Random Digest: March 21, 2026

The Lasting Wounds of the War in Ukraine

Both Russia and Ukraine will struggle to reintegrate millions of veterans.

Inside the Manosphere, Public Disorder, Smoking

Iran War: No Uptake to Trump Plea for Help With Opening Strait of Hormuz; Israel Claims Assassination of Iran Security Chief; Iran Clarifies That Friendly Countries Can Transit, Strikes UAE Terminal at Fajarah, Trump Delays Xi Summit

Today's Iran war update: Trump embarrassment, more Israel decapitation, Iran continues working over Israel, US airbases, and the Gulf States.

Thursday links: short-run market fun

DeBriefed 20 March 2026: Energy crisis deepens | Brazil’s new climate plan | New Zealand climate case

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate... The post DeBriefed 20 March 2026: Energy crisis deepens | Brazil’s new climate plan | New

Mining rush for critical minerals threatens Amazon land reform settlements

A survey of mining records found dozens of requests for copper, manganese, and nickel targeting land reform settlements in northern Brazil’s Carajás region in the last five years.

How Beer Brewing Revolutionized Modern Statistics

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Pragmatic Encroachment: Do Our Practical Interests Affect What We Know?

An introduction to pragmatic encroachment, the view that the pragmatic or practical stakes of a belief can make a difference to whether that belief is justified or known. The post Pragmatic Encroachme

Dragoncatcher: Wrangler init woes

The J-Card Generator

Tex makes fun things. Throw his generator a Spotify, Youtube or Bandcamp playlist and it will automatically make a J-Card for a cassette you can customize — or build one from scratch. I whipped up The