Dear patient readers, Because things on the Iran war front, at least as of this writing, seem to be at the simmer rather than full boil level, you are getting a supersized Links with a generous Iran War section rather than an Iran war post. * * * The (super)natural history of haloes Sacred Images…
Part the First: They Really Are Serious About Destroying American Science (but that has been clear from the beginning). The Wall Street Journal writes: White House to Direct Billions in Research Funds Toward AI, Away from Colleges (no archive). In a new report and memo released Tuesday, the White House Office of Science and Technology…
Yves here. In the dry realm of macroeconomics, this study presents cheery news. It’s taken as a truism that an aging population, aka demographic decline, is a death kneel to economic growth. The assumption has been that the dependency ratio, as in the proportion of workers compared to those not engaged in deemed-to-be-productive activity, as…
The rise of ‘safety fatigue’ among parents CNN Did medieval people love their children? Works in Progress Origin of Human Eyes Traced to 560-Million-Year-Old One-Eyed ‘Cyclops’ ZME Science Climate/Environment El Niño May Push Global Warming to 2C or Higher in the Short Term Bloomberg Europe is burning: How bad could this wildfire crisis get? Euronews…
Having destroyed Graham Platner’s candidacy in Maine, the AIPAC-funded Democratic establishment has turned its full attentions to Michigan where it hopes to use Black voters to stop anti-war candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in favor of U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens. Note: Post is complete, sorry for the delay. When last I covered this race, the Lis…
In 2016, 18-year-old Andrej Ciesielski secretly climbed the Great Pyramid of Giza with a GoPro, filming the whole thing. Halfway up the 146-meter pyramid, police noticed him but he kept going, risking three years in jail. At the top, he enjoyed an amazing view before climbing… pic.twitter.com/CxxDQL927M — Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) July 19, 2026 Viagra’s Next…
Yves here. On the one hand, it may seem intuitive that writing by hand would require more concentration on composition than typing does. Ditto with the use of script improving manual coordination. However, I am bothered when article like this make sweeping claims. I grew up in the era where children were graded on penmanship….
Every power that aims to establish control needs an enemy commensurate with its aims. The “Islamist Extremism” enemy has served the American Empire well in order to deploy massive surveillance at home and resource control abroad. However, this is a small enemy for the task ahead: the authoritarian drift of Western societies based on a…
The foundations of the hastily assembled Ellison family hasbara media empire — Paramount, WBD, American TikTok — are cracking as Oracle stock has lost $600 billion in market cap since its September 2025 peak and its nearly $200 billion in corporate debt is close to junk bond status. Oracle Stock Ain’t What It Used to…
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Oil & Gas industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The International Energy Agency has warned of a growing risk to energy supplies following the escalation of the war in the Middle East, with the renewed shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz once…
