Bugha Boom Time

Oil production has shifted dramatically over the decades. From the dominance of the U.S. and Middle East in earlier years to major changes in global rankings, the energy landscape continues to evolve. Today, the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Russia lead global output, shaping energy markets worldwide.🌍

China has massive economic exposure to the Middle East: China has spent over $269 billion on investments and construction contracts across the Middle East since 2005. Saudi Arabia is the largest recipient at $82 billion, followed by the UAE at $48 billion, and Iraq at $40 billion. Furthermore, Chinese investments and construction contracts in Iran have reached $25 billion. Meanwhile, Middle East trade with China has more than doubled since 2017, to $317 billion in 2024. That is nearly 4 times the $85 billion in trade with the US in 2024. China is heavily tied to the Middle East's economy.

重磅：美国东部周六凌晨02:40分，川普发布攻打伊朗的声明！

@AnthropicAI Anthropic might go bankrupt, and its employees could return to other AI companies.

A statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. anthropic.com/news/statement…

人类历史的教科书，可能要从头改写了。 德国的一个洞穴里，发现了据称是世界上最古老的“文字”系统。 距今3.8万年。 什么概念？ 我们过去一直认为，最早的文字是苏美尔人的楔形文字。 那已经是人类文明的曙光。 但这次的发现，直接把文字历史往前推了超过三万年。 不过，这真的是“文字”吗？ 还是说，只是一些具有象征意义的符号？ 一个成熟的文字系统，需要能完整记录语言和思想。 这些洞穴里的刻符，达到了这个标准吗？ 主流学术界长期以来构建的“人类文明摇篮”叙事，会不会因为这些新发现而动摇？ 一个又一个考古发现，似乎都在挑战既定的历史框架。 旧的共识不断被打破。 下一个被颠覆的，又会是什么？

@bboczeng 太智障了，看来你祖宗都不是中国人

为什么是繁体字，是已经彻底不做“中国人”了嘛？ 谢谢大家

@SydneyDaddy1 沒聽說過公安局查稅

我刚刚把我发的疑似老高被罚款4.2亿的推删了，因为这张处罚通知里虽然看起来很多信息都对得上，但也有多个疑点 尤其是网络犯罪防治法还没有正式实施，1月31日刚刚发布意见征求稿 所以不排除是有人伪造的处罚通知，但也不排除是有人的大斧已经饥渴难耐了（这种事不是没发生过）

一本定价 $500 的艺术画册，现在合法免费下载。 Getty Publications Virtual Library 盖蒂博物馆（Getty Museum）将其出版的 300 多本绝版艺术、建筑、摄影书籍完全数字化并免费开放。 不是模糊的扫描版，而是拥有可搜索文本和超高清插图的 PDF 原档。 包含大量关于文物修复、古希腊艺术的深度学术著作，市面上极难买到。 明确的 Open Content 协议，不仅能看，部分资源甚至允许二创。 盖蒂出版把过去四十多年出的书，从展览图录、藏品研究，到文物保护手册、摄影、建筑史，一口气放出三百多本电子版，全部免费在线阅读或 PDF 下载。 分类细得很狠：绘画、摄影、古董、建筑、拉美艺术、亚洲艺术、文物保护、博物馆学、技术手册，甚至“耳then architecture 夯土建筑保护会议论文”“青铜雕塑技术检验指南”这种极细分主题也能直接点进看全本。 不管是做作品集、做课程、做展览，还是单纯想把自己对艺术的理解打牢一点，这个网站真的值得你花一个晚上好好逛一圈。 getty.edu/publications/v…

The first King of Heaven riding a Late Uruk ship, 3300-3000 BC.

What do you think about that? I'm thinking of (Hobbit), Dwarf, Gnome, Goblin, Elf...

One of the hands was torn off, it likely held some kind of technology that needed to be hidden.

Photograph of the Sultanganj Buddha, a monumental copper sculpture dating to c. 600–700 CE, Gupta–Pala transitional period. discovered in Bihar in 1861 during East Indian Railway construction, now housed at the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple is where art, literature, and spirituality merge. Look at the Dakshinamurthy panel: There is one special unique aspect of this particular Dakshinamurthy that had puzzled me for years before i got the most probable answer . Can you tell which aspect? Top Portion inspired from — ? Middle Portion inspired from— ? Bottom Portion inspired from — ? Can anyone decode how these layers come together? I’ll share my reading after your responses. #KanchiKailasanathar #Heritage #Temple #Art #SculptureSpeaks #IncredibleIndia #HeritageMatters #Architecture #Pallavas #HistoryInStone

Bronze image of Śiva, dated to 1510 by an inscription on the pedestal, Kamphaeng Phet, Kamphaeng Phet National Museum

Members of the Tsimihety people of Madagascar — a black African ethnic group whose name literally means “those who never cut their hair.” For generations, hair has symbolized freedom, identity, and resistance to imposed traditions. Unlike many cultures where hair is cut during mourning or rites of passage, the Tsimihety became known for refusing the blade, letting hair grow as a living archive of ancestry and belief. In today’s viral age, their appearance is often exaggerated, misunderstood, or mislabeled — but the tradition itself is real and deeply rooted. If what you’re seeing here doesn’t match what you know about the Tsimihety, say it. Culture deserves debate, not silence.

This image quietly destroys one of the most repeated myths in history. What we call “classical” architecture is not Greek but really a continuous thread across civilizations. The real shock is how much of the ancient world had already been standing tall before the Greeks.

Irving Finkel - a scholar of ancient languages and a longtime curator at the British Museum, renowned for his expertise in Mesopotamian history and cuneiform writing believes this artifact from Göbekli Tepe is evidence of the earliest form of writing dating back to around 11,600 years ago. He believes this Pre-Pottery Neolithic stone plaquette depicting a snake, stlized human head, and a bird” is a stamp used to sign contracts. 📷 : a small stone plaquette from the archaeological site of Göbekli Tepe in Türkiye. It dates back around 11,000 years to Pre-Pottery Neolithic period. The carvings on the plaque depict a snake, a stylized human figure (or another animal), and a bird. Some interpretations suggest etchings might be the earliest known use of 3D perspective in prehistoric art. It is currently displayed at the Şanlıurfa Museum. #archaeohistories

The 9th-century sculptures of Bhagwati Tara and Goddess Chunda reflect the excellent iconographic expertise of the Pratihara dynasty. Chunda is a figure associated with the historical Buddha, known for offering him his last meal before his passing into Nirvana. Discovered from Pakhna, Farukhabad, Uttar Pradesh Gurjar-Pratihara dynasty.

If this black siltstone screen slab shows Nectanebo I (380–362 BCE) frozen forever in a kneeling offering pose, was it really an act of devotion, or a calculated piece of temple propaganda designed to make Egyptians see the pharaoh as the only “valid” bridge to the gods when foreign rule was looming again?

These two sculptural panel beautifully presents the Trimurti—Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma—symbolizing destruction, preservation, and creation. Each deity stands in a calm, frontal posture, conveying cosmic balance and harmony. Together, the three figures visually express the unity of divine functions within a single cosmic order. 1. Gangaikonda Sozhiswarar Temple - very simple 2. Hoysaleswara temple, Halebidu - elaborately decorated