(Reuters)- A powerful mid‑ranking cleric, Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, has long opposed reformist groups advocating engagement with the West. His close ties to senior clerics and the IRGC - which dominates Iran’s security forces and its economy - give him leverage across the state’s

NEWS — Trump coercing staff to wear the same black pair of shoes that he wears. “Everybody’s afraid not to wear them,” a staffer said, as some reportedly ditch their own footwear to comply with Trump’s wishes. We’re officially in the dumbest timeline.

Joe Rogan: Trump supporters ‘feel betrayed’ by ‘insane’ Iran war thehill.com/homenews/media…

Fog Machine of War, cont.

Pretty astonishing. In Texas, between 10:00 am and 4:00 p.m., 80-90% of electricity comes from carbon free sources. And storage is already a significant contributor in the early morning and evening

This is wild. The The White House plagiarized its reason for launching a war on Iran from FDD, a cutout of Israeli intelligence. Side-by-side screenshots in the 🧵

Whether the next president is a Republican or a Democrat, can we have someone with at least a little class next time? Because this is embarrassing.

This is truly insane, and it should be front page news across America.  Denmark secretly deployed soldiers to Greenland prepared to blow up airport runways to stop a U.S. invasion. They brought blood supplies to treat the wounded. France, Germany, Norway, and Sweden quietly

1/ The world is facing a 'ticking time bomb' from its supply of oil, according to a briefing note from JP Morgan. Physical scarcity of oil is about to unfold across the globe, spreading sequentially through April from east to west, causing major economic disruption worldwide. ⬇️

JUST IN: The United States has fired 2,400 Patriot interceptors in 31 days. It manufactures 650 per year. Replenishment at current production takes three and a half years. It has consumed 40 percent of its global THAAD inventory. It produces fewer than 100 THAAD interceptors

Markets don't like Trump's speech. Gold drops below $4,700/oz, silver under $73/oz. S&P 500 futures wipe out ~$550B in 25 minutes; Brent +3.7%, S&P futures -0.7%. x.com/sentdefender/s…

The implementation of free market and capitalism in Eastern Europe made them not only much wealthier, but also significantly improved life expectancy. The only people in favor of socialism are those who have never experienced socialist misery by themselves. Don’t listen to them.

Crime is a policy choice

This is absolutely fucking terrifying. Anthropic's rumored Mythos model is real. And it's so powerful that they can't release it to the public. We're beyond benchmarks now. This model, in the wrong hands, is a cyberweapon capable of mass destruction.

I love this story. First, Boom's jet engine supplier, Rolls Royce, pulls out of the supersonic airliner deal. That should have been the end of the story. As GE often says, "if you want to compete with us in jet turbines, you needed to have started 30 years ago", because that's

Take a look at the latest vessel traffic of vessels entering and exiting the strait (carrying liquids). Source: Kpler #OOTT

‼️ ZELENSKYY: For the first time in the war, an enemy position was captured entirely by ground robotic systems and drones - without any infantry. A robot entered the most dangerous zones instead of a soldier and took the positions. «The future is here, on the battlefield, and

The U.S. coaxed two rival Libyan factions into holding their first-ever joint military exercises. If all goes to plan, Western officials say, it would be the next step in squeezing Russia out from its biggest launchpad into Africa. on.wsj.com/4t9UWud

The most exciting longevity trend right now is that we are actually beating dementia. At a given age—70, 75, 80, etc.—the prevalence of dementia is down compared to what it was decades ago. Today's 90-year-olds have less than half the risk of dementia that ones in 1984 did!