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Police is apparently looking to lock down most streets… I’m not aware of any events in Weehawken later today, and the fireworks won’t be visible from here…?

We are streaming the second and final day of the ITLOS hearings opposing NORI/TOML to the ISA. Once the hearing is over, you will be able to replay it through this link too.

You can find the transcript, summary, and simulated judgement of Day One here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YqfmR0MuR8Fh68Ard93D6Egzlyk5vOB-9ZymeIIq2lE/edit?tab=t.0

As well as the replay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omc6MWCIUPg

We will be streaming Day Two, final day, of the ITLOS hearings opposing NORI/TOML to the ISA.

You can find the transcript, summary, and simulated judgement of Day One here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YqfmR0MuR8Fh68Ard93D6Egzlyk5vOB-9ZymeIIq2lE/edit?tab=t.0

As well as the replay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omc6MWCIUPg

Effectively, it offers a first of a kind legal framework for other countries to follow suit, and bypass the ISA entirely...

It offers direct international backing of the U.S.'s DSHMRA, and a functional alternative to the ISA - and the deal significantly increases the governmental pressure to execute on $TMC's permits ASAP.

And it offers AllSeas the opportunity to be directly involved into $TMC, at a much higher involvement level than just being a minority shareholder or contractor, with a fraction of the legal risk - despite being headquartered in Switzerland.

In a new twist, Green Piss claims that AllSeas is bound to UNCLOS. That’s quite far fetched as AllSeas is merely a contractor - it’d be like saying the manufacturer of AR15s are legally liable for the wars / war crimes committed by the weapon’s users. How desperate.

See Press releases 385 / 386.

>On November 2, 2026, NOAA received an amended application from ADSM for a license to conduct seabed mining exploration activities within the seabed area beyond national jurisdiction in the South Penrhyn Basin of the South Pacific Ocean. NOAA has determined that the application is fully compliant with the applicable information requirements of the Act and its implementing regulations. Under DSHMRA, NOAA shall publish notice of all license applications and, subject to applicable public disclosure limitations, interested persons are afforded the opportunity to examine the relevant application materials and to submit written and oral comments to NOAA. NOAA has determined that the ADSM application is the relevant material for examination during the notice of application. 30 U.S.C. 1426(a)(1).

PDF, dated Tuesday, June 2, 2026

China plans to impose new mining controls on certain “strategic minerals” beginning June 15. Beijing will have authority to:

• Control total mining output
• Restrict which entities can mine
• Conduct national security reviews on foreign mining investments

China did not specify which minerals are included, meaning the list can change dynamically depending on:

• National security
• Economic importance
• Domestic demand
• Supply chain resilience

This gives China flexibility to tighten control over different minerals whenever geopolitical or industrial conditions change. China is also accelerating construction of strategic mineral reserve facilities across the country. Some mineral deposits/resources may now be reserved for a minimum of five years before reassessment. Strategic reserves protected by the state cannot be mined or accessed without central government approval. China also appears focused on preserving finite domestic resources instead of rapidly exhausting them for export markets.