Seekers,
Gail Tverberg brings ever-fresh, the message that all of economy is an energy system. Why oil prices don't rise to consistently high levels
In my view, the economists’ model of supply and demand is overly simple; its usefulness is limited to understanding short-term shifts in oil prices. The supply and demand model of economists does not consider the interconnected nature of the world economy. Every part of GDP requires energy consumption of some type. The price issue is basically a physics issue because the world economy operates under the laws of physics...
..For any commodity, including oil, storage capacity tends to be very low relative to the amount used each year. Because of this, commodity prices tend to react strongly to any fluctuation in presently available supply, or projected supply in the future. The supply and demand model of economists primarily predicts these short-term outcomes.For the longer term, we need to look to history and to models that consider the laws of physics. These models seem to suggest that collapse will take place over a period of years, as the more vulnerable parts of the system break off and disappear. Unfortunately, we cannot expect long-term high prices to solve our oil problem. https://gailtverberg.
In the first part, we traced how ‘expert’ management systematically displaced democracy. Following the Bank of England clearing house model from 1790–1860, this required a broadening of focus to encompass almost everything — an effort that began with NATO’s 1950s ‘security expansion’ trick. Instead of having their mandates widened politically, institutions instead simply redefined their mandates to include every indirect determinant of their domain, allowing them to intervene anywhere without new treaties or voter approval.
This formula spread globally. The ozone regime in the 1980s proved that expert panels, ‘settled science’, and trade sanctions could bypass politics provided it was ‘sold’ to the masses in the right way. The 1990s then introduced financial enforcement via FATF and WTO standards. And COVID revealed the full system in action — measurement frameworks, algorithmic enforcement, financial coercion, and moral programming all working in synchrony.
The result is a governance architecture where compliance is embedded in infrastructure: health, environment, finance, and identity systems make participation mandatory in practice while presenting it as voluntary. Resistance fails because you cannot vote against algorithms or petition away technical standards. https://
The casualties are allegedly detailed in a digital card index of the country’s armed forces obtained by Russian hackers https://swentr.site/russia/
The end of the war will shake the bloc up no less than the war itself, propelling the suppressed New Right to power https://swentr.site/news/
The French president has repeated his call for Western peacekeepers in the country, despite Moscow’s warnings https://swentr.site/russia/
Prime Minister Meloni has reportedly sparred with French President Macron over the issue ahead of talks in Washington https://swentr.site/news/
Hell-No: Medvedev rules out introduction of foreign troops into Ukraine as part of security guarantees https://en.topwar.ru/269904-
Moscow could address the political, military, and humanitarian aspects of the conflict’s resolution, the foreign minister has said https://swentr.site/russia/
No longer "neutral", though. How about Belarus? Switzerland offers Putin immunity for Ukraine peace talks – media
The Russian president will not be arrested in the country under an International Criminal Court warrant, Bern has reportedly said https://swentr.site/news/ Moon of Alabama, Ukraine's Future - A 'Steppe Corridor' - A Neutral, Transit-oriented State
A close economic and political partnership with Russia, unwanted or not, is indeed the most likely future for whatever is by then left of Ukraine...
..Some Ukrainians, like the former presidential advisor Alexander Arestovich, do understand that:
The key task for Ukraine today in all these Alaskan tales is to preserve political independence in the long term...
Ukraine has only one way to preserve it: acknowledging the shared symbolic capital with Russia and Belarus, adopting a neutral status, and building good-neighborly relations with Russia and Belarus while maintaining political independence and the unique role of a “crossroads of worlds”- between Russia and Europe.
Economically, the most promising role is that of a “steppe corridor” - between Russia, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and the EU.
In short, this is about a fundamental shift in project orientation - from a narrow, nationalist one to a broad, transit-oriented one.
In a sense, this could be called a “Great Return” - to Ukraine’s natural historical and cultural role. https://www.moonofalabama.
..Some Ukrainians, like the former presidential advisor Alexander Arestovich, do understand that:
The key task for Ukraine today in all these Alaskan tales is to preserve political independence in the long term...
