How God Became Great The New Yorker (Anthony L.)
New coronavirus infection/pandemic
NEW – Hundreds of people are wearing masks and receiving antibiotics at the University of Kent after an outbreak of “invasive” meningitis left two people dead and 11 others hospitalized with symptoms. pic.twitter.com/DHMl63WIhZ
— Disclosetv (@disclosetv) March 16, 2026
Absolutely shameful and this is currently the top trending post for Long Corona Awareness Day.
You have to be that deeply wounded person to mock the perceptions of people with chronic illnesses. pic.twitter.com/E3kWTqji7F
— Turn (@1goodtern) March 16, 2026
Climate/Environment
Sleep deprivation in a warming world Nature
Unprecedented in the past 3.6 million years: How anthropogenic climate change is lengthening the days Euronews
Warming water threatens seafood supplies Internal Climate News
The return of Super El Niño: How the rapid collapse of La Niña is driving a global shift towards severe weather in 2026
US data shows Arctic winter sea ice could break last year’s record low
How the EU will label plastics with just 2.5% recycled content ‘recycled’ EU Observer
Scientists warn that glaciers in the Austrian Alps are not only shrinking but collapsing due to climate change BBC
Mining Toxic Time Bombs: Dams filled with toxic waste dot the world. What happens when it ruptures? guardian
Greenpeace warns 85 supertankers trapped in Persian Gulf ‘disaster waiting to happen’
China?
Nvidia chip curbs turn Singapore into China’s AI hub Asia Times (Kevin W)
A US official denied the FT report and said the delay in President Trump’s visit to China was not related to his request for China to help restart the Hormuz Global Times. The woman protested too much.
South Korea
Lee calls for measures to deal with worst-case scenario of protracted Middle East crisis The Korea Herald
India
India aims to ‘dramatically’ deepen ties with EU amid Iran war and global turmoil Politico
Two Indian aircraft carriers ensure safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz Defense News
A Bitter Education: By Silencing the West’s War on Iran, India is Wasting a Precious Heritage New York Book Review (Anthony L)
Ukrainian mercenaries caught training Indian terrorists in drone warfare Andrew Korybko
Southeast Asia
China, Thailand ban jet fuel exports, Vietnam prepares to reduce flights from April Reuters
Thailand considers buying oil from Russia and other producing countries Bangkok Post
Africa
Sudan’s civil war is a never-ending humanitarian crisis DW
Islamic State-aligned rebels have launched a deadly attack on a mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, government newspaper Le Monde has reported.
Inside the ethnic conflict tearing apart Nigeria’s villages The Times
south of the border
Donald Trump says he would have the ‘honor’ of ‘occupying Cuba in some way’ Financial Times
Mexico’s López Obrador rallies support for Cuba with massive protests Bloomberg (Robin K.)
President Trump apparently just called for Venezuela to become the 51st state, which would mean all Venezuelans would become American citizens.
Didn’t he call them “rapists and murderers” and want to deport them all?
I’m so confused. pic.twitter.com/gwHFiZkGuV
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) March 17, 2026
Government failed to protect Guyana’s interests in relations with Cuba – Norton Stabroek News (Robin K)
discord in europe
The EU has not “justified” President Trump’s peace commission, Schuika told Euronews. The vassals are testing the choke chain a bit.
Europe’s energy weakness is too big to ignore Euractiv
Fuel tourism: Dutch motorists warned about gasoline stockpiling in Belgium amid energy crisis Brussels Times
Teacher wins day with minister – wants to complain about purchase of Afton blade via machine translation. Michael T.:
Does that mean the minister does not work more than three hours a day? The minister is an immigrant whose parents are from Lebanon and Palestine. She is the leader of the Liberal Party. Two days earlier, she had hugged the leader of Sweden’s far-right Sweden Democrats, an anti-immigration, anti-Arab, Zionist party. That’s the kind of person who charges $7,500 to spend three hours a day with you.
