Tuesday, June 02, 2026
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Liban : quatre morts et 127 blessés, dont du personnel hospitalier, dans des frappes israéliennes sur Tyr
LE FIGARO : Les frappes ont gravement endommagé l’hôpital Jabal Amel, l’un des principaux établissements de la ville, a indiqué le ministère dans un communiqué.
Des frappes israéliennes lundi 1er juin sur la ville de Tyr, dans le sud du Liban, ont tué quatre personnes et blessé 127 autres, dont 39 membres du personnel d’un hôpital, a annoncé mardi le ministère libanais de la Santé. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 2 juin 2026
Des frappes israéliennes lundi 1er juin sur la ville de Tyr, dans le sud du Liban, ont tué quatre personnes et blessé 127 autres, dont 39 membres du personnel d’un hôpital, a annoncé mardi le ministère libanais de la Santé. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 2 juin 2026
Ralf, frère de Michael Schumacher, épouse Étienne Bousquet-Cassagne à Saint-Tropez
MADAME FIGARO : Ils se sont dit « oui » lors d’une cérémonie organisée sous le soleil de la Côte d’Azur. Une union très médiatisée, suivie de près par les caméras d’un documentaire consacré à leur histoire.
Le couple avait annoncé ses fiançailles en février dernier. Ce samedi 30 mai, plusieurs mois de préparatifs ont trouvé leur aboutissement lors d’une cérémonie grandiose organisée dans le décor de carte postale de Saint-Tropez. C’est là, entre ciel et mer, que Ralf Schumacher, 50 ans, et Étienne Bousquet-Cassagne, 36 ans, ont échangé leurs vœux entourés des leurs.
Selon le quotidien allemand Bild, le couple serait arrivé à la mairie à 17h18 précises. L’ancien pilote de Formule 1 et l’homme d’affaires français, ex-élu du Rassemblement national, auraient quitté les lieux quarante-cinq minutes plus tard, avant d’embarquer à bord d’un bateau à moteur en direction du restaurant où se tenait la réception. Assortis, les deux hommes portaient des costumes bleu marine. Si le couple a choisi la perle de la Méditerranée pour célébrer leur mariage, c’est aussi parce que la région lui est familière. Les deux hommes y possèdent une propriété où résidait autrefois Ralf Schumacher et son ex-épouse Cora, mère de son fils David, âgé de 24 ans. » | Par L.M. | lundi 1 juin 2026
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Michael Schumacher’s brother Ralf, 50, marries partner Etienne Bousquet-Cassagne, 36, in lavish St Tropez wedding: RALF SCHUMACHER has married partner Etienne Bousquet-Cassagne at a glam wedding in Saint-Tropez. »
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Traumhochzeit an der Côte d’Azur: Ralf Schumacher und Partner Étienne haben "Ja" gesagt: Große Emotionen an der Côte d’Azur: Der ehemalige Formel-1-Pilot Ralf Schumacher und sein Partner Étienne Bousquet-Cassagne haben sich in Saint-Tropez das Jawort gegeben. Gemeinsam mit rund 110 Gästen – darunter prominente Gesichter und die engste Familie – feierte das Paar eine emotionale Traumhochzeit im weltberühmten französischen Badeort. »
Can Hungary's New PM Magyar Remove the Orbán Loyalist President? | DW News
Impeach and Remove* Trump
* And incarcerate him, forthwith! (Without his makeup!) Americans should have done this years ago. So many innocent lives, at home and abroad, could have been saved had they done so, and the state’s coffers would now be very much fuller to boot! — © Mark alexander
Gay Republican’s Entire Grift Implodes in the Most BRUTAL Debate You’ll Ever See
Very strong language alert!
"Only in America." – Mark 😊
Watch the full debate here.
Trump Targets Brazil With 25% Tariff, Citing Unfair Trade Practices
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The proposal marks the latest effort by the administration to rebuild its tariff agenda through Section 301 investigations.
The Trump administration on Monday proposed a 25 percent tariff on a broad range of Brazilian imports, concluding after a trade investigation that Brazil had engaged in unfair practices that imposed burdens on American businesses.
In a news release, the United States Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer, said the investigation found that Brazil had failed to adequately enforce intellectual property rights and had not taken sufficient measures to combat corruption and bribery. The administration also cited Brazil’s restrictions on access to its ethanol market, and what it described as inadequate enforcement of anti-deforestation laws.
The investigation was conducted under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which authorizes the United States to impose tariffs and other penalties in response to unfair foreign trade practices.
