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Keane: You do not need 10,000 troops to seize Iran’s uranium. The US controls the airspace.
The real threat is rockets and missiles. Another option is to threaten Kharg Island: give up enrichment, or lose more than 90% of your export lifeline. 1/
The real threat is rockets and missiles. Another option is to threaten Kharg Island: give up enrichment, or lose more than 90% of your export lifeline. 1/
Keane: Trump’s blockade already shuts down Iran’s oil exports. Zero export oil leaves Iran under this order.
Kharg Island handles more than 90% of that flow, so cutting that artery hits Tehran hard and fast and strips away Tehran’s leverage. 2/
Kharg Island handles more than 90% of that flow, so cutting that artery hits Tehran hard and fast and strips away Tehran’s leverage. 2/
Keane: Iran misread the ceasefire. Tehran thought the shutdown gave it leverage and would push US negotiators into concessions.
Instead, talks collapsed, Trump wanted everything, and Washington’s answer was simple: absolutely not. 3/
Instead, talks collapsed, Trump wanted everything, and Washington’s answer was simple: absolutely not. 3/
Russian soldiers go to war for money, then pay it back to survive.
“I gave $650 to be moved to guard duty in Crimea. Others paid more. One guy said he pays more than he’ll ever earn. Someone turned this war into a business.” — Meduza. 1/
“I gave $650 to be moved to guard duty in Crimea. Others paid more. One guy said he pays more than he’ll ever earn. Someone turned this war into a business.” — Meduza. 1/
Commanders run it like a system.
Skip a mission: $2,600. Stay in the rear: up to $6,500. Soldiers pay again and again — every rotation, every order. 2/
Skip a mission: $2,600. Stay in the rear: up to $6,500. Soldiers pay again and again — every rotation, every order. 2/
They pay for everything.
Armor, radios, fuel, food. Units collect $400 monthly per soldier. Some give away $25k+ over time. 3/
Armor, radios, fuel, food. Units collect $400 monthly per soldier. Some give away $25k+ over time. 3/
Textbooks called mitochondria the “powerhouse of the cell.”
Fine.
And a black hole is just a heavy object.
A mitochondrion does not matter because it “makes energy”. It exists because bare chemistry cannot survive the fall. Electrons descend. Gradients collapse. Energy spreads. Uncontained, that becomes leak, heat, and damage.
So life did not build a battery.
It built a trap.
Folded membrane. Charge separation. Delayed release. Cristae are not decoration, and they are not a surface-area trick. They are containment architecture: structure built to force energy through a narrow path until it becomes work instead of catastrophe.
One bends spacetime.
The other bends membrane.
Different scale. Same law: when the fall gets violent, structure intervenes.
You do not stay alive by having energy.
You stay alive by surviving the fall.
Fine.
And a black hole is just a heavy object.
A mitochondrion does not matter because it “makes energy”. It exists because bare chemistry cannot survive the fall. Electrons descend. Gradients collapse. Energy spreads. Uncontained, that becomes leak, heat, and damage.
So life did not build a battery.
It built a trap.
Folded membrane. Charge separation. Delayed release. Cristae are not decoration, and they are not a surface-area trick. They are containment architecture: structure built to force energy through a narrow path until it becomes work instead of catastrophe.
One bends spacetime.
The other bends membrane.
Different scale. Same law: when the fall gets violent, structure intervenes.
You do not stay alive by having energy.
You stay alive by surviving the fall.
How Eastern Cuban (I will call it Oriente) Anti-Spanish and Anti-European sentiment connects to the development and foundation of Catalan separatism
First off, let us preface this with the general behavior of Oriente first, it was more African, poorer, depended on slavery more than Havana, it was originally the administrative capital but eventually changed to Havana due to its geography for trade
This would eventually pave the way for a more rebellious and foreign province compared to others in Cuba, such as the Santiago Maroon Rebellion of 1731 and the Haitian influenced 1795 Bayamo Revolt,
Haiti would result in the bourbons encouraging more peninsular migration to Cuba
Haiti would result in the bourbons encouraging more peninsular migration to Cuba
What is the North Sea physic mkt, and how should the gap between the paper and physical markets be resolved?
