Another chaotic week with almost no free time. I thought I was through with long days at work, but work chose otherwise. So at the end of the day little is left for me to do except take a shower and go to bed.
Reading
Given the current chaos in the world, I have been reading the news, and not much else. See, for example, the list of links at the bottom of the page.
Writing
Other than code, I haven’t written much of anything this week. Or this month. Or this year.
Weekly Writing Prompt
Subject: Spiritual Beings, Politics
Setting: Wilderness
Genre: Literary Fiction
Listening
Grand Funk Railroad, “I’m Your Captain (Closer to Home)”
Interesting Links
What follows is another roundup of Naked Capitalism links discussing Operation Epstein, which is being headed up in the USA by syphilitic dotard Donald Trump and emasculated manbaby Pete Hegseth, with enthusiastic Epsteinian support from all Republicans.
- “Iran War: More Trump Bluster as US and Israel Weapon Stocks Thin and Claims of Success Questioned; Report of Plans to Send Special Forces to Seize Nuclear Material Among Signs of US Troop Mobilization” (2026.03.08)
- “Iran War: Oil Rises to Nearly $120, Stays Above $100 Despite G7 Plans for Reserves Release; Foreign Markets Swoon; Iran Increasing Intensity of Strikes, Targeting More Assets in the Gulf” (2026.03.09)
- “Iran War: Administration Succeeds in Talking Down Oil Price to Below $100 as Trump Seeks Off Ramp to Opposition of Pentagon and Hawks; Iran Continues to Reject Talks, Announces Increase in Strikes, Pounds US Bases Into Dust” (2026.03.10)
- “Iran War: Iran Seeks Decolonization of Gulf Region; IEA Proposes Emergency Release of Reserves; Nuclear Strike Risk Assessment; Iran Escalates Strikes” (2026.03.11)
- “Iran War: Oil Again Breaches $100 as Iran Escalates Attacks on Israel, Shipping, Dubai; More on the Effects of a Long Closure of the Strait of Hormuz” (2026.03.12)
- “Iran War: Oil Flirts With $100 as More Commercial Ships Hit, US Refueling Plane Downed, with Iraqi Militia Taking Credit; Demands for Hormuz Opening Intensify; Private Debt Wobbles Add to Market Pressure” (2026.03.13)
- “Iran War: US Strikes Kharg Island, Deploys More Marines Even as Administration Shows Desperation; Iran Hits Saudi Base Amid Signs of Decaying US Position, Increases Attacks on Israel” (2026.03.14)