Chevron CEO shrugs off Hormuz toll, but can he really?

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Chevron CEO shrugs off Hormuz toll, but can he really?

Chevron CEO, Mike Wirth, who is the money behind Donald Trump, said his company would not pay a toll to enter the Strait of Hormuz, claiming it is “international waters”. Trump recently threatened to blow up Oman if it, along with Iran, were to charge a toll on the ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Alongside Wirth, Trump also alleged the strait is international waters. The question is: do these Americans really have a choice? Chevron has six vessels under charter in the strait Iran has said: The process of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz by Iran is…

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All to London for the International Anti-War conference

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All to London for the International Anti-War conference

We’re hurtling towards more wars and greater global instability, with the governments of Europe responding with massive rearmament programmes and increasing moves towards conscription. So we urgently need a mass movement for peace to break with the worldview of the likes of Donald Trump and Tony Blair. The International Conference Against War on 20 June in central London will be a unique and historic step to building it. Over 1,700 people from the UK and across Europe have bought tickets so far and, with international speakers, this will be a truly world-wide solidarity conference. Speakers are coming from France, Palestine, Belgium,…

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The Peter Mandelson Network

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The Peter Mandelson Network

The Labour front bench will not be looking forward to the return of Parliament. On 1 June 2026, after the parliamentary recess, the second set of the Mandelson Files will be released, set to expose the disgraced Epstein-informant’s cosy relationship with senior Labour Party officials. Mandelson and the Policy Network Last week, it was revealed that United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) had flagged Mandelson’s bimonthly conversations with Tamir Hayman, a former Israeli military intelligence chief. Earlier this year, we learnt that UKSV’s recommendation that Mandelson not be granted security clearance was overruled by Foreign Office officials. However, less attention has been…

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‘After the Whales Spoke’ brings COVID-conscious theater to Western Massachusetts

‘After the Whales Spoke’ brings COVID-conscious theater to Western Massachusetts

A mask-required reading of After the Whales Spoke, a new play written and directed by Molly Brennan, will be performed Saturday 6 June 2026, from 7 to 9 p.m. at The LAVA Center in Greenfield, Massachusetts, as part of LAVA’s fourth annual On the Boards New Play Fest. The story is described as follows: Street medics have found a solution to the problem of anti-abortion, anti-trans legislators in a post-plague world where some people received instructions from whales. The reading will star Ash Richardson-White, Foster Finch Schrader, Birdy Elliot, Drum Fernandez, Asa Rowan, Soe Noire and Nancy Brennan. It will be…

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