Monday/Lundi March/Mars 30, 2026
#CurrentlyWriting…
Nuclear Arsenals of the World [Bulletin of Atomic Scientists]
Benjamin Leussen. Another Of The Forgotten. Part One. [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, Go Board Game [AMAZON AFFILIATE LINK]
The DHS shutdown is straining air traffic controllers like me — Federal aviation employees should never have to wonder when or whether their next paycheck will arrive. [MS NOW]
How Iran is making a mint from Donald Trump’s war [The Economist]
Life in Haiti's ganglands [1843 Magazine]
The Weekend Intelligence | Global news — Screwed by AI — AI is coming for your most intimate relationships [The Economist Podcasts]
Christine Lagarde on crisis-fighting in a Trumpian world [The Insider - The Economist]
Gen AI Won’t Make Your Employees Experts [Harvard Business Review]
Think Love Island is bad? Wait until you see the AI fruit version [BBC]
The Myth of the American Turning Point [Bloomberg]
Pakistan prepares to host peace talks as Iran accuses US of ground assault plans [Reuters]
Trump says wants to take Iran’s oil; Kuwait power and desalination site hit [AL-Jazeera News]
The Last Generation - On a farm in Kentucky, Jackie Allen, Jr., and his family grow corn, soybeans, and hay. Consolidation and tariffs spell an uncertain future for operations like Allen’s, and his children and grandchildren aren’t likely to take over when he retires. Paige Williams reports on a disappearing way of life, with photographs by Bob Miller. [The New Yorker]
Several Terrorist Groups Operating In Afghanistan, Says Russia [Afghanistan International]
Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war in Palm Sunday Mass message [Politico]
The Macintosh changed computers forever — On Version History: how a side project within Apple turned into one of the most influential computers ever. [The Verge]
The religious right is breaking up over Israel and Iran [Vox]
SXSW rebounds as a top networking, ideas festival for founders and VCs [TechCrunch]
Are high gas prices good news for EVs? It’s complicated. [MIT Technology Review]
Americans are scrapping their big summer vacation plans [Business Insider]
🗓️ 100 days to go until the 2026 #NATOsummit in Ankara, Türkiye 🇹🇷 — This is the second time Türkiye will host a NATO Summit, following Istanbul in 2004. NATO Summits bring together Allied leaders to take decisions on important issues facing the Alliance [LinkedIn]
‘It’s biblical’: Maga anxiety over Iran war on display at CPAC as Trump skips event [The Guardian]
As Gas Prices Approach $4 a Gallon, Americans Rethink Vacations [The New York Times]
Robert De Niro Tears Apart Trump's 'F**ked Up' Presidency In 'No Kings' Takedown [Huffington Post]
The Manosphere Turns on Trump [The Atlantic]
TSA officers working without pay should expect checks on Monday: DHS [FiveThirtyEight]
A dark analogy for the war in Iran [The Washington Post]
Two more suspects arrested in foiled Paris bomb attack outside Bank of America [Le Monde]
How to watch MotoGP live streams online for free [Mashable]
Why Is ‘Tranq’ So Big in Florida? Watch This New VICE Documentary [VICE]
“Liberate Their Bodies From Their Souls”: The Lies That Sell the Iran War [The Intercept_]
This isn’t outer space—yet [Nat Geo]
Iran warns U.S. against ground invasion, as Pakistan holds diplomatic talks [NPR]
Trump approves TSA funding, but Sacramento officers say the damage has been done [Cap Radio News]
Un optimisme farouche [Le Monde diplomatique]
An Iran Exit Plan — There’s still time for a sensible compromise between Washington and Tehran. [Foreign Policy]
The Price of Strategic Incoherence in Iran — For America, the War’s Benefits Won’t Outweigh Its Costs [Foreign Affairs]
Testing the Japan-South Korea-US Techno-Alliance [The Diplomat]
David Ignatius on War with Iran, the FUture of Espionage, and 50 Years of Reporting — State Secrets [The Cipher Brief]
Spy Way of Life | Russie — Le "Darbazi", refuge gastronomique des diplomates français en mission au Kremlin [Intelligence Online FR]
In Math, Rigor Is Vital. But Are Digitized Proofs Taking It Too Far? [Quanta Magazine]
[Information presse] Le CERN va accueillir une grande plateforme de publication en libre accès en Europe — En savoir plus : [CERN_FR]
Artemis II — The first crewed Artemis flight marks a key step toward long‑term return to the Moon and future missions to Mars. [NASA] after 25 years of work, there isn’t a new car for me, therefore, launch is delayed. Confirmed.
INTERPOL report warns of increasingly sophisticated global financial fraud threat [INTERPOL] I’ve contacted INTERPOL about people siphoning from #ZackTechnologyLLC, they will be promptly arrested. I need to be able to send invoices, and some entities will have to pay for them.
Pentagon Eyes Canceling ‘Troubled’ GPS Ground System [Air & Space Forces Magazine]
Opinion After Driving: The Aston Martin Valhalla Is a Poster Child for Modern Performance Madness [MOTORTREND]
What’s up, everybody! It’s Monday, March 30, 2026. It’s Major Content Curation day! There will be a new episode of “Coffee With Zack” in English (VLOG) later tonight, hopefully. I wanted to mention I’m very appreciative of Former General Mattis for speaking out last week due to Trump’s poor judgment and pathetic behavior since he’s unfit to be Commander-in-Chief. Gee, I wonder who we have that would be a better fit for this role right now? Let me know in the comments.
Until Next Time!
