Monthly Archives: August 2026

 2028: Trump’s final act   Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images   A special look for AM readers at Axios CEO Jim VandeHei’s political briefing, published first in his weekly Axios C-Suite newsletter: President Trump doesn’t much care if Republicans lose the … Continue reading →

Robert A. Pape @ProfessorPape · 2h 5 times Trump threatened to obliterate Iran in days, only to TACO: • March: 48hr deadline extended • April: “Stone Age” threat ➔ ceasefire • June: Called off strike hrs before • July: Held … Continue reading →

The New Yorker @NewYorker The Irish singer, songwriter, and folk-music hero Glen Hansard died on Wednesday, in a motorcycle accident, at the age of 56. “What I loved about seeing Glen Hansard live,” Hanif Abdurraqib writes, “was that he, spiritually, … Continue reading →

See new posts Conversation Mossad Commentary @MOSSADil IRANIAN ADVISOR ISSUES STARK WARNING TO U.S. Mohammad Mokhber, an advisor to Mojtaba Khamenei, warned that any strike on Iran’s infrastructure would have far-reaching consequences, declaring: “You calculate according to military equations, but … Continue reading →

The Cradle @TheCradleMedia · 1h MbS allegedly urged Trump to avoid massive strikes on Iran: Axios —— According to two US officials and a third source familiar with the call cited by Axios, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) … Continue reading →

Jul 31, 2026 The Ezra Klein Show The first year of President Trump’s second term was a whirlwind of action: on immigration, on trade, on political retribution. But things seem to me to be slowing down quite a bit. Trump … Continue reading →

Laura Rozen reposted Orla Joelsen @OJoelsen · 1h Once again, Trump has shared this AI – image on his own social media platform. As we say in Greenland: Keep your hands off Greenland. Greenland is not a toy. Period.

What is cognitive reserve?You can think of cognitive reserve as your brain’s ability to improvise and find alternate ways of getting a job done.  It reflects how agile your brain is in pulling in skills and capacities to solve problems … Continue reading →

Jensen Huang says ‘a lot’ of six-figure jobs in plumbing and construction will soon be unlocked because someone needs to build new AI centers 1 Millennials say they’ll refuse to care for aging boomer parents—but they’ll be forced to as … Continue reading →