# plus news (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover plus news. Page: Feed: --- ## [Is Trump’s economic war on Iran just a bluff?](https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/is-trumps-economic-war-on-iran-just) _2026-08-20 · Ismaele · GeoPolitiQ_ Plus news and updates from Syria, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon and Yemen ## [The Generation Without Winter](https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/the-generation-without-winter) _2026-08-20 · Ismaele · GeoPolitiQ_ You can now support GeoPolitiQ and upgrade your free subscription to paid at a 20% discount for 1 year. This Summer Special Offer is valid until Sunday 23rd August 2026 included. ## [Winds of war - UK provokes Russia, while EU and NATO prepare for war with Iran](https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/winds-of-war-uk-provokes-russia-while) _2026-08-19 · Ismaele · GeoPolitiQ_ Plus news and updates from Lebanon and Yemen ## [THE PANOPTICON WHERE THE GUARDS ARE THE THIEVES](https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/the-panopticon-where-the-guards-are) _2026-08-19 · Ismaele · GeoPolitiQ_ You can now support GeoPolitiQ and upgrade your free subscription to paid at a 20% discount for 1 year. This Summer Special Offer is valid until Sunday 23rd August 2026 included. ## [Anglo may be stuck with De Beers for at least another year](https://thejewelrywire.substack.com/p/anglo-may-be-stuck-with-de-beers) _2026-08-19 · The Jewelry Wire · The Jewelry Wire_ PLUS Jewelers Mutual CEO to retire and The Jewelry Wire wins an award. It’s the Jewelry Wire daily digest for Wed. Aug. 19, 2026. ## [Israel strikes airport in Syria, while Iran mocks Trump in response to his claims over Hormuz](https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/israel-strikes-airport-in-syria-while) _2026-08-18 · Ismaele · GeoPolitiQ_ Plus news and updates from Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen and UAE. ## ["The generation of compulsory military service: to what extent should Germany be prepared for war?"](https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/the-generation-of-compulsory-military) _2026-08-18 · Ismaele · GeoPolitiQ_ You can now support GeoPolitiQ and upgrade your free subscription to paid at a 20% discount for 1 year. This Summer Special Offer is valid until Sunday 23rd August 2026 included. ## [A plan to track diamonds—with DNA](https://thejewelrywire.substack.com/p/a-plan-to-track-diamondswith-dna) _2026-08-18 · The Jewelry Wire · The Jewelry Wire_ Plus, new JBT stats and a (maybe) Morgan Stanley clue. It's The Jewelry Wire daily digest for Aug. 18, 2026. ## [Iran turns the tables and issues ultimatum to the Outlaw US Empire, while the US administration mulls to bomb Oman and nuke Iran!](https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/iran-turns-the-tables-and-issues) _2026-08-17 · Ismaele · GeoPolitiQ_ Plus news and updates from Lebanon and Yemen ## [Fish Tales](https://techgnosis.com/fish-tales/) _2026-08-17 · Techgnosis_ At Sea with the Odyssey, the Fisherman, and the Rose of Nevada The post Fish Tales appeared first on Techgnosis . ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/UEO3pDLItOKl) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [Fish Tales](https://techgnosis.com/fish-tales/) _2026-08-17 · Techgnosis_ At Sea with the Odyssey, the Fisherman, and the Rose of Nevada The post Fish Tales appeared first on Techgnosis . ## [Nothing will be yours ever again](https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/nothing-will-be-yours-ever-again) _2026-08-17 · Ismaele · GeoPolitiQ_ You can now support GeoPolitiQ and upgrade your free subscription to paid at a 20% discount for 1 year. This Summer Special Offer is valid until Sunday 23rd August 2026 included. ## [Another jeweler stops a senior citizen from losing their life savings](https://thejewelrywire.substack.com/p/another-jeweler-stops-a-senior-citizen) _2026-08-17 · The Jewelry Wire · The Jewelry Wire_ PLUS: The jewelry store ad of the week and a weird discovery. It's The Jewelry Wire daily digest for Aug. 17, 2026. ## [Proxy blockades: Washington's new strategy](https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/proxy-blockades-washingtons-new-strategy) _2026-08-16 · POLITICAL SONAR · GeoPolitiQ_ Proxy wars are usually regarded as only armed conflicts. Washington's new strategy is adopting siege element to it. Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani deal of joint "defense" is about siege on Iran. ## [The Jewelry Wire Sunday list of links (week of Aug. 16)](https://thejewelrywire.substack.com/p/the-jewelry-wire-sunday-list-of-links-642) _2026-08-16 · The Jewelry Wire · The Jewelry Wire_ It's the Jewelry Wire Sunday list of links for Aug. 16, 2026. Ad support from GN Diamond and the American Gem Society Conclave. ## [The US strategy: the "Ukrainisation" of Europe](https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/the-us-strategy-the-ukrainisation) _2026-08-16 · Ismaele · GeoPolitiQ_ The idea is to provoke a confrontation with Russia in order to inflict a strategic defeat on it. Once Russia has been neutralised, the US will then be able to turn its attention to China. ## [Houthis on the offensive!](https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/houthis-on-the-offensive) _2026-08-15 · Ismaele · GeoPolitiQ_ Plus news and updates from Iran and Lebanon ## [In the age of AI, the independent jeweler's secret weapon is empathy](https://thejewelrywire.substack.com/p/in-the-age-of-ai-the-independent) _2026-08-15 · The Jewelry Wire · The Jewelry Wire_ John Marchese looks at how AI will make us more human. It's the Jewelry Wire Saturday Long Read for Aug. 15, 2026. ## [Electoral law in plutocratic post-democracy](https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/electoral-law-in-plutocratic-post) _2026-08-15 · Ismaele · GeoPolitiQ_ Today I am providing my English translation of an article by Roberto Pecchioli, originally in Italian and published on ComeDonChisciotte.org on Monday 20th July 2026. ## [This AI chatbot wants to talk to your customers](https://thejewelrywire.substack.com/p/this-ai-chatbot-wants-to-talk-to) _2026-08-14 · The Jewelry Wire · The Jewelry Wire_ It's The Jewelry Wire daily digest for Fri., Aug. 14, 2026. ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/h0oF2b4u9n2o) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [Pandora: "U.S. consumer sentiment continues to be low"](https://thejewelrywire.substack.com/p/pandora-us-consumer-sentiment-continues) _2026-08-13 · The Jewelry Wire · The Jewelry Wire_ PLUS: news about Antwerp's gift to Trump and Roseate. It's the Jewelry Wire daily digest for Thurs., Aug. 13, 2026. ## [CVD rough diamond cut to look like a natural](https://thejewelrywire.substack.com/p/cvd-rough-diamond-cut-to-look-like) _2026-08-12 · The Jewelry Wire · The Jewelry Wire_ PLUS: news from Fossil Group and Maurice Lacroix. It's The Jewelry Wire daily digest for Wed., Aug. 12, 2006. ## [Ayebare Pledges ‘Diplomacy That Delivers Results’ as He Takes Charge of Uganda’s Foreign Affairs](https://plusnews.ug/ayebare-pledges-diplomacy-that-delivers-results-as-he-takes-charge-of-ugandas-foreign-affairs/) _2026-08-12 · Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam · Plus News_ Uganda’s newly sworn-in Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Adonia Ayebare, has pledged to pursue a results-oriented diplomatic agenda, signalling a renewed focus on using Uganda’s foreign relations to deliver tangible benefits for the country. Ayebare, who was sworn in on Tuesday at State House Entebbe, made the commitment in a post following his appointment, saying \[…\] The post Ayebare… ## [UDB Pledges Shs20 Million to Rwenzori Marathon, Backs Tourism Growth](https://plusnews.ug/udb-pledges-shs20-million-to-rwenzori-marathon-backs-tourism-growth/) _2026-08-12 · Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam · Plus News_ Uganda Development Bank Limited (UDB) has committed Shs20 million towards the 2026 Tusker Lite Rwenzori Marathon as part of its efforts to support Uganda’s tourism sector and promote investment in the Rwenzori sub-region. The sponsorship was announced on Tuesday at the UDB Head Office in Kampala, where Managing Director Dr Patricia Ojangole handed over the \[…\] The post UDB Pledges Shs20 Million to… ## [High Court Dismisses Besigye, Lutale Petition Over Karua, Lukwago Absence](https://plusnews.ug/high-court-dismisses-besigye-lutale-petition-over-karua-lukwago-absence/) _2026-08-12 · URN · Plus News_ The High Court in Kampala has ruled that the denial Senior Counsel Martha Karua from entering Uganda and the detention Erias Lukwago, did not deprive Dr Kiiza Besigye and Hajji Obeid of their constitutional right to legal representation or a fair hearing. Justice Simon Peter Kinobe delivered the judgment Tuesday as he ddismissed an application \[…\] The post High Court Dismisses Besigye, Lutale… ## [Tanzania Benchmarks Uganda’s Oil Quality-Control