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Since this is the first of its kind, it will be heavily scrutinized, mocked for any mistakes, and inevitably compared to Chinese and Russian military parades. Yes, I have a bad feeling.

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A Wisconsin man let venomous snakes bite him 200 times. Now, his blood has been used to create a prototype for a universal antivenom. on.wsj.com/4mWnvbS

Chatbots are replacing Google searches, eliminating the need to click on blue links and tanking referrals to news sites. As a result, traffic that publishers relied on for years is plummeting. on.wsj.com/3HQYWNp

Gone are the days when a college degree automatically made you more likely to have higher earnings, says @allisonschrager. But higher education is still worth it bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

T20 has killed my passion for the game. Despite its purpose to entertain, it has degraded the gentleman's sports. This WTC final is another reminder that a test match is the heart and soul of cricket. Cracker ending loading.

1 The Iranian theocracy's deep unpopularity is its greatest strategic liability. As Axios reported, "Hundreds of Mossad agents both inside Iran and back in headquarters were involved, including a special unit of Iranian operatives working for Mossad." axios.com/2025/06/13/isr…

In most countries, opposition parties unite during war to defend their homeland. In Iran, many in the diaspora cheerlead enemy nations—giving them leverage to use these exiles for PR and espionage.

Iran’s military brass looks rusty because they are—aging loyalists from the 80s war, stuck in outdated doctrines, isolated by sanctions, distracted by business empires, and shielded by propaganda. Israel’s precision strikes just exposed the rust for the world to see. #Israel

I’ve been following Iran’s regional posture on and off for years, but this moment feels different—sharper, quieter, and far more consequential. As expected, Iran’s response has been wrapped in familiar slogans and theatrical defiance, masking its strategic paralysis. Israel

IRGC commanders look worn out—they neither inspire nor intimidate; they just reek of blind loyalty. As a result, they’re often blindsided by rivals—especially the IDF—and end up losing.

Iran had long anticipated an Israeli attack and had plenty of time to plan. That its response was as ineffectual and poorly orchestrated as last night’s suggests both that Israel’s initial strikes were enormously successful and that Iran’s strategic planning is overrated.

Iran’s strategy has been to keep conflict at bay by using proxies & militias as a buffer. When the proxy-militia system collapsed over the last 18 months, thanks in large part to post-Oct 7 dynamics, it left Iran extraordinarily vulnerable. The result is now playing out over Iran

CSA were ridiculed after reaching the final. Despite setbacks, they pleaded with leading test nations to play more tests. First major trophy since 1998 couldn't come at a better time for a divided nation that needs urgent healing. 1995 rugby WC inspired rennaissance, may this

Israel strikes deep into the heart of Iran, eliminating IRGC commanders like flies on a wall. Iran retaliates with molotov cocktail thrown at a distant city and calls it revenge. 🙄

Israel’s devastating attack on Iran has put the Islamic Republic in existential peril and exposed deep vulnerabilities in the intelligence services on.wsj.com/4n8KHUG

For Israel, the coming days are about momentum: if it maintains an aura of success it may be able to draw in Donald Trump. If the pace of damage to nuclear sites slows and casualties spiral, he may push to end the war before Israel has achieved its aims econ.st/4e7COdS

Israel’s prime minister started the war, but Binyamin Netanyahu is relying on Donald Trump to end it; how America’s president plans to do so, though, is anyone’s guess econ.st/44dSmcF

Donald Trump promised to end the wars in the Middle East. Instead America’s president finds himself supervising a new one econ.st/4jSeLkn