Scientists announce that a mutation has created a new type of cat Futurism
Cockroaches are everywhere now. And it’s all our fault. Science Alert
Thank you cicadas for democratizing the love of nature Atmos
Climate and Environment
Three aspects of the world’s energy problem Transformational Economist
Fierce debate rages over environmental benefits of Appalachia’s ARCH2 “hydrogen hub” Inside Climate News
water
Mexico City and Bogota face ‘Day Zero’ as reservoirs dry up Grist
After five years without potable water, Santee asks: “When will tap water be safe?” Flatwater Free Press. Santee is a town in northeastern Nebraska.
Pandemic
Impact of COVID-19 ‘breakthrough’ infection on immune cells Medical Express
We know how to eradicate TB, we just need the will. Governance
We have reached a stage where the most fundamental axioms of human society need to be restated and explained in one-syllable terms, as if they were new discoveries.
Our age will be seen as an age of assault on reason and knowledge. https://t.co/CMHGhCGlnu
— Dr. David Berger, absURdiSTe cROnickLer (@YouAreLobbyLud) May 27, 2024
China?
Survey shows China’s middle class remains anxious about spending, especially on property South China Morning Post
China’s Gold Rush shows that Chinese people still have money — they just aren’t interested in Starbucks or Gucci. Business Insider
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U.S. delegation arrives in Taiwan; President Lai Ching-te expresses goodwill to China after drills Channel News Asia
Assessing the US-China Superpower Rivalry: A Cambodian Perspective (Part 1) Khmer Times
Shiraksta
At least 30 killed in Israeli targeting Rafah camp: Gaza Press Agency Anadolu Agency
Hamas fires rockets at Israel’s Tel Aviv, triggering first warning in months Al Jazeera
The New York Times explains how Israel is now run by gangsters Pearls and Stimuli
Israeli military police investigate large-scale reservist protests in Gaza Haaretz
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The IDF General Staff lost control over its forces, especially the reserve units, several months ago. In Gaza, the West Bank and Israeli bases, soldiers are filmed destroying Palestinian property and civilian infrastructure. / Amos Harelhttps://t.co/ZcX4bXQoNk— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) May 26, 2024
Very meaningful.#IsraelThe Knesset said in first reading, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) And we consider this group a terrorist organization.”
Israel’s ultimate criminal objective is to expel the Palestinians. #Palestine there…
— Elijah J. Magnier 🇪🇺 (@ejmalrai) May 26, 2024
The message of Israel’s torture chambers is not just for Palestinians, but for all of us. Middle East Eye
Will Gen Z change US foreign policy towards Israel? Responsible national governance
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US to lift freeze on offensive weapons sales to Saudi Arabia: sources Al Arabiya
The Saudi Arabian crown prince has reportedly promised to inflict pain if the US retaliates against the oil cuts. His threat appears to have worked. Business Insider
European Separation
Yellen says European banks face ‘enormous risks’ from Russia Eura Active
From Le Pen to Meloni: Let’s unite and form a second group in the European Parliament POLITICO
“You are taking us straight to World War III”: Italy slams NATO chief: Apologize or resign Pamphlet
Half of Italians struggling to make ends meet – Eurispes Answer
Energy Security poses a threat to the European political order Hungarian Conservatives
A new cold war
SITREP 5/26/24: Russia prepares for next wave as NATO’s Chihuahuas bark The Thinker Simplicus
Tactical Nuclear Exercises and Russia’s Escalation Options Larry Johnson, Sonar 21
My interview with WION: NATO’s sudden escalation
– Russia’s nuclear early warning system was attacked, strengthening the US’s pre-emptive strike capabilities, and the US, UK and NATO have authorized attacks on Russian territory using NATO weapons.https://t.co/FeKHSzrrUqhttps://t.co/VRC6j252vR pic.twitter.com/pqCFabQFQF— Glenn Diesen (@Glenn_Diesen) May 26, 2024
Fixed-wing drone spotted over Russia’s Orenburg region “…the target is likely a Voronezh-M over-the-horizon radar.” There has yet to be any wider confirmation of this.
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Russia’s Electronic Warfare is Becoming More Effective, Changing the Tide on the Frontlines – Report Military Watches
Baltic states and Poland may send troops to Ukraine if Russia wins, media reports say RBC Ukraine
If the Baltic states were to commit their entire ground forces, i.e. 100% of their active duty personnel and all equipment, they would deploy fewer troops than were lost in the Battle of Mariupol and with fewer armored vehicles than were lost in combat in 2023. pic.twitter.com/RuIPbxlvsz
— Attitude Russian (@RWApodcast) May 26, 2024
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Can Ukrainian President Zelensky stay in power without elections? Deutsche Welle
Berdyaev and the Ukrainian War Gordon Hahn, Landmarks: A Journal of International Dialogue
Old Brittany
A blessed country New Left Review. “American Corporate Anglophilia.”
Caucasus
Georgia House Committee Overrules Presidential Veto of Controversial “Foreign Agents” Bill AP
South of the Border
Peruvian Supported by the United States administration:
Peru’s unpopular leader’s approval rating hits lowest ever at 5% https://t.co/xtkjJO4QvC
— Marcelo Rochabrun (@mrochabrun) May 26, 2024
Spook Country
‘I don’t know how this happened’: $3 billion secret program undermines Biden’s tech policy POLITICO
Biden
The left is not Joe Biden’s problem. Joe Biden is the problem. How it works
The Democratic Party is broken
Great job, AIPAC. pic.twitter.com/TeZgCekfmB
— Ish Aderonmu (@LegalishCA) May 22, 2024
artificial intelligence
Google CEO says there’s no solution to AI serving up wildly misleading information Futurism
For AI to deliver on its promises, people need to trust it CNET
Empire Collapse Watch
Harmful connections Open the magazine
Polarization is not over yet Global Studies Quarterly
health care?
When healthcare crowdfunding fails Baffler.
Police State Surveillance
It’s tiresome how much effort we put into normalizing these machines that are used to harm us without us even realizing it. https://t.co/Nla8XVw8Mk
— Read Let This Radicalize You (@JoshuaPHill) May 26, 2024
Approach to enable both locomotion and manipulation in snake-like robots Technology Exploration
Academy Forest
Kevin O’Leary’s dystopian fantasy that ruins the lives of campus protesters The Hill
In the face of pro-Palestinian protests, universities must recognize that they are businesses and act as such. The Globe and Mail
A well-known free press
The intent to publish this story and portray it this way, in a context where Palestinians are being detained, tortured and killed on a mass scale, is extremely cynical, vile and cruel. It is difficult to express my hatred for our stodgy imperial ogres and their mouthpieces. pic.twitter.com/5AdOhKRbzY
— NewLeftEViews (@NewLeftEViews) May 26, 2024
@The Atlantic Today they made a statement justifying the murder of Palestinian children. pic.twitter.com/CGTh3Aexxw
— Writers Against the War in Gaza (@wawog_now) May 26, 2024
Class struggle
Newsom promised to build 1,200 tiny houses for California’s homeless. A year later, not one has opened. Calm Matters
Dubious claims of a squatter crisis Governance
Homeless people: scapegoating politics and the housing crisis The Socialist Project by Adolph Reed Jr. Worth a read.
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