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🚨 BREAKING: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has just fallen to its lowest level since August 1983- 340.3mb. That's a 42 yr low. No matter where you stand politically, it's a remarkable statistic: America's emergency oil stockpile hasn't been this depleted since the Reagan era. — Patrick De Haan (@GasBuddyGuy) June 15, 2026 The US keeps …
The size of the Chinese strategic petroleum reserve is mind blowing: larger than US + Japan + the whole of Western Europe COMBINED byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts
Any US settlement or resolution of the conflict that enables Iran to control traffic through the Strait of Hormuz would represent a major US defeat and set a precedent with critical implications for global trade, given the strait’s role as a critical energy chokepoint. Any US acceptance of Iran’s ability to regulate transit would undermine …
⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️SUDDEN SCRAMBLE OF AERIAL RE-FUELERS FROM THE U.K. TOWARD THE ATLANTIC COULD MEAN U.S. BOMBERS OR OTHER STRATEGIC ASSETS ARE COMING TO THE MIDDLE-EAST THEATRE!! pic.twitter.com/rvy221B5i6 — NYPrepper (@nyprepper1) March 31, 2026
Reporter’s summation of today’s episode from Frontline Africa news podcast: Five things you should take away from this episode. The number one thing is that this is now a four-front war. Iran from the east, Hezbollah from the north, the Houthis from Yemen in the south, the Iraqi militias hitting American targets across the Middle …
🇯🇵 Japan's kicking off strategic oil reserve releases: Asia/Oceania first. They rely on the Middle East for 95% of imports. If you think the U.S. is suffering with the Strait of Hormuz chokehold, you've ain't seen anything yet. Source: AFP https://t.co/ikzB6OQXx1 pic.twitter.com/A01GDKsYYE — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 16, 2026
via Ashes of Pompeii The Strategic Folly of a (Serious) US Ground Invasion of Iran It simply can’t be done. Tucker Carlson recently spoke of a potential false flag operation designed to manufacture consent for a US ground invasion of Iran. Tucker is no longer an “insider” in Washington but he still likely has his …
🚨 BREAKING: Iran warns another key waterway could face the same situation as the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. makes a “strategic mistake.” Officials suggest the Bab el-Mandeb Strait — gateway to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal — could be targeted, threatening a major global… https://t.co/6y0RpNowGJ — Xfactor | Geopolitics (@xfactorgeopol) March …
U.S. WILL RELEASE 172 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL FROM THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ANNOUNCED. — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) March 11, 2026 Factcheck: Multiple reputable outlets reported on March 11–12, 2026 that the U.S. Department of Energy will release 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). At the …
https://www.ft.com/content/d546fd5b-4a0c-4b90-8bee-9e85b75458ed Qatar expects all Gulf energy producers to shut down exports within weeks and drive oil to $150 a barrel, the country's Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi said, per FT — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) March 6, 2026
JUST IN – UK veterans aged 65 told to prepare for war, as MoD set to increase the age for calling upon the strategic reserve from 55 to 65, with the UK Army shrinking to its smallest size in more than 200 years — Telegraph pic.twitter.com/k7GQWwyJC8 — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 15, 2026 Military veterans aged …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F1d71kEbes The American people have just taken their first full breath after surviving an attempt to smother the Republic through a Marxist-inspired cultural campaign carried out largely through the administrative state, media, academia, and politicized elements of the national security bureaucracy. Most citizens did not fully perceive it while it was happening. Many in the …
by Michael In recent decades, the U.S. has been involved in a string of disastrous regime change wars. Instead of learning our lesson, it appears that we are on the verge of starting another regime change war. Without a doubt, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is a really bad guy, and his nation produces vast quantities of …
🚨🇺🇸WHITE HOUSE: “NO 245% TARIFF ON CHINA” — CORRECTS THE RECORD The White House pushed back on reports of a 245% tariff on Chinese imports, clarifying that no such blanket rate exists. Instead, China faces: — 125% reciprocal tariff— 20% fentanyl-related tariff— Section 301… https://t.co/gAgWoxiEvU pic.twitter.com/RPpd0wgAXx — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 16, 2025
AUSTRALIA: The US funded six Australian universities and got nothing, meanwhile China got a 99 year lease on a Strategic Port in Australia. Ironically, US Marines are protecting the Port of Darwin for the Chinese. America Last… https://t.co/ArglYiHmNZ — @amuse (@amuse) March 25, 2025 China secures 99-year Australian port lease while U.S. funds universities and …
by cbusoh66 First, the highly-suspicious, half-assed post on Truth Social that he, or whoever wrote that post had to amend because they forgot to include BTC and ETH. A U.S. Crypto Reserve will elevate this critical industry after years of corrupt attacks by the Biden Administration, which is why my Executive Order on Digital Assets …
https://twitter.com/Cointelegraph/status/1884300583357628598 Lmao, all the braindead maxis thought the 10AM announcement was about a BTC Strategic Reserve, but it’s just you telling everyone you joined some powerless nonsense subcommittee. I love it! 🤣 pic.twitter.com/wvU0w3M0nZ — Jacob King (@JacobKinge) January 23, 2025
A US BITCOIN STRATEGIC RESERVE = A STUPID IDEA. Savings funneled into Bitcoin aren't building factories, creating jobs, or driving innovation. pic.twitter.com/VaH0p7Y835 — Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) January 6, 2025
The fact that @elonmusk refuses to weigh in on the creation of a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve speaks volumes. Grok thinks it's a possible sign that he does NOT support it which seems reasonable, until he otherwise