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1953 Redux – Neocons Want To Saddle Iran With the Son of the Persian Stalin
12 February 2026 @ 12:00 am
It’s getting a little old at this point, but as the Deep State log rolls for another U.S. attack on Iran, it is promoting a new Iranian national savior, one with a familiar name. Here’s a graphic seen on X, much like others showing up on social media, championing Reza Pahlavi as “the legitimate national […]
Trump Should Revive the JCPOA To Prevent War With Iran
11 February 2026 @ 12:00 am
When Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States, he famously declared that his “proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker.” However, US involvement in the Middle East has only grown with the President previously authorizing strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, officially entering the short-lived Twelve-Day War with […]
Eight Decades Later, It Remains One World or None
11 February 2026 @ 12:00 am
Consider me an A-bomb baby. I was just a year old when, in the war my father had been part of, my country dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastating those two cities and killing more than 200,000 people, including an estimated 38,000 children. Like so many kids of my generation, I would grow up ducking […]
Iran’s Comprehensive Peace Proposal to the United States
10 February 2026 @ 12:00 am
History occasionally presents moments when the truth about a conflict is stated plainly enough that it becomes impossible to ignore. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s February 7 address in Doha, Qatar (transcript here) should prove to be such a moment. His important and constructive remarks responded to the US call for comprehensive negotiations, and he […]
What Is Genocide?
10 February 2026 @ 12:00 am
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Who the hell wants to talk about genocide and man’s inhumanity to man? I taught courses on the Holocaust, where I came across a two-volume encyclopedia of genocide (see list of references at the end). We humans have a remarkable record of killing each other (usually couched […]
Iran: A Bogus or Genuine Rebellion?
9 February 2026 @ 12:00 am
Angry demonstrations against Iran’s clerical government engulfed the capital, Tehran, and other cities in December and early January. Although the turmoil has receded since then, it appears that more than 6,800 people have perished in the violence as of February 3, 2026. The protests have been the largest in years, and the demonstrators appear to […]
On the Menu: How the Middle Powers Sacrificed Gaza To Save Themselves
9 February 2026 @ 12:00 am
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney sounded more like a populist leader than a former central banker during his address at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 20. Bemoaning the “fading” of the rules-based order, Carney delivered a surprisingly blunt speech. “The old order is not coming back,” he declared. “We are in the […]
There’s More Than Iranian Protest Behind the Iran Protests
6 February 2026 @ 1:00 am
The protests that erupted in the streets of Iran at the end of December and beginning of January were the largest since the protests of 2009. They were ignited by an economic crisis and the collapse of the Iranian rial that led to a cost-of-living crisis. As the protests grew from demands for economic change […]
Trump’s $1.5 Trillion ‘Dream’ Military’
6 February 2026 @ 1:00 am
Reprinted from TomDispatch: What constitutes national security and how is it best achieved? Does massive military spending really make a country more secure, and what perils to democracy and liberty are posed by vast military establishments? Questions like those are rarely addressed in honest ways these days in America. Instead, the Trump administration favors preparations […]
Trump’s Board of Peace Is a Dystopia in Motion
5 February 2026 @ 1:00 am
While the sheer pomposity, Trumpian megalomania, and painfully paradoxical context surrounding the so-called “Board of Peace” (BoP) might tempt some to dismiss it as mere spectacle or farce, its criminal, inhumane, and hegemonic nature makes it far too dangerous to ignore. Last week, Trump and his new, thuggish boys’ club of heads of state publicly […]
84 year-old Nancy Guthrie may have been taken by someone intimately familiar with the interior of her home, according to a new report.In a Thursday report, unnamed sources confided to Radar Online that Nancy Guthrie – the mother of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie — had cameras inside of her home, which her family had installed in order to be able to respond quickly if she fell or had a medical episode. However, when she was abducted nearly two weeks ago, her kidnappers reportedly knew where those cameras were and destroyed them."The sign
