As the dust settles on the Ceuta migrant incident, the question remains: was it coordinated—and by who?
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Monday, August 3, 2026
How the Ceuta Border Crossing Incident Immediately Played Into the Hands of Spain’s Far Right
Topics: Europe, Middle East
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 9:55 am | 17 Comments »
Links 8/3/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 52 Comments »
Iran War: Trump Keeps Up Threat Display, False Claims of Negotiations as He TACOs; Israel Still Pressing for Escalation as US Withdrawals Continue
Today’s Iran war news: Coming shortages will limit how long Trump can TACO at comparatively low cost. What happens then?
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Media watch, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 96 Comments »
American Oligarchs Prepare for War in the Wreckage of a State They Destroyed
Diagnosing the collapse of the American secular state and searching for a cure.
Topics: CEO compensation, Doomsday scenarios, Income disparity, Politics, Privatization, Social policy, Social values, Surveillance state, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 14 Comments »
Michael Hudson — Trump, the Democrats, and the 2026 Midterms
The Democrats’ long-standing sellout of workers means they are not a shoe-in for the upcoming midterms.
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, New McCarthyism, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:23 am | 14 Comments »
Links 8/2/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 6:55 am | 150 Comments »
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Nostos (1989) Run Time: 1H 24M Plus Bonuses!
Nostos is a movie about a man, a journey, and the deep blue sea.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by semper loquitur at 6:30 am | 24 Comments »
Federal Plan Makes Steep Colorado River Water Cuts to Arizona, California and Nevada
Let the legal battles begin. The developer behind California’s largest data center is already suing, but not even the mighty Supreme Court is a match for Mother Nature.
Topics: Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Infrastructure
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 36 Comments »
Links 8/1/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 216 Comments »
Challenges to the Unsustainable Exploitation of Human Beings and Nature Converged Across Civilizations
Starting from ancient China, Hellenism, and India, proto class struggles sought production in concert with nature, freedom, and solidarity.
Topics: China, Commodities, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Environment, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, India, Politics, Science and the scientific method, Social values, Species loss, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:16 am | 16 Comments »
India’s Gen Z Cockroach Party Flexed Its Power—And Won
On the grievances of India’s Cockroach Party and how they succeeded in cowing the Modi government.
Topics: Guest Post, Income disparity, India, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:40 am | 15 Comments »
Coffee Break: Science Again, Dr. Fauci, Polio, Ancient Art, and a Parting Shot
Part the First: They Really Are Serious About Destroying American Science (but that has been clear from the beginning). The Wall Street Journal writes: White House to Direct Billions in Research Funds Toward AI, Away from Colleges (no archive). In a new report and memo released Tuesday, the White House Office of Science and Technology […]
Topics: Coffee Break, Health care, Pandemic, Politics, Science and the scientific method
Posted by KLG at 2:00 pm | 54 Comments »
Much of American Christianity Is Failing the Litmus Test
On the dodgy Christianity of Christian Nationalist thought leader, R.J. Rushdoony,.
Topics: Guest Post, Politics, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 61 Comments »
Links 7/31/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 65 Comments »
Iran War: Risk of Widening Conflict as Saudis Form “Defensive” Coalition, Iran Depicts Egypt LNG Platform Attack as Israel False Flag; Postol – Iran Missiles More Powerful Than Oreshnik; IRGC Provides Images of F-35s Destroyed in Jordan
Today’s Iran war news: The Saudis rearrange deck chairs on their Titanic as the IRCG documents their successful F-35 hits.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Media watch, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:56 am | 101 Comments »




