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Israel urges Iranian uprising while privately saying they’d ‘get slaughtered’

Israeli officials told US diplomats that the Iranian government is “not cracking” in a State Department cable.

AI-powered robot dogs guarding reviled data centers is where we have arrived

These robots, known as “quadrupeds,” are being used to patrol the sprawling energy-sucking complexes, which are increasingly being met with protest around the country.

by Stephen Prager March 18, 2026March 18, 2026

Fisherwoman Diane Wilson is on hunger strike to stop Dow’s pollution of Texas Gulf Coast

“We’re saying, ‘Oh, pretty please, will you save the bays? Will you not pollute us today?’… I think we’re way too polite and way too well-behaved. And that’s why I advocate being an unreasonable woman.”

by Maximillian Alvarez March 18, 2026March 18, 2026

A billion-dollar company poisoned their town, then moved on. Now people are dying.

“It doesn’t matter what side of the political spectrum you’re coming from, nobody cared about us… we’ve been so let down and our trust is so broken. Everything’s been taken from us.”