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🚨Monthly Solar Geoengineering Updates (May'2026)🚨
From Stardust’s SAI particle reveal to US Congress oversight calls, @ARIA_research funding, @UNEP report, EPRS governance briefing & UK public support for SRM research, key SRM headlines from May:🧵0/12
…largeoengineeringupdates.substack.com/p/monthly-sola…
From Stardust’s SAI particle reveal to US Congress oversight calls, @ARIA_research funding, @UNEP report, EPRS governance briefing & UK public support for SRM research, key SRM headlines from May:🧵0/12
…largeoengineeringupdates.substack.com/p/monthly-sola…
Top 10 SRM Updates from May 2026
1️⃣ Stardust reveals SRM particle design:
Company discloses 0.5µm amorphous silica–based particles & calcium carbonate core–shell variants, deployed at ~18km altitude, targeting up to ~1% solar reflection with monitoring & dispersal systems.
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1️⃣ Stardust reveals SRM particle design:
Company discloses 0.5µm amorphous silica–based particles & calcium carbonate core–shell variants, deployed at ~18km altitude, targeting up to ~1% solar reflection with monitoring & dispersal systems.
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2️⃣ US Congress requests @NOAA geoengineering briefing:
Lawmakers seek oversight on MCB & SRM research, citing governance gaps & transparency concerns.
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Lawmakers seek oversight on MCB & SRM research, citing governance gaps & transparency concerns.
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Does the brain always return to baseline after COVID?
A new multimodal MRI study suggests the answer may be - not always.
After infection, some brains may remain in a different network state - and we still do not know if that state is temporary, compensatory, or maladaptive🧵
A new multimodal MRI study suggests the answer may be - not always.
After infection, some brains may remain in a different network state - and we still do not know if that state is temporary, compensatory, or maladaptive🧵
The important part is not one single MRI finding.
The strength of this study is that it combines three MRI layers
structural MRI - grey matter volume,
diffusion MRI - white-matter microstructure,
resting-state fMRI - functional connectivity.
The strength of this study is that it combines three MRI layers
structural MRI - grey matter volume,
diffusion MRI - white-matter microstructure,
resting-state fMRI - functional connectivity.
The study included 76 people recovered from COVID-19 and 51 healthy controls.
The authors looked at the whole recovered group, and then stratified COVID participants by severity
non-hospitalized vs hospitalized.
That matters, because some effects only became visible when severity was taken into account.
The authors looked at the whole recovered group, and then stratified COVID participants by severity
non-hospitalized vs hospitalized.
That matters, because some effects only became visible when severity was taken into account.
@marcuslemonis @LouBasenese @SpaceX @elonmusk The free market is not always what sets the SP. I'm sure you are well aware of OSTK history...
@marcuslemonis @LouBasenese @SpaceX @elonmusk free market...
@marcuslemonis @LouBasenese @SpaceX @elonmusk free market..
🚗🔋 Many think Beijing masterfully planned China's EV takeover. Fengming Lu (@ANUBellSchool ) and I spent 3 years and 60+ interviews finding out what actually happened in our latest article @TheChinaJournal. A thread 🧵
In 2014, the top 10 automakers in China were ALL state-owned or state-foreign joint ventures. By 2024, BYD, Geely, Chery, and other PRIVATE firms dominate. How did an industry rigged for SOEs get flipped by private entrepreneurs? That's the puzzle.
The standard narrative: Beijing picked winners, poured in subsidies, and created EV champions. We show that this is largely a misperception--Central policy actually BLOCKED most cities and private firms from the auto industry for decades.
Annamalai, the Sorcerer to break the 'Dravidian Spell' on Tamil Nadu?
