Blood of Man Who’s Had 200 Snake Bites Helps Make a Potent Antivenom Nature
Kuwait Cracks Down on Crypto Miners to Cut Down on Electricity Usage Engadget
Absolutely unreal! 😍🚴♂️ This bike trick is pure talent and courage – one of the best ever! #BikeMaster #EpicStunts #CycleInspopic.twitter.com/UXAmOu8TwK
— KnowledgeWolf 🧠💡 (@KnowledgeWolfy) May 1, 2025
Since 1981, One Man Has Relocated Nearly 1,000 Snowy Owls from Logan Airport Colossal
“Unprecedented Recovery” – Gene Therapy Reverses Heart Failure in Breakthrough Study SciTechDaily
COVID-19/Pandemics
Common bacteria linked to strep raises worries in US: ‘Pandemic in plain sight’ NY Post
New Drugs Outperform Paxlovid – A Game Changer forCOVID and Future Pandemics SciTechDaily
Did our politics fail us during Covid? Vox
Climate/Environment
How Climate Change Threatens Eye Health Knowable
Dangerously hot in Alaska? New warnings show climate change impact. USA Today
In His First 100 Days, Trump Launched an “All-Out Assault” on the Environment Arc Technica
China?
Eli Lilly CEO Says Company Can Help ‘Respond’ to National Security Concerns Around Essential Drugs as Tariffs Loom CNBC
China Unveils Its Military Mega-Project Sustainability Times
Small Packages From China Are Now Subject to US Tariffs. Here’s What to Know Wired
⚡️ Chinese special forces deployed armed robotic dogs during anti-terror drills simulating urban combat in Tibet. pic.twitter.com/n7nGn9kluI
— War Intel (@warintel4u) May 2, 2025
Pacific Island nations See a US Pullback – Will China Step Up? SCMP
South of the Border
Second Us Military Zone Along Border With Mexico Set Up to Deter Migrants Al Jazeera
Trump Urges Free Passage for Us Ships Through Panama, Suez Canals Andolu Agency
Can Clean Energy Make Brazil an AI Superpower? Time
European Disunion
Hard Decisions Ahead in EU Budget Talks: What Spending Should the Bloc Prioritise? France 24
The Transatlantic Tech Clash: Will Europe “De-Risk” from the United States? CSIS
Old Blighty
I overheard Labour and Tories say ‘we’ve cocked it up’ – they were right Notinghamshire Live
Prince Harry Says He Doesn’t ‘Know How Much Longer’ King Charles Has, Seeks Reconciliation The Hill
The Map That Shows Reform’s Triumph Was Much More Than a Protest Vote BBC
Israel v. The Resistance
Gaza, the US and China: the Future of War and the End of Civilisation Thomas Faxi Substack
what is Happening in Gaza is Unprecedented in Modern History
Hunger, siege, and death are everywhere. Countless injuries go untreated due to a total collapse of the healthcare system. Food supplies have been completely depleted. Medicines are entirely unavailable. Prices have… pic.twitter.com/14RDgkv50B
— Mostafa Alathamna~Gaza🇵🇸 (@alathamnaa) May 3, 2025
Un Urges Independent Probe Into Gaza Aid Ship Attack, Calls for Lifting of Aid Blockade Andolu Agency
Netanyahu Says Freeing Hostages Is Not His Priority Scheer Post
Live: Global Outrage Grows as 57 Die of Hunger Under Israel’s Gaza Blockade Al Jazeera
Israel Calls Up Thousands of Reservists, Plans to Expand Gaza Offensive Amid Stalled Hostage Talks CNN
New Not-So-Cold War
Putin Accuses Zelensky of Making ‘Direct Threat’ to Moscow’s Victory Day Celebrations The Independent
North Korea’s Involvement in the Ukraine War: A New Threat to International Peace Modern Diplomacy
Greene Furious Over Ukraine Minerals Deal, Iran Talks: ‘The Base Is Not Happy’ The Hill
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
From Driver’s License to Digital Dossier? Why Some Are Worried About Real ID USA Today
TikTok Gets Fined $600M for Data Transfers That Broke EU Privacy Rules News Tribune
Can You Opt Out of TSA Facial Recognition at Airports? Travel Noir
Imperial Collapse Watch
The Average American Is Closer to Being Homeless Than Being Elon Musk USA Today
Pam Bondi’s Absurd Claim About Fentanyl Overdoses Epitomizes the Illogic of the War on Drugs Reason
Trump 2.0
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— Tony Michaels 🎙 (@thetonymichaels) May 2, 2025
Trump Must Not Repeat Bush’s Iraq Mistakes in Iran The Hill
White House Tanks Trump’s Big Idea to Rename Veterans Day Daily Beast
How Rubio became Trump’s minister of many hats Axios
Donald Trump’s Grotesque Lie About the US Role in the European Theater in World War II Sonar 21
DOGE
Trump Administration Urges Supreme Court to Lift Data Access Block on Musk-Led DOGE Andolu Agency
DOGE Is in Its AI Era Wired
Democrat Death Watch
Kamala Harris in new speech:
“This country is ours. It belongs to you. It belongs to us. It belongs to We the People.”
Fact Check: The Democrat party doesn’t even belong to the people as it’s completely bought & beholden to corporations just like the GOP.pic.twitter.com/68Ano2eIeW
— Power to the People ☭🕊 (@ProudSocialist) May 1, 2025
I love it so much 😂 cos are you a Democratic Party or not? If you are, why the silence? https://t.co/rie4dydXWx
— Thando M 🇨🇩🏳️🌈 (@thandomipa) May 3, 2025
Young Democrats Challenge Longtime Incumbents as Party Grapples With Generational Divide
Immigration
Big Tech Takes on Immigration With New Migrant Tracking Software for Ice USA Today
Tampa Woman Deported to Cuba After Normal Check-in at Immigration Office Fox 13
Trump’s Immigration ‘Shock and Awe’ Is Losing in the Court of Law Politico
Our No Longer Free Press
U.S. press freedom falls to historical low Axios
The Cost of Arrogance: Npr’s Undoing Is a Cautionary Tale for the Media The Hill
Mr. Market Is Moody
Trump’s Promised ‘Golden Age’ for the US Economy Is off to a Chaotic Start The Guardian
Here’s What Happens if the U.S. Dollar Collapses nanalyze
Japan Signals Us Treasury Holdings Could Be Trade Bargaining Chip With Donald Trump Times of India
AI
“Godfather of AI” shares prediction for future of AI, issues warnings (video) CBS
Testing AI’s GeoGuessr Genius Astral Codex
AI Scientist ‘Team’ Joins the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Nature
Claude’s AI Research Mode Now Runs for Up to 45 Minutes Before Delivering Reports Ars Technica
The Bezzle
Generative AI Makes Fraud Fluent – From Phishing Lures to Fake Lovers The Register
Walmart Takes Drastic Action to Curb Growing Fraud Problem at Self-Checkout NY Post
Businesses Globally Are Set to Lose $15 Billion in 2025 Because of Fraudulent Chargebacks TechRadar
Guillotine Watch
New record: Most expensive ice cream – JP¥873,400 (£5,469; €6,211; $6,696) made by OMER in Japan.
The ice cream includes edible gold leaf, white truffle and natural cheeses 🍨 pic.twitter.com/kaJOACEear
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) May 18, 2023
You can try boozy hot cocoa that weighs 20 pounds and costs $375 ☕️ pic.twitter.com/N9aJu2dyKR
— Insider Food (@insiderfood) February 7, 2019
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