Last week’s posts on Moon of Alabama:
- Jun 8 – War On Iran: – Iran Will Respond To Ceasefire Breaches Wherever Those Are
- Jun 10 – War On Iran: – U.S. Provocation Towards Further Escalation
- Jun 12 – War On Iran: – Groundhog Day
Related:
– The tanks in Cushing, Oklahoma, are hitting bottom. The oil market is about to hit a tipping point – CNN
– Israel carries out air strikes on Lebanon, state media says, as Iran claims deal with US near – BBC
– Exclusive: Iran sealed uranium cache and placed mines amid fears of US operation to seize material – CNN
– Qatar pursued secret talks with Iran to shield gas complex from strikes, security officials say (archived) – Washington Post
Fereshteh Sadeghi فرشته صادقی @fresh_sadegh – 21:21 UTC · Jun 13, 2026
#Iran 🧵
1- “We don’t accept it”
That’s the mantra of political factions and ordinary citizens who oppose the status quo and the Pakistani-mediated memorandum of understating btw Iran and the US.
Those groups have held protest gatherings against the MoU with chants against negotiators.
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- Jun 9 – No Need To Waste Europe – by English Outsider
Related:
– How Western Europe’s elites lost the plot over Russia – Brian McDonald
– Deconstructing the Myth That Russia is Running Out of Armour – Fronts
– “This is nonsense.” Kuleba does not believe that Ukraine has turned the tide at the front (in Russian) – Strana
– Water was drained from fire extinguishers, food was obtained in battle: 109 days of volunteering in positions that were “forgotten” (in Russian) – Bukvy
- Jun 13 – SpaceX’ Stock Price Will Come Down To Earth
Related:
– How LLMs Actually Work – 0xkato
– Court finds Google liable for false AI answers in landmark case – Yahoo/DPA
– The AI Price War Is Here, Piling Pressure on OpenAI and Anthropic (archived) – WSJ
– AI costs spike as subscriptions hit pricing wall — firms turn towards Chinese LLMs, open-source models to extend… – Tom’s Hardware
– Elon Musk, Human Ponzi Scheme – Paul Krugman
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Other issues:
China:
- The China collapse that just never arrives – Asia Times<´/I>
- China tees up digital payments system to compete with dollar (archived) – FT
- China’s Ancient Bronze Age Kingdom (video) PBS
Water:
- ‘Not a single drop of water will flow to Pakistan’: Indian minister threatens to block water supply – Tribune.pk
- Bangladesh tilts to China as India water-sharing impasse deepens (archived) – Nikkei Asia
- Water wars washing away South Asia’s fragile peace – Asia Times
Europe:
- Von der Leyen is coming for Europe’s wallet Beware the Commission’s power grab – Unherd
- “Burn for us!” – Washington is making another offer Europeans will be too slavish to refuse – Tarik Cyril Amar
- The Mysterious Woman Behind the Nord Stream Explosion (archived) – CIA via WSJ
Capitalism:
- Michael Hudson: Debts That Cannot Be Paid Won’t Be – Naked Capitalism
- The Entire Human Species Has Been Turned Into A Profit-Generating Machine – Caitlin Johnson
Rush:
- Rush’s comeback shines with Anika Nilles’ brilliance – USA Today
- Six years after the death of its drummer, Rush roars back to life (archived) – Washington Post
- Rush reunion becomes a moving tribute to Neil Peart and Anika Nilles’ coronation at Kia Forum – LA Times
- ’70s Rock Legends Rush Perform 20-Minute Epic ‘2112’ Live for First Time Since 1997 – Yahoo/Parade
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Rush – FULL CONCERT in 4K – Fifty Something Tour (video)
Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA | June 9, 2026 A – @~2:36:00
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