Natural water slide.
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— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) May 30, 2026
Who You Send to the Moon Matters More Than You Think Universe Today
This Weird 20-Legged Robot Moves Like Nothing Else on Earth and It Could Change How We Build Machines ZME Science
Scientists Challenge a 70-Year-Old Theory of Language With a Surprising Discovery SciTech Daily
Reining in the Pentagon: Can the Military-Industrial Beast Be Tamed? Fair Observer
COVID-19/Pandemics
Ebola response puts Trump on collision course with global health body Politico
As Hantavirus and Ebola Cases Rise, Long COVID Is Being Forgotten Nonprofit Quarterly
FIFA, We Have a Problem Medpage Today
Climate/Environment
Climate change: how fires and floods are creating uninsurable areas across Europe The Conversation
French Open Descends Into Hellish Nightmare Thanks to Climate Change Futurism
California overhauls carbon market — critics say it’s a giveaway to oil Cal Matters
South of the Border
Why Trump is manufacturing a new crisis in Cuba Los Angeles Times
The winners in Trump’s Venezuela Quartz
Alarm at Mexico bill allowing elections to be annulled for ‘foreign interference’ The Guardian
China?
✨🇨🇳High-speed railway bridge construction in China! This is the “China Speed” in infrastructure, demonstrating amazing engineering strength and efficiency. pic.twitter.com/WmrFzv2kCf
— 🇨🇳XuZhenqing徐祯卿 (@XueJia24682) May 29, 2026
Huawei chairman thanks the US for export restrictions on chips, says it supercharged China’s semiconductor industry — Washington’s export controls encouraged Chinese firms to invest in R&D and build their own tech stack competing with American tech Tom’s Hardware
Three astronauts from China return to Earth after nearly 7 months in space, a record for a Chinese crew Phys.org
Satellite Footage Confirms China Making Fast Progress on First Nuclear Powered Supercarrier Military Watch Magazine
The China surprise: how it has kept a lid on global oil prices Axios
India
Too hot, too humid: why the sustained heatwave in India and Pakistan is so dangerous The Conversation
Is the US-India Relationship Headed for a ‘Clash of Civilizations’? The National Interest
India’s bullet train project: Nine years later, is the dream finally nearing reality? The Times of India
Africa
South Africa’s tourism sector takes a hit as African travellers cancel trips over anti-migrant unrest Business Insider Africa
Shifting Gear: Why Africa Is The Next Battleground For Chinese Automotive Manufacturing Growth Forbes Africa
Global surge in oil prices hits economies in Africa Bastille Post Global
European Disunion
Arrive three hours before your flight home and bring water and phone charger to help you survive queues, Wizz Air boss tells British passengers as new EU border checks cause chaos Daily Mail
Europe’s population reckoning: How can the EU avoid falling off a demographic cliff? DW
EU Wants To Break Up With US Tech Barron’s
Old Blighty
Rise in youth unemployment driving more to homelessness, UK charities say The Guardian
UK military looks at allowing lethal strikes without human approval Financial Times
Israel v. Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iran
Trump Continues to Sabotage Any Chance of Making a Deal with Iran Larry Johnson
BREAKING: Iran has rejected the US demands to surrender its enriched uranium stockpiles under any circumstances, even if signing the MOU and entering the 60-day negotiation window, with no nuclear discussions being held in that or after that window and no change expected to…
— The Hormuz Letter (@HormuzLetter) May 30, 2026
🚨The U.S. official said Trump was told it would take around three days before the Iranians get back with a response. “They’re literally in caves and they’re not using email,” the senior administration official said
🚨”There will be a deal. The imminence of it, we’ll see. We’re… https://t.co/ozAA7p8dWk
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) May 31, 2026
Iran, now refusing to release its chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz and the global supply of oil, is demanding that the price of an agreement include an end to US backing for the Israeli-directed horror show in the Middle East.
Like a spoiled toddler, Trump is thrashing around…
— Jonathan Cook (@Jonathan_K_Cook) May 30, 2026
🚨🇮🇷Iran outmaneuvers US blockade with bold energy pivot
Iran is redirecting larger volumes of crude and condensates into domestic refining and power generation to free up natural gas for pipeline export to Iraq and Turkiye. The shift is a response to the US naval blockade,… pic.twitter.com/KJ0KYKJiDH
— 🇷🇺 STANISLAV KRAPIVNIK 🇷🇺 (@STANISKRAPIVNIK) May 30, 2026
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U.S.-born Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard admits Israel will have to go to war with Turkey and Egypt once they finish off Iran, Gaza, and Lebanon.
He says, “The storm is coming,” unlike anything the world has ever seen before.
