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Ms Cox Richardson is always incisive and a good read. In this one she's downright depressing. The world post-WW2 world order is dead. This is no more world order.
"Trump initially launched the strikes on Iran at the urging of MBS [who] urged Trump to use troops to seize Iranβs energy infrastructure and drive the regime out of power.
"...the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) controlled by MBS invested $2 billion in the private equity firm of Trumpβs son-in-law Jared Kushner, one of Trumpβs volunteer Iran negotiators, before the war."
#Geopolitics https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-26-2026
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Mr Encyclopaedia Brain has concerns...
When Pete Hegseth faced the Senate to become Donald Trumpβs defense secretary, he was grilled on everything from his lack of experience and his drinking to past controversial remarks β including that women should not serve in combat roles. But the hearing also made something else clear: Hegseth wasnβt just being chosen to run the Pentagon in the ordinary sense. He was being chosen to wage a cultural and ideological battle inside it β to bring what he called βwarrior cultureβ back to an institution he and Trump believed had gone βwokeβ. Today, former chief national correspondent for Voice of America, Steve Herman, on the face of Americaβs new militarism and the role of Christian nationalism in the Trump administration. If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support. Socials:Stay in touch with us on Instagram Guest: Former chief national correspondent for Voice of America, Steve Herman Photo: AP Photo/Alex Brandon
What's doubly scary about any AI scenario is that it will all probably happen within the timeframe of the most stupid and corrupt US administration to ever run the US.
"A whistleblower leaks the misalignment memo to the New York Times. For the first time, the public hears about Agent-4. βSecret OpenBrain AI is Out of Control, Insider Warns,β says the headline, and the story goes on to cite evaluations showing off-the-charts bioweapons capabilities, persuasion abilities, the ability to automate most white-collar jobs, and of course the various concerning red flags."
If I scripted a TV show where a character didn't clean their teeth and spit in the sink... would anyone bother watching?
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