System](https://plusnews.ug/tanzania-benchmarks-ugandas-oil-quality-control-system/) _2026-08-12 · URN · Plus News_ Tanzania is looking to Uganda’s oil-sector quality-control system as it develops its own framework for verifying the quality of equipment and services used in upstream petroleum operations. A delegation from the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) and Tanzania’s Petroleum Upstream Regulatory Authority (PURA) is in Uganda for a benchmarking engagement with the Petroleum Authority of \[…\] The post… ## [NITA-U Launches Digital Platforms to Improve Teacher Training and Human Rights Services](https://plusnews.ug/nita-u-launches-digital-platforms-to-improve-teacher-training-and-human-rights-services/) _2026-08-12 · Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam · Plus News_ The National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) has launched two new digital platforms aimed at improving public service delivery in education and human rights protection. The platforms — the U-Learn Platform and the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Case Management System — were unveiled on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, under the Uganda Digital Acceleration Project-Government… ## [Museveni Swears In Three New Ministers, Tasks Them to Fight Corruption](https://plusnews.ug/museveni-swears-in-three-new-ministers-tasks-them-to-fight-corruption/) _2026-08-12 · Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam · Plus News_ President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has sworn in three newly appointed ministers at State House, Entebbe, urging them to prioritise the fight against corruption and inefficiency in government institutions. The ministers are Ambassador Adonia Ayebare, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Shartsi Kutesa Musherure, Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development in charge of Microfinance; and… ## [New president of Zales comes from Mattel](https://thejewelrywire.substack.com/p/new-president-of-zales-comes-from) _2026-08-11 · The Jewelry Wire · The Jewelry Wire_ PLUS news on Finsch and your thoughts about "Blood Diamond." It's the Jewelry Wire daily digest for Tues., Aug. 11, 2026. ## [Dry Spell Wipes Out Karamoja’s First Wheat Harvest](https://plusnews.ug/dry-spell-wipes-out-karamojas-first-wheat-harvest/) _2026-08-10 · urn · Plus News_ More than 40 farmers in the Karamoja sub-region are counting losses after a prolonged dry spell destroyed more than 200 acres of wheat they planted in the region’s first major attempt to grow the crop. The wheat project was introduced this year by the government through the Karamoja Mixed Farmers Cooperative Society Limited as part \[…\] The post Dry Spell Wipes Out Karamoja’s First Wheat Harvest… ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/z08VomQpDlxa) _2026-08-10 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [State House Scholarship Selection Irregularities Cited in Pader](https://plusnews.ug/state-house-scholarship-selection-irregularities-cited-in-pader/) _2026-08-10 · urn · Plus News_ The selection of beneficiaries for the State House scholarship has raised questions in Pader District after leaders, parents and students questioned the transparency and criteria used to identify beneficiaries. The concerns emerged in an emergency meeting on Monday August 10, to verify shortlisted students for the scholarships pledged by President Yoweri Museveni during his campaign. \[…\] The post… ## [Luzira Relocation: 20 Years Planning, Still Planning](https://plusnews.ug/luzira-relocation-20-years-planning-still-planning/) _2026-08-10 · urn · Plus News_ Nearly two decades after Uganda first conceived plans to relocate Luzira Maximum Security Prison, the proposed project remains largely on paper, exposing a difficult intersection of prison overcrowding, public investment, human rights and the commercial value of public land. Dr Johnson Omuhunde Rwashote Byabashaija, Commissioner General of the Uganda Prisons Service (UPS), has told Parliament \[…\]… ## [Defence Fails to Secure CCTV Footage in Soroti Pupil’s Murder Trial](https://plusnews.ug/defence-fails-to-secure-cctv-footage-in-soroti-pupils-murder-trial/) _2026-08-10 · urn · Plus News_ Defence lawyers representing the six people accused of murdering Joan Faith Apio, a Primary One pupil at Jozan Nursery and Primary School, have failed to obtain CCTV footage they hoped would support their case. The lawyers had been given