ICC judges sue Trump administration over US sanctions

Reminder that Musk literally shared Russian disinformation to justify his USAID cuts

OFAC sanctioned Ship of Interest -- Shamkhani Network: Rasool Shirazi's Iran flagged container vessel transited Bosphorus and entered the Black Sea, sailing direct from Kandla India to Novorossiysk. #T

Masterful plan, sir - Iran announces plans to bring in maritime fees for strait of Hormuz www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

The president’s deal with Iran has faced criticism from all sides of the political spectrum, including Democratic critics of the war and Iran hawks who supported the conflict.

Moscow's oil infrastructure going viral, maybe time for the Ukrainian post office to issue some stamps.

Moscow air defense starting it's own fires by shooting down Ukrainian drones. The building hit by the downed drone in the first video is visibly on fire in the second video, as are numerous structures in the area.

How a Belarusian Dissident Vanished at Sea www.occrp.org/en/investiga...

"War has instead done what it usually does: empowered the powerful, rallied the faithful, and allowed an apparatus of repression to present its imperatives in terms of national security" Read Laura Secor on the abandonment of the Iranian people www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Putins mercenaries’ man the shadow fleet. Through fake job interviews and more than 2000 crew lists Danwatch and our international partners are now able to tell exactly when, why and where Russian mercenaries man tankers from the shadow fleet. Three articles out today. In Danish. Read here.

Russian artist and critic of Putin and Chechen leader shot dead in ⁠Poland www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

The founders of a Russian tech firm whose code is in the official White House app banked with sanctioned Russian banks after the Ukraine invasion. Crazy story. thenewsground.com/white-house-...

Read the latest from @scottstedman.bsky.social and @thenewsground.bsky.social #WhiteHouse App Uses Code From Tech Vendor Still Operating in #Russia #ScottStedman #TheNewsground thenewsground.com/white-house-...

🚨 The White House app uses code from a vendor still operating in Russia. Its founders kept accounts at sanctioned Russian banks after the invasion. One also complained privately about being summoned by Russian tax authorities. NEWS from The Newsground (link below)

Russian frigate fires warning shots at British yacht in Channel www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Last image from tonight (short film in the morning): this brother out here with his Singer sewing machine, gifting people a custom embroidery on their jerseys and hats with the name and the date, was more artistic than anything at Burning Man and ad gorgeous as a Caravaggio. Magic! Goodnight.

Russia’s grain smuggling from occupied Ukraine continues by Russian ships sailing in the Black Sea switching off devices that report ships’ positions & Russian companies operating in the occupied Crimea faking consignee documents: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/06...

This is very dangerous: voter registration group being treated as criminal www.ms.now/news/ohio-pr...

Exclusive: UAE to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, sources say reut.rs/4vPjPwo

Art of the Deal: Tehran would not cede control of Hormuz in deal with US www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Iran’s hard-line security officials have yet to sign off on President Trump’s deal to end the war, mediators said, a potentially significant stumbling block.

Ukrainian authorities told Bellingcat that the loading of grain exported from the temporarily occupied territories is an illegal act and Russia was using ports as logistics centers to export stolen Ukrainian agricultural products.

Grumant leaves the anchorage on April 18 and docks at the port of Benghazi where it unloads the grain. The ship was captured in a Vantor satellite image on April 20. 📷: @vantortech

It then continues to another Turkish port, Aliağa, but again does not enter the port. Instead, it proceeds onward towards Libyan waters. From March 16 till April 18, the Grumant is located along the coast near Benghazi.

In addition to satellite imagery, Bellingcat deployed a technique that analysed Grumant’s heading data which was contained in AIS information provided by Lloyd’s List Intelligence, to help confirm Grumant’s presence in Feodosia.

On February 15, the bulk carrier Grumant (IMO 9385879) was pictured at the occupied Ukrainian port of Feodosia on the Crimean peninsula. The region is known for GNSS interference, meaning that its publicly reported Automated Identification System (AIS) position is unreliable. 📷: @vantortech

An investigation by Bellingcat has identified yet another Russian-flagged bulk carrier, exporting grain from occupied Crimea to Libya. This adds Libya to the list of countries willing to accept what the Ukrainian government describes as “stolen” grain. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/06...

Good time to support media that isn't run by bootlickers www.bellingcat.com/donate/

Not good news for November elections.

US Social Security trust fund set for 2032 insolvency, report finds reut.rs/4utLn9A

hey quick question, am I having a stroke

They never have a new idea: Rosselkhoznadzor bans on imports of stone fruits and grapes from Armenia. fsvps.gov.ru/news/rosselh...

Russian social media sites showing a Ukrainian Morok strike drone (OWA-UAV). The warhead's main charge is in a galvanised tube, with a 2-part layer around the outside. The front part of the outer layer is a compound with ball-bearings for fragmentation. The back part looks like an inceduary #OSINT

Bari Weiss not beating the bootlicking propagandist allegations here:

Let's be honest. This man is out of his fucking mind. Should not only not be president, should not be allowed in public. He is a raving, dangerous lunatic. This is not hyperbole. Read this transcript. www.mediaite.com/media/news/i...

Armenia heads to polls amid Russian pressure and threat of ‘Ukrainian scenario’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Reads like Clockwork Orange with a life-changing brain injury.

Breaking news: The Pentagon is moving to recruit hundreds of troops to appear as spectators at President Trump’s UFC cage-fighting event on the White House lawn, and requiring those who attend to pay their own way and meet height and weight requirements.

Stop, Police Sanctions! New article on the Ukrainian Surface Drone (USV) involved in the attack on the tankers yesterday www.hisutton.com/Ukrainian-US...

The Justice Department removed information about the January 6 insurrectionists from its website. @lawfaremedia.org has preserved and posted it www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

After being denied to unload in Haifa, then in Iskenderun, Panama flag bulker Panormitis transits Bosphorus laden, carrying its stolen grain cargo back to the Black Sea. Unfortunately, another Russian flag bulker, Zaid, is currently attempting to unload stolen grain to Iskenderun right now. #T #OATT

Three tankers reportedly attacked by drones in Black Sea, shipping agency says reut.rs/3PwxCZj

Iran's IRGC say they targeted US airbase after strike near Bandar Abbas reut.rs/4v63djm

Donald Trump has decided to use his DOJ lickspittles to try to intimidate an 82-year-old woman whom he owes $88.3 million after a trial jury found he sexually assaulted her three decades ago. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/u...

U.S. forces struck missile targets and mine-laying boats in southern Iran late Monday, according to U.S. Central Command, on the same day President Donald Trump said peace negotiations were "proceeding nicely."

T∞+30

Wide-body traffic over Bosphorus: Sultan of Brunei's Boeing 747-800 "Flying Palace" V8-BKH flies east at 33000feet en route to Brunei Darussalam while Emirates Airbus 380-861 A6-EDX flies west to Charles de Gaulle over the Asia-bound traffic.

N-Y-T vs. "nit"

The creation of a $1.8 billion fund for Trump’s political allies could be unlawful, the Tax Law Center argues—unless Trump pays taxes on it.