Buried electrical pathways across the US reveal new clues about Earth\u2019s interior and power grid risks<\/a> Phys.org<\/p>\n Darkness Can Move Faster Than Light Without Breaking the Laws of Physics<\/a> ZME Science<\/p>\n Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n To get a bit more signal and a bit less noise, here are the global sea-surface temperatures, averaged by decade since the decade 1980-1989.<\/p>\n What do you think the 2030s will look like? The 2040s? pic.twitter.com\/S5cHu4wyHt<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Prof. Eliot Jacobson (@EliotJacobson) May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Dr Freezelove<\/a> LRB<\/p>\n Climate-driven depopulation and adaptation realities in America\u2019s coastal ground zero<\/a> Nature<\/p>\n Earth in 2050: A stark vision of environmental decline<\/a> Climate & Capitalism<\/p>\n Emergency brakes: How to limit temperatures long before the last resort of geoengineering<\/a> Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Pandemics<\/p>\n \ud83d\udef3\ufe0fCRUISE SHIP OUTBREAK REPORT RELEASED\u2014New crazy timeline data on cruise ship passengers who got sick and died of hantavirus (and 3 more sickened, including 1 critical). According to latest WHO report, index patient died within 5 days of symptoms. Crazier is that close contact #2\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/ztCo8o8wEi<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n China?<\/p>\n China\u2019s Slowdown and the Myth of the Middle-Income Trap<\/a> Japan Economy Watch<\/p>\n An Equilibrium Model of Counter-Base War in the Western Pacific<\/a> Policy Tensor<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Southeast Asia<\/p>\n Fuel shortages hit Indonesia\u2019s Riau, triggering long lines at gas stations<\/a> The Star<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n India<\/p>\n The Price India Paid for Abandoning Iran<\/a> The Wire<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Syraqistan<\/p>\n Rebuilding Gaza: No progress amid mounting costs, Israeli curbs, say experts<\/a> Anadolu Agency<\/p>\n Israeli Forces Kill Three Palestinians in Gaza as Relentless Attacks Continue<\/a> Antiwar<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n All Indicators Signal that Trump Will Restart the War Against Iran This Week<\/a> Larry Johnson<\/p>\n US strike in Strait of Hormuz killed 5 civilians, Iran says<\/a> TRT World<\/p>\n US military behind UAE oil zone strike: IRIB<\/a> Al Mayadeen<\/p>\n US official says China is \u2018funding\u2019 Iran, urges Beijing to help open Hormuz<\/a> Al Jazeera<\/p>\n IRGC touts capture, reverse engineering of advanced US military gear<\/a> Amwaj<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Israelis with dual nationality behind \u2018large-scale\u2019 acquisition of Syrian agricultural lands: Report<\/a> The Cradle<\/p>\n Pakistani Nationals Allege Arbitrary Detention and Deportation From the UAE<\/a> New Lines Magazine. And freezing their life savings.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n European Disunion<\/p>\n Brussels bars Chinese-made \u2018brains\u2019 of solar panels from EU funding<\/a> Euractiv<\/p>\n US to announce Norway\u2019s inclusion in Pax Silica group with aim to counter China<\/a> Semafor<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Africa<\/p>\n 80% of Africa\u2019s fertiliser is imported: How food systems can adapt to Iran shock<\/a> Down to Earth<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Old Blighty<\/p>\n Starmer adviser\u2019s secret meetings with US Big Tech<\/a> The Canary<\/p>\n How Britain\u2019s housing crisis contributes to its declining healthy life expectancy<\/a> The Conversation<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n New Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n New CSIS Report Highlights Major Russian Drone and AI Restructuring<\/a> Simplicius<\/p>\n Assassination threats or coup: Why has the Kremlin tightened security around Putin?<\/a> Firstpost. All based on anonymous European intelligence officials, so proceed with caution.