three days from Friday, August 7, 2026, to obtain footage from Soroti Regional Referral Hospital and \[…\] The post Defence Fails to Secure CCTV Footage in Soroti… ## [Consumers will decide how to market diamonds](https://thejewelrywire.substack.com/p/consumers-will-decide-how-to-market) _2026-08-10 · The Jewelry Wire · The Jewelry Wire_ PLUS: The jewelry ad of the week. It's the Jewelry Wire daily digest for Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. ## [Brown-headed Cowbird: Northern Naturalist #55](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/brown-headed-cowbird-northern-naturalist) _2026-08-06 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ Cowbird life, Review of Reading the Landscape of America, plus News and Notes ## [Dickcissel: a Bird of Grasslands, North and South](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/dickcissel-a-bird-of-grasslands-north) _2026-07-23 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ Dickcissels, Review of Beyond the Trees, plus News and Notes ## [Still Expanding Those Minds](https://techgnosis.com/still-expanding-those-minds/) _2026-07-16 · Techgnosis_ Plus News and Notes The post Still Expanding Those Minds appeared first on Techgnosis . [Listen](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ivsmnzl4yfjrvf90psikc/Dharma-and-the-Dead-Video-Recording.mp4?rlkey=69kbgs8fxsuyfdgxca2xz5x84&st=0ipdod4v&e=2&dl=0) ## [Ferns and the Fractal Glow: Northern Naturalist #53](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/ferns-and-the-fractal-glow-northern) _2026-07-09 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ Ferns of the North Woods, a Review of Ferns and Lycophytes of Northern Minnesota, plus News and Notes ## [Black-throated Blue Warbler: Northern Naturalist #52](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/black-throated-blue-warbler-northern) _2026-06-25 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ Black-throated Blues, a review of Natural History of the Farm, plus news and notes ## [Existential](https://techgnosis.com/existential/) _2026-06-18 · Erik Davis · Techgnosis_ Plus News and Notes The post Existential appeared first on Techgnosis . ## [Existential](https://techgnosis.com/existential/) _2026-06-18 · Erik Davis · Techgnosis_ Plus News and Notes The post Existential appeared first on Techgnosis . ## [Counting Birds: Northern Naturalist #51](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/counting-birds-northern-naturalist) _2026-06-11 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ plus a Review of Weeds and What They Tell, plus News and Notes ## [Kingfishers: Northern Naturalist #50](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/kingfishers-northern-naturalist-50) _2026-05-28 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ Belted Kingfisher, Review of Jay Cooke State Park, plus News and Notes ## [Morel Mushrooms: Northern Naturalist #49](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/morel-mushrooms-northern-naturalist) _2026-05-14 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ Nature's most delicious food, Reviews of Mushrooming Books, Night Birding on the Rez, plus News and Notes ## [No Apologies](https://techgnosis.com/no-apologies/) _2026-05-10 · Erik Davis · Techgnosis_ Plus News and Notes The post No Apologies appeared first on Techgnosis . ## [No Apologies](https://techgnosis.com/no-apologies/) _2026-05-10 · Erik Davis · Techgnosis_ Plus News and Notes The post No Apologies appeared first on Techgnosis . ## [The Frog Chorus: Northern Naturalist #48](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/the-frog-chorus-northern-naturalist) _2026-04-30 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ Spring Frog Sounds, Pattison State Park, plus News and Notes ## [Yellow-rumped Warbler: Northern Naturalist #47](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/yellow-rumped-warbler-northern-naturalist) _2026-04-16 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warblers, Musings on Photography, plus News and Notes ## [Common Merganser: Northern Naturalist #46](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/common-merganser-northern-naturalist) _2026-04-02 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ Common Mergs, a Review of Garden Insects of North America, plus News and Notes ## [Alembic Offerings](https://techgnosis.com/alembic-offerings/) _2026-03-05 · Erik Davis · Techgnosis_ Plus News and Notes The post Alembic Offerings appeared first on Techgnosis .