Australian man accidentally walks a fashion show thinking it was beach stairs Firstpost
Hunt on for ‘Ranksy’ graffiti artist who sprayed ‘I farted in yoga’ on London wall Metro
Climate/Environment
Europe is in the midst of a remarkable heatwave. Only 13 out of every thousand “heat domes” are this intense. Tuesday was the hottest May day on record in France and the United Kingdom.
A temperature of 37.1 degrees Celsius (98.8 degrees Fahrenheit) was recorded at Hossegor,… pic.twitter.com/uINbO72RY7
— MyRadar Weather (@MyRadarWX) May 27, 2026
Why India’s heatwaves feel more brutal than ever as warnings issued over ‘killer’ 48C heat The Independent
How Phoenix’s ‘Invisible’ Parking Lots Are Making Its Heat Problems Worse Streetsblog
Brazil revives plan to pave highway through Amazon DW
Geoengineering with Shovels Do Not Research
Ebola
CDC asks staff to volunteer to help with Ebola screenings at airports amid DRC outbreak ABC News. Alternative headline:
CDC To Crowdsource Ebola Surveillance Following Successful Collapse Of Institutional Dignity pic.twitter.com/raEsU04EKE
— The Vertlartnic (@TheVertlartnic) May 28, 2026
Keeping Ebola Out of America, Whatever the Cost to Americans Craig Spencer
DR Congo man admitted to Ahmedabad hospital, to be tested for Ebola Indian Express
May 27 Ebola Update
We’re losing the ability to contact trace
PPE shortages
Re adjusted upwards
Not looking good
PS – I don’t care how staunch your beliefs are, wear an N95 when in contact – you can’t afford to be wrong on this one pic.twitter.com/e7J8gV8xRr
— Barry Hunt (@BarryHunt008) May 28, 2026
Hantavirus
Kennedy offers legal shield to develop hantavirus treatment Axios
Apparently Spain have been allowing the ‘high risk’ hantavirus contacts to mix with one another in shared spaces during quarantine.
One has just tested positive, meaning the others have had a NEW exposure.
Will authorities now re-start the clock on a NEW 42-day quarantine? ⏰ https://t.co/M5W1KlCZUw
— Cat in the Hat 🐈⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧 (@_CatintheHat) May 27, 2026
Why are we repeating the same mistakes with hantavirus that we made with COVID-19? Toronto Star
The Koreas
USFK commander says S. Korea is ‘dagger’ in heart of Asia from China’s perspective Yonhap
China?
This is quite funny. There were these two stories over the past 24 hours:
1) “China is seeing massive capital outflows”
2) “Hong Kong overtakes Switzerland as hub for global offshore wealth”But it’s actually one and the same story: China is seeing massive capital outflows BUT… pic.twitter.com/PHJDmeNlyC
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) May 28, 2026
The real China credit story is what’s happening between cost of capital, loan rejections, and pent-up credit demand.
In Q1 loan rates fell to new lows (qtr basis) but as we wrote, spiking loan rejections meant cheaper credit was now available to a chosen few. Whither stimulus? pic.twitter.com/J5HjulFIAg
— Shehzad Qazi (@shehzadhqazi) May 27, 2026
Syraqistan
UN puts Israel on same sexual violence blacklist as Hamas, ISIS Times of India
BREAKING: Israءl has directly struck Beaufort Castle (Qalaat Al-Shaqif), one of Lebanon’s most important cultural heritage sites, after days of relentless artillery bombardment targeting its immediate surroundings.@UNESCOBEIRUT @UNESCOarabic pic.twitter.com/s4To3CGEKq
— Green Southerners الجنوبيون الخضر (@GreenSoutherns) May 27, 2026
Israel orders forced evacuation of Lebanon’s Tyre ahead of new carpet bombing campaign The Cradle
Israeli defence minister insists there are ‘voluntary emigration’ plans for Gaza Middle East Eye
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Yves has a lot more in daily Iran War post:
IRGC targets US military base in response to attack on Bandar Abbas Al Mayadeen
Trump Remains Schizophrenic on Peace with Iran Larry Johnson
Elon Musk Says America’s Kamikaze Drones Used the Wrong Starlink Subscription Gizmodo
European Disunion
Brussels watchdog moves to ban Alternative for Germany’s EU party Politico
German gas grid operators see ‘urgent’ need for new storage model S&P Global
Hospital staff protest planned health care cuts DW. Germany.
