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​​​​​​​Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – March 08, 2026 by Tony Wikrent War Rubio Says the US Launched a War With Iran Because Israel Was Planning To Attack Dave DeCamp, March 2, 2026 [DefendDemocracy.Press] “It was abundantly clear that if Iran came under attack by anyone, the United States, Israel, or anyone, they were going to […]

Wagering on war, stumping on populism, and more from The Lever this week.

Today’s cruel treatment of Muslims and immigrants was originally crafted as an attack on Jews. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 5th March 2026 Our political memory fails us. We treat government policies as if we’re seeing them for the very first time. But much of what appears to be novel has deep historical […]

No philosopher of science has influenced yours truly’s thinking more than Roy Bhaskar. At a time when scientific relativism continues to advance, it is vital to uphold his insistence that science must not be reduced to mere discourse. Science is possible because a reality exists independently of our theories. Our theories must engage with this […]

It’s a truism that every child should be wanted. While there are plenty of exceptions, the birth of an unwanted child often turns out badly for both mother and child (and father, if they are present). Sometimes, once a child is born, the fact that they were initially unwanted fades into irrelevance, and the bond […]

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. To all my brothers and sisters in Ukraine, who have stood strong against the Russian invasion for four years: May God be with you. Never give in. Never give up.

Why are Doctor Who fans resistant to Billie Piper as the next Doctor? Other actors have played other roles before becoming a Doctor/companion.

~by Sean Paul Kelley I’ll begin, as usual, with the economy. JP Morgan lays odds for a global recession at 60% now. Causes? According to JPMorgan it’s threefold: the conflict in Iran, the tariffs and AI. But JP Morgan is forgetting another huge variable, the private credit/shadow credit unwind happening in real time. Blackrock halted […]

El FBI fabricó complots para convencer a Trump de que Irán buscaba asesinarlo, mientras que Israel y los aliados dentro de su propia administración explotaron los temores más profundos del presidente para mantenerlo en la senda de la guerra. “Le di antes de que me diera a mí”, dijo un animado Donald Trump a un reportero cuando le preguntó sobre los motivos por los que autorizó el asesinato del líder de Irán, Ayatolá Alí Jamenei, el 28 de febrero de […]

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Across the West, corporate media have employed the same tactics of using the passive voice and not naming the perpetrator when describing U.S./Israeli aggression. A perfect encapsulation of this was the BBC’s headline, “At least 153 dead after reported strike on school, Iran says,” that made it sound as if the children died in a lightning strike or a labor dispute, rather than that they were bombed by hostile foreign powers. 

The post Corporate Media Go All Out To Support The US-Israeli War on Iran appeared first on MintPress News.

Over on the Doctor Who website, UNIT offered a very interesting note/update on Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) is fueling serious fan speculation.

The Central American nation never fully recovered from the loss of its megafauna

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How to tackle a common kitchen problem with fluid dynamics

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“Looksmaxxing”—achieving the hottest, manliest version of yourself—can be intimidating. It’s hard to know where to start, but we recommend with your jaw. Crack that bad boy wide open.

A big, broad, shockingly vast jaw is the bedrock of masculinity. You’ve heard of the jaws of life—get ready for the “jaws of wife,” because the women will be flocking in short order. Plus, while your jaw’s wired shut and healing, nobody makes you talk about your feelings. You can sit in silence with your boys for six to eight weeks. Soon enough, you’ll be mewing in your newly minted maw.

Next, take a look at your legs. Those gotta get longer. A lot longer. You can surgically break and lengthen them at either the femur or the tibia, dealer’s choice. But for the record, breaking the femur hurts more, so men who choose the tibias are betas.

It takes a family to drive research for a rare disease forward

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The FBI manufactured plots to convince Trump that Iran sought to kill him, while Israel and its administration allies exploited the president’s deepest fears to keep him on the war path. “I got him before he got me,” an ebullient President Donald Trump remarked to a reporter when asked about his motives for authorizing the killing of Iran’s Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on February 28, 2026. With his off-the-cuff remark, Trump revealed that anxiety about his own assassination at the […]

The post How Israel and the FBI manipulated assassination plots to goad Trump into Iran war first appeared on The Grayzone.

The post How Israel and the FBI manipulated assassination plots to goad Trump into Iran war appeared first on The Grayzone.

Labour’s campaign in Gorton and Denton, following the familiar modus operandi of the Labour right, was one of the dirtiest and most shameless campaigns the Party has fought in its history.  Islamophobic dog whistles, dishonest claims about tactical voting, lurid accusations, and the absence of any substantial political offer did little except convince already sceptical […]