Did you know🚨: A civilization 2,000 light-years away looking at Earth today would see the Roman Empire. pic.twitter.com/MqnD0n20tc
— Curiosity (@CuriosityonX) March 25, 2026
Climate/Environment
Summit Sold Its Midwest Pipeline as a Carbon Solution. Now, It’ll Be Used for Fossil Fuels. Inside Climate News
Cyclone Narelle turns Australia’s skies red; dramatic dust storm videos emerge Indian Express
The wall of red dust that just engulfed Exmouth and the surrounding region. #auspol pic.twitter.com/7GZ4jPbUlj
— Sandra K Eckersley (@SandraEckersley) March 28, 2026
State of Nature Harper’s. “What are conservative environmentalists fighting for?”
Japan
METI Tells Oil Refiners To Charge Below-Market Prices; Consumer Subsidies Raised Japan Economy Watch
China?
Chinese private equity circling Trump’s school voucher gold rush Asia Times
Syraqistan
Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran WaPo
NEW:
🇺🇸🇮🇷 Former 82nd Airborne Commander says sending 7,000 troops to Iran is a complete suicide mission.
He reveals they canceled a similar drop in 1979 because they knew they would be completely massacred by Iranian forces. pic.twitter.com/D2jYl7nkfE
— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) March 28, 2026
When the Trump regime invades Iran, the Axis of Resistance will swiftly and decisively escalate across the region. US pilots have been ruthless towards Iranian women and children, so expect Iranians to be ruthless towards US troops.https://t.co/zL4981SXv1
— Seyed Mohammad Marandi (@s_m_marandi) March 29, 2026
‘What awaits Israel in the next round of the war is frightening’ Conflicts Forum
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Is It The Sunni Century? Frame the Globe News
al-Jolani allowed the IDF to pass through Syrian territory to attack Hezbollah from the East around Mount Hermon.
The Syrian government gave the Israelis logistic support.
There are no words sufficient.— Craig Murray (@CraigMurrayOrg) March 29, 2026
Syria says ‘large-scale’ drone attack targets army bases near Iraqi border Türkiye Today
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Cornered and wounded, will Iran now go for a nuclear bomb? CNN
Let’s be honest, based on everything that has happened so far, I would trust Iran with a nuke over Israel and the US any day of the week. Iran has shown more restraint and more respect for civilian lives than perhaps any other country in Iran’s position would have had.
It’s not… https://t.co/Y5aB14fSDH— Amir (@AmirAminiMD) March 29, 2026
BREAKING: Israeli media reports that if the United States carries out a ground operation in Iran, it would have to go alone, with Israeli forces not participating on the ground. pic.twitter.com/SjroGHXDxH
— The General (@GeneralMCNews) March 29, 2026
Does the tail wag the dog? How both sides are missing the bigger picture Jonathan Cook
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The Increasingly Dire Costs of the War on Iran Informed Comment (resilc)
Things Fall Apart Steve Keen
Monopoly Round-Up: The Iran Price Shock Begins Matt Stoller
1/ The world is facing a ‘ticking time bomb’ from its supply of oil, according to a briefing note from JP Morgan. Physical scarcity of oil is about to unfold across the globe, spreading sequentially through April from east to west, causing major economic disruption worldwide. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/RybZWuDkzy
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) March 29, 2026
The oil crisis is spreading throughout the world. Many countries are going to extreme lengths to ration their supply as a result. Here are all the cases I could find:
1) The Philippines declared a national energy emergency. Government offices have shifted to a four-day work…
— Shaiel Ben-Ephraim (@academic_la) March 29, 2026
Africa
Trumpism in Nigeria Africa Is A Country
Fuel Scarcity Pushes Non-essential Civil Servants, SOE Employees into Annual Leave The Reporter Ethiopia
Meanwhile, 30% of Ethiopia’s electricity demand comes from crypto mining https://t.co/dswa60L0QJ pic.twitter.com/snkDzwOqLg
— The Last Farm (@TheLastFarm) March 29, 2026
European Disunion
Murder trial involving Freemasons, French secret agents opens in Paris court France24
!!! HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY CALL !!!
As of yesterday, German authorities seized the bank accounts of my wife.
She is not sanctioned and has committed no crime.
