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#11
War / US and Israel carrying out str...
Last post by K-Dog - Mar 09, 2026, 08:11 PM
UN rights experts condemn unlawful US-Israeli aggression against Iran
UN human rights experts denounced the unlawful act of aggression waged by the United States and Israel, saying the assault violates the UN Charter’s article on prohibition of the use of force.
Iran Condemns US-Israel Strike on Historical Site as ‘Clear War Crime’
The missile attack on the historical Arg Square complex in Tehran caused damage to Golestan Palace, one of the most enduring symbols of the Iranian capital and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Ground Troops, Airstrikes, and Displacement: No Guarantee of Safety in Lebanon With Relentless Israeli Assaults
As Lebanon’s strained shelter system struggles to cope, Israel is focused on “collective punishment” and pitting the Lebanese government against Hezbollah.
#12
Crazy times / Black Swans and Cooked Goose
Last post by K-Dog - Mar 09, 2026, 06:47 PM
Stocks and Precious Metals Charts - Of Black Swans and Cooked Goose
Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that any one who embarks on that strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The Statesman who yields to war fever must realise that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.
Good reading.
QuotePsychopaths don't feel they have psychological or emotional problems, and they see no reason to change their behavior to conform with societal standards they do not agree with. Psychopaths see the rules and expectations of society as inconvenient and unreasonable impediments to their own behavioral expression. They make their own rules, both as children and as adults.
As of late it appears all news agencies are ordered to use A.I. generated portraits of our Fascist in Chief. Making his psychopathic ass even more inhuman. I notice this because I have been processing a lot of images for the Doomscroll. Trump does it because he is decaying before any eyes that can see. Extreme purification, his flesh even finds him disgusting. Anyway your eyes won't get to see his skin rashes. Trump can spend less time with his makeup artist covering his bruises. The common folk won't see him anymore. Not that they ever did.
#13
War / Oil over $100, markets in free...
Last post by RE - Mar 09, 2026, 05:39 PM
Oil over $100, markets in free fall, and Iran’s new supreme leader is Trump’s ‘worst case’ scenario
Stock markets in free fall as oil goes over $100. “Doomsday” now looking increasingly plausible, analysts say, as fresh attacks further threaten oil supplies. Iran appointed a new supreme leader: He’s the son of the recently killed supreme leader. Trump called this his “worst case” scenario. Rising prices could hurt Republicans in the midterms. Coffee is up 18% since last year. The head of Citi’s “internal hit squad” has left
DOOMSDAY 4 OIL!😁😁😁
RE
#14
War / US and Israel carrying out str...
Last post by K-Dog - Mar 09, 2026, 01:33 PMQuote from: TDoS on Mar 09, 2026, 04:39 AMIndeed. Who knows what will happen with oil at 3077400 a barrel!
Using the 'Get Article' dropdown on the 'Article Options' button will let you add a Doomscroll article to a post here. It does that by creating a special tag in the post. Then the article is later looked up using this tag and displayed. The code that displays the tile and description after looking up the article info was not rendering a '$' correctly. Now it is.
The fix :
Code Select
$safe_description = htmlspecialchars($article['description']);
$safe_description = str_replace('$', '$', $safe_description);
$safe_description = nl2br($safe_description);As you can see here :
Wall Street Slips on Soaring Crude Prices; Tech Stocks Rebound
Wall Street’s main indexes were off session lows on Monday as a rebound in technology stocks softened the blow from investor concerns that soaring oil prices $ could exacerbate inflation pressures.
#15
War / Iran war's energy price shock ...
Last post by RE - Mar 09, 2026, 01:18 PM
Iran war's energy price shock is likely to spiral economy-wide
Fears about a stagflationary scenario are back, with a fresh inflationary shock coming alongside new signs of labor market weakness. While higher oil prices should mean higher revenue for America's energy extraction industries and limit the damage to GDP, the cost for already-strained households and key industries is likely to be immediate and visible
If it lasts a month, it might be a recession. If it lasts 6 months, kiss the economy goodbye.
RE
#16
Collapse Life / Life of the American Prole
Last post by K-Dog - Mar 09, 2026, 12:02 PM
Agents of Chaos, by Will Stephenson
Sam Kriss on AI’s false starts, doomsday scenarios, and eccentric proponents
Vibe coding typically involves accepting AI-generated code without closely reviewing its internal structure, instead relying on results and follow-up prompts to guide changes.
It goes too far, A.I. should assist. The programmer should specify at the function level for AI to give the best results. Define Inputs and outputs and the algorithm. A.I. should not be in the drivers seat. As an assistant and as a tool it is fine, but humans have to stay in the 'internal structure' loop.
A.I. currently wastes as much time as it saves. It is a wash for coding except that I no longer have to spend hours perusing 'stack overflow' to find out how to do something. And that moves me, and the Diner ahead faster.
It is a wash for coding because A.I. does not understand what you are doing and when you go into unknown territory it gets really stupid and will even undo what may have taken hours to build. For tasks that have been done a zillion times it will dazzle and amaze, and seem to save hours. When things get complicated it may start optimizing out the entire point of an application and undo carefully made design decisions. Then you are lost in a wilderness.
When it comes to generating real value and not just a cool demo A.I. is only useful as a tool. To someone who is already a programmer.
The experience like gambling is addictive. Very addictive. Sometimes you win sometimes you loose. You can win big or spend an hour not getting the results you want at all.
#17
Trump Fascism / Raw aggresion, the war report
Last post by K-Dog - Mar 09, 2026, 09:25 AM
Oil To Hit $150 A Barrel As Gulf States May 'Shut Exports Within Weeks'
The escalation of war in the Middle East will "bring down economies of the world", according to Qatar's Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi.
#18
War / US and Israel carrying out str...
Last post by TDoS - Mar 09, 2026, 04:39 AMQuote from: RE on Mar 09, 2026, 02:52 AMBUSINESSINSIDER.COM • 2026-03-08
Oil passes $100 a barrel as US energy secretary says Iran won't be a 'long-term war'
Oil prices surpassed $100 a barrel on Sunday. The US energy secretary is working to reassure Americans that high gas prices won't last. Chris Wright said the conflict in Iran is a "temporary movement," rather than a "long-term war."
The war may not last long, the effects on the oil market however will be quite long lasting. Doubtful Iran gets back to its pre-war production levels anytime soon, and doubtful shipping insurance costs through the Straight of Hormuz will drop much either. More sabotage likely throughout the region.
Things will get quite messy.
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RE
Indeed. Who knows what will happen with oil at 3077400 a barrel!
#19
War / Oil passes $100 a barrel as US...
Last post by RE - Mar 09, 2026, 02:52 AM
Oil passes $100 a barrel as US energy secretary says Iran won't be a 'long-term war'
Oil prices surpassed $100 a barrel on Sunday. The US energy secretary is working to reassure Americans that high gas prices won't last. Chris Wright said the conflict in Iran is a "temporary movement," rather than a "long-term war."
The war may not last long, the effects on the oil market however will be quite long lasting. Doubtful Iran gets back to its pre-war production levels anytime soon, and doubtful shipping insurance costs through the Straight of Hormuz will drop much either. More sabotage likely throughout the region.
Things will get quite messy.
RE
#20
Trump Fascism / How targeting of desalination ...
Last post by RE - Mar 08, 2026, 07:11 PM
How targeting of desalination plants could disrupt water supply in the Gulf
The military targeting of desalination plants poses a huge risk to water security in the water-scarce Gulf region.
I sense a problem coming in a few weeks,
RE