg
our famous free news agency
NATO accused of courting professional writers at ‘propaganda workshop’ The Canary
economy
California braces for uncertainty as last shipment of Persian Gulf crude arrives in Long Beach Los Angeles Times
The world has plenty of oil, but another oil shortage is emerging Business Insider
abortion
U.S. Supreme Court issues moratorium to preserve abortion drug access nationwide State Newsroom
agriculture
CSA boxes allow people to buy farm fresh, but will customer convenience compromise that mission? Collect Public Media
class war
Large corporations’ housing tax is a huge success 48 Hills
“It turns out voters really, really care about their nursing homes.” Working Class Stories
Is there a way? Fundamentals of organization
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