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Sources familiar with the discussions reveal that the Pentagon has mapped out scenarios involving boots on the ground in Iran.
Among the units reportedly considered is the 82nd Airborne Division, one of the military’s most elite rapid-response forces, known for its ability to deploy quickly into high-risk combat zones.
The reported planning includes not only troop deployment but also operational logistics
—such as how to detain enemy combatants and manage potential engageme…

He Said “No Troops”… But Secret War Plans Were Already in Motion—What’s Really Happening Behind the Scenes?
Trump says no troops in Iran, but reports reveal Pentagon plans for ground deployment. Is a hidden war strategy already underway?

NFL's make-or-break players in 2026: Keon Coleman, C.J. Stroud among 11 individuals at a crossroads https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-s-make-or-break-players-in-2026-keon-coleman-c-j-stroud-among-11-individuals-at-a-crossroad…

Adaptive transitions in FitzHugh-Nagumo networks with Hebb-Oja coupling rules
Astero Provata, George C. Boulougouris, Johanne Hizanidis
https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.18198 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2602.18198 https://arxiv.org/html/2602.18198
arXiv:2602.18198v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Adaptive coupling in networks of interacting neurons has gained recent attention due to the many applications both in biological and in artificial neural networks, where adaptive coupling or synaptic plasticity is considered as a key factor in learning processes. In the present study, we apply adaptive connectivity rules in networks of interacting FitzHugh-Nagumo oscillators. Adaptive coupling, here, is realized via Hebbian learning adjusted by the Oja rule to prevent the network link weights from growing without bounds. Numerical investigations demonstrate that during the adaptation process the FitzHugh-Nagumo network undergoes adaptive transitions realizing traveling waves, synchronized states and chimera states transiting through various multiplicities. These transitions become more evident when the time scales governing the coupling dynamics are much slower than the ones governing the nodal dynamics (nodal potentials). Namely, when the coupling time scales are slow, the network has the time to realize and demonstrate different synchronization regimes before reaching the final steady state. The transitions can be observed not only in the spacetime plots but also in the abrupt changes of the average coupling weights as the network evolves in time. Regarding the asymptotic coupling distributions, we show that the limiting average coupling strength follows an inverse power law with respect to the Oja parameter (also called "forgetting" parameter) which balances the learning growth. We also report abrupt transitions in the asymptotic coupling strengths when the parameter related to adaptive coupling crosses from fast to slow time scales. These findings are in line with previous studies on spiking neural networks.
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Loopt lekker met die oorlog tegen Iran.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/navy…

Navy Secretary John Phelan exits administration during Iran war
Navy Secretary John Phelan will leave the Trump administration “effective immediately,” the Pentagon announced Wednesday, marking the latest departure of a top defense official this year.“On behalf of the Secretary of War and Deputy Secretary of War, we are grateful to Secretary Phelan for his service to the Department and the United States Navy,” chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement posted on X.It was not immediately clear why Phelan will be departing his post.

Merz ist das beste Beispiel dafür, dass man eben nicht beliebig lang arbeiten kann, sondern irgendwann wirklich in Rente gehen sollte.
Bei Merz wäre der richtige Zeitpunkt vermutlich vor ungefähr 20 Jahren gewesen.
Stattdessen haben wir jetzt diese schlecht Kopie von Mr. Burns am Hacken, der von Tuten und Blasen keine Ahnung hat, sich aber bei jedem bisschen aufplustert, als wenn er das Zentrum der Welt wäre und ohne ihn Deutschland den Bach runter ginge ...
Dunning-Kruger-…

Trump extends ceasefire indefinitely as Iran says it won’t join talks now
Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would extend a ceasefire with Iran
hours before it was due to expire,
pledging to refrain from attacks until discussions with Tehran “are concluded, one way or the other.”

Trump said Iran’s leadership was “seriously fractured” and needed to “come up with a unified proposal.”

Trump made the announcement of an indefinite ceasefire as talks scheduled t…

Trump extends ceasefire indefinitely as Iran says it won’t join talks now
The announcement came as talks set to take place between U.S. and Iranian delegations in Pakistani were postponed amid uncertainty about the broad strokes of a deal.

Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. would deploy an additional 5,000 troops to Poland,
an apparent reversal of his moves to reduce the presence of American forces in Europe to punish NATO for a lack of support with the Iran war.
Trump made the troop announcement in a social media post with few details,
suggesting it was connected to the election last year of nationalist President Karol Nawrocki.
The announcement came shortly after his administration abruptly can…

Veteran WR DJ Chark announces retirement after seven NFL seasons https://www.nfl.com/news/veteran-wr-dj-chark-announces-retirement

With the International Energy Agency calling the war
“the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market,”
most experts don’t expect prices to come down soon.

Regular gas averaging $4 per gallon seems certain in the coming weeks, experts say.

“It’s more like a ‘when’ than an ‘if,’”
said Patrick De Haan, petroleum analyst at GasBuddy.

A $4 national average would mean $5.79 a gallon in California,
a state with among the highest prices

These car brands could suffer the most with soaring gas prices
Original analysis by The Washington Post quantifies the pain at the pump. Look up your car model.

The Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a prominent civil rights organization, the group’s CEO said on Tuesday.
Bryan Fair, the CEO of the SPLC, said the details of the investigation were not entirely clear,
though “the focus appears to be on the SPLC’s prior use of paid confidential informants to gather credible intelligence on extremely violent groups”.