49 more baby formulas tested for lead and arsenic Consumer Reports
Ultra-processed food consumption and behavioral outcomes among Canadian children JAMA Network
Climate/Environment
Natural losses could be twice as costly as financial crisis, leaked report reveals ITV News
Spatially complex climate extremes expose the global economy to climate change Nature Communications
pandemic
Mapping the spatial and social inequalities of COVID-19 over time across the United States: A retrospective cohort study.
Massive migrant detention center in Texas closed off due to food outbreak Associated Press
CDC staff sent to South Carolina to help with meal response The Hill
toilet
Arizona’s water is running dry. However, the data center rush continues unabated. grist
Oil is not the most valuable commodity in Iran war Bloomberg
South Korea
South Korean market plunge is just the beginning of Iran’s pain in Asia Asia Times
Oil shipping costs from US to Asia hit record, stalling some trade Business Times
President Putin says Russia may cut off energy supplies to Europe and refer to Asia Anadolu Agency
China?
China orders major fuel refiners to immediately halt exports of diesel and gasoline Asia Morning
China sets lowest economic growth target in decades ahead of summit with President Trump CNN
China to increase defense spending by 7%, slowest pace since 2021 CNBC
India
India dismisses claims that US is using its ports to attack Iran as ‘false and false’ Economic Times
🇮🇷🇮🇳🇱🇰🇺🇸 – These are the Iranian sailors of the frigate Iris Dena as guests of honor during Indian naval exercises in the Bay of Bengal (February 18-25, 2026).
The young men who sincerely accepted India’s invitation were lost when their ship was sunk by a U.S. submarine. pic.twitter.com/roVQgUwJZQ
— Pete Liquid Питик (@PeteLiquid) March 4, 2026
myanmar
Iran attack threatens Myanmar military junta’s jet fuel and drone supplies The Irrawaddy
syrakistan
US plans to escalate war to ground stage with Kurdish vanguard Simplicius
Never before have I seen the CIA’s separatist covert military operations so widely publicized and so publicized. One wonders if the CIA is running a deception operation here to inflame IRI’s paranoia and force them to massacre the local Kurdish population https://t.co/Q00UC4isOM
— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) March 4, 2026
Exclusive: Iranian schoolgirl killed in ‘double tap’ attack on Minab school Middle East Eye
Hegseth: Flying over their capital. Death and destruction rain from the sky all day long. we are playing all the time. Our warfighters have been given the maximum authority personally given to them by the President, and that is exactly your authority. Our rules of engagement are bold, precise, and designed to unleash American aggression. pic.twitter.com/tD2R9E7A3J
— Asyn (@Acyn) March 4, 2026
Israel predicts weeks-long war with Iran FT
The limits of US and Israeli air power Larry Johnson
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Will Turkey invade Iran? Foundation for Defense of Democracies. they hope.
NATO shoots down Iranian ballistic missile heading towards Turkiye TRT World. Exactly on cue.
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Chart Book 436 Unseasonable War. How the US and Israel’s war against Iran threatens the world’s agricultural cycle. adam toews
Qatar Energy declares force majeure after halting LNG production OilPrice
China’s shipping industry to suspend Gulf services
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The evil Epstein/Rothschild war against Iran – the “Bible war” leading to “Armageddon” Vanessa Beeley and Fiorella Isabel
Will President Trump nuke the canal that runs through the Negev desert? counter programming club
discord in europe
Now, both sides. Aurelian
European Parliament refuses to discuss Trump’s threats against Spain Euronews
old blighty
UK economy: It’s still winter, not spring Michael Roberts
How MI6 laid the foundation for the Iran war Kit Clarenberg
A new war that’s not so cold war
The Arctic Metagas sinks off the coast of Libya after an explosion. Moscow condemns Ukrainian drone attack
US grants Rosneft’s German refinery network unlimited sanctions waivers OilPrice
The unholy alliance between the Ukrainian far right and the Western defense industry Intellinews
Ukraine sends experts to Middle East to counter Iranian drones The Hill
EU asks partners to fill Ukraine’s €30 billion funding gap Euractiv
south of the border
Venezuela: PDVSA promises ‘reliable’ oil supply to US during Iran war Venezuela analysis
Ecuador appoints Cuban ambassador persona non grata telesur
Lafaire Epstein
The Justice Department continues to delete Epstein files. Here’s what’s left: CBS News
Investigative journalist Whitney Webb: “They don’t really need threats anymore… [Palantir is] “The New Jeffrey Epstein”
“If they want to blackmail you…they just have access to what Palantir has siphoned off about you: your search history, your communications, your finances, your tweets… pic.twitter.com/X27Y1IpnWz
— Wide Awake Media (@wideawake_media) March 3, 2026
Trump 2.0
US conservatives say President Trump’s luck has run out in Iran
Trump’s America First: Neoconservatism in a Realist Drug Landmark: International Dialogue Journal
Iran used the Tether encryption to circumvent sanctions. Tether’s banker is Howard Lutnick, the Trump administration’s secretary of commerce. Once you get past the anti-Iranian nonsense, some good things will come. Dougald Lamont.
Kristi Noem misleads Congress about aide’s role in DHS contract ProPublica
⚡️🇺🇸BREAKING: US veteran dragged from Congress and breaks arm after protesting war with Iran.
“We are not willing to die for Israel.”
Former Marine Corps Sergeant Brian McGuinness stood up at a Senate military hearing and said Americans don’t want war with Iran… pic.twitter.com/eiWKnQQ85W
— Hidden news. (@SuppressedNws1) March 4, 2026
“Liberation Day” 2.0
President Trump is likely to raise tariffs to 15% this week, Bessent says Business Times
republican funhouse
Senate Republicans reject bill to halt Iran attacks despite growing concerns The Hill
Democrats are the worst
‘We’re working on it’: Democrats won’t rule Trump out from further funding for Middle East wars Politico
The moment when the Democratic Party takes control
Rep. Valerie Fouthie defeats major challenge from left with help from AI money boost NOTUS
police state surveillance
Follow the Money – February 2026: Warehouse dominates the salt box of ICE spending projects
New YouGov poll:
Support for abolishing ICE now reaches *record* levels in the US
50% support
39% disagree
Independents support abolishing ICE17
Moderate +6
23% of Republicans support abolishing ICE pic.twitter.com/5DsW4VMuWu
— Prem Thakker (@prem_thakker) March 3, 2026
A.I.
$100 billion OpenAI and Nvidia deal never materialized Gizmodo
OpenAI considering contract with NATO, sources say Reuters
accelerationist
Anthropic investors are not involved in the fight against DoD semaphore
immigration
open society archederia
imperial collapse watch
If our new strategy is to preemptively abandon facilities that are within range of the standoff’s ammunition before the start of offensive operations, take a moment and think about how many of these bases are in overextended positions and what will happen if the enemy attacks before that… pic.twitter.com/z3LPukfLC4
— America Nets 📉 (@ripplebrain) March 4, 2026
preview room
‘Game of Thrones’ movie in production at Warner Bros. ‘Andor’ screenwriter via The Wrap
economy
‘That’s not a victory’: Record numbers of US workers are raiding their 401(k)s in the Trump economy A common dream
Nation Casino
Anonymous Polymarket Account Earns $1.2 Million in Suspicious Bets Futurism on Trump’s Iran Attack
Polymarket withdraws bet on 2026 nuclear explosion 404 Media
class war
Amazon workers win immediate strike in Spain Labor record
About redistributive symbolic capital (AA)
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