Georgia Governor Declares 15 Day State of Emergency, Deploys National Guard in Anticipation of Tyre Nichols and 'Cop City' Riots

Major Israeli PAC Flips: Tel Aviv Should Pay Out-Of-Pocket If It Wants US Weapons via Middle East Eye The pro-Israel advocacy group J Street is now calling for an end to "direct" US military support to Israel, per a new policy document published this week. The group had previously backed Washington's continued provision of defensive weapons systems, such as the replenishment of Israel's Iron Dome, at no cost to Israelis.  Now, it says the US "should continue to sell" short-range air and ballistic missile defense capabilities to Israel, but Israel should use its own money to...

IEA Chief Warns Gulf Flows May Take Six Months To Restore After Biggest-Ever Energy Shock The head of the International Energy Agency told the Financial Times on Friday that the world is severely underestimating the scale of the Gulf energy shock, and that it may take at least six months to restore disrupted oil and gas flows. Fatih Birol described the conflict, now in its third week, as "the greatest global energy security threat in history", and said it would take time "to have oil and gas rehabilitated". "It will be six...

Forcing AI companies to provide their own power doesn’t get at the root of the issue, which is that the resources we use to generate electricity are scarce.