Compassion and Responsibility: The Moral Architecture of the Mind 3 Quarks Daily
Climate and Environment
In a Significant Earth Day Victory, House GOP Halts Vote to Weaken the Endangered Species Act Common Dreams
New Report: 50% of U.S. Children Exposed to Hazardous Air Pollution American Lung Association
Satellite Images Reveal Oil Spills from the Iran Conflict CNN
Wildfire Ravages Dozens of Homes in Southern Georgia Balanced Weather
Godspeed, U.S. https://t.co/aQxAUn62Ew pic.twitter.com/XZ07ZaZlWb
— Prof. Ryan Katz-Rosene (@ryankatzrosene) April 22, 2026
China
All-In on Fusion ChinaTalk
China Penalizes Food Delivery Platforms with a $671 Million Fine for Fraudulent Deliveries Straits Times
Philippines-China Relations in Flux Amid Global Energy Crisis China-US Focus
Southeast Asia
Indonesia Proposes Tax on Ships in the Malacca Strait, While Singapore Advocates for Free Passage Jakarta Globe
India
What Modi’s Major ‘Delimitation’ Setback in Parliament Reveals About the BJP Following 2024 India Inside Out by Rohan Venkat
Syraqistan
Rabbi Accused of War Crimes Chosen for Israel’s National Celebration Al Jazeera
Trump’s Gaza Committee on the Verge as Israel Disrupts Peace Efforts New Arab or functioning as intended.
Lebanese Journalist Amal Khalil Fatality Attributed to Israeli Bombing Drop Site
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Iran Declares It Will Not Reopen Hormuz While U.S. Blockade Persists New Arab
U.S. Navy Intercepts Three Iranian Oil Tankers in Asian Waters, Sources Indicate Channel News Asia
🇺🇸/IRAN – Is the U.S. Blockade on Iran Effective?
I fully grasp what is being claimed regarding the failure of the U.S. blockade as indicated by both the U.S. Navy and government.
The U.S. Navy and government assert they have completely halted maritime traffic to and… pic.twitter.com/I75818swpp
— Brian Berletic (@BrianJBerletic) April 23, 2026
Has the Conflict Disrupted Weather Modification Efforts in Iran? Anti-Empire Project
U.S. Bases in Iran: Potential Elimination If the War Resumes—And Other Dismissed Claims from Sy Hersh Larry Johnson
European Disunion
$28 Billion and Rising: Europe’s Tab for Another Energy Crisis CNN Business
EU Nations Struggle to Stockpile Gas Reserves for Winter FT. However, “Wealthy countries will pay what is necessary to secure supply, causing poorer nations to experience shortages priced out by Europe and affluent northeast Asia.”
The only factor that can reverse that trend is a closed Hormuz.https://t.co/DJhWFF8pYn
— Guy Laron (@guy_laron) April 23, 2026
Germany Reduces GDP Outlook from 1% to 0.5% Due to Fallout from the Iran Conflict Euronews
Implications of U.S. Backing Israel in Its Two Latest Disputes with Poland? Andrew Korybko
Africa
U.S. Conducts its 57th Airstrike in Somalia This Year Antiwar
Old Blighty
The Real Story Linking Starmer and Mandelson Buried Under a Veil of Silence Jonathan Cook
UK Legislation Prohibits Anyone Born After 2008 from Purchasing Tobacco Al Jazeera
New Not-So-Cold War
The EU Grants Initial Approval to Release a €90 Billion Loan for Ukraine France24
Long-range Drone Support for Ukraine German Foreign Policy
Germany Reveals Plans to Establish Itself as Europe’s Preeminent Military Power by 2039 Defense News
Seniors as Reservists: FAZ Discusses “Logical Concept”—Even the Elderly in Combat! NachDenkSeiten (Machine Translation)
Kazakhstan Confirms Postponement of Oil Transit to Germany via Russia Astana Times
Russia to Halt Kazakh Oil Shipments to Germany via Crucial Pipeline DW. A detrimental time to lose about 17% of the oil processed at Schwedt, a primary source of diesel, petrol, and heating oil for Berlin.
