Monday/Lundi April/Avril 6, 2026
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The World on Fire: Why the Iran War Must End Now
From the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to the collapse of American military credibility, the conflict that began on February 28, 2026 threatens every family's grocery bill, every nation's energy supply, and every diplomat's remaining hope for stability. This is a warning. Listen carefully. [Zack Technology LLC]
Outdated language obscures the risks of autonomous weapons [Bulletin of Atomic Scientists]
SRCC Defeats SRM, Wins For 1st Time [Chess.com Blog]
Millennium ChessGenius Pro M815 – Electronic Chess Computer with 2200 ELO Adaptive AI Skill Levels, Color Display, Built-in Trainer, Magnetic Travel Design [AMAZON AFFILIATE LINK]
WE Games Go Game Set 12 Inch - Traditional Go Set with Pull-Out Storage Drawers, Portable Wood Veneer Goban, Strategy Board Games for Adults, Chinese Chess Go Board Game [AMAZON AFFILIATE LINK]
U.S. military rescues missing airman in Iran in daring night mission [MS NOW]
Inflation or recession? The tug of war in bond markets — Governments’ borrowing costs are being pulled in opposite directions [The Economist]
Egypt’s new pyramid scheme — A vast new capital is being built in the desert. The government hopes it will put the country on the map again [1843 Magazine]
The Weekend Intelligence: A life less Earthly, Apr 4th 2026 [The Economist Podcasts]
Will China be the real winner from the Iran war? [The Insider - The Economist]
Burnout Looks Different Across the Org Chart. Watch for These Signs. [Harvard Business Insider]
Pope Leo calls for global leaders to choose peace in his first Easter Mass [BBC]
On NASA’s Moon Mission, the Biggest Headache Has Been the Toilet [Bloomberg]
Oil prices rise as US-Israeli war with Iran continues to disrupt supply [Reuters]
‘Refuse to celebrate’: Christians in Gaza mark sombre Easter amid genocide [AL-Jazeera News] #GazaGenocide
Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth’s Warped Vision of the Iran War [The New Yorker]
China Optimistic About Progress In Taliban-Pakistan Talks [Afghanistan International]
'Walking on eggshells’: How Trump is managing his delicate China truce [POLITICO]
I let Gemini in Google Maps plan my day and it went surprisingly well [The Verge]
The high price of everything, explained [Vox]
In Japan, the robot isn’t coming for your job; it’s filling the one nobody wants [TechCrunch]
Four things we’d need to put data centers in space [MIT Technology Review]
I visited every country by 25. Antarctica showed me how much I still hadn't seen. [Business Insider]
Since 1949, nations have stood together in NATO. — 77 years of working for peace, security and freedom [LinkedIn] #NATO #OTAN
‘I still think it’s one of the great films of all time’: All the President’s Men turns 50 [The Guardian]
My Husband Can’t Get a Job. Should I Divorce Him? [The New York Times]
Stephen Miller Is Still Advocating For Extreme Immigration Restrictions: NYT [Huffington Post] that’s why Latinos need to vote him out of office in the Midterms 2026
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Palestine ‘36’ Brings Endurance, Pride and Defiance to the Screen at Gateway Film Center [The Lantern]
The Real Intelligence Failure in Iran — A costly quagmire was predictable. Trump went to war anyway. [The Atlantic]
Hegseth ousts Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George [FiveThirtyEight]
Until Next Time!
