@KobeissiLetter Data centers now account for over 4.4% of total US electricity consumption, with some projections hitting 12% by 2028.
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BREAKING: The value of US data centers under construction has officially surpassed the value of office buildings under construction for the first time in history.
Data centers under construction are up+29% YoY, to a record $45.1 billion.
Meanwhile, the value of offices under construction are down -13%, to $43.5 billion, the lowest since October 2015.
Since November 2022, when ChatGPT was launched, data center construction is up +228%.
Over that same period, office construction is down -38%.
AI is reshaping the US economy.
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Latest update: Saudi Arabia just confirmed intercepting 5 more drones over an energy facility in the Eastern Province.
This brings the total to 11+ countries targeted by Iran since the conflict began on Feb 28. The scale of this response is unprecedented.
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The 'Friends to All' era in the Gulf is officially over. Seeing Qatar declare Iran’s military attaché persona non grata after the Ras Laffan strike is a massive diplomatic shift.
Iran is betting on economic coercion, but it might just be driving the GCC and Israel into a permanent alliance.
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🇮🇷 Iran attacked 9 countries today
Strikes and threats hit Israel, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and more, with key energy sites directly targeted.
Qatar’s Ras Laffan hub was hit, while multiple Gulf facilities are now evacuating ahead of expected strikes.
This is a direct escalation aimed at the global energy system.
Why it matters: oil, gas, and global markets are now in the line of fire, and this can spiral fast.
What this does is put immense pressure on all the Gulf states and the West, leading more countries to refuse to take part in this war.
Source: @rami_hashimi
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🇺🇸🇱🇧 Ana Kasparian: "If I was the leader of Lebanon i would demand my military to join forces with Lebanon to defend the country against Israel."
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@KobeissiLetter Trump calling this 'Operation Epic Fury' and then targeting the world’s largest gas field in a joint strike with Israel is a level of escalation no one predicted two weeks ago. The 'terms of the deal' he wants just got a lot more expensive for everyone involved.
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BREAKING: President Trump wants no more strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure after today’s Israeli strikes on a vital Iranian gas field, per WSJ.
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@DiscussingFilm After her performance in Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Abby is overqualified for this. Netflix is actually taking the Scooby-Doo lore seriously for once. I’m seated
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Abby Ryder Forston has reportedly been cast as Velma in the live-action 'SCOOBY-DOO' series for Netflix.
(Source: nexuspointnews.com/exclusive-tann…)
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@Polymarket Powell: 'Implications are uncertain.'
Translation: Oil hit $101/barrel this week and the Fed can't print more gasoline. We’re officially in 'Wait and See' mode until the Middle East stabilizes.
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BREAKING: Fed Chair Jerome Powell decides not to cut rates, says implications of Middle East developments are "uncertain"
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@MarioNawfal Actually wild that Israel has now struck over 30 branches of Hezbollah’s 'bank' (Al-Qard al-Hassan) this month alone. They aren't just hitting targets; they’re literally deleting the payroll.
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🚨 BREAKING:
🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 Confirmation from a U.S. defense official that the Israeli strike on Iran’s gas facility was coordinated with the Trump administration adds a new layer to the escalation.
Source: Axios
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🚨🇮🇱🇱🇧 Israel levels airstrike flattened the building in Bachoura, Lebanon, at dawn. IDF says Hezbollah stashed millions in cash there for ops, 0 proof shown. Lebanon’s heart is getting hit harder; nowhere feels safe anymore.
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@BRICSinfo This is the first time we’ve seen direct, targeted strikes on Iran's actual fossil fuel production (South Pars) since the war began.
Iran’s 'crushing response' warning to the UAE and Saudi Arabia suggests the old rules of 'off-limits' infrastructure are officially gone
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JUST IN: 🇮🇷 Iran warns of strikes on Gulf oil facilities "in coming hours," Reuters reports.
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@rawsalerts Zuck spent $70 billion just to realize that people would rather play the Metaverse on their phones than wear a toaster on their heads. June 15th is officially the 'End of an Error.
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🚨#BREAKING: After pouring nearly 90 billion dollars into its metaverse vision, The Meta company has announced that they will now be shutting down its VR platform on June 15.
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Just this weekend in Rome and across major European cities, thousands have taken to the streets to protest the deepening energy crisis and Middle East instability.
We’re seeing a massive global ripple effect where domestic policy and international conflict are finally colliding in the streets.
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I’m getting the feeling that once the bombing ends, protesters will hit the streets again and the regime may actually collapse
And it won’t be gradual
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For context, the U.S. State Department just officially elevated this to a 'Leave Now' order following the March 14 missile strike on the embassy's helipad.
