15,000‑20,000 ISIS‑linked Detainees Now Free
"U.S. Intelligence Says at Least 15,000 at Large After ISIS Detention Camp Collapses in Syria" @WSJ https://t.co/a96xFMH9Yd U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that 15,000 to 20,000 people, including Islamic State affiliates are now at large in Syria, after an exodus from a camp that held jihadists’ families, U.S. officials familiar with the estimate said. Security experts have long warned that the wives of Islamic State fighters were effectively raising the next generation of militants at the sprawling Al-Hol facility. Security at the camp fell apart in recent weeks after Syria’s government routed the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, which had guarded Al-Hol for years, raising concerns about the release of people who might have become radicalized during the years held behind the razor wire.
Iran’s $20 B Boeing Order Vanished After Deal Collapse
Under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Iran ordered 110 Boeing jets — 80 for Iran Air (77W, 777-9, 737 MAX) & 30 737 MAX for Aseman signed in 2016–17…deal value $20 billion at list prices After Trump admin withdrew Iran deal...
Russia's Economy Surpasses Japan Amid Kuril Islands Dispute
As Russia and Japan arm wrestle over the Kuril Islands, Russia’s economy outpaces Japan. https://t.co/Y7wv29WjpH
Cynical Support Aims for Top‑Down Control of Speech
They do understand it, they just cynically support that mission because they want top down control over our information landscape and online speech.
Risen Energy Introduces Full Liquid Cooling for 131 kW Storage
Risen Energy adds full liquid cooling to 131 kW/261 kWh C&I storage unit #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/WaJHUYwp2n
Trump Hikes Global Tariff to 15%, Signaling Trade Upheaval
Trump raises his global tariff from 10% to 15%. All in one day. His geopolitics and geoeconomics. Is this it? Or will he do more that affects trade, supply chains, and logistics?
Sam Raimi's Send Help
Do you know who else got sexy legs at US #BoxOffice? Yeah, #SamRaimi, as #20thCenturyStudios new original R-rated horror #SendHelp starring #RachelMcAdams & #DylanOBrien grossed STRONG 1.2M on 4th FRI, just a -32.8% drop from last FRI (vs #Old’s...
Jan Gas Futures Near $5, Could Slip Below $4.40
January Natural Gas vs. Lower Energy, Rates Goals - The January natural gas future (Jan27) is typically the tip of the price curve and will be tops in relevance around the US midterms, with a potential downward bias. Preexisting trends...
U.S. Produces 300 Mining Engineers vs China’s 3,000
Here’s an important story in the Washington Post, with a link below, about how the United States forgot how to mine anything and what it is costing our nation today. If America wants to reduce its dependence on imports from...
Beyond Bullish Forecasts: Deep Dive with YJ Lee
Episode 229 of the @globallithium podcast with YJ Lee. The bullish forecasts are only a small part of the conversation. @usuallyYJLee https://t.co/Dkg19Dg7Lg
Predicted AI Technophobia a Decade Ago; History Rhymes
i anticipated the technophobic pushback ai would receive nearly a decade ago and gave a talk at cliocon about it. history doesn't repeat, it rhymes. watch my comments here: https://t.co/CIm9q25mQ6
Lakehouse Surge Shows Data Infrastructure Beats AI Hype
AGI is in the noise bucket this week. Lakehouse architecture? Up 400%. While the industry debates the AI endgame, data infrastructure quietly becomes non-negotiable. The boring skills win again.
Taxpayer Money Moves Reactors; Solar and Batteries Already Mobile
Gee. With billions of taxpayer subsidies, we have finally proven that you can *actually move* a nuclear reactor. (But the fuel didn’t fly with them…) 🙄 Meanwhile, solar and batteries are cheaper, faster, safer, and move on planes and trucks every...
Starlink Group 17‑25 Launches From Vandenberg at 090
LAUNCH at 0904 UTC Feb 21 of Starlink Group 17-25 from Vandenberg Space Force Base
NASA Flags SLS Upper-Stage Issue, Possible VAB Rollback
NASA just said there's a problem with the SLS upper stage and they may have to roll back to the VAB. https://t.co/jS1avhZOkR
NASA May Delay Artemis II Launch, Rolling Back to VAB
Bad news for Artemis 2: "NASA is taking steps to potentially roll back the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building… This will almost assuredly impact the March launch window." https://t.co/rS2SqwVMwD
Glen Powell's Limited Release Nets $1.7M Opening Day
#GlenPowell is back at the US #BoxOffice arena this time via #A24, this time with comedic crime thriller #HowToMakeAKilling. Despite releasing it in just 1.625 theatres and with not much promo and mixed reviews, it still managed to gross 1.7M...