Every time I post about the physical market, I see a lot of complaints about why oil prices aren't rising further. Many ppl even criticize me, claiming I’m not explaining things properly.
First, I’ll summarize the basic components of the North Sea market.
ICE Brent Futures: A financially settled paper contract used primarily for broad directional hedging and speculation without the intention of physical delivery.
EFP (Exchange of Futures for Physical): A swap that acts as a bridge, allowing a trader to convert a paper futures position into a physical cargo contract.
Forward Brent: A standardized OTC physical swap for future delivery. It represents actual oil but remains non-dated bc the exact loading schedule is not yet determined.
Dated Brent: The global benchmark price for physical crude. It is assessed daily by agencies like Platts based on actual trades of the most competitive grade within the BFOET+WTI basket, triggered once specific loading dates are confirmed (typically 10-30 days prior).
CFD: A short-term swap representing the price difference between Forward Brent and Dated Brent. It is used to plot the physical forward curve and assess whether the market is in contango or backwardation.
DFL (Dated to Frontline): A swap that links the physical Dated Brent assessment directly to the front-month ICE Futures contract, managing exposure between the physical and financial markets.
Diff (Grade Basis): The premium or discount applied to a specific physical cargo relative to the Dated Brent benchmark. Driven by crude quality, logistics, and refinery demand, this unhedgeable spread is where physical traders generate profit.
This alone should be enough. From there, I’ll explain how the gap between the paper market and the physical market actually closes.
A massive divergence between Dated Brent (physic) and ICE Brent futures (paper) typically indicates acute near-term physical tightness relative to forward expectations.
If Dated Brent remains at $120-130/bbl leading into the expiration of the front-month ICE Brent futures contract (currently around $100/bbl), the futures contract must converge toward the physical price.
The convergence is not optional; it is mathematically enforced by the exchange's settlement rules and market arbitrage. This operates through three primary mechanisms:
1) Cash Settlement via the ICE Brent Index
ICE Brent futures are cash-settled upon expiration and do not involve physical delivery. Expiring contracts are settled against the ICE Brent Index.
The Index is a calculated average of trading activity in the relevant physical Forward BFOET(Brent, Forties, Oseberg, Ekofisk, Troll)+WTI Midland market during the final trading days of the futures contract.
Bc Forward Brent and Dated Brent are intrinsically linked, a physical market sustaining $130 will generate an ICE Brent Index near $130.
Consequently, any futures positions left open at expiration are forcibly settled at this higher Index price.
2) The Arbitrage Channel (EFP Mechanism)
If a $30 spread exists between paper and physical markets, traders will immediately exploit the arbitrage using the EFP mechanism.
Traders buy the undervalued ICE Brent futures at $100 and simultaneously sells a physical Forward Brent cargo at $130. They execute an EFP to swap their long paper futures position into a long physical Forward position.
The newly acquired long physical position cancels out their short physical position, locking in a profit (minus the EFP swap cost). To execute this arbs on a large scale, traders must aggressively buy ICE futures. This massive purchasing volume forces the futures price up until the gap closes and the arb window is eliminated.
3) Forced Short Covering
Market participants holding short positions in the ICE Brent futures market face extreme risk if the physical market disconnects to the upside.
Knowing the contract is destined to cash-settle against a $130 physical Index, paper shorts cannot afford to hold their $100 positions into expiration.
They are forced to buy back their futures contracts to close their positions before the expiry date.
This forced buying—often resulting in a short squeeze—accelerates the upward momentum of the ICE futures price, driving it into alignment with the physical market.
Through the combination of final index settlement and active EFP arbs, the paper market is structurally tethered to physical reality as expiration approaches.
#oott #iran
Every time I post about the physical market, I see a lot of complaints about why oil prices aren't rising further. Many ppl even criticize me, claiming I’m not explaining things properly.
First, I’ll summarize the basic components of the North Sea market.
ICE Brent Futures: A financially settled paper contract used primarily for broad directional hedging and speculation without the intention of physical delivery.
