Founders Intended War Power Checks via Congressional Approval
I keep hearing that the requirement for Congress to declare war makes it too hard for the U.S. to use force. Yeah... THAT IS EXACTLY THE POINT. That was exactly the intent of the Founders.
BRE’s Expanding Rare‑earth Strike Hides Untapped Uranium Potential
I'm surprised there aren't more discussions/posts about $BRE. Their projects also show strong uranium potential as a byproduct/co-product—which doesn't get mentioned nearly enough. $BRE Sulista Rare Earth District Grows to 17 km Strike https://t.co/v6qoNJbLvc https://t.co/0mTD70p6wJ
TikTok Now a Top Search Hub; Brands Must Optimize
TikTok continues to grown as a search engine, with nearly half of U.S. consumers using it to discover recipes, DIY tips, beauty advice, product recommendations, and more. Video tutorials, product reviews, personal stories, and influencer recommendations remain the most preferred...
IEA to Release More Oil than Post‑Ukraine Invasion, Hormuz Closed
The IEA is preparing to release more oil than it did after Russia invaded Ukraine. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed to tankers. 🔒 Members-Only https://t.co/TcCIMKXR4l
Labeling Omidyar-Funded Fellowship “Dark Money” Misleads
What's so wild about Destiny calling a public, non-partisan investigative reporting fellowship funded in full by Pierre Omidiyar "dark money," is that there are so many reputable journalists who have done that fellowship. The implication is that they have ALL...
YouTube's 2025 Ad Revenue Eclipses Major Media Giants
YouTube’s ad revenue in 2025 was $40.4B. More than Disney, NBC, Paramount, and WBD’s combined. (@THR)
Attack on US Ship in Hormuz Could Spark War
If a US military ship passes the St. of Hormuz and it is attacked, does the war escalate again?
Inflation‑Adjusted Crude Oil Poised for $220 All‑Time High
Crude Oil adjusted for inflation is quite cheap An all-time high is very realistic -- that would put Crude above $220 per barrel Likely by the end of this decade $CL_F https://t.co/oQOmEtjGtH
Southwest Keeps Service, Raises Prices to Delta Levels
Southwest has been giving spirit and frontier service and rules but with delta pricing ever since they made these changes.
Ideal Business Types for This New Shop Listing
What type of business can go into this shop ? My latest #cre listing https://t.co/wXu2o5vMna
AI Maps Lighthouses, Then Turns Them Into Monster‑warding Game
I had Codex create a version of the map of the lighthouses of the Northern seas, including real colors, light patterns & distances But then I had it also create a mode set in a Lovecraftian 1920s where you need to...
Perimenopause Hormones Sabotage Elite Athletes' Recovery
In perimenopause, even elite athletic women report this: More sleep disruption. More physical and mental exhaustion. More musculoskeletal pain. All of it directly undermining training and recovery. This is a hormonal architecture problem not a motivation or consistency problem. And it has...
EIA Predicts Brent Surpasses $95 per Barrel Soon
US #EIA forecasts #Brent >$95/barrel over the next two months in its latest STEO. https://t.co/YJdFYlyAms
Falcon 9 Upper
Echostar XXV has been tracked in a 264 x 22015 km x 26.9 deg subsynchronous transfer orbit. The Falcon 9 upper stage made a perigee lowering burn and reentered at first perigee near 102W 10N at about 1130 UTC...
Institutional Homebuying Ban: What It Actually Changes
What the institutional homebuying ban actually does, according to ResiClub’s reading of the bipartisan Senate housing bill Me + @MalasMeghan's latest ResiClub PRO report: https://t.co/GIci6e5eqY
West Coast Port Volume Set to Rebound Late March
The West Coast isn’t participating in the tight trucking market, as Chinese New Years was a few weeks later this year. Last year, we had pull forward of imports. We are roughly where we were in 2024. We should do a return of...
No RCTs for BPC‑157: Patent Dead, Profit Absent
Correct. There will likely be no RCTs on BPC. Unless a new variant can perform better and be patented and Rx’d… and THATs happening.
