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Iran War: Trump Threatens to Bomb Oman as Iran Attacks on Shipping Notch Up, WSJ Reports Planning for Bigger Escalation; Debate Over Covert Transits
[Today’s Iran war post launched before complete because I had to run out. It should be done by…
Links 8/18/2026 | naked capitalism
A Massive 10-Foot Ball of Hair Rolls Through the Streets of New York City Like a Tangled Tumbleweed…
Online Age Verification, the Trojan Horse for Digital Identity, Hits Resistance in France
Across the world governments are adopting policies that threaten to radically transform the Internet. At the end of…
Inside NYC’s K-Shaped Economy: A Few Do Well, Most Do Not
Yves here. An old saw in consumer marketing was that as California went in new tastes, the US…
Links 8/26/2026 Plus Iran War Note
Dear patient readers, Your humble blogger did not want to compete with a fine Iran conflict background article…
Understanding Iranian Victory | naked capitalism
Yves here. I hope you will appreciate this meaty offering by Joseph Busby of the Reality-Based Analysis Group…
