Decapitating Enemy Leadership Remains
No, not even close. No one has ever had the capability to kill an entire hierarchy of political and military leaders of the enemy (and any replacements identified during the war). It challenges theories of how the will of the enemy is attacked and waging a war is imagined.
War Now Fights Both Battlefields and Minds Across Borders
The Ukraine and Iran wars are the first time that I can think of where enemy nations can create and send messaging and propaganda directly to the citizens of the other country. The fight is in the battlefield and the minds...
Israel Kills Iran's Senior Intelligence Chief Khatib
Israel eliminated another very senior Iranian figure, Iran's intelligence minister, Esmaeil Khatib, last night. Khatib led terrorist activities against American targets (to include assassination attempts of American political leaders and sleeper cells) around the world. “Khatib had been appointed Minister of Intelligence...
Turn Seasonal Shops Into Year‑Round Online Profit
Case Study: Spotting Opportunity in Underutilized Businesses: A Seaside Retail Example I recently had an interesting conversation that highlights a great opportunity for those of you looking to buy a business rather than start one from scratch. The Situation A friend of mine...
Trump Unveils “Shield of the Americas” Anti‑cartel Pact
Trump has launched a new regional security initiative called the Shield of the Americas. This partners with several Latin American leaders that Trump likes to target drug cartels throughout LATAM. Full Newsletter: https://t.co/WT87XwHmmg https://t.co/qCtV29ReRZ
Israel Systematically Tracks Down Iranian Regime Operatives
This story is insane…Israel Is Hunting Down Iranian Regime Members in Their Hideouts, One by One https://t.co/HPxV7aO1MW
Considering a Used EV as First Car In
Indeed; not hating this. Might pick one up used as my first EV in 3-4 years.
Medical Residents Endure Toxic Culture, Power Imbalance Fuels Burnout
Medical residents are the backbone of the hospital system. They are also its favorite punching bag. We expect them to work 80 hour weeks. We expect them to accept low pay. But we also force them to endure systemic disrespect, microaggressions,...
US Spends $1 Bn to Scrap Wind, Fund Gas
The US is reportedly preparing to pay nearly $1bn to TotalEnergies for cancelling two offshore wind leases. Not to build clean energy. To cancel it — with TotalEnergies committing to gas infrastructure in Texas instead. As @MegaWattXinfo put it: "Ideology is expensive."...
Core Lithium Secures $300M to Revive Finniss Mine
Shuttered lithium mine could be switched on in six months as Core Lithium pools $300m for Finniss restart https://t.co/6aEBlvjAoE
Israel’s Unprecedented Intel Strikes Hailed as Heroic Against
Time for another timeless classic @realDonaldTrump announcement about another dead Soleimeni. What Israel is doing in intelligence and closing the kill-chain is unprecedented and heroic. The IRGC and Ayatollahs should surrender and free the Iranian people. https://t.co/Iu1wEB6Ykt
Australia’s Jan-Feb 2026 Clean Imports Sources Revealed
Australia's clean product imports and their sources, Jan-Feb 2026, as per Vortexa. @AvidCommentator hope this helps. https://t.co/CT2PMrsEGj
Mossad Agents Directly Threaten IRGC Officials.
Absolutelty bonkers detail in this story by @DovLieber @benoitfaucon and @Shayndi. Mossad agents are calling up IRGC officials and threatening them personally. https://t.co/ea4cWMks7b https://t.co/5V9sAE3e9S
EU Gas Buyers May Replicate 2022 Spending Surge
This is a key theme for EZ inflation/gas. The curve in gas suggests that EZ buyers hold their nerve, but supply is paramount. The longer it goes on, the higher is the risk that EU buyers will do what...
BLAST Rotterdam Teems with Shifting Team Narratives
BLAST Rotterdam story lines are plentiful. ⚖️How big is the gap between Vitality and the field? 🐦 Falcons without kyousuke again.. for now.. 🆗 Last bits of moving and shaking for some top dogs pre VRS cutoff day. 🌊 Liquid with malbs 🏃♀️NaVi and Aurora...
Kremlin Decries US‑Israeli Strike Killing Iran Official
MOSCOW - The Kremlin condemned what it called "the murder" of Iran's leaders in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes, a day after Iran's semi-official Fars news agency confirmed that News Story, a senior adviser to Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had...