On Monday, President Donald Trump learned a new bridge between Michigan and Ontario was set to save U.S. and Canadian residents the cost of using one aging toll bridge owned by one of his billionaire GOP donors.Atlantic writer Janathan Chait reports Trump “decided this could not stand.”Trump attacked Canada over the new bridge, which would give drivers an alternative to the 
President Donald Trump's recent praise of Attorney General Pam Bondi rubbed many of his supporters the wrong way. Now, the president's base appears to be rapidly losing faith in his administration.Bondi appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to answer several hours of questions. The attorney general spent much of the hearing launching barbs at Democrats, and responding to their questions with outright hostility. In a Thursday post to his Truth Social account, Trump complimented Bondi on her performance and said she was "fantastic" in her res
A revealing photo from Attorney General Pam Bondi's folder that she kept on hand to insult lawmakers at a Wednesday testimony suggested she was using federal resources to snoop lawmakers’ internet search history. The Independent is now reporting that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) wants her to stop.A photographer captured a page out of Bondi’s briefing binder that appeared to show a document detailing the files that Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) had searched on
Republican candidates messed up in New Mexico for the 2026 senate race. The conservative Washington Examiner reported Thursday that no GOP candidate will appear on the ballot for the U.S. Senate race because they failed to meet all requirements. New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D) ruled that Republican candidate Christopher Vanden Heuvel is disqualified from the ballot after failing to provide enough signatures to get on the primary ballot. The 
The Dispatch reports President Donald Trump has fundraised aggressively since winning reelection, but Republican lobbyists fear whether he will spend wisely to preserve Republican majorities in the House and Senate.Trump is nothing if not a money-maker, reports the Dispatch, and the president now controls “roughly $483 million through eight political entities, including $304.4 million held in MAGA Inc.” Now, he’s looking to spend it, but nobody’s sure where.“…[T]op Trump strategists directing the effort aren’t saying how much money is available for candidate campaigns — and some GOP insiders d
One senior-level official in President Donald Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) has been fired, after she clashed with the White House on a case she was prosecuting.CNN reported Thursday that Gail Slater — who was an assistant attorney general overseeing the DOJ's antitrust division — has been terminated after being in her role for roughly a year. According to CNN's Kaitlan Collins' unnamed sources within the DOJ, Slater had been "repeatedly at odds with Attorney General Pam Bondi and the West Wing for months." Slater addressed her apparent firing 
Several New York Times opinion columnists gathered to share their thoughts on President Donald Trump, warning of what they see as his efforts to unravel America’s democratic order and institutions.E.J. Dionne warned of what he called “regime change” inside the U.S. by President Trump. Dionne said that “we have to face up to” Americans “overlooking” how much Trump is “actually trying to fundamentally change and destroy, really, the traditional American system.” He cited the shootings of Minnesota’s Renee Good and Alex Pretti, as an example: �
Donald Trump's administration and allies are rarely known to retreat from controversial statements, but that is precisely what Billy Long, nominee to be ambassador to Iceland, has done after backlash to a joke about making the country the "52nd state," according to Politico.Long previously served as a Republican congressman from Mississippi for over a decade, departing the office to make a failed Senate bid in 2022. He also served as Trump's IRS commissioner after being confirmed by the Senate in June, but was removed from that office just two months later as the president prepared to nominate him for the Iceland ambassadorship. Long's 
Although liberal economist Paul Krugman and Never Trump conservative Jonathan V. Last are on different parts of the United States' political spectrum, Last opens his February 12 column for The Bulwark by noting a concept he learned from Krugman: Dornbusch's Law. The idea comes from the late German economist Rudi Dornbusch, who warned that when it comes to the economy, a "crisis takes a much longer time coming than you think, and then it happens much faster than you would have thought."
