Emergency playbook for worldwide crises quietly released: ‘Get ready for lockdown 2.0’

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“The quiet release of an emergency energy playbook has sparked global concern, with some warning to ‘get ready for lockdown 2.0’ if fuel shortages worsen. The guidance comes from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which last week released its report ‘Sheltering From Oil Shocks’ outlining 10 steps countries could take if supplies tighten. The report … Read more

Jury awards $3M in social media addiction case, finds Meta 70% and YouTube 30% liable in landmark negligence verdict

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Important: $3M was awarded to a 20-year plaintiff. This is not a class action lawsuit. There are more lawsuits that have 1,600+ plaintiffs. — Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/verdict-reached-landmark-social-media-addiction-trial-rcna263421 A jury found Meta and YouTube negligent in the design or operation of their social media platforms, producing a bellwether verdict in the first lawsuit to take tech giants to trial for … Read more

Unless US gives major concessions there is no deal happening here.

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Does anybody read? Unless US gives major concessions there is no deal happening here. https://t.co/uAu9AGRlI9 — Jeff Feldman (@Jefffeldman) March 25, 2026 BREAKING: Iran has officially rejected the US’ peace proposal and sets five conditions for an end to the war. Iran’s conditions include: 1. Immediate end to attacks and assassinations on Iran 2. Establishment … Read more

EPA chief Lee Zeldin blasts $160M EV bus deal after Canadian company goes bankrupt, dozens of school districts still waiting for buses

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WOW 🚨 Head of the EPA Lee Zeldin says the Biden Admin sent $160 million dollars to a Canadian electric vehicles company. They pocketed the money, didn’t send the school busses promised and then declared bankruptcy Textbook money laundering. People need to go to prison “There was $160 million that went to a Canadian electric … Read more

Palantir AI + Claude was used to detect, prioritize, and strike over 1,000 targets in the first 24 hours of Operation against IRAN.

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"wtf claude that was a school full of children!" "you are correct for calling me out on that. It was indeed not a military target, my sincere apologies, now go to sleep" It didn’t take long for AI to be adapted for warfare, just like so many other technologies before it. — Spectro (@Spectromachina) March … Read more

Let’s talk about steel manufacturing for a moment

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via PositionJournal Hyperscalers are committing anywhere between $600-700B in Capex for 2026. Most of this money will be spent on infrastructure build-out, specifically data-centers (DC). Every DC before it ever touches a GPU or rack, needs steel. It’s estimated that each DC will need >20,000 tons of steel. This information isn’t new, and SLX, a … Read more

If You’re A Business Owner, Employee Recognition Might Matter More Than You Think

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Running a business means wearing a hundred hats at once. Payroll, operations, customer acquisition, retention — the list never ends. In the middle of all that noise, employee recognition can quietly fall to the bottom of the priority list. It shouldn’t. Research consistently shows that how you acknowledge your people has a direct, measurable impact … Read more

USPS already lost $1.3 billion this year – and cash shortages might halt mail delivery in 2027

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USPS already lost $1.3 billion this year – and cash shortages might halt mail delivery in 2027 https://t.co/n8gjUKesjm pic.twitter.com/Iz1V5Vra2u — New York Post (@nypost) March 20, 2026 The mail may soon stop — and not because it’s lost in transit. The cash-strapped United States Postal Service is barreling toward a financial cliff, with Postmaster General … Read more

Microsoft just announced several major changes to Windows 11 in an effort to win back user trust

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It’s a huge announcement that addresses Windows 11’s biggest problems today, tackling core fundamental issues such as unreliable system performance, UX consistency, AI bloat and general enshittification. Microsoft has confirmed that this year, it WILL be reducing where ads and Copilot appear throughout the system, including in Start, Widgets, Notepad, Photos, and more! File Explorer … Read more

Why Credit Creates Bubbles That Break the Economy

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Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, The asymmetric scaling of credit has inflated The Everything Bubble that will burst with devastating consequences for the real economy. When credit scales faster than it can be absorbed by productive investments, the resulting credit-asset bubbles break the economy. This is the result of asymmetric scaling: credit (i.e. debt, money borrowed into existence) can be … Read more

Scott Bessent explains his oil strategy.

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@SecScottBessent : In the coming days, we may unsanction the Iranian oil that’s on the water. It’s about 140 million barrels, so depending how you count it, that’s 10 days to 2 weeks of supply, that the Iranians had been pushing out, that would have all gone to China. In essence, we’d be using the … Read more

Trump doesn’t need Congress to leave NATO. Is this True?

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This is going to be verrrry interesting. 🚨 President Trump said he is thinking about leaving NATO and he doesn’t need Congressional Approval to do it What’s interesting is that within the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, passed by Congress and signed into law by then… https://t.co/08SFnfZkWR pic.twitter.com/VYIoyLFciX — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) March 17, 2026 Congress … Read more

Electric Car Registrations in U.S. Plunge 41%

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Newly-released sales figures from the United States is starting to reveal just how much electric vehicle demand leaned on the federal EV tax credit that was discarded on September 30 last year. With that incentive now gone, the early numbers suggest the market is already feeling the adjustment, and it has not been a subtle … Read more

Yen crashes toward 160, Japan warns of “bold steps”

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The Japanese yen is nearing the critical 160 level against the Dollar: The yen weakened to 159.75 on Monday, matching its weakest level of the year, as the US Dollar strengthened on safe-haven demand amid the Middle East crisis. As a result, Japan’s finance minister said authorities are “watching developments with the utmost sense of … Read more

U.S. Government Debt Black Hole Got Bigger in February

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via Mike Maharrey I could almost put this story on a monthly repeat. The federal government ran another big budget deficit in February, as the national debt nudges close to $39 trillion. According to the Monthly Treasury Statement, the Trump administration spent $307.5 billion more than it took in last month. This was almost identical … Read more

The democrats were actually right about Trump. Its pretty sad to see. And Trump was right about the Democrats. Double sad.

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And Trump was right about the Democrats. Double sad. — Janne Hägglund (@Janne_HG) March 16, 2026 Republicans are spending billions of your taxpayer dollars to drop bombs in the Middle East. This after the GOP enacted the largest cut to Medicaid in American history. These extremists don’t give a damn about you. — Hakeem Jeffries … Read more