Did you know?: If a civilization 2,000 light years away looked at Earth today, they would see the Roman Empire. pic.twitter.com/MqnD0n20tc
— Curiosity (@CuriosityonX) March 25, 2026
Climate/Environment
Summit sold the Midwest Pipeline as a carbon solution. From now on, it will be used for fossil fuels. internal climate news
Cyclone Narel turns Australia’s skies red. Dramatic sandstorm video emerges Indian Express
A wall of red dust that has just engulfed Exmouth and the surrounding area. #Auspol pic.twitter.com/7GZ4jPbUlj
— Sandra K. Eckersley (@SandraEckersley) March 28, 2026
State of Nature Harpers. “What are conservative environmentalists fighting for?”
Japan
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry instructs oil refiners to charge prices below market prices. Increase in consumer subsidies Japan Economic Watch
China?
Chinese private equity taps into Trump’s tuition gold rush Asia Times
China builds world’s largest outdoor escalator, a modern wonder that seems to rise forever into the sky
syrakistan
Pentagon prepares weeks of ground operations in Iran WaPo
new:
🇺🇸🇮🇷 Former 82nd Airborne commander said sending 7,000 troops to Iran would be complete suicide.
He revealed that he canceled a similar drop in 1979 because he knew it would be completely slaughtered by Iranian forces. pic.twitter.com/D2jYl7nkfE
— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) March 28, 2026
If the Trump administration invades Iran, the Axis of Resistance will expand quickly and decisively across the region. American pilots were cruel to Iranian women and children, so it is expected that Iranians would be cruel to American troops as well. https://t.co/zL4981SXv1
— Syed Mohammad Marandi (@s_m_marandi) March 29, 2026
“What awaits Israel in the next war is terrifying” Conflict Forum
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A Sunni century? Make up Globe News
Al-Jolani allowed the IDF to pass through Syrian territory to attack Hezbollah from the east around Mount Hermon.
The Syrian government provided Israel with logistical support.
Words are not enough.
— Craig Murray (@CraigMurrayOrg) March 29, 2026
Syria announces ‘massive’ drone strike targeting army base near Iraqi border
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Cornered and wounded, will Iran now use a nuclear bomb? CN
To be honest, based on what has happened so far, I believe that Iran will always have nukes against Israel and the United States. Iran has shown restraint and respect for civilian life perhaps more than any other country in its position.
That’s different… https://t.co/Y5aB14fSDH
— Amir (@AmirAminiMD) March 29, 2026
BREAKING: Israeli media reports that if the US conducts ground operations in Iran, the Israeli military will not participate on the ground and will have to act alone. pic.twitter.com/SjroGHXDxH
— General (@GeneralMCNews) March 29, 2026
Do dogs wag their tails? How both sides lack the big picture Jonathan Cook
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The increasingly dire costs of war against Iran Informed Comment (resilc)
Things Fall Apart Steve Keene
Monopoly Recap: Iran Price Shock Begins Matt Stoller
1/ According to a JP Morgan briefing note, the world faces a “ticking time bomb” from oil supplies. A physical oil shortage has spread across the world, spreading from east to west through April, causing major economic turmoil around the world. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/RybZWuDkzy
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) March 29, 2026
The oil crisis is spreading all over the world. As a result, many countries are going to extreme efforts to ration supplies. All the cases I’ve found are:
1) The Philippines declared a national energy emergency. Government agencies have moved to a four-day shift…
— Shayel Ben Ephraim (@academic_la) March 29, 2026
Africa
Trumpism in Nigeria Africa is one country
Ethiopian reporter says non-essential civil servants and employees of state-owned enterprises are forced to take annual leave due to fuel shortage
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
discord in europe
Murder trial involving Freemasons and French secret agents begins in Paris court France 24
!!!Humanitarian emergency call!!!
As of yesterday, German authorities have seized his wife’s bank account.
She has not been sanctioned and has not committed any crime.
So far, we only have about one. 104 euros left — 2 newborns and 1 7 year old!!!@yanisvaroufakis… pic.twitter.com/0e1wrkXKWk
— Hussein Dogru (@hussedogru) March 28, 2026
Dogru background.
old blighty
Pessimism takes root in Britain as shoppers struggle to buy essentials The Guardian
Fuel retailers are asking motorists to hold off on refilling their diesel fuel until tomorrow’s Radiomanx. Isle of Man shortage.
