Mathematics is in Aeon
The surprising science behind Dante’s “Inferno” Popular Science
Scientists create miniature nuclear fireballs to understand how radioactive dust is created Interesting engineering
Study finds that professional chess players make better moves when they make decisions sooner
I almost got hypothermia when I went looking for the origin of clothes ZME Science
Climate/Environment
National drought severity and coverage index reaches highest level in more than a decade Balanced weather
Heat Dome Latest: Europe prepares for record-breaking late May heatwave Severe weather in Europe
Scientists say giant dams blocking the Bering Strait could slow the effects of climate change
Skeletons in the Permafrost: A study of climate-induced heritage loss and occupational health at the early modern whaling burial site of Rikneset, Svalbard PLOS One
Toxic events in the air
Why experts and emergency services can’t find a solution to Garden Grove’s chemical threat Orange County Register
Garden Grove chemical crisis: Live evacuation map, closures, updates Los Angeles Times
ebola hemorrhagic fever
Attacks on Ebola centers intensify as fears of Ebola outbreak grow in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Al Jazeera
More than 1,000 cases of infection occurred in just one week after its discovery.
The Ebola outbreak will soon become the second-largest in history, replicating the 2014 outbreak in its worst form.
A thread outlining thoughts on the big challenges ahead and what needs to be done: https://t.co/Ig3tjEZsDW
— Jeremy Konyndyk (@JeremyKonyndyk) May 24, 2026
Ebola: The disease of compassion and the cost when “we” becomes “me” Your local epidemiologist
hantavirus
Have you seen this new NHS UKHSA guidance on ANDV?
***FFP3 Respiratory ***
For everyone involved in healthcare
patients and staff
In contact with a patient suspected of infection
and contact information
It’s not a joke
hell has frozen over
👏👏👏https://t.co/efMMEZqf9H pic.twitter.com/H3PYwW2R53
—Barry Hunt (@BarryHunt008) May 24, 2026
China?
The Iran war and China’s thaw complicate US support for Taiwan’s WaPo. “U.S. arms sales to Taiwan have been ‘temporarily suspended,’ a senior US military official said…”
Huawei touts breakthrough in chip manufacturing to close gap with TSMC Bloomberg
At least 90 people killed in China’s worst coal mine accident in 16 years Yomiuri Shimbun
You don’t understand China! sinocity
Southeast Asia
This is pretty crazy. The US just tried to literally recolonize parts of the Philippines.
They did this under the so-called “Pax Silica” initiative. This is the brainchild of a former Palantir man named Jacob Helberg, who, amazingly and surprisingly, now leads America’s economic “diplomacy.” pic.twitter.com/RRIT5nvgpO
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) May 25, 2026
India
Why has India’s ‘sweet spot’ become so bitter? India Inside Out by Rohan Venkat
syrakistan
Malaysia prepares to sue Israel to ICJ over treatment of Gaza flotilla activists Anadolu Agency
Two years after Biden blocked ICJ order, imperial Israel violates Gaza ‘ceasefire’, seizes more land and ignores international law Sam Husseini
Severe scabies outbreak in Israeli-occupied prison, part of policy of torture and slow killing of Palestinian political prisoners The Canary
After Netanyahu, the regime remains brutal
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250 million reasons why President Trump is pulling out of the Iran deal Larry Johnson
Sen. Lindsey Graham backs President Trump’s proposal to tie any deal with Iran to an expansion of the Abraham Antiwar Accords
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Selection subjects! !
Hezbollah has revealed its possession and deployment of FPV drones equipped with night vision and thermal vision devices!
This is Hezbollah (Hadassah… pic.twitter.com/c7ztQBXNL0
— HadiHtt | هادي حطيط (@HadiHtt) May 24, 2026
old blighty
Revealed: Palantir’s NHS technology is 10 times slower than current system
Labour’s summer cost-of-living policy reduces burden on Groupon government The Canary
discord in europe
Major EU countries push to strengthen China policy ahead of debate in Brussels South China Morning Post
Europe’s gas reserves won’t survive another 3 months of Hormuz oil prices
A new war that’s not so cold war
Oleshnik’s post-strike analysis Simplicius
Rising Ukrainian losses Events in Ukraine
Ukraine is not a member of the EU. For Ukraine, it is less than a quarter of 1 percent of GDP from Europe’s rich pie. That aside, Europe is ready to fight bravely for the last Ukrainian man (and we are fast approaching that last Ukrainian man) https://t.co/TtlsELhzPy
— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) May 24, 2026
Ukraine’s Secret Al Qaeda Invasion of Africa Kit Clarenberg
NATO and Russia’s new Cold War Arctic and Baltic fronts are merging dangerously Andrew Korybko
Royal Air Force plane carrying Defense Secretary jams radio waves near Russian border BBC
south of the border
Hasan Piker and Mehdi Benjamin Subpoena for Travel to Cuba: Report HuffPost
Bolivia: Workers remain in the streets protesting passes in the absence of left-wing Labor Party leadership
All socialists should learn from the tactics of the Bolivian people and indigenous communities. They’re not just striking, they’re setting up barricades around major cities and actually shutting down the economy.
— Monte🔻 (@bruegels_muse) May 23, 2026
Let us recall that the Mexican working class achieved these real and concrete victories by founding its own political party just over a decade ago.
It is not involved in neoliberal party entryism. DSA refuses to settle with Hasan Piker’s legacy https://t.co/1Z69BJ5m97
— Nick Cruz 🥋 (@SocialistMMA) May 24, 2026
Venezuela sparks backlash after approving overflight of US military plane for embassy training Orinoco Tribune
Democrats are the worst
AOC takes another step toward Axios presidential bid in 2028
Liberals don’t take repression seriously Alec Karakatsanis
accelerationist
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink acknowledged that the trillions of dollars used to build data centers and power grids are coming out of ordinary people’s savings accounts and pension funds, calling it an obligation.
He says America needs trillions of dollars in AI infrastructure spending. pic.twitter.com/YFlKK8tVHw
— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) May 25, 2026
Silicon Valley pitches AI to Pope Politico
J.D. Vance’s top donor suggests that Pope Leo XIV is the instrument of the Antichrist’s letter from Leo. We still have a close relationship since November.
preview room
At Cannes Film Festival, we witnessed a shift in the center of gravity IndieWire
‘We’re expanding the cinematic toolbox’: AI fault lines on display at Cannes The Guardian
A.I.
Mason County residents to be compensated for damages after heavy flooding related to data center construction WSAZ
Nintendo is doing some great futurism by completely ignoring AI
National media regulation influences large-scale language models Nature
our famous free news agency
Digital media oligarchy: Who owns online news? Fairness
The feed is fake New York Magazine
academy glove
California State University renews controversial system-wide contract with OpenAI Long Beach Post
Overview of the Matthew Effect in AI London School of Economics
You’ll never guess about college.
This anecdote really shocked me. I don’t remember seeing anything like this happen at a university in the 1990s. pic.twitter.com/vAfMt5M7FE
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) May 24, 2026
Mr. Market celebrates societal collapse
The stock market has never done so well when people felt so bad WSJ
economy
Despite high gas prices, drivers aren’t expected to hit the brakes on Memorial Day trips to The Hill
Nation Casino
How prediction markets and crypto companies are swaying watchdogs, The New York Times. Not yet archived.
class war
Cargill lockout UFCW 7 continues to fix wages in meat packaging industry
They just formed the largest tech workers union in the United States. The plan is to work on AI and industry layout Blood in the Machine
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