“Regime change doesn’t work” Iraq: Fake country created by Sykes / Pichot. 60/30/10 split between Shia, Sunni and Kurd. Oil in Shia and Kurdish areas but not Sunni. Initial ruling family was Hashemite from Hejaz (ie not Iraq), imposed by British. Sunni dictator ran country for 30 years before regime change. During Ottoman period, it was governed by 5 different administrative regions Syria: Fake country created by Sykes / Pichot. 75% Sunni. Little oil. Initial ruling family was Hashemite from Hejaz (ie not Syria), imposed by French. Run by various Sunni dictators until Assad regime took control. They are part of 10% Alawite minority. During Ottoman period was principally split between two major provinces (Aleppo and Damascus). Libya: Fake country. Tribal society that wasn’t post colonial until 1950s. Iran (Persia): One of the oldest civilizations in the world. While religious makeup has evolved, Persian is a 2,500 year old language.

History reality check — even as new forms of energy have arrived, usage of the existing ones has continued to increase. Europe burns 3x as much wood as it did at the start of the 20th century, and global coal production is at record highs.

Speculative capex doesn’t magically guarantee margins. Who’s picking up the tab if the lights go off?

The institutionalization of $ETH accelerates.⁦@jpmorgan⁩ now let institutional clients pledge $BTC and $ETH as collateral for loans. Pivotal moment for integrating digital assets into traditional finance. #ETH #JPMorgan #TradFi #DigitalAssets bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

1 % of @Walmart 2025 sales = $6.5 B. Put that on-chain → ~13k #ETH burned / yr (~35 per day assuming a consumer spends on average $100 per transaction) That’s ~¼ of all ETH burned today. Now imagine @amazon, @Costco, @Shopify. Stablecoins = #Ethereum demand engine

Tokenization of assets is a ‘freight train’ coming to major markets cnbc.com/2025/10/02/tokeniza…

Every industrial revolution feels like a bubble at first. The question isn’t if this lasts, but how long. Usually longer than anyone thinks — and it always changes the world as we know it.

6 time grand slam champion in record time. The Alcaraz era is here

Striking takeaway: China’s parliament is packed with engineers; America’s is packed with lawyers. Explains a lot… Perhaps a reason why they are building nuclear plants twice as fast and at 1/4 the cost of the U.S.

Unchecked money printing doesn’t just raise prices — it can distort the entire perception of a functioning economy. Historically, the antidote was hard assets: store of value (gold) and productive assets (land, energy). Today, digital assets have joined that list — with Ethereum #ETH delivering scarcity, utility and yield much like productive assets of the past.

It’s clear: for grid stability, scale, and reliability, natural gas is the fuel of choice⚡🔥

This isn’t accidental policy—the U.S. sees stablecoins as a lever to strengthen global USD and Treasury demand

Well articulated post explaining @TheEtherMachine @DynamixHQ

🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT: Dynamix Corp is proud to announce our definitive business combination with @TheEtherMachine , a next-generation Ethereum yield and infrastructure platform backed by over $1.5B in capital commitments. #Ethereum #InstitutionalCrypto #DigitalAssets #DeFi #SPAC

RT @Kirkland_Ellis: Kirkland counseled ESGEN Acquisition Corp. on the pricing of its $240 million initial public offering. t.co/zpy…

Thank you to everyone on the Bruin team who has worked tirelessly over the last few years and our incredible partners and stakeholders for their continuous support ⁦@EnerplusCorp⁩ Agrees to Acquire Bruin EP Partners prnewswire.com/news-releases…