Trump has been forced into a retreat after a $1.8 billion fund for insurrectionists was a grift too far.
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Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Trump’s $1.8 Billion Insurrectionist Slush Fund ‘Dead for Now’ Amid Furious Public Backlash
Topics: Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 4 Comments »
Links 6/2/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 61 Comments »
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?
Topics: Commodities, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Media watch, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 52 Comments »
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.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:51 am | 3 Comments »
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?
Topics: Banana republic, Dubious statistics, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Health care, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams, Science and the scientific method
Posted by Yves Smith at 2:55 am | 9 Comments »
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.
Topics: Coffee Break
Posted by Nat Wilson Turner at 2:00 pm | 26 Comments »
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.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Guest Post, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 30 Comments »
Links 6/1/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:56 am | 59 Comments »
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?
Topics: Commodities, Doomsday scenarios, Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Investment outlook, Media appearances, Media watch, Politics, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 118 Comments »
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.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Energy markets, Europe, Russia, Turkey
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 18 Comments »
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.
Topics: Income disparity, Macroeconomic policy, Social policy, Social values, Taxes
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 6 Comments »
Links 5/31/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 6:55 am | 186 Comments »
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.
Topics: Guest Post, Sunday morning Antidote movie
Posted by semper loquitur at 6:30 am | 4 Comments »
Shutting Down Federal Bee Labs Threatens Bees, Beekeepers and the US Food System
Is the country’s food supply being destroyed intentionally?
Topics: Agriculture, Market inefficiencies, Social policy
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 10 Comments »
Links 5/30/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 145 Comments »