Mr. Greer said that he and President Trump had “several constructive meetings” with the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, over the past year, but that “substantial differences” remained over issues identified in the investigation. The United States Trade Representative is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the proposed measures on July 6. » | Daisuke Wakabayashi | Tuesday, June 2, 2026
This sounds like harassment to me! Trump loves harassing people, especially if they have a socialist leaning. — © Mark Alexander
The Trump administration on Monday proposed a 25 percent tariff on a broad range of Brazilian imports, concluding after a trade investigation that Brazil had engaged in unfair practices that imposed burdens on American businesses.
In a news release, the United States Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer, said the investigation found that Brazil had failed to adequately enforce intellectual property rights and had not taken sufficient measures to combat corruption and bribery. The administration also cited Brazil’s restrictions on access to its ethanol market, and what it described as inadequate enforcement of anti-deforestation laws.
The investigation was conducted under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which authorizes the United States to impose tariffs and other penalties in response to unfair foreign trade practices.
Mr. Greer said that he and President Trump had “several constructive meetings” with the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, over the past year, but that “substantial differences” remained over issues identified in the investigation. The United States Trade Representative is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the proposed measures on July 6. » | Daisuke Wakabayashi | Tuesday, June 2, 2026
This sounds like harassment to me! Trump loves harassing people, especially if they have a socialist leaning. — © Mark Alexander
Somerset Detectorist Strikes Gold with ‘Spectacular’ Roman Ring Find
THE GUARDIAN: Kevin Minto’s discovery near Ilminster, showing goddess Victoria, has been acquired with coin hoard for £78,000
This screenshot has been taken from this Guardian article. | You’re a little dumbfounded, really,’ Minto said of the find. ‘One of the boys I was with was screaming: “We’re rich, we’re rich.”’ Photograph: South West Heritage Trust
When Kevin Minto, a lorry driver, former soldier and keen metal detectorist, came upon something glinting in a Somerset field, he thought at first it was a coin – potentially quite interesting, probably not amazing.
But the object turned out to be extraordinary: a gold Roman ring, unusually large and exquisitely crafted, set with a finely engraved gemstone depicting the goddess Victoria driving a two-horse chariot.
“It’s hard to explain what if feels like when you find something like that,” Minto said. “It was like being hit by an express train. At first I thought it was a coin, then a brooch, and then realised it was a ring. You’re a little dumbfounded, really. One of the boys I was with was screaming: ‘We’re rich, we’re rich.’” » | Steven Morris | Tuesday, June 2, 2026
When Kevin Minto, a lorry driver, former soldier and keen metal detectorist, came upon something glinting in a Somerset field, he thought at first it was a coin – potentially quite interesting, probably not amazing.
But the object turned out to be extraordinary: a gold Roman ring, unusually large and exquisitely crafted, set with a finely engraved gemstone depicting the goddess Victoria driving a two-horse chariot.
“It’s hard to explain what if feels like when you find something like that,” Minto said. “It was like being hit by an express train. At first I thought it was a coin, then a brooch, and then realised it was a ring. You’re a little dumbfounded, really. One of the boys I was with was screaming: ‘We’re rich, we’re rich.’” » | Steven Morris | Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Orbán’s Oligarchs on Edge as Hungary Poised to Launch Wealth Tax
THE GUARDIAN: New PM Péter Magyar calls policy a sign of ‘social justice’ after years of political loyalty being rewarded with economic opportunity
This screenshot comes from this article. | Péter Magyar and his party, Tisza, have their sights firmly set on Viktor Orbán’s oligarchs. Photograph: Olivier Matthys/EPA
In a dimly lit television studio, one of Hungary’s richest men is on the verge of tears. It is early May, weeks after the general election that ended Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on power, and the advertising mogul Balásy Gyula has an announcement to make.
Gyula tells the interviewer that he has just surrendered his businesses to the state, along with a chunk of his private savings. He has even brought along a notarised deed – a legal document setting out the change of ownership.
“In the current situation, I don’t think that our group of companies has a future,” he says.
Gyula was among the most prominent beneficiaries of the Orbán era. His companies operated a network of poster sites known as the blue billboards, on which a succession of figures from the financier George Soros to the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, were designated as public enemies, in propaganda campaigns paid for by the state.
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The wealth tax debate is a global one, with the government in Brazil and trade unions in California pushing for legislation. In the UK the Green party and many Labour MPs back the idea. In France the socialist president François Mitterrand introduced the Impôt sur les Grandes Fortunes in 1982, only for it to be repealed under Emmanuel Macron. Last year the French parliament came very close to reinstating the levy, and it is likely to be a big talking point in next year’s presidential election. For now, however, Hungary looks set to move first. » | Juliette Garside | Tuesday, June 2, 2026
In a dimly lit television studio, one of Hungary’s richest men is on the verge of tears. It is early May, weeks after the general election that ended Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on power, and the advertising mogul Balásy Gyula has an announcement to make.
