Category Archives: Doomsday scenarios

Iran War: Iran Pounds Israel with Huge Missile Barrage Just Before Trump’s Unhinged Speech Doubling Down on Failed Escalation; US Greatly Exposed to Shock as Inventories Depleted During April

Today’s Iran War update: Trump doubles down on failure as investors and pundits wake up to the economic consequences of Iran’s victory.

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Iran War: Israel Would Thwart Trump TACO Even if Genuine; US Forces Still Arriving in Middle East as Trump to Speak This Evening; Could Strait of Hormuz Traffic Rise Meaningfully With Less Hot Conflict?

Why Trump’s apparent TACO via his hissy to leave the Strait of Hormuz mess to others may be a deception despite rising economic damage.

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Iran War: US/Israel Escalation and Forceful Iran Retaliation Continue as Trump Says He May Take Iran’s Oil and Pakistan Hosts Talks With Nobody; Mr. Market Finally Waking Up as Brent Rises to $115

Today’s Iran war update: Trump fantasies deepen as the US suffers irreparable damage to its military and the global economy takes body blows.

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Coffee Break: East Asia and the War in West Asia, RIP Metaverse, Cetacean Doulas, and Social Sycophancy

Part the First: The War in West Asia Viewed from East Asia.  The daily updates compiled here have been essential for cutting through the fog of war associated with the current War in West Asia.  Many people have marveled at the sheer stupidity of another unnecessary (to be redundant) war of choice in the Middle […]

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