Spain on the war in Iran: “We are against this disaster because we understand that governments are here to improve people’s lives, to provide solutions to problems, not to make people’s lives worse”
www.ft.com/content/69e5...
Spain on the war in Iran: “We are against this disaster because we understand that governments are here to improve people’s lives, to provide solutions to problems, not to make people’s lives worse”
www.ft.com/content/69e5...
Bessent Says Trump’s Tariff Hike to 15% Likely This Week www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump really doesn't care at all about inflation
Gas Prices Surge 11 Cents in One Night Across the U.S. www.autoblog.com/news/gas-pri...
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And there it is …
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White House helps MAGA influencers including famous dog walker flee Middle East war zone on private jet www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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People dig graves for children killed in a strike on a primary school in Iran
03.03.2026 23:44 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0after absolutely eviscerating Kristi Noem and calling for her resignation, Tillis is applauded. He thens threatens to hold up nominees if she doesn't stop stonewalling him. My God.
03.03.2026 17:55 — 👍 23842 🔁 5856 💬 1053 📌 747Trump now doesn’t even remember where his own father was born.
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Donald Trump makes the explicit case in favor of fighting ‘forever wars’
03.03.2026 17:55 — 👍 91 🔁 31 💬 5 📌 5Betting for a nuclear weapon detonating by mid year is at 17%
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Trump threatens to cut off trade after Spain denies air base use
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"Pollsters have long observed that people don’t always accurately report how they voted when they are dissatisfied with the candidate’s performance, a pattern called “recall bias.”"
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"about 6 percent [of Trump voters] now deny ever having voted for Trump despite reporting they did so in 2024.
Among those voters, 2.7 percent falsely claim they voted for Democrat Kamala Harris, while 3.3 percent say they voted for neither Trump nor Harris."
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-voters...
Tariff-related inflation dynamics aren't over. Automakers could start raising prices this year to offset tariffs, dealership executive says www.cnbc.com/2026/02/24/a...
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BYD’s 1,500-kW Charger Could Make EV Charging Go as Quick as Filling Up Gas www.autoblog.com/news/byds-15...
03.03.2026 13:42 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
How likely are Iran to cooperate with the US now?
"What remains of [Iran's] top leadership has its back to the wall. Trump has conveyed to them that this war is existential."
Donald Trump's dangerous 'war of whim'
"As Trump told The New York Times in January, his sole restraint is “my own morality . . . It’s the only thing that can stop me.”
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Deutsche Bank:
"meaningful S&P 500 drawdowns (at least 15%) driven by oil shocks have historically required at least one of the following"
1. spike of at least +50-100% that is sustained
2. big enough to cause a meaningful economic slowdown
3. forces a sharp, hawkish pivot from central banks
It still shocks me that people like Boebert get elected to office.
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CNN: Three US fighter jets accidentally shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, military says By Haley Britzky , Helen Regan Helen Regan , Eyad Kourdi , Isaac Yee , Teele Rebane , Lucas Lilieholm Updated 13 hr ago
Reuters: Fire at US embassy complex in Riyadh after blast heard, sources say By Reuters March 2, 20266:23 PM CSTUpdated 13 mins ago
New York Times: U.S. military death toll rises to 6
CNN: State Dept urges US citizens to "DEPART NOW" from countries throughout Middle East
Two days into the war:
- three F-15s shot down
- U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia in flames
- six U.S. service members confirmed dead; more wounded
- State Department tells Americans to flee the entire Middle East
Why did Trump go to war in Iran?
“In this ideology, the dominance itself is the point: there is no other endgame.
…Three days into the attack on Iran, there is increasing scrutiny of the assertions from government officials.”
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-2-20...
‘We’ll run out of food this week’: Israel’s Iran war brings new Gaza siege
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
Note: 69% of Gen Z Buyers Would Consider Chinese Car Brands, Study Shows
www.autoblog.com/news/69-of-g...
This leap forward in Chinese EVs will become existential for the US car industry
WOW: BYD unveils new Toyota Camry-sized Seal 07 EV with 705 km range electrek.co/2026/03/02/b...
"the Seal 07 DM-i starts at 149,800 yuan ($21,900) in China, so the EV variant will likely start at about the same price."
CPI and PPI translations into PCE suggest core prices in January rose around 0.43%, give or take.
That would be the highest month-over-month reading since February (which was +0.448%) and annualizes to 5.3%.
It corresponds to a 3.1% y/y rate, the highest since March 2024, up from 2.6% in April.
*TRUMP WON’T RULE OUT US TROOPS IN IRAN ‘IF NECESSARY’: NYT
- Bloomberg terminal headlines about 'boots on the ground' based on NYT reporting
"jet fuel provides an energy density of approximately 12,000 Wh/kg, while state-of-the-art lithium-ion cells achieve a cell-level specific energy of only 250–300 Wh/kg"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Note that this battery developed by Chinese scientists has an energy density of 500 Wh/kg, which approaches the level where electric regional jet aviation becomes possible.
That will be a game-changer
China discovers ‘breakthrough’ EV battery that could double range to 1,000+ km electrek.co/2026/02/27/c...
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One of my favourite sides of politics/media.
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