Monday, June 1, 2026

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

Manufacturing Consent for Trump’s Invasion of Cuba

Team Trump’s rhetoric against Cuba gets louder despite the lack of legal justification.

A New Iron Curtain Is Inevitable

European hostility towards Russia and related trouble-making have hit the point where Russian Ambassador invoked a new Iron Curtain.

Coffee Break: Ancient Art, the Return of Analog, Science in Distress, and Death Is for Losers

Part the First: Functional Art from the Enigmatic Daunians.  William Morris famously wrote, “Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”  Of course, his beauty in response to the immiseration of the working class was for the English rich but nothing is perfect.  Our old […]

When ICE Ramped Up Enforcement, US‑Born Workers Didn’t See Any Economic Gains

US natives did not see wage gains from ICE crackdowns. But the story looks more complicated than some suggest.

Links 5/29/2026

Iran War: New Reports of Agreement on Memo of Understanding Effectively Shot Down by Bessent as He Also Repeats Threats Against Oman; Israel Attacks Beirut; More Warnings of Energy Price Cliff Plus Claim Trump Made Illegal Below-Market SPR Sales

Today’s Iran war news: More Axios “deal is sealed” fake news as real economy costs of continued conflict look even more dire.