Palantir, the ontology company, has dropped a new manifesto, and co-founder Peter Thiel has a scary new company called Objection.
Monday, April 20, 2026
Postponing the World’s Financial Winter – For How Long? Iran’s MAD Standoff with the Rest of the World
Micheal Hudson describes how the US and Iran threats against energy production is MAD, as in mutual assured destruction.
Iran War: Talks Kiboshed, U.S. Seizes Iranian Tanker, Leaks Confirm Mad King Claims
Leaks from White House insiders reveal Trump kept out of situation room in key moments of war. Iran won’t be going to more talks.
Maybe It Wasn’t Such a Hot Idea to Turn Libya into a Failed State: 2026 Shortages Edition
Europe sure could use Libya’s oil, gas, and petrochemical products now, but the self-destructive policy there is illuminating today.
Louisiana Advances One of the Country’s ‘Cruelest’ Anti-Homeless Bills
One homeless advocacy group said the bill, which would require homeless people to perform unpaid labor to pay for involuntary treatment, “evokes debtor’s prisons, convict leasing, and the ugliest day of Jim Crow.”
Iran War: Mad King Trump Gets the Strait Slammed in His Face
A rapidly declining Trump is living in a “dark fantasy” world as the Iranians close the Strait in anger at his lies. Meanwhile the MSM is beginning to break some bad news about the war.
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: The Lathe Of Heaven (1980) Run Time 1H 37M
The Lathe of Heaven is a movie about the power of dreams and the dangers of hubris.
It’s Ok to Love All the Bees (The Honey Bees, Too)
Are honey bees to blame for disappearing native bees?
Iran War: Gaslighting Hits Epic Levels Over “Strait Completely Open” Fast Breakdown, Trump Smack Talk About Collecting Uranium as US Looks to Be Readying Massive Attack
Today’s Iran war update: Trump’s peak gaslighting, specifically wild claims about Iran concessions. looks like a pretext for renewed attacks.
Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson: The Blockade Stage of Trump’s Absurdities
Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson on the media and market disconnect between Trump Iran barker talk and dire economic and political effects.
Coffee Break: Scientists Being Bad and Good, the Moon, and More Ancient Archaeology
Part the First: Dealing with Scientific Misconduct. Trust in science has declined during my professional work life. Some, but not all, of this is due to misconduct by scientists, as it should be. The recent case of Sylvain Lesné is one of the more spectacular examples. We have discussed this previously. Dr. Lesné published a […]
Diplomacy, and Politics Before the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor: A Precursor to Current Use of Economic Sanctions
History does not repeat but often rhymes, as parallels between the US deployment of economic sanctions against Japan and now Iran shows.
