Monday/Lundi February/Février 23, 2026
ZAKI QAYOUMI AKA ZACK IS CURRENTLY WRITING AS HE HAS BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST 16 YEARS. HE HAS NOT RECEIVED PAYCHECKS FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS IN THE BIG TECH NOR STARTUPS INDUSTRIES THEREFORE HE HAS NO SORROWS BY THE MASSIVE LAYOFFS (LAYOFFS.FYI too) THAT EVERYBODY IS FACING. THE REPORTS THAT HE WRITES ARE OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE, DUE TO PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS, WHICH CAN HELP VARIOUS IMPORTANT PEOPLE MAKE EXECUTIVE DECISIONS, ESPECIALLY IN THE WORLD OF TECH, THE ECONOMY, WORLD AFFAIRS / AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES / DIPLOMACY, THE WORLD OF MUSIC AND THE WORLD OF GAMING. HE HAS PERFORMED OVER 25 YEARS OF WORK, INCLUDING THESE LAST 8 YEARS UNPAID AND WAITING FOR HIS FIRST NEW CAR PURCHASE EVER OR CAR DONATION. HE ABSOLUTELY NEEDS A SALARY ASAP. LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ZAKI AKA ZACK IS A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY GRADUATE OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WITH A B.A. IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, ALONG WITH TWO CERTIFICATES, ONE IN DATA ANALYSIS FROM CRC, AND THE OTHER IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT FROM FLC. LET’S BE REAL, IF ZAKI’S NAME WAS NOT FOREIGN, HE WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED HIS PROJECT MANAGER JOB OFFER IN TECH WORLD WITH A STEADY SALARY ON A WEEKLY/BIWEEKLY BASIS. YOU ARE ALL COMPLICIT IN THIS DISASTER AND WILL SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES, MORE MASSIVE LAYOFFS UNTIL I RECEIVE A SALARY. THERE WILL BE A NEW SEASON OF UNDERCOVER BOSS ON CBS. THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY HAS BEEN A TOTAL DISASTER AND MORE DISCRIMINATION TOWARDS MINORITIES TOOK PLACE. YOU ARE ALL GAMBLING WITH OUR LIVES, OUR SALARIES, OR LACK THEREOF, I DEMAND COMPENSATION, AS SOON AS HUMANELY POSSIBLE.
Europe’s desire for strategic autonomy is a ‘fait accompli.’ It just needs to decide what that means [Bulletin of Atomic Scientists]
A Conversation with Valentin Razmov [Chess.com]
The killing of Mexico’s most powerful narco will please Donald Trump — But it risks provoking terrible violence in Mexico [The Economist]
He was a Texan dad who had never left America. Then he got deported to Laos [1843 Magazine]
The Chinese Game of Go — 28 Non-Chess Mental Strategies you can use to win the game of life [Medium]
Why Congress just isn’t any fun [The Economist Podcasts]
Global shipping carbon levy shelved for one year [The EIU]
Your Company Needs to Focus on Fewer Projects. Here’s How. [Harvard Business Review]
'Near impossible' travel conditions in New York as 22 inches of snow falls on US east coast [BBC]
Northeast Storm Knocks Out Power, Cancels Flights — More than 500,000 homes and businesses across the Northeast are without power, as flight cancellations pile up and access to New York has been cut off. [Bloomberg]
Exclusive: Volvo Cars to recall 40,000 electric SUVs over battery fire risk [Reuters]
Gaza child dies after Israel blocks medical evacuation [AL-Jazeera News]
Jesse Jackson’s Timeless Economic Platform [The New Yorker]
How many AIs does it take to read a PDF? [The Verge]
The 15 foods destroying rainforests, in one simple chart [Vox]
Finnish quantum unicorn IQM set to go public [TechCrunch]
Measles cases are rising. Other vaccine-preventable infections could be next. [MIT Technology Review]
How jeans explain the modern American economy [Business Insider]
❝Slava Ukraini is more than just the word ‘glory’. It is more than the word ‘Ukraine’. This is my home, this is all I have.❞
NATO Allies train Ukrainian troops how to fight and survive on the battlefield #StandWithUkraine [LinkedIn] #NATO
Lindsey Vonn says she almost had leg amputated after crash at Winter Olympics [The Guardian] that’s enough, Lindsey, you don’t want to lose your leg. It’s time for early retirement. Become an advocate for the Sport, and explain how risky injuries can take place, and how you must be careful. Let’s pray your legs are good enough so you can at least dance again.
With Shattered Smile, Jack Hughes Basks in U.S. Hockey Glory [The New York Times]
House Democrats Eye Trump-Won Territory With New Endorsements [Huffington Post]
America Doesn’t Need a Deal or a War With Iran [The Atlantic]
Never Trump Republicans are still issuing dire warnings. Is anyone listening? [FiveThirtyEight]
Judge Cannon orders secrecy for report on Trump classified-documents case [The Washington Post]
New election rules spice up Paris, Marseille and Lyon mayor races [Le Monde]
NASA is all but certain it won't fly to the moon in March for good reason [Mashable] I think the launch-date will be delayed until 05.21.2026, which will be my birthday. Either I send an invoice, or they donate a German-Engineered Sports Wagon.
What I Just Saw on Holiday in North Korea [VICE]
AIPAC Is Flooding Illinois With Cash. Pro-Palestine Groups Are Backing Kat Abughazaleh. [The Intercept_]
Quest for the Golden Eagle [Nat Geo]
Until Next Time!