Compassion And Responsibility, The Moral Architecture Of The Mind 3 Quarks Daily
Climate/Environment
In ‘Major Earth Day Win,’ House GOP Cancels Vote on Gutting Endangered Species Act Common Dreams
New Report: Half of U.S. Kids Are Breathing Dangerous Air Pollution American Lung Association
Oil spills from the Iran war are visible from space CNN
Wildfire destroys dozens of homes in southern Georgia Balanced Weather
Godspeed US https://t.co/aQxAUn62Ew pic.twitter.com/XZ07ZaZlWb
— Prof. Ryan Katz-Rosene (@ryankatzrosene) April 22, 2026
China?
All In On Fusion ChinaTalk
China hits food delivery platforms with $671 million fine for ‘ghost’ deliveries Straits Times
Reset in Philippines-China Relations amid A Global Energy Crisis China-US Focus
Southeast Asia
Indonesia Floats Ship Tax in Malacca Strait as Singapore Defends Free Passage Jakarta Globe
India
What does Modi’s big ‘delimitation’ loss in Parliament tell us about the post-2024 BJP? India Inside Out by Rohan Venkat
Syraqistan
Rabbi accused of war crimes selected for Israel’s national celebration Al Jazeera
Trump’s Gaza committee teeters as Israel obstructs peace process New Arab. Or working as planned.
Lebanese Journalist Amal Khalil Bombed and Left to Die by Israel Drop Site
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Iran says won’t reopen Hormuz as long as US blockade remains New Arab
US intercepts three Iranian oil tankers in Asian waters, sources say Channel News Asia
🇺🇸/IRAN – Is the US Blockade on Iran Working?
I fully understand what people are saying about the US blockade “failing” based on claims by both the US Navy and the US government itself.
The US Navy and US gov are saying they have completely stopped maritime traffic to and… pic.twitter.com/I75818swpp
— Brian Berletic (@BrianJBerletic) April 23, 2026
Did the war disrupt weather modification on Iran? Anti-Empire Project
US Bases Iran Will Eliminate If the War Returns and More Delusional Nonsense from Sy Hersh Larry Johnson
European Disunion
$28 billion and counting: Europe tallies the cost of another energy crisis CNN Business
EU countries struggle to replenish gas reserves for winter FT. But: “Rich countries will just pay what’s necessary to secure supply. So the shortages will occur in poorer countries that are literally priced out by Europe and wealthy north-east Asia.”
The only thing to slow that trend is a closed Hormuz. https://t.co/DJhWFF8pYn
— Guy Laron (@guy_laron) April 23, 2026
Germany halves GDP forecast from 1% to 0.5% due to Iran war fallout Euronews
What Are The Implications Of The US Backing Israel In Its Two Latest Disputes With Poland? Andrew Korybko
Africa
Old Blighty
The real story tying Starmer and Mandelson is being buried by a conspiracy of silence Jonathan Cook
UK bill bans anyone born after 2008 from ever buying tobacco Al Jazeera
New Not-So-Cold War
EU gives preliminary approval to unblock €90 billion Ukraine loan France24
Long-range drones for Ukraine German Foreign Policy
Germany unveils strategy for becoming Europe’s strongest military by 2039 Defense News
Seniors as reservists: FAZ speaks of a “logical idea” – Translation service: Even the elderly to the front! NachDenkSeiten (Machine translation)
Kazakhstan Confirms Suspension of Oil Transit to Germany via Russia Astana Times
Russia to block Kazakh oil flows to Germany via key pipeline DW. Bad time to lose roughly 17% of the oil processed at Schwedt, which provides the vast majority of diesel, petrol and heating oil for Berlin.
Russia Warns Moldova of Possible Intervention Over Threats to Transnistria Miltarnyi
South of the Border
Senate To Vote on War Powers Resolution To Block US Attack on Cuba Antiwar
L’affaire Epstein
Warren: Are you refusing to tell us if you have investments in vehicles set up by Jeffrey Epstein?
Kevin Warsh: Those assets will be sold if I’m confirmed pic.twitter.com/P7OsFmQTxt
— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) April 21, 2026
Spook Country
FBI ‘spooked’ by sophisticated theft of agricultural drones in New Jersey The High Side
Trump 2.0
Billionaire backer sues Trump family’s crypto firm over alleged extortion BBC
Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges The Guardian
Trump weighs consequences for NATO allies on ‘naughty’ list Politico
U.S. Navy Secretary Fired Amid Internal Pentagon Power Struggle TeleSur
Democrats Suck
Democrats win redistricting vote in Virginia Regular Order by Jamie Dupree
Democrat borrows Trump’s ‘witch hunt’ refrain to resign from Congress after House ethics probe The Independent
Imperial Collapse Watch
3 Sailors Injured in Fire Aboard USS Zumwalt US Naval Institute
To A Conclusion. Aurelien
Police State Watch
Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ Makes a Black Neighborhood a Testing Lab for AI Policing Capital B
Brave New World
Death by A.I. Ken Klippenstein
HUGE FUNDING JUMP FOR AUTONOMOUS KILLER ROBOTS
BREAKING NEWS: The Pentagon this week filed a call for a 24,000% cash increase (not a misprint) for a unit that creates flying killer robots for use in a war on China.
Many of the machines will be able to attack autonomously,… pic.twitter.com/CucwhpA0De
— Nury Vittachi (@NuryVittachi) April 23, 2026
Immigration
Two Iranian Women in ICE Detention Are Not, In Fact, Related to Qasem Soleimani, Documents Show Drop Site
The Accelerationists
It’s time to reclaim the word “Palantir” for J.R.R. Tolkien Ziggurat
Agriculture
Sports Desk
President Trump special envoy pushing for Italy to take Iran’s World Cup spot All Out Soccer
Economy
Chartbook 442: Global imbalances – A new cocktail in old bottles: World Economy April 2026 Adam Tooze
Trump team backs away from gasoline price promises Politico
Paracetamol costs have jumped up to 30% due to Iran war, pharmacies warn The Guardian
Guillotine Watch
Judge postpones OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s sentencing to let opioid victims attend in person AP
Healthcare?
International Trends in Dental Opioid Prescriptions JAMA Network. “…the US dental opioid dispensing rate is decreasing but remains high by international standards.”
Michael and Susan Dell become UT Austin’s first $1 billion donors Texas Tribune. “The couple’s latest $750 million investment will help build a new Austin medical center that will provide specialized care, such as MD Anderson cancer treatment, and integrate AI into care.”
AI
ChatGPT’s “powerful new image engine” Gary Marcus
Me: I am very impressed with the new OpenAI image model. Wowza.
My sister, professor of anatomy at a med school: “Ask it to create an anatomically correct labeled image of the human thorax.”
Me: ok! Here it is. How is it?
Sister: Oy.
Me: what’s wrong with it?
Sister: It… pic.twitter.com/cRJtE9Nfav
— Sharon Goldman (@sharongoldman) April 22, 2026
This is a FRAUDULENT paper, AI-generated. My name was used as an author and I had nothing to do with it, never saw it until today https://t.co/Ky60zJrMEZ
The “Editors” Angelo Rossi Mori, David Mensah, and Zarnie Khadjesari should be reported. pic.twitter.com/2Z5CE8w4bn— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 22, 2026
This AI Tool Rips Off Open Source Software Without Violating Copyright 404 Media
Class Warfare
‘Uber for nurses’: gig-work apps lobby to deregulate healthcare, report finds The Guardian
MAP: 65 Cities Hosting May Day General Strikes & Growing Payday Report
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