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Climate/Environment
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Code Yikes!The data just came in for March “Total Column Precipitable Water,” and yet another new record high was set for the 36-month running mean for the TCPW for Northern mid-latitudes, where about 50% of humans live.
Very wet times ahead! pic.twitter.com/cWHJz8RpVy
— Prof. Eliot Jacobson (@EliotJacobson) April 8, 2026
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India
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Syraqistan
Massive Israeli Assault on Lebanon Threatens U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Drop Site
🇺🇸🇮🇱 This sequence of events from today tells you everything you need to know.
➡️The Trump administration drafted the statement released by the Pakistani prime minister regarding the ceasefire (evidenced by a leftover header in the document.
➡️The statement included Lebanon as…
— Low Profile (@SeosQuinn) April 8, 2026
— محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) April 8, 2026
BREAKING: JD VANCE SAYS IRAN & U.S AGREED TO A DIFFERENT 10 POINT PLAN
“The first 10 point proposal we think, frankly, was probably written by CHATGPT that was submitted to Steve Whitkoff and Jared Kushner. That immediately went the GARBAGE and was rejected!”
“I’ve seen a lot… pic.twitter.com/hFDqgEbYqF
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) April 8, 2026
🚨 The “green light” that Israel was waiting for to begin its massacre was the speech of Nawaf Salam, just moments before, when he stated:
“No one negotiates on behalf of Lebanon except the Lebanese state, and no one else.”
With this statement, he effectively removed Lebanon… pic.twitter.com/flEVUA1bux
— SilencedSirs◼️ (@SilentlySirs) April 8, 2026
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Trump Got Played by Israel… And the Game Continues Larry Johnson
Iran demands crypto fees for ships passing Hormuz during ceasefire FT
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Today, Israel carried out airstrikes against the “China-Iran Railway”—marking the first direct attack on the core interests of China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
This railway, which opened on June 3, 2025, was constructed with 40 billion RMB funding by China. It was designed to… pic.twitter.com/gwbhvfkTbW
— Bin Xie (@bxieus) April 8, 2026
Should the ceasefire fail, we could expect a ‘digital Hormuz’ scenario Intellinews
Emergency waivers move arms for Israel, UAE to speed lane Responsible Statecraft
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The Insurgent Empire Big Serge
Old Blighty
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Blair’s latest deceit-riddled column vilifies the UK left to justify genocide Jonathan Cook
European Disunion
Trump Weighs Punishing Certain NATO Countries Over Lack of Iran War Support WSJ
Hungary election a US-EU ‘proxy war’ – ex-Austrian foreign minister RT
New Not-So-Cold War
From drones to nukes Events in Ukraine. Kiev winning the drone war?
Russia tests mortar drone with integrated robotic arm (VIDEO) RT
1488 Days of War Azov Lobby Blog
Ukrainian forces operating in Libya have attacked a Russian tanker, officials say AP
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South of the Border
Shell Moves to Expand Venezuela Natural Gas Operations Venezuelanalysis
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L’affaire Epstein
Epstein made millions off DOJ settlement with famed European bank dynasty Miami Herald
Bill Gates will testify in the Epstein probe; Pam Bondi testimony postponed NPR
Spook Country
The CIA “Ghost Murmur” Story is Probably Bullshit The After-Action Report
Trump 2.0
The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV’s Ambassador With the Avignon Papacy Letters from Leo
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Supreme Court Is Poised to Gut Remaining Protections of the Voting Rights Act Truthout
Democrats Suck
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Police State Watch
Border Patrol Agents Sold Challenge Coins With Charlotte’s Web Characters in Riot Gear Wired
The crime wave the government keeps ignoring Boston Globe
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
ICE Just Admitted It Uses Spyware That Reads Your Encrypted Messages State of Surveillance
Hiding an Ear in Plain Sight: On the Practicality and Implications of Acoustic Eavesdropping with Telecom Fiber Optic Cables NDSS Symposium
MAHA
RFK Jr. Will Take on Joe Rogan for Podcaster Supremacy Gizmodo
AI
What should we take from Anthropic’s (possibly) terrifying new report on Mythos? Gary Marcus
Economy
The World’s Biggest Banks May Be Benefiting from the ICE Warehouse Craze More Perfect Union
Imperial Collapse Watch
The United States’ new missile gap Asia Times
How It Is. Aurelien
The Clash of Messianisms Pawel Moscicki
Guillotine Watch
Oil CEOs Raked in Money From Trump’s Iran War WSJ
A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage TechCrunch
A warehouse worker has been arrested after filming himself on Instagram starting a massive fire in Ontario, California.
“All you had to do was pay us enough to live” pic.twitter.com/OtynQg6468
— Pirat_Nation 🔴 (@Pirat_Nation) April 8, 2026
Immigration
The Budget That Bets Against America’s Vulnerable Migrant Insider
Casino Nation
Trump’s Botched Iran ‘Ceasefire’ Puts Polymarket Bettors in a Bind Gizmodo
Ice Age Nomads in North America Invented Dice and Gambling 12,000 Years Ago ZME Science
Mr. Market Is Broken
The Strait of Hormuz May remain shut, the barrels of oil may remain firmly locked in.
The ceasefire may not hold.
But nobody will dare go long on crude futures. Because there will be yet another false dawn, and they will get battered down again.
Meanwhile, in the tight…
— Vandana Hari (@VandanaHari_SG) April 8, 2026
Digital Watch
Microsoft Abruptly Terminates VeraCrypt Account, Halting Windows Updates 404 Media
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2.5 Million Poor Americans Have Lost Food Aid Since Trump Signed GOP’s Big Ugly Bill Into Law Common Dreams
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