Sunday, March 1, 2026

Corrected—More on the letter "Ø"

Exiting from February 26's "CEO of World Economic Forum quits after Epstein ties come to light" I took issue with Reuters' laziness, using the letter "O" rather than the letter "Ø" in Borge Brende's name:

It's Børge, not Borge. 

That's it, no tantrum or anything, just a mention. But I did look to see if we had seen this movie before and lo-and-behold we had. December 2020:

Oh Oh Norway, You Are Busted 

Via Jack Dorsey's Twitter, long may it rave

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eo5Jis2XUAACFRH?format=jpg&name=medium 

Next up, Sweden: Are those diaeresis or umlauts? Hmmmm:
ä⟩ and ⟨öand what's with the ring over the å?.... 

"Netanyahu urges Iranians to rise up, says Israel will hit thousands of targets"

During the twelve day war in June 2025 we found Iran International to be accurate in their reporting.

Here they are again, March 1:

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel would strike thousands of targets in the coming days and urged Iranians to seize a rare chance to overthrow the Islamic Republic.

“In the coming days we will strike thousands of targets of the terror regime,” Netanyahu said on X, adding that Israel would create conditions for the brave people of Iran to free themselves from the chains of despotism....

....MORE 

Iran International front page

"Iran to form interim council to oversee transition after Khamenei’s killing"

From AFP via Al Jazeera, March 1:

Security chief Ali Larijani pledges swift establishment of a provisional council as Iran navigates its leadership transition.

Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani says the leadership transition after the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will begin on Sunday.

“An interim leadership council will soon be formed. The president, the head of the judiciary and a jurist from the Guardian Council will assume responsibility until the election of the next leader,” said Larijani, the head of Iran’s top security body, the Supreme National Security Council. He was also an adviser to Khamenei, 86, who was killed in a joint attack on Iran by the United States and Israel on Saturday.

“This council will be established as soon as possible. We are working to form it as early as today,” he said in an interview broadcast by state TV.

Larijani accused the US and Israel of trying to plunder and break apart Iran and warned “secessionist groups” within Iran of a harsh response if they attempt action, state media said....

....MUCH MORE 

And at the Times of Israel, March 1:

Massive explosions rattle Tehran as Israel, Iran trade blows after supreme leader killed