Aisha Down October 15, 2026 An Israeli advertising agency has been serving millions of online adverts that allow “zero-click” spyware to be used against targets, researchers at a Canadian university have said. <snip> According to Citizen Lab, Controlium acts as a “facilitator” for third-party spyware firms that have targeted “government officials, journalists, businesspeople, activists, academics […]
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Escalation Watch
Charts escalation of acts of aggression and preparation for war in European theater. Kind of technical and bureaucratic, but probably a good gauge of how close Europe and Russia are to full scale war. A war between NATO and Russia would take months or years of visible preparation, but only days to activate once a […]
Inside the race between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos for control of outer space
NPR “Fresh Air” October 15, 2026 A fascinating interview with Atlantic writer Josh Tyrangiel by Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air. Terry Gross mentions how Elon Musk cut Ukraine off from Starlink satellites and how both Musk and Bezos want to colonize the moon, including putting data centers in space. A very high brow, stimulating […]
Israel’s former security chief sues Netanyahu for October 7 defamation
Aljazeera October 14. 2026 By AFP Ronen Bar accuses Netanyahu of being warned before Hamas attacks, as elections loom. The former head of Israel’s domestic security agency Shin Bet has sued Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for defamation over claims of his responsibility in the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack. Coming just before Israel’s close-fought October […]
Somalia Settler Colonization
Kevin DeAnna, American Renaissance, October 13, 2026 With Lina Seiche. “The Somali diaspora in Minnesota is uniquely destructive. It’s been so catastrophic that criticizing it is almost easy. Yet despite President Trump’s criticism, and the recent raid on Ilhan Omar, there’s no real solution within the system unless the government is willing to denaturalize tens […]
Trita Parsi: “Israel’s New and Terrifying Security Doctrine”
Glenn Diesen October 13, 2026 Trita Parsi is the co-founder and Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
German opposition demands Trump-style diesel deal with Russia
RT AfD and BSW are pushing for an end to sanctions against Moscow as soaring fuel prices squeeze German consumers Published 12 Oct, 2026 00:05 Two German opposition parties have called for restoring economic ties with Russia following US President Donald Trump’s example in striking a diesel deal with Moscow, challenging Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s sanctions […]
Sinaloa Cartel Obtains State-of-the-Art Combat Attack Drones in Mexico
Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby 10 Oct 2026 A recent seizure by Mexican authorities unmasked a new development in which the Sinaloa Cartel is now obtaining state-of-the-art combat attack drones similar to the ones being used in the Russia-Ukraine war. The issue comes at a time when social media videos have surfaced showing Sinaloa Cartel gunmen fighting […]
Alex Krainer: Explosions Rock Riyadh as Pakistan Reportedly Enters Saudi War
Awaiting the Crash?
Frédéric Lordon 09 July 2026Economics What is a bubble? It is a collective belief. What is a crash? It is the collapse of that belief. AI has given rise to two bubbles. There is a stock market bubble – the two highest-profile players, OpenAI and Anthropic, are expected to launch IPOs heralding astronomical market capitalizations […]
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