# five stories (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover five stories. Page: Feed: --- ## [A New Agreement, A Broken Plan, and a Widening War in Yemen. The Week's Five Stories](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/a-new-agreement-a-broken-plan-and) _2026-08-14 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ Middle East Weekly Brief - 07.08 - 13.08.2026 ## [When Editing “Ruins” All of Your Plans (Also, On “Why Getting Feedback is so Important”)](https://jerricablack.substack.com/p/when-editing-ruins-all-of-your-plans) _2026-08-10 · Jerrica Black · Jerrica Black_ One Prompt Five Stories: Phase Five - Part One ## ["Last chance before decapitation." Trump halts attacks on Iran, the situation in Yemen escalates, and Hamas's disarmament stalls](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/last-chance-before-decapitation-trump) _2026-08-07 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ Middle East Weekly Brief - 31.07 - 06.08 ## [A Lot of Writing and A Little Adventure](https://jerricablack.substack.com/p/a-lot-of-writing-and-a-little-adventure) _2026-08-03 · Jerrica Black · Jerrica Black_ And Other July Happenings ## [In the Age of Cheap Solar, Nuclear Is a Luxury Good](https://powershiftchronicles.substack.com/p/in-the-age-of-cheap-solar-nuclear) _2026-07-28 · Igor Logvinenko · PowerShift Chronicles_ Big Tech drove the cost of solar, wind, and batteries to record lows. Now it is signing 20-year nuclear deals and Washington is doing the dumber version with your money. ## [Why Outlines Only Help So Much](https://jerricablack.substack.com/p/why-outlines-only-help-so-much) _2026-07-26 · Jerrica Black · Jerrica Black_ Phase 3 & 4 of One Prompt Five Stories Writing Challenge ## [Outlines Can Have Messy First Drafts Too](https://jerricablack.substack.com/p/outlines-can-have-messy-first-drafts) _2026-07-19 · Jerrica Black · Jerrica Black_ Phase Two of One Prompt Five Stories ## [Ansar Allah threatens Saudi Arabia as US-Iran strikes continue and Iraq turns to Washington. The Week's Five Stories](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/ansar-allah-threatens-saudi-arabia) _2026-07-17 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ Middle East Weekly Brief - 10.07 - 16.07.2026 ## [Are These Stories "Different Enough"?](https://jerricablack.substack.com/p/are-these-stories-different-enough) _2026-07-12 · Jerrica Black · Jerrica Black_ One Prompt Five Stories Writing Challenge: Phase One ## ["To me, I think it's over." US-Iran Strikes Resume, Hamas Steps Aside, and Macron visits Damascus. The Week's Five Stories](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/to-me-i-think-its-over-us-iran-strikes) _2026-07-10 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ Middle East Weekly Brief - 03.07 - 09.07.2026 ## [Reach prospects with real signals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ABLwptOg03KH) _2026-07-10 · **Sponsored**_ Find prospects talking about your problem and get context-backed moments to engage ## [South Africa Went From 332 Days of Blackouts to Zero.](https://powershiftchronicles.substack.com/p/south-africa-went-from-332-days-of) _2026-07-08 · Igor Logvinenko · PowerShift Chronicles_ Its Utility Is in a Death Spiral Anyway. ## [Birdies, and Beavers, and Moose! Oh My!](https://jerricablack.substack.com/p/birdies-and-beavers-and-moose-oh) _2026-07-05 · Jerrica Black · Jerrica Black_ And other June happenings. ## [Trilateral Framework, Doha Talks, Baghdad Deadline: The Week's Five Stories](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/trilateral-framework-doha-talks-baghdad) _2026-07-03 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ Middle East Weekly Brief - 26.06 - 02.07.2026 ## [2026 may be the year of the Grid-Scale Battery](https://powershiftchronicles.substack.com/p/2026-may-be-the-year-of-the-grid) _2026-06-30 · Igor Logvinenko · PowerShift Chronicles_ Mostly in China.. but also in some unexpected places ## [Is Hezbollah Lebanon's Only Deterrent against Israel?](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/is-hezbollah-lebanons-only-deterrent) _2026-06-26 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ The Quest for Sovereignty and the Limits of Deterrence ## [Why the West Keeps Losing the Critical Minerals War](https://powershiftchronicles.substack.com/p/the-west-still-doesnt-get-it) _2026-06-19 · Igor Logvinenko · PowerShift Chronicles_ The G7 Argued About a Committee and Made Zero Progress on Processing Financing ## [America Can Finally Build a Whole Solar Panel](https://powershiftchronicles.substack.com/p/america-can-finally-build-a-whole) _2026-06-15 · Igor Logvinenko · PowerShift Chronicles_ Qcells Opens America's First Full Solar Factory, but China Still holds all the important cards ## [Poland: How Europe’s Loudest Climate Foot-Dragger Accidentally Built a Solar Superpower](https://powershiftchronicles.substack.com/p/poland-how-europes-loudest-climate) _2026-06-10 · Igor Logvinenko · PowerShift Chronicles_ Poland is a coal-dependent nation at the latitude of Canada. So how did it out-solar panel the State of Florida? ## [May, a Month of Mothers](https://jerricablack.substack.com/p/may-newsletter) _2026-06-07 · Jerrica Black · Jerrica Black_ April showers did indeed bring May flowers and art and good reading (yes again.) ## [Clean energy is winning on costs and losing on politics.](https://powershiftchronicles.substack.com/p/clean-energy-is-winning-on-costs) _2026-06-04 · Igor Logvinenko · PowerShift Chronicles_ Clean energy’s political weakness in Washington is a big problem, but things are about to change. ## [Open-source Screen Sharing with Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qsrBqZ0SNKam) _2026-06-04 · **Sponsored**_ WebRTC screen sharing with simultaneous mouse & keyboard control; viewers join in browser. ## [Nowhere to Hide](https://powershiftchronicles.substack.com/p/nowhere-to-hide) _2026-05-14 · Igor Logvinenko · PowerShift Chronicles_ Where the AI Buildout Goes When America Says No ## [The Cable Is the Easy Part](https://powershiftchronicles.substack.com/p/the-cable-is-the-easy-part) _2026-05-05 · Igor Logvinenko · PowerShift Chronicles_ Brussels Bets €2.3 Billion on a Corridor It Cannot Defend ## [The Easter Dessert Disaster and Other April Happenings](https://jerricablack.substack.com/p/the-easter-dessert-disaster-and-other) _2026-05-03 · Jerrica Black · Jerrica Black_ April was defined by better weather, great reading, book buying, the perfect writing spot and, obviously, Easter. ## [Ukraine's Unlikely Energy Turnaround](https://powershiftchronicles.substack.com/p/ukraines-unlikely-energy-turnaround) _2026-04-27 · Igor Logvinenko · PowerShift Chronicles_ How Solar and Batteries Are Surviving Russian Strikes ## [Iran-US Talks Stall as Trump Extends the Ceasefire and Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz Persist](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/iran-us-talks-stall-as-trump-extends) _2026-04-26 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ Middle East Weekly Brief - 19.04 - 25.04.2026 ## [Middle East Weekly Brief - 12.04 - 18.04.2026](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/middle-east-weekly-brief-1204-18042026) _2026-04-19 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, Lebanon enters a ceasefire with Israel as the two countries hold first direct talks in decades, regional efforts push for diplomacy between the US and Iran ## [Quarter One is Over…](https://jerricablack.substack.com/p/quarter-one-is-over) _2026-04-12 · Jerrica Black · Jerrica Black_ My writing and reading accomplishments from January to March. ## [Middle East Weekly Brief - 05.04 - 11.04.2026](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/middle-east-weekly-brief-0504-11042026) _2026-04-12 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ Negotiations between the United States and Iran in Pakistan, Lebanon emerges as a test for the ceasefire, Israel continues its ceasefire violations in Gaza as Hamas restarts disarmament talks ## [Peace Without Ceasefire: Lebanon, Hezbollah, and the Quest for State Authority](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/peace-without-ceasefire-lebanon-hezbollah) _2026-04-11 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ Why Lebanon's Western-aligned position is insufficient for peace ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7EnkG6aGIULH) _2026-04-11 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [What Happened in March?](https://jerricablack.substack.com/p/what-happened-in-march) _2026-04-10 · Jerrica Black · Jerrica Black_ Bittersweet celebrations, cafe writing, and back on the fibre arts.