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Gulf Energy Shock Spreads To Global Plastics As War Sparks Force Majeure Wave
Gulf Energy Shock Spreads To Global Plastics As War Sparks Force Majeure Wave
Building on our earlier "Global Demand Destruction" note, which mapped how the Gulf energy shock is spreading globally and the immediate effects of rationing, price controls, and fuel shortages, another second-order disruption is quickly emerging: supply chain disruptions in critical plastic feedstocks.
Plastics are core to the modern economy, and a troubling new Bloomberg report indicates that several producers of monoethylene glycol (MEG) and purified terephthalic acid (PTA) have declared force majeure, as tanker flows through the Strait...
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May 2, 2026 / Tyler Durden
US Coast Guard Offloads More Than $72 Million Worth Of Cocaine
US Coast Guard Offloads More Than $72 Million Worth Of Cocaine
Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
More than $72 million worth of cocaine was offloaded by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) after it was seized in multiple operations.
A crew member aboard USCGC Escanaba carries a bale of cocaine during a drug offload at Port Everglades, Fla., on April 27, 2026. U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Rodriguez
On Monday, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba’s crew offloaded roughly 7,050 pounds of cocaine valued at over $53...
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Mar 4, 2026 / Kyle Anzalone
Marine Vet Forcibly Removed From Senate Hearing for Protesting Iran War
An Iraq War Marine veteran was forced from a Senate hearing for speaking out against the war in Iran. Before the hearing, Brian McGinnis posted a video to his X account saying he was in DC to “speak out against the Senate and ask them why they are going to send our men and women […]
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Jun 17, 2026 / Dave DeCamp
Trump Says MoU With Iran ‘Not Final,’ US May Go Back To ‘Dropping Bombs’ If Tehran ‘Doesn’t Behave’
President Trump said on Wednesday that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Washington and Tehran was “not final” and warned the US could return to “dropping bombs” on Iran if the country “didn’t behave.” “It’s a Memorandum of Understanding. If I don’t like it, if they don’t behave, we’ll go right back to dropping bombs […]
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