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'13 US Bases Uninhabitable': Pentagon Admits Much Of Iran War Overseen By Personnel 'Working Remotely' The New York Times really buried the lede in a fresh report entitled "Iran’s Attacks Force US Troops to Work Remotely." With the report noting that before the Iran war started the Pentagon had some 40,000 troops in the region, we are told that many have been widely dispersed due to the Iranian retaliatory bombing campaign on the Gulf, even as far as Europe, and must 'work remotely'. Somehow readers expect they are about to read...

Interpreting The Taliban's Invitation For American Investments Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, This was arguably a preemptive de-escalation move that would also gauge the US' intentions... The New York Times (NYT) interviewed Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul as part of their coverage of the fifth anniversary of the Taliban's return to power. Muttaqi invited the US to reopen its embassy and invest in his country's minerals, dams, and roads. He also declared that "We consider the chapter of war to have come to an end, and from now...

US Lawmakers Renew Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Push With ARMA Bill Authored by Brayden Lindrea via CoinTelegraph.com, US lawmakers have renewed efforts to codify a US strategic Bitcoin reserve with a new bipartisan bill on Thursday that seeks to acquire around 1 million Bitcoin over five years.  The American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 would establish a Strategic Bitcoin (BTC) Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile for other federally held cryptocurrencies, which would be held by the US Treasury Department, said the bill’s sponsor, Representative Nick Begich. ARMA, sponsored by 16 members of Congress, builds on the...