BTS and Spotify Launch Interactive ARIRANG ‘SWIMSIDE’ Campaign
.@BTS_twt is teaming up with @Spotify to ensure #ARIRANG is more than just a passive listening experience with their 'SWIMSIDE' campaign Full details via @Forbes: https://t.co/eoJU7dgNsJ
AI Agents Shift Supply Chains From Dashboards to Action
𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻? In this episode 87 of The Supply Chain Show™, we dive deep into how AI agents are actually transforming logistics and supply chain operations. Our guest Nick Douglas (VP, Product & Network Design, project44) We discuss...
California's Rooftop Solar Incentives Slashed, Balcony Panels Rise
Wrote about the latest gut punch to rooftop solar incentives in California — and what comes next, including the dawn of balcony solar: https://t.co/KcQ7aj2LIc
Utah Data Center to Power with 1‑GW Solar Farm
1-GW solar project planned for Utah hyperscale data center #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/Id925FeaBi
Scale Value‑Add Projects to Your Current Capacity
Excellent post From the GP's perspective, it is *so* tempting to view each value-add deal in isolation and make a go-no go decision based on that deal's projected returns. But you don't have infinitely many "Number 1" contractors, "Number 1" project managers,...
Senators Warn Tencent-Backed Warner Deal Threatens Security
Scoop: Senators Richard Blumenthal & Elizabeth Warren are raising fresh concerns about David Ellison's expected use of foreign money to finance his takeover of Warners—this time, from China's Tencent. "Designated by the DOD as having ties to the Chinese military, Tencent’s...
Senescent Cells Fuel Atherosclerosis; Senolytics Offer Hope
The Role of Cellular Senescence and SASP in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis and the Therapeutic Potential of Senolytic Strategies in Cardiovascular Diseases "Cellular senescence and SASP drive chronic inflammation and vascular dysfunction central to atherosclerosis pathogenesis, with senescent endothelial cells, VSMCs,...
Smartmatic Claims DOJ Weaponized to Fuel Trump Election Lies
The voting technology company Smartmatic accused federal prosecutors of weaponizing the Justice Department against it to promote President Donald Trump’s 2020 election lies and aid his allies facing massive defamation lawsuits. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-doj-prosecuted-election-tech-firm-to-fuel-2020-election-lies/
NYC Car Life: Double Parking Fees, Persistent Snow, Naïve Waze
NY car musings: - Waze naively asking if the pot hole in NYC is still there - NY parking rate model: basically $14 to park your car, $14 to bring it back. Otherwise quite cheap (25c/hr from 8->24hrs) - still a couple meagre...
NJ Tax Credit Favours Healthy Seniors Over Younger Generations
This NJ property tax credit for almost all seniors is the sort of upside down priority I was thinking of in my column. It notes the elderly are physically and financially healthier than ever, yet their needs keep taking priority...
U.S. Shipping Irrelevance Drives Major Conference Collapse
In truth this is *supposed* to be the largest shipowner conference in North America. Once it was. Just five or six years ago maritime companies used to buy out every billboard along I-95. Every hotel within 20 miles sold out...
FCC Competition Triggers Broadband Price Deflation for Low-Income Users
Thanks to @FCC pro-competition policies championed by @BrendanCarrFCC and @OliviaTrustyFCC, broadband Internet access price deflation -- read that again, PRICE DEFLATION -- is a real thing and a golden opportunity for low-income Americans to snag a great plan featuring...
Choosing a Second Option Adds $800 per Load
It’s always good to get a second options Especially when you can make +$800 more on a load
Mass Truck Driver Layoff Panic Was Overblown
Remember 10 years ago when there was a minor panic over what we were going to do about the imminent mass layoffs of truck drivers? That was weird. https://t.co/DLQmJBUiDt
IEA's Massive Oil Release Hinges on Single-Country Veto
IEA Proposes Largest Ever Oil Release From Strategic Reserves…but if one country objects then it won’t go through (kinda like OPEC…) https://t.co/wnthFedVaT
Admin Allegedly Uses Vague War Comments to Control Oil Prices
If the administration’s strategy to keep oil prices down is to manipulate the market by making false and/or vague statements on social media about the war then well…points for creativity
Lithium Still Beats Long‑Duration Storage, Industry Calls for Diversity
Long-duration tech still outcompeted by lithium, trade group advocates for ‘valuing diversity’ #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/ARa90ueYl7
Most Late Flyers Could Avoid Hassle With Ten Extra Minutes
I fly almost every week and I’m telling you on 90% of flights there’s always somebody showing up late after they’ve ended boarding and they always have some super valid excuse on why the airline should make an exception and...
