Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s secretary-general, said the inaugural meeting of a new NATO-Ukraine council would take place during the alliance’s summit in Vilnius next week. He said that NATO’s leaders would reaffirm that Ukraine will eventually join the organisation. Mr Stoltenberg also expects allies to reiterate support for the territorial integrity of countries vulnerable to Russian interference, such as Georgia. [The Economist]
Inside the Lions’ Den: the West Bank’s Gen Z fighters [1843 magazine]
Ukraine war: Front-line troops discuss counter-offensive [BBC News]
Macron Is Trying to Get Back on the Right Side of History — and NATO [Bloomberg]
US to send Ukraine cluster munitions, NATO makes membership pledge [Reuters]
500 days of war in Ukraine: At what cost? [AL-Jazeera News] #Ukraine
How much Hotter can Texas Get? [New Yorker]
Diablo IV’s first season starts on July 200th. Our friends at Polygon have all the details. Note that you’ll have to make a new character for the season, but I bet it will be worth the journey to level them up from scratch — during a livestream, a producer said that powers exclusive to the season’s new Malignant Heart system are “stupid broken.”
Diablo 4’s first season adds ‘stupid’ powerful new builds for each class [The Verge]
What to do if you’re worried about “forever chemicals” in your drinking water — A new study detected PFAS in 45 percent of the country’s tap water supply. Here’s what you can do. [Vox]
Pulsar Fusion wants to use nuclear fusion to make interstellar space travel a reality [TechCrunch] #NuclearFusion #Interstellar
The Green Future Index 2023 [MIT Technology Review]
A beginner's guide to the vault tracks on Taylor Swift's new rerecorded album 'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)' [Insider]
We are excited to partner with Fresenius Group on their #DigitalTransformation journey with #RISEwithSAP. Through this collaboration, we’re supporting Fresenius as they execute on their vision, enabling the organization to leverage advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics, to drive personalized care, breakthrough medical innovations, and improved patient outcomes.
Thanks for the very warm welcome today, Michael Sen! We look forward to helping Fresenius deliver even more exceptional value to its patients and customers. [LinkedIn] #SAP
US military destroys last of huge chemical weapons arsenal [The Guardian]
Drowning Is No. 1 Killer of Young Children. U.S. Efforts to Fix It Are Lagging. [The New York Times]
Rudy Giuliani Recommended For Disbarment In D.C. Over Efforts To Overturn 2020 Election [Huffington Post]
Step Aside, Joe Biden — The president has no business running for office at age 80. [The Atlantic] VP Harris & Michelle Obama are better candidates. AOC & Nina Turner unfortunately don’t have the chance to win due to Dark Money.
No Labels Is Chasing A Fantasy [FiveThirtyEight]
Opinion CIA Director Burns: What U.S. intelligence needs to do today — and tomorrow [The Washington Post]
Macron and the banlieues: A series of missed opportunities [Le Monde]
The Kindle Paperwhite made me enjoy reading books again [Mashable]
Internal Emails Show FBI Freaking Out About Deepfakes [VICE News]
Russian Militia Has Links to American Neo-Nazi and Anti-Trans Figures [The Intercept_] #Ukraine
Before you go hiking, read these life-saving tips from first responders [National Geographic]
50 years ago, teenagers partied in the Bronx — and gave rise to hip-hop [NPR]
California built a safety net for undocumented immigrants. Now deficits could leave some behind [CapRadioNews]
La Silicon Valley contre le développement [Le Monde diplomatique]
Russia’s Nuclear Option Hangs Over Ukraine and NATO [Foreign Policy]
Yemen’s Hidden Path to Peace — Lessons From the Country’s Civil War in the 1960s [Foreign Affairs]
Can US High-tech Restrictions on China Succeed? [The Diplomat]
Elliptic Curves Yield Their Secrets in a New Number System [Quanta Magazine]
BLOGPOST UPDATE IN PROGRESS

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 906 & BENKYO RADIO 906. Here’s the latest video from PBS regarding the conflict in Ukraine. We have approached 500 days of this godforsaken war, and it is clear that Putin had/has to back off back to Russia.

Until Next Time!