The US has warned Peru may lose sovereignty over the Chinese-operated Chancay port after a court ruling Read Full Article at RT.com
One fifth of the Spanish population is now foreign-born, government statistics have revealed Read Full Article at RT.com
The Syrian Defense Ministry has announced receiving the strategic Al-Tanf garrison from US forces and beginning deployment Read Full Article at RT.com
The advocate general of the European Court of Justice has demanded the European Commission take back cohesion funding for Hungary Read Full Article at RT.com
Most Germans want direct talks between Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a YouGov poll Read Full Article at RT.com
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky is apparently trying to gauge support for a presidential vote this summer Read Full Article at RT.com
A German politician has accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of Nazi propaganda by commemorating the 1936 games in Berlin Read Full Article at RT.com
Britain’s NATO ambassador has reportedly been asked to stop living with his young Italian assistant at his official residence in Brussels Read Full Article at RT.com
The Swiss public will head to the polls to decide if the country needs a population cap, the government has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has held talks with his Burkinabe counterpart, Karamoko Jean-Marie Traore Read Full Article at RT.com
Luna Systems, a Dublin-based startup, has built something that might actually make urban cycling less nerve-wracking: an AI-powered rear-view camera that acts like the collision warning systems already standard in modern cars. The device, called Luna Oculus, watches your back and (metaphorically) screams when danger approaches.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: 
With a single invisible shot, Raytheon's Coyote Block 3 UAV zapped swarms of drones out of the sky in a US Army demonstration showing that a reusable drone with electromagnetic weapons is an economical alternative to explosive interceptors.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Raytheon, 
We have certainly entered the age of AI robots doing the jobs we formerly relied on humans for. Some are yet to do it as well, but the Pongbot Pace S Pro is the best tennis coach I've had – even if it doesn't criticize my poor two-handed backhand grip.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Te
Look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... a 20,000 cubic-meter power-generating airship, floating 6,560 ft (2,000 meters) above the ground. Introducing the S2000 stratospheric airborne wind energy system (SAWES), the world’s first megawatt-level airborne wind power system, according to its developer, Beijing-based Linyi Yunchuan Energy Technology. The system has recently completed a test flight, successfully generating electricity from high-altitude winds without the need for towers or substantial ground infrastructure.
Camping season is approaching fast for many of us, so it’s a good time to start gearing up. Outdoor adventures require quite a bit of planning, especially when it comes to cooking in the backcountry. Carrying heavy gear can make long hiking days feel even longer, so most people try to cut every extra gram when packing. If this sounds familiar, the ultralight and compact TiStove might be worth trying.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoor Cooking, 
With its length of just 7.2 m (23.7 ft), the Tiny Amsterdam is a bite-sized tiny house that suits regular travel or use as a vacation home. Despite its modest size, it has been designed to maximize living space and to keep things simple, meaning it looks surprisingly spacious inside.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: 
At massive audiovisual conferences like ISE 2026, extreme projection is everywhere, from the large venues and expansive screens to immersive installations and rental setups built around impressive brightness. In this arena, 30,000-lumen projectors have been the top-end standard for years: immensely powerful, but typically also heavy, bulky, expensive, and logistically challenging to deploy.Continue ReadingCategory: 
As US-based aerospace manufacturer Natilus secures US$28 million in additional financing, the company has revealed the latest supersized version of its Horizon blended-wing airliner that upgrades the basic design into a double-decker for cargo.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Nautilus, 
When a predator like a lion walks through the grasslands, it makes its presence known by roaring, which can be heard miles away. Since the lion is at the top of the food chain, it doesn’t particularly require privacy. But for animals like deer, making loud sounds isn’t exactly the safest way to communicate. So, to get noticed, deer mark areas with rubs and scrapes, known as signposts. Now, a new study in Ecology and Evolution reports that these signposts hold a hidden glow, and other deer can see it.
In the front lines of combat between scientists and bacteria, there's a notorious group of bugs that belong to a nefarious organization known as ESKAPE. These bacteria are particularly good at evading the effects of antibiotics, making them a major cause of hard-to-treat infections, often transmitted during hospital stays. The acronym that classifies them consists of the first letters of the six bacteria that belong to the group: Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aerugin