A new war that’s not so cold war
Ukraine’s Zelensky says Russia took satellite images of US air bases days before attack on Iran NBC News
Exclusive: Iran says Ukrainian troops are stationed in UAE, Kuwait Al Mayadeen
Dozens of Ukrainian men have been deported by ICE. Some were sent directly to military CNN
Allegations regarding Ukraine’s “Peepi” drone incident
One of the drones that crashed in southeastern Finland was Ukrainian, Air Force confirms YLE
At this point, it’s possible that Russia could occupy the Baltic states – they have a conflict and that would take a weekend or so – and NATO would send a strongly worded letter to Russia citing ammunition shortages.
But it’s probably no coincidence that Iran obtained pinpoint, actionable information with AWACS. https://t.co/e4x47Hbi2S
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) March 29, 2026
south of the border
President Trump says there is ‘no problem’ with Russian tankers delivering relief supplies to Cuba despite AP blockade
US embassy in Mexico sparks outrage with AI video promoting ‘voluntary deportation’ The Guardian
Lafaire Epstein
The Search for Epstein’s Missing Computer The Epstein Files by Julie K. Brown
Trump 2.0
After 20 years of resistance, Trump is fighting off the Rio Grande Valley monitors in Texas. Building a wall at the National Butterfly Center.
Vance says he’s ‘obsessed’ with UFO files, calls aliens ‘devils’
republican funhouse
Trump news at a glance: Generational rift over Iran war emerges at major conservative conference The Guardian
Democrats are the worst
Democrats are delaying the force vote until mid-April so President Trump can kill a large number of U.S. soldiers first. After the mass casualties of Goycatl, the media will make a big deal about how we need to take revenge on Iran for simply invading and killing our troops.
— Sean Padraig McCarthy (@SeanMcCarthyCom) March 29, 2026
police state surveillance
ICE seizes warehouses and revives markets, causing unrest in the city WSJ
Analysis: ICE is pushing the limits of federal acquisition rules to rush saltbox of detention expansion project
imperial collapse watch
Break the first rule of the Empire’s undiplomatic conduct of war.
Claremont, Iran, and the landmarks of the fourth era of American neoconservatism: Journal of International Dialogue
Why is a taxpayer-funded U.S. Army helicopter flying near 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
accelerationist
Accelerating the Apocalypse Stefano Vespo (translation provided by GeoPolitiQ)
AI is responsible for the Iranian school bombing. The truth is far more worrying The Guardian
It’s time to stand up and kick out the warmongering leaders of the West Ian Proud
No Kings protests confirm Westerners are irrelevant in the fight against imperialism BettBeat Media
“No Kings” organizers and an inseparable pivot report to the May Day General Strike (RK)
agriculture
Among the greatest people we #wheat Exporters in the Northern Hemisphere, Ukraine and the EU are most sensitive to the current increase in fertilizer and fuel prices.
Below are some reports on trade and development.
EU and Ukraine: potential for fertilizer shock #wheat Yield and quality… pic.twitter.com/y7I05G42Gq
— Andrei Sizov (@sizov_andre) March 24, 2026
Mr. Market
Advice from the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament:
Note: So-called pre-market “news” or “truth” is often just a profit-taking setup. It’s basically a backwards indicator.
Do the opposite. If the pump runs, short it. If they throw it away, keep it going for a long time.
Are you watching anything tomorrow? You know the drill.
— محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) March 29, 2026
economy
Women are blamed in Trump’s economy Washington Monthly
A.I.
The Miracle of Visual Understanding in Current Frontier Models Gary Marcus
I don’t understand why it’s difficult to understand heavy machinery
The aesthetics of AI failure Blood in the Machine
Nation Casino
Law seeks to prohibit public officials from making polymarket bets on future bloodshed, because we apparently live in total dystopian futurism
class war
The Effects of Noncompetition on Wages and Seniority: New Evidence from NLSY Data Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (resilc)
Working class people should run this town.A story of the working class.
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