I witnessed this happen at a random BBQ joint/bar a few years ago. I was sitting at the bar having lunch and a chick went in there trying to get the place to give HER money for a "food review". The owner/guy behind the bar laughed at her and said no way.
He said that wasn't the first time that had happened
For decades, the Strait of Hormuz was treated as a fact of nature, a chokepoint the world simply had to live with. Five months of Iranian blockade have changed that.
The Gulf states are now pouring billions into making the strait optional, and they are moving at a speed Western infrastructure planners can only dream about.
The UAE has already completed nearly half of a second pipeline to Fujairah, doubling its bypass capacity to 3.6 million barrels a day by mid-2027.
Saudi Arabia is expanding its East-West line to the Red Sea, Iraq is pushing a corridor toward the Mediterranean, and Goldman Sachs estimates that over 60 percent of pre-war Gulf exports could bypass Hormuz by the end of 2028.
Iran spent decades holding a knife to the world’s energy supply. It finally used it, and now the world is quietly building a route around the blade.
Happy birthday, @BarackObama! 65 never looked better. Every day, you make me a better person, and I’m thankful for all the ways you show up for our family and our country. Love you. ❤️