16+ hour, 49+ min ago   (428+ words) Rivals Altman and Musk rally behind Dario Amodei’s call for an AI slowdown. “We Must Pace the Frontier” They All Want In Trump Rejects AI Pause Is China Joining the Slowdown Party? It’s starting to look like total fearmongering nonsense....

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (567+ words) Also the east-west Saudi pipeline rumored hit, no mainstream reports yet. The New York Times reports Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, a Major Victory for Iranian Ally The Iran-backed militia routed Yemeni government forces in Mokha, putting the group…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (583+ words) Iran’s attack on Navy warships amounts to major escalation. US Strikes Iranian Tankers The Wall Street Journal reports U.S. Strikes Three Iranian Ships After Missiles Fired at American Aircraft Carrier The U.S. military said it struck three Iranian oil tankers…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (974+ words) Ahead of Xi’s meeting with Trump, China holds back rare earth shipments. Reuters reports China Rare Earth Firms Halt Some US Shipments Over Geopolitical Worries. Some Chinese rare earth suppliers are declining to ship to the U.S. for fear of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (427+ words) My vote is yes, but that’s what Bessent says we are doing. Worthless in Two Years The Hill reports Bessent predicts Strait of Hormuz will be ‘worthless’ in 2 years Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago   (525+ words) U.S. Strikes Two Iranian Rocket Launchers in First Attack in Weeks Politico reports US strikes Iran’s Larak Island U.S. forces struck Iran’s Larak Island on Sunday, a U.S. official said, after observing military personnel preparing to deploy rockets loaded with sea…...

3+ week, 21+ min ago   (1422+ words) Trump threatens 50 percent tariffs on auto parts in January. I suggest Canada respond immediately. Trump Repeats Nonsensical Lie Aug 24, 2026, 7:38 AM I have refuted that nonsensical lie before and will update the numbers shortly. But over 100% of that trade deficit with…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (996+ words) Trump puts 50 percent tariffs on select goods. Canada will retaliate. The Wall Street Journal reports U.S. Imposes 50% Tariffs on Some Canadian Goods After Last-Ditch Talks Fail Trade talks between the U.S. and Canada broke down on Friday, officials from both countries said,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (577+ words) Debt topped $40 trillion today. But let’s discuss what really matters. Federal Debt vs Debt to GDP 2026 Q1 This dual-axis visual captures the core structural crisis of modern U.S. fiscal policy. The trends expose the massive divergence between nominal debt accumulation and…...