Discord Officially Ends Partnership with Persona, Confirming Rumors
Seeing it make the rounds again that Discord parted ways with Persona, which we reported a week ago
Stories, Not Data, Drive Health Tech Adoption
We want Health Tech to be evidence-based, but the truth is that adoption is ultimately driven by stories - NOT data. Here’s what I’ve seen play out over the past 13+ years over and over again: → Health system execs will choose...
Trump Officials Scramble to Fund $500B Defense Boost
NEW with @JStein_WaPo: Trump administration officials are struggling to determine how to increase defense spending $500 billion in their forthcoming budget, after Pete Hegseth secured the increase despite internal criticism from Russ Vought and other officials.
Supreme Court Blocks Trump Tariffs, Trade Uncertainty Persists
Global economies. Trade. Supply chains. Logistics. Was Trump’s action to the Supreme Court striking down his tariffs it? Or will there be more?
We’re On
Stripe processes billions without human intervention AWS scales infrastructure autonomously Algorithmic trading firms execute millions of trades per second We're already living in the age of zero human companies. We just haven't removed the last human yet. That final step? It's closer than you think.
Trump's Homebuying Ban Spares Build‑to‑rent and Fixer‑uppers
Trump's proposed institutional homebuying 'ban' includes 2 exemptions --> build-to-rent communities --> existing homes in need of significant repair https://t.co/iFD29f3UiD
Supreme Court Destroys Trump Tariffs, Supply Chains Must Adapt
Supply Chains Brace for Renewed Turbulence as Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs. If you have not made your supply chains flexible and adaptable, good luck. https://t.co/PfhBGWsOQa
Emirates Swaps Ultra‑dense A380 for Premium‑focused Layout
Big one from Emirates.... they’re retiring the 615-seat A380 layout (world’s highest capacity passenger jet) on all 15 of those high density frames. The 58 Business + 557 Economy setup that packed them in is done. Starting with the first ones...
Cold Weather Cripples Ukrainian Aerial Countermeasures and FPV Cables
Weather still has a very significant effect. Ukrainian fighter aircraft , helicopters, and UAV interceptors were all less effective countering Shaheds over the winter because of the weather. The fiber optic cables on FPVs often fail because of the cold....
TMNT Sequel Advances to August for Summer Box Office Boost
The #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles are making its comeback earlier, as #Paramount moved animated sequel #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMutantMayhem2 up from SEP 17, 2027! #TMNT: #MutantMayhem2 now debuts on AUG 13, 2027 late SUMMER, similar to 1st #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMutantMayhem, which debuted on AUG 2 back in 2023, what...
Closing Fossil Plants Drives Winter Grid Strain, Price Spikes
Had we not shut down so many coal plants and suppressed so many pipelines and prevented so many gas plants, this winter's electricity demand could have been easily and cheaply met. Instead, it strained grids, spiked power prices, and spiked heating...
Almonty Raises $112.5M for Global Tungsten Expansion
Almonty seeks $112.5mn to advance Montana tungsten, Portugal Panasqueira expansion, and Korea Sangdong Mo drilling. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/02/almonty-tungsten-funding-targets-1125mn.html
Local Deposits Multiply Community Economic Impact
For anyone curious about how local deposits multiple dollars into the local community, dig out your old Econ 101 textbook or search for “money multiplier”. When you keep your $ in a local bank it feeds the local economy. The...
Own Your Digital Space: Keep a Website in 2026
It's the digital form of "Renting vs. Owning" :) Yep, you own it, you can do what you want with it, you can monetize how you want to, and you won't wake up one morning to find some network removed...
Erebor Claims to Be More American than US Banks
Love to hear how “more American” Erebor is than the 4,000+ US community banks. We’re certainly not beholden to foreign markets & our owners & customers are our neighbors. Wish them the best, but this is a really strange even...
Insurance: The Hidden Backbone of AI
Reminder: AI can't exist without insurance. Without insurance, @nvidia couldn't manufacture anything, delivery trucks wouldn't move, GPUs couldn't ship to companies like @xai to power @grok, no @GeminiApp datacenter would open, no @AnthropicAI employee would want to work there, and @OpenAI...
