I just finished Jordan Harper’s A Violent Masterpiece. A damn fine piece of writing. I suppose it could be read as a standalone novel, but it’s essentially a sequel to his Everybody Knows. If you like gritty crime novels, neonoir, or just good writing, you should take a deep dive into his work. Probably start with She Rides Shotgun.
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, AI, and Debt:
Anthropic strikes $9B compute deal with Bitcoin miner Riot
Coinbase Opens UK Derivatives Trading With Up to 50x Leverage
Coronavirus and Public Health:
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Iran:
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Wait out Trump’s term, I doubt. But I also doubt that they’ll be in any rush to make Trump’s life any easier before the midterms.
Gulf States Accept a New Normal in Hormuz
Persian Gulf energy producers are concluding that Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz will become permanent, disrupting their oil and gas exports and global energy supplies indefinitely.
The problem is they worry the alternative—going back to war—would be worse.
The conundrum highlights how the war has unleashed a more antagonistic Iran and left a region that is vital to the world’s energy security with no good option for countering it.
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Trump Claims ‘100% Control’ of Hormuz
…Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. Navy had swept the Strait of Hormuz clear of mines and now holds ‘100%’ control of the waterway.
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Politics:
CBS News Not Airing ‘60 Minutes’ Jeffrey Epstein Story Under Scrutiny
———— Catering to Cowardice ————
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———— Bernie Moreno and Max Miller ————
RNC Chair Downplays Max Miller’s Abuse Allegations
The chairman of the Republican National Committee skirted around the alarming abuse allegations against Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) while appearing to confirm the GOP’s congressional committee does intend to fund his reelection campaign.
Said Joe Gruter: “I always tell people that there’s not many things worse than divorce and watch these processes play out. Nobody’s a winner.”
———— The Epstein Coverup ————
———— Autocracy R Us ————
Marco Rubio Burned Down the House to Fix a Sink
The secretary of state must be seen as the chief architect of the Trump administration’s assault on the rules-based order.
———— Blatant In-Your-Face Corruption ————
———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————
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———— Melon Husk ————
———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————
———— Mors Imperii ————
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