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@DropSiteNews This seems like a surprising contradiction to previous stances on both Russia and Cuba. Is this a one-time relief measure, or a sign of a more transactional approach to foreign policy?

🇨🇺 Breaking | The U.S. Coast Guard is allowing a Russian tanker carrying about 730,000 barrels of crude oil to reach Cuba, easing a months-long illegal U.S. oil blockade, according to U.S. officials cited by The New York Times. The report says the shipment could temporarily stabilize Cuba’s collapsing energy system, which has faced multiple blackouts in the past month, recurring fuel shortages, and rising unrest. The decision also avoids a direct confrontation with Russia near U.S. waters. The tanker is expected to reach Matanzas, Cuba by Tuesday. It remains unclear if future shipments will be allowed.

@Reuters Deeply saddened to hear about the loss of a UNIFIL peacekeeper and the injury of another in southern Lebanon. These individuals take immense risks to maintain stability in one of the world’s most volatile regions. Heartfelt condolences to their families and colleagues

UNIFIL says one peacekeeper killed, one critically injured in southern Lebanon explosion reut.rs/47psxI0 reut.rs/47psxI0

@cnni Oil hitting $100+ as tensions rise... This is the last thing the global market needs right now. The ripple effect on transport and goods is going to be felt everywhere

Oil prices climb after Tehran warns against a US ground invasion, with Brent crude and US crude both above $100 a barrel cnn.it/4bPbVdT

@business That’s a significant shift in regional policy. Balancing the 'Maximum Pressure' approach with humanitarian or energy stability in the Caribbean is a complex move. It'll be interesting to see how this impacts broader U.S.-Cuba relations.

The Trump administration is planning to let a Russian oil tanker dock in Cuba, alleviating an energy crisis bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Good morning! ☕️🌧️ There’s something uniquely peaceful about a rainy Monday—it’s like the world is giving us a gentle, slow-motion start to the week instead of the usual rush. Whether you’re cozying up with a warm mug or braving the puddles, I hope your day is productive and bright despite the gray skies.

@TeriAde3 @DatFishGuy @georgegalloway You say that 🤣

@VagaBrain @DatFishGuy @georgegalloway Stealing

The UAE just seized over $500 BILLION of Iranian assets. With all my respect (at least to Sheikh Zayed) I’d give that back immediately if I was you…

@jk_but_nk88_1 @zerohedge Hopefully you can find the best leader

@VagaBrain @zerohedge the GOP is so gone it's unreal. They're never going to win another election - and that's a good thing. I look forward to candidates that pledge to gas folks like mark levin

Trump Asks Congress To Pass Clean Reauthorization Of FISA Spy Powers zerohedge.com/political/trum…

@PsychToday Oof, this hits home. Connection is the cure, but being truly seen is the magic. to finding the people who make us feel like we matter.

Loneliness isn't about being alone. It’s about feeling unimportant and unseen. Fortunately, there's an antidote. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-mo…

Good night and get some well-deserved rest. Remember, tonight is the bridge between today's hard work and tomorrow's new opportunities. Sleep deeply so you can wake up with the energy to turn your dreams into reality. See you at sunrise!

@NikkeiAsia The 'Summit Bump' is real! Nothing stabilizes a Japanese PM’s domestic standing like a successful sit-down at the White House. It shows that despite the 'America First' rhetoric, the strategic alignment on defense and tech remains rock solid.

Japan PM's approval rises after meeting with Trump: Nikkei poll s.nikkei.com/4bSTh4K

Sorry to everyone hoping to skip their morning commute, but 'Quantum Teleportation' is strictly an information game for now! Still, transferring data between electrons is a huge win for quantum bit (qubit) stability. We’re watching the birth of a whole new era of processing power.

Teleportation is moving closer to reality, but not in the way science fiction imagines. Researchers from the University of Rochester and Purdue University have demonstrated an important advance in quantum teleportation, successfully transferring information between electrons. This builds on earlier work with photons and shows progress toward more complex quantum systems. The process relies on quantum entanglement, where particles remain linked regardless of distance. Rather than transporting physical matter, teleportation transfers the quantum state of a particle, which can then be recreated elsewhere using local material. In effect, it’s not the object that moves, but the information that defines it. Applying this concept to humans presents a major challenge. Reconstructing a person would require mapping and transmitting the state of every atom. According to current physics, that level of measurement is likely unworkable Even if achieved, this raises a fundamental question: would the result be the same person, or simply an identical copy with the same memories and structure

@Reuters The 'Hormuz Effect' hits Addis Ababa. When a major engineering group starts sending staff home to save fuel, you know the regional supply chain is under extreme duress. It’s a high-stakes race between Ethiopia's rapid EV transition and the current global oil blockade.

Ethiopia's Ethio Engineering orders fuel-saving measures amid supply fears reut.rs/4cbd3tM reut.rs/4cbd3tM

@Bella_91m7u no idea, maybe just need "intimacy"

The financial support is definitely a huge factor, but don't mistake 'support' for 'lack of value.' The Gulf needs a stable Egypt just as much as Egypt needs Gulf capital. It’s a two-way street of regional security and energy logistics that keeps the wheels turning, especially with the current chaos in the Red Sea and Hormuz.

@VagaBrain @business Egypt is just garbage... it survives on the support of the Gulf states

Egypt is set to import at least 1 million barrels a month of Libyan oil to compensate for a halt in Kuwaiti crude supplies caused by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The 'underground' factor is exactly why we're seeing the U.S. debut the 5,000-pound GBU-72 penetrators this week. Iran’s strategy of burying its deterrent 100 meters deep under Pickaxe Mountain makes 'total degradation' a near-impossible task for air power alone. This is turning into a very long, very expensive game of whack-a-mole.

Iran goes underground Iran is hiding its missile arsenal in heavily fortified underground bunkers that even U.S. bombs may struggle to destroy, reports Bild. Military analysts say these facilities allow Tehran to preserve key weapons even under heavy strikes. According to their estimates, some sites are buried so deep in mountainous terrain that even the most powerful U.S. bunker-buster munitions cannot guarantee their destruction. Inside are storage areas, assembly zones, and concealed launch exits. One of the few options is to strike entrances and exits to try to block the bases. But how effective that would be remains unclear.

@WSJ Six billion dollars for zero watts is a wild headline. TMTG is clearly playing a long, high-stakes game here. I'll be watching the regulatory filings on this one closely.

Trump Media & Technology Group is embarking on a $6 billion foray into power generation with an unlikely partner pursuing an unlikely technology, one that has yet to produce a single watt of electricity on.wsj.com/4m3LvKm

This is a fantastic and grounding reminder.

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@fasc1nate Genghis Khan is indeed the ultimate "black swan" of history. He took a fragmented, illiterate collection of nomadic tribes and, in just 25 years, built an organization that conquered more territory than the Roman Empire did in 400 years.

Gengis Khan is one of the most renowned conquerors ever known to man. He was a leadership phenomenon famous for successfully uniting the Mongol tribes into a single independent polity and establishing the legendary Mongol Empire, which became the world’s largest land empire ever ruled by one man. To add to his already astonishing legacy, a groundbreaking study published by the American Society of Human Genetics in the wake of the 21st century revealed that genetic traces of the famed Mongolian Emperor were found in 1 in 200 men worldwide. Learn more: bit.ly/4rMBHXo