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URGENT! Occupiers have been driven out of their positions, and an oil refinery is on fire in Russia: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/26/urgent-occupiers-have-been-driven.html

US officials tell allies Iran war could delay Ukraine weapons shipments (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/us-allies-urkaine-weapons-delay-00848080
http://www.memeorandum.com/260327/p136#a260327p136

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Scouting America will alter several policies at the urging of the Pentagon,
including one targeting transgender children,
the defense secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday as he pushes a campaign against military support for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
Some of the changes mirror what the organization suggested to the defense department in January,
which included discontinuing its citizenship in society merit badge and introducing a military service m…

Russia's influence in the Middle East is crumbling! Putin urgently surrenders key base in Syria: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/27/russias-influence-in-the-middle.html

We need more honesty and courage like this to break the spell—urgently.
“I’m going to say this at risk of my job,” reporter Steve Liesman said on CNBC.
“But what President Trump is doing is insane. It is absolutely insane.
It is about the eighth reason we’ve had for the tariffs.”
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Steven Beschloss (@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social)
We need more honesty and courage like this to break the spell—urgently. “I’m going to say this at risk of my job,” reporter Steve Liesman said on CNBC. “But what President Trump is doing is insane. It is absolutely insane. It is about the eighth reason we’ve had for the tariffs.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]

Saudi Arabia urging US to ramp up Iran attacks, intelligence source confirms (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/27/saudi-arabia-us-iran-attacks-mohammed-bin-salman
http://www.memeorandum.com/260327/p70#a260327p70

URGENT! Kaja Kallas has pronounced a "death sentence" on the Russian economy!: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/24/urgent-kaja-kallas-has-pronounced.html

As the Iran war triggers a global energy crisis,
the climate consequences are already mounting. 
The International Energy Agency warns this crisis could surpass the oil shocks of the 1970s.
Yet, even as some countries accelerate the shift to renewables,
the Trump administration is doubling down on fossil fuels,
scrapping wind projects and expanding drilling.
Bill McKibben is a leading environmentalist who argues this war underscores the urgent need to tr…

Fed, Signaling Little Urgency, Prepares to Pause on Rate Cuts (Colby Smith/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/business/economy/fed-rate-decision-outlook.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260127/p36#a260127p36