Gyula tells the interviewer that he has just surrendered his businesses to the state, along with a chunk of his private savings. He has even brought along a notarised deed – a legal document setting out the change of ownership.
“In the current situation, I don’t think that our group of companies has a future,” he says.
Gyula was among the most prominent beneficiaries of the Orbán era. His companies operated a network of poster sites known as the blue billboards, on which a succession of figures from the financier George Soros to the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, were designated as public enemies, in propaganda campaigns paid for by the state.
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The wealth tax debate is a global one, with the government in Brazil and trade unions in California pushing for legislation. In the UK the Green party and many Labour MPs back the idea. In France the socialist president François Mitterrand introduced the Impôt sur les Grandes Fortunes in 1982, only for it to be repealed under Emmanuel Macron. Last year the French parliament came very close to reinstating the levy, and it is likely to be a big talking point in next year’s presidential election. For now, however, Hungary looks set to move first. » | Juliette Garside | Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Iran Suspends US Talks, Warns of Wider Escalation as Israel Targets Lebanon's Tyre | DW News
Lucas Bean: The Nazis Were NOT Socialists!
I hope Alice Weidel is listening! — Mark
Monday, June 01, 2026
Diana Ross : Endless Love (From "The Endless Love" Soundtrack) With Lionel Richie
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Trump Plans to Drop the $1.8 Billion Fund that Drew Political Backlash.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Trump is backing off his plan to establish a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who claimed they were victims of unfair prosecution by the government, according to two people familiar with the president’s thinking.
The people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the president’s thinking, said he had been leaning for days toward scrapping the fund, which has sparked backlash from critics who characterized it as a scheme to reward Mr. Trump’s political allies with public benefits. But as with all things involving Mr. Trump, he could still decide to reverse course, especially as he tracks media coverage of his decision. » | Tyler Pager, Maggie Haberman, Alan Feuer, Devlin Barrett and Annie Karni | Monday, June 1, 2026
The people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the president’s thinking, said he had been leaning for days toward scrapping the fund, which has sparked backlash from critics who characterized it as a scheme to reward Mr. Trump’s political allies with public benefits. But as with all things involving Mr. Trump, he could still decide to reverse course, especially as he tracks media coverage of his decision. » | Tyler Pager, Maggie Haberman, Alan Feuer, Devlin Barrett and Annie Karni | Monday, June 1, 2026
Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The defense secretary’s decision to block the officers’ promotions appears driven by his anti-diversity stance rather than based on merit.
In a move that disproportionately targets women and minority officers, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently blocked the promotions of at least seven Navy officers who had been selected by a board of senior Navy admirals.
The net result of Mr. Hegseth’s intervention is a slate of 22 nominees to be one-star admirals that bears little resemblance to the broader force these officers will help lead.
At least two of the officers removed by Mr. Hegseth from the promotion list are women and two are Black men. An additional three are white men.
Mr. Hegseth’s actions, which appear to violate the rules governing a promotion system that is supposed to be apolitical and merit-based, were described by four current and former defense officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive personnel matters. » | Greg Jaffe and Kate Kelly | Greg Jaffe reported from Washington, and Kate Kelly from New York. | Monday, June 1, 2026
So where is this man’s Christianity now, then? Behaving in this mean-spirited and ungenerous manner hardly rhymes with the teachings of Jesus, does it? These people are such FAKES! — © Mark Alexander
In a move that disproportionately targets women and minority officers, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently blocked the promotions of at least seven Navy officers who had been selected by a board of senior Navy admirals.
The net result of Mr. Hegseth’s intervention is a slate of 22 nominees to be one-star admirals that bears little resemblance to the broader force these officers will help lead.
At least two of the officers removed by Mr. Hegseth from the promotion list are women and two are Black men. An additional three are white men.
Mr. Hegseth’s actions, which appear to violate the rules governing a promotion system that is supposed to be apolitical and merit-based, were described by four current and former defense officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive personnel matters. » | Greg Jaffe and Kate Kelly | Greg Jaffe reported from Washington, and Kate Kelly from New York. | Monday, June 1, 2026
So where is this man’s Christianity now, then? Behaving in this mean-spirited and ungenerous manner hardly rhymes with the teachings of Jesus, does it? These people are such FAKES! — © Mark Alexander
Enya : Caribbean Blue | Official 4K Music Video | Reupload
Australien: Rechtsaußen-Partei „One Nation“ führt erstmals in Umfrage
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Die rechte „One Nation“-Partei in Australien ist erstmals die stärkste Kraft. Zuletzt gab es in dem Land viel Unmut über das Budget der Mitte-links-Regierung.
