“What they posed as the threat they were trying to preempt
—an attack by Iran against US forces
—is so extremely implausible, it is also laughable,” said one analyst
Experts Pillory Trump Case for War on Iran: ‘Flimsiest Excuse for Initiating a Major Attack’ in Decades
https://www.comm…
Mexico moves to combat pollution following Guardian investigations https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/01/mexico-moves-to-combat-pollution-following-guardian-investigations
Tina Smith endorses Peggy Flanagan over Angie Craig in Minnesota Senate race (Lisa Kashinsky/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/02/tina-smith-endorses-lt-gov-peggy-flanagan-in-minnesota-senate-race-00759890
http://www.memeorandum.com/260202/p72#a260202p72
Texans' Nico Collins throws support behind C.J. Stroud following tough playoff exit: 'Dude's a baller' https://www.nfl.com/news/texans-nico-collins-throws-support-behind-c-j-stroud-following-tough-playoff-ex…
Last Tuesday, a spokesman of Dutch state-owned Gasunie said that the historical low in gas storage filling (11% of capacity) was no problem. But, he added, 'we wouldn't want a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz'.
Now, Gasunie says that the attack came at an unfortunate moment, and that our gas may become very expensive once more.
https://
It’s just bonkers how transparent this whole grift is and how so many people keep falling for it
Wow… Google fined a whopping $68 MILLION DOLLARS for eavesdropping on people’s spoken conversations. That’ll teach them! It’s going to take Google a whole hour and a half to make that money back. I guess they won’t be pulling shit like this anymore after feeling that sort of pain. We really showed ‘em this time, eh? https://
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Lou Reed:
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How 10-minute procedures and routine scans become five-figure medical bills
Health care prices are on the rise,
and patients are flummoxed that
even insurance companies aren’t doing more to control costs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026