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Friday, April 24, 2026
Links 4/24/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | No Comments »
Iran War: Trump Says Time Is on His Side, Iranian Leadership Is Divided, Iran Begs to Differ
As the ceasefire continues, discussion of the Iran War centered on whether the US or Iran is better positioned to outlast their opponent.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Media watch, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Nat Wilson Turner at 6:54 am | No Comments »
The US’s Not-So-Secret War in Mexico
The Mexican state of Chihuahua is spelled with the letters “CIA”.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | No Comments »
Iran War: Team Trump as Narrative War Captives?
Today’s Iran War update: Is Team Trump driven by narrative wars because they are the only ones they can kinda sorta win?
Topics: Banking industry, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Media watch, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:55 am | 2 Comments »
Maritime Law and US Naval Power Under Stress Even Before Strait of Hormuz Standoff
The old maritime order was at best a gentleman’s agreement. What comes next?
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Guest Post, Legal, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 2:54 am | 7 Comments »
Palantir’s Manifesto Is the Agenda of the New Class Reconfiguring the System’s Power Structure
Palantir’s manifesto is the stated agenda of a new class within the system’s power structure, driven by a binary worldview of 0 and 1
Topics: Coffee Break, Politics, Social policy, Social values, Technology and innovation
Posted by Curro Jimenez at 2:00 pm | 17 Comments »
A More Troubling Picture of Sea Level Rise Comes Into View
Two major studies suggest tens of millions of people thought safe from coastal flooding are now at risk from sea level increases.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Risk and risk management
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 15 Comments »
Links 4/23/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 63 Comments »
Iran War: Inflation Hitting the U.S., More to Come, Don’t Tell Mr. Market
Inflation is hitting U.S. shores and more bad war news keeps making the MSM. Plus, Iran seized some ships and Israel is Gaza-ing Lebanon.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Middle East
Posted by Nat Wilson Turner at 6:54 am | 163 Comments »
Michael Hudson: US Economy is Based on a Ponzi Scheme
Michael Hudson explains the dangers and costs of Wall Street’s Ponzi schemes.
Topics: Credit markets, Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Federal Reserve, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Investment management, Politics, Private equity, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:39 am | 17 Comments »
Defending TrumpRx Scam, RFK Jr. Absurdly Claims Trump ‘Has His Own Way of Calculating’ Percentages
Not only is Trump inventing his own school of math. but he is also pretending that paying more than market rates for drugs is a savings.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Health care, Media watch, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:19 am | 21 Comments »
Coffee Break: Israel Dominant Issue in Michigan Democratic Senate Primary
Michigan is on the frontlines of the American Democratic Party’s internal battles over Israel with a competitive U.S. Senate primary and lingering fallout from the suppression of Pro-Palestine campus protests.
Topics: Coffee Break
Posted by Nat Wilson Turner at 2:00 pm | 35 Comments »
Wildfires Used to ‘Go to Sleep’ at Night. Climate Change Has Them Burning Overtime
Wildfires now have longer burn-times; California has about 550 more fire-friendly hours a year than it did in the 1970s.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Risk and risk management
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 6 Comments »
Links 4/22/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 110 Comments »
Iran War: TACO Tuesday Strikes Again, Trump Extends Ceasefire
POTUS Trump extended the ceasefire despite Iran refusing to send a delegation to Islamabad for more negotiations. Plus, “Is There a Method to America’s Madness?” pro and con.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Nat Wilson Turner at 6:54 am | 185 Comments »



