Zeeshan Shah
@zeeshanshah.bsky.social
Works at FINRA; Observer of Pakistan and US politics with 9 years of working in both political systems. Posts on International Affairs, Financial Markets,Türkiye, Central Asia, and Eurasia. Comments in Al-Monitor, The New Arab, & Nikkei
Each paragraph of this piece is worse than the last.
Exclusive: Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces in the Middle East, the first indication that another major U.S. adversary is participating — even indirectly — in the war.
Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say
The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.
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Via the @financialreports.bsky.social My thoughts on why US "jobless growth" may have entered uncharted territory. The decoupling of growth from employment looks more persistent—and consequential—than the three previous episodes we've seen over the last 40 years: www.ft.com/content/298a... #economy
This time really could be different on jobs
Three catalysts are driving an intensifying divergence between a cooling US labour market and strong GDP growth
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This is happening because OpenAI - a company that does not have anything even approaching a viable business model and is setting money on fire - used borrowed money to advance buy all of the raw materials for RAM production so competitors couldn’t get it
Tom Warren@tomwarren.co.uk · 6mo agothis RAM crisis feels like it’s going to ruin consumer electronics over the next decade. Bloomberg reports that Sony is considering pushing the PS6 release to 2028 or even 2029 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
WSJ: “.. The pricing break is over. .. Companies .. are raising prices early this year on items from bluejeans and spices to housewares and industrial products.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/business/pri...
Breaking: The Pentagon used Anthropic’s AI tool Claude in its military operation to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on.wsj.com/3OhxgEK
Exclusive | Pentagon Used Anthropic’s Claude in Maduro Venezuela Raid
The use of the model through a contract with Palantir highlights the growing role of AI in the Pentagon.
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France's Macron says time for Europe to become geopolitical power reut.rs/468jB99
France's Macron says time for Europe to become geopolitical power
Europe must turn its focus to long-term strategic thinking, including creating deep-strike capabilities and assessing how France's nuclear deterrent can fit into the bloc's future security architecture, France's president said on Friday.
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“.. small-business owners .. have even formed a coalition called ‘We Pay the Tariffs.’ These good folks would jump at the chance to go to the White House .. if, that is, they had enough lobbying clout to get through the front door.” @scottlincicome.bsky.social www.wsj.com/opinion/who-...
where are the "free speech" warriors now www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
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Posting about ICE on Instagram is now enough to get you an “administrative subpoena.” 👀 @nytimes.com $META www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
IMF discussing electricity tariffs revisions with Pakistan reut.rs/4bUNhu5
IMF discussing electricity tariffs revisions with Pakistan
The International Monetary Fund is discussing proposed electricity tariff revisions with Pakistan authorities, the fund said in a statement to Reuters on Saturday, adding that the burden of the revisions should not fall on middle‑ or lower‑income households. "The ongoing discussions with the authorities will assess whether the proposed tariff revisions are consistent with these commitments and evaluate their potential impact on macroeconomic stability, including inflation," it said in its statement.
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Exclusive: The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in what could become a far more serious conflict than previously seen between the countries reut.rs/4kErI3k
Exclusive: US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations
The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in what could become a ...
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Democratic governors threatened to boycott a White House dinner after President Trump excluded some of their colleagues from the guest list, breaking with a decades-long bipartisan tradition.
Democratic governors threaten to boycott Trump dinner over exclusions
The president left some governors, including Maryland’s Wes Moore, off the guest list for an event that has traditionally been bipartisan.
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NEW: The F.D.A. refused to accept an application from Moderna for its mRNA flu vaccine. Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
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The U.S. has become the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, and yet domestic manufacturers say they are increasingly cut off from fuel during the coldest winter days.
The U.S. Is Awash in Natural Gas, but American Factories Still Can’t Get Enough
Pipelines curtailed or otherwise restricted the flow of gas to manufacturers more than 40 times last year, according to a trade group.
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Trump Justice Department tries to indict six Democratic members of Congress for making a video reminding members of the military that they should not obey illegal orders, only to have the grand jury refuse to go along. @alanfeuer.bsky.social @glennthrush.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress
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Trump, who says he had "no idea" at the time that Epstein sexually molested girls, told the police in 2006 that "everyone has known he’s been doing this.” That's according to an FBI interview with the then-Palm Beach police chief. Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.
Trump told Palm Beach police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, Maxwell was ‘evil’
The new information comes as Ghislaine Maxwell was summoned to appear Monday before a Congressional committee.
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An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
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“.. They are basically taking everyone in there working, whether they have proper documentation or not. .. when you are terrorizing jobsites, people are afraid to go to work” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Anarchists claim responsibility for rail sabotage during Italy Olympics reut.rs/4tqoLr9
Anarchists claim responsibility for rail sabotage during Italy Olympics
An anarchist group claimed responsibility on Monday for sabotaging rail infrastructure in northern Italy on Saturday and disrupting train traffic on the first full day of the Winter Olympic Games.
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The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it
With Vice President JD Vance in attendance, local fans at the Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony made their frustration with America heard on Friday. on.wsj.com/400hl01
Team USA, Vance Booed in Frosty Reception at Italy’s Winter Olympics
With the U.S. vice president in attendance, local fans at the Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony made their frustration with America heard on Friday.
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When Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post more than a decade ago, journalists inside and outside the newsroom were cautiously optimistic. But those hopes were dashed on Wednesday, when the paper carried out widespread layoffs. Listen to "The Daily."
Bezos Guts The Washington Post
The company reduced its work force by about 30 percent with layoffs that cut into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage.
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