Oldest Wine in the World Is Still Liquid Inside 2,000-Year-Old Roman Funeral Urn ZME Science
Videos showing groups of people entering NYC sewers at night baffle residents and investigators AP
EVs are getting more affordable worldwide — except in the U.S. Rest of World
Climate/Environment
Warming unlocks ancient carbon in Tibetan permafrost, triggering climate tipping point Phys.org
Rising seas could ‘drown’ mangroves and release carbon EurekAlert!
‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival The Guardian
India’s Heatwave Is a Warning for the Future Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May AP
Ebola
WHO Investigates Ebola Patient’s Travel Through UAE as Uganda Cases Rise Assahifa
Pandemics
Meet the ‘superdodgers’: The few who never had COVID Boston Globe
China?
Xi closes the door after promising US CEOs to open wider Asia Times
China, EU slam proposed US tariffs, reject forced labour allegations South China Morning Post
Southeast Asia
Washington pays the price for losing Asia’s trust East Asia Forum
Syraqistan
House passes resolution to end Iran War, challenging Trump The Hill
Trump Says Iran Blockade Could Last All Summer Amid Fears of Oil Supply ‘Powder Keg’ Common Dreams
LMAOOO pic.twitter.com/6tHT922FK1
— VolgaLad (@cym27s) June 3, 2026
Confirmed — Donald Trump Believes Iran Has The Bomb Larry Johnson
Israel is building more military posts in Gaza, satellite imagery shows Al Jazeera
Israel and Lebanon agree to implement ceasefire if Hezbollah stops attacks BBC
When Diplomacy Can No Longer Restrain War Savage Minds
’When you’re shooting in a more moderate manner’: Trump gives a new definition of Iran ceasefire First Post
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NEW: Buried within the Senate Intelligence Authorization Act is a provision to increase intelligence sharing with Israel and impede the president’s ability to reduce cooperation in the future. pic.twitter.com/ET2ZWnfJWP
— Daniel Boguslaw (@DRBoguslaw) June 3, 2026
‼️BREAKING: Prime Minister Netanyahu to U.S. Member of Congress: Thank you for endorsing “MY PLAN” for US defense cooperation… pic.twitter.com/Y6eWszniTy
— A New Policy (@anewpolicyorg) June 3, 2026
European Disunion
Chinese firms that help Russia are next for EU sanctions Politico
Germany loses vote for UN Security Council seat DW
Freedom of speech ends with “Lügenfritz”. NachDenkSeiten (machine translation)
Poland formally requests new permanent US military base Notes from Poland
The Western take-over of Hungary Thomas Fazi
The Slovenian Government Gets the Last Laugh–Or Does it? Lily Lynch
EU plots long game against US digital supremacy Politico
New Not-So-Cold War
US House advances Ukraine aid bill, setting up final vote Kyiv Independent
Germany, France, UK Sketch Plan to Engage Putin in Ukraine Talks Bloomberg
This is consistent with Zelensky’s recent statement where he also mentioned the E3 format which sidelines the EU.
One simple reason why E3 is a non-starter is Britain, which combines extreme hostility towards Moscow with the absence of any serious leverage against it, apart… https://t.co/BFatF7x72U
— Leonid Ragozin (@leonidragozin) June 3, 2026
RBK reports that Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina has disappeared from the speaker list for this year’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Two sources close to the regulator confirmed she will not attend.
Nabiullina had initially been scheduled to speak… pic.twitter.com/y8F6GIXPaz
— Brian McDonald (@BrianMcDonaldIE) June 3, 2026
Imperial Collapse Watch
Do Americans really know how much the world hates us? Salon
South of the Border
Denial is Not a River in Egypt, or in Venezuela Black Agenda Report
Trump 2.0
Senate GOP drops $1 billion for White House ballroom from budget package The Hill
Oz addresses questions about Trump’s frequent visits to doctor: It’s ‘a routine, regular exam’ The Hill
Mullin Says DHS Would Obey Courts If They Were Not “Politicized” Truthout
Trump Strips Job Protections for Nearly 8,000 Federal Policy Staff TeleSur
Democrats Suck
Democrats Opposed to Tlaib’s Resolution to Stop U.S. Joining War on Lebanon Truthout
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
Exclusive-Meta scales back plan for internal mouse-tracking tech, citing staff concerns Reuters. “Scales back”=They get 30-minute breaks from surveillance.
Governments escalate the global war on online anonymity WSWS
you used to be able to rent a hotel room under a fake name now i need an app to do my damn laundry
— arne ness (@arne__ness) May 29, 2026
Groves of Academe
My Students Can’t Read The Chronicle of Higher Education
AI
OpenAI and Anthropic Sign Letter to Prevent AI-Developed Biological Weapons Wired
AI Dark Output: The Visible Cost of Invisible Output SemiAnalysis
Data Center Developers Want to Build Their Own Power Plants. How Many Actually Will? Distilled
Sam Altman Eyes Bernie Sanders as His Pope Gizmodo
Amazon’s AI-Generated Animated Series Canceled After Relentless Derision Futurism
National Abortion Hotline workers fight against implementing AI Prism
Cory Doctorow: Hell is other people – so billionaires are using AI to replace them The Nerve
Economy
Hormuz disruption: 50% oil price increase can add $20 billion to import bills of vulnerable economies Down to Earth
Immigration
Immigration Ban and the US Health Care Workforce JAMA Network
Agriculture
How flesh-eating screwworms in cattle could raise US beef prices Reuters. Confirmed in a Texas calve yesterday.
Biggest diesel shock since 2022 deals blow to U.S. farmers Bloomberg
Farm Bankruptcies Hit Six-Year High Morning Ag Clips
Demand Is Booming for New No Tech, Repairable Tractor 404 Media
Class Warfare
‘Happiness is not just about GDP’: ambitious plan or utopia? The Guardian
Congressman Jeff Van Drew on Delaney Hall, where detainees are paid $1/day or less for their work and are on hunger strike: “This is better treatment than people generally receive… the conditions are better than 90% of the world lives in, and probably half of America.” pic.twitter.com/zAIwWgJVrP
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) June 3, 2026
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