An ‘Islamic NATO’ Without Iran Is Symbolic: That’s Its Purpose and Its Problem
The U.S. and Israel achieved what Iranian propaganda never could: they legitimized Iran in the eyes of many Sunni Muslims
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Pro-Israel Pressure Group Honest Reporting Received Grant from Knight Foundation
DropSite News exposes how the too-cutely-named Israel front Honest Reporting managed to secure funds from the Knight Foundation
Links 8/20/2026
Iran War: Further Admission of Weakness With New Super Duper Trump Sanctions Threat; Israel Moves Against Turkiye Risk Broader Conflagration; Bessent at Odds with Fed in Move to Contain Longer-Dated Treasury Yields
Today's Iran war news: More proof of Trump impotence via sanctions huffing and puffing, plus Bessent weirdly going to war with the Fed.
Michael Hudson: U.S. War Against Russia Has Blocked Black Sea Grain Transport as Well as the Persian Gulf Oil Trade
Russia's blockade of Odessa, which will have a global impact on grain supplies, is not getting the attention it warrants.
Personal Bankruptcy Filings Are Soaring in 2026, Signaling Growing Economic Distress
As bankruptcy rates rise, a primer on the process and some strategies that might hold the creditor wolves at bay.
Coffee Break: Stressed Oligarchs at Meta, OpenAI, and the Ellison Empire
Three particularly stressed oligarchs are getting a lot of negative attention this week as Mark Zuckerberg's Meta faces a $1.4 trillion lawsuit, Sam Altman's OpenAI is bleeding talent and their IPO seems an ever more remote possibility, and Larry and David Ellison are in a full-on media war with 12 attorneys general over their attempted purchase of Warner Bros Discovery.
More on the Next ‘Super El Niño’
An update on near and longer-term forecasts for the impact of the arriving super El Niño.
Links 8/19/2026
Iran War: US Considers Reducing Middle East Military Presence as Conflict Widens Regionally; Market Wobbles Intensify as Government Bond Interest Rates Rise Globally and AI Bubble Implosion Seems Imminent
Today's Iran war news: Iran ups the ante as markets look even more green around the gills.