Die rechtspopulistische Partei „One Nation“ hat in einer landesweiten Umfrage erstmals die in Australien regierende Labor-Partei überholt. Auslöser ist nach Einschätzung der Meinungsforscher der Frust vieler Wähler über das jüngste Budget der Mitte-links-Regierung von Premierminister Anthony Albanese. » | Sophie Barkey | Montag, 1. Juni 2026
Die rechtspopulistische Partei „One Nation“ hat in einer landesweiten Umfrage erstmals die in Australien regierende Labor-Partei überholt. Auslöser ist nach Einschätzung der Meinungsforscher der Frust vieler Wähler über das jüngste Budget der Mitte-links-Regierung von Premierminister Anthony Albanese. » | Sophie Barkey | Montag, 1. Juni 2026
« La prochaine crise sera celle de l’obéissance » : l’armée israélienne de plus en plus influencée par les mouvements messianiques
LE FIGARO : ENQUÊTE - Dans les académies prémilitaires nationales-religieuses, les écoles d’enseignement hébraïque et le rabbinat militaire, un courant radical a patiemment gagné du terrain. Pour les soldats qui en sont issus, la guerre, la terre et les missions de combat ont un sens religieux. Au point de parfois contester le commandement de Tsahal.
Dans les collines du centre de la Cisjordanie occupée, le rabbin Yitzhak Nissim reçoit avec un sourire affable. Depuis vingt-huit ans, il dirige la méchina Elisha, une académie prémilitaire nationale-religieuse où de jeunes Israéliens se préparent à intégrer des unités combattantes de Tsahal. L’entraînement physique y est quotidien, mais l’essentiel se joue dans les salles de cours : sionisme religieux, Talmud, halakha... « Notre rôle est de fournir un enseignement religieux et idéologique », assume-t-il.
Sur les murs, les portraits des rabbins Abraham Isaac Kook et Haïm Druckman rappellent la filiation idéologique de l’école : un sionisme religieux pour lequel le retour des Juifs sur la terre d’Israël, l’État et l’armée s’inscrivent dans un processus divin. Ici, le soldat ne se contente pas de défendre l’État. Il prend place dans une histoire religieuse, où la souveraineté juive, l’armée et la conquête de la terre participent d’un même processus de rédemption. « Nous réalisons aujourd’hui ce que nos pères ont rêvé. Ce n’est pas notre seule vision, c’est celle du peuple juif », argumente le rabbin Nissim. » | Par Stanislas Poyet à Jérusalem, Tel Aviv, Neve Tsuf (Cisjordanie occupée) | lundi 1 juin 2026
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Alles über Pfirsiche und Aprikosen | Zu Tisch mit Lucie - Kitchen Hacks | ARTE Fernweh
May 1, 2026 | Damit die Sommerfrüchte Pfirsiche und Aprikosen süß schmecken, braucht es einen richtig kalten Winter. Warum das so ist, erklärt eine Botanikerin. Köchin Lucie Fischer-Chapalain bereitet aus dem Obst süße und herzhafte Gerichte zu, darunter den Dessertklassiker Pêche Melba. Dabei testet sie Gadgets, die dabei helfen, den Kern sauber aus der Frucht zu lösen.
Saftig, süß und voller Geschichte: Pfirsiche und Aprikosen sind mehr als nur Sommerobst. Landwirtinnen aus der Moselregion und dem tschechischen Mähren wissen ihr Aroma zu schätzen. Der Ursprung der Früchte liegt in China. Von Asien aus gelangte das Steinobst über Armenien nach Europa – und das erst vor vergleichsweise kurzer Zeit. Heute sind Pfirsiche und Aprikosen fester Bestandteil unserer Sommerküche. Köchin Lucie Fischer-Chapalain zeigt, wie vielseitig sie sich zubereiten lassen, etwa karamellisiert auf Ziegenjoghurt mit Cashew-Pecorino-Crunch, und verrät das Rezept für die Aprikosen-Tarte ihrer Großmutter. Die Sendung blickt auch unter die Pfirsichhaut: Warum haben Pfirsiche einen Flaum, wie überstehen die Bäume den Winter und woher stammt ihr Name überhaupt?
Magazin von Marit Christenfeldt (D 2025, 30 Min) Verfügbar bis zum: 23/02/2027
Saftig, süß und voller Geschichte: Pfirsiche und Aprikosen sind mehr als nur Sommerobst. Landwirtinnen aus der Moselregion und dem tschechischen Mähren wissen ihr Aroma zu schätzen. Der Ursprung der Früchte liegt in China. Von Asien aus gelangte das Steinobst über Armenien nach Europa – und das erst vor vergleichsweise kurzer Zeit. Heute sind Pfirsiche und Aprikosen fester Bestandteil unserer Sommerküche. Köchin Lucie Fischer-Chapalain zeigt, wie vielseitig sie sich zubereiten lassen, etwa karamellisiert auf Ziegenjoghurt mit Cashew-Pecorino-Crunch, und verrät das Rezept für die Aprikosen-Tarte ihrer Großmutter. Die Sendung blickt auch unter die Pfirsichhaut: Warum haben Pfirsiche einen Flaum, wie überstehen die Bäume den Winter und woher stammt ihr Name überhaupt?
