Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Coffee Break: Emperor Trump Brings Gladiator Games With UFC White House Event

This weekend POTUS Donald Trump is hosting the Ultimate Fighting Championship on the White House lawn in a zeitgeist defining event, aired live on the Ellison family’s Paramount+ streaming service.

Increasing Employment in Pre-Retirement Years Slows Cognitive Decline

Older men show less cognitive decline if they keep working. Does this finding apply only to paid jobs or would charity roles be salutary too?

Links 6/10/2026

Iran War: US Launches New Attacks on Iran Using Bogus Pretext, With Iran Retaliating Swiftly; Global-Economy-Destroying Long Conflict Looks Baked In

Today’s Iran war news: The laughably bad pretext for the latest attacks on Iran indicates the US will not abandon this conflict any time soon

A New Epstein Island in Albania? Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump’s Zionist-Mafia-Linked Bunker Resort

A billionaire bunker in a notorious sex trafficking hub backed by Persian Gulf money, Zionists, Epstein pals, US spooks, and the mob. Does something smell fishy?

What Happens When the World’s Breadbaskets Start Failing Simultaneously?

A look at the global food system focusing on the role of breadbaskets. Many disconcerting parallels to global financial crisis risks.

Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Israel’s Buffer Defense Quandary

Israel’s pursuit of security buffer zones reflects a rational response to decades of military threats, terrorism, and geographic vulnerability. Yet tactical success does not necessarily produce strategic success. As hostile forces regenerate beyond new frontiers, long-range weapons diminish the value of territorial depth, and regional powers react to expanding security perimeters, buffer defense may become increasingly costly and less effective.

Under Right to Record Act, People Could Sue Federal Agents for First Amendment Violations

Proof of eroding rights: new legislation is necessary to shore up the First Amendment right to record, typically of officials behaving badly.

Links 6/9/2026

Iran War: Israel Again Bombs Lebanon, Defying Trump and Killing “Deal”; Middle East Straits as Foundations for New Security Architecture; Alon Mizrahi’s Zionism Delenda Est; Debate Over Oil Cliff Timing

Today’s Iran war news: Israel promptly again defied Trump by bombing Lebanon and Iran vows to end the blockade if there is no pact.

A Cuban Collapse Could Create a Highly Dangerous Security Vacuum on the US’ Doorstep, Warns The National Interest

“The US should be careful what it wishes for in Cuba.” 

MAHA’s Meat-Loving Industrial Farming Hypocrisy

MAHA touts are in denial that their support for meat-eating is tantamount to support for factory farming.

Coffee Break: The Dem Establishment Goes All-In Against Platner

The Democratic party establishment is neither feckless nor helpless when it comes to crushing opponents to its left, like Senate candidate Graham Platner.

5 Ways Data Centers Endanger Their Local Communities and the Country as a Whole

Yet more on why you should hate data centers.

Links 6/8/2026