An agreement between between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s sons access to one of the world’s largest untapped reserves of tungsten, continuing a pattern of self-enrichment in the second Trump administration. trib.al/TDMlCHG

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BREAKING: Supreme Court rules that DC reflecting pool is hereby declared to be American Flag Blue

Nice summary:

21 June 1931: The Schienenzeppelin sets a record time for the rail journey between Hamburg and Berlin www.ndr.de/geschichte/w... via @ndr.de

Elon Musk Confirms Ancient Concerns About the Superrich 🎁 link www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/o...

Imagine being rich as Croesus’s Sugar Daddy and deciding to make this be your legacy: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...

“It’s tempting to mention bread and circuses here, except there’s no bread.” A Garish Spectacle of American Decline www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/o...

In Tschechien ist gerade ein Gesetzespaket auf dem Weg, mit dem das Konzept "Interessenkonflikt" im Kern bestritten wird. Das Land wird systematisch zum Mafiastaat gemacht. Es ist eine Reihe von Lex Babiš, mit dem kaum verschleierten Ziel, den Premier noch reicher zu machen.

🇺🇦💔 Zelensky: As of now, 28 people are injured and four have died in the capital. Due to the Russian strike on Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the Assumption Cathedral burned down - a church whose history began in the 11th century. 1/3

A Russian drone hit the roof of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra's Dormition Cathedral overnight. Fire damaged a large number of objects. Monks evacuated ancient icons and relics. "A crime against humanity, history, and Christianity," Metropolitan said. Russia launched 70 missiles and 611 drones. 📷 DSNS

Russia strikes leave historic Kyiv cathedral in flames

Unbelievable. ‘Enlightened’ institutions:

The deal to pave the way for further talks to ultimately end the war that is not a war and achieve the ceasefire that was achieved weeks ago is now complete! Well, I suppose that’s good news, at least till lunchtime.

'Last week, thousands of readers gathered for a literary festival in Kyiv, risking air raids to hear from writers. Four brutal years of war have not destroyed the appetite for writing, but fuelled it.'

I’m just a guest in a German budget hotel, standing in front of my water cup, being told to draw my path

FFS

The people of Albania have been protesting the Trump family for 11 days straight because Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner want to build a $2 billion luxury resort on an environmentally sensitive coast site. Solidarity with the people of Albania standing up to billionaire greed. 🇦🇱 🎥 @olsimeraj on IG

Coverage in The Guardian v. New York Times:

👉 https://rspkt.cz/300011433 Bude se Dagmar Havlové chtít pouštět do nového projektu?

If you want to tell the WHCA what you think about that exceptionally brave interview:

She had an unpleasant job but she did it remarkably well. It is crucial that people see how ugly this man becomes when confronted by a normal person asking rational questions.

The areas that I taught: political philosophy, Marxism, ethics and public policy, would be right in the firing line of the ideological police. Not once in 40 years did anyone attempt to influence my topics or readings. I don’t know what I would do if under the pressure some US colleagues face.

The Albanian people have been massively protesting for several consecutive days against slumlord crook Jared Kushner and Crimestress Ivanka seizing land in their country to the sum of billions of dollars to build a trashy resort. I hope they don’t stop until their evil corrupt deal is reversed.

The amount of corruption in this administration is astounding.

All I’m saying is that this is real and it lives in my house Everyday is #Caturday

“So now we face a test. Can we educate ourselves away from disaster? Is there enough knowledge left to penetrate not just the minds, but also the hearts, of people who are deeply discontented?” This, friends, is called “the Humanities.” Under attack everywhere. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/o...

Well Google AI seems to have fixed its #Saturfish problem, however:

The ruined Bratislava Castle during the interwar First Republic (photo courtesy of Bratislava - Retro Facebook group). It’s seen regimes come and go, and looks rather different today. robjcameron.substack.com/p/to-the-cas...

I just don’t understand how a journalist can describe two of the most bald-faced acts of open corruption in the history of the United States simply as “deeply unpopular spending items.” This is part of what allows this to continue.

For decades, this would have been politically impossible in the Czech Republic. Now Brno is hosting a Sudeten German gathering - and parliament has already pushed back. Why this matters beyond one weekend gathering: robjcameron.substack.com/p/sudetenland

Spewing hatred, suffering and violence on people who happen not to be GOP senators had no psychological impact; but going after Cornyn—after all those events he’s been doing for members!—well, how rude! 🎁 link In a Rarity, Republicans Stand Up to Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/u...

Yesterday, a new generation of civil rights activists marched from Selma to Montgomery to fight for voting rights. As states across the country try to make it harder for citizens to be heard, we need to learn the lessons of those who came before us and refuse to take our democracy for granted.

Corruption this massive and this blatant is not only horrifying in itself, it also clearly signals a sense of impunity towards any impending election results. 🎁 link I.R.S. to Drop Audits of Trump and Family www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...

The pet food you’ve all been waiting for

753 drones! 753! russia fired at Ukraine 753 drones and missiles today, and MIGs just took off to keep terrorizing us. Is this even news in the foreign media? A quick search done from my corridor shelter showed only BBC, Guardian and Euronews reports. russia escalating isn't newsworthy?

Hungary’s parliament sings “Ode to Joy” — the anthem of Europe — after Péter Magyar is sworn in as prime minister. Hungary is once again a proud member of the European Union.

Sheesh, we are going to have to change the acronym yet again and start calling them UEOs: Un-Epstein-related Objects

Extraordinary: he is straining even the petro-plutocrat alliance. “Prince Mohammed’s action stunned U.S. officials and forced Mr. Trump to abandon his plan.” 🎁 Trump Reversed Hormuz Plan After Saudis Denied Airspace Access www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/u...

I guess I am relieved to find out that I have not yet reached such a depth of cynicism that it could *even occur* to me until the very end of this quote that he was talking about any place other than Minneapolis.

RFKJr: “That should be an eye opener for all of us.” DJT: <closes eyes>

Gramps can’t be left alone or intimations of mortality intrude

Quiet please we’re working

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This photo just seems fated. It’s uncanny how perfectly the current regime is mimicking the story arc of the Dark Side (even elsewhere *openly admitting* their admiration for Darth Vader… 😵‍💫; and see Krugman’s recent blog on Iran war and “Death Stars”)

A brazen attempt to intimidate election workers ahead of the November midterms. Should be the lede story in every newspaper: Trump Administration Demands Names of 2020 Election Workers in Georgia www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/u...