Sweden orders warships from France, Greece orders air defense from Israel, China pledges stronger ties to Russia. / DefenseNews, Reuters Meanwhile, President Trump is “sending a message” to Iran by posting AI-generated videos. / Al Jazeera The reliability of Census Bureau information during the Trump administration is once again under question,
More than a dozen people remain missing, and at least one person is dead, from flash floods that hit a remote area of the Grand Canyon yesterday. / NBC News Over the past year, the Trump administration has been working with the National Park Service to sell off a corner of
How the US-Israel war on Iran has weaponized the global economy, turning the world’s shipping routes into theaters of conflict. / The Wall Street Journal [$] Scientists say Australia is the best place to go if an unprecedented global disaster strikes. / ScienceAlert Indonesia launches a plan to develop 100 gigawatts
ICE is arresting a record number of people by hiring more agents, deputizing cops, and targeting immigrants without criminal records. / The New York Times [$] During this month’s IndyCar event, the White House ordered the press to stop filming the president and first lady—which they did—in a clear
The one and only Dolly Parton dies at 80. / The New York Times [$] According to Jane Fonda, she was the voluptuous embodiment of empathy, ”and then she’d stick her butt out the car window and moon Kenny Roger’s home.” / Instagram Ann Powers: Her greatest works, considered together, are
Internal documents show Kennedy Center ticket sales and fundraising fell after the Trump takeover, then cratered after his name was added to the center. / The Washington Post [$] World Bank aid disbursals spark a surge in crypto activity exactly along the lines of what you’d expect to see in money
Entering this year’s Super El Niño, it’s worth remembering we live on a water planet, and “the ocean is the atmosphere, but upside down and wet.” / Our Blue Frontier Ninety percent of energy building in the United States in the first half of 2026 was either solar, storage,
The USS Abraham Lincoln is headed home following its nine-month deployment—the same ship where sailors reportedly attempted to jump overboard. / NBC News, Navy Times A new aircraft carrier scheduled to be named after a Black war hero may be renamed for President Trump. / The Guardian Jamelle Bouie: It
Because of their high win rate, 152 Polymarket wallets are suspected of trading in US military intelligence—and likewise providing an open book to foreign adversaries. / Reuters Last year, the largest number of Americans born in a single year headed to college; now, universities are bracing for the cliff of
The regional order that has prevailed in the Middle East since 1991 is said to be crumbling, if not finished. / Foreign Affairs Israel bombs an airbase in Syria to stop Turkey from rebuilding it. Turkey, it would seem, decides not to feel attacked. / The Associated Press, Reuters Related: Why did
