Consumers caught in triple stack of pain Since the onset of the Iran war, the cost-of-living looks likely to get worse, not better, at least in the near term.

Consumers Caught in Triple Stack of Pain @axios.com ☑️
The big picture: The pinch of high prices for food, energy, housing and more has driven seismic shifts in public opinion over the last four years. Since the onset of the #Iran war, the cost of living looks likely to get worse … 😡

Everyone's worried that AI's newest models are a hacker's dream weapon Anthropic fears its unreleased model might unleash a wave of cyberattacks.

Everyone's Worried That AI's Newest Models Are a Hacker's Dream Weapon @axios.com 😬
The one to watch: Anthropic is privately warning top government officials that its not-yet-released model — currently branded "Mythos" — makes large-scale cyberattacks much more likely in 2026. 🤯

Scalise says senators have 'buyer’s remorse’ over DHS funding vote House Republicans are furious with their Senate colleagues over their decision to vote for a limited funding package.

Scalise says senators have 'buyer’s remorse’ over DHS funding vote

How the Return to the Moon Is Different This Time @thehill.com At the very least, the architecture for deep space exploration would have been designed and developed by engineers and not by members of Congress. That would have been a vast improvement over what NASA has to deal with now. 💯

How the Return to the Moon Is Different This Time @thehill.com
At the very least, the architecture for deep space exploration would have been designed and developed by engineers and not by members of Congress. That would have been a vast improvement over what NASA has to deal with now. 💯

Andy Beshear Thinks Democrats Should Start Talking Like People The Kentucky governor weighs in on Democrats’ future — and how his party can compete in red America.

Andy Beshear Thinks Democrats Should Start Talking Like People @politico.com #Beshear 💯
The Kentucky governor weighs in on Democrats’ future — and how his party can compete in red America. ☑️
www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Iran is right: Trump has already lost this war - Salon.com Tehran TACO: Trump's bad idea has gone wrong, to literally no one's surprise. Will Putin bail him out?

#Iran Is Right: Trump Has Already Lost This War @salon.com
Tehran TACO: Trump's bad idea has gone wrong, to literally no one's surprise. Will Putin bail him out?
www.salon.com/2026/03/29/i...

A month into Iran, the GOP’s political reality sinks in Republicans in battleground states are largely sticking by the president's war — but they’re finding it harder to brush off the consequences.

A Month Into Iran, the GOP’s Political Reality Sinks in @politico.com
Republicans in battleground states are largely sticking by the president's war — but they’re finding it harder to brush off the consequences.
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Scientists solved the mystery of missing ocean plastic—and the answer is alarming Scientists have discovered that the ocean’s “missing” plastic hasn’t vanished—it has broken down into trillions of invisible nanoplastics now spread through water, air, and living organisms. These tin...

Scientists Solved the Mystery of Missing Ocean Plastic—and the Answer Is Alarming @sciencedaily.com.web.brid.gy
Scientists have discovered that the ocean’s “missing” plastic hasn’t vanished—it has broken down into trillions of invisible nanoplastics now spread thru water, air, & living organisms … 🤯

Punish Russia for Helping Iran Target the U.S. Military In the second week of March, U.S. President Donald Trump insisted that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to be “helpful” in the Middle East. More

Punish Russia for Helping Iran Target the U.S. Military | War on the Rocks
warontherocks.com/2026/03/puni...

Women Pay the Highest Price for U.S. ‘Wars of Liberation’ - FPIF As an Iraqi, I’ve spent my life fleeing, surviving, and bearing witness to wars justified by lies. In Iran, we’re seeing yet another.

Women Pay the Highest Price for U.S. ‘Wars of Liberation’ | FPIF
As an Iraqi, I’ve spent my life fleeing, surviving, and bearing witness to wars justified by lies. In Iran, we’re seeing yet another.
fpif.org/women-pay-th...

An Iran Exit Plan There’s still time for a sensible compromise between Washington and Tehran.

"Even a cursory examination of Iran’s topography—a vast mountainous expanse tailor-made for thwarting invasions—makes clear that a full-scale ground operation would require a force at least as large as the entire U.S. Army …"

The Man Who Thought He Could Keep AI Safe Demis Hassabis has devoted his life to advancing a technology he thinks could destroy the world.

Demis Hassabis, a co-founder of Google’s DeepMind AI lab, “has devoted his life to creating a technology that he thinks has the potential to destroy the world,” Sebastian Mallaby writes in an excerpt from his new book that details his conversations with Hassabis:

"The most preposterous notion that Homo sapiens has ever dreamed up is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of all the Universes, wants the saccharine adoration of His creatures, can be swayed by their prayers, and becomes petulant if He does not receive this flattery. Yet this absurd fantasy, without a shred of evidence to bolster it, pays all the expenses of the oldest, largest, and least productive industry in all history." ―Robert A. Heinlein

"The most preposterous notion that Homo sapiens has ever dreamed up is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of all the Universes, wants the saccharine adoration of His creatures, can be swayed by their prayers, and becomes petulant if He does not receive this flattery."
―Robert A Heinlein

"The most preposterous notion that Homo sapiens has ever dreamed up is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of all the Universes, wants the saccharine adoration of His creatures, can be swayed by their prayers, and becomes petulant if He does not receive this flattery. Yet this absurd fantasy, without a shred of evidence to bolster it, pays all the expenses of the oldest, largest, and least productive industry in all history." ―Robert A. Heinlein

"The most preposterous notion that Homo sapiens has ever dreamed up is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of all the Universes, wants the saccharine adoration of His creatures, can be swayed by their prayers, and becomes petulant if He does not receive this flattery."
―Robert A Heinlein

Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran If President Trump approves the plans, such an effort would mark a new phase of the war that could be significantly more dangerous to U.S. troops than the first four weeks.

