The US and Israel are considering a land blockade of Iran to increase economic pressure, senior Israeli sources told The Telegraph. The plan could involve urging neighbouring countries and regional partners to restrict border crossings and trade.

King KOSPI is back. The question now is whether this is just a squeeze, or something much bigger.

Situational bewareness... Did the liquidation of a massively levered AI fund give the 'all-clear' to BTFD in momentum/semis/AI names?

Still no party has claimed responsibility...

Python star has had enough of the Islamist takeover...

Pattern of Christian sites going up in flames continues...

The House of Lords hauled ministers in less than a day after the announcement, where one peer called the reorganisation a "phenomenal waste of time" 

That was quick. AI positioning just went from panic to squeeze in less than 24 hours. Here's what changed.

Iran's foreign ministry says it has received 'assurances'...

APAC stocks were mostly higher following the tech-inspired momentum stateside due to megacap earnings, while the region also digested a slew of data at month-end, Japanese currency intervention and the BoJ rate decision.

Kai Wegner says schools must counter radicalization in "backyard mosques"...

The winter is here. The long night has begun. And the saeculum, indifferent to human preference, continues its relentless turn...

As the little 'excursion' has just entered month six...

The surveillance state is advancing alongside digital identity, increasingly traceable financial systems, and governments’ growing ability to monitor, restrict, or control the movement of money...

"absolutely concocted & false"...

America’s claim to singularity rested on plentiful resources, cheap labour, govt largesse and military edge. With all of the factors fraying, it needs a hard look at the mirror...

The challengers - the California-led coalition of 23 states and DC - must respond by 4 pm Monday, August 3...

Here’s the irony. The ongoing college collapse is driven by knowledge, not ignorance...

Fearmongering headline wherein the same article admitted "US officials don't believe Cuba is an imminent threat"...

...aaaaand, it's gone!