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Pablo Pardo

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Bi-national journalist (U.S. and Spanish). U.K. correspondent for El Mundo. PhD in Communications from Navarra; MIPP and MA in International Economics and Policy from Johns Hopkins (SAIS). Usual disclaimers.

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Dubai crypto event cancelled amid Iran conflict A major Dubai crypto conference scheduled for the end of April has been cancelled, ​the organisers said on Friday, citing "uncertainty in the region".

Dubai crypto event cancelled amid Iran conflict reut.rs/4rzgezL

13.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 7
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FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war: Alert The warning came in a bulletin that was reviewed by ABC News.

The FBI thinks you are fucking stupid. Iran has zero capability to cross the Pacific and sea-launch a drone attack on California. This is too fucking dumb for me to comment on further.

11.03.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 3196 πŸ” 844 πŸ’¬ 177 πŸ“Œ 109

IRAN WAR HAS COST THE U.S. MORE THAN $11 BILLION IN ITS FIRST WEEK, ACCORDING TO THE PENTAGON, AS REPORTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES.

11.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 266 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 30

This is hilarious.

11.03.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 827 πŸ” 178 πŸ’¬ 83 πŸ“Œ 16

Trump goes to Thomas Massie's district in KY today to campaign against him. Since the key issue on which Massie broke with Trump was Epstein, it raises the question: Will Trump address the Epstein scandal and coverup when he speaks there?

11.03.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 781 πŸ” 205 πŸ’¬ 88 πŸ“Œ 8
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This is the guy who likes to downplay non-fatal injuries suffered by US service members in combat.

11.03.2026 01:20 πŸ‘ 12803 πŸ” 3687 πŸ’¬ 769 πŸ“Œ 194
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(Reuters) - The U.S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high for now, according to sources familiar ..

www.marketscreener.com/news/us-navy...

10.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 1997 πŸ” 740 πŸ’¬ 144 πŸ“Œ 134

Long-time buddies Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were out for a pleasant van drive in Oklahoma when, all of a sudden, their lives would change.

10.03.2026 13:19 πŸ‘ 9498 πŸ” 1911 πŸ’¬ 175 πŸ“Œ 38

Even if AI could write a novel what problem has been solved? The problem of knowing what you’re reading was written by another person? Who loves reading novels but hates the part where your mind briefly and mysteriously touched another?

10.03.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 2264 πŸ” 432 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 30
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Mamdani Chooses His Words Carefully After Alleged Terror Attack

One day the NYT's editors will read these stories again and be ashamed of themselves. Mamdani called the attack "heinous," "criminal," "reprehensible," "terrorism," and "the antithesis of who we are." The insinuation that he's conflicted about this is disgraceful. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/n...

10.03.2026 12:15 πŸ‘ 9456 πŸ” 1950 πŸ’¬ 357 πŸ“Œ 197
Header: Mamdani Chooses His Words Carefully After Alleged Terror Attack:
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been spare in his remarks following the attempted bombing at Gracie Mansion and arrests of two men who said they were motivated by ISIS.

Header: Mamdani Chooses His Words Carefully After Alleged Terror Attack: Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been spare in his remarks following the attempted bombing at Gracie Mansion and arrests of two men who said they were motivated by ISIS.

Man it’s so fucking obvious when the times hates a politician.

10.03.2026 11:48 πŸ‘ 1740 πŸ” 212 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 9
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Airspace changes since 26 February. See the disappearance and reappearance of traffic and the now-constricted northern corridor at the top of the image.

09.03.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ukraine and the Paradox of National Conservatism Why have defenders of national identity and sovereignty not embraced Kyiv’s cause?

Why have defenders of national identity and sovereignty not embraced Kyiv’s cause?

09.03.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Oh my god no! The Iranians were developing Trump's healthcare plan.

09.03.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 5943 πŸ” 686 πŸ’¬ 163 πŸ“Œ 16

Beware the Fake TACO.

Spooked by markets, he makes stuff up to a credulous press. Gets the calming headlines, and the situation hasn’t actually changed.

09.03.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 198 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump says US Navy sank Iran's warship off the coast of Sri Lanka because "it's more fun" to sink ships than capture them.

09.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 3261 πŸ” 1451 πŸ’¬ 460 πŸ“Œ 847
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The Kurds Won’t Solve the Iran Problem They’re good fighters and good allies, but not a panacea.

The idea that the Kurds could form a successor government in Iran "would be a foolish assumption not only for the many reasons described above, but most importantly it is because it’s not what the Kurds want."

09.03.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 99 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's #DolphinAwarenessMonth!

Although we tend to picture the ocean when we think of dolphins, there are currently thousands of dolphins swimming in major river systems in both South America and Asia.

09.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

A Fidesz MP has submitted a bill to temporarily confiscate the Oschadbank funds seized from Ukrainian couriers for up to 60 days pending a tax authority investigation. Fidesz parliamentary group leader Mate Kocsis said the bill will be debated under an expedited procedure. #Hungary

09.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 186 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

I lost my job, my 401(k) is in the toilet, and I can’t afford healthcare, groceries, and now gas. But at least the president doesn’t have an annoying laugh, because he never laughs.

09.03.2026 06:22 πŸ‘ 1447 πŸ” 200 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4
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It seems almost pointless to note that if Obama wore a baseball cap in this situation he would have been absolutely pummeled in the media, from Fox to NYT, but I'm going to do it anyway.

09.03.2026 13:10 πŸ‘ 521 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 5
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Weekend Update #175: The Week in which Ukraine Stood Up To Help The USA And The USA Stood Up To Help Russia Also, Ukrainian Territorial Gains And Russian Personnel Losses in February

Just sent out my free weekend update. This was the most extraordinary week, when the Ukrainians stood up to help the USA and the USA stood up to help the Russians (across the board). Ukraine is saving American lives while Russia is helping end them…
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

08.03.2026 08:01 πŸ‘ 449 πŸ” 168 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 11
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Sweden has released photos of the detention of the Caffa, a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet vessel. #Russia

07.03.2026 09:13 πŸ‘ 428 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5
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Finland to lift full ban on hosting nuclear arms, government says Finland plans to lift a long-standing ban on having nuclear arms on its territory, the government said on Thursday, aligning with Nordic neighbours ​in a move that could open the door to deploying atomic β€Œbombs on Finnish soil during times of war.

Finland to lift full ban on hosting nuclear arms, government says reut.rs/4aTtL0j

05.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4

The woke liberal cucks at Anthropic cut us off from using Claude right before we were going to ask it to generate a reason why we're invading Iran.

by Pete Hegseth

04.03.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 728 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3
Cook Islands declared β€˜world leader’ in seabed sector | PINA

It's funny how the Cook Islands keep trying to persuade islanders that nothing is decided on #DeepSeaMining, and then go selling their deals and expertise as 'world leaders' in a new industry ...

pina.com.fj/2026/03/03/c...

03.03.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said there is no evidence Iran is building a nuclear bomb. "We do not see a structured program to manufacture nuclear weapons. That is the assessment," Grossi said. #Iran

03.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 400 πŸ” 132 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 21

How did that go again β€” that β€œBiden is going to drag the Europeans into a war with Russia, and Trump is going to bring peace”? Does anyone remember? 🫠🫠🫠🫠

03.03.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can save a lot os words by saying β€œlies”

03.03.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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White House talking points for congressional Republicans say we're not at war, we're just in "major combat operations against Iran" lol

02.03.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 2551 πŸ” 583 πŸ’¬ 300 πŸ“Œ 368