Sunday, May 31, 2026
Billionaires Quietly Added THIS to Your Meat (And You’re Eating It Daily)
Waleed Asadi: The Levantine Shepherd's Pie | Saneyet Batata w Lahme | صينية بطاطا باللحم
May 31, 2026 | Meat and potatoes is a combination that every culture utilizes in multiple ways. Sometimes roasted, fried, stewed, and in this case, baked.
When I think of a western shepherd’s pie it's filled with butter, peas, carrots, and is a bit like stew. The Levantine version, on the other hand, is very simple and light and has all the extra bits served on the side. It really is just meat and potatoes.
This is the version I grew up with. It's a very nostalgic dish for me. It feels like home, tastes like home, and I hope it's something you can bring into your home.
Click here for the full recipe.
Waleed’s very own selection of spices can be found here. Don’t forget to use the code ZAWI10 for 10% off your first order.
Waleed’s favourite Lebanese olive oil, Les Cousines, can be found here. Don’t forget to use Waleed’s very own special introductory code for 15% off your first order.
When I think of a western shepherd’s pie it's filled with butter, peas, carrots, and is a bit like stew. The Levantine version, on the other hand, is very simple and light and has all the extra bits served on the side. It really is just meat and potatoes.
This is the version I grew up with. It's a very nostalgic dish for me. It feels like home, tastes like home, and I hope it's something you can bring into your home.
Click here for the full recipe.
Waleed’s very own selection of spices can be found here. Don’t forget to use the code ZAWI10 for 10% off your first order.
Waleed’s favourite Lebanese olive oil, Les Cousines, can be found here. Don’t forget to use Waleed’s very own special introductory code for 15% off your first order.
Hauptsache illiberal: Die neoreaktionäre Bewegung will hinter die Moderne zurück
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Eine weltanschaulich grundierte Online-Subkultur in den USA wächst zum Sammelbecken für Tech-Milliardäre, Libertäre und Faschisten.
Dieser Screenshot kommt aus diesem Artikel der Berliner Zeitung. | Amerikaner von der Organisation Democrats Abroad und deutsche Unterstützer veranstalteten eine Gedenkfeier und einen Protestmarsch. | © Sachelle Babbar/imago
Zu den wesentlichen Grundannahmen linker, emanzipativer Politik gehören die Gleichheit der Menschen und die Gewissheit des Fortschritts. Damit wurde das christliche Erlösungsversprechen – das Himmelreich und die Gleichheit vor Gott – buchstäblich auf die Erde geholt, ein Paradigmenwechsel im Zuge der europäischen Aufklärung.
Gleichheit und Fortschrittsgewissheit sind Axiome, unbeweisbare und unbedingte Voraussetzungen eines Ideengebäudes. Unbeweisbar, weil weder die Gleichheit noch der Fortschritt dem Augenschein oder der Wissenschaft standhält. Und unbedingt, weil ohne diese Voraussetzungen sämtliche Zukunftsvisionen der Moderne in sich zusammenfallen.
Beide politischen Erben der Aufklärung, Marxismus und Liberalismus, stehen im Bann der Gleichheit und des Fortschritts. Auch wenn Konservative mit Linken streiten, bleiben sie innerhalb des aufklärerischen Rahmens. Wer jedoch dahinter zurücktritt, wird reaktionär genannt. Die Bezeichnung ist seit dem 18. Jahrhundert denjenigen vorbehalten, die dem aufklärerischen Bekenntnis ihre Anerkennung verweigern – oder sogar radikale Gegensetzungen vornehmen. » | Thomas Fasbender | Sonntag, 31. Mai 2026
Zu den wesentlichen Grundannahmen linker, emanzipativer Politik gehören die Gleichheit der Menschen und die Gewissheit des Fortschritts. Damit wurde das christliche Erlösungsversprechen – das Himmelreich und die Gleichheit vor Gott – buchstäblich auf die Erde geholt, ein Paradigmenwechsel im Zuge der europäischen Aufklärung.
Gleichheit und Fortschrittsgewissheit sind Axiome, unbeweisbare und unbedingte Voraussetzungen eines Ideengebäudes. Unbeweisbar, weil weder die Gleichheit noch der Fortschritt dem Augenschein oder der Wissenschaft standhält. Und unbedingt, weil ohne diese Voraussetzungen sämtliche Zukunftsvisionen der Moderne in sich zusammenfallen.
Beide politischen Erben der Aufklärung, Marxismus und Liberalismus, stehen im Bann der Gleichheit und des Fortschritts. Auch wenn Konservative mit Linken streiten, bleiben sie innerhalb des aufklärerischen Rahmens. Wer jedoch dahinter zurücktritt, wird reaktionär genannt. Die Bezeichnung ist seit dem 18. Jahrhundert denjenigen vorbehalten, die dem aufklärerischen Bekenntnis ihre Anerkennung verweigern – oder sogar radikale Gegensetzungen vornehmen. » | Thomas Fasbender | Sonntag, 31. Mai 2026
What Is Orange Wine? And Why Is It on Every Brunch Menu?
May 30, 2026 | Orange wine isn't made from oranges — and it isn't a trend. It's the oldest wine in the world, made for 8,000 years in Georgia using clay vessels called qvevri.
Today, it's on every brunch menu. So, is it worth the hype, or just expensive, amber-coloured marketing?
