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Some thoughts from Claude about military use of AI in targeting.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYIHIM6ihVJ/?igsh=cmM1ZmdjaDl3bzJ5

Lebanon Is Teetering at the Abyss of a New Civil War (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/lebanon-civil-war-cb8f63e1?st=dgE4Xi&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
http://www.memeorandum.com/260609/p17#a260609p17

Speaking at the Nato summit,
Trump says the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iranis “over”
because
“I do not want to deal with them any more,
they are scum”.
They are sick people, they are vicious, violent people.”
He then adds:
As far as I am concerned, it’s just a waste of time dealing with them.
They are liars. …
There is something wrong with them. They are cuckoo. As far as I am concerned, it is over.”
Investors are spooked …

Middle East crisis live: Trump threatens US will hit Iran ‘hard again tonight’ after saying truce is over
Iranian foreign ministry said earlier US and Israeli attacks had rendered interim accord to end war ‘ineffective’

A reminder that the the world is a very complex system, and "simple & obvious" solutions are rare. Even if they work very well for capital (at least for a while).
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/06/us-china-trump-trade…

A reminder that the the world is a very complex system, and "simple & obvious" solutions are rare. Even if they work very well for capital (at least for a while).
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/06/us-china-trump-trade…

Now in Iran:
Beside the coffin of the assassinated former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei at a packed prayer hall in Tehran on Sunday there were calls for the killing of Donald Trump.
Iran is staging a week of mass funeral processions ⁠for Khamenei, who was killed along with other members of his family on the first day of the US and Israeli war on 28 February. The funeral was delayed because of the war.

Calls for killing of Trump at funeral of Iran supreme leader Ali Khamenei
New supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei still absent from public view as his three brothers stand beside father’s coffin

Sad news that Marjane Satrapi of Persepolis passed away. Very strange that the NYT did not mention that she died of sadness after her husband's death. Why?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/world/middleeast/marjane-satrapi-dead.html vs

Marjane Satrapi, the Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56
Her popular graphic novel series, published in the early 2000s, followed an Iranian girl through the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has argued for Ukraine to be allowed to join Nato at its annual summit
– saying it would be wrong to exclude a country that had built up strong defences in its long struggle against the Russian invasion.
The Ukrainian president said his country had developed almost all the weapons it needed,
and now only required European help in developing an alternative to the US Patriots to protect against ballistic missile attack.
“I have a question for you.

Nato should let Ukraine join to ‘make all of us stronger’, says Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s president argues defensive capabilities built up in war with Russia mean it shouldn’t be excluded

Enjoying MillMint today, and thinking about the way a world built by one person inevitably winds up uncannily unified in aesthetic to the point it undermines the project's credibility with regards to what it tries to express about ours
https://millmint.net

RE: https://flipboard.com/@metrolandmedia/york-region-news-g1koru29z/-/a-9vF7HMvnTE6-u0MSQpixAw:a:2864275383-/0
At a Roadwork conference (1994? Lloyd was asked if he was ever censored by his producers over war news. He said no, but the newsroom did regularly censor itself, and gave the example of body counts where relatives may be watching, they would tone it down. At the same conf, a panel was asked if the Internet could be censored, Bill Buxton replied that it would require the most draconian government the world had ever seen.

A Ukrainian greengrocer narrowly escaped death when he was hunted by a Russian drone on the streets of Kherson.
Footage shows the market vendor, named as Yuri, trying to evade the remotely controlled aircraft as it stalks him in the city, which is on the front line of the war in Ukraine.
The incident is being seen as an example of a Russian "human safari" targeting civilians.
In the video, the first-person view (FPV) drone can be seen making several lunges at Yuri …

Russian drone targets grocer in ‘human safari’ attack
A Ukrainian greengrocer narrowly escaped death when he was hunted by a Russian drone on the streets of Kherson.

from my link log —
Colossus: the computers that helped win World War II.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/colossus-computer-ieee-milestone
saved 2026-07-27

The Computer That Helped Win World War II
Colossus cracked Germany’s encrypted communications

At a time when their is war on the european continent, our former ally the US does this... Putin will be pleased.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/world/europe/us-nato-cuts-drawdown-jets.html?un…

U.S. Plan Is Said to Pull a Third of Fighter Jets It Provides NATO for Europe
The plan, outlined by officials and in a written document, provides rare clarity about the extent to which the Trump administration intends to reduce its commitment to NATO.

The UAE gained broader US AI chip access after aiding the US in the Iran war, letting G42 buy freely for at least nine months; G42 plans to become a US company (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/uae-

A depot on World War II’s infamous “Death Railway” has resurfaced from beneath a reservoir
where the site has remained underwater for decades,
prompting researchers to race to western Thailand to survey the remnants of Nithe Station.
Thousands of Allied prisoners of war and Asian laborers toiled and died building the railway, a supply route through mainland Southeast Asia for the occupying Japanese forces.
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand recently draine…

World War II 'Death Railway' train station resurfaces in Thailand
A depot on World War II’s infamous “Death Railway” has resurfaced from beneath a reservoir where the site has remained underwater for decades. Researchers have raced to western Thailand for the unique opportunity to survey the remnants of Nithe Station. The reservoir was drained for maintenance at a hydropower dam in Kanchanaburi province. But time is limited as the reservoir may begin to refill in August. Thousands of Allied prisoners of war and Asian laborers died while building the rai…