The Statement "National Parties never spoke the language that people in Tamil Nadu understood" in Shri.Annamalai's letter of resignation from the membership of BJP is quite noteworthy. Was BJP at fault for their inability to make inroads in Tamilnadu? 🧵 1/n
#AnnamalaiSpeech #AnnamalaiParty @BaluSreevidya @Trishulwarrior
The Statement "National Parties never spoke the language that people in Tamil Nadu understood" in Shri.Annamalai's letter of resignation from the membership of BJP is quite noteworthy. Was BJP at fault for their inability to make inroads in Tamilnadu? 🧵 1/n
#AnnamalaiSpeech #AnnamalaiParty @BaluSreevidya @Trishulwarrior
If one recalls, in the last 5+ years, Prime Minister Modi made several visits to Tamilnadu, quoted Tamil verses, made short quips in Tamil, brought Tamilian heritage back from foreign soil and awarded several developments for the state. He also joined for the celebration of Annamalai's 'En Mann, En Makkal' march around TN.
Then how can Annamalai accuse BJP of not understanding the pulse of Tamilnadu? One need to go a bit deep. 2/n
Then how can Annamalai accuse BJP of not understanding the pulse of Tamilnadu? One need to go a bit deep. 2/n
BJP has been present in Tamilnadu politics for over 3 decades but always had to biggyback on to one or the other of Dravidian parties in every election. The Tamilian voters were brainwashed deep and conditioned, by Dravidian parties particularly DMK and its allies, to think that the present Central govt, BJP and its associate RSS are not secular and hence are against the interests of Tamilnadu, particularly that of minorities. Both DMK and AIADMk allowed Kthemselves to dictated by vested interests and started pushing an agenda against Hindus and BJP.
Annamalai was one of the couple of BJP Leaders who was eloquent in Tamil to bring in clarity in their but the speeches of the BJP leaders from the North didn't help BJP to connect with the Tamilians. 3/n
Annamalai was one of the couple of BJP Leaders who was eloquent in Tamil to bring in clarity in their but the speeches of the BJP leaders from the North didn't help BJP to connect with the Tamilians. 3/n
In appeals court fight over the White House ballroom, DOJ says the federal government could quickly bulldoze the statute of liberty and no one would have standing to sue over the changes once the demolition is done.
JUDGE MILLETT: If the govt decides very quickly to bulldoze the Statue of Liberty, the people whose ancestors — that was the first thing they saw coming to this country, but the govt moved too fast — nothing can be done?
DOJ: I think that’s right, yes.
DOJ: I think that’s right, yes.
DOJ also arguing that the ballroom simply can't be stopped by the courts — even if the admin had overtly violated the law to build it — now that it's so far along. Only Congress can, DOJ says.
Chris Hemsworth was eating 4,500 calories a day to play Thor.
Peter Attia told him to eat NOTHING for 4 days.
He destroyed his "zombie cells", slashed his Alzheimer's risk, and burnt fat quicker.
Here's what happened to his body (& how you can do the same):🧵
Peter Attia told him to eat NOTHING for 4 days.
He destroyed his "zombie cells", slashed his Alzheimer's risk, and burnt fat quicker.
Here's what happened to his body (& how you can do the same):🧵
Before we jump into the changes and the benefits in his body...
Here's why Peter Attia recommended 4 day of fasting in Chris' first fasting session ever:
Here's why Peter Attia recommended 4 day of fasting in Chris' first fasting session ever:
1. Autophagy activation.
After 16-20 hours without food, your body triggers autophagy:
- Cancer risk drops
- Chronic disease risk reduces
- Fat is used as the source of energy
After 16-20 hours without food, your body triggers autophagy:
- Cancer risk drops
- Chronic disease risk reduces
- Fat is used as the source of energy
Paper from Justine Mallatt at BEA adds *investment in human capital* to GDP (which is not traditionally accounted for)
In which case -- there is no (technical) recession in 2008!, because school enrollment rose when "economy" collapsed
In which case -- there is no (technical) recession in 2008!, because school enrollment rose when "economy" collapsed
Mallatt with Katharine Abraham has a great JEP on how to think about measuring human capital
aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…
aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…
NEW: a report from Vanderbilt and WashU just dropped, taking on the "state of scholarship in the humanities and social sciences," a big topic among critics of higher ed.