I taste three orange wines — the icon, the ancient original, and the supermarket version — and answer the questions people are too embarrassed to ask: what it is, why it's everywhere, and when NOT to order it.
I'm Anya Gariboldi — sommelier, wine judge, WSET Diploma. Stop ordering wine to impress. Start ordering wine you actually understand.
Today, it's on every brunch menu. So, is it worth the hype, or just expensive, amber-coloured marketing?
I taste three orange wines — the icon, the ancient original, and the supermarket version — and answer the questions people are too embarrassed to ask: what it is, why it's everywhere, and when NOT to order it.
I'm Anya Gariboldi — sommelier, wine judge, WSET Diploma. Stop ordering wine to impress. Start ordering wine you actually understand.
Catherine Deneuve et Yves Saint Laurent, la magnifique et le génie de la mode
MADAME FIGARO : DUOS LÉGENDAIRES 4/5 - Depuis les débuts du cinéma, mode et septième art se sont toujours entrelacés donnant naissance à des affinités électives et des passions exclusives entre créateurs et stars du grand écran. Aujourd’hui, pleins feux sur la belle histoire d’amour entre Catherine Deneuve et Yves Saint Laurent.
Ils devaient se rencontrer. L’histoire était écrite pour eux. Lui, le génie visionnaire qui a révolutionné la mode dans les années 1960 en déclinant au féminin des pièces héritées du vestiaire masculin. Elle, la plus grande et la plus libre des actrices françaises, qui a souvent mené sa vie comme un homme, bravant les injonctions sociales tout en accédant très vite au statut privilégié de star du cinéma. Catherine Deneuve, l’insoumise, et Yves Saint Laurent, l’iconoclaste, deux âmes frondeuses, deux artistes au firmament. Elle le choisira pour l’habiller à la ville comme à l’écran, traversera la vie en Saint Laurent pendant plus de quarante ans à ses côtés (et encore aujourd’hui sans lui). Il voyait en elle l’incarnation idéale de son style et lui inventera dans le film Belle de jour ce personnage de bourgeoise subversive, faisant basculer la jeune fille romantique qu’elle personnifiait dans Les Parapluies de Cherbourg vers cette femme des beaux quartiers bien plus incendiaire qu’il n’y paraît. Le feu sous la glace. » | Par Marion Dupuis | dimanche 31 mai 2026
How Gay Courtship Actually Worked in Ancient Greece
May 30, 2026 | A live hare arrives at your front door. Your entire family knows what it means. An older man wants to court you. In ancient Athens, that was how it started.
Gay courtship in ancient Greece had more rules than a modern dating app. Who could pursue whom. What gifts to send. What was allowed physically — and what would destroy your reputation forever. One politician lost his citizenship because a jury believed he had been paid for sex. The most beautiful man in Athens spent an entire night in Socrates' bed and nothing happened.
This is the story of how it actually worked, day by day, gift by gift, rule by rule.
Gay courtship in ancient Greece had more rules than a modern dating app. Who could pursue whom. What gifts to send. What was allowed physically — and what would destroy your reputation forever. One politician lost his citizenship because a jury believed he had been paid for sex. The most beautiful man in Athens spent an entire night in Socrates' bed and nothing happened.
This is the story of how it actually worked, day by day, gift by gift, rule by rule.
Constantin Schreiber – Gesellschaft: Sind wir in Deutschland besonders unfreundlich?
The Beach Boys: God Only Knows | Remastered 1999
Arcàdia - Noches de Orgullo | Official Music Video
Queer History | Terra X
May 31, 2026 | Der Begriff „queer“ stehen für eine große Vielfalt an sexuellen Orientierungen und Geschlechtsidentitäten: lesbisch, schwul, bisexuell, asexuell, transgeschlechtlich, intergeschlechtlich, nonbinär u.v.a.
Was all diese unterschiedlichen Gruppen unter dem Dach „queer“ vereint, ist das Nichtkonforme, das Abweichen von der Norm der Mehrheitsgesellschaft. Genau das war in der Geschichte aber auch immer wieder Anlass für die Diskriminierung und Verfolgung dieser Menschen - und ist es bis heute.
Der Blick in die Geschichte zeigt aber auch: Nicht immer war gleichgeschlechtliche Sexualität illegal. In der Antike ist sie sogar vielfach Normalität, und auch im Mittelalter gibt gleichgeschlechtliche Liebe und Sex. Im Lauf des Mittelalters wird gleichgeschlechtliche Intimität jedoch mehr und mehr kriminalisiert. Bis heute kämpfen homo- und bisexuelle, trans und nicht-binäre Personen für Sichtbarkeit und Gleichberechtigung.
In diesem Video blicken wir in die Geschichte und erzählen von der Ausgrenzung und Unterdrückung queerer Menschen, aber auch von ihrem Kampf um Sichtbarkeit und Gleichberechtigung.
Team:
Autor*in: Tillman Graach
Schnitt: Ariel Sages
Kamera: Rina Zimmering
Grafik: Kathi Weiss
Sprecher*in: Tillman Graach
Die Erfahrung der erhabenen Schönheit einer tiefen, absolut reinen homosexuellen Liebe bleibt einzig den wenigen Auserwählten der schwulen Welt vorbehalten! Der Rest ist verdammt dazu, nur schmutzigen Sex zu erleben. — © Mark Alexander
Was all diese unterschiedlichen Gruppen unter dem Dach „queer“ vereint, ist das Nichtkonforme, das Abweichen von der Norm der Mehrheitsgesellschaft. Genau das war in der Geschichte aber auch immer wieder Anlass für die Diskriminierung und Verfolgung dieser Menschen - und ist es bis heute.
