Sunday, April 5, 2026
Iran War: Trump Doubles Down on “Reign Hell” April 6 Threat, Also Reports F-15 Officer Rescued; US Strike on Bushehr Nuclear Plant Breaches Protection Circuit; Multiple Interconnected Supply Crises Baked in Within Weeks; UPDATE Iran Claims Two More US Planes Downed
Today’s Iran war news: Trump reiterates his dangerous escalation threat as the real economy Titanic is about to hit the iceberg.
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Night On The Galactic Railroad (1985) Run Time: 1H 48M
Midnight on the Galactic Express is a movie about friendship, spiritual development, and this journey called life.
The 2026 Southwest U.S. Heat Wave Was One of the Six Most Astonishing Weather Events of the Century
From the Pacific Northwest to Antarctica, it’s extraordinary warmth that’s punching through climate norms with the most force.
<.a>Iran War: Disaster in Iran as Multiple Aircraft Downed, Pilot Missing; Iran Pounds Israel Hard After Trump Asks for 48 Hour Ceasefire; Concerns in Military and Congress Over Purge of Reality-Grounded Officers
Today’s Iran war update: aircraft downed and at least one pilot missing in Iran follows a Saturday Night Massacre-style military purge
Prediction Markets Make a Bet Against Public Health
Online prediction markets evade safeguards against gambling and risk normalizing addictive behaviors.
Coffee Break: The Fallacy of ESG, Baseball, Deep Education, and More AI Follies
Good afternoon. Time for a break. Given the wall-to-wall coverage by Yves and others here, nothing explicit on this Good Friday about the Ramadan War in West Asia. Instead, herewith a few reflections during holy season of the three great Abrahamic traditions. Part the First: Ethical Capitalism? Some argue about whether business can be ethical. […]
What’s Cheaper: Fueling Your Car With Gas or Electricity?
A comparison on EV charging expenses state by state in the US. Any similar data in other countries based on recent electricity costs?
Iran War: US Continues Escalation by Striking Iran Bridge, Opening Way for Iran Destruction of Critical Links; Iran Moving to Attack Economic Targets
Today’s Iran war update: The US continues its escalation with a strike on Iran’s biggest bridge even as Mr. Market starts a belated protest.
Keir Starmer’s Schrödinger’s War
Is the United Kingdom at war with Iran or not?
AI’s Fluency in Other Languages Hides a Western Worldview That Can Mislead Users
Quelle surprise! AI, as in LLMs trained on English data sets, are not so hot when faced with non-Western cultural issues.
How the Iran War Could Reshape the Global Cultural Order
The Iran War and the Hormuz struggle could end U.S. oil and financial unilateralism, ultimately dismantling Western cultural dominance
Will Trump’s Idiotic Iran War Spell the End of NATO?
Trump attacked on Iran with no consultation with NATO allies, doing them great harm, yet angrily demands help. Who wants an ally like that?
