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  "description": "The Pentagon is said to be preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran—which in turn threatens peace talks. / The Washington Post [$], USA Today\n\nAlso reportedly on the table: somehow seizing Iran’s uranium, or as Donald Trump calls it, “the nuclear dust.” / The Wall Street Journal [$]\n\nA ground assault is considered a folly even by hawkish ex-generals. / Jacobin\n\nIran-backed Houthis in Yemen join the war. / BBC News\n\n“Everybody runs back to energy security.” With the Strait of Hormuz cl...",
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    "ground operations in Iran",
    "threatens peace talks.",
    "“the nuclear dust.”",
    "by hawkish ex-generals",
    "join the war.",
    "turn to coal.",
    "probably not for much longer.",
    "build-out to a halt?",
    "the “charisma machine.”",
    "the continental US.",
    "continues into its third week",
    "rallies around safety",
    "with a psychiatric disorder.",
    "about slang and idioms.",
    "without inviting backlash.",
    "a “three-minute heist.”",
    "its own version.",
    "jogging in the morning.",
    "Tournament of Books",
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  "textContent": "**The Pentagon is said** to be preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran—which in turn threatens peace talks. / The Washington Post [$], USA Today\n\n**Also reportedly on the table:** somehow seizing Iran’s uranium, or as Donald Trump calls it, “the nuclear dust.” / The Wall Street Journal [$]\n\n**A ground assault** is considered a folly even by hawkish ex-generals. / Jacobin\n\n**Iran-backed Houthis** in Yemen join the war. / BBC News\n\n**“Everybody runs back** to energy security.” With the Strait of Hormuz closed, countries turn to coal. / Heatmap\n\n**Japanese automakers source** 70% of their processed aluminum from the Middle East, but probably not for much longer. / rest of world\n\n**The global economy** has become dependent on the AI industry, but will the war grind its build-out to a halt? / The Atlantic [$]\n\n**See also:** Blaming the Iran school bombing on AI is part of the “charisma machine.” / The Guardian\n\nIf you enjoy these headlines, please join us as a Sustaining Member to support what we do and unlock access to paywalled links.\n\nSubscribe\n\n**This past month** was the warmest March on record for half or more of the continental US. / Weather West\n\n**A strike at a Colorado** meatpacking plant continues into its third week as an immigrant-heavy workforce rallies around safety. / Colorado Public Radio, Labor Notes\n\n**A large study finds** young people who are relatively heavy cannabis users are more likely to be diagnosed later with a psychiatric disorder. / Johns Hopkins University\n\n**“A lump of reluctance.”** Some examples of translated non-English Wikipedia articles about slang and idioms. / Instagram\n\n**Jess Cartner-Morley:** Reading, quoting, and learning are ways to signal seriousness and curiosity right now without inviting backlash. / The Guardian\n\n**Thieves steal paintings** by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse from a private museum in a “three-minute heist.” / The Art Newspaper\n\n**Neal Stephenson,** who originally coined the term “metaverse,” reflects on Meta pulling the plug on its own version. / Graphomane\n\n**Unrelated:** Some thoughts on how homeostasis applies to going jogging in the morning. / Meditations in an Emergency\n\n* * *\n\n _And now a brief chat with a new Sustaining Member, Michael F.!_\n\n**Hi, Michael. Thank you for supporting! How did you find us?** It was the Tournament of Books. In my case, last year’s tournament was my first. That led me to TMN.\n\n**Terrific! Anything in particular about TMN that works for you?** Although I am a fairly broad reader of newspapers, magazines, and now Substacks, TMN impressed me because I kept finding things there that I had not found elsewhere. I could probably pick any issue at random and point out two or three articles that caught my eye and that I otherwise would not have seen. All that and good old-fashioned guilt prompted me to say I shouldn’t go through a second ToB as a freeloader.\n\n**Well, we really appreciate it. Thank you again!** Thanks for the good work.\n\nIn the members area, unlocked links from the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the Atlantic ↓\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "A lump of reluctance",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-30T16:07:08.371Z"
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