Physicists find evidence that the universe isn\u2019t perfectly uniform \u2014 potentially unraveling a 100-year-old model of cosmology<\/a> Live Science<\/p>\n Private equity backers slam \u2018runaway\u2019 legal costs from top law firms<\/a> FT<\/p>\n Glasgow Man Crashes Car Into Mural Resembling Tunnel Entrance<\/a> NDTV<\/p>\n Poppy Watch<\/a> Parenting In A Climate Crisis<\/p>\n Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n Record-breaking glacier mass loss in Central Asia in 2025<\/a> IOP Science<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Predictions of the mother of all super El Ninos keep getting worse<\/p>\n This monster has the potential to tear global weather patterns apart and bring worldwide mayhem<\/p>\n But are governments making plans to try and cope \u2013 uhhm, No pic.twitter.com\/PHndmYBBxF<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Bill McGuire (@ProfBillMcGuire) May 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Hantavirus<\/p>\n CDC not requiring hantavirus cruise passengers to isolate at home<\/a> The Hill<\/p>\n French hantavirus patient is critically ill and on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11<\/a> AP<\/p>\n Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus<\/a> Wired<\/p>\n A second woman jet-setted around the globe after leaving the hantavirus-plagued vessel, without anyone noticing<\/a> Disaster Girl<\/p>\n Hantavirus outbreak should reset WHO\u2019s default approach to airborne risk<\/a> The BMJ<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Pandemics<\/p>\n Tissue-specific autoantibody signatures reveal immune alterations undetected by routine serology in long COVID<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea883% of long COVID patients have rogue autoantibodies attacking their own heart, lungs & blood vessels, and every standard blood test misses it completely. VERY\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/EVyJIOkbcN<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Harry Spoelstra (@HarrySpoelstra) May 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Japan<\/p>\n Bessent brings reassurance but Tokyo is watching Beijing<\/a> Observing Japan<\/p>\n Japan\u2019s new spy agency receives FBI backing with eyes on China and Russia<\/a> South China Morning Post<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n China?<\/p>\n Xi Jinping says China and US should be partners, not rivals, as summit gets underway<\/a> Channel News Asia<\/p>\n US-China summit: Trump sees \u2018better\u2019 ties, Xi warns over Taiwan, as talks conclude<\/a> Business Times<\/p>\n China Sent a Tough Message to Trump\u2026 Did He Understand It?<\/a> Larry Johnson<\/p>\n The future of China-US relations is bright: Global Times editorial<\/a> Global Times<\/p>\n This Is Not an Inspiring China Story<\/a> Pekingnology<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Syraqistan<\/p>\n \u2b55\ufe0f The Day After NYT\u2019s Kristof Documented Systematic Israeli Rape of Detained Palestinians, CNN, AP, BBC, and NYT Gave Largely Uncritical Coverage to an Unverifiable Israeli Report<\/p>\n One day after New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof published a meticulously sourced\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/yJk1mWcTjq<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) May 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Israel in English: Accusing us of r*pe is a blood libel\ud83d\ude3f<\/p>\n Israel in Hebrew: We MUST r*pe Palestinians & make it official \u201cregulated policy of the state\u201d\ud83d\ude3c<\/p>\n Translation is Israel\u2019s Achilles\u2019 heel & kryptonite. 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One click & it crumbles! pic.twitter.com\/TMZlmb4S4x<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Muhammad Shehada (@muhammadshehad2) May 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Report: Coalition Prepares Knesset Dissolution Bill as Haredi Revolt Deepens<\/a> MediaLine<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Pakistani war chief says deal to bring Turkiye, Qatar into Saudi defense pact \u2018being finalized\u2019<\/a> The Cradle<\/p>\n Classified CIA Analysis Finds Trump Can\u2019t Count on Gulf Allies for Wider Iran War<\/a> Capital & Empire<\/p>\n Saudi Warplanes Struck Militias in Iraq During War, Sources Say<\/a> Reuters<\/p>\n Another Blow to Pentagon Hype: 90% of Iran\u2019s Missile Sites Remain According to NYT Findings<\/a> Simplicius<\/p>\n Special operations \u201cmothership\u201d surfaces at Diego Garcia<\/a> The After-Action Report<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n European Disunion<\/p>\n In a bind over rare earths, Europe watches US-China tussle from the sidelines<\/a> South China Morning Post<\/p>\n Hungary ran out of strategic reserves, many fuel stations close: diesel shortage looming?<\/a> Daily News Hungary<\/p>\n Commission Refutes Hungarian \u201cRussiagate\u201d despite Its Intergral Part in Tisza\u2019s Election Disinformation Campaign<\/a> Hungary Today. March seems so long ago:<\/p>\n The certainty that Russia has access to confidential EU information thanks to Orban spreads across capitals: \u201cIt would be naive to think otherwise\u201d<\/a> El Mundo. March 24.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Old Blighty<\/p>\n PALESTINE ACTION BARRISTER WINS APPEAL IN CONTEMPT CASE<\/a> Declassified UK. On procedural grounds. Judge can still refer the contempt allegations to the Attorney General or another High Court judge sitting in the Crown Court.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n NOW \u2013 King Charles: \u201cMy ministers will also proceed with the introduction of Digital ID.