Matt Lewis

Metal powders help fuel rockets. Now they could heat up factories,… Dutch startup Renewable Iron Fuel Technology burns iron powder in boilers to make carbon-free heat. The firm just raised $131 million to commercialize its…

I had never heard of this metal fuel concept before reading this www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

Americans have no idea how much the world is shook, folks. Here in Thailand they have a running tally of how many days' worth of fuel the country has left.

WH press secretary Karoline Leavitt tells Fox News that a military draft is on the table.

State Dept. Said to Order Diplomats in Saudi Arabia to Leave

NEW: The State Dept. has ordered diplomats in Saudi Arabia to leave. It's the first mandatory ordered departure issued by the agency during the US-Israel war on Iran, and indicates US officials fear more violence. Iranian drones hit the embassy in Riyadh. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/w...

A woman stands on a dirt mound, her back to the camera, looking toward a horizon filled with dense, dark smoke. A label in the top left reads "Tehran." Photo by Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times.

The view of Tehran’s skyline overnight on Sunday was apocalyptic: Billowing smoke and towering oil fires turned the horizon orange as Israeli strikes ignited fuel depots outside the Iranian capital. By morning, dark, oily smoke hung over the city. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/w...

I think this deserves at least as much sustained attention from US media as Claudine Gay's dissertation

Good visual reminder that war not only has large human and economic costs, it can have environmental impacts as well.

You might think this is condescending but “Iran is near the Strait of Hormuz” and “all the world’s oil has to go through the Strait of Hormuz” are facts that were apparently not raised in the Oval Office

If we survive this kakistocracy we really are probably going to have to completely rebuild the entirety of U.S. IT infrastructure

Summarising the Israeli government’s position, Citrinowicz said: “If we can have a coup, great. If we can have people on the streets, great. If we can have a civil war, great. Israel couldn’t care less about the future . . . [or] the stability of Iran. “That is a point of difference between us and the US. I think [Washington is] are more concerned about nation-building and threats to their regional partners,” he added.

okay but you get that Iran has 93 million people, right

It is so damning of US news media that so many outlets refuse to just straight up say that Senator Tim Sheehy assaulted an activist.

He did not "help" Capitol police. They did not need his help. He wanted to assault the guy and did. He should resign.

Karl Anthony-Towns in foul trouble with lots of time left again? Of course

It’s looking increasingly likely that Kristi Noem and Lewandowski funneled almost 200 million in government money to a company that is run by her friend and that nobody can give an address for.

Oh, and it was 8 days old when it was awarded the contract.

When we talk about Baby Boomers not getting off the stage: In 1997, the US president was born in 1946.

In 2007, the US president was born in 1946.

In 2017, the US president was born in 1946.

And next year in 2027? The US president will have been born in 1946.

Trump Weighs Backing Militias to Dislodge Iran’s Regime The president, who hasn’t made a decision, also said “somebody from within” would be the best option to lead the country.

Creating a civil war right next to the world's most vulnerable hydrocarbon shipping lane? I foresee no problems with this.

The war in Iran is already hugely expensive Aircraft carriers and stealth bombers are expensive to use.

👀 "All told, The Wall Street Journal reports that simply getting all those forces into position cost $630 million, and Anadolu reports that the first 24 hours of the attack cost $779 million.

Then, of course, this operation is going to lead to much more future military spending." @ryanlcooper.com

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“We thought we were living in a politically neutral slave state.”

if youre mad now wait until his 4th of july pay-per-view birthday spectacular brought to you by fanduel and monster energy

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos in a velvet tuxedo jacket, shitty heans, and patent leather dress shoes at the Actor Awards

Just what the fuck do you call this nonsense?

Cam @matrixreloaded_ ... gonna become a soccer guy. tweeting "absolute fucking disgrace" at like 7 AM before any North American should reasonably be reacting to anything.

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Just discovering this Clark release now. Very good

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Seeing lots more in the press about corporate deals for humanoid robots. FT has had a lot. Wired has a whole section humanoid robots in their latest print issue. Don't feel the world is ready for that effect on employment.

in case anyone ever needed confirmation that it's not about building a democratic Iran, it's about collapsing Iran and turning it into a land of rubble that can be bombed every six months