Türkiye is being called upon for a more active role in against Iran and Russia. Will it oblige and would it make any difference?
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
The AI Boom Runs on an Even More Dangerous Machine (Part 2)
Silicon Valley promises abundance, but corporate America is built for extraction, and AI is their new vehicle.
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – The Lonely Voice of Ted Postol
For more than three decades, MIT physicist Ted Postol has challenged official claims about U.S. missile-defense performance. His remarkable isolation points toward a deeper problem: the defense establishment generates abundant technical criticism but too often fails to give that criticism enough leverage to stop troubled weapons programs before enormous commitments are made.
The Next Energy Crisis Could Be a Water Crisis
An overview of the increased stresses on water supplies and their relationship to energy production.
Iran War: Trump Threatens to Bomb Oman as Iran Attacks on Shipping Notch Up, WSJ Reports Planning for Bigger Escalation; Debate Over Covert Transits
Today’s Iran war news: Trump vocalizes aggressively, including threatening nukes, as Iran and Ansar Allah dig in and energy supplies tighten
Online Age Verification, the Trojan Horse for Digital Identity, Hits Resistance in France
Across the world countries are adopting policies that threaten to radically transform the Internet.
Inside NYC’s K-Shaped Economy: A Few Do Well, Most Do Not
Nitty gritty data on how the rich are pulling away from everyone else, too politely called a K-shaped economy. That is setting in nationwide.
Coffee Break: LA Lakers Owner Bought Out by Kushner & Iger After Maybe Crossing Mubadala
Insurance billionaire Mark Walter briefly owned both the Los Angeles Dodgers and Lakers before being forced to sell one of the teams, seemingly under the duress of a criminal investigation involving a certain sovereign wealth fund that is very well connected in Hollywood.
Ancient Forests Took 100,000 Years to Recover From the Last Global Warming Period Similar to Today – Wyoming Fossils Reveal What Happened
Forests are remarkably resilient, but what counts as time is far longer than a human lifespan.
Iran War: As MOU Expires, Iran and US Engage in Threat Display, With Iran Likely to Escalate Into Midterms; Energy and Commodity Supplies Continue to Deteriorate
Today’s Iran war news: New shoes look set to drop as the MOU expires and the Gulf supply chokehold remains in place.
How Independent Is ‘Islamic NATO’?
Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan claim to want a regional security architecture without outside actors.
Controlling Feral Hogs Can Work
Feral hog containment programs are having some success. Are mammals harder to control than other invasive species?
