Nick Brumfield

Fuck man did they Steve Kornacki the fucking regional war?

Yanar Mohammed, a leading Iraqi feminist and co‑founder of the Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq, was assassinated outside her home in Baghdad on March 2, 2026.

For more than two decades, Yanar was one of Iraq’s most courageous advocates for women’s rights.

A large line of trucks at a gas station in Vientiane

Trucks and motorbikes waiting for gas in Vientiane

A traffic jam of trucks trying to get into a gas station in Vientiane

A queue of cars at a gas station in Vientiane

Laos is likely to be the one that gets real fucked, with Thailand (it's main import avenue) banning fuel exports

Govt: Enough oil for local consumption but prices will rise

Thailand Suspends Fuel Exports, Raising Risk of Shortages in Laos

PTT Station temporarily stops filling fuel into containers to manage supply

Border Gridlock as Myanmar Drivers Cross for Thai Petrol amid Price Surge

This shit is being FELT here

Wow yeah this finally got me to block Yair

When protests took off against Qaddafi in Feb 2011, masters students were told they would get their degree immediately if they joined pro-Qaddafi demonstrations.

Also eugenics and racial segregation wow these ideologies of purity really have an elective affinity huh

Iconic cereal and pro-circumcision movement incoming

A deeper cut than the Community meme but couldn't stop thinking about it

I really hate nationalism. I really do.

Also each season should come up with increasingly batshit reasons to bring Abbott back in

The Pitt having to go back to Noah Wyle's ER era is iconic

Other American analysts: Don't worry. The US doesn't get much of its oil from the Middle East. East and Southeast Asia will be much harder hit.

Me, an American who recently permanently moved to Southeast Asia: Shit that's me now

A graph showing the USD sharply recovering value against the Thai baht (31.72) after a month of being around 31

How highly erratic geopolitical decisions make the value of the US Dollar go up is beyond me, but that's the exchange market for you

Just to recap from my soda-straw perspective:
My government started a war of choice that led to my home being bombarded by missiles and drones depleting our air defenses which they refuse to resupply while telling us to evacuate after our airspace was shut because their war put us in danger

Also the Houthis launched missiles at Abu Dhabi in 2022 and we've been talking about this possibility for at least 3 years maybe check your political risk department I'm always open to scoping calls if your firm is looking for consultants

Personal news update: I'm delighted to announce that as of today, I am an actual Bluesky employee! I'll be working to welcome indie media and local govt to Bsky—and supporting those already here.

I'll always want to hear your thoughts on how we can make Bsky the sort of social media we all want!

Idk man he really does seem to be in just the one column

My heart goes out to everyone feeling unsafe in the Middle East. Even the incredibly overpaid white finance bros. War is scary, and no one deserves to die from this. But have some self-awareness, come on.

Another factor could be because that's the part of Iran closest to Israel as well, but they've been systematically taking out police stations, other stuff in the Kurdish provinces.

Scoop: Trump calls Kurdish leaders in Iran war effort The Kurds have thousands of soldiers along the Iran-Iraq border.

Thought I was being paranoid as a non-Iran expert looking at all the airstrikes in the northwest and thinking "oh are they going to try and do something with the Kurds" but yeah Trump's call kinda confirms it

There's the expected ground force. Look out for Balochistan, etc.

Look it's all Orientalist claptrap but can we at least pretend Tomb of the Dragon Emperor didn't happen

Petition to rename The Mummy 4 to The Mummy 3

George Washington's casket could power the greater DC area rn

We all rightfully ragged on that CEO dude talking about making a prediction market out of everything, but corrupt government officials doing a fuckton of insider trading and giving people on Polymarket a heads up *was* what he meant when he was talking about it helping "surface" information

So we've raised apes in human families but have we ever just tried doing an actual Tarzan and giving a human baby to apes to see what happens?

If near-famine conditions resume in Gaza, it is highly likely the Houthis use that as their reason to jump back into the fight

The Campus Left sounds like a somewhat decent mid-2010s college folk band ngl