USS George HW Bush Arrives in the Middle East

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth traveled to the US military base at Guantanamo Bay and threatened to attack the Cuban government if it acquired weapons that could strike the American military facility or homeland.  “It would be unwise of the government of Cuba to try to procure or get access to the types of weapons […]

Synagogue In Tehran 'Completely Destroyed' In US-Israeli Strikes On Area The AP, AFP, and others have cited Iranian state media to say that US-Israeli strikes have "completely destroyed" a synagogue in Tehran, as attacks have intensified overnight and into Tuesday. "According to preliminary information, the Rafi-Nia Synagogue … was completely destroyed in this morning's attacks," the Shargh newspaper reported. Mehr news agency describes the synagogue was destroyed when an adjacent residential building in central Tehran was bombed in an aerial attacks. Jerusalem Post: A reported photo of the damage to the Rafi Niya Synagogue...

Tech CEOs: Just Kidding About That Jobpocalypse For three years, everyone from Goldman, to Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin, to tech CEOs have been forecasting mass unemployment due to AI wiping out jobs - which would only be accelerated by the proliferation of cheap(er) Chinese models. Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley said last year that AI would replace "literally half of all white-collar workers in the U.S."  And while that may only be a matter of time, tech CEOs have changed their tune - albeit while facing public pitchforks over data centers, the cost of...