<\/p>\n the Zelensky Family<\/a> Events in Ukraine<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Russian Ministry of Defence:<\/p>\n \u201cShould the Kiev regime attempt to carry out its criminal designs with the aim of disrupting the celebration of the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will deliver a retaliatory, massive\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Russians With Attitude (@RWApodcast) May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Russia sentences 2 hypersonic researchers to 12.5 years in prison on treason charges, Kommersant reports<\/a> Meduza<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n US Imperialism Enters a New Stage: The Left Needs to Take a Close Look at It<\/a> Venezuelanalysis<\/p>\n Easy to Join, Easy to\u00a0Leave<\/a> LRB<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Have any lessons been learned from US failures in the Iran war?<\/a> Asia Times<\/p>\n US quest for superweapons runs into reality<\/a> Responsible Statecraft<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n BRICS<\/p>\n Is Russia Quietly Blocking the Development of the Middle Corridor?<\/a> Intellinews<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n South of the Border<\/p>\n US Navy kills two more civilians in illegal boat strike in Caribbean<\/a> Al Mayadeen<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump 2.0<\/p>\n Trump administration sues Minnesota over attempts to rein in fossil fuel producers<\/a> Minnesota Reformer<\/p>\n How the Executive Branch Is Reshaping AI Federalism<\/a> Lawfare<\/p>\n \u201cTrump\u2019s sanity, Trump\u2019s trap.\u201d<\/a> The Floutist<\/p>\n War Without Peace \u2013 The U.S. Strategy Has Little to Do with Trump<\/a> Peter Hanseler<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Democrats Suck<\/p>\n Scoop: Dems\u2019 foreign policy group prepping for \u201928<\/a> Axios. Yuck.<\/p>\n Why the Working Class has Given Up on the Liberal Establishment<\/a> Les Leopold<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Obama Legacy<\/p>\n Barack Obama Considers His Role in the Age of Trump<\/a> New Yorker. Hasn\u2019t Obomba already played his role?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Police State Watch<\/p>\n Internal ICE records reveal widespread use of force in detention centers<\/a> WaPo<\/p>\n Trump Administration Closes Watchdog Office For Immigration Detention Abuses<\/a> Huff Post<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Groves of Academe<\/p>\n How a University\u2019s Censorship Conference Got Censored<\/a> 404 Media<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n So the University of Michigan has apologized for these comments being made, promised a review of their processes so it doesn\u2019t happen again. No, seriously. pic.twitter.com\/BX63yE9qu6<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Accelerationists<\/p>\n Palantir Q1 revenue jumps 85% on booming US business<\/a> yahoo! Finance<\/p>\n Zuckerberg Trying to Simulate Human Biology at the Cellular Level<\/a> Futurism<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n AI<\/p>\n The growing AI backlash<\/a> Gary Marcus<\/p>\n A Dark-Money Campaign Is Paying Influencers to Frame Chinese AI as a Threat<\/a> Wired<\/p>\n AI\u2019s Hottest Private Companies Have Booming Crypto Shadow Market<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Our Famously Free Press<\/p>\n NATO accused of courting professional writers in \u2018propaganda workshops\u2019<\/a> The Canary<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Economy<\/p>\n California braces for uncertainty as last shipment of Persian Gulf oil arrives in Long Beach<\/a> Los Angeles Times<\/p>\n The world has plenty of oil, but a different shortage is emerging<\/a> Business Insider<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Abortion<\/p>\n US Supreme Court issues temporary stay preserving nationwide abortion drug access<\/a> States Newsroom<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Agriculture<\/p>\n CSA boxes get people buying fresh from farms, but will customer convenience hurt the mission?<\/a> Harvest Public Media<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Class Warfare<\/p>\n Tax on big business for housing has been a huge success<\/a> 48 Hills<\/p>\n \u201cIt turns out voters really, really care about their nursing homes\u201d<\/a> Working Class Stories<\/p>\n There\u2019s a method?<\/a> The Fundamentals of Organizing<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Antidote du jour (via<\/a>):<\/p>\n See yesterday\u2019s Links and Antidote du Jour here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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