Magazin von Marit Christenfeldt (D 2025, 30 Min) Verfügbar bis zum: 23/02/2027
This Week: Homosexuals (1964) – An Extract
This episode of acclaimed current affairs series This Week was the first British non-fiction programme about homosexuality, following reports on other ‘taboo’ subjects, such as abortion, suicide, and drug addiction.
This edition focuses on the problems encountered by gay men in British society, making comparisons with Holland, where homosexuality was not illegal and gay men could live freely without fear of arrest and imprisonment.
Bryan Magee, the presenter of This Week, interviewed over 200 gay men, getting in contact with many through the Albany Trust, before he chose several to take part in the programme.
The gay men were brave in facing the camera, although they remain anonymous, enabling them to talk frankly and honestly about their experiences and sexual matters.
Many of the interviews found their way into Magee’s book One in Twenty (1966). It was translated into eight languages and continued to sell well into the 1970s.
This ground-breaking programme undoubtedly contributed to the campaign to change the law and decriminalise homosexuality, which finally happened in 1967.
This edition focuses on the problems encountered by gay men in British society, making comparisons with Holland, where homosexuality was not illegal and gay men could live freely without fear of arrest and imprisonment.
Bryan Magee, the presenter of This Week, interviewed over 200 gay men, getting in contact with many through the Albany Trust, before he chose several to take part in the programme.
The gay men were brave in facing the camera, although they remain anonymous, enabling them to talk frankly and honestly about their experiences and sexual matters.
Many of the interviews found their way into Magee’s book One in Twenty (1966). It was translated into eight languages and continued to sell well into the 1970s.
This ground-breaking programme undoubtedly contributed to the campaign to change the law and decriminalise homosexuality, which finally happened in 1967.
Why Trump and MAGA Are Past Their Prime | Steve Schmidt
Gay rights: Life under Section 28 - BBC Newsnight
May 24, 2018 | 30 years ago Section 28 was introduced. It was - the now repealed - clause of a local government act, to stop a council promoting the teaching of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship. That's a quote.
The prominent gay writer and journalist Matthew Todd - he was editor at Attitude magazine for many years - was in school in those days, and looks back now, at the effect it had. …
Adolf Hitler’s Deutschland had Paragraph 175; Margaret Thatcher’s Britain had Section 28! Clearly, enlightenment and tolerance were in short supply in those dark days! — © Mark Alexander
The prominent gay writer and journalist Matthew Todd - he was editor at Attitude magazine for many years - was in school in those days, and looks back now, at the effect it had. …
Adolf Hitler’s Deutschland had Paragraph 175; Margaret Thatcher’s Britain had Section 28! Clearly, enlightenment and tolerance were in short supply in those dark days! — © Mark Alexander
Margaret Thatcher's Anti-Gay Speech
The History of Lesbianism | Myths about Lesbians | Channel 5
Iran Pulls Out of Peace Talks with US
THE TELEGRAPH: Iran has pulled out of peace talks with the US following continued Israeli strikes on Lebanon, Tehran’s state media reported.
“Given the continuation of the Zionist regime’s crimes in Lebanon, and considering that Lebanon was among the preconditions of the ceasefire, which has now been violated on all fronts ... the Iranian negotiating team is suspending talks,” Tasnim said.
The state media outlet, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, also warned that Iran would block the Strait of Hormuz again and “activate other fronts, including the Bab El-Mandeb Strait”.
Tehran had warned that a truce in Lebanon was a precondition for securing any peace deal with the US, and the suspension of negotiations marks a dramatic collapse of nearly two months of talks. The decision came after Benjamin Netanyahu ordered fresh strikes against Beirut on Monday. LIVE » | Lily Shanagher. Emily Smith | Monday, June 1, 2026
“Given the continuation of the Zionist regime’s crimes in Lebanon, and considering that Lebanon was among the preconditions of the ceasefire, which has now been violated on all fronts ... the Iranian negotiating team is suspending talks,” Tasnim said.
The state media outlet, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, also warned that Iran would block the Strait of Hormuz again and “activate other fronts, including the Bab El-Mandeb Strait”.
