On the Collapse of Shared Silence: A Year in the Life of Bach
Scientist’s Dragon and Maiden Quest Mongabay
Explosions reported from meteorite over Massachusetts, sighted from Delaware to Montreal WBUR
High-density living 2000 years ago: Inside the Common Edge apartment complex in Rome
Debugging the project: Why Google wants to release 32 million lab-grown mosquitoes in California and Florida First Post
Climate/Environment
Arctic Ocean passes ‘irreversible’ chemical tipping point
The El Niño signal from CanSIPS has strengthened, with recent maximum temperatures 2.6°C higher than the December average and 0.6°C higher than last month.
In some extreme scenarios, it is 4.1°C warmer than average.
It also shows a stronger positive Indian Ocean Dipole. pic.twitter.com/8UQ1kT8Swz
— Ben Noll (@BenNollWeather) May 31, 2026
I can’t even believe I’m writing this.
Meteorological summer has not yet begun, but Paris, France has already recorded more days with temperatures above 32 °C (89.6 °F) than the annual average. pic.twitter.com/bmU1sjJlF7
— Nahel Bergelze (@WxNB_) May 31, 2026
The five largest home insurers failed to pay nearly half of their claims last year, according to an analysis by The Independent.
ebola hemorrhagic fever
Ebola outbreak reaches Brazil, experts fear 250 dead in Central Africa, aid is struggling to keep the Daily Mail afloat
Ebola outbreak: Kenya moves forward with setting up U.S. isolation facility for Americans exposed to virus despite restrictions Mint
China sends emergency humanitarian aid to Democratic Republic of Congo amid Ebola outbreak Anadolu Agency
pandemic
Search interest for brain fog on Google recently hit an all-time high. pic.twitter.com/JkVC8vSUNI
— Data Report (@CovidDataReport) May 31, 2026
Japan
Softbank poised to overtake Toyota to become Japan’s most valuable company Japan Times
Japan refutes ‘new militarism’, accuses China of rapidly arming without transparency Reuters
China?
Dirty Laundry China Article. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued an embarrassing update to its guidance on exporting AI chips to China.
antipode
US plans to send only used nuclear submarines to Australia under amended AUKUS defense agreement France 24
New Zealand’s rents and perpetual war economy are undiplomatic
Quad’s new agenda: ports, cables and minerals Asia Times
syrakistan
US Congress objects to proposal to deepen military ties with ‘Israel’ al-Mayadeen
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‘The ceasefire is a joke’: Israeli soldiers speak out about continued targeted killings of Palestinians in Gaza
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𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧: 𝗛𝗢𝗪𝗔𝗡 𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗧𝗬 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗦𝗥𝗔𝗘𝗟’𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗞
Israel is now trying to promote the arrival at Beaufort Castle (Qara’at al-Shaqif) as a major military victory. pic.twitter.com/9gYRXVU2HN
— Ibrahim Majed (@IbrahimMajed) May 31, 2026
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Revolutionary Guards retaliates by attacking air base after US attack on Al Mayadeen on Sirik Island
Iran and the United States teeter on the brink of renewed heated war Larry Johnson
Dubowitz is not just a neoconservative commentator, he is the CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). FDD is very pro-Israel and closely advises administrators on Iran policy.
When Dubowitz says “the next two and a half years,” he’s basically talking about the first… pic.twitter.com/ZDjg5bMoTm
— Joe Kent (@joekent16jan19) May 31, 2026
Will negotiations between the US and Iran turn into a kabuki play like those between the US and Russia? GeopolityQ. Will it be?
Africa
Somali piracy revives in the wake of Iran war Asia Times
old blighty
No10 braces for ‘excruciating’ revelations as messages between Mandelson and ministers are made public – UK Politics Live Guardian
UK: Shabana Mahmoud blocks podcasters Cenk Uyghur and Hasan Pikar from entering the country over criticism of Israel Middle East Eye
UK nuclear renaissance faces growing cost pressures Oil prices
discord in europe
EU considers temporary freeze on Russian oil price caps over Iran Bloomberg does not mention Russia’s refusal to sell at these “ceiling” prices, which resulted in the EU essentially paying a premium to buy anyway through intermediaries.
Bulgaria joins EU’s excess deficit club Intellinews
This seems extreme even by U.S. standards, where the military is a staple of sporting events.
Full militarization of France: troops and soldiers equipped with machine guns start a rugby match at Mayor Stadium in Toulon and put the ball on the field
Thanks to my comrades @FranceInsoumise. There has never been a more important time for the international anti-war movement… pic.twitter.com/VNQ4GHljFd
— Stop the War Coalition (@STWuk) May 31, 2026
A new war that’s not so cold war
European wargames conveniently stoke fear while reinforcing West’s paranoia
Events of World War 2030 in Ukraine
France and its allies seize a Russian oil tanker under sanctions in the French Atlantic Ocean24
France’s ‘forward deterrence’ against Russia raises the risk of nuclear war Andrew Korybko
Top War: Russian government bans jet fuel exports
Zelenskiy: “The US is not producing enough anti-war ballistic missiles”
imperial collapse watch
A contrarian study of the American missile crisis
Ancient Soviet wisdom can help America thrive even in decline
The amazing world of American power. A collection of essays on the theme.
south of the border
US blows up another ship, “currently more than 200 summary executions of President Trump” common dream
Palantir expands influence across Latin America TeleSur
VIPS MEMO: Avoiding catastrophic failure in the Cuban consortium News
Lafaire Epstein
PayPal Mafia, power structure and Rothschild connections Margherita Furlan
Trump 2.0
The truth behind the Trump administration’s use of the Iran war oil crisis to promote drilling in the Alaskan wilderness
Democrats are the worst
New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani did not attend the city’s Israel Day parade, becoming the first mayor in the city’s 61-year history not to participate. New York State Sen. Chuck Schumer, Governor Kathy Hochul, and Israel’s extremist Finance Minister Smotrich attended. https://t.co/BZY4dFWrDF
— DropSite (@DropSiteNews) May 31, 2026
Learn about each member of Israel’s official delegation participating in the Israel Day Parade in New York City today.
These are the people some of my fellow Jews and other New Yorkers asked Mayor Mamdani to support today.
— Rafael Shimunov 🍉 🕎 (@rafaelshimunov) June 1, 2026
AIPAC funnels pro-Israel funds to candidates and covers its tracks Haaretz
Chuck Schumer explained Democrats’ plan to fight Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund on NBC News in the Senate. When was the last time Chuck let you down?
unity party
Billionaires have two political parties: The Great Plains has one Leopold.
police state surveillance
Newark imposes curfew around ICE prison as clashes between police and protesters escalate
The war on drugs is not over. It’s being privatized. democracy on sale
After Uvalde, schools in Texas were filled with cops. They committed brutal acts against the students. intercept
accelerationist
‘There’s no way to stop this’: Kathy Tai, the ‘biotech Barbie’ on a mission to genetically modify babies The Guardian
A.I.
Major teachers’ union asks elementary schools to cancel AI future education for young children
How Anthropic uses the AI ethics slant to play eclipse with the Pope OpenAI Blood in the Machine
basil
Monopoly Recap: Will the stock market finally fall after SpaceX goes public? Matt Stoller
Market concentration creates vulnerabilities: Only 60% of S&P 500 stocks beat Yahoo!’s 200-day average. fiance
agriculture
Architects making America’s food system legible
class war
Dislocation and death of despair in neoliberal America: Marx and his allies
Parallel Universe MR Online. Marx’s “Das Kapital” and Joyce’s “Finnegans Wake.”
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