Der Blick in die Geschichte zeigt aber auch: Nicht immer war gleichgeschlechtliche Sexualität illegal. In der Antike ist sie sogar vielfach Normalität, und auch im Mittelalter gibt gleichgeschlechtliche Liebe und Sex. Im Lauf des Mittelalters wird gleichgeschlechtliche Intimität jedoch mehr und mehr kriminalisiert. Bis heute kämpfen homo- und bisexuelle, trans und nicht-binäre Personen für Sichtbarkeit und Gleichberechtigung.
In diesem Video blicken wir in die Geschichte und erzählen von der Ausgrenzung und Unterdrückung queerer Menschen, aber auch von ihrem Kampf um Sichtbarkeit und Gleichberechtigung.
Team:
Autor*in: Tillman Graach
Schnitt: Ariel Sages
Kamera: Rina Zimmering
Grafik: Kathi Weiss
Sprecher*in: Tillman Graach
Die Erfahrung der erhabenen Schönheit einer tiefen, absolut reinen homosexuellen Liebe bleibt einzig den wenigen Auserwählten der schwulen Welt vorbehalten! Der Rest ist verdammt dazu, nur schmutzigen Sex zu erleben. — © Mark Alexander
Jüdische Festwagen von Pride Parade ausgeschlossen
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE: Vor der Roma Pride im Juni gibt es Streit. Mitmachen darf nur, wer den „Genozid in Gaza“ verurteilt. Jüdische Aktivisten beklagen Antisemitismus.
Der Ausschluss von Festwagen der jüdischen LGBTQ-Organisationen Keshet Italia (Regenbogen Italien) und Keshet Europa von der römischen Pride Parade am 20. Juni hat die Debatte um den wachsenden Antisemitismus in Italien neu befeuert. Zur Begründung des Ausschlusses der jüdischen Festwagen erklärten die Veranstalter von Roma Pride auf ihrer Facebook-Seite: „Jeder, der die Grundwerte unserer Bewegung und unserer Community teilt, kann sich uns auf der Straße anschließen. Die Teilnahme eines Festwagens an der Roma Pride setzt aber – unabhängig von der sexuellen Orientierung, Identität, Religion, ethnischen Zugehörigkeit oder Nationalität der Beteiligten – eine klare und unmissverständliche Verurteilung des vom israelischen Regime verübten Völkermords voraus.“ » | Von Matthias Rüb, Rom | Donnerstag, 28. Mai 2026
Hongrie : la police ne voit « aucune raison » d'interdire cette année la marche des fiertés à Budapest
LE FIGARO : «Durant la procédure de déclaration pour la marche des fiertés 2026 et la concertation avec les organisateurs, aucune raison pour interdire le rassemblement n’est apparue», a indiqué à l’AFP la police.
La police hongroise a indiqué vendredi qu’elle n’interdirait pas la marche des fiertés prévue en juin à Budapest, un an après son interdiction sous le précédent premier ministre, le nationaliste Viktor Orbán. «Durant la procédure de déclaration pour la marche des fiertés 2026 et la concertation avec les organisateurs, aucune raison pour interdire le rassemblement n’est apparue», a indiqué à l’AFP la police.
Les coordinateurs du défilé avaient officiellement notifié mercredi aux autorités leur intention de l’organiser le 27 juin. Le nouveau premier ministre hongrois Péter Magyar - un conservateur pro-européen qui a mis fin en avril aux seize ans de pouvoir de Viktor Orbán - a régulièrement exprimé son soutien à l’égalité et la liberté de rassemblement. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | samedi 30 mai 2026
With No Medicine and No Escape, Gaza’s Cancer Patients Watch Their Tumours Grow
THE TELEGRAPH: Aid blockades and Israeli evacuation restrictions leave Gazans stranded with inadequate healthcare
Minutes after Najat al-Loh learnt that the 7cm lump in her right breast was cancer, her oldest son Atta died from wounds sustained in an Israeli bombardment.
“As I stood there talking to the doctor, I received the news,” she said. “I collapsed entirely, not just emotionally but physically. My daughter was screaming.”
Nine months on, the 48-year-old now has five more lumps across her chest and under her arms, some the size of tennis balls.
Her face is riven with exhaustion and despair as she hands over the chaotic bundle of medical papers to Khaleel, her 13-year-old son, to see whether he can make sense of them.
The war in Gaza ended just a few weeks after her diagnosis on Aug 17, thanks to Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan that promised to flood the benighted strip with food, medicine and life-saving equipment. Yet in that time, Ms Loh has had access to only the most rudimentary cancer care, allowing the disease to spread far beyond the point of a cure.
She is one of an estimated 13,000 cancer patients who are trapped in a territory with virtually no specialist services left and – save for a lucky few – unable to leave to get the treatment they need.
Both Israeli blockades, which started in the early 1990s but intensified after the war in Gaza started in 2023, and foot-dragging by other countries, including Britain, are responsible.
