Mathew B.Eng

I don't think enough people understand that you can carry meningitis bacteria in your nose and throat and *not get ill*. It's only when the bacteria invade the body, entering the bloodstream or reaching the brain and spinal cord, that it gets very serious very quickly. So what makes people more vulnerable to invasive meningococcal disease? There are several recognised risk factors, but one is impaired immune function, including low lymphocyte levels such as reduced CD4 T cells. And we all know by now what can cause those reduced CD4 levels don't we? Yes. Covid infection. This is all *established science*. It's not new. All this blather in the papers about vapes and kissing. That's misdirection. The blather about lockdowns reducing cases? That's misdirection too. This disease is about *vulnerability*. Even a *temporary* drop in lymphocytes can make you vulnerable. I'm fed up with all the people diverting attention away from that.

🚨 THE WAR JUST CROSSED ANOTHER LINE: Here’s everything from the last 24 hours. – Iran has laid approximately A DOZEN MINES in the Strait of Hormuz. CNN confirmed it. This is a massive escalation – The US destroyed 16 Iranian minelayers near the strait in response – IRGC fired on and stopped TWO vessels trying to pass through Hormuz, a Thailand-flagged bulk carrier and a Liberian container ship. Both hit by projectiles. Fire broke out on the Thai vessel – The IEA agreed to release a RECORD 400 million barrels of crude oil from emergency reserves. Largest coordinated release in history – Greece just capped profit margins on gasoline and food for 3 months. First country to impose wartime price controls – The Pentagon told Congress it spent $5 BILLION on munitions in the FIRST TWO DAYS alone – 140 US service members have been wounded since the war began. That number was never reported before today – Iran says 9,669 civilian sites have been destroyed. Nearly 8,000 residential homes. Plus hospitals, schools, and commercial centers – Iran arrested 30 people for spying, including a foreign national – Hundreds of thousands rallied in Tehran in support of new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei – Saudi Aramco CEO warned the war could have “catastrophic consequences” on oil markets. Called the crisis “unprecedented” – The UAE consulate in Erbil, Iraq was targeted by Iranian drones – An Iranian drone struck the Millennium Tower in Bahrain’s business district. A woman was k*lled. 8 injured – Israel struck a residential building in central Beirut’s Aisha Bakkar neighborhood. 4 injured – 5 people k*lled in a US-Israeli strike on a residential building in Arak, western Iran – Iran’s sports minister says Iran WILL NOT participate in the 2026 World Cup in the US. “Under no circumstances can we participate” – Trump said the war will end “very soon” but “not this week.” Also said he hasn’t “won enough” yet and wants “ultimate victory” – White House says “unconditional surrender” will be personally determined by Trump – White House does NOT rule out US ground troops – Israel issuing new evacuation orders for 6 areas of southern Lebanon – About 50% of Iranian ballistic missiles aimed at Israel carry CLUSTER MUNITIONS. 3,000+ Israeli residents forced from their homes – Trump and Putin spoke by phone Monday about the war and Ukraine Day 12. And Trump says it’s not over yet. The outcome of this war will impact markets around the world, but don’t worry, I’ll keep you updated like I always do. Just turn on notifications, this is VERY important. Many people will wish they followed me sooner.

The Strait of Hormuz has been closed for 8 days. Everyone thinks this is about oil. This is about what oil becomes. 92% of the world's sulfur comes from refining oil and gas. Close the Strait of Hormuz and you don't just lose 20 million barrels of crude per day. You lose the feedstock for sulfuric acid, the single most produced chemical on Earth. Sulfuric acid is how we extract copper. It's how we extract cobalt. Without it, you can't make transformers, EV batteries, or the substrates inside every data center on the planet. One chemical, made from one feedstock, shipped through one chokepoint. The cascade goes further: Qatar ships 30% of Taiwan's liquefied natural gas through Hormuz. Taiwan has 11 days of reserves left. TSMC, the company that makes 90% of the world's advanced chips, draws 8.9% of Taiwan's total electricity. No gas, no power, no chips. Then food. 33% of the world's nitrogen fertilizer feedstock moves through the Strait. Half of all humans alive today exist because of synthetic nitrogen. Sulfur, semiconductors, food. That makes three supply chains, one 21-nautical-mile chokepoint, and zero domestic alternatives at scale.