There is little doubt that Putin is entering the most challenging period of his long rule.
Interviews with several people in the orbit of the Russian leader, as well as sources in the Russian business world and western intelligence officials, paint a picture of
an isolated leader surrounded by an elite that is becoming rapidly disillusioned,
both with the faltering war in Ukraine and the economic downturn at home.
“There’s definitely been a shift in mood among the el…

The attack on a girl’s elementary school in the Iranian town of Minab was one of the US military’s deadliest civilian bombings in decades.
But nearly four months on, the Pentagon has produced no answers about why the military fired a Tomahawk cruise missile into a school on the first day of the war,
killing at least 175 people,
mostly children.
Some critics doubt that the Pentagon ever will, or will bury the results under classifications to keep the worst mistakes se…

It would be hard to find a human on Earth unaffected by the US-Israel war against Iran.
Several thousand have been killed.
Millions more are paying each day in steeper food prices or at the petrol pump,
and as inflation eats away at the value of their earnings.
For many, the final bill has not yet come, but it will eventually.
They will pay for the long-term damage caused by the biggest threat of all to the global economy:
uncertainty.
Uncertainty …

My pitch if I ran a TV production company would be something like:
Twelve episodes a year of 3-episode serials: That keeps the number of sets you have to construct down. It gives each story the complexity of a movie and time to breath without the frantic pace. You can have one every season of the year.
You gotta remember to focus on the companion. This isn't really a story about The Doctor, it's about the companions asking the question, Doctor Who?
Episodes should generally start with a companion's face or escapade coz they're the ones we're identifying with as we figure out who the doctor is.
At some point in 2027 you'll cast and announce a new doctor.
This is when you call Billie Piper in to film and release a webisode which is just the regeneration into Billie so far: her going "Oh, hello?" Then shaking her head and saying "oh hell no" and shaking harder until she shakes the face off into the new man or woman you picked who says "Oh, that was close".
That change into the Bad Wolf Doctor was just bad without a capstone xmas episode. So a one minute tik-tokable short to announce the newbie frees you of it.
Then you can start ep1 filming and released nearly a year later on the 65th anniversary with a story that focuses on the companion getting into trouble and meeting The Doctor.
Cast nobody famous. The production is about making stars not finding them I don't want anyone having preconceived notions about the character from seeing the actor in that other show even it it was a really good one and they're great.
Earthbound cross-time time-travel story for serial one to pick up new companion, intervene in an aliens vs aliens space-war in serial two, go screw up history and fix it for the third and aliens endangering companion's family for the fourth.
When they're 3-episode serials you only need four a year. Different writer for each.
Cliff-hangers between episodes in each serial of course, with stories about the nature of time and space and getting along with other cultures and running up and down corridors and scary monsters and of course the question "who is The Doctor and how can they fix this without guns or violence with just a screwdriver and two hearts worth of compassion".
The Doctor is some weird looking older dude, more importantly vivid and strange and scholarly than handsome. He has a big coat and no question marks. Then he can change clothes but with the same coat always have the same look. He needs to be able to do a good arrogant rant at himself while he thinks.
The companion is curious and brave and young enough to be naive and surprised and energetic. Doesn't do what she's told. Wonders off against orders. Maybe sometimes bombs things.
Obviously you keep the blue box and the tune and make a new style screwdriver.
You need to do the behind the scenes shows too. Not sure if they make or cost money but they are brilliant for the geeky fandom. That may be why it came back last time.
Anyway. Sadly I don't own a production company.
I cancelled the TV license in the mean time. Give the money to Big Finish instead. These audio things are expensive. I've bought bundles before. Anyone have favorites? I lose track of which one's I've heard.
#doctorWho

Ukrainians, already drone innovators, are turning their focus to psychological operations aimed at undercutting Russian support for the war.
Maria Berlinska has formed a nonprofit organization,
Victory Neurones,
and last month gathered specialists in cognitive influence,
a term that includes everything from strategic communications to cyberwarfare.
“Wars begin and end not in the trenches,
but in people’s heads,”
she told the gathering.
“You ar…

The Next Phase in Ukraine’s War With Russia: The Battle for Minds
Ukrainians, already drone innovators, are turning their focus to psychological operations aimed at undercutting Russian support for the war.

Wallpaper at Fraunces Tavern Museum in NYC depicting General Washington arriving in Boston. The full 49-foot, 32-panel, 360-color "Views of the American War of Independence" is still produced by Zuber & Cie (est. 1797) in Rixheim, France, using 2,300 (!) wood blocks carved between 1834 and 1852. It takes a full year to print and is likely the world's most expensive wallpaper ($100,000?). The blocks themselves are classified as Historic Monuments by the French Ministry of Culture. #france #history #art #nyc #newyork #museum #wallpaper #woodblock #boston #war #independence #250th

Trump threatened retribution against Iran again in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday.
“From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

Trump threatens to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant for each strait of Hormuz attack – Middle East crisis live
Threat from US president comes after US military completes 11th night of strikes on Iran

Yup, the man is #desperate for a "birthday present" for himself and crow about it to sycophants and acolytes at the stupid #UFC event.
#Iran #agreement #birthday