Plaud Pro Launches in India at ₹19,490
Plaud is finally selling in India through Amazon. The company is now officially selling its new Plaud Pro device for ₹19,490. The device sells for $189 in the U.S. https://t.co/O2S52C07LL
Quad3 Bull Case for Oil Unveiled at Hedgeye TV
OIL: correcting for Touristy PMs to "wonder" and worry about Taco Time We'll provide the longer-term #Quad3 Bull Case for Oil/Energy Stocks on our Q2 Macro Themes at 11AM @HedgeyeTV https://t.co/Q3JztwjwmV
Altai Capital Presses OSUR Sale, Activ
$OSUR is a cash box with a diagnostic business attached. Altai Capital is pushing for a full strategic review/sale. Activist has also nominated two directors for the upcoming AGM. Altai's SOPT in the screenshot. https://t.co/tAJzNe8cMy
Astronauts Repair ISS Solar Arrays, Extending 2032 Mission
Today, high above your head, 2 human beings will be working outside in the eternal emptiness of the universe. astro_chrisw (1st spacewalk) & astro_jessica (4th) are improving solar arrays. Needed, as the International Space Station will be up & working through...
Bob Brackett Returns: War in Iran Reshapes Global Gas Flows
NEW ODD LOTS: It’s the return of the legend Bob Brackett @tracyalloway and I talk to Bernstein’s top commodities researcher about war in Iran and how natural gas flows are being reshaped all around the world. https://t.co/DlSfweVsgl
Patreon Empowers Community Action Beyond Public Platforms
I love my Patreons so much. I get to know a lot of them individually in that space. They're generous, kind, inquisitive, funny humans and their Patreonage allows me to do the work that I do. But...
Algorithms Stifle Mindful Dialogue, Fuel Chaotic Noise
The conversations I have on Patreon I could never replicate here because the algorithm doesn't encourage any level of mindfulness or introspection. It encourages contribution ... any and all and sometimes chaotic. Sometimes people comment in ways that...
Energy Prices High, yet Far Below 2022 War Spikes
Energy prices in perspective Oil price currently ~$100/barrel - but well under price in 2022-23 when Russia invaded Ukraine Coal price also up bigly ~$130/ton - but also not as bigly as the insane 2022-23 price in Russian war on Ukraine (price down...
Free Space Lecture by RAeS & IET, March 18
Free space lecture, RAeS Farnborough Branch, 18 March (with the IET) Skynet Stories https://t.co/cnpzx0gqO3 https://t.co/0kVai1yf4T
Credit Markets Tighten as Qualtrics Loan Stalls
While credit markets are open to many companies, they're starting to close for others. Qualtrics, which makes online survey tools, had to ice a $5.3 billion loan and bond deal due to lack of investor appetite. https://t.co/DE0BfMnHYT
Europe Swapped Russian Gas for LNG, Still Vulnerable
Europe's LNG imports have gone from 3% of gas supply in 1990 to nearly 50% today. We replaced Russian pipeline gas with LNG at record speed. But we replaced one dependency with another. That's why Europe is so exposed. Answer is transforming demand...
AI Governance Shifts to Enforcement and Operational Readiness
AI Governance Trends 2026 From guidance to enforcement: • EU AI Act → enforcement begins • Agentic AI → governance gap • ISO 42001 → required in procurement • US → patchwork enforcement Governance is now operational readiness. https://t.co/3HljzCodIc via @DioOmega @quepasachico #AIGovernance #AgenticAI #AILaw #ISO42001
ADNOC Holds 18 Million Barrels at Korea’s Yeosu Facility
The UAE's ADNOC stores crude at KNOC's Yeosu site. The report, if correct, suggests 18 million barrels is what it has in storage there.
Join Gumroad's Open House at New Office Thursday
Check out the new Gumroad office at our open house, Thursday March 26. RSVP: https://t.co/IpBU8le7nl https://t.co/bMoR3mPb2i
Goldman Sees Possible US Export Bans, Targeting Refined Oil
Goldman > While not our base case, we would not rule out US export restrictions. If implemented, they appear more likely for refined products than for crude oil.
Export Bans Threaten Philippines' Fuel and Food Security
Products matter as we don’t consume crude but the by products. The Philippines is vulnerable to export bans of not just diesel and gas but also eventually food should the conflict endures.
Middle East Crises Keep Presidents From Confronting China
In Delaying China Summit, Trump Faces a Familiar Mideast Distraction—The war in Iran is the latest example of why multiple presidents have found it so hard to focus on the U.S.’s most formidable rival @BrianSpegele https://t.co/L9yyo9jgqr https://t.co/L9yyo9jgqr
AI-Driven Payments Reshape Traditional Finance and European Sovereignty
Two sessions today at #MPE2026 with my @chyppings hat on: Agentic Commerce & Payments - AI-to-AI payments and what this new frontier means for 'traditional' players. Payment Acceptance: Sovereignty & Geopolitics - Resilience, regulation and Europe’s payment sovereignty agenda.