EFP (Exchange of Futures for Physical): A swap that acts as a bridge, allowing a trader to convert a paper futures position into a physical cargo contract.
Forward Brent: A standardized OTC physical swap for future delivery. It represents actual oil but remains non-dated bc the exact loading schedule is not yet determined.
Dated Brent: The global benchmark price for physical crude. It is assessed daily by agencies like Platts based on actual trades of the most competitive grade within the BFOET+WTI basket, triggered once specific loading dates are confirmed (typically 10-30 days prior).
CFD: A short-term swap representing the price difference between Forward Brent and Dated Brent. It is used to plot the physical forward curve and assess whether the market is in contango or backwardation.
DFL (Dated to Frontline): A swap that links the physical Dated Brent assessment directly to the front-month ICE Futures contract, managing exposure between the physical and financial markets.
Diff (Grade Basis): The premium or discount applied to a specific physical cargo relative to the Dated Brent benchmark. Driven by crude quality, logistics, and refinery demand, this unhedgeable spread is where physical traders generate profit.
This alone should be enough. From there, I’ll explain how the gap between the paper market and the physical market actually closes.
A massive divergence between Dated Brent (physic) and ICE Brent futures (paper) typically indicates acute near-term physical tightness relative to forward expectations.
If Dated Brent remains at $120-130/bbl leading into the expiration of the front-month ICE Brent futures contract (currently around $100/bbl), the futures contract must converge toward the physical price.
The convergence is not optional; it is mathematically enforced by the exchange's settlement rules and market arbitrage. This operates through three primary mechanisms:
1) Cash Settlement via the ICE Brent Index
ICE Brent futures are cash-settled upon expiration and do not involve physical delivery. Expiring contracts are settled against the ICE Brent Index.
The Index is a calculated average of trading activity in the relevant physical Forward BFOET(Brent, Forties, Oseberg, Ekofisk, Troll)+WTI Midland market during the final trading days of the futures contract.
Bc Forward Brent and Dated Brent are intrinsically linked, a physical market sustaining $130 will generate an ICE Brent Index near $130.
Consequently, any futures positions left open at expiration are forcibly settled at this higher Index price.
2) The Arbitrage Channel (EFP Mechanism)
If a $30 spread exists between paper and physical markets, traders will immediately exploit the arbitrage using the EFP mechanism.
Traders buy the undervalued ICE Brent futures at $100 and simultaneously sells a physical Forward Brent cargo at $130. They execute an EFP to swap their long paper futures position into a long physical Forward position.
The newly acquired long physical position cancels out their short physical position, locking in a profit (minus the EFP swap cost). To execute this arbs on a large scale, traders must aggressively buy ICE futures. This massive purchasing volume forces the futures price up until the gap closes and the arb window is eliminated.
3) Forced Short Covering
Market participants holding short positions in the ICE Brent futures market face extreme risk if the physical market disconnects to the upside.
Knowing the contract is destined to cash-settle against a $130 physical Index, paper shorts cannot afford to hold their $100 positions into expiration.
They are forced to buy back their futures contracts to close their positions before the expiry date.
This forced buying—often resulting in a short squeeze—accelerates the upward momentum of the ICE futures price, driving it into alignment with the physical market.
Through the combination of final index settlement and active EFP arbs, the paper market is structurally tethered to physical reality as expiration approaches.
#oott #iran
*May ICE Brent crude expired at $118.
Guys, I know I skipped the part about deferreds. But if I go down that rabbit hole, most retail traders won't be able to follow anyway. Just take this as a simple conceptual overview.
The centralization of Western culture. A story of a wonderful culture, and its ongoing childhood disease.
There is a charming theory of why Northern Europe benefited more from the enlightenment than southern Europe. It starts with Martin Luther.
There is a charming theory of why Northern Europe benefited more from the enlightenment than southern Europe. It starts with Martin Luther.
Once his detachment from the catholic church was a fact, he got to work translating the bible. He even had to invent a complete german grammar to do it.
