Glass Wings Blog: June 2026
Why $1bn in Balkans energy contracts are going to an obscure company connected to Donald Trump
Mon, 1 Jun 2026 23:40:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/30/why-1bn-in-balkans-energy-contracts-are-going-to-an-obscure-company-connected-to-donald-trump>
"On a graffitied Sarajevo backstreet, a path leads past an overgrown patch of
garden to a white door. Beyond is the registered office of a company that is on
the brink of winning contracts worth more than $1bn.
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The English restaurant turning hospitality on its head
Mon, 1 Jun 2026 23:41:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.positive.news/society/come-dine-with-us/
"On a cool late winter evening in the heart of the English Cotswolds, I get my
first glimpse of an old industrial building that I have heard so much about.
The crumbling white brick walls and ivy that snake into the broken windows make
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The household battery revolution that could change energy bills … and the world
Mon, 1 Jun 2026 23:42:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/may/31/cheaper-energy-bills-battery-revolution-climate-crisis>
"The timing was rich with symbolism. As intense heatwaves pummelled Europe and
Asia, and oil markets around the world leapt and sputtered, the two big
chimneys of one of Australia’s largest power stations were being demolished.
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The world’s largest museum of illustration is about to open its doors
Mon, 1 Jun 2026 23:43:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/arts/landmark-illustration-museum-launches-in-the-capital/>
"The world’s largest museum devoted solely to illustration will open in
Clerkenwell, London, next week, marking the culmination of a project more than
20 years in the making.
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My unsung hero of science: William Adams, the Bombay bureaucrat whose vision of a solar future was dashed by colonial conservatism
Mon, 1 Jun 2026 23:45:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/my-unsung-hero-of-science-william-adams-the-bombay-bureaucrat-whose-vision-of-a-solar-future-was-dashed-by-colonial-conservatism-283799>
"William Adams was entranced by energy. As a young man, his interest was nursed
by working as a clerk in a London patent office in the 1860s. This gave him an
early look at some of the first British designs for exploiting solar energy
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Why Melbourne’s obsession with black clothing actually makes sense
Mon, 1 Jun 2026 23:46:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/why-melbournes-obsession-with-black-clothing-actually-makes-sense-281334>
"Anna Wintour, former editor in chief of
Vogue, once said she would “never
ever wear head-to-toe black”. It’s not a sentiment shared by most Melburnians
who, while still generally considering themselves fashionable, will opt to wear
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Is there a pianist in the house? Audience member steps up to perform in La La Land in Sydney
Tue, 2 Jun 2026 10:19:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Molly Crabapple's 'Here Where We Live Is Our Country'
Tue, 2 Jun 2026 10:26:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://pluralistic.net/2026/06/01/doikayt/#socialism-or-barbarism
“Molly Crabapple's
Here Where We Live Is Our Country is one of the most
important, timely and salient works of history I've ever read. It's a history
of the Jewish Labor Bund, a socialist, internationalist organization that once
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Shutting down federal bee labs threatens bees, beekeepers and the US food system
Tue, 2 Jun 2026 10:30:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Letters from an American: May 31, 2026
Tue, 2 Jun 2026 10:31:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-31-2026
"On June 1, 1950, Senator Margaret Chase Smith, a Republican from Maine, stood
up against Republican Senator Joe McCarthy of Wisconsin and his supporters, who
were undermining American democracy in a crusade against “communism.”
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As global fuel risk rises, NZ Budget 2026 puts roads first – again
Tue, 2 Jun 2026 10:32:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/as-global-fuel-risk-rises-nz-budget-2026-puts-roads-first-again-283980>
"Three months into the war in Iran, the largest disruption to New Zealand’s oil
supply in living memory appears to have done nothing to change the government’s
approach to transport.
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Daily pill can double survival time for world’s deadliest cancer, trial shows
Tue, 2 Jun 2026 10:49:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/31/daily-pill-daraxonrasib-double-survival-time-pancreatic-pancreas-cancer-clinical-trial>
"A daily pill can double survival time in patients with the world’s deadliest
cancer, according to the results of a clinical trial that experts are saying is
a “gamechanger” and one of the biggest breakthroughs in decades.
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