old blighty
Stock up on medicines to avoid shortages during Iran war, pharmacists tell Street Telegraph
UK supermarkets ‘face fruit and vegetable shortages’ as farmers ‘stop production’ Mirror
israel vs resistance
“The sniper who shot dead my friend Jihan’s 3-year-old daughter Nour and shattered her little leg while she was being held by her mother in Gaza is a hateful, racist ghoul. I understand that’s one of the things I’ve been criticized for, and frankly, I double down on that. But the outrage… https://t.co/WbuAttwL9U
— Brianna Joy Gray (@briebriejoy) March 14, 2026
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 https://t.co/Ene3DzmXo2
— Lara Friedman (@LaraFriedmanDC) March 16, 2026
Rafah border closure leaves Gazans trapped without medical treatment Al Jazeera
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Iranian leader mocks ‘U.S. Epstein class’ during war Middle East Eye
‘It’s not our war’: How the world responded to President Trump’s call to patrol the Strait of Hormuz (Kevin W)
Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted more than 60 drones since midnight – Agence France-Presse
Not So Diplomatic: Witkoff, Kushner and Trump’s March to Iran War Responsible State Strategy (resilc)
Biggest mistake in 300 years of Zionism. End of project. |Professor J. Sachs & Y. Rabkin Pascal Lottas, YouTube
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President Trump says Israel will “never use” nuclear weapons Anadolu Agency (resilc)
A new war that’s not so cold war
Stanislav Kravinnik: The United States is hurting. Trump is a mess. The EU is doomed. Ian Proud, YouTube (Lee). It includes an excellent discussion of how Europe’s weapons production is dependent on the US and is 20-30 years behind.
imperial collapse watch
🔺 Reuters: The era of aircraft carriers is coming to an end. The USS Abraham Lincoln limps out of the Persian Gulf.
🔺 Reuters: Through military ingenuity, Iran has proven that aircraft carriers are no longer “impregnable fortresses” but simply large, expensive targets. pic.twitter.com/s7SzhPRJ7I
— Turgay Evren (@TurgayEvren1) March 15, 2026
“**An eye-opening reality — lessons for African leaders**
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said:
In 2004, Malaysia purchased eight F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets from the United States, which were among the most advanced aircraft at the time. The value of this transaction is… pic.twitter.com/rGGcBCPLcn
— Idris (@7signxx) March 16, 2026
Trump 2.0
Federal judge blocks RFK Jr.’s overhaul of vaccine recommendations Guardian (Kevin W)
President Trump tells Kennedy Center board ‘must be shut down’ ahead of vote to close for two years
Democrats are the worst
Senate Democratic leaders are trying to sink Graham Platner. Voters are not convinced. intercept
Our press is no longer free
It would be a credit to me if Tucker Katerson was indicted for violating FARA and leaking information to Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Qatar.
Supporters of Islam always project onto others that they themselves are likely to be guilty.
You have no idea how persistent I have been talking to you… https://t.co/KT18pMbnZJ
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) March 15, 2026
See also John Kirakow on DeProgram at 14:20 for a detailed explanation of Laura Loomer and Kirakow’s role and the role of radical Zionists in setting up the interview with Pezeshkian.
The world’s biggest liar accuses the media of lies and treason Michael Shedlock
economy
Oil shock hits economy already showing cracks Wall Street Journal. Still German from the weekend
US shale producers not yet tempted by $100 oil Financial Times
Mr. Market is in a bad mood.
Iran War: Echoes of the Financial Crisis Past Financial News Network
Before the war, three major problems threatened the market. they haven’t left
A.I.
Dictionary sues OpenAI TechCrunch (Kevin W)
How to spot fake food photos with machine translation (Micael T)
class war
Rising prices and high interest rates are making car ownership impossible, New York Times (Kevin W)
The challenge of abundance for affordability and health care counterpunch. resilc: “The next 1.5 trillion will go to the Pentagon and you won’t even get a Band-Aid.”
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