With Hamas refusing to hand over its weapons, Israel is reportedly contemplating tightening aid deliveries further and US attention diverted by Iran, the situation seems likely to worsen. » | Henry Bodkin Jerusalem Correspondent. Nedal Hamdouna in Gaza | Sunday, May 31, 2026
If this isn't CRUELTY, what is? And we ALL know WHO is RESPONSIBLE for it! — © Mark Alexander
Minutes after Najat al-Loh learnt that the 7cm lump in her right breast was cancer, her oldest son Atta died from wounds sustained in an Israeli bombardment.
“As I stood there talking to the doctor, I received the news,” she said. “I collapsed entirely, not just emotionally but physically. My daughter was screaming.”
Nine months on, the 48-year-old now has five more lumps across her chest and under her arms, some the size of tennis balls.
Her face is riven with exhaustion and despair as she hands over the chaotic bundle of medical papers to Khaleel, her 13-year-old son, to see whether he can make sense of them.
The war in Gaza ended just a few weeks after her diagnosis on Aug 17, thanks to Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan that promised to flood the benighted strip with food, medicine and life-saving equipment. Yet in that time, Ms Loh has had access to only the most rudimentary cancer care, allowing the disease to spread far beyond the point of a cure.
She is one of an estimated 13,000 cancer patients who are trapped in a territory with virtually no specialist services left and – save for a lucky few – unable to leave to get the treatment they need.
Both Israeli blockades, which started in the early 1990s but intensified after the war in Gaza started in 2023, and foot-dragging by other countries, including Britain, are responsible.
With Hamas refusing to hand over its weapons, Israel is reportedly contemplating tightening aid deliveries further and US attention diverted by Iran, the situation seems likely to worsen. » | Henry Bodkin Jerusalem Correspondent. Nedal Hamdouna in Gaza | Sunday, May 31, 2026
If this isn't CRUELTY, what is? And we ALL know WHO is RESPONSIBLE for it! — © Mark Alexander
How British Politics Lost the Plot | Andrew Lownie
May 30, 2026 | Sunday Times bestselling author Andrew Lownie sees shades of the Weimar Republic in today's Britain. The political centre is gone, the country has drifted toward its extremes, and almost nobody of stature is left to command respect. He doesn't soften the comparison either. The Weimar Republic, he reminds Jim Stenman and Suzanne Kianpour on Global Power Shifts, was the system that gave way to the Nazi Party.
How did Britain get here? Lownie traces it back to William Hague's decision to hand Conservative Party leadership elections to activists, which produced a generation of leaders chosen by the fringe rather than the centre, and saw cabinet discipline collapse along with them. Politicians who once entered public life out of duty have largely disappeared, edged out by candidates obsessed with personal advancement. A clickbait media environment now rewards spectacle over seriousness, which means leaders end up following the news cycle instead of leading it. Brexit, in Lownie's reading, was symptom rather than cause.
What's left is a political class most people now see as "another bunch of grifters."
A serious conversation about institutional decline, the end of the centre, and the historical company Britain is keeping.
How did Britain get here? Lownie traces it back to William Hague's decision to hand Conservative Party leadership elections to activists, which produced a generation of leaders chosen by the fringe rather than the centre, and saw cabinet discipline collapse along with them. Politicians who once entered public life out of duty have largely disappeared, edged out by candidates obsessed with personal advancement. A clickbait media environment now rewards spectacle over seriousness, which means leaders end up following the news cycle instead of leading it. Brexit, in Lownie's reading, was symptom rather than cause.
What's left is a political class most people now see as "another bunch of grifters."
A serious conversation about institutional decline, the end of the centre, and the historical company Britain is keeping.
Valeurs sûres, grandes cuvées et découvertes : les 40 vins rosés favoris de la rédaction du Figaro pour l’été
LE FIGARO : NOTRE SÉLECTION - Après avoir sélectionné 100 domaines et dégusté leurs plus belles cuvées, Le Figaro dévoile son grand palmarès des 40 vins rosés sur lesquels miser en toute confiance pour vous accompagner tout l’été
Existe-t-il de grands vins rosés ? Une question légitime, à l’heure où la troisième couleur a toutes les peines du monde, malgré ses efforts, à prouver qu’elle n’est pas uniquement un prétexte au relâchement et à l’oisiveté de la saison chaude. Certains en doutent. D’autres savent qu’au-delà de sa robe cristalline et séductrice se cachent parfois de vraies prouesses de vinificateurs. « C’est le vin le plus difficile à faire », celui dont « les erreurs ne se récupèrent pas », a pour habitude de répéter Patricia Ortelli, la reine de Pontevès, dans le Haut-Var, où la vigneronne produit des rosés sincères et authentiques depuis 35 ans maintenant. Elle se sentait un peu seule, au départ. Mais depuis, le vin rosé a trouvé grâce aux yeux d’un bon nombre de producteurs, qui s’attachent à exprimer la notion de terroir, de faire des vins rosés qui ont, comme on dit, « la gueule de l’endroit ». Dans cette sélection, issue d’une dégustation de plus de 100 vins (eux-mêmes provenant d’une présélection très rigoureuse), certaines cuvées peuvent se targuer d’être un vrai grand vin. D’autres font figure de vraie pépite au rapport qualité prix de premier ordre. À travers la France entière, mais avec une domination nette et naturelle de la Provence, voici une sélection de vins rosés à tous les prix, qui ne décevront ni l’amateur de vin, ni l’amateur de vin rosé. Ces 40 vins pourraient même réconcilier ces deux profils de dégustateurs... » | Par Martin Lemaire et Frédéric Durand-Bazin | samedi 30 mai 2026
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Saturday, May 30, 2026
Verdi: Nabucco, Act III: "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
May 19, 2026 | At this point in the opera, the Hebrew slaves are in exile in Babylon, far from their homeland, mourning the loss of Jerusalem and longing for freedom.
