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Politics

Supreme Court Rules Conversion Therapy Bans Violate Free Speech

Eight justices agreed that Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors amounts to viewpoint discrimination. Roughly two dozen other state bans now face the same constitutional problem.

Maynard Keys March 31, 2026

Gaming

ARC Raiders Is Printing Money — And Players Are Thanking It

A $20 cosmetic skin pack is outselling the game itself on Steam — and buyers are leaving thank-you notes in the reviews. ARC Raiders didn't just find an audience; it found a congregation.

Tyler Vincere March 31, 2026

Technology

AI Chose the First 1,000 Targets in Iran. Nobody's Asking What It Got Wrong.

The AI system that selected the first 1,000 strike targets in Iran has a reported accuracy of 60%. No independent body evaluated whether it was reliable enough to decide who lives and who dies.

Jonny V. Nuovo March 31, 2026

Science

Artemis II Cleared to Launch. The Heat Shield Hasn't Changed.

Over 100 cracks in the heat shield. Three melted separation bolts. NASA's response: full confidence and an April 1 launch date.

Carl Sage March 31, 2026

World

A Delhi-Bound Plane. A US Bomb. Iran Calls It a War Crime.

A US airstrike on Mashhad Airport damaged an Iranian aircraft scheduled to fly to New Delhi on a humanitarian aid run. Iran is calling it a war crime — and India, which has tried to stay out of the conflict, hasn't said a word.

Von Clause March 31, 2026

Business

Trump's Iran Exit Signal Whipsawed Oil — and Revealed the War's True Cost

The Wall Street Journal reported Trump might end the Iran war even with Hormuz shut. Oil dropped $5 a barrel in hours. No ceasefire had been agreed — and a tanker was already burning off Dubai.

Maynard Keys March 31, 2026

Technology

$635 Billion for AI. The Iran War Just Changed the Math.

Big Tech locked in $635 billion for AI infrastructure this year. Then the Strait of Hormuz closed, 11 million barrels of daily oil supply vanished, and the IEA called it the largest energy disruption in history. Nobody has revised the spreadsheets.

Jonny V. Nuovo March 31, 2026

World

Israel Passes Death Penalty Law Targeting Palestinians

The law mandates hanging within 90 days for Palestinians convicted in military courts with a roughly 96% conviction rate. Jewish Israelis who commit similar crimes face no equivalent provision.

Von Clause March 31, 2026

Politics

After Allies Refused Iran War Bases, Rubio Questions NATO's Purpose

Spain barred American warplanes from its bases and airspace for the Iran war. Marco Rubio's response — questioning whether NATO serves US interests — could reshape Europe's entire security architecture.

Von Clause March 31, 2026

Technology

$8 Billion Later, the Military's GPS Software Still Doesn't Work

The Pentagon spent 16 years and $8 billion building GPS control software. It still can't operate the satellites. The contract option expires today.

Jonny V. Nuovo March 31, 2026

World

Strikes Hit Isfahan, Tanker Burns Off Dubai, Oil Passes $116

Bunker-busters hit Isfahan overnight while Trump claimed peace talks were making 'great progress.' A Kuwaiti tanker carrying 2 million barrels was struck by an Iranian drone off Dubai. Oil is headed for the biggest monthly surge in market history.

Von Clause March 31, 2026

World

Seventy Dead in Haiti's Breadbasket. Police Counted Sixteen.

Police counted 16 dead. Human rights workers counted 70. The gap between them measures how much of Haiti the state has ceded to armed gangs — including the farmland that feeds the country.

Von Clause March 31, 2026