[ICYMI] VIDEO-COLUMN:
As US Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to travel to Greenland today, let me re-publish this @Opinion video about the American obsession with the island’s mineral riches. Trouble is, the theory is utter nonsense.
#Greenland
So it’s really important you understand the Trump Coin grift. It hasn’t gotten enough attention, but it’s maybe the biggest White House corruption in a century. Right out in the open for all to see.
I’m going to explain how the grift works. Only takes 3 minutes.
VIDEO COLUMN: Fantasy minerals.
Many people — not least of all, US President Donald Trump — seem convinced Ukraine has a lot of rare earths minerals. It’s utter nonsense.
#Ukraine#UkraineWar@Opinion
Former Chief of MI6, Sir Alex Younger speaking on Newsnight about Russia's invasion of Ukraine and how we as Europeans should respond
And all I can think about is why MI6 didn't protect us from Russian influence in the 2016 Brexit referendum
This is simply brilliant!
George Yeo, former foreign minister of Singapore explains why China 🇨🇳 is different from the West and doesn’t have it in its DNA to become an imperial power like the colonial powers or the US.
THE US LNG MIRACLE 🇺🇸🚢
This is the story of how the US became the world's biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas in less than a decade, drastically rewriting global energy trade
Thread below 🧵👇
The EU #gas price is heading for its highest close since April > €41.15/MWh, up 35% on the day. Concerns about supply interruptions due to strike actions in Australia may cause increased competition for gas destined for Europe. This situation is further intensified by short-covering actions from contango-riding short-sellers
Today might have seen the biggest physics discovery of my lifetime. I don't think people fully grasp the implications of an ambient temperature / pressure superconductor. Here's how it could totally change our lives.
$BHP knows copper is hard to find.
They have some of the largest mines in the world.
(including Escondida -dad was part of the discovery team and I visited as a kid-).
Major deposits are less common and are being found deeper and deeper.
(deeper = more expensive)
📊 @bhp
MUST READ: A month-long journey on the trail of some of the world's most important metals helps show why they're in short supply: they're stuck in a 30-mile traffic jam https://t.co/CQkxps85mc