Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Trump’s $1.8 Billion Insurrectionist Slush Fund ‘Dead for Now’ Amid Furious Public Backlash

Trump has been forced into a retreat after a $1.8 billion fund for insurrectionists was a grift too far.

Links 6/2/2026

Iran War: Iran Rug Pulls Trump by Suspending Talks Over Ceasefire Violations, Escalating with Demands to End Attacks in Gaza and West Bank, Threat to Close Hormuz and Choke Bab El-Mandab; More on How Hormuz Traffic Will Stay Low Even if “Deal” Agreed

Today’s Iran war news: Iran demands a end to hostilities on all fronts or Bad Things happen. Trump choke chained Bibi…but will that last?

The Trump Administration’s Electoral Meddling in Latin America Reaches New Heights in Colombia

Perhaps in 50 years’ time, the CIA will declassify documents showing how they and Mossad rigged elections throughout Latin America during the mid-2020s.

A Peptide, a Secretive Scientist, and a Debate Over Evidence

RFK, Jr. is backing a peptide out of Zagreb, BPC-157, which has lots of fans and very little evidence. What could go wrong?

Coffee Break: Dem Centrists Pick Their Side, Stand With ICE and Israel, Not Mamdani

The dividing lines in the Democratic party came into sharp focus at New York’s Israel Day Parade, an anti-ICE protest in New Jersey, and the pages of the New York Times and social media.

France’s “Forward Deterrence” Vis-à-vis Russia Raises The Risk Of Nuclear War

France plans to deploy Rafale jets armed with tactical nuclear bombs to Poland and other EU states to threaten Russia.

Links 6/1/2026

Iran War: Iran Rejects Trump Claims That Deal Is Near as US Counterproductively Toughens Terms; Hotter Tit-for-Tat Strikes Threaten Ceasefire; What if Trump Continues to Stall When Hitting Energy Cliff ?

Today’s Iran war update: What if Trump fails or refuses to resolve the conflict despite the US going over the energy cliff, projected for July?

Rough Times Ahead in Caucasus Regardless of Armenia Election Outcome

Reminiscent of Ukraine, Sunday’s election becomes a contest between the direction of the country: EU or Russia.

Building Fairer Cities: New Insights From Mohenjo-daro

New insight reveals that inequality was low in one of South Asia’s first cities and that it decreased as its citizens prospered.

Links 5/31/2026

The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Howling For God (1998) Run Time: 1H 3M and Bonus: Ya Zamene Ahu (1970) Run Time:20M

Howling for God is a movie about earthly power and spiritual power.

Shutting Down Federal Bee Labs Threatens Bees, Beekeepers and the US Food System

Is the country’s food supply being destroyed intentionally?

Links 5/30/2026