Policy & Geopolitics

Half of all EU green claims are vague or unsubstantiated — and as of Sunday, they're also illegal. 🏷️ Directive (EU) 2024/825 just landed: generic "eco" and "climate neutral" labels now require recognized certification or public authority backing. No more offset-only claims. Fines up

The Pentagon is cutting 20% of general and flag officer billets — nearly 680 senior officials — as the Iran war rages. ⚔️ Hegseth calls it "Less Generals, more GIs," funneling cash to warfighters. But over 80 officers already fired, an Army with no Senate-confirmed Secretary since Driscoll quit, and

8 candidates. 5 vetoes. $4.5B+ short of cash. 🇺🇳 The UN's race to replace Guterres just hit round three of secret straw polls — and nobody's emerged as a frontrunner. Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan and Guyana's Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett are trading the lead.

100+ children died in Minab after an AI strike. Now, in Geneva, the US and Russia deleted the human-review, predictability, and reliability requirements from the draft treaty on autonomous weapons — leaving "check and fire" as just "fire." One person now oversees the machine for the

$810 million in congressionally approved spending was just canceled in a move so rare it's happened only twice in 50 years — both times under Trump. 💰⚖️ Filed as the fiscal year hit its deadline, the maneuver freezes the money while the 45-day review window expires, letting it evaporate