Nabucco premiered on 9 March 1842 at La Scala in Milan, and its success marked Verdi’s breakthrough as an opera composer.
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice, Michele Mariotti - Verdi: Nabucco, Act III: "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
Nabucco premiered on 9 March 1842 at La Scala in Milan, and its success marked Verdi’s breakthrough as an opera composer.
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice, Michele Mariotti - Verdi: Nabucco, Act III: "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
Donald Trump « est toujours en excellente santé » mais doit perdre du poids, selon son médecin
LE FIGARO : Selon le capitaine de la marine Sean Barbabella, le président des États-Unis est « apte à exercer toutes les fonctions de chef de l’État ».
Donald Trump « est toujours en excellente santé » mais doit perdre du poids et faire plus d’exercice, selon un rapport médical rendu public vendredi après des examens de routine, plus tôt cette semaine, du président américain âgé de 79 ans. « Le président Trump est toujours en excellente santé et présente des fonctions cardiaques, pulmonaires, neurologiques et physiques générales solides », a déclaré le médecin présidentiel, le capitaine de la marine Sean Barbabella, le jugeant « pleinement apte à exercer toutes les fonctions de commandant en chef et de chef de l’État ». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | samedi 30 mai 2026
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Donald Trump « est toujours en excellente santé » mais doit perdre du poids et faire plus d’exercice, selon un rapport médical rendu public vendredi après des examens de routine, plus tôt cette semaine, du président américain âgé de 79 ans. « Le président Trump est toujours en excellente santé et présente des fonctions cardiaques, pulmonaires, neurologiques et physiques générales solides », a déclaré le médecin présidentiel, le capitaine de la marine Sean Barbabella, le jugeant « pleinement apte à exercer toutes les fonctions de commandant en chef et de chef de l’État ». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | samedi 30 mai 2026
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10 Stunning Gay Films Shot in Europe You Need To Watch (And Where To Stream)
May 28, 2026 | “What if I told you that some of the most breath-taking, heart-wrenching, and beautifully crafted gay love stories ever put on screen were filmed against the stunning backdrops of Europe — from the sun-drenched hills of Northern Italy to the frozen landscapes of post-war Austria?
Today, we're counting down ten absolutely stunning gay films shot across Europe that deserve a spot on your watchlist — and yes, we're telling you exactly where to stream every single one of them.
Let's get into it.”
Today, we're counting down ten absolutely stunning gay films shot across Europe that deserve a spot on your watchlist — and yes, we're telling you exactly where to stream every single one of them.
Let's get into it.”
Peter Thiel Flees to Argentina
Either that, or Thiel has discovered who the Antichrist really is: Trump! 😊 – Mark
Cancer Jab Can Eradicate Entire Tumours in Patients, Trial Shows
THE GUARDIAN: Jab brought ‘unprecedentedly strong responses’ in patients whose disease had become resistant to chemotherapy and immunotherapy
Doctors have hailed “unprecedented” trial results that show a triple-action cancer jab can eradicate entire tumours in patients.
In an international trial spanning 11 countries, the injection was offered to patients whose cancer had spread or come back and whose disease had failed to respond to other treatments.
The jab, called amivantamab, shrank the tumours of more than a third of patients, with dramatic changes seen within weeks. In 15 of them, doctors found the drug had melted away their tumours altogether.
Kevin Harrington, professor in biological cancer therapies at the Institute of Cancer Research, London (ICR), said: “These are unprecedentedly strong responses in patients whose disease has become resistant to both chemotherapy and immunotherapy. » | Andrew Gregory, Health editor, in Chicago | Saturday, May 30, 2026
Doctors have hailed “unprecedented” trial results that show a triple-action cancer jab can eradicate entire tumours in patients.
In an international trial spanning 11 countries, the injection was offered to patients whose cancer had spread or come back and whose disease had failed to respond to other treatments.
The jab, called amivantamab, shrank the tumours of more than a third of patients, with dramatic changes seen within weeks. In 15 of them, doctors found the drug had melted away their tumours altogether.
Kevin Harrington, professor in biological cancer therapies at the Institute of Cancer Research, London (ICR), said: “These are unprecedentedly strong responses in patients whose disease has become resistant to both chemotherapy and immunotherapy. » | Andrew Gregory, Health editor, in Chicago | Saturday, May 30, 2026
Trump Did What Hitler and Mussolini Couldn't Do | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
May 28, 2026 | Deception, Dogma, and Democracy.
In this interview, historian and authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat breaks down the subtle mechanics of modern political control. Moving past historical models of closed-media dictatorships, Ben-Ghiat explains how authoritarian environments form in the open digital age through "short-term coordination," mandatory party dogmas, and the intentional targeting of everyday citizens to induce widespread self-censorship.
She is joined by Pat Morrison to discuss the shifting American perspective on wealth, the emotional mechanics of modern propaganda, and why the ultimate goal of authoritarian rhetoric is to make citizens police themselves.
