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  • What if the White House has no intention of reopening the Strait of Hormuz? What if this war is really about ships & tariffs?

    03/18/2026 3:35:29 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 52 replies
    x.com ^ | 3/18/2026 | John Ʌ Konrad V @johnkonrad
    ransomnote: Below are several of John A Konrad V's detailed posts. There are another 14 posts in this thread series at the link which I did not copy.Here's the source of the x.com thread posts below:DataRepublican (small r) repostedJohn Ʌ Konrad V@johnkonradLet's unpack this..What if the White House has no intention of reopening the Strait of Hormuz?What if this war is really about ships & tariffs?I had a long discussion with senior DOE official yesterday on background. I can’t share any details but it’s clear everyone’s Strait of Hormuz calculus is wrong.We need to go back to the drawing boards.That's...
  • Our silly little 'addiction' (Oil is a fungible commodity)

    02/24/2006 4:34:25 AM PST · by ajolympian2004 · 17 replies · 4,003+ views
    Rocky Mountain News column ^ | Friday February 24th, 2006 | Mike Rosen
    Rosen: Our silly little 'addiction' Sometimes you get great life lessons in unexpected places. Kudos to Scott Adams, the cartoonist who writes the Dilbert comic strip. Adams cut through the fog and gave his readers a valuable insight into the real-world international politics and economics of the energy conundrum. In a recent strip, Dilbert readers were treated to the following exchange: Dilbert: I'm thinking about buying a more fuel-efficient car. Dogbert: Why? Dilbert: It's my patriotic duty to reduce this country's dependence on foreign sources of oil. Dogbert: Why? Dilbert: Because then the countries that hate us will have less...