EVs Cost Half as Much as Petrol Cars Now
NEW ANALYSIS: Electric cars are expected to be far cheaper to drive during the coming energy crises. In these times of high oil prices, driving a petrol car in Europe is expected to cost around €140 per month, compared to €65...
75% of World Bleeds $1
One has to be out of their mind to buy a petrol car - or bus, or scooter, or heater - today if they're even remotely cognizant of the reality around them ➡️New @EmberClimate report shows 75% of the world is...
CTMX Shows Higher ORR Than Temab‑A, Needs Validation
Late line CRC therapies in development following $CTMX's data this week (from Guggenheim). A lot is riding on $CTMX's 10 mg/kg cohort which had just 19 evaluable patients (3 patients were excluded so ITT response rate is lower) so this needs...
Media Exploits Our Primitive Brains with Distant Crime
IMHO distorted crime perceptions are driven by how media dissolves distance. The human brain didn't evolve to consume graphic news stories about people we'd never meet. We process a TV or social media news story of a murder as if...
SUNMED IPO Soars 17% Above Price, Expansion Funded
Sunway Healthcare Holdings Bhd (SUNMED, 5555) debuted strongly on Bursa Malaysia Main Market today. Opening price hit RM1.70 → 17% above IPO price of RM1.45. Price climbed fast to RM1.80–RM2.00 range in morning trade → market cap exceeded RM20 billion. Retail offering...
Iran's Persistent Defeats Yet Unyielding Regional Presence
Throughout history, Iran loses almost every war it fights. But it just sticks around and keeps on coming.
Is It Time to Decouple Electricity Prices From Gas?
Maybe I don’t understand the mechanism fully but is now not the perfect time to decouple the price of electricity from the wholesale costs of gas? Have we reached a break point where renewables are enough of our main electricity...
Heating Oil Prices Near $4, Spiking From Middle East Tensions
If you heat with oil you are exposed to sky-high heating oil prices. US heating oil futures are near $4 per gallon and prices have almost doubled since February, driven by escalating disruption linked to the war in Iran and...
Rosatom Shifts Hafnium Exports From Europe to Asia
MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - Russia's state nuclear company Rosatom, the country's sole producer of hafnium used in high-tech industries, said on Tuesday it had redirected its supplies of the metal from European to Asian markets.
Social Media Debate Boosts Legitimacy of Zimbabwe Bill
We have seen a lot of support for the Zimbabwe Constitution Amendment (No. 3) Bill… We have seen folks like @LynneStactia, @mawarirej, & @freemanchari mobilising against this BEAUTIFUL bill…. That’s the democracy that @ZANUPF_Official ushered. Participate freely, give your views freely…. What we...
Chargemaster Inflates Prices, Patients End up Paying the Cost
When I was at the Brigham/Harvard I saw how we billed different insurance levels as well as the uninsured. The uninsured got screwed the worst. Always. Different payers pay remarkably different prices for the identical things. It all comes down...
Reliable, Affordable Power Drives Jobs and Growth
Access to electricity unlocks jobs, growth, and better services. But it is not just about access. It must be: ✅ Reliable ✅ Affordable ✅ Productive @WorldBank Read more: https://t.co/wHJ5BOSyke #PoweringAfrica #Energy #AI #WEF26 https://t.co/cPfANbfLFl
Key Takeaways From AAP v Kennedy Explained
A legal explainer about the recent AAP v Kennedy ruling from one of the most insightful scholars in the game 👇🏻
BYD Brings Rapid‑stop Charging to Europe, Upping Competition
BYD is taking its quick-stop charging technology to Europe this year. It is another challenge for Western automakers competing with Chinese rivals there and at home—and potentially in the U.S. someday. @ryanfelton https://t.co/gSUlkTsjC9
Gulf States Vow to Stop Iran Blocking Hormuz
GULF STATES want to ensure Iran can never again close the Strait of Hormuz and attack them: https://t.co/dxESxQ3EAf
Retail Shifts to Banking Amid Margin Pressure
𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 Pepkor Holdings stepping into financial services tells me two things: 1️⃣ Landscape is getting competitive 2️⃣ Retail margins are under pressure To achieve margin expansion, retail is shifting into banking, further fueling financialization. 𝗡𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀, SA’s banking/fintech space is...