Ukraine has only one way to preserve it: acknowledging the shared symbolic capital with Russia and Belarus, adopting a neutral status, and building good-neighborly relations with Russia and Belarus while maintaining political independence and the unique role of a “crossroads of worlds”- between Russia and Europe.
Economically, the most promising role is that of a “steppe corridor” - between Russia, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and the EU.
In short, this is about a fundamental shift in project orientation - from a narrow, nationalist one to a broad, transit-oriented one.
In a sense, this could be called a “Great Return” - to Ukraine’s natural historical and cultural role. https://www.moonofalabama.
Aid organizations say Israel had in effect been blocking the delivery of materials for shelters for nearly six months
“The United Nations and our partners have...not been able to bring in shelter materials following the Israeli announcement,” OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke said https://www.arabnews.com/node/2612448/middle-east
“The United Nations and our partners have...not been able to bring in shelter materials following the Israeli announcement,” OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke said https://www.arabnews.com/node/2612448/middle-east
The Trump administration has provided backing for the settlement expansion plan https://news.antiwar.com/2025/08/20/israeli-committee-approves-settlement-expansion-plan-that-smotrich-says-erases-palestinian-state/
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee said Israel has the right to "massive" development and that it does not violate international law https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-does-not-oppose-development-west-bank-settlements-huckabee-says
So double it? Report: Pentagon To Spend $3.5 Billion Replenishing Munitions It Used Defending Israel
Netanyahu and other Israeli officials have signaled they plan to go ahead with the escalation to take over Gaza City https://news.antiwar.com/2025/08/19/israeli-hostage-families-call-on-netanyahu-to-agree-to-the-ceasefire-deal-approved-by-hamas/
‘Israel is the only country I know of that has some sort of incredible influence and control over nearly every single one of my colleagues,’ says Marjorie Taylor Greene https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-lawmaker-exposes-israeli-lobby-s-incredible-influence-and-control-on-congress/3664945
Caitlin Johnstone, The US Treats Israeli Pedophiles Nicer Than Wounded Palestinian Kids https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-us-treats-israeli-pedophiles
Third poll this year to say this: Most Americans believe countries should recognize Palestinian state, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds https://www.arabnews.com/node/2612461/world
The official Syrian news channel al-Ikhbariya reported that “Israeli occupation forces seized more than 200 sheep belonging to the residents of al-Asha village, in the southern Quneitra countryside.” The channel added that “the Israeli force took the stolen flock into the occupied territories.” https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250820-israeli-army-seizes-200-sheep-from-syrian-village/
So South Sudan looks bad, but... Exclusive: Powerful Libyan official in talks with Israel to resettle Palestinians from Gaza
Ibrahim Dbeibah, a relative of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, has held talks with Israeli officials over deal that would see US release $30bn in frozen assets, sources say https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/libya-senior-official-secret-talks-israel-resettle-palestinians-gaza Thanks Eleni in Athens, The Greeks and Israel - Israel has conquered significant positions in Greece and Cyprus, but failed to conquer the soul of its ancient people. https://www.defenddemocracy.press/the-greeks-and-israel/
Gabbard: “Yes.” She said Brennan, Clapper, Comey, and their allies inside the agencies all worked to manipulate intelligence to serve partisan interests. “These are bad actors that have to be rooted out.”
“Our national security depends on it. The ability for the American people’s trust to be earned back depends on exposing the bad actors and holding them accountable.” https://www.zerohedge.com/political/gabbard-deep-state-agents-are-sabotaging-us-elections
Lawmakers are divided on the plan, which would eliminate hundreds of roles and save the ODNI more than $700 million annually...
..According to a fact sheet released by ODNI, Gabbard has already eliminated 500 staff and reduced the office’s size by 30 percent since she was sworn in to the role in February. The new plan would boost that number to over 40 percent and save more than $700 million annually.
