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OPINION — Five weeks into the US-Israeli war against Iran, the immediate military picture — decapitation strikes, missile exchanges, and the grinding attrition of Iranian launch capacity — dominates headlines. But the more consequential story is playing out in the war’s cascading second- and third-order effects: the economic shock reverberatingContinue Reading

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SGU Episode #1034: Interview with Melanie Trecek-KingNews Items: Internet Fakes and Violence, Lab Grown Teeth, RFK On Autism, AI Designed InstrumentsWho’s That NoisyYour Questions and E-mails: Big Bang MiracleScience or Fiction Listen Here The post Thinking Is Power on the Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe Podcast appeared first on ThinkingContinue Reading

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This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, Censorship Issues, and more. The Traitor, New York Times Clash Over Iran Policy Question Tensions escalated between President Traitor 47 and The New York Times followingContinue Reading

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Avi Loeb tells Natasha Zouves that Elon Musk’s big aspirations on Mars are simply the wrong target. “Mars is just a desert,” Loeb says. “A rock that has very extreme temperatures… It’s just not a healthy place to go to.” His alternative is specific: building a massive, space‑based platform capableContinue Reading