In this interview, historian and authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat breaks down the subtle mechanics of modern political control. Moving past historical models of closed-media dictatorships, Ben-Ghiat explains how authoritarian environments form in the open digital age through "short-term coordination," mandatory party dogmas, and the intentional targeting of everyday citizens to induce widespread self-censorship.
She is joined by Pat Morrison to discuss the shifting American perspective on wealth, the emotional mechanics of modern propaganda, and why the ultimate goal of authoritarian rhetoric is to make citizens police themselves.
Ghanas Parlament verschärft Anti-LGBTQ-Gesetz: Bis zu fünf Jahre Haft für Unterstützer
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Ghanas Parlament will mit einem Gesetz härtere Strafen für LGBTQ-Personen und deren Unterstützer. Präsident Mahama steht nun unter Druck dieses zu unterzeichnen.
Dieser Screenshot stammt aus diesem Artikel der Berliner Zeitung. | Ghanas Präsident John Dramani Mahama muss das verabschiedete Gesetz noch unterzeichnen, damit es in Kraft treten kann. | © Fabrice Coffrini/AFP
Das Parlament Ghanas hat am Freitag ein Gesetz verabschiedet, das die sogenannte Förderung von LGBTQ-Aktivitäten unter Strafe stellt. Wie der erste stellvertretende Parlamentspräsident Bernard Ahiafor laut der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters mitteilte, wurde das „Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill“ per Stimmabgabe angenommen, nachdem der Ausschuss für Verfassungs- und Rechtsfragen die Annahme einstimmig empfohlen hatte.
Das Gesetz sieht laut Reuters bis zu drei Jahre Haft für gleichgeschlechtliche sexuelle Handlungen vor. Wer LGBTQ-Aktivitäten finanziert, sponsert oder fördert, dem drohen drei bis fünf Jahre Gefängnis. Zusätzlich wird eine Meldepflicht eingeführt: Bürgerinnen und Bürger, die verbotene LGBTQ-Handlungen nicht bei der Polizei oder anderen Behörden anzeigen, müssen mit bis zu drei Jahren Haft rechnen. Auch das Auslieferungsgesetz von 1960 wird so geändert, dass die neuen Straftatbestände unter die Auslieferungsbestimmungen fallen. » | Lea Brüggemann | Samstag, 30. Mai 2026
Das Parlament Ghanas hat am Freitag ein Gesetz verabschiedet, das die sogenannte Förderung von LGBTQ-Aktivitäten unter Strafe stellt. Wie der erste stellvertretende Parlamentspräsident Bernard Ahiafor laut der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters mitteilte, wurde das „Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill“ per Stimmabgabe angenommen, nachdem der Ausschuss für Verfassungs- und Rechtsfragen die Annahme einstimmig empfohlen hatte.
Das Gesetz sieht laut Reuters bis zu drei Jahre Haft für gleichgeschlechtliche sexuelle Handlungen vor. Wer LGBTQ-Aktivitäten finanziert, sponsert oder fördert, dem drohen drei bis fünf Jahre Gefängnis. Zusätzlich wird eine Meldepflicht eingeführt: Bürgerinnen und Bürger, die verbotene LGBTQ-Handlungen nicht bei der Polizei oder anderen Behörden anzeigen, müssen mit bis zu drei Jahren Haft rechnen. Auch das Auslieferungsgesetz von 1960 wird so geändert, dass die neuen Straftatbestände unter die Auslieferungsbestimmungen fallen. » | Lea Brüggemann | Samstag, 30. Mai 2026
Sommet de la « remigration » à Porto : quels partis en Europe soutiennent une politique d’expulsion massive d’étrangers ?
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Théorisée par les mouvances nationalistes radicales, la « remigration » gagne en visibilité sur le continent et trouve des relais dans certains partis politiques d’extrême droite.
Après Milan en 2025, c’est Porto qui accueille ce samedi 30 mai l’édition 2026 du « Remigration Summit », colloque organisé par plusieurs mouvements européens d’extrême droite. Moyennant 45 euros (et jusqu’à 325 euros pour un accès « premium »...), les participants pourront voir se succéder sur scène les principales figures continentales de la « remigration », concept défendu par les mouvances identitaires et nationalistes radicales, qui prône l’expulsion massive d’étrangers au nom de la préservation de l’identité nationale et culturelle.
Sur leur site internet, les organisateurs la définissent comme « un processus démocratique, légal et de longue haleine (20 à 30 ans) visant à renvoyer les immigrants clandestins et les migrants légaux nuisibles, et à exercer une pression sur les sociétés parallèles non assimilées afin de rétablir l’harmonie culturelle au sein de la nation ».
Issue de la même matrice idéologique que la théorie du « grand remplacement », la notion de « remigration » a acquis une visibilité particulière au cours de l’année 2025, popularisée sur les réseaux sociaux par l’administration Trump et par Elon Musk. Le terme est désormais repris par des militants identitaires, des groupuscules suprémacistes et diverses mouvances néofascistes. Mais aussi, plus marginalement, par certains partis politiques implantés en Europe, que Le Figaro a recensés. » | Par Adrien Bez | samedi 30 mai 2026
On y est encore ! La catastrophe des années 1930 et 1940 n'a visiblement pas suffi à ces extrémistes ! De toute évidence, ils veulent réitérer cette expérience désastreuse ! Concrètement, même s'ils y parvenaient, qui imagine-t-ils capable d'assurer le fonctionnement d'une économie florissante, alors que l'Europe connaît un vieillissement de sa population et une baisse alarmante de la natalité ? — © Mark Alexander
The Billionaire Derangement Syndrome that Is Destroying the World
May 23, 2026 | Journalist and political analyst Gil Duran joins The Left Hook to break down the growing influence of billionaires, tech oligarchs, and corporate power in reshaping American democracy, media, and public life.
