“Left-wing political terrorism” is replacing “Islamist extremism” as the main threat narrative in Western countries, answering to a new geopolitical theater
Thursday, July 23, 2026
The Kansas Community Fighting Data Centers Before They Arrive
Data center watchdog groups in Kansas farming areas seek to ward off applications and fight if it becomes necessary.
Iran War: Trump and Iran Exchange More Threats; Oil at $98 After Ansar Allah Tanker Strikes; House Passes $1.15 Trillion NDAA with Israel “Merger”; Trump Signs Saudi Nuclear Deal
Today’s Iran war news: Yet more threat display as the US moves more assets to the Middle East and Ansar Allah chokes oil supplies further.
The Global Food Crisis
A hard look at the possible severity of the coming global food crisis and how it demands new approaches to analysis and decisions.
Satyajit Das: Book Essay: “At the Risk of Being Pedantic…?”
The pedantic might relish that their vice can be a bit slippery to pin down.
Coffee Break: Oracle’s Exploding Debt and Plumeting Stock Price Threaten Paramount Media Empire?
The foundations of the hastily assembled Ellison family hasbara media empire — Paramount, WBD, American TikTok — are cracking as Oracle stock has lost $600 billion in market cap since its September 2025 peak and its nearly $200 billion in corporate debt is close to junk bond status.
Latest Chapter in Long-Running Kentucky Retirement Systems Case: Attorney General, Acting on Behalf of Private Equity Kingpins, Throws Legal Mud at Wall to See if Enough Will Stick to Confuse Judge Wingate
An update on the latest twists and turns in the astonishingly long-running Kentucky Retirement Systems case.
Iran War: Iran Rumored to Be Readying Big Attacks as Trump Vows More Escalation and Rubio Disses Talks; Brent Rises to $94 a Barrel as Hormuz Transits Fall, Ships Turn Away from Bab el-Mandeb; Hegseth Fried in Iran Hearings
Today’s Iran war news: How the US is clearly losing military as pressures are rising on the economic and political fronts.
Why Is NATO Attacking ExxonMobil and Chevron Infrastructure in the Black Sea?
Russia blockades Odessa, grain wars, friction increases between Ankara and Moscow, and NATO lake plans have failed miserably.
Yanis Varoufakis: An Athenian View of America’s Democracy
At 250, America is now producing a mindless, raw power and exponentially growing instability.
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – The Two Faces of Starlink
Commercial technologies are increasingly finding themselves at the center of international security. Starlink began as an ambitious effort to provide global broadband internet, but its rapid integration into Ukraine’s military operations transformed engineering decisions into questions of governance.
More Testosterone Won’t Make a Better Soldier or a Tougher Man – Aggression and Strength Drive T Levels, Not the Other Way Around
Pete Hegseth is almost predictably wrong. His beliefs about testosterone supplementation are par for the course.
