Shipping Turmoil Remains Largely Contained To Gulf, For Now

Iran Threatens To Reclose Strait, As US Military 'Ready' to Restart Blockade: 'Trump Will Certainly Lose' Summary Iran threatens to reclose the Strait of Hormuz and suspended final talks with the US. The US earlier revoked an Iranian oil waiver & now signals readiness to restore a maritime blockade. Trump said the ceasefire is over and warned of fresh US strikes on Iran, probably "tonight". Oil jumps above $80 as fears of renewed conflict & return to Hormuz Strait closure intensifies. Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by August 31? Yes 19% · No 82%View...

Monsters Far And Near Authored by James Howard Kunstler, “We used to say that we don’t know what 2050 will look like. Now it’s more like we don’t know what 2030 will look like.” - Jesus Enrique Rosas You must be thinking that reality is pushing its luck with the president bringing this Iran business - a war, actually, let’s face it - to a favorable conclusion around dinner time Sunday evening (yawn) and then Mr. DJT sliding directly into his seat on the White House lawn to enjoy the special 80th...

FBI Calls Incendiary Attack On Manhattan Federal Building An "Anti-Government Attack" Summary: FBI Calls incident "anti-government attack on a federal facility"  Suspect had "ICE Off Our Streets" Sign  Suspect Arrested  FBI New York Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the incident FBI tells Fox News "an individual deployed an incendiary device"  Immigration agents and FBI rushed out, guns drawn, and FPS apprehended the suspect Explosion Hits Outside 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan For years, left-wing political violence in the US was often treated as isolated and/or a non-issue. The Trump administration is now calling it a domestic terrorism threat. FBI...