David Ignatius on the Iran War (gift article)
wapo.st/40uLC7H
Coming soon... "An astrophysicist breaks down Project Hail Mary FEATURING RYAN GOSLING!"
#ProjectHailMary #astrophysics
How Trump Miscalculated (let's call it that) Iran's Response (Gift Article)
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...
We're thrilled to announce the Ctrl-Z Award, a US$2,500 prize for researchers “who discover substantial errors in their published work and take meaningful steps to correct the scientific record."
Covered by @nature.com today; read more here: centerforscientificintegrity.org/2026/03/10/a...
If you want something else to think about besides politics and war, this is a fascinating exploration of how animals’ perception of time and pace of life are interrelated:
Oh, okay. Good point.
Not surprised. It’s just amazing how many times avid Trump boosters independently confirm its truth.
See Francesca Ramsey’s “I didn’t know the leopards would eat my face” youtu.be/8QGy9D_c1pY?...
And viciously hard to end them
Emergency workers rescued a kitten that was trapped under rubble after a Russian drone strike on a village in the Koriukivka community, Chernihiv region.
📹: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
A serious escalation - attacks on desalination facilities (gift version of WSJ article):
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Amazing! Sorry for your loss.
According to President Zelenskyy, countries in the Middle East fired about 800 patriot missiles in just three days — more than Ukraine has had during the entire war.
So we're thinking ... Jared?
Okay, I did not see that coming.
If Russia Has ‘All the Cards,’ Why Has It Achieved So Little? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/o...
That's okay, we'll just move the new Trump hotels inland, or put them on stilts.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/c...
I hope that's a "Burn Notice" reference. I loved that show...
Saw this on Facebook somehow. Seems unexpectedly relevant…
This is the source article, but it's behind a paywall:
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
I don't know where this store is, but I WANT TO GO THERE!
(In the green part of the sign, it says that they sell pelmeni, tequila, and antidepressants.)
***Very interesting thread!***
Okay, I was not paying enough attention to 1980s MTV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_h7...
We're using a LOT of munitions (missiles, drones, etc) in the Iran action. We don't have an infinite supply...
(Gift article)
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
(Gift article) Trump looking for a Venezuela-style "solution" in Iran?
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/u...
Worth reading:
Such a great movie! Still relevant, too.
Someone tell the kids how ahead of the Iraq war, though unsuccessful, there was actually tons of global discussion and pushback, and hundreds of thousands in the streets, and this time we all knew this was coming and there was nothing