Friday, February 13, 2026
34.0%doom
Storm Brewing, tier 4 of 10.
Trump just torch-walked the EPA's foundational climate authority—nuking the ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health. It's the capstone on a decade of climate policy demolition, and it hands the keys back to industry while environmentalists warn of cascading costs. Meanwhile, Iran's fortifying nuclear sites, Europe's getting lectured by Rubio about a "new era," and Russian casualties are mounting in Ukraine.
The story behind it: Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health.
66.0%dawn
Golden Hour, tier 7 of 10.
As geopolitical tensions simmer and environmental rollbacks dominate headlines, NASA's Crew-12 mission reminds us that humans can still unite in the pursuit of discovery and knowledge. Four astronauts launched successfully toward the ISS, restoring the orbital lab to full capacity after a crew member's early departure. This milestone reflects decades of international cooperation and the enduring human drive to explore beyond our atmosphere.
The story behind it: On their way! 4 people on NASA Crew-12 mission launch to International Space Station.
The days before
| Day | Doom | Dawn | Doom headline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Feb 12 | 28.0% | 72.0% | MOSCOW CUTS COMMS. AUTHORITARIAN PLAYBOOK TIGHTENS. |
| Wed, Feb 11 | 38.0% | 62.0% | BEIJING'S BOMBS: NORMS UNRAVELING |
| Tue, Feb 10 | 32.0% | 68.0% | AI AGENTS IGNORE ETHICS WHEN TARGETS DEMAND IT |
| Mon, Feb 9 | 28.0% | 72.0% | PEACE DEADLINE LOOMS AS UKRAINE LEVERAGE SLIPS |
| Sun, Feb 8 | 28.0% | 72.0% | MOSQUE MASSACRE ROCKS PAKISTAN'S CAPITAL |
| Sat, Feb 7 | 18.0% | 82.0% | OLYMPIC SABOTAGE: INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER FIRE |
How it works
Every morning a pipeline pulls a couple of hundred headlines from 16 news sources. Claude scores the day for doom three times without seeing past scores, takes the middle answer, and smooths it so a single loud headline can't swing the number on its own. Then it picks the day's best news for the dawn card, and each reading is painted as pixel art. Doom and dawn always add up to 100.
It's a thought experiment and a daily ritual, not a forecast.
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