World’s oldest wine still liquid inside a 2,000-year-old Roman urn ZME Science
Video showing group of people entering New York sewers at night baffles residents and law enforcement officials
EVs are becoming more affordable around the world, except in countries other than the United States.
Climate/Environment
Warming releases ancient carbon in Tibetan permafrost, triggering climate tipping point Phys.org
Rising sea levels could ‘drown’ mangroves and release carbon EurekAlert!
‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out comprehensive vision for planetary survival The Guardian
India’s heatwave is a warning for the future Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Scientists say record amounts of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, Associated Press
ebola hemorrhagic fever
WHO investigates Ebola patients traveling to UAE as cases increase in Uganda Asahifa
pandemic
Meet the ‘Super Dodgers’: The few people who have never been infected with the coronavirus Boston Globe
China?
President Xi closes Asia Times’ doors after promising US CEOs to open wider doors
China, EU condemn US tariff proposals, deny forced labor allegations South China Morning Post
Southeast Asia
Washington pays price for loss of trust in Asia East Asia Forum
syrakistan
House passes resolution to end Iran war, challenges President Trump
President Trump says Iran blockade could last all summer amid oil supply concerns
Hmm pic.twitter.com/6tHT922FK1
— VolgaLad (@cym27s) June 3, 2026
Confirmed — Donald Trump believes Iran has an atomic bomb Larry Johnson
Israel is building more military bases in Gaza, satellite images show Al Jazeera
Israel, Lebanon agree to ceasefire if Hezbollah attacks stop BBC
When diplomacy can no longer contain the barbaric spirit of war
‘When we’re shooting guns in a more moderate way’: President Trump gives new definition for Iran ceasefire First Post
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New: The Senate Intelligence Authorization Act has embedded provisions that would increase intelligence sharing with Israel, hampering the president’s ability to reduce cooperation in the future. pic.twitter.com/ET2ZWnfJWP
— Daniel Boguslaw (@DRBoguslaw) June 3, 2026
‼ ️Breaking News: Prime Minister Netanyahu to members of the US Congress: Thank you for supporting “My Plan” for US defense cooperation… pic.twitter.com/Y6eWszniTy
— New Policy (@anewpolicyorg) June 3, 2026
discord in europe
Politico says Chinese companies supporting Russia will be next in line for EU sanctions
Germany loses vote for UN Security Council seat DW
Freedom of speech ends with “Rügenfritz”. NachDenkseiten (machine translation)
Poland officially requests new permanent US military base Note from Poland
The West’s takeover of Hungary’s Thomas Fazi
Will the Slovenian government have the last laugh or will it be the laughing stock? lily lynch
EU plans long war against US digital dominance Politico
A new war that’s not so cold war
U.S. House advances Ukraine aid bill, sets final vote Kiev/Independence
Germany, France, UK sketch plans to engage Putin in Ukraine talks Bloomberg
This is in line with Zelenskiy’s recent statements, where he also referred to the E3 format on the EU side.
One of the simple reasons why E3 is not a starter is because of the UK’s extreme hostility towards Moscow and the UK’s lack of serious influence over Russia. https://t.co/BFatF7x72U
— Leonid Ragozin (@leonidragozin) June 3, 2026
RBK reported that Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina has been removed from the list of speakers at this year’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Two sources close to the regulator confirmed that he would not attend.
Nabiullina was originally scheduled to speak… pic.twitter.com/y8F6GIXPaz
— Brian McDonald (@BrianMcDonaldIE) June 3, 2026
imperial collapse watch
Do Americans really know how much the world hates us? lounge
south of the border
Denial is not a river in Egypt and Venezuela Black Agenda Report
Trump 2.0
Senate Republicans cut $1 billion from budget bill to White House banquet hall
Oz answers questions about President Trump’s frequent doctor visits: It’s a ‘routine check-up’ The Hill
Marin says DHS will defer to court if it doesn’t ‘politicize’ truth
President Trump strips job protections for nearly 8,000 federal policy workers TeleSur
Democrats are the worst
Democrats oppose President Tlaib’s resolution to block US entry into the war in Lebanon
big brother is watching you
Exclusive-Meta scales back plans for in-house mouse tracking technology by Reuters, citing staff concerns. “Scaling down” = 30 minutes break from supervision.
Governments intensify global war over online anonymity WSWS
You used to be able to rent a hotel room under a fake name, but now you need an app to do your laundry.
— Arneness (@arne__ness) May 29, 2026
academy glove
My students can’t read History of Higher Education
A.I.
OpenAI and Humanity Signature Letter Aiming to Stop AI Development of Biological Weapons Wired
AI Dark Output: The Visible Cost of Invisible Output
Data center developers want to build their own power plants. How many people would actually do that? distillation
Sam Altman spotlights Bernie Sanders as Pope Gizmodo
Amazon’s AI-generated animated series canceled after relentless mockery for its futurism
National Abortion Hotline Workers Fight Against Introduction of AI Prism
Cory Doctorow: Hell is other people – so billionaires are using AI to replace others The Nerve
economy
Hormuz turmoil: 50% rise in oil prices could add $20 billion to fragile economies’ import bills
immigration
Entry Ban and U.S. Healthcare Workers JAMA Network
agriculture
How beef-eating screwworms are driving up the price of U.S. beef Reuters. Confirmed yesterday in Texas Keys.
Biggest diesel shock since 2022 hits U.S. farmers Bloomberg
Farm bankruptcies hit six-year high in morning farm clips
Demand skyrockets for new Tractor 404 media with no-tech repair required
class war
“Happiness is not just GDP”: Ambitious plan or utopia? guardian
“This is better treatment than people generally receive…conditions are better than what 90 percent of the world and probably half of America live in,” Congressman Jeff Van Drew said of Delaney Hall, where detainees are paid less than a dollar a day for their work and are on hunger strike. pic.twitter.com/zAIwWgJVrP
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) June 3, 2026
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