Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa summits Everest for record 32nd time<\/a> Anadolu Agency<\/p>\n A timelapse showing the incredible movement of a growing vine, exhibiting both nastic movement to find, and then a thigmotropic response to grasp and hold.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcfd: Roger P Hangarter pic.twitter.com\/BBPAp9os7j<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) May 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Empty Waymo taxis have been invading Atlanta neighborhoods and circling cul-de-sacs for hours early in the morning pic.twitter.com\/rBx85f8OLv<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Dexerto (@Dexerto) May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n ;<\/p>\n The original Doom soundtrack is officially in the Library of Congress<\/a> Engadget<\/p>\n We still can\u2019t see dark matter. But what if we can hear it?<\/a> Space.com<\/p>\n Those Goddamn Federalist Papers<\/a> HOGELAND\u2019S BAD HISTORY<\/p>\n Tick that causes meat allergy, other rare virus is spreading: What symptoms to watch for<\/a> The Hill<\/p>\n Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n Lurking below the surface in the equatorial Pacific is possibly the most impressive blob of above average ocean temperatures we\u2019ve ever recorded since we\u2019ve had the ability to measure this stuff. When that enormous concentration of bath water reaches the surface over the coming\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Olip0bQwRN<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Matthew Gross (@HurricaneAddict) May 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Declare climate crisis a global public health emergency, experts tell WHO<\/a> The Guardian<\/p>\n Fire is transforming the West\u2019s public lands Colorado<\/a> Newsline<\/p>\n Do renewables make electricity cheaper or more expensive?<\/a> Bright Spots<\/p>\n Amid the fertiliser crisis, Africa has a chemical-free option: Agroecology<\/a> Al Jazeera<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Ebola<\/p>\n Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern<\/a> World Health Organization (press release)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The reports of unlinked #Ebola<\/a> cases in Kampala and a case in Kinshasa are deeply concerning.<\/p>\n Kampala and Kinshasa are densely populated cities with millions of residents and major regional and international transit hubs. Combined with ongoing transmission in mining towns with\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/7rU4Tp5X6X<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA (@KrutikaKuppalli) May 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Public Health Experts Point to Trump Aid Cuts as WHO Declares Emergency Over Ebola Outbreak in DRC, Uganda<\/a> Common Dreams<\/p>\n In Ebola outbreak, a number of Americans in the Congo believed to have had exposure to suspected cases<\/a> STAT. \u201c\u2026there is an effort afoot to get some Americans out of the DRC quickly.\u00a0These efforts are likely made more difficult by the fact that one of the facilities that can quarantine people suspected of being infected with a high-consequence pathogen like Ebola and care for them if they are infected is currently housing Americans who were passengers on the MV Hondius, the cruise ship on which there was a recent hantavirus outbreak<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Hantavirus<\/p>\n Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive<\/a> BBC<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Water<\/p>\n US plan for Colorado River could cut up to 40% supply for Arizona, California and Nevada<\/a> The Guardian<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n China?<\/p>\n MOFCOM briefs media on preliminary outcomes of China-US economic and trade consultations, two sides reach agreement including on agricultural products, tariffs and aircraft procurement<\/a> Global Times<\/p>\n Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures Historic Deals with China, Delivering for American Workers, Farmers, and Industry<\/a> The White House<\/p>\n Lai says Taiwan will not be \u2018sacrificed or traded away\u2019 after Trump remarks<\/a> Focus Taiwan<\/p>\n Chinese Hegemony is Not Happening\u2026<\/a>Un-Diplomatic<\/p>\n Beijing draws the line on digital dollars<\/a> East Asia Forum<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n India<\/p>\n India bets on data centres even as water, energy-use concerns mount<\/a> Mongabay<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Syraqistan<\/p>\n Israel to raise military compound on ruins of UNRWA office it razed<\/a> TRT World<\/p>\n In Iraqi Desert, Two Israeli Outposts Were Kept Secret for Months<\/a> New York Times<\/p>\n ICC Prosecutor Asks for Arrest Warrants for Israeli Officials, Source Says<\/a> Haaretz<\/p>\n Israel\u2019s northern shock: Hezbollah exposes the limits of \u2018Arrows of the North\u2019<\/a> The Cradle<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n From Mutual Suspicion to Political Embrace: How the U.S. Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Pakistan<\/a> Drop Site<\/p>\n Pakistan\u2019s New Logic of Limited War May Not Keep War Limited<\/a> War on the Rocks<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s Hormuz ship insurance facility has done $0 business<\/a> FT<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u26a1\ufe0fJUST IN<\/p>\n Iran has created an Insurance Company to guarantee safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz<\/p>\n Vessels pay their Insurance Premiums in Bitcoin<\/p>\n This move will hurt the World\u2019s largest Marine insurers pic.twitter.com\/80iGCqmnKW<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Iran Observer (@IranObserver0) May 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Cracking empire: FBI offer huge bounty for ex-military operative who defected to Iran<\/a> The Canary<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n European Disunion<\/p>\n Ryanair has plans for \u2018armageddon\u2019 scenario as CFO warns weaker European carriers may not survive jet fuel crunch<\/a> CNBC<\/p>\n EU\u2019s foreign policy chief warns US, China, Russia seek to weaken united Europe<\/a> Anadolu Agency<\/p>\n Spanish PM S\u00e1nchez\u2019s party suffers historic loss in key Andalusia election<\/a> Euronews<\/p>\n No, Bulgaria\u2019s New Premier Isn\u2019t Pro-Kremlin<\/a> Jacobin<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Africa<\/p>\n Trump Claims US Military Operation Killed ISIS Leader in Nigeria<\/a> Antiwar<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Old Blighty<\/p>\n Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them?<\/a>\u00a0 Big Issue. Any politician who effectively finds a way to go against neoliberalism could be elected for life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n New Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n Putin signs decree easing Russian citizenship for residents of Moldova\u2019s breakaway Transnistria region<\/a> Anadolu Agency<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Why the Russians would feel the need to hit anything in Kiev in retaliation for Ukraine\u2019s demonstration of military impotence earlier is beyond me, but never interrupt your enemy when he\u2019s making a mistake.<\/p>\n \u2014 Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) May 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Spoiled Prince of Kiev is Bleeding<\/a> Tarik Cyril Amar<\/p>\n With Friends Like These\u2026<\/a> Landmarks: A Journal of International Dialogue<\/p>\n INCOME INEQUALITY IN RUSSIA HAS REACHED ITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN 18 YEARS.<\/a> Natylie\u2019s Place: Understanding Russia<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n Technocratic Takeover: Dismantling Nations for AI Control with Fiorella & Vanessa Beeley<\/a>\u00a0 WBAI<\/p>\n Defence groups clamour to delay US ban on Chinese rare earth magnets<\/a> FT<\/p>\n US Needs Another Decade to Fix $1.2 Trillion Rare Earth Crisis<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n South of the Border<\/p>\n BREAKING: US armed forces & Bolivian police are preparing a joint operation to kidnap Evo Morales and massacre the indigenous communities in the vicinity.<\/p>\n Police officers opposed to the plan have leaked documents confirming the operation. pic.twitter.com\/ZFvK7ggwMn<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ollie Vargas (@Ollie_Vargas_) May 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Venezuela hands Maduro\u2019s financier to US in show of loyalty to Trump<\/a> Intellinews<\/p>\n The Economic Consequences of the War<\/a> Phenomenal World<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump 2.0<\/p>\n How Trump\u2019s New Counterterrorism Strategy Puts You at Risk<\/a> The Intercept<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n GOP Funhouse<\/p>\n Iran War vs. Epstein Files<\/a> Ken Klippenstein. \u201cWhat Gallrein represents is something both parties have been quietly building toward for twenty-five years: the national security state as its own source of political legitimacy, floating above democratic accountability, not answerable to the public it claims to serve.\u201d<\/p>\n Senator Bill Cassidy Loses Senate Primary in Louisiana<\/a> American Conservative<\/p>\n Republican politicians blocking the recovery of America\u2019s national icon, the American bison, are not true conservatives<\/a> Ben Goldsmith<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Big Brother Is Watching You Watch<\/p>\n What\u2019s at Stake in Chatrie v. United States<\/a> Tech Policy Press<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Mamdani<\/p>\n Filling the Gap<\/a> Ghost Runner. \u201cMamdani and Menin\u2019s Status Quo Budget.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n MAHA<\/p>\n After USDA cuts, complaints over food safety spike<\/a> Investigate Midwest<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n AI<\/p>\n AI as the new avatar of American capitalism<\/a> Blood in the Machine<\/p>\n MALTA OFFERS FREE CHATGPT PLUS TO ALL ADULTS AFTER AI COURSE<\/a> Malta News Agency<\/p>\n The US Is Using AI to Hunt Down Insider Trading on Polymarket<\/a> Wired<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Casino Nations<\/p>\n \u2018They can shape the outcomes they claim to forecast\u2019 \u2013 could Polymarket influence an election?<\/a> The Nerve<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Guillotine Watch<\/p>\n Monopoly Round-Up: The Rage of the Billionaires Is Coming<\/a> Matt Stoller<\/p>\n Industrial Capitalism Needed Us. Primitive Accumulation Doesn\u2019t.<\/a> Un-Diplomatic. That\u2019s what they\u00a0think.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Economy<\/p>\n Falling wages, spiraling credit card debt<\/a> Stephen Semler<\/p>\n The housing market is starting to look K-shaped too<\/a> Yahoo! Finance<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Mr. Market Plays Disciplinarian<\/p>\n Bond market rout deepens as investors fear \u2018stagflationary shock\u2019 from higher oil prices \u2013 business live<\/a> The Guardian<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Class Warfare<\/p>\n We\u2019ve Optimized Fragility, Failure, Denial\u2013and Rage<\/a> Charles Hugh Smith<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Fisker went bankrupt and owners built open source car company from the ashes<\/a> Electrek<\/p>\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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