Russia Equips Molniya with Geran‑style Mesh Modems
According to Serhii Flash, Russia has installed mesh modems on Molniya similar to the ones used on Geran and Gerbera. https://t.co/0MrbFEDbvA https://t.co/NYuN8bvpH6
Cubenergy FlexCombo 2.0 Powers Next‑Gen Energy Applications
Enable the next wave of applications and opportunity: Cubenergy’s FlexCombo 2.0 flexible energy storage AC block #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/WVo8bo2saO
Future‑Proofed LAX Map Highlights New Terminals 9, 0, APM
LAX airport in Los Angeles CA. One of the busiest as well as one of the most internationaly connected airports in the USA I like to future proof my maps so this version shows the airport with several projects completed...
Data Center Growth Ends; Power Procurement Becomes Arms Race
Just read several embargoed reports coming out this week. We are no longer in a “data center growth” cycle. We are in a power procurement arms race.
Teclistamab‑Daratumumab Shows Strong Benefit in RRMM
Teclistamab–Daratumumab in Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma [Feb 18, 2026] @End_myeloma et al. @NEJM https://t.co/PTSmdrV2zp #mmsm #tcellrx #ImmunoOnc QUICK TAKES: New phase 3 trial results are summarized in a short video.
Paramount Skydance Faces Talent Challenges Amid Crucial Phase
As Paramount Skydance careens through one of the more pivotal chapters in its short existence, it appears to have talent problems.... https://t.co/ou55mmDguf via @variety
Exposure‑Response Guides Belantamab Dose in RR‑MM
Exposure–Response Analyses for Therapeutic Dose Selection of Belantamab Mafodotin in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma [Sep 1, 2021] Ferron-Brady et al. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics https://t.co/58kmDFKRwO #mmsm #oncopharm #caxtx
BCMA Targeting Advances Multiple Myeloma Treatment Landscape
Targeting BCMA in Multiple Myeloma [Aug 25, 2021] Tan & @UrviShahMD Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports https://t.co/lAhqwwa7u3 #mmsm #caxtx #CARTcell
Anti‑BCMA CAR‑T Triggers Immunoglobulin Isotype Switching
Immunoglobulin Isotype Switch after Anti-BCMA CAR T-Cell Therapy for Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma [Nov 10, 2021] Liang et al. @BloodAdvances https://t.co/KfreDCvIDH #CARTcell #mmsm https://t.co/7qNQBEoqkX
Antigen Escape Drives Resistance to BCMA Therapies
Antigen escape as a shared mechanism of resistance to BCMA-directed therapies in multiple myeloma [Jul 25, 2024] @RossFirestone et al. @BloodJournal https://t.co/cOh0YC2u9H #mmsm #ImmunoOnc #CARTcell #PrecisionMedicine #lymphoidneoplasia #immunobiologyandimmunotherapy https://t.co/6sbEv5KtLY
Scale Up, Shift Risk: Fix Nuclear Incentives
I want nuclear to succeed. And right now almost every nuclear project in the Western world is an unmitigated disaster. The only way out of this is to both fix the economic incentives (customers can not hold the bag for...
Ukrainian UAVs Evolve Fast—NATO Should Buy Now
I think this is an additional argument for purchasing Ukrainian FPVs and other UAVs. Ukrainian companies update their UAVs regularly to meet the changing requirements on the battlefield and Russian adaptations. Makes sense for NATO members to benefit from these...
Billionaires and New Yorkers Finally Face New Tax
No, Fareed Zakaria, billionaires will pay for this, at last. New Yorkers will pay for this https://t.co/C2borEu7fx
Hot, Dry 2026 Boosts Australian Solar Amid Fires
Hot, dry start to 2026 lifts Australian PV, despite fires and monsoon losses #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/thgmhFkK3v https://t.co/CQA7F9yadu
Credit One Teaches Credit Pitfalls and Rebuilding Momentum
@CreditOneBank is building programs like Credit Wreckers to teach people what not to do with credit and help rebuild financial momentum. In this episode, we discuss how with Steve Min. Watch the full video: https://t.co/wUIHckaAy4 https://t.co/kXzIKFYg9G
EU's Orban and Fico Threaten Ukraine Aid, Risk Suspension
How many more years is this idiocy going to continue? Two collaborationist regimes in the center of Europe, during the largest continental war since WWII, are openly undermining the entire 500-million EU and the defense of the free world, all while...
FPV Drone Strikes Myanmar Plane, No Injuries Reported
Myanmar last night... MNA ATR-72-600 got hit by FPV suicide drone(s) at Myitkyina Airport while boarding for Mandalay. Minor shrapnel damage reported, but crucially no passengers or crew hurt. KIA/PDF coalition named by authorities.