Category Archives: Media watch

Iran War: US Strikes Kharg Island, Deploys More Marines Even as Administration Shows Desperation; Iran Hits Saudi Base Amid Signs of Decaying US Position, Increases Attacks on Israel

The latest Iran war update: The US attempts to show escalation dominance even as officials look frayed and Iran’s pounding intensifies

Iran War: Oil Again Breaches $100 as Iran Escalates Attacks on Israel, Shipping, Dubai; More on the Effects of a Long Closure of the Strait of Hormuz

The Iran war is going ever more pear-shaped for the US, Israel, the Gulf states, and innocent bystanders, yet Trump refuses to relent.

Iran War: Iran Seeks Decolonization of Gulf Region; IEA Proposes Emergency Release of Reserves; Nuclear Strike Risk Assessment; Iran Escalates Strikes

Today’s Iran war update: the implications of Iran’s apparent demands, risk of a Israeli nuclear attack, and Iran’s kinetic escalation.

Iran War: Administration Succeeds in Talking Down Oil Price to Below $100 as Trump Seeks Off Ramp to Opposition of Pentagon and Hawks; Iran Continues to Reject Talks, Announces Increase in Strikes, Pounds US Bases Into Dust

Trump succeeds in talking investors out of the tree even as Iran war fundamentals and his approval rating decay.

Iran War: Oil Rises to Nearly $120, Stays Above $100 Despite G7 Plans for Reserves Release; Foreign Markets Swoon; Iran Increasing Intensity of Strikes, Targeting More Assets in the Gulf

Today’s Iran war update: even if Mr. Market makes Trump TACO, Iran is not likely to relent on its Strait closure soon and damage will compound.

Iran War: More Trump Bluster as US and Israel Weapon Stocks Thin and Claims of Success Questioned; Report of Plans to Send Special Forces to Seize Nuclear Material Among Signs of US Troop Mobilization

This Iran war update focuses on US claims for damage done to Iran and its level of stockpiles versus available evidence.

Iran War: Brent Ends Week at Over $90 a Barrel, Doubts About Damage to Iran and Condition of Israel Rise, Trump Doubles Down on Failing Kinetic War and Desperate Messaging

Today’s Iran war update: rumors of US force deployments as oil and gas price rises threaten the global economy and Mr. Market’s mood.

Iran War: More on Why US/Israel Success Impossible as Israel and US Operations Take More Hits, Trump Proposes Unhinged Strait of Hormuz Escort Scheme, Western Media Misinforming Public

The latest updates on the Iran war, from kinetic, economic, and narrative perspectives.

Iran War: Israel Air Defenses Crumbling, US Base Attacks Continue as Markets Set for Wile E. Coyote Moment

The Iran war situation has developed not necessarily to the advantage of the US and Israel.

Iran War: Quick Early Updates

Some of the latest Iran war sightings even as the fog of war and attempted narrative control is mighty thick.

Iran War Watch: Iran Makes Real Concessions on Nuclear Enrichment But Can Trump Take That Win? UPDATE: Israel Embassy Evacuation Says War May Be Imminent

As stoopid and wildly US-hegemony-destructive as a war with Iran would be, the possibility is still very much in play.

How X’s Algorithm Shifts Political Attitudes

Not only does brain-pickling by algorithm work, but it has a durable effect by influencing voter information sources over time.

From Fed Failures to Inflation and Stablecoins: America’s Trust Is Cracking

Bill Bergman and Larry Feltes argue that falling trust in government and financial institutions puts the U.S. economy in peril

AI Chatbots Attacks May End the Internet as We Know It

Recently, openDemocracy’s website was brought down by an army of bots, just like Naked Capitalism and other publishers.

Iran Regime Change Tout Spews NSFW, Misogynistic Abuse When Asked Merely to Stop Spamming

A backer of Iran regime change efforts asked to have his ugly, misogynistic exchange with me published, and I am complying with his wishes.