Waj and Gil discuss how the billionaire class has consolidated unprecedented levels of wealth and influence while ordinary Americans struggle with rising inequality, political corruption, media consolidation, and economic instability.
From AI and surveillance capitalism to corporate capture and authoritarian politics, this conversation connects the dots on how concentrated wealth is transforming society — and why more people are beginning to push back against the oligarch era.
Waj and Gil discuss how the billionaire class has consolidated unprecedented levels of wealth and influence while ordinary Americans struggle with rising inequality, political corruption, media consolidation, and economic instability.
From AI and surveillance capitalism to corporate capture and authoritarian politics, this conversation connects the dots on how concentrated wealth is transforming society — and why more people are beginning to push back against the oligarch era.
When the Moors Ruled in Europe: A Documentary by Bettany Hughes | الأندلس
Sep 27, 2023 | …Join British historian Bettany Hughes as she examines a long-buried chapter of European history--the rise and fall of Islamic culture in what is now Spain and Portugal.
Although generations of Spanish rulers have tried to expunge this era from the historical record, recent archeology and scholarship now shed fresh light on the Moors who flourished in Al-Andalus for more than 700 years.
This fascinating documentary explodes old stereotypes and offers shocking new insights. You’ll discover the ingenious mathematics behind Granada’s dazzling Alhambra Palace, trace El Cid’s lineage to his Moorish roots, and learn how the Iberian population willingly converted to Islam in droves.
Through interviews with noted scholars, you’ll see how Moorish advances in mathematics, astronomy, art, and agriculture helped propel the West out of the Dark Ages and into the Renaissance.
What emerges is a richly detailed portrait of a sensuous, inquisitive, and remarkably progressive Islamic culture in Christian Europe.
Bettany Mary Hughes OBE FSA (born May 1967) is an English historian, author and broadcaster, specialising in classical history. Her published books cover classical antiquity and myth, and the history of Istanbul. She is active in efforts to encourage the teaching of the classics in UK state schools. Hughes was appointed OBE in 2019.
Although generations of Spanish rulers have tried to expunge this era from the historical record, recent archeology and scholarship now shed fresh light on the Moors who flourished in Al-Andalus for more than 700 years.
This fascinating documentary explodes old stereotypes and offers shocking new insights. You’ll discover the ingenious mathematics behind Granada’s dazzling Alhambra Palace, trace El Cid’s lineage to his Moorish roots, and learn how the Iberian population willingly converted to Islam in droves.
Through interviews with noted scholars, you’ll see how Moorish advances in mathematics, astronomy, art, and agriculture helped propel the West out of the Dark Ages and into the Renaissance.
What emerges is a richly detailed portrait of a sensuous, inquisitive, and remarkably progressive Islamic culture in Christian Europe.
Bettany Mary Hughes OBE FSA (born May 1967) is an English historian, author and broadcaster, specialising in classical history. Her published books cover classical antiquity and myth, and the history of Istanbul. She is active in efforts to encourage the teaching of the classics in UK state schools. Hughes was appointed OBE in 2019.
Why the US and Iran Struggle to Reach a Ceasefire Extension | DW News
Trump is such a great dealmaker, isn’t he? This must be the art of no deal! Fact is, this is a HUGE MESS of Trump’s own making! If only he had left things alone! — Mark
Halva aux framboises, amandes et noix de coco parfumée à la fleur d'oranger
MADAME FIGARO : Une halva délicieusement fruitée, mariant framboises fraîches, amandes croquantes et noix de coco parfumée à la fleur d’oranger. Une recette gourmande et originale.
French Cooking Academy: Stop Ignoring Fennel! Try This Easy French Braised Fennel Recipe: Fenouil braisé au gras
May 27, 2026 | Fennel is one of the most underrated vegetables, but when cooked using classic French techniques, it becomes incredibly tender, sweet, and mild.
In this video, a step by step tutorial, we are making a classic French braised fennel (fenouil braisé), that is sure to please everyone. By par-cooking, searing, and slowly baking the fennel quarters over a bed of carrots, onions, pork belly, and rich stock, the strong anise flavour softens, and the fennel takes on a melt-in-your-mouth, buttery texture.
It is a versatile side dish that pairs wonderfully with roast pork, chicken, or fish. If you want a vegetarian version, simply omit the pork belly and swap the beef stock for a high-quality vegetable stock.
For the full recipe, please click here/ Then click on ‘more’.
In this video, a step by step tutorial, we are making a classic French braised fennel (fenouil braisé), that is sure to please everyone. By par-cooking, searing, and slowly baking the fennel quarters over a bed of carrots, onions, pork belly, and rich stock, the strong anise flavour softens, and the fennel takes on a melt-in-your-mouth, buttery texture.
It is a versatile side dish that pairs wonderfully with roast pork, chicken, or fish. If you want a vegetarian version, simply omit the pork belly and swap the beef stock for a high-quality vegetable stock.
