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05.03.2026 11:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NEW: The US-Israeli combined force appears to be increasingly targeting the Iranian internal security apparatus, which is consistent with the US-Israeli stated objective of toppling the Iranian regime.

Read the full report: isw.pub/IranUpdate03...

Other Key Takeaways:

01.03.2026 19:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 293 ๐Ÿ” 96 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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โ—๏ธBREAKING: President Trump confirmed Supreme Leader Khamenei is dead, saying the operation was conducted working closely with Israel. Trump said bombing of Iran will continue throughout the week, or as long as necessary, to achieve peace in the Middle East. #Iran

28.02.2026 21:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 182 ๐Ÿ” 32 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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People in the Iranian city of Karaj are dancing and celebrating following the confirmation of Khamenei's death. Few IRGC or Basij units are visible on the streets nationwide, with only scattered clashes reported. #Iran

28.02.2026 21:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 625 ๐Ÿ” 177 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28 ๐Ÿ“Œ 35

The Botha-Chan Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution says: "The new 10 or 15 percent global tariffs, claiming authority from a 1974 law, are also unlawful."

25.02.2026 20:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UK confirmsโ€ฏRussia poisoned Navalny in prison with rare toxin UK and partners are todayโ€ฏexposing the tragic circumstances surrounding Alexei Navalny's death and have confirmed there was poison found in samples from his body.

"UK confirmsโ€ฏRussia poisoned Navalny in prison with rare toxin"
www.gov.uk/government/n...

14.02.2026 21:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1869 ๐Ÿ” 821 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 67 ๐Ÿ“Œ 40
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Wie eine totgeglaubte Theorie die Schweizer Klimapolitik ausbremst Der Bundesrat will kein zusรคtzliches Geld fรผr den Klimaschutz ausgeben, weil damit das Verursacherprinzip verletzt werde. Diese Haltung gilt als รผberholt โ€“ und blockiert Fortschritte.

Die Schweiz stimmt รผber ein Klima-Finanzierungsziel ab: 0,5% bis 1% des BIP soll der Staat fรผr Klimaschutz ausgeben.

Eine gute Gelegenheit, um die Geschichte des รถkonomischen Denkens รผber die ร–konomie des Klimaschutzes aufzurollen.

Have fun!

www.tagesanzeiger.ch/klimafonds-i...

06.02.2026 08:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, heโ€™s forced it into severe decline.

โ€œThis is a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction.โ€
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

04.02.2026 20:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1360 ๐Ÿ” 450 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 85 ๐Ÿ“Œ 24
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Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos and publisher Will Lewis โ€œare embarking on the latest step of their plan to kill everything that makes the paper special,โ€ Ashley Parker writes. theatln.tc/UIN69Qt0

04.02.2026 20:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 161 ๐Ÿ” 65 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs

It's a small part of the broader bloodbath, but the guy who made his fortune selling *books* online closing the *books* section of the newspaper he owns deserves some kind of special medal for hypocrisy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...

04.02.2026 15:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Musk's X office in France raided by Paris prosecutor The Paris prosecutor says its cyber-crime unit is conducting a search of X's offices.

French prosecutors raid Paris offices of X, issues summons to Musk and Yaccarino www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

03.02.2026 10:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 480 ๐Ÿ” 180 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22 ๐Ÿ“Œ 58
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HUGE moment for the EU car market as battery EVs overtake petrol cars for the first time ever

But there's no "natural" demand for EVs amirite?

Article by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org

www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...

27.01.2026 14:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 458 ๐Ÿ” 165 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

China chimes in

24.01.2026 17:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 660 ๐Ÿ” 221 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28 ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
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Trumps Polemik gegen die Schweiz: Wir sind wehleidig und weinerlich Donald Trump behauptet, ohne die USA gรคbe es keine Schweiz. Hat er nicht recht?

Tja lieber Markus Somm, wenn du auch nur 1 Sek nachdenken wรผrdest, dann wรผrdest du merken, dass netto-null die Schweiz unabhรคngiger von erpresserischen Erdรถl-Exporteuren macht und damit stรคrker. Aber das ist wohl zu viel verlangt.

www.tagesanzeiger.ch/trump-am-wef...

24.01.2026 12:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This would then crash the oil price to -50USD per barrel ๐Ÿ˜‚

22.01.2026 13:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"We should have the lowest interest rate because we are the biggest economy" is really not how economics works.

21.01.2026 14:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Say what you want about the WWII talk. But "you can say No and weโ€™ll remember" is not a hard threat on Greenland.

21.01.2026 14:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

AFAIK the US was the only nation to ever trigger article 5 after 9/11. And Europe was there. Total denial by Trump on this.

21.01.2026 14:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trump is really obsessed with windmills

21.01.2026 13:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

99% of his speeches are like that

21.01.2026 13:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trump's speech is pretty boring so far, honestly.

21.01.2026 13:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 88 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

These are the lucky nations who will get to pay for rooms at Mar-a-Lago, where the peace board will have its meeting ;-)

21.01.2026 13:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Europe Has a Bazooka. Time to Use It.

โ€œMost Americans donโ€™t agree with Mr. Trumpโ€™s trying to buy Greenland, and many more oppose the idea of taking it by force. Fantasies deflate quickly once real costs become obvious, but it is impossible for Europe to impose costs without incurring risks itself.โ€
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...

21.01.2026 11:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 36 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

At this point, the Nobel committee should just ring Trump and tell him he'll get the prize - if he backs off Greenland.

And the year after that, they can award the prize to themselves.

19.01.2026 21:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wait, wasn't he supposed to be the adult in the room?

18.01.2026 21:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Activate the Anti-Coercion Instrument!" also sounds kinda cool. Imagine a sci-fi space captain saying this to the 1st officer.

18.01.2026 21:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iran report says 16,500 dead in โ€˜genocide under digital darknessโ€™ Witnesses tell of the brutality inflicted on those taking part in anti-regime protests

Die Zahl der Toten im Iran ist unfassbar. Sogar das Regine selbst spricht von รผber 5.000. ร„rzte von mindestens 16.500 und 330.000 Verletzten. Was fรผr ein schreckliches Massaker, es รผbersteigt die Vorstellungskraft www.thetimes.com/world/middle...

18.01.2026 17:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 296 ๐Ÿ” 144 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Iran: Hinrichtungen sind eine mรคchtige Waffe des Regimes Der erste Todeskandidat im Iran seit Beginn der Proteste heiรŸt Erfan Soltani. Noch lebt er โ€“ wohl auf Druck der USA. Doch die Gefahr von Massenhinrichtungen ist groรŸ.

Der erste, der mit einem Todesurteil wegen der Teilnahme an Protesten im Iran bestraft wird, heiรŸt Erfan Soltani. Er ist 26 Jahre alt. www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...

15.01.2026 15:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Iran protests: Eyewitnesses describe deadly crackdown across country The BBC has received eyewitness accounts of security forces attacking anti-government protesters across the country.

'They just kept killing': Eyewitnesses describe deadly crackdown in Iran: "I saw it with my own eyes - they fired directly into lines of protesters, and people fell where they stood." BBC UK NEWS 12 JAN 2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

12.01.2026 20:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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05.01.2026 21:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 292 ๐Ÿ” 109 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22 ๐Ÿ“Œ 20