Pentagon Prepares for Weeks of Ground Operations in #Iran @washingtonpost.com 💩
If President Donald Trump approves the plans, such an effort would mark a new phase of the war that could be significantly more dangerous to U.S. troops than the first four weeks. 💩
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Iran Update Special Report, Mar 28, 2026 @thestudyofwar.bsky.social #ISW Key Takeaways ⤵️ https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-special-report-march-28-2026/

#Iran Update Special Report, Mar 28, 2026 @thestudyofwar.bsky.social #ISW
Key Takeaways ⤵️
3. Iran and Russia have held “very active” discussions in March about transferring a limited shipment of “upgraded” Russian drones to Iran
understandingwar.org/research/mid...

432 days into Donald Trump's term The president's net approval rating is -18, down 0.3 points since last week. 38% approve, 56% disapprove, 6% not sure https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker

@economist.com
432 days into Donald Trump's term
The president's net approval rating is -18,
down 0.3 points since last week.
38% approve, 56% disapprove, 6% not sure
www.economist.com/interactive/...

Brent Crude Oil: $112 https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/brent-crude-oil

Brent Crude Oil ⤵️
tradingeconomics.com/commodity/br...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 28, 2026 | ISW Key Takeaways 1. Russian forces struck a maternity hospital in Odesa City overnight on March 27 to 28. 2. Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strike campaign against Russian defense industrial and oil infrastructure on the night of March 27 to 28 and morning of March 28, including with Ukrainian-produced FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles and FP-1 long-range drones. https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-28-2026/

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Mar 28, 2026 @thestudyofwar.bsky.social #ISW
Key Takeaways ⤵️
2. Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strike campaign against Russian defense industrial and oil infrastructure on the night of March 27 to 28 and morning of March 28 …

An Iran Exit Plan There’s still time for a sensible compromise between Washington and Tehran.

Excellent.
But would Trump (and Netanyahu) take such a deal? 🤔
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An Iran Exit Plan @foreignpolicy.com ☑️
There’s still time for a sensible compromise between Washington and Tehran.
foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/26/t...

An Iran Exit Plan There’s still time for a sensible compromise between Washington and Tehran.

Excellent.
But would Trump (and Netanyahu) take such a deal? 🤔
—
An Iran Exit Plan @foreignpolicy.com ☑️
There’s still time for a sensible compromise between Washington and Tehran.
foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/26/t...

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Ukraine war briefing: Rubio stridently denies US is demanding Kyiv give up eastern Donbas to Russia US secretary of state says Zelenskyy’s claims ‘not true’ about Donbas; French TV criticised over Sergei Lavrov interview. What we know on day 1,494

Ukraine war briefing: Rubio stridently denies US is demanding Kyiv give up eastern Donbas to Russia

U.S. presses Ukraine to leave Donbas, ties withdrawal to sweeping peace deal The United States is pressing Ukraine to withdraw its forces from Donbas in exchange for sweeping postwar guarantees, NV’s sister outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported on March 24, citing sources familiar ...

FACT CHECK:
U.S. Presses Ukraine to Leave Donbas in Peace Talks, Ties Deal to Withdrawal / the New Voice of Ukraine
english.nv.ua/nation/u-s-p...

U.S. presses Ukraine to leave Donbas, ties withdrawal to sweeping peace deal The United States is pressing Ukraine to withdraw its forces from Donbas in exchange for sweeping postwar guarantees, NV’s sister outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported on March 24, citing sources familiar ...

FACT CHECK:
U.S. Presses Ukraine to Leave Donbas in Peace Talks, Ties Deal to Withdrawal / the New Voice of Ukraine
english.nv.ua/nation/u-s-p...

U.S. presses Ukraine to leave Donbas, ties withdrawal to sweeping peace deal The United States is pressing Ukraine to withdraw its forces from Donbas in exchange for sweeping postwar guarantees, NV’s sister outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported on March 24, citing sources familiar ...

FACT CHECK:
U.S. Presses Ukraine to Leave Donbas in Peace Talks, Ties Deal to Withdrawal / the New Voice of Ukraine
english.nv.ua/nation/u-s-p...

Rubio: Iran May Own The Strait Now, And That’s a Huge Bummer Secretary of State Marco Rubio today made some extraordinary comments today after...

Rubio: Iran May Own The Strait Now, And That’s a Huge Bummer

Lebanon says 1,189 killed in Israeli attacks since March 2 Health Ministry reports 47 deaths in past 24 hours, thousands injured - Anadolu Ajansı

#Lebanon Says 1,189 Killed in Israeli Attacks Since March 2 - Anadolu Agency 🤬
Health Ministry reports 47 deaths in past 24 hours, thousands injured 🤬
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...

Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon kills 3 journalists An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon has killed three journalists who cover the Israel-Hezbollah war, according to their TV stations.

Israeli Airstrike in Southern #Lebanon Kills 3 Journalists @latimes.com 🤬
Israel accused the correspondent of being a Hezbollah operative, without providing evidence, echoing claims made against Palestinian journalists it killed during the Gaza war. 💩
www.latimes.com/world-nation...