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Updated Thursday, March 05, 2026

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Leah Swanson

Leah Swanson covers procurement theater and defense acquisition with an archivist's devotion to paper trails. Leah follows legislative brinkmanship where language is often budget by other means. Leah says procurement calendars tell the truth eventually.

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  • President Donald Trump reviews a mobile device during an early morning briefing on citizen responses to military operations.

    Politics & Policy

    President Trump Texted 1,000 Americans To Inform Them He Had Already Attacked Iran.

    President Donald Trump conducted a nationwide text message campaign to announce the commencement of 'Operation Epic Fury' against Iran, framing the outreach...

    · Politics & Policy,Defense & Military,Foreign Policy,Military Action,Executive Communication,Iran Conflict,Government Outreach,Politics,Us,Defense,Why Is The Attacking Iran Here's What The Trump Administration Has Said,longform,column,satire

  • Legal counsel presents evidence of cognitive capacity during landmark personhood hearing for Cortical Labs' brain cell clusters in Melbourne federal court.

    Legal Affairs

    Cortical Labs Researchers Declare Brain Cell Doom Gameplay Qualifies for Legal Personhood Protections

    Biotech startup Cortical Labs has formally petitioned Australian courts to recognize its brain cell clusters as legal persons following successful Doom...

    · Legal Affairs,Technology & Innovation,bioethics,artificial intelligence,neuroscience,legal personhood,biotechnology,Business,Technology,Elections,Researchers Get Human Brain Cells Running Doom Futurism,satire

  • Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei competes in a rock-paper-scissors tournament to determine control of AI ethical oversight, with the loser assigned manual operation of the global climate control system.

    Business

    Dario Amodei proposes a lottery to correct AI's accidental power imbalance

    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, expressing discomfort with AI's accidental concentration of power, has mandated a high-stakes playground game to democratize...

    · Business,Technology,dystopian themes,metaphorical narrative,power and control,technological consequence,artistic expression,Artificial Intelligence,Dario Amodei Expresses Discomfort With The Overnight And Accidental Concentration Of Power,satire

  • A scene representing the current state of queue health check.

    Technology & Innovation

    Queue Health Check Task Force Says Internal Review Found Three Conflicting Directives

    The unfolding situation regarding queue health check took a turn for the surreal this morning as officials admitted that the plan is currently just a series of hopeful gestures. Observers remain cautiously optimistic tha...

    · Technology & Innovation,Science,Queue Health Check,AI Governance,Experimental Technology,Technology,Artificial Intelligence,longform,column,satire

  • NASA astronaut Lt. Col. Mark O'Neil demonstrates the Artemis Faceplant Module's enhanced tumbling capabilities during field tests at Johnson Space Center's lunar terrain simulator.

    Science & Research

    NASA Unveils Next-Gen Spacesuit Designed Solely For Falling Down Repeatedly On Moon

    NASA has proudly announced the successful testing of a new spacesuit optimized for astronauts to pratfall on the lunar surface with maximum theatricality.

    · Science & Research,Technology & Innovation,NASA,space exploration,spacesuits,lunar missions,astronaut training,Science,Entertainment,Space,Next Gen NASA Spacesuit For Moon Missions Reaches Crucial Milestone The Daily,satire

  • A scene representing the current state of View India US Trade Deal Is Manoeuvring Not A Cave In.

    Science

    pulses: Latest News & Videos, Photos about pulses

    Experts remain divided on whether View India US Trade Deal Is Manoeuvring Not A Cave In represents a breakthrough in governance or a very expensive misunderstanding of basic physics. Observers remain cautiously optimisti...

    · Science,World,View India US Trade Deal Is Manoeuvring Not A Cave In,longform,column,satire

  • A scene representing the current state of Crude Oil Prices Slip As US Iran Tensions Ease.

    Global Affairs & Diplomacy

    Crude Oil Prices Slip as US-Iran Tensions Ease

    The ongoing saga of Crude Oil Prices Slip As US Iran Tensions Ease took a turn for the surreal this morning as officials admitted that the plan is currently just a series of hopeful gestures. Observers remain cautiously ...

    · Global Affairs & Diplomacy,Us,US-Iran Relations,Crude Oil Market,International Tensions,Science,Energy,Crude Oil Prices Slip As US Iran Tensions Ease,satire