As part of the changes, the agency will trim down the Foreign Malign Influence Center, which collects and analyzes data on foreign influence operations seeking to undermine U.S. democracy. ODNI says that the National Intelligence Council and National Counterintelligence and Security Center already carry out this work, and describes the FMIC as having been “used by the previous administration to justify the suppression of free speech and to censor political opposition.” https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/20/gabbard-odni-cuts-00517232
As part of the changes, the agency will trim down the Foreign Malign Influence Center, which collects and analyzes data on foreign influence operations seeking to undermine U.S. democracy. ODNI says that the National Intelligence Council and National Counterintelligence and Security Center already carry out this work, and describes the FMIC as having been “used by the previous administration to justify the suppression of free speech and to censor political opposition.” https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/20/gabbard-odni-cuts-00517232
The Trump administration provided Grassley with the information as part of his oversight investigation and requests, which were largely ignored or stonewalled by the previous administration. https://justthenews.com/government/congress/grassley-releases-data-showing-biden-admin-placed-over-10k-migrant-children
The California senator, best known as the face of the Trump-Russia collusion hoax and the architect of the first impeachment circus, is now launching something very different: the "Senator Schiff Legal Defense Fund."...
..The problem is that the allegations against Schiff don’t look like political fiction. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) referred him to the Justice Department last month. Investigators say Schiff falsified bank documents and property records related to a Potomac, Md., home, securing sweetheart loan terms between 2003 and 2019. Schiff denies everything, calling it politically motivated. https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/08/20/the-walls-are-closing-in-on-adam-schiff-and-he-knows-it-n4942864The “Chat Control” law threatens to transform the Internet into an even more centrally controlled, surveilled environment. And it could be a legal reality by October. https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2025/08/the-eus-new-plans-for-online-communications-are-terrifying.html
Well, as long as it's "narco terrorists", not just poor people... Three U.S. Missile Destroyers Sail Toward Venezuela To Combat Narco-Terrorists https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/three-us-missile-destroyers-sail-toward-venezuela-combat-narco-terrorists
Now Peer-Reviewed! 17 Ways mRNA Shots May Cause Cancer, According to Over 100 Studies
Comprehensive literature review reveals how mRNA injections may induce, accelerate, or reactivate cancer through 17 distinct pathways. https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/17-ways-mrna-shots-may-cause-cancerPleasing Pfizer & Moderna: American Academy Of Pediatrics Pushes COVID-19 Vax For All Infants https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/american-academy-pediatrics-pushes-covid-19-vax-all-infants
Meryl Nass MD, American Academy of Pediatrics received $35 million from taxpayers in 2023, plus $$ funds from Pharma--no wonder it demands vaccine mandates in schools and is suing Sec. Kennedy - Just one more lobbying organization, but one that uses kids for its own purposes https://merylnass.substack.com/p/american-academy-of-pediatrics-received
Dr. Nass: The American "Academy" of Pediatrics has published its own recommendations for a childhood vax schedule.
Doctors who follow it will be surprised to learn they may not be shielded from liability, and parents may get hefty bills in the mail. https://merylnass.substack.com/p/the-american-academy-of-pediatrics-ed2CDC accused of running an illegal and unconstitutional hyper-vaccination program — never once tested for cumulative safety. https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/breaking-cdc-sued-for-pushing-illegal
The Ethical Skeptic, Houston, We Have Another Problem
Pfizer is different from Moderna. Is there a way to analyze data for differential consequences? Could a Hidden Amyloidogenic Peptide in Pfizer's SV40 Promoter Contribute to Post-Vaccine Fibrin Clots? https://anandamide.substack.com/p/could-a-hidden-amyloidogenic-peptide
Breast, prostate, and melanoma patients experienced dramatic tumor regression and long-lasting remission — without chemotherapy. https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/new-study-fenbendazole-linked-to
Our World in Changes; under 3 min. Magnetic Pole Shift Update - South Atlantic Anomaly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMkj1Ir-gHI
Changing With The Times (pictured in Palestine shirt, harvesting okra)
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