This week, I appeared in interviews with John Leake, Mario Nawfal, and Maria Zeee of the Daily Pulse. John and I discussed the critical importance of the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea disruptions to global oil supplies, the manipulation of futures markets that masks physical shortages, and the serious economic risks if flows are not restored soon. Next, Mario and I discussed the escalating conflict, Iran’s leverage over the Strait, threats to the petrodollar, and the potential for severe global economic contraction. Lastly, Maria and I discussed the scale of the current energy crisis from closed straits and Russian refining losses, the role of market and narrative manipulation, and the urgent need for individuals to build practical buffers and resilience. All three interviews can be watched below!
I bet you thought silly old WoodChuck had simply vanished, Went West, or somehow became disinterested.
Nay, nay. Still hunkered down Somewhere That Isn’t “There”. I guess you’d call me an Early Adopter, since it’s now been 15 years since first setting foot here. Now, though, The Rush Is On.
Silly people thinking they can just waltz in and use Uber and DoorDash. HA.
Plus, I’ve dealt with some medical issues since last November.
… but anyhow …
I have 2 local properties listed for sale and I’ve moved out of a Gated Community for the relative peace and quiet of a Village.
My realtor tells me she’s getting a huge influx of calls from “first worlders” looking for some last-minute way to Get The Hell Out Of “There.”
(So far, lots of views, but waiting for somebody with actual money.)
… but anyhow …
Even here in the villages, everybody hears Dot Gov say what they say.
And even here the Villagers know they are being lied to.
They are not stupid. The prices of gasoline, diesel, and butane don’t ever lie. The government always seems to. Our supply chains are so broken that pharmacists are dispensing expired prescription drugs.
Hardware stores sell pre-corroded alkaline batteries. Grocers say things like, “Yes we do carry it, but it didn’t get on the truck yesterday. It will be here next Tuesday.” Next Tuesday comes, and they tell you the same thing.
I find it sort of funny, actually, getting lied to by somebody who knows they’re lying, and they know that you know it, when you stop and think about it.
Just sayin’.
Thanks, @cmartenson , for everything you do.
Fight the good fight. I’m rooting for you.
PressTV is reporting this early Sunday morning that Trump has called off his massive bombing campaign against Iran this weekend. He says there are new agreements - at least at the framing level (Trump called it “the perimeters of a deal”, like we haven’t had the perimeters made clear by Iran all along) - that justify it.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed concern over Trump’s reported plans for major strikes against Iran’s energy infrastructure during a phone conversation on Saturday, according to a report by Axios.
The Saudi leader reportedly urged Trump to de-escalate and refrain from launching attacks after the US president said he was seriously considering targeting Iranian energy facilities.
Additionally,
Other regional countries, including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Pakistan, have also asked Washington to halt further aggression against Iran.
The combination of Iran’s full court press to warn the US via multiple channels that it would respond immediately and strongly to “any further aggression” and the urging of regional countries have combined to once again cool the President’s murderous ardor.
Not insignificant, though downplayed, is the public warning by General Alexus Grynkewich, the head of US European Command, that he “lacks adequate naval forces to continue protecting Israel from incoming ballistic missiles.”
Also according to PressTV, the Washington Post reported on Saturday that General Grynkewich said that without another Navy destroyer, his command will be forced to prioritize the defense of the US homeland over the Israeli regime. Can’t have that manifest!
The US has discovered it has slowly stretched its military “umbrella” to the point it’s too thin to serve, and under pressure it is rapidly fraying.
And the patches are unaffordable, and out of stock anyhow. For some there’s not even an intact supply chain any longer.
It’s outrageous given the swagger and the many hundreds of billions of dollars we allocate to military preparedness every year. But I prefer waste to death if I have to choose.
People keep saying the data centers are about AI based surveillance. I know AI takes a lot of space but does it take that much space? I am skeptical this is the real agenda. Is it really about an “altar to an alien god?” This is an interesting article and it does mention surveillance…
It’s a far point Snowden warned us years before data centers, banks can track your slurpee purchases instantly and j6’s where phone they were were tracked way before data centers…. I know Amazon has lots of orders. But they new one in Utah uses twice the power of the people in the state… no way you need twice the power of their actions to track it….InOregon we have now more than 100 data centers. Seems like we could have done 1984 pretty good without em. What are we at now 4,000 at least under construction…..got to be much more than tracking your flock cameras and Amazon purchases to justify that much compute power…. Especially with you phones gathering most of the data for em
My husband made a similar point, they are already tracking us pretty well. So what is it? Create a god? They’re even using this language, admitting it, they’re creating “god” and a “genie that can grant any wish.” Oh my goodness, what freaks. WTF?
…Is this the Beast of Revelation? I see them all following this Pied Piper off a cliff, while we higher frequency people, stand back and watch and say “that’s gotta hurt.” We go on to create a new world, closer to the true God and nature.
It’s a fair hypothesis and a non zero chance that AI is the “ beast” where you can not buy or sell without the” mark” ie vax c19 card ie note bill gates patterned hand article skin hand patches that track you vaccine status or the chip id implanted in you wrist they are trying out as a payment device …. Remember Whole Foods pay by palm print experiment?
That doesn’t mean it is the beast, there are some proponents that say the elites are deliberately making parallels to revelations because of the implied power or fear it can carry with it…. You can’t stop it god foretold it so don’t even try etc…
One can certainly imagine someone from thousands of years ago seeing the future and not having words to describe a computer or data center and finding “ beast” the best vocabulary to describe it……
Regardless if it is the biblical beast, the terminators Skynet or simply a very very very powerful tool going to be in the hands of a few megalomaniacs the end results for the general population are likely to be not much different at least in the mortal realm ie not good.. not good at all
Unless we detach from it somehow, and that detachment probably begins now. If I were consistent with this thought, I suppose I would not be on this forum right now. I’m riding the train too…till it crashes?
I’m confused about the “Beast” and don’t want to act like some kind of an expert. I just threw that out there because it feels similar.
Yes, I remember Whole Foods, which was a fail. I literally asked people in that store what they thought about it and several said they thought it was creepy. People are not as dumb as they think, but unfortunately, some are. I did talk to one woman who said she thought it was great. Whadaya gonna do?