Lynas Secures Japanese Deal at Magic NdPr Floor
Lynas Rare Earths inks a revamped deal with major Japanese customer at ‘magic’ NdPr floor price https://t.co/RprvAdbu2p
Bluesky's New CEO Inherits Strong Community, Faces Tough Road
I wrote about Bluesky's CEO switch. Jay Graber deserves lasting credit for building a big and bustling community. But the challenges ahead of the company are significant: https://www.platformer.news/bluesky-ceo-change-graber/
Lab-Grown Teeth Could Replace Traditional Dental Fillings
Lab-grown teeth might become an alternative to dental fillings by @Khulood_Almani #HealthTech #Healthcare #Technology #Innovation #TechForGood https://t.co/S4x8tYCjaq
Driver’s Licenses Still Required for Next 3‑5 Years
We talk a lot about incoming autonomous vehicle fleets and revolutions worldwide, but trust me within the next 3-5 years you’ll still need a drivers license.
Iran Finally Mines Hormuz, Pentagon Distracted by Lobster
For 47 years world leaders have talked about striking Iran. None did for one reason above all: because Iran always threatened to mine the Strait of Hormuz TodayIran actually did it and the old pentagon press corps is more worried about...
Single‑Family Home Supply Peaks, Demand Frozen; Condo Sales Crash
Supply of Single-Family Homes Surges to Highest for February in 9 Years, Demand Stuck in the Deepfreeze. Condo sales plunged to a record low shared with two other months https://t.co/U3vgbxThRe https://t.co/3Dk5D9QugD
Gas and Diesel Prices Surge 25‑40% Since January
Gasoline Prices Spike, Now up 25% since January, Diesel Prices 40%, Heating up Inflation. California is back over $5. Prices in Texas jumped by 25% month to month, to over $3.23. https://t.co/hv90K5cgPf https://t.co/NCe7JLzqmA
China’s AI Dominance Threatens U.S. Global Leadership
The FUTURE of the world if the USA lets China win the AI & robotics race, according to @ericschmidt https://t.co/kdfqJjJk8W
Solar Dominance and Rooftop Panels Ensure True Energy Independence
The only actual energy security in the world is solar energy dominance in countries that produce their own solar panels. The only actual energy indepedence is hundreds of millions of rooftops with solar on them, which builds a decentralized grid...
Record T
I’m at the biggest shipowner conference in North America right now. I live in a very liberal town in Massachusetts and yet I have never seen worse cases of TDS in my life. The London shipping cabal is PISSED
NightBeacon: AI‑Powered, Self‑Trained Security Platform Launches
Here's a demo on a project I've been developing and working on for the past 9 months. Called NightBeacon. Using it now in production, getting released fully this week. Our own internally trained models on our own infrastructure (no third party)....
Co‑ownership Offers Quicker, Cheaper Renewable Rollout, Report Says
Co-ownership vs consultation: Landmark report proposes faster, cheaper path to renewables #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/7lWCPVACJ7 https://t.co/t7SdJhurNu
Ukraine Now Arms US and Gulf After Five Years
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Russia is winning so much that in the fifth year of its full-scale invasion, Ukraine is supplying its weapons to the U.S. and the Gulf states.
Embedding Unpredictability Into Boxship Supply Chains
Wan Hai deepens newbuild push with LNG & methanol-ready boxships. Newbuilds vs Iraq war & questions on supply chain design & operation. And the critical logistics. A takeaway from 6 years is how to build unpredictability into supply chains. More...
US Policies Triple‑Squeeze Seoul, Threatening Alliance Balance
Seoul is really getting squeezed - (1) U.S. trade policy squeezing its competitiveness, (2) U.S. policy in the Middle East squeezing its energy security, and now (3) U.S. warfighting requirements squeezing USFK assets. It's fine to lawyer this or that...