Insane reversing skills
Wait for it pic.twitter.com/nuxAIxLGvh
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) May 17, 2026
Machine Learning Helps Astronomers Find 10,000 New Planet Candidates in Existing Data ZME Science
SpaceX’s Next-Gen Starship Passes Its First Flight Test Despite Snags Universe Today
Scientists Finally Think They Know Why T. rex Had Tiny Arms SciTech Daily
Data Centers Now Consume 6% of US Electricity—and the Backlash Has Begun singularityhub
COVID-19/Pandemics
Ex-CDC chief Robert Redfield fears Ebola outbreak is going to become ‘very significant pandemic’ NY Post
Why Do I Still Feel Different After the COVID-19 Pandemic? University of Colorado Anschutz
Climate/Environment
Doomsday Glacier Shows Signs of Imminent Disintegration Futurism
Farmers hold key role in fight against climate change Andolu Agency
South of the Border
Tens of Thousands Rally in Havana Against US Aggression as Cuba Prepares Citizens for War Scheerpost
Violence Looms Over Colombia’s Election Foreign Policy
Venezuela and the Perils of Ceding Sovereignty Venezuelanalysis
China?
While the rest of the world is devising different ways for drones to kill you, China’s using them to de-ice power linespic.twitter.com/H4FyjDTGC2
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 23, 2026
China set for latest space launch, with Hong Kong astronaut aboard Phys.org
China Integration Plans Touted for Human Moon Landing by 2030: “We Will Spare No Effort” Leonard David’s INSIDE OUTER SPACE
China deploys over 100 naval and coast guard vessels The Telegraph
China’s dual-track strategy to navigate superpower triangle Turkiye Today
Africa
5 facts about Africa’s population growth Pew Research Center
What Will It Take to Contain the Central Africa Ebola Outbreak? Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Africa’s capital must stay home to plug its financing gap: how it could be done The Conversation
European Disunion
Energy crisis heightens risk of poverty and social exclusion: EU Commissioner Minzatu France 24
EU green economy booms as solar energy grows at record pace. What’s the most profitable sector? Euronews
EU’s public debt could become ‘explosive’ without action, IMF warns Politico
Old Blighty
UK MPs slam digital ID rollout as a ‘fiasco’ after botched launch The Register
Israel v. Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iran
“This is how they treated us in front of the world, so what about the Palestinian prisoners?” Activists from the Freedom Flotilla give testimonies about being subjected to torture and abuse by Israeli forces. pic.twitter.com/YlXCOagnwT
— nadia nadou (@NadiaNadou40663) May 22, 2026
Israel pounds Gaza, Lebanon in daily breaches of ceasefires Andolu Agency
Western nations warn Israel to end illegal settlement expansion, violence Al Jazeera
“I Am a Jew”: Jeffrey Wernick’s Moral Reckoning With Netanyahu’s Israel Scheerpost
New Not-So-Cold War
Russia says 16 killed in strike on student dorm that it blamed on Ukraine France 24
Brief Frontline Report — May 21st and 22nd, 2026 Marat Khairullin substack
Iskander ballistic missiles striking targets in Kiev. pic.twitter.com/iKpdKySicO
— ayden (@squatsons) May 24, 2026
War in Ukraine led to ‘complete, final’ collapse of Euro-Atlantic security model: Russian foreign minister Andolu Agency
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
Disney sued over facial recognition at parks KFOR News 4
Texas AG Sues WhatsApp for ‘Lying About Privacy’ PCmag.com
Mozilla Foundation Condemns Data Collection By Cars Clean Technica
Imperial Collapse Watch
Oahu sees rise in family homelessness despite overall drop in unsheltered population Hawaii News Now
Watsonville tiny home village offers housing, hope to people experiencing homelessness KSBW Action News
Trump 2.0
Yes, Trump Was ‘Very Involved’ in His $1.8 Billion Slush Fund Deal Zeteo
The Memo: Trump battered by sea of self-inflicted troubles The Hill
Is the Working Class Finally Turning on Trump? The New Yorker
Trump Unravels in Alarming Truth Social Rampage The Daily Beast
Musk Matters
Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth) TechCrunch
Blast off! Elon Musk to become world’s first trillionaire with SpaceX set for the biggest stock market listing ever This Is Money
Grok is struggling to turn Musk’s reach into enterprise trust Startup Fortune
Democrat Death Watch
The Democratic Party Is Divided (But Not How You Think) Washington Monthly
‘It has undermined whatever credibility the DNC had left’: Dems fret over chair after autopsy Politico
Immigration
Trump is waging a silent war on legal immigration The Verge
Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, to escalate deportation case to Supreme Court, challenging appeals court decision Columbia Spectator
Our No Longer Free Press
NYT publisher calls out news outlets for ‘capitulation’ to Trump administration Politico
FCC Commissioner Blasts Her Own Agency’s ‘Straight-Up Censorship’ Fueled by Trump Mediaite
Mr. Market Is Moody
Even if the Iran war ended today, US fuel prices aren’t likely to normalize this year The Guardian
Why bonds may not save investors from the next market shock: Chart of the Day Yahoo Finance
No, the Treasury Market Didn’t Just Discover the National Debt RealClearMarkets
AI
Barnes and Noble CEO Says Sure, Why Not Sell AI-Generated Books and Set Our Reputation On Fire? Futurism
Ansel Adams’ trust says AI-colorized version of his work was exhibited without permission Engadget
The Bezzle
Thai police arrest 6 Nigerians running AI scams targeting older women Cryptopolitan
Guillotine Watch
The most expensive bar of soap in the world is made with GOLD 😱 pic.twitter.com/xvARhbNBpK
— Cultura Colectiva+ (@ccplus) March 25, 2024
In 2001, Lam Sai-wing, a Hong Kong jeweler, built an incredibly luxurious bathroom in his jewelry store, which is often cited as one of the most expensive bathrooms in the world.
It was indeed made out of gold and precious jewels, with fixtures such as a gold toilet, gold sink,… pic.twitter.com/e6qVXZZBG8
— TheForgotThings (@TheForgotthings) April 6, 2024
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