Google Wants to Release Millions of ‘Good’ Mosquitoes in California and Florida
June 1st, 2026Although these aren’t genetically engineered mosquitoes, what is Google’s actually up to here?
Via: KTLA:
“Good bugs are the same species of mosquito as the bad bugs that spread disease. Our good bugs are male mosquitoes that have a naturally-occurring bacteria called Wolbachia which makes them unable to have offspring with wild female mosquitoes,” the Google Debug webpage reads. “Male mosquitoes can’t bite or spread disease, so good bugs will stop bad ones from reproducing. Over time, there will be fewer and fewer bad mosquitoes.”
Oil Surges Over 7% as Iran Halts U.S. Talks and Threatens Total Hormuz Closure
June 1st, 2026Via: Oil Price:
Oil prices exploded higher Monday, with U.S. crude leaping more than 7% after Iran’s state-affiliated media reported that Tehran is cutting off diplomatic channels with Washington and moving to fully block the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
The sudden breakdown in diplomacy shattered fragile market optimism, reversing earlier trading dynamics and sending energy markets into a tailspin.
WTI crude surged 7.69% to approach $93 per barrel, while Brent crude jumped 6.62%, trading well above $95 per barrel as investors reacted to the severe escalation in geopolitical risk.
According to a translated report from Iran’s state-affiliated Tasnim news agency on the social media site Telegram, Iranian negotiators will immediately stop exchanging messages with the U.S. through intermediaries. The dramatic pivot is reportedly a direct retaliation for ongoing ceasefire violations, specifically homing in on Israel’s military operations against the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah in Lebanon.
“No dialogue will take place until Israel fully withdraws from occupied areas in Lebanon and stops all attacks in both Lebanon and Gaza,” Tasnim reported.
The report added that the “resistance front and Iran have resolved to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and activate other fronts including the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, in order to punish the Zionists and their supporters.”
Remains of Missing Los Alamos National Laboratory Worker Melissa Casias Found
June 1st, 2026Via: Newsweek:
The remains of Melissa Casias, an administrative assistant at Los Alamos National Laboratory, have been found almost a year after she went missing. Casias’ case was one of a number of deaths and disappearances of U.S. scientists and government employees that attracted public attention earlier this year, sparking speculations of nefarious plots against individuals with access to sensitive information.
Casias was 53 years old when she went missing on June 26, 2025, roughly 70 miles away from the New Mexican town of Taos, where she lived. That same day, she failed to report for work, and her family said they found her belongings, including keys and a cellphone that had been reset to factory settings, at home—but Casias was gone.
On May 28, a hiker found a body in the McGaffey Ridge area of Carson National Forest, and it has been identified as Casias. The cause and manner of her death are still to be determined.
The New Mexico State Police said in a statement on Sunday that a handgun was found alongside Casias’ remains.
“We confirm that the remains found in Rio Chiquito are Melissa. There will be more information to come but what we can tell you now is she was located in an area previously searched. This is a lot to process, our hearts are heavy and we fully intend to continue to pursue answers for justice,” Casias’ family said in a statement shared on social media.
Related: Dave Pailides – Missing 411
AI Companies Are LYING to You
May 29th, 2026Via: FUTO:
California Passed the “Stop Nick Shirley Act”
May 29th, 2026Via: Nick Shirley:
Treasury Pushing Plans for $250 Bill with Trump’s Portrait and Signature
May 29th, 2026? JUST IN: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent CONFIRMS the $250 bill with President Trump's face on it is ALREADY in the works
"There is proposed legislation in front of the House, in front of the Senate to change the [law] so that a living person, Donald J. Trump, could be on a… pic.twitter.com/3BopZWyMjI
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 28, 2026
Via: ABC:
Trump administration officials have pushed the office tasked with printing the nation’s money to move forward with designing a commemorative $250 bill with President Donald Trump’s portrait and signature, should legislation to create the new currency pass, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.
It would mark the first time a living person has appeared on U.S. currency in more than 150 years. As of now, federal law explicitly states only deceased people can appear on United States currency.
But some Republicans in Congress are working to change that.
Trump Trolls: Aliens.gov Is About Illegal Immigration
May 29th, 2026They don’t belong here.
The truth has dropped ?? https://t.co/bE6YjLxbdY pic.twitter.com/ZLN4skcg1g
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 29, 2026
They walk among us. https://t.co/7HysdUuNVM pic.twitter.com/PkUHcT7igg
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 28, 2026
Apocalypse Early Warning System
May 29th, 2026Via: kylemcdonald.net:
In the event of an imminent nuclear apocalypse, we suspect that many people who have access to private jets will immediately take to the skies and escape city centers. This site tracks this indicator in realtime. The current emergency level is reported on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being an indicator of a likely imminent apocalypse.
Why Tesla’s AI Trainers Don’t Trust Its Self-driving Tech – Or Its Safety Stats
May 28th, 2026Via: Reuters:
Tesla says its Full Self-Driving software is up to 10 times safer than human drivers. But the figures the company uses to support its claims don’t withstand scrutiny – and staffers who trained the technology say it isn’t close to safely delivering autonomous vehicles at scale.
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Inside Tesla, as these events approached, staffers worked long hours mapping routes and training the software on specific hazards to make the company’s self-driving technology appear more capable than it really is, four of the former Tesla employees told Reuters. The staffers said these labor-intensive safeguards are impossible to deploy on a broad scale.
Flashback 2019: Automakers Are Rethinking the Timetable for Fully Autonomous Cars
DuckDuckGo’s AI-Free Search Gains 28% More Visits Following Google’s Insistence That People Love AI Mode
May 27th, 2026Via: PC Gamer:
These days, a typical Google Search feels like an obstacle course. Type out ‘upcoming PC games 2026’ and your gaze has to swerve around a chunky AI overview which recycles the work of human writers in a bid to kneecap efforts to click away from Google. It’s a bleak state of affairs for what was once the premier discovery tool for the internet, and as such many users are looking for alternative search engines.
DuckDuckGo has been one major winner of this Google Search abandonment. Just for a start, visits to its AI-free search page noai.duckduckgo.com between May 20 to May 25 are said to have increased by 22.7% on average week-on-week, with the figures peaking May 24 at 27.7%.
The DuckDuckGo mobile app saw installs spike in the US by 18.1% on average compared to the previous week. TechCrunch reported this growth was sustained over six days, peaking at 30.5% on May 25. An even greater number of iOS users hit download on the app though, with installs seeing an average week-on-week growth of 33% and a peak of 69.9%.
