An Adrenaline Junkie Millionaire’s Quest to Become a Cocaine Kingpin 404 Media
Climate/Environment
Folks this can’t be happening 🔥👀 pic.twitter.com/897CpI6Fme
— Climate Watcher 🔥🇨🇦🇬🇧 🇯🇲🌺 (@pmagn) March 24, 2026
Warming coastal waters primary driver of large-scale humid heatwaves Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Epic river migrations of fish rapidly collapsing, UN report finds The Guardian
🌡️Widespread +25–35°F anomalies again tomorrow (3/25), with 80s and 90s pushing deep into the Plains & Midwest. On its own, this would be standout late-March heat. Stacked on top of the past week… it’s something else entirely. pic.twitter.com/K4ov1jm3Wq
— The Global Warmer🔥🌏 🔥 (@TheGlobalWarmer) March 24, 2026
There’s been quite a few questions re: just how unusual the upcoming storm in the Middle East is. So here’s some maps:
The shortwave trough forcing the severe outbreak will easily be the deepest on record (1950-2024) in March, and may potentially set the yearly record. https://t.co/EyQPOoUoXG pic.twitter.com/YnecTVQG8O
— Tomer Burg (@burgwx) March 25, 2026
Blocking diversity causes distinct roles of diabatic heating in the Northern Hemisphere Nature
Sorry your house burned down. Here’s a $23,000 HOA bill — due next month Los Angeles Times
Wildfire smoke linked to rise in violent assaults, 11-year study finds Phys.org
Japan
Japan set to send combat troops to Philippine exercises — Brawner Manila Times
Germany steps up Indo-Pacific push, eyeing visiting-forces pact with Japan Japan Times
China?
With US trapped in Iran, why is China wasting a golden opportunity to attack Taiwan? China Translated
Southeast Asia
Marcos orders P20B emergency fund to secure fuel supply Manila Times
Fuel Shortages Fail to Stop Deadly Junta Airstrikes on Civilians The Irrawaddy
India
US-Approved Iranian Barrels Find a Cautious Reception in India Bloomberg
Syraqistan
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United States Said to Have Sent Iran a Plan to End the Middle East War New York Times
Is Trump Serious About Negotiations with Iran? Larry Johnson
BREAKING | Iran’s Fars News Agency reports that US and Israeli strikes targeted energy infrastructure in Isfahan and Khorramshahr, including a gas management building, a pressure reduction station, and a gas pipeline linked to a power plant; damage was reported to the facilities…
— The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) March 24, 2026
Red Crescent reports 82,000 civilian structures hit in Iran DPA International
War in Iran: Why destroying cultural heritage is such a foolish strategic move in any conflict The Conversation
Talks better than fighting, China tells Iran TRT World
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Top PMU commander, over a dozen fighters killed in new US strikes on Iraq The Cradle
🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇶 The Iraqi Armed Forces and the Iraqi Council of National Security have given the Popular Mobilization Forces full authority to respond to and retaliate against any U.S. and Israeli attacks, effectively giving them the green light to enter the war formally. pic.twitter.com/NwbfLT5tkV
— The Daily News (@DailyNewsJustIn) March 24, 2026
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Israel says it will take control of large buffer zone in southern Lebanon BBC
Lebanon withdraws Iran envoy’s accreditation, orders him to leave Al Arabiya
Incredible quotes in the deleted Telegraph article about the Lebanese Christians supporting Hezbollah.
I wonder why they didn’t want their audience to read this 🤔 pic.twitter.com/TR4YxupIw5
— Wyatt Reed (@wyattreed13) March 24, 2026
Africa
Trump’s Sahel reset banks on ‘sovereignty,’ guns + minerals deals Responsible Statecraft
Old Blighty
The London Ambulances Attack: Of Course It Was A False Flag Craig Murray
European Disunion
US seeks access to 3 new defense areas in Greenland: Report Anadolu Agency
Mette Frederiksen’s leftwing bloc fails to win majority in Danish election The Guardian
Nato chief riles Europe by backing Trump’s war in Iran FT
Stagflation alarm bells ring in the euro zone as energy crunch hits the global economy CNBC
EU delays proposal to ban Russian oil amid Iran war, price spikes and Druzhba row Euronews
German military satellite plan fuels EU fragmentation fears Reuters
New Not-So-Cold War
The Russian Bear wakes Julian MacFarlane
Lavrov: its WW3 Oliver Boyd-Barrett
Blaze at Russia’s Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga after major Ukrainian drone attack Straits Times
Russia fires nearly 1,000 drones in one of its largest aerial attacks on Ukraine The Guardian
Trump 2.0
Leaked Document: Iran War Meets Little Brother Ken Klippenstein
Senate shoots down Iran war powers measure; Fetterman, Paul cross aisle The Hill
Americans would trade jobs for cheaper eggs The Argument
Democrats flip Florida state House district that includes Trump’s Mar-a-Lago The Hill
Democrats Suck
Schumer indicates Democratic openness to Republicans’ DHS deal Semafor
Police State Watch
Exclusive: ICE’s Bounty Hunters Ken Klippenstein
Minnesota Sues Trump Administration Over ICE Killings — And a Car Sitting Shrink-Wrapped in a Warehouse Migrant Insider
The Accelerationists
The billionaires who think humanity is just a warm-up act Oligarch Watch
Screening Room
“Sinners” and the Bad History of the Blues HOGELAND’S BAD HISTORY
Agriculture
Strait of Hormuz Closure and Fertilizer Supply Risks for U.S. Agriculture Farmdoc Daily
Imperial Collapse Watch
Epistemic Collapse Un-Diplomatic
Plans, Platforms And Projectiles. Aurelien
Resource Rassling
Column: Every missile fired over Iran is burning through US tungsten stocks Reuters
Chinese Titanium ChinaTalk
QatarEnergy declares force majeure on some LNG contracts due to Iran war Al Jazeera
Energy Crisis Powers Up Big Payday for LNG Exporter Venture Global Daily Upside
Sports Desk
FIFA canceled thousands of hotel room reservations in World Cup host cities The Independent (resilc)
lmao a meteor just fly by and of course the ump missed it 😂 pic.twitter.com/d83pmXlWrq
— Baseball Quotes (@BaseballQuotes1) March 23, 2026
The Bezzle
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang claims AGI has been ‘achieved,’ can create billion-dollar businesses yahoo! Finance
The AI Industry Is Lying To You Edward Zitron
Meta ordered to pay $375m after being found liable in child exploitation case The Guardian
Meta Targets $9 Trillion Valuation With New Executive Incentive Program WSJ
Mr. Market
Foreign Funds Ditch $50 Billion in Asian Stocks as Oil Shock Dims Prospects OilPrice
Class Warfare
“We can do this the easy way or the hard way”
“Hard way plz!” https://t.co/s43mpjTXga
— The Last Farm (@TheLastFarm) March 24, 2026
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