Dogru update (background):
URGENT: Germany’s collective punishment of my family continues. They’ve now frozen my pensioner mother’s bank account, claiming I somehow “control” it too. Her savings are inaccessible — yet she has received no official notice from any German authority. No charges no due process https://t.co/9kckH9euLC pic.twitter.com/nLOifQdqqu
— Hüseyin Dogru (@hussedogru) May 27, 2026
C9M: American radical activists at the major gathering of French neo-fascists, historically anti-USA Street Press (Machine translation)
Old Blighty
Revealed: Mandelson vetting warned of ties to senior figures in China, Russia and Israel The Guardian
STARMER SPY RING EXPOSED: “They Listed My Home, Identified My Family & Reported Me To MI5” Double Down News (video)
New Not-So-Cold War
Russian Officials Walk-Back Threats of ‘Systematic’ Devastation of Kiev ‘Decision-Making Centers’? Simplicius
IS RUSSIA MANEUVERING TO THREATEN AN ICEYE SATELLITE? Integrity ISR
How is it a “civilian” “commercial” satellite if it is actively providing help to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an ongoing conflict https://t.co/gRO9kwcB75
— Russians With Attitude (@RWApodcast) May 28, 2026
NATO prepares a Baltic fortress to head off Putin Politico
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During roughly 2022-2, Western media’s chosen way of whitewashing the neo-Nazi Azov was by pretending (see next tweet) its white supremacist founder Andriy Biletsky wasn’t involved in it anymore.
Increasingly, our media now outright whitewashes & lionises Biletsky himself: pic.twitter.com/gDr1GWeqn8
— Branko Marcetic (@BMarchetich) May 27, 2026
Zelenskyy pleads with Trump for Patriots to fight Russian bombardment Politico
“The cokehead who runs Kiev.” Patrick Lawrence
Imperial Collapse Watch
You The People…. Aurelien
Speculation and the end of the neoliberal imagination Free Market Moralism
South of the Border
AP Exclusive: Trump administration tells prosecutors to stand down on Venezuela leader, sources say AP
US Southern Command Kills at Least One in Latest Execution at Sea Antiwar
Spook Country
The Real Reason Tulsi Gabbard Resigned Ken Klippenstein
Drug dealer convicted in Fort Bragg special operations murders The After-Action Report
US drops charges against Israeli whose illegal biolab left neighbours ‘deathly ill’ Skwawkbox. And the local report: Federal charge dismissed against Las Vegas bio lab suspect 8NewsNow
Israeli Intelligence Chief and sex pest Tom Alexandrovich was scheduled for a jury trial on May 18th, but it’s been canceled (again).
As a reminder, when he was in the US, he tried to have sex with an American child.
He was then sent back to Israel. pic.twitter.com/vIHikeSf1k
— Dissident Media (@DissidentMedia) May 26, 2026
Trump 2.0
Over 700,000 Poor Kids Across 12 States Have Lost Food Aid Under Trump-GOP Budget Law Common Dreams
Exclusive: Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll CNN
UFC fighting cage rises on White House lawn for bout celebrating America’s 250th anniversary AP
Rare albino buffalo nicknamed ‘Donald Trump’ spared Eid sacrifice in Bangladesh The Independent
Democrats Suck
Platner Opens Up 9-Point Lead Even After Pro-Collins PAC Spends Millions on Negative Ads Common Dreams
Universal Health Care Once Seemed on the Horizon in California. What Happened? Truthout
State Budget Thrashes Landmark Climate Law New York Focus
Mamdani
Mamdani’s plan to ‘transfer’ building ownership to tenants uses existing NYC programs — that have repeatedly failed New York Post. This quote: “When did this become a communist country where a dictator could come in and take my building and give it to the f–ing peasant?”
Damn Mamdani really is a radical extr–checks notes–pro-market abundance liberal https://t.co/wCDA51G645
— Alice (@AliceFromQueens) May 27, 2026
Mamdani agrees to put NYPD officers on 12-hour shifts during World Cup Politico
The Accelerationists
Inside the twisted mind of Elon Musk’s favorite YouTuber Oligarch Watch
AI
Robinhood Launches AI Stock Trading, Purchases on Credit Cards Bloomberg
Economy
🍅🍅🍅Tomatoflation 🍅🍅🍅
Price of tomatoes is up 39.7%. That’s terrible news for food affordability *and* public health. Tomatoes are one of the most popular fresh vegetables. pic.twitter.com/DPSrV40YKA
— Isabella M Weber (@IsabellaMWeber) May 27, 2026
Class Warfare
Corporations Can Vote in Some Delaware Elections, Judge Says Bloomberg
Who’s going to keep those money grubbers in front of you? Art Cullen
Crypto’s Most Powerful PAC Sends a Warning to Politicians: Resistance Is Futile Gizmodo
The Imperial Core and the Question of Revolutionary Responsibility William Murphy
Antidote du jour (via):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
