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Wednesday, 20 May 2026  ·  Afternoon Edition  ·  Vol. 1 No. 161
MJD 61180.75

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England v New Zealand: first women’s T20 cricket international – live
-- The Guardian

Over-by-over updates from 6.30pm BST start at Derby Read today’s edition of The Spin, from Daniel Gallan 3rd over: New Zealand 13-1 (Gaze 4, M Kerr 8) Gaze plays the first shot of authority, clouting a short ball from Bell through midwicket for four. She’s...

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INTERNATIONAL

▸ Meghan Markle’s anniversary candle: who wouldn’t want to pay $64 to celebrate someone else’s marriage?
-- The Guardian
It smells like sunshine, blue skies and love and laughter, apparently. And it’s all in aid of her and Harry’s eight years...

▸ Freiburg v Aston Villa: Europa League final – live
-- The Guardian

▸ Norwegian court blocks extradition to Greece of migrant rights activist
-- The Guardian

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IN BRIEF

• Grafana breach caused by missed token rotation after TanStack attack -- BleepingComputer
• Identity Alone Isn't Enough: Why Device Security Has to Share the Load -- BleepingComputer
• Designing a Multi-Agent System for Engineering Support at Scale: A Case Study From Grab -- InfoQ
• Drupal critical update to fix bug with high exploitation risk -- BleepingComputer
• Presentation: The AI Gateway: Scaling Centralized Inference Across Decentralized Teams -- InfoQ

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SECTIONS

Politics Fightbox: My Mention of AI in This Commencement Speech Is Bound to Be a Hit #politics
Account Avoidance: My lovely green boy #opensource
Tech Talk: I Don't Vibe Code #tech
Gaming Greatness: Ubisoft Promises New Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Ghost Recon... #gaming
Science Showcase: Vaccines for Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak are being... #science
Delicious Dining: chicken salad for celery enthusiasts #food
Books Bundle: From the Archive: ‘Radiant, Angry Caravaggio’ #books
Guns Galore: The Surplus Guns Gold Rush When Communism Fell (w/ Val Forgett) #firearms
USA News Firehose: Family throws surprise birthday party at Eagles tailgate for... #USnews
Comic Collection: Hark, A Vagrant: Away From Desk #comics

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THE POSTHOLE
Wednesday, 20 May 2026  ·  Midday Edition  ·  Vol. 1 No. 161
MJD 61180.62

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US and Israel ‘hoped to install Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader’
-- The Guardian

Airstrike at the start of the war was aimed at freeing populist ex-president from house arrest, US newspaper claims Middle East crisis – live updates Fresh questions have been raised over the US and Israeli effort to depose the Iranian regime after it was...

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INTERNATIONAL

▸ Trump says no rush to end Iran war; anger grows over video of Gaza flotilla activists – Middle East crisis live
-- The Guardian
Trump plays down need to end war; Meloni among leaders to criticise treatment of flotilla group in video shared online The...

▸ Pedro Almodóvar says film-makers have a ‘moral duty’ to speak out against the far right
-- The Guardian

▸ US puts pressure on Palestinian leaders to withdraw bid for UN vice-presidency role
-- The Guardian

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IN BRIEF

• Designing a Multi-Agent System for Engineering Support at Scale: A Case Study From Grab -- InfoQ
• Presentation: The AI Gateway: Scaling Centralized Inference Across Decentralized Teams -- InfoQ
• OpenAI Outlines WebRTC Architecture for Low-Latency Voice AI at Scale -- InfoQ
• Pip 26.1 Ships Dependency Cooldowns and Experimental Lockfile Support to Combat Supply... -- InfoQ
• Anthropic Introduces MCP Tunnels for Private Agent Access to Internal Systems -- InfoQ

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SECTIONS

Tech Talk: Victory: Tennessee man jailed 37 days for Trump meme wins... #tech
Guns Galore: The Surplus Guns Gold Rush When Communism Fell (w/ Val Forgett) #firearms
Science Showcase: The Colorado Avalanche is dominating the NHL—Denver’s high... #science
Tinseltown Tour: Passenger Director Is Ready To Make Scary Stories To Tell In... #film
Books Bundle: Human Stamps #books
Politics Fightbox: Wednesday Morning Rant #politics
USA News Firehose: Family throws surprise birthday party at Eagles tailgate for... #USnews
Comic Collection: Hark, A Vagrant: Away From Desk #comics
Fascination Station: 100 Objects #1: The Century Safe #culture
Delicious Dining: Fava Beans with Mint, Lemon & Pistachios #food

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A gun chain’s stores repeatedly violated rules designed to deter illegal sales. Although authorities recommended revoking their licenses, the problem stores all remain open.

