Last week’s posts on Moon of Alabama:
- Jan 26 – Why Is Trump Causing His Own Downfall?
- Jan 27 – Immigration Enforcement – Trump Is Losing And Chickens Out
Related:
– Donald J. Trump: My Tariffs Have Brought America Back (archived – WSJ OpEd
– Trump’s tariff promises don’t add up. Here’s the math (archived) – Washington Post Editorial
– ‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company (archived) – WSJ
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips
– Trump Support Negative Even Among White Working Class; Approval of His Agenda at Only 27% – Naked Capitalism
– Trump faces fresh MAGA blowback for efforts to ‘de-escalate’ in Minnesota (archived) – Washington Post
– A Bad Heir Day at the Fed – No, Kevin Warsh isn’t qualified – Paul Krugman
- Jan 28 – CNN: Crazy Maduro Held Nutty Belief CIA Was Out To Get Him
Related:
– Exclusive: US planning CIA foothold in post-Maduro Venezuela – CNN
– Rubio Says Venezuela Will Submit Monthly Budget to White House (archived) – NY Times
– Panama Court Strikes Down Hong Kong Firm’s Canal Contract (archived) – NY Times
– Trump tightens screws on Cuba, threatening tariffs on oil suppliers (archived) – Washington Post
- Jan 28 – Trump Wants To Win – But Iran Is No Easy Target
- Jan 31 – Zionist Distorts Arab Analysis As Arguing For Attack On Iran
Related:
– Ignore the Hawks. Attacking Iran Comes With Huge Risks – American Conservative
– The US Navy Faces a Major Challenge in Sustaining Combat Operations off the Coast of Iran – Sonar 21
– Iranian missiles pose deadly threat to region, gulf allies warn U.S. (archived) – Washington Post
– Iran in Revolt – Neoliberalization, Sanctions, Repression – Phenomenal World
Khamenei.ir @khamenei_ir – 9:03 UTC · Feb 1, 2026
The Americans should know if they start a war, this time it will be a regional war.
- Jan 30 – Ukraine – Quincy Paper Praises A Peace Agreement Which Isn’t On Offer
Related:
– Russia’s top diplomat rejects key part of deal to end war with Ukraine (archived) – Washington Post
– Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Turkish media Moscow, January 29, 2026 – mid.ru
– WHY MOSCOW’S FOREIGN PHILOSOPHY IS “WESTPHALIAN” – Patrick Armstrong
– Ukraine Can’t Defend the Entire Front. Russia Is Finding the Gaps. (archived) – NY Times
– Blocking the Russian army: Ukraine’s impossible mission (archived) – Le Monde
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Other issues:
Europe:
- How Trump keeps Europe weak – America weaponises energy – Unherd
- Imagine There’s No NATO: Germany as a New Middle-Sized Military Power in an Anarchic International Order – Fair Observer
- How its long-lost empires still shape Europe (archived) – Economist
- Fifth
manUkrainian call boy, 19, is arrested over Keir Starmer arson attacks in north London – Daily Mail
China:
- I Test Drove a Chinese EV. Now I Don’t Want to Buy American Cars Anymore. (archived) – WSJ
- China’s genius plan to win the AI race is already paying off (archived) – Financial Times
A network of ultra-competitive high-school talent streams has been turning out the leading lights of science and tech - China’s global leadership would be different – Asia Times
- More Evidence of Destructive Deflation in China – Naked Capitalism
AI Beezle:
- Big Tech is taking on more debt than ever to fund its AI aspirations (archived) – Washington Post
“Historically when we’ve had major bubbles they’ve tended to be about real estate, or technology or government policy,” Kedrosky said. “This is the first bubble in history that combines all of these things.” - OpenAI in talks to raise $40bn in investments from Nvidia, Amazon and Microsoft (archived) – Financial Times
- Microsoft sheds $360bn in market value as AI spending spooks investors (archived) – Financial Times
- The $100 Billion Megadeal Between OpenAI and Nvidia Is on Ice (archived) – WSJ
- Banker claims Oracle may slash up to 30,000 jobs, sell health unit to pay for AI build-out – The Register
- Tesla trims car line-up in pivot to AI as annual revenue falls for first time (archived) – Financial Times
Use as open (not related to the wars in Ukraine and Palestine) thread …