Luther saw literacy as a religious duty, since it was the only way to get a personal connection to the word of God.
Luther saw literacy as a religious duty, since it was the only way to get a personal connection to the word of God.
The theory says that protestant Europe would thus, 200 years later, have a pool of literate farmers from which they could build efficient bureaucracies. This is similar to Weber's theory of the protestant work ethic, though maybe more specific.
Alas, it's probably not true.
Alas, it's probably not true.
NEW: @ProPublica just revealed details from inside a fortified room at the Justice Department after the 2020 election.
The last line of defense against Trump's efforts to overturn his loss held.
Those officials are now gone – and people who aided Trump’s efforts took over. ⬇️
The last line of defense against Trump's efforts to overturn his loss held.
Those officials are now gone – and people who aided Trump’s efforts took over. ⬇️
ProPublica just released a massive, deeply-reported, 4,700+ word investigation.
3 critical takeaways:
Election officials have been replaced by election deniers.
Programs to safeguard elections have been dismantled.
False claims + politicization are driving election policy.
3 critical takeaways:
Election officials have been replaced by election deniers.
Programs to safeguard elections have been dismantled.
False claims + politicization are driving election policy.
This is the most important story of the year so far.
ProPublica found 75 officials in key election protection roles across federal agencies have been fired, resigned, or reassigned.
They've been replaced by two dozen political appointees – 10 tried to reverse Trump's 2020 loss.
ProPublica found 75 officials in key election protection roles across federal agencies have been fired, resigned, or reassigned.
They've been replaced by two dozen political appointees – 10 tried to reverse Trump's 2020 loss.
okay I guess I have to talk about Péter Magyar here.
Let me just start with saying, in a very unladylike way, that you guys seem to have zero clue what happened in Hungary in the last two years, you completely miss the point, and you're a disappointing bunch.
Let's go.
Let me just start with saying, in a very unladylike way, that you guys seem to have zero clue what happened in Hungary in the last two years, you completely miss the point, and you're a disappointing bunch.
Let's go.
I don't know if you've noticed, but the guy just rid us from Orbán.
You know what it takes to win an election against Orbán? It's not just making a party and campaigning. The rules were massively rigged. Hungary was gerrymandered to oblivion. The regime played dirty.
You know what it takes to win an election against Orbán? It's not just making a party and campaigning. The rules were massively rigged. Hungary was gerrymandered to oblivion. The regime played dirty.
Magyar was harrassed and provoked constantly. His phone was tapped with military spy software. His girlfriend turned out to be a Fidesz agent. AI slop was generated about him and fed to voters on the daily. Russian agents helped create smear campaigns against him.
Today the Southport Inquiry published its findings.
I’m not talking about the agencies right now.
I’m talking about his parents.
Because somebody fucking has to.
I’m a former detective. 21 yrs in the force, I know what I’m looking at🧵👇
I’m not talking about the agencies right now.
I’m talking about his parents.
Because somebody fucking has to.
I’m a former detective. 21 yrs in the force, I know what I’m looking at🧵👇
I’m already seeing it.
“Oh but it must have been SO hard for them.”
“They were in an IMPOSSIBLE position.”
“What were they SUPPOSED to do?”
I’ll tell you what they were supposed to do.
Their job as parents.
That’s fucking what. 😤
“Oh but it must have been SO hard for them.”
“They were in an IMPOSSIBLE position.”
“What were they SUPPOSED to do?”
I’ll tell you what they were supposed to do.
Their job as parents.
That’s fucking what. 😤
His parents knew he had RICIN in his bedroom.
A biological toxin. 6,000 times more poisonous than cyanide. Al quad-a manual.
They knew about the knives. The machete they PERSONALLY signed for. Bows and arrows.
A small arsenal.
IN. THEIR. HOUSE.
And they reported NONE of it. ❌
A biological toxin. 6,000 times more poisonous than cyanide. Al quad-a manual.
They knew about the knives. The machete they PERSONALLY signed for. Bows and arrows.
A small arsenal.
IN. THEIR. HOUSE.
And they reported NONE of it. ❌