Now the Trump administration is weakening penalties for failure to comply.
https://www.propublica.org/article/range-usa-guns-straw-sales-atf?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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Shepherd with a rifle, Corsica, France, ~1890

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THE POSTHOLE
Wednesday, 20 May 2026  ·  Morning Edition  ·  Vol. 1 No. 161
MJD 61180.50

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Middle East crisis live: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warn of war ‘beyond the region’ if US resumes attacks
-- The Guardian

IRGC comments come after Trump says he could strike Iran while insisting that Tehran still wants to make a deal Trump threatens ‘a big hit’ if Tehran does not make deal soon The Jordanian military announced it had shot down a drone of unknown origin in its...

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INTERNATIONAL

▸ Russian threats against Baltics ‘unacceptable’ and danger to ‘our entire union’, EU’s von der Leyen says - Europe live
-- The Guardian
Von der Leyen says: ‘Let there be no doubt: a threat against one Member State is a threat against our entire union’ In Brussels,...

▸ Totó la Momposina, vocalist and Colombian music legend, dies aged 85
-- The Guardian

▸ Planned fuel duty rise to be scrapped, says Starmer as he defends changes to Russian oil sanctions – UK politics live
-- The Guardian

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IN BRIEF

• Pip 26.1 Ships Dependency Cooldowns and Experimental Lockfile Support to Combat Supply... -- InfoQ
• Anthropic Introduces MCP Tunnels for Private Agent Access to Internal Systems -- InfoQ
• Agoda Builds Multimodal Content System to Bridge Images and Reviews in Travel Discovery -- InfoQ
• Presentation: Powering the Future: Building Your GenAI Infrastructure Stack -- InfoQ
• TanStack Details Sophisticated npm Supply Chain Attack That Compromised 42 Packages -- InfoQ

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SECTIONS

Guns Galore: Brazil capture #firearms
Music Hotline: ‘Taxi Driver’ writer Paul Schrader contemplates sequel where... #music
Gaming Greatness: Deus Ex, Saints Row and TimeSplitters might be lent out to... #gaming
Account Avoidance: Chonky brownie😋 #opensource
Politics Fightbox: Today in Supreme Court History: May 20, 1996 #politics
Tech Talk: Map of Metal #tech
Science Showcase: NASA’s plan for a nuclear reactor on the moon could change... #science
Delicious Dining: This Grilled Chicken With Mango Black Bean Salsa Packs 30g+... #food
Books Bundle: Join the Goodreads Reading Challenge #books
Travel Trail: 5 types of credit cards you probably shouldn’t have in your... #travel

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Surely this won't lead to friendly fire issues!

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THE POSTHOLE
Tuesday, 19 May 2026  ·  Night Edition  ·  Vol. 1 No. 160
MJD 61180.00

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Arsenal crowned Premier League champions for first time in 22 years – live reaction
-- The Guardian

⚽ Gunners win fourth Premier League title after City held ⚽ Bournemouth 1-1 Man City | Table | Follow us on Bluesky We’ll keep the focus here on Arsenal’s title win – so Gunners fans, drop me a line here wherever you are. I have to give a shoutout to my...

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INTERNATIONAL

▸ Polls close in Kentucky, where Thomas Massie seeks to survive Trump’s attacks as several states hold primaries – live
-- The Guardian
President also endorses hardline ally Paxton over veteran senator for Senate race in Texas amid latest test of Trump’s grip on...

▸ UK supermarkets urged to consider voluntary price caps on essential foods
-- The Guardian

▸ Kylie review – this refreshingly raw, real encounter with pop royalty will move you to tears
-- The Guardian

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SCIENCE & CLIMATE

▸ Fire in the ‘Galapagos of North America’ Risks Species Found Nowhere Else
-- Inside Climate News
An unrelenting wildfire has swallowed nearly a third of Santa Rosa Island, a small strip of land off the coast of California...

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IN BRIEF

• Anthropic Introduces MCP Tunnels for Private Agent Access to Internal Systems -- InfoQ
• Agoda Builds Multimodal Content System to Bridge Images and Reviews in Travel Discovery -- InfoQ
• Presentation: Powering the Future: Building Your GenAI Infrastructure Stack -- InfoQ
• TanStack Details Sophisticated npm Supply Chain Attack That Compromised 42 Packages -- InfoQ
• Article: Kernel-Level Ground Truth: Why eBPF is Replacing User-Space Agents for Security... -- InfoQ

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SECTIONS

Science Showcase: Summerlike heat is breaking records in the East. Here’s why #science
Tech Talk: Remove AI Watermarks #tech
Gaming Greatness: The long awaited Civilization 7 Test of Time update is here,... #gaming
Politics Fightbox: Court Rejects First Amendment Claims Against NYPD Commissioner... #politics
Music Hotline: Drowning Pool’s South American tour cancelled after “low ticket... #music
Guns Galore: Seventy-Five Years Of Quality Rimfire Ammo: CCI's Big Birthday #firearms
Books Bundle: Bolloré’s Way #books
Fascination Station: [100 O...

Gun and sword in accord!

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