Tehran had warned that a truce in Lebanon was a precondition for securing any peace deal with the US, and the suspension of negotiations marks a dramatic collapse of nearly two months of talks. The decision came after Benjamin Netanyahu ordered fresh strikes against Beirut on Monday. LIVE » | Lily Shanagher. Emily Smith | Monday, June 1, 2026
How to Tax Billionaires
May 25, 2026 | How many billionaires are there in the world? How much has their wealth grown by? Why do lots of billionaires pay almost no income tax? How much of a problem are tax havens? Would a 2% global wealth tax (on people with over $100million) work in practice?
Robert and Steph talk to prominent economist Gabriel Zucman about his decades long research on wealth inequality and discuss the pros and cons of wealth taxation policies.
The Rest is Money is brought to you by Octopus Energy, Britain’s smart energy pioneer.
Robert and Steph talk to prominent economist Gabriel Zucman about his decades long research on wealth inequality and discuss the pros and cons of wealth taxation policies.
The Rest is Money is brought to you by Octopus Energy, Britain’s smart energy pioneer.
JD's Billionaire Sugar Daddy Leaks. Something BAD is Coming...
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Netanyahu Orders Israeli Bombing of Southern Beirut
THE GUARDIAN: Thousands leave homes after Israeli military instructed to strike ‘terrorist targets’ in largest escalation of war since ceasefire
Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the Israeli military to bomb the southern suburbs of Beirut, the most serious escalation of Israel’s war in Lebanon since a supposed ceasefire was announced on 17 April.
The Israeli prime minister and his defence minister, Israel Katz, said on Monday they had given instructions to strike “terrorist targets” in the southern suburbs for what they called “repeated and ongoing violations of the ceasefire by Hezbollah”.
Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has not stopped despite the 17 April ceasefire, and Israeli strikes have killed more than 800 people in Lebanon since its announcement. Hezbollah has targeted Israeli troops in southern Lebanon, and in recent days, launched rockets towards northern Israel.
The ceasefire was previously understood to exempt Beirut from Israeli strikes, though Israel has struck the southern suburbs twice in what is still a reduction from the daily bombing of the capital before 17 April.
People began to leave the southern suburbs minutes after Netanyahu’s statement, with roads leading out of the area choked with cars. The displacement was a familiar one; residents there have been forced out of their homes several times over the last three months. » | William Christou in Beirut and Jonathan Yerushalmy | Monday, June 1, 2026
Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the Israeli military to bomb the southern suburbs of Beirut, the most serious escalation of Israel’s war in Lebanon since a supposed ceasefire was announced on 17 April.
The Israeli prime minister and his defence minister, Israel Katz, said on Monday they had given instructions to strike “terrorist targets” in the southern suburbs for what they called “repeated and ongoing violations of the ceasefire by Hezbollah”.
Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has not stopped despite the 17 April ceasefire, and Israeli strikes have killed more than 800 people in Lebanon since its announcement. Hezbollah has targeted Israeli troops in southern Lebanon, and in recent days, launched rockets towards northern Israel.
The ceasefire was previously understood to exempt Beirut from Israeli strikes, though Israel has struck the southern suburbs twice in what is still a reduction from the daily bombing of the capital before 17 April.
People began to leave the southern suburbs minutes after Netanyahu’s statement, with roads leading out of the area choked with cars. The displacement was a familiar one; residents there have been forced out of their homes several times over the last three months. » | William Christou in Beirut and Jonathan Yerushalmy | Monday, June 1, 2026
Lukaschenko droht Ukraine mit Angriff auf „strategisch wichtiges Ziel“
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Ein ukrainischer Drohnenkommandeur erklärt, seine Truppen hätten 500 mögliche Angriffsziele in Belarus erfasst. Machthaber Alexander Lukaschenko reagiert mit einer Drohung gegen die Ukraine.
Der belarussische Machthaber Alexander Lukaschenko hat der Ukraine mit einem Angriff auf ein „strategisch wichtiges Ziel“ gedroht. Laut dem regierungsnahen Telegram-Kanal Pul Pervogo sagte er, Belarus verfüge über die genauen Koordinaten eines bedeutenden Ziels auf ukrainischem Gebiet. Die Aussagen wurden von den ukrainischen Nachrichtenportalen European Pravda und Ukrainska Pravda aufgegriffen. » | Alexander Schmalz | Sonntag, 31. Mai 2026
Der belarussische Machthaber Alexander Lukaschenko hat der Ukraine mit einem Angriff auf ein „strategisch wichtiges Ziel“ gedroht. Laut dem regierungsnahen Telegram-Kanal Pul Pervogo sagte er, Belarus verfüge über die genauen Koordinaten eines bedeutenden Ziels auf ukrainischem Gebiet. Die Aussagen wurden von den ukrainischen Nachrichtenportalen European Pravda und Ukrainska Pravda aufgegriffen. » | Alexander Schmalz | Sonntag, 31. Mai 2026
Breaking: I Just Got Banned from the UK! What Got Me Banned?