Read along w/ me 🧵
Read along w/ me 🧵
The report's premise is that support for the humanities and social sciences has cratered among basically everyone.
It gives several possible reasons: the misuse of the hard sciences, "problematic philosophical view," and—most notably—ideological distortions.
It gives several possible reasons: the misuse of the hard sciences, "problematic philosophical view," and—most notably—ideological distortions.
Interestingly, the report immediately narrows its scope down to that last complaint, that scholarship has been overrun by political goals, distorting disciplinary standards and producing bad research.
'CONSERVATIVE' GROUP DEFENDING SPLC?🤔
Today, Society for the Rule of Law moved to file an amicus brief in U.S. v. SPLC, suggesting the DOJ engaged in vindictive prosecution. I can't help but wonder, what sort of conservative group takes the SPLC's side?
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Today, Society for the Rule of Law moved to file an amicus brief in U.S. v. SPLC, suggesting the DOJ engaged in vindictive prosecution. I can't help but wonder, what sort of conservative group takes the SPLC's side?
🧵1/15
The society claims it wants to protect prosecution from "political influence." The group says it "has not always concurred with" the SPLC's rhetoric, action, or tactics, but "opposes vindictive prosecution of any target."
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The society notes: @FBIDirectorKash condemned the SPLC as a "partisan smear machine" (it is), @Jim_Jordan asked the AG to examine the SPLC's influence under Biden, Pam Bondi was fired reportedly in part for not being aggressive enough, and Trump attacked SPLC.
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If I had 20lbs+ to lose by summer, here are the habits I'd commit to for the next 90 days:
1. Protein at Every Meal
First meal of the day starts with protein. Every meal after that has protein.
I'm using the 1-1-1 formula:
• 1 protein (eggs, steak, chicken, ground beef)
• 1 carb (rice, sweet potatoes, oats)
• 1 fat or flavor (avocado, hot sauce, olive oil)
Batch-cook 2 proteins and 2 carbs on Sunday. Rotate flavors through the week.
Why?
Protein keeps you full, preserves muscle, and makes the whole thing easier.
First meal of the day starts with protein. Every meal after that has protein.
I'm using the 1-1-1 formula:
• 1 protein (eggs, steak, chicken, ground beef)
• 1 carb (rice, sweet potatoes, oats)
• 1 fat or flavor (avocado, hot sauce, olive oil)
Batch-cook 2 proteins and 2 carbs on Sunday. Rotate flavors through the week.
Why?
Protein keeps you full, preserves muscle, and makes the whole thing easier.
2. 8,000+ Steps Daily
Not "workouts." Just walking.
• Morning walk before work.
• Lunchtime loop.
• Evening stroll after dinner.
Breaking it up throughout the day. Not grinding out 8K in one session.
This is one of my 3 non-negotiables that keeps consistency going even when life gets messy.
Not "workouts." Just walking.
• Morning walk before work.
• Lunchtime loop.
• Evening stroll after dinner.
Breaking it up throughout the day. Not grinding out 8K in one session.
This is one of my 3 non-negotiables that keeps consistency going even when life gets messy.
Ooooh man. I think it's worth showing you all the sort of stuff that this document says, because it is "grim". Really, really grim.
A 🧵
A 🧵
2) Let's begin with attribution. The story was originally broken by @spectator, and specifically by @mragilligan (attribution to the Speccie is given in the JN piece).
Originally piece is here - spectator.com/article/the-di…
Originally piece is here - spectator.com/article/the-di…
3) The document itself - "Confronting anti-Muslim hatred and Promoting Human Rights" - has mysteriously vanished from the National Association of Muslim Police website today.
But not before I accessed a copy.
But not before I accessed a copy.
