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 Chinese Game of Go — 28 Non-Chess Mental Strategies you can use to win the game of life [Medium]
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]
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]
Pakistan Airstrike Damaged School, Mosque In Paktika, Says UN [Afghanistan International]
Dems refuse to make 2024 mistakes in the wake of tariff ruling [POLITICO]
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]
Poll: Most say the state of the union is not strong and the U.S. is worse off [NPR]
SMF eyes big upgrades in 2026 following record-breaking travel year [Cap Radio News]
Les livres du mois [Le Monde diplomatique]
The United States Is Dangerously Misreading Iran — Washington can start a war, but it may not be able to control the escalation. [Foreign Policy] war with Iran is a dangerous idea, because the aftermath would be a predicament similar to the 2nd war with Iraq. Don’t do it. Just hope for Regime Change via a Democracy in Iran. It will take time, but look how dangerous the current potential #IranRevolution2026 was, about 30,000 Innocent Iranians died. PS. Call Heather Nauert, tell her #MAGAcult is stupid, tell her we need to talk, and give me a Jimmy Johns gift card.
Europe’s Next War — The Rising Risk of NATO-Russia Conflict [Foreign Affairs]
Nepal’s Gen Z Election [The Diplomat]
Alliances, Ukraine, and China’s Growing Challenge [The Cipher Brief]
Guerre électronique : l'Assemblée nationale alerte sur les fragilités de la France [Intelligence Online FR]
How Can Infinity Come in Many Sizes? [Quanta Magazine]
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NASA to Rollback Artemis II Rocket, Spacecraft [NASA]
Faxes continue to come to INTERPOL Desks around the Planet for a petition to place an INTERPOL RED NOTICE on Netanyahu for being a Butcher and the #GazaGenocide [INTERPOL]
Life or Death Over Yemen: How 2 F-16 Pilots Survived a Houthi SAMbush [Air & Space Forces Magazine]
Here Are the Best Used Cars Under $30K to Take Your Dollar Farther [MOTORTREND]
What’s up, everybody! It’s Monday, February 23rd, 2026. It’s Monday, therefore it’s Major Content Curation Day. There will be a “Coffee With Zack” VLOG later tonight. Hopefully.
