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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Links 3/31/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | No Comments »
Iran War: Trump Threatens Destruction of Iran Electric Generation and Oil Wells Even as WSJ Reports Temporary TACO on Trying to Force Open Strait of Hormuz
Today’s Iran war update: WSJ – Trump is trying to rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic by not opening the Strait now but still fighting
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Media watch, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:57 am | No Comments »
Where Does Russia’s Just-in-Time Energy Lifeline Leave Cuba?
“We cannot be indifferent to the desperate situation that Cubans are experiencing today,” said Dmitry Peskov.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | No Comments »
Five Reasons Why the US Declined To Enforce Its De Facto Blockade on Cuba for Russia
Cuba gets a bit of an energy break thanks to a Russian tanker, but this delivery won’t change outcomes.
Topics: Banana republic, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Guest Post, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:24 am | No Comments »
Coffee Break: Moral Imbeciles Lead U.S. to War
The moral imbeciles ruling the United States have blundered into disaster because they are incapable of recognizing the stakes of the game.
Topics: Coffee Break
Posted by Nat Wilson Turner at 2:00 pm | 29 Comments »
Drillers See Triple-Digit Crude and Hit the Brakes
Why drillers won’t be sucker punched by increasing production in response to a very large price increase that may be short-lived.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Investment outlook
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:49 am | 10 Comments »
Links 3/30/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 91 Comments »
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.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Media watch, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 266 Comments »
Europe Tries Magical Thinking with Algerian Gas—Again
And same as the last crises, the math still doesn’t add up.
Topics: Energy markets, Europe, Middle East, Russia
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 10 Comments »
Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer
What are the demands and why does opposition to imperialism get shouted down?
Topics: Middle East, Politics, Social values, Surveillance state, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 4:00 am | 24 Comments »
Links 3/29/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 6:55 am | 68 Comments »
Iran War: More Signs of a Long Conflict and Resulting Severe Economic Damage
The latest Iran war update: both sides dig in, virtually assuring at least a long-ish conflict and economic devastation.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Income disparity, Media watch, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 371 Comments »
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Silence (Chinmoku) (1971) Run Time: 2H 9M Plus Jazz!
Silence is a movie about faith and its loss.
Topics: Guest Post, Sunday morning Antidote movie
Posted by semper loquitur at 6:30 am | 7 Comments »
Beavers Can Turn Streams Into Carbon Stores – We Measured How Much
Natural engineers can quietly help river landscapes store more carbon for decades to come.
Topics: Curiousities, Environment, Global warming
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 7 Comments »
Links 3/28/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 101 Comments »