As of now we have only ca. 104 euros left — with two newborn babies and one 7-year-old child!!!@yanisvaroufakis… pic.twitter.com/0e1wrkXKWk
— Hüseyin Dogru (@hussedogru) March 28, 2026
Background on Dogru.
Old Blighty
Pessimism takes root in UK as shoppers struggle to afford essentials The Guardian
Fuel retailer urges motorists to avoid refilling diesel until tomorrow Radio Manx. Isle of Man shortages.
New Not-So-Cold War
Exclusive: Iran says Ukrainian troops present in UAE, Kuwait Al Mayadeen
Dozens of Ukrainian men have been deported by ICE. Some were sent straight to the military CNN
Doubts re: ‘Peepee’ drone Events in Ukraine
One of the drones that crashed in southeastern Finland was Ukrainian, air force confirms YLE
At this point the Russians could occupy the Baltic States – they have a casus belli and it would take about a weekend – and NATO would write them a strongly worded letter for lack of munitions.
Probably no coincidence Iran got actionable pinpoint intelligence on an AWACS though. https://t.co/e4x47Hbi2S
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) March 29, 2026
South of the Border
Trump says he has ‘no problem’ with Russian oil tanker bringing relief to Cuba despite blockade AP
US embassy in Mexico prompts outrage with AI video promoting ‘self-deportation’ The Guardian
L’affaire Epstein
The search for Epstein’s Missing Computers The Epstein Files by Julie K. Brown
Trump 2.0
AFTER 20 YEARS OF RESISTANCE, TRUMP IS WALLING OFF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY Texas Observer. Building a wall through the National Butterfly Center.
Vance says he’s ‘obsessed’ with UFO files, calls aliens ‘demons’ The Hill
GOP Funhouse
Trump news at a glance: Generational divide over Iran war emerges at key conservative conference The Guardian
Democrats Suck
Democrats are delaying a war power vote until mid April so that Trump can get a bunch of US troops killed first. After the mass sacrifice of goycattle the media will turn up the volume on how we need to take revenge on Iran for killing our troops merely for invading them
— Sean Padraig McCarthy (@SeanMcCarthyCom) March 29, 2026
Police State Watch
ICE Is Snapping Up Warehouses, Reviving the Market and Alarming Towns WSJ
Analysis: ICE is Pushing Boundaries of Federal Procurement Rules to Fast-Track Detention Expansion Project Salt Box
Imperial Collapse Watch
Breaking the First Rule of Imperial Warmaking Un-Diplomatic
Claremont, Iran, and the Fourth Age of American Neoconservatism Landmarks: A Journal of International Dialogue
Why are taxpayer-funded U.S. Army helicopters conducting flybys of Kid Rock’s home in Nashville? pic.twitter.com/B0EAhK38US
— Molly Ploofkins (@Mollyploofkins) March 29, 2026
War, Energy and the Cunning of Entropy Warwick Powell
The Accelerationists
The Acceleration of the Apocalypse Stefano Vespo (translation courtesy of GeoPolitiQ)
AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worrying The Guardian
It’s time to rise up and evict warmongering western leadersIan Proud
No Kings Protests Confirm Westerners Irrelevant in Fight Against Imperialism BettBeat Media
“No Kings” Organizers & Indivisible Pivot to May Day General Strike Payday Report (RK)
Agriculture
We believe that among major #wheat exporters in the Northern Hemisphere, Ukraine and the EU are the most sensitive to the current spike in fertilizer and fuel costs.
Here’s a part of our Trade and S&D report:
EU and Ukraine: fertilizer shock could hit #wheat yields and quality… pic.twitter.com/y7I05G42Gq
— Andrey Sizov (@sizov_andre) March 24, 2026
Mr. Market
Advice from Iran’s Parliament Speaker:
Heads-up: Pre-market so-called “news” or “Truth” is often just a setup for profit-taking. Basically, it’s a reverse indicator.
Do the opposite: If they pump it, short it. If they dump it, go long.
See something tomorrow? You know the drill.
— محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) March 29, 2026
Economy
Women are getting slammed in Trump’s economy Washington Monthly
AI
The mirage of visual understanding in current frontier models Gary Marcus
I don’t see why this is hard to understand Heavy Machinery
AI’s aesthetics of failure Blood in the Machine
Casino Nation
Class Warfare
The Impact of Non-Competes on Wages and Job Tenure: New Evidence from NLSY Data Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (resilc)
Working Folks Should Run This Town Working Class Stories
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