Narrative war rages as missiles fly. Various influencers, corporate and national media outlets are firing up their fog of war machines in a vicious fight for control.
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Monday, March 2, 2026
Coffee Break: Narrative Wars as US Media Struggles to Manufacture Consent
Topics: Coffee Break
Posted by Nat Wilson Turner at 2:00 pm | 18 Comments »
Is That New Procedure Proven? MedTech Billing Codes and Evidence-Based Medicine
How Category III CPT codes for new procedures became entangled in a politically driven, zero-sum reimbursement game, to patient detriment.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Health care, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams, Science and the scientific method
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:56 am | No Comments »
Links 3/2/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 39 Comments »
Iran War Widens as Iran Attacks Saudi Oil Infrastructure, Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Strikes
A daily update on the Iran war, today focusing on Iran’s attack on Saudi oil assets, the economic war, and kinetic events like F-15 downings.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:53 am | 274 Comments »
How Often Is ICE Acting as a Goon Squad for Landlords?
ICE helps clear apartment complexes and evict tenants while incarceration buildout throws a lifeline to commercial real estate.
Topics: Curiousities, Legal, Macroeconomic policy, Real estate, Social policy, Social values, Surveillance state
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 5 Comments »
Democratic Leaders Face Backlash Over ‘Cowardly’ Responses to Trump War on Iran
Democrat strategy wants Trump to take heat for war while party acts like it opposes conflict and reaps rewards come November—but what if there are no elections?
Topics: Politics
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 11 Comments »
Links 3/1/2026
Topics: Coffee Break
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 6:55 am | 61 Comments »
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.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Media watch, Middle East
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 477 Comments »
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Yeelen (Brightness) Run Time 1H 38M
Yeleen is a movie about magic and myth.
Topics: Guest Post, Sunday morning Antidote movie
Posted by semper loquitur at 6:30 am | 1 Comment »
Massive US War Spending Hike Raises Debt, Taxes, Doubts
As US President Donald Trump pushes the world to war, arms spending has been rising worldwide. Wars secure more budgetary allocations, mainly benefiting the US-dominated military-industrial complex.
Topics: Macroeconomic policy, Market inefficiencies, Social policy, Taxes, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 6 Comments »
Links 2/28/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 48 Comments »
US, ISRAEL ATTACK IRAN, START REGIONAL WAR; IRAN RETALIATES AGAINST ISRAEL, US BASES IN BAHRAIN, SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR. UPDATE: ISRAEL TV REPORTS IRAN BLOCKS STRAIT OF HORMUZ
The US and Israel have launched a war against Iran. A great empire will fall.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 407 Comments »
Trump Says He’s ‘Entitled’ to Illegal Third Term as Allies Draft Voter Suppression Decree
Will Trump try to use the war just launched with Iran as part of a scheme to stay in office for another term?
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Legal, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:18 am | 13 Comments »
Coffee Break: A Few Notes on the Incoming Surgeon General
Only one part this Friday. The president announced Casey Means, MD, would be his nominee for Surgeon General of the United States hearings in the middle of 2025. The US Senate began considering her nomination this week. The back and forth has been interesting. Where to begin? First we can start with the previous nine […]
Topics: Coffee Break, Health care, Politics, Social policy, Social values
Posted by KLG at 2:00 pm | 18 Comments »
The Hidden Math Behind Rising Electricity Prices
How high construction and financing costs are likely to lead to even bigger electricity price increases than anticipated now.
Topics: Energy markets, Guest Post, Infrastructure, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:04 am | 21 Comments »