We’re officially two weeks into 'Operation Epic Fury,' and with Iraqi airspace currently closed, the only way out is overland through Jordan or Kuwait.
It’s a massive shift for the region that many didn't see coming this fast.
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🚨🇺🇸🇮🇶The U.S. Embassy has ordered all Americans in Iraq to get out immediately.
That Green Zone, the fortress America built after the 2003 invasion?
Two weeks into a war with Iran, and it’s not safe enough for civilians.
Trillions spent, thousands of lives lost, 23 years later, and Baghdad still isn’t stable enough for Americans to stay.
Source: Sky News
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🚨🇮🇷🇮🇱 Iranian missile fragments just slammed into Tel Aviv, burning cars and causing chaos on the streets.
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Seeing Iran potentially open the Strait of Hormuz only for yuan-traded oil is a massive signal for the global economy. We’re watching the 'petroyuan' move from a theory to a reality in real-time.
If this holds, it’s not just about shipping lanes, it’s a fundamental shift in how global power is financed. Truly the end of an era for the absolute dominance of the petrodollar.
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🇮🇷 Iran is now considering a wild move: only letting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if the cargo is paid in Chinese yuan ditching the US dollar for most trades.
This would be a massive shift as ~80% of global oil is priced & traded in USD.
If Iran pulls it off, it’s a direct middle finger to the petrodollar system.
If Iran starts demanding yuan for passage through the world’s most critical oil choke point, that’s not just economic warfare, that’s trying to rewrite global finance mid-war.
Source: @sentdefender
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🚨🇨🇳🇮🇷 BREAKING: Iran is considering letting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, only if they pay in Chinese yuan... China didn't start this war. And China's about to win it. CNN
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@spectatorindex Reports say a missile hit the helipad inside the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, with smoke rising from the complex. It comes days after U.S. strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island, another sign this conflict is spreading across the region.
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BREAKING: Reports of smoke rising from near the US embassy in Baghdad
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Axios reports Trump telling allies Iran may be close to surrender, yet Iranian officials still vowing retaliation and warning about the Strait of Hormuz.
We’re basically watching two completely different versions of a war happen at the exact same time.
One side says it’s over; the other is threatening to choke the Strait of Hormuz for good.
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BREAKING: Trump told leaders of the G7 that Iran is 'about to surrender', according to Axios report.
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@nicksortor It's worth noting that while the rhetoric is heating up, a 'full trade embargo' on a European Union member state is legally and practically complicated, as trade policy for the EU is managed at the bloc level, not by individual countries.
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🚨 BREAKING: President Trump says he's considering cutting off ALL TRADE with Spain due to them being TOTALLY uncooperative with America and NATO
"They are not cooperating AT ALL. I think they've been VERY bad — not good at all. We may cut off trade with Spain!"
They have been very bad to NATO... They get protection, but they don't want to pay their fair share. They been that way for MANY years actually."
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@AdamSchefter Quarterback moves always shape the direction of a franchise. Locking in a QB, even on a shorter deal, gives teams a clearer path for building the offense around him.
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Colts and QB Daniel Jones reached agreement today on a two-year contract, per sources. The two sides have been working on it for days, getting closer and close recently and finalized the agreement today.
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Beyond the headlines about Brent crude and G7 meetings, the reality for the shipping industry is dire. We have hundreds of container ships and tankers sitting at anchor, and with the latest reports of projectile strikes on vessels like the Mayuree Naree, the human toll on seafarers is immense.
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BREAKING:
Iran strikes Oman’s largest oil storage facility.
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@WatcherGuru The situation in the Strait of Hormuz just hit a new level of complexity. With reports confirming that the U.S. destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels, we’re seeing a direct tactical response to the effective blockade that’s paralyzed global energy transit for the last 11 days.
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JUST IN: 🇮🇷 Iran is exporting more oil through the Strait of Hormuz than before the war, WSJ reports.
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@RapSheet @TomPelissero @AthletesFirst The Colts clearly wanted stability at the most important position in football. Teams across the league know that if you solve the QB situation, everything else becomes easier to build around.
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The #Colts are locking in their QB, finalizing a deal with Daniel Jones to secure the most important position, per me and @TomPelissero.
It’s a 2-year, $100M contract done by his agents at @AthletesFirst. The biggest two-year deal in NFL history.
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@GlobeEyeNews Crazy to think that in just 12 days, an entire class of warships (Soleimani-class) has been completely wiped out. CENTCOM just confirmed the last of the four was taken out yesterday.
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BREAKING:
President Trump says war with Iran could end soon because there is practically nothing left to target.
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