“We have to be prepared for the next war, which will… pic.twitter.com/VLUFXlpckV
— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) May 28, 2026
Europe’s new strategy to hide the rot in Israeli society is to scapegoat Itamar Ben-Gvir Mondoweiss
Israeli soldiers reach Nabatieh, one of southern Lebanon’s biggest cities Al Jazeera
This Week in Palestine: Israel Kills Over Two Dozen, Pushes Deeper into Gaza as Palestinians Mark Eid Zeteo
“Israel Is winning militarily but losing politically and ideologically” Defence24.com
Congress quietly moves to integrate US and Israeli militaries Responsible Statecraft
New Not-So-Cold War
Russia Deploys World’s Heaviest Helicopters to Strengthen Moscow’s Air Defences as Ukraine Sustains Drone Attacks Military Watch Magazine
Ukraine Is Now Indisputably An Anti-Polish State Andrew Korybko’s Newsletter
Gripens: What Impact Will The Swedish Fighter Jet Have In Ukraine? Radio Free Europe
Ukraine Braces for Massive Air Assault as Zelensky Warns Putin is Testing NATO Unity Kyiv Post
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
Privacy isn’t dead – it’s just that tech companies have made it inconvenient The Conversation
Global: Enormous data pipelines powering major generative AI systems are rooted in mass invasions of privacy by design Amnesty International
Imperial Collapse Watch
The California Dream Ends in Empty Reservoirs and Homeless Tents RealClear Politics
Boston shelter highlights growing crisis of homelessness among older adults WCBV 5 News
The American Missile Crisis Contrary Research
Trump 2.0
Trump had another mental health episode today and posted over 50 times online:
11:15 AM – Trump attacks judge who said he couldn’t put his name on the Kennedy Center
12:03 PM – Says he may perform and give a speech at the America 250 event instead of artists who cancelled…
— Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) May 31, 2026
Trump Loves Accusing Critics of Treason. U.S. Law Makes That Charge Hard To Prove—for Good Reason. Reason
In His Latest Humiliation, Trump’s Live Music ‘Party’ Falls Apart Zeteo
Bessent readies Trump $250 bill as one big hurdle stands between Treasury and making it reality Fox News
US judge orders removal of Trump name from Kennedy Center, blocks closure plan Andolu Agency
ABSOLUTELY FUCKING REPULSIVE THAT PETE HEGSETH REMOVED COLIN POWELLS NAME FROM A LIST OF NOTABLE AMERICANS BURIED AT ARLINGTON CEMETERY 🤬 HE ALSO REMOVED THE NAMES OF EVERY PERSON OF COLOR AND EVERY SINGLE WOMAN ON THE SAME LIST 🤬ONLY WHITE MEN WERE LEFT IN PLACE 🤬
SO PLEASE…
— Glenn Tunes (@glenn_tunes) May 30, 2026
Musk Matters
Traders are pricing in near-certainty that Elon Musk will become the first trillionaire Quartz
SpaceX wins $4.16 billion US Space Force contract for threat-detection satellites Reuters
Elon Musk hints at a configurable Tesla van with a solar canopy. Could this be the Robotaxi? Not a Tesla app
Democrat Death Watch
Labor Can’t Remain Shackled to the Democrats Jacobin
NYC Israel parade highlights fault lines inside Democratic Party The National News Desk
Immigration
Protesters, police clash outside New Jersey immigration detention facility Andolu Agency
Rock-bottom immigration rates leave mark on U.S. economy Axios
Our No Longer Free Press
Fired ’60 Minutes’ correspondent Cecilia Vega speaks out against ‘censorship’ on news program Los Angeles Times
Free speech is being censored by the FCC, Disney says KRLD News Radio
Mr. Market Is Moody
Exxon warns oil inventories are weeks from record lows, threatening a price spike Quartz
This Just-Released Economic Indicator Spells Doom for President Trump’s Economy Yahoo Finance
More Fed policymakers eye possible rate hike as inflation risks rise Reuters
AI
The Future of Work Belongs to People Who Master AI SciTech Daily
Is AI profitable yet? Isaiprofitable.com
Woman Alarmed When Her Trusted Therapist Starts Recording Her With AI Futurism
The groupthink boom: what three top VCs really think about the AI frenzy TechCrunch
UAE Builds Smarter Heatwave Early Warning Future as AI Technology Boosts Extreme Weather Preparedness Travel and Tour World
The Bezzle
SEC sues Texas man over $12.3 million alleged crypto scheme built on fake AI trading bots CoinDesk
Judge orders Trump to respond to fraud claims over IRS lawsuit settlement MS Now
Guillotine Watch
The most luxurious and expensive weddings of the world💸 pic.twitter.com/FfZPbjXihV
— Sela (@Sela2941) May 29, 2026
The 5 most expensive weddings dresses ever made #top5 #expensive #wedding #dress pic.twitter.com/bYC0dlS3db
— Top5expensive (@top5expensive) December 8, 2025
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