Saturday, May 23, 2026
Iran War: Trump and Top Officials Cancel Holiday Plans, Suggesting Imminent Attack; Walmart Reports Consumers Self-Rationing Gas
Today’s Iran war news: Negotiations are now at an impasse and Trump is taking visible steps consistent with new attacks.
Ex-CIA Officer John Kiriakou Breaks Down Spy Movies
CIA torture whistleblower John Kiriakou talks spy tradecraft.
Lavrov Elaborated on the US’ Plans To Eternally Control the EU’s Energy Market
How the US is on the way to making the EU even more captured vassals by controlling critical energy supplies.
Coffee Break: The Furies are Coming for US
Today’s Coffee Break on a holiday weekend in the US is the simple recommendation that you go straight to this long essay in Front Porch Republic by W. Aaron Vandiver of Carbondale, Colorado: Trump and the Furies of Empire –– Trump, in his crude way, is forcing us to confront the false stories we have […]
Iran War: Quelle Surprise! Vanishingly Unlikely “Deal” Visibly Falling Apart as US Consumer Spending Crumbling
Today’s Iran war news: Talks fantasies get a harsh dose of reality as Iran rejects a US nuclear demand while consumers go green at the gills.
The US Just Went Full Orwellian on Cuba and Argentina
Washington is resorting to industrial-scale lies to justify its escalating collective punishment of Cuba as well as its latest power grab in Argentina.
Climate Denier Group Pushes States to Embrace Coal Power for Data Centers
Moneyed interests are linking support of two bête noires, coal and data centers, to better shove them down voters’ throats
Holiday Coverage Note
I hope you get a break this weekend (for those living where Monday is a a holiday). We will kick a a bit too.
Establishment Democrats Still Don’t Get Why They Lost in 2024
Democrats can’t face that they don’t have a message because having one with broad appeal would alienate too many powerful factions.
Iran War: Trump-Netanyahu Dust-Up Over Negotiations – Bona Fide or Deception? Oil Speculators Cheer Three Supertankers Leaving Gulf, as Continued Bond and Financial Market Decline Seems Likely
Today’s Iran war news: Some oil leaving the Gulf gave markets a boost, but the US-Iran impasse remains, along with US attack threats.
Satyajit Das: The Global Economy – A Very Uncertain Future!
Satyajit Das looks at the big stressors on the global economy and find that governments will be unable to do much to alleviate them.
Norway Wants To Lead a “Viking Bloc” for Containing Russia in Northern Europe
Norway seeks to lead a small but arguably well-located group of nations to impede Russia. Yes, seriously.
