Maybe Attacking Iran Was Not Such A Good Idea

A 'War Of The Oil Refineries' Opens As Israel Bombs Key Tehran Sites, After Which Haifa Refinery Targeted Update(1425): Is a tit-for-tat oil depot war opening? This could be the next phase of escalation, already in progress. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has struck Israel's Haifa refinery, framing the attack as direct retaliation for fresh Israeli strikes on energy infrastructure inside Iran. The war of the oil refineries: Iran says it targeted tonight a refinery in Israel after an attack on its own refinery in Tehran. The regional energy infrastructure is getting...

Pentagon Picks OpenAI To Replace Anthropic Update (2345ET): Sam Altman on Friday night announced that OpenAI and Department of War have struck a deal in which the DoW will be able to use the company's AI for military applications, and has agreed to abide by the company's red lines regarding safety (which were similar to rival Anthropic).  "Two of our most important safety principles are prohibitions on domestic mass surveillance and human responsibility for the use of force, including for autonomous weapon systems," Altman said on Friday night, adding "The DoW agrees with these...

Trump Approves DC Emergency Declaration For Potomac Sewage Spill Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration Saturday for the District of Columbia following a massive raw sewage spill into the Potomac River, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced. Water samples are taken from the Potomac River in Glen Echo, Md., on Jan. 23, 2026. Nathan Ellgren/AP The White House named the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the lead federal agency in response to at least 240 million gallons of wastewater discharged from...