Starmer is the banning dude! First, it was pleasure, by banning cigarettes for adults; now, it is the truth by banning Cenk Uygur for criticizing Israel. What will the banning dude be banning next, I wonder? — © Mark Alexander
Guerre en Ukraine : un mort et plus de vingt blessés dans des frappes russes nocturnes
LE FIGARO : Dans la région de Kherson (est), un homme de 62 ans a été tué dans une frappe de drone russe sur un village et trois personnes ont été blessées dans une frappe d’artillerie qui a touché un immeuble d’habitation.
Des frappes nocturnes russes ont fait un mort et 26 blessés en Ukraine selon les autorités locales lundi 1er juin, dans un contexte d'intensification des attaques longue portée et d'absence de progrès dans le processus de négociation pour mettre fin au conflit. Dans la région de Kherson (est), un homme de 62 ans a été tué dans une frappe de drone russe sur un village et trois personnes ont été blessées dans une frappe d'artillerie qui a touché un immeuble d'habitation, selon les autorités locales. Huit personnes ont été blessées, dont trois enfants, dans la région de Tcherniguiv (nord) où 10.000 personnes ont également été privées d'électricité après une frappe sur une infrastructure énergétique, selon les services de secours et le fournisseur régional d'électricité. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 1 juin 2026
Des frappes nocturnes russes ont fait un mort et 26 blessés en Ukraine selon les autorités locales lundi 1er juin, dans un contexte d'intensification des attaques longue portée et d'absence de progrès dans le processus de négociation pour mettre fin au conflit. Dans la région de Kherson (est), un homme de 62 ans a été tué dans une frappe de drone russe sur un village et trois personnes ont été blessées dans une frappe d'artillerie qui a touché un immeuble d'habitation, selon les autorités locales. Huit personnes ont été blessées, dont trois enfants, dans la région de Tcherniguiv (nord) où 10.000 personnes ont également été privées d'électricité après une frappe sur une infrastructure énergétique, selon les services de secours et le fournisseur régional d'électricité. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 1 juin 2026
Trump in Ruins as He Faces Economic Nightmare
May 31, 2026 | Why has Trump forgotten the old political adage "it's the economy, stupid" in his policies? Trump’s policies have crashed the economy and led to wholesale voter suffering?
Popok is joined by financial expert and host of Wall Street Truthbombs Mark Malek for the answer.
Popok is joined by financial expert and host of Wall Street Truthbombs Mark Malek for the answer.
Steve Rosenberg: "Russian Regions & Big Business Arming Themselves to Defend against Drones" - Russian Paper
'Proud Son' Took His Life in Cornwall after Family Rejected His Homosexuality
CORNWALL LIVE: 'His sexuality was an embarrassment to his family. They told him he would be disowned. His dad had been his rock and that was hard. He told him how Hitler would have dealt with gay people.'
A loving and proud son jumped off a cliff in Cornwall after struggling with his family not accepting his homosexuality, an inquest heard.
A hearing into the death of "lovely, kind" Fabio Pedranzini was told how he was reported missing to Devon and Cornwall Police after disappearing from the holiday caravan he shared with his partner Mark Riley at Upton Towans near Gwithian, Hayle, last year.
The inquest in Truro heard last week how the 55-year-old Italian national, who had a senior position with Fujitsu and was in charge of 300 people, was discovered dead at the bottom of a cove in Cornwall below where his phone and other belongings were discovered two days after going missing on March 21, 2025. » | Olivier Vergnault Senior Reporter | Monday, May 25, 2026
More on this traguc story here.
A loving and proud son jumped off a cliff in Cornwall after struggling with his family not accepting his homosexuality, an inquest heard.
A hearing into the death of "lovely, kind" Fabio Pedranzini was told how he was reported missing to Devon and Cornwall Police after disappearing from the holiday caravan he shared with his partner Mark Riley at Upton Towans near Gwithian, Hayle, last year.
The inquest in Truro heard last week how the 55-year-old Italian national, who had a senior position with Fujitsu and was in charge of 300 people, was discovered dead at the bottom of a cove in Cornwall below where his phone and other belongings were discovered two days after going missing on March 21, 2025. » | Olivier Vergnault Senior Reporter | Monday, May 25, 2026
More on this traguc story here.
Sunday, May 31, 2026
The Billionaires Are Afraid
Trump Hits the Stalemate Phase of His International Interventions, and It Stings
THE NEW YORK TIMES: In Ukraine, Gaza and now Iran, President Trump’s early declarations of easy wins have given way to harsh reality.
President Trump likes his military and diplomatic victories quick, clean and decisive.