Russia Cautions Moldova of Potential Intervention Concerning Transnistria Miltarnyi
South of the Border
Senate to Vote on War Powers Resolution to Thwart U.S. Attack on Cuba Antiwar
L’Affaire Epstein
Warren: Are you declining to disclose any investments in funds established by Jeffrey Epstein?
Kevin Warsh: Those assets will be liquidated if I am confirmed pic.twitter.com/P7OsFmQTxt
— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) April 21, 2026
Spook Country
FBI Alarmed by the Advanced Theft of Agricultural Drones in New Jersey The High Side
Trump 2.0
Billionaire Supporter Sues Trump Family’s Cryptocurrency Firm Over Alleged Extortion BBC
Southern Poverty Law Center Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges The Guardian
Trump Considers Consequences for NATO Allies on His ‘Naughty’ List Politico
U.S. Navy Secretary Dismissed Amid Internal Pentagon Power Struggles TeleSur
Democrats Suck
Democrats Secure Victory in Virginia Redistricting Vote Regular Order by Jamie Dupree
Democrat Resigns from Congress, Borrowing Trump’s ‘Witch Hunt’ Phrase Amid Ethics Investigation The Independent
Imperial Collapse Watch
Three Sailors Injured in Fire on USS Zumwalt US Naval Institute
Bringing It to a Close. Aurelien
Police State Watch
Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ Turns a Black Community into a Testing Ground for AI Policing Capital B
Brave New World
Death by AI Ken Klippenstein
SIGNIFICANT FUNDING INCREASE FOR AUTONOMOUS KILLER ROBOTS
BREAKING: The Pentagon this week issued a request for an astonishing 24,000% funding raise (not a mistake) for a unit that develops flying combat robots to use in a possible conflict with China.
Many of these machines will operate autonomously… pic.twitter.com/CucwhpA0De
— Nury Vittachi (@NuryVittachi) April 23, 2026
Immigration
Two Iranian Women in ICE Detention Found Not to Be Connected to Qasem Soleimani, Documents Reveal Drop Site
The Accelerationists
It’s Time to Reclaim “Palantir” from J.R.R. Tolkien Ziggurat
Agriculture
Palantir Partners with USDA for a $300 Million Software Deal Quartz
Sports Desk
Trump’s Special Envoy Advocates for Italy to Replace Iran in the World Cup All Out Soccer
Economy
Chartbook 442: Global Imbalances—Surely a New Mix in Old Bottles: World Economy April 2026 Adam Tooze
Trump Administration Steps Back from Promises Regarding Gasoline Prices Politico
Pharmacists Warn of a 30% Surge in Paracetamol Prices Due to Conflict in Iran The Guardian
Guillotine Watch
Judge Postpones Purdue Pharma’s Sentencing to Allow Opioid Victims to Attend AP
Healthcare
International Trends in Dental Opioid Prescriptions JAMA Network. “Although the U.S. dental opioid dispensing rate is declining, it remains high by global standards.”
Michael and Susan Dell Become UT Austin’s First $1 Billion Donors Texas Tribune. “Their latest $750 million contribution will fund a new Austin medical center focusing on specialized care, including MD Anderson cancer treatment and AI integration.”
AI
ChatGPT Introduces Its “Powerful New Image Engine” Gary Marcus
Me: I’m highly impressed by the latest OpenAI image model. Wow!
My sister, an anatomy professor at a medical school: “Ask it to produce an anatomically correct labeled diagram of the human thorax.”
Me: Done! How’s it look?
Sister: Oy.
Me: What’s amiss?
Sister: It… pic.twitter.com/cRJtE9Nfav
This paper is FRAUDULENT, generated by AI. My name was included as an author without my consent, and I only discovered it today https://t.co/Ky60zJrMEZ
The “Editors” Angelo Rossi Mori, David Mensah, and Zarnie Khadjesari should face consequences. pic.twitter.com/2Z5CE8w4bn— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 22, 2026
This AI Tool Appropriates Open Source Software Without Breaching Copyright 404 Media
Class Warfare
‘Uber for Nurses’: Gig-work Apps Promote Deregulation of Healthcare, Report Reveals The Guardian
MAP: 65 Cities Planned for May Day General Strikes and Counting Payday Report
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