For the full recipe, please click here/ Then click on ‘more’.
Rob Groves: Epstein Class Exposed | Why Trump Is Running Scared
And Here’s Another Fabulous Sound From an America We Have Lost…
The Sounds of an America That Once Was But No Longer Is!
MARK ALEXANDER: This optimistic music encapsulates, and is redolent of, the America WE ALL LOVED. That was a very different America from the KLEPTOCRATIC DYSTOPIA, the HELL-HOLE of Trump’s DREAMS. Trump’s DREAMS are a NIGHTMARE for the rest of Americans! In fact, they are PURGATORY for the MANY, but a PARADISE for the SELECT FEW! America now is a place where the WEALTH of the NATION is being SEQUESTERED and STOLEN to FURTHER ENRICH the already SUPER PRIVILEGED!
Enjoy these sounds! They are the memories of yesteryear, the memories of a bygone age — America’s golden age of hope and freedom!
Enjoy these sounds! They are the memories of yesteryear, the memories of a bygone age — America’s golden age of hope and freedom!
Friday, May 29, 2026
Lula Says Brazil Will Not Be Treated Like ‘Tinpot Country’ after US Designates Gangs as Terrorists
THE GUARDIAN: Marco Rubio made announcement after meeting president’s far-right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro
Brazil will not be treated as a “tinpot country,” the country’s president, Luiz Inácio da Silva, said on Friday after the United States designated Brazil’s two largest criminal gangs, the First Capital Command (PCC) and the Red Command, as foreign terrorist organisations.
The announcement, made by Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, on Thursday, is being widely seen in Brazil as a setback for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the president who had strongly opposed the designation – and a boost for Lula’s main challenger in October’s presidential election, the far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
Chosen to run in place of his father, Jair Bolsonaro – the former president who is barred from running because he is in house arrest after being convicted of attempting a coup – Flávio spent this week in the US, where he met with Donald Trump and Rubio.
Lula said he was “very saddened” by the news that “the United States secretary, from North America, a certain Marco Rubio, said that our criminals here are terrorists and that Americans can intervene”, he said during a speech at an event in the state of Sergipe.
“We do not accept being treated like little boys. We do not accept being treated as if we were some tinpot country,” he added.
In a statement, he also called the Bolsonaro family “traitors” and “false patriots”. » | Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro | Friday, May 29, 2026
Brazil will not be treated as a “tinpot country,” the country’s president, Luiz Inácio da Silva, said on Friday after the United States designated Brazil’s two largest criminal gangs, the First Capital Command (PCC) and the Red Command, as foreign terrorist organisations.
The announcement, made by Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, on Thursday, is being widely seen in Brazil as a setback for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the president who had strongly opposed the designation – and a boost for Lula’s main challenger in October’s presidential election, the far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
Chosen to run in place of his father, Jair Bolsonaro – the former president who is barred from running because he is in house arrest after being convicted of attempting a coup – Flávio spent this week in the US, where he met with Donald Trump and Rubio.
Lula said he was “very saddened” by the news that “the United States secretary, from North America, a certain Marco Rubio, said that our criminals here are terrorists and that Americans can intervene”, he said during a speech at an event in the state of Sergipe.
“We do not accept being treated like little boys. We do not accept being treated as if we were some tinpot country,” he added.
In a statement, he also called the Bolsonaro family “traitors” and “false patriots”. » | Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro | Friday, May 29, 2026
Why Donald Trump’s Presidency Is Nowhere Near Worth the Cost | Steve Schmidt
The Kennedy Center Must Remove Trump’s Name from the Building, a Judge Orders.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: A federal judge in Washington ordered on Friday that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts remove President Trump’s name from the building’s facade and all official branding, finding that the board’s decision to add it was unlawful.
Judge Christopher R. Cooper of the Federal District Court in Washington wrote in a 94-page opinion that a law passed by Congress in 1964 made “crystal clear” that the institution was to be named for President Kennedy.
“Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it,” the judge wrote. He ordered that the 18 letters added to the center’s front portico be removed within two weeks. » | Julia Jacobs and Zach Montague | Julia Jacobs reported from New York, and Zach Montague from Washington. | Friday, May 29, 2026
Judge Christopher R. Cooper of the Federal District Court in Washington wrote in a 94-page opinion that a law passed by Congress in 1964 made “crystal clear” that the institution was to be named for President Kennedy.
“Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it,” the judge wrote. He ordered that the 18 letters added to the center’s front portico be removed within two weeks. » | Julia Jacobs and Zach Montague | Julia Jacobs reported from New York, and Zach Montague from Washington. | Friday, May 29, 2026
"How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracies": Northwestern Prof Jeffrey Winters on Book "The Blind Spot"
May 27, 2026 | We speak with political scientist Jeffrey Winters about his new book, The Blind Spot: How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracies. Winters argues that democracy's failure to address wealth inequality is by design. While voters have a say on some issues, oligarchs, who succeed in maintaining economic inequality by fighting against wealth redistribution, have more power.
"Liberal democracies around the world are now among the most unequal societies ever to have existed in human history," says Winters.
Democracy Now! can be supported here.
"Liberal democracies around the world are now among the most unequal societies ever to have existed in human history," says Winters.
Democracy Now! can be supported here.
HUNGRY MAN KITCHEN: Muhammara. You will Never Buy It from the Store Again!
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