On his desk in the Oval Office, he keeps models of the B-2 bombers that took out three Iranian nuclear sites in one night, not quite a year ago. In the opening weeks of the Iran conflict this year, he talked often about replicating his success in Venezuela — “the perfect scenario,’’ he said — shorthand for overthrowing a troublesome leader with one quick commando raid, and replacing him with a pliant, American-friendly successor.
But now, Mr. Trump has hit the stalemate phase of his presidency.
The war with Iran is clearly at that stage. When he declared a cease-fire on April 7, Mr. Trump said on social media that the end of combat operations would be conditional on “the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz.” It wasn’t. Even if commerce now resumes across the strait under a memorandum of understanding still under negotiation, it will still leave the future of Iran’s nuclear and missile programs exactly where they were in February: stuck in a further negotiation that the administration insists will be “time limited,” probably to 60 days.
But the Iranians sense Mr. Trump’s deep reluctance to restart combat operations that are deeply unpopular in the United States, and most Iran experts say they expect Tehran to try to stretch the negotiations for months or years — as they have with past administrations. » | David E. Sanger | David E. Sanger has covered five American presidents over four decades at the Times, and writes often on the revival of superpower conflict, the subject of his latest book. | Sunday, May 31, 2026
President Trump likes his military and diplomatic victories quick, clean and decisive.
On his desk in the Oval Office, he keeps models of the B-2 bombers that took out three Iranian nuclear sites in one night, not quite a year ago. In the opening weeks of the Iran conflict this year, he talked often about replicating his success in Venezuela — “the perfect scenario,’’ he said — shorthand for overthrowing a troublesome leader with one quick commando raid, and replacing him with a pliant, American-friendly successor.
But now, Mr. Trump has hit the stalemate phase of his presidency.
The war with Iran is clearly at that stage. When he declared a cease-fire on April 7, Mr. Trump said on social media that the end of combat operations would be conditional on “the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz.” It wasn’t. Even if commerce now resumes across the strait under a memorandum of understanding still under negotiation, it will still leave the future of Iran’s nuclear and missile programs exactly where they were in February: stuck in a further negotiation that the administration insists will be “time limited,” probably to 60 days.
But the Iranians sense Mr. Trump’s deep reluctance to restart combat operations that are deeply unpopular in the United States, and most Iran experts say they expect Tehran to try to stretch the negotiations for months or years — as they have with past administrations. » | David E. Sanger | David E. Sanger has covered five American presidents over four decades at the Times, and writes often on the revival of superpower conflict, the subject of his latest book. | Sunday, May 31, 2026
Israel Captures Crusader Castle That Symbolized Its Long Lebanon Occupation
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The seizure of Beaufort in southern Lebanon called up bitter memories in both countries amid a widening Israeli conflict with Hezbollah that seems far from over.
This screenshot has been taken from this NYT article. | A view of the Beaufort Castle fortification atop a cliff above the Litani River in southern Lebanon, last year. | David Guttenfelder/The New York Times
Israeli soldiers have captured a strategic hilltop crowned by the Crusader castle of Beaufort in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military announced on Sunday, part of the most sweeping Israeli invasion in the country in decades.
The seizure of Beaufort, while hailed by Israel’s top leaders, evoked bitter memories in both countries of the deadly fighting there during Israel’s nearly two-decade occupation of southern Lebanon. Israel finally withdrew in 2000 after a bloody insurgency led by Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group.
Now, more than a quarter century later, Hezbollah is once again fighting a guerrilla war against invading Israeli forces; Israeli leaders openly discuss a return to a long-term Israeli “security belt” in Lebanon to fend off Hezbollah attacks; and an Israeli flag flutters over the fortress at Beaufort.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, praised the reconquest of Beaufort on Sunday as a “dramatic step” and vowed that Israeli forces would “deepen and expand” their control of territory in Lebanon. » | Aaron Boxerman and Natan Odenheimer | Sunday, May 31, 2026
Israeli soldiers have captured a strategic hilltop crowned by the Crusader castle of Beaufort in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military announced on Sunday, part of the most sweeping Israeli invasion in the country in decades.
The seizure of Beaufort, while hailed by Israel’s top leaders, evoked bitter memories in both countries of the deadly fighting there during Israel’s nearly two-decade occupation of southern Lebanon. Israel finally withdrew in 2000 after a bloody insurgency led by Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group.
Now, more than a quarter century later, Hezbollah is once again fighting a guerrilla war against invading Israeli forces; Israeli leaders openly discuss a return to a long-term Israeli “security belt” in Lebanon to fend off Hezbollah attacks; and an Israeli flag flutters over the fortress at Beaufort.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, praised the reconquest of Beaufort on Sunday as a “dramatic step” and vowed that Israeli forces would “deepen and expand” their control of territory in Lebanon. » | Aaron Boxerman and Natan Odenheimer | Sunday, May 31, 2026
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