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/hH328WC9g3<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) May 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n New Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n RUSSIA\u2019S LARGEST DRONE ASSAULT OF THE WAR \u2014 Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) May 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Germany, Ukraine to Jointly Produce Long-Range Drones in Expanded Defense Partnership<\/a> Kyiv Post<\/p>\n How Europe Stopped Fearing Russian Deterrence<\/a> Kautilya the Contemplator<\/p>\n Yermak consulted fortune-teller on key Ukraine government personnel appointments<\/a> Intellinews<\/p>\n Duma authorizes use of armed forces to protect Russians arrested abroad<\/a> TASS<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n Late Capitalism at War<\/a> Dmitry Pozhidaev, Savage Minds<\/p>\n The Empire Is Not Being Saved. It Is Being Liquidated.<\/a> William Murphy<\/p>\n Asia is quietly and quickly buying up America<\/a> Asia Times<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n South of the Border<\/p>\n Bolivian Miners Join Protests Against Rodrigo Paz Amid Fuel Shortages<\/a> TeleSur<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Caucasus<\/p>\n Turkey opens bilateral trade with Armenia after decades of closure<\/a> OC Media<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Spook Country<\/p>\n Did the CIA seize MKUltra files on controversial \u2018mind control\u2019 experiment from Tulsi Gabbard\u2019s office?<\/a> First Post<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump 2.0<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s ICE Pick Is A Longtime Private Prison Veteran<\/a> Huff Post.Venturella was also the guy who made a call to ICE<\/a> in Florida to pick up Amanda Ungaro, the Brazilian model who Epstein brought to the US when she was 16, a former partner of Trump \u201cconfidant\u201d Paolo Zampolli<\/a>, and whose veiled threats likely contributed to Melania\u2019s bizarre WH public statement.<\/p>\n Vance announces suspension of $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California<\/a> NBC News<\/p>\n Trump officials, billionaires and the quiet reshaping of America\u2019s public lands<\/a> Floodlight<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Democrats Suck<\/p>\n Tonight, after a year of screaming about holding ICE accountable, 144 House Democrats joined 203 Republicans to pass CORCA, a bill that grants DHS and ICE sweeping new power to collect American citizens\u2019 personal information under the guise of combating retail theft.<\/p>\n \u2014 Max Burns (@themaxburns) May 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Senate Iran War Powers Resolution Falls Short by One Vote\u2014Thanks to John Fetterman<\/a> Common Dreams<\/p>\n Here\u2019s How Democrats Should Talk About Climate Change<\/a> The New Republic<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Police State Watch<\/p>\n ICE Plans to Deploy 1,570 Additional Iris Scanners Nationwide Under No-Bid Contract<\/a> Project Salt Box<\/p>\n Violence as Performance, or Performance as Infrastructure?<\/a> Roman Khimich<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Big Brother Is Watching You Watch<\/p>\n Wall Street Is Pairing Up With the Army to Build Data Centers<\/a> Truthout<\/p>\n ICE Agents Have List of 20 Million People on Their iPhones Thanks to Palantir<\/a> 404 Media<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Accelerationists<\/p>\n Andreessen Horowitz Is Spending on Politics Like No Other<\/a> New York Times<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n AI<\/p>\n Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents have to find a new power source after their energy source looks to redirect lines to data centers<\/a> Fortune<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n ChatGPT allegedly shares your chat query topics, user IDs, and email addresses with Google and Meta, according to a new class action lawsuit filed today. pic.twitter.com\/w5txL6HBCk<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Rob Freund (@RobertFreundLaw) May 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Our Famously Free Press<\/p>\n Prolific finance journalists facing questions over identities<\/a> Press Gazette<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n NEW: The NYT sent an email to freelancers today forbidding contributors from submitting \u201cany material for publication that contains content generated, modified or enhanced\u201d by generative AI.<\/p>\n The \u201creminder\u201d follows a string of AI incidents at the paper:https:\/\/t.co\/eQPpUhJrkS<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Maggie Harrison Dupr\u00e9 (@mags_h11) May 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Economy<\/p>\n California has 6 weeks of gas supply. After that, it gets expensive<\/a> Cal Matters<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \ud83c\udf3eDue to poor crop health and a record-low planted area, the United States will produce the smallest wheat volume since 1972.<\/p>\n 2026 winter wheat output (67% of total output) by class is seen at the lowest levels since: \u2014 Karen Braun (@kannbwx) May 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Guillotine Watch<\/p>\n Self-report fraud and walk free, New York prosecutors tell Wall Street<\/a> FT<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Mr. Market<\/p>\n Since beginning of Iran war, traders have ramped up bets on rising food prices<\/a> Follow the Money. Naturally.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Class Warfare<\/p>\n Will Hersheypark open this summer? Strike threatens to delay season<\/a> PhillyBurbs<\/p>\n Marxism is childish<\/a> Kaimataara<\/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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Russia launched what multiple outlets are describing as one of the largest single-day drone attacks since the full-scale invasion began, striking Ukraine across 14 regions on May 13. Ukrainian President Zelensky confirmed that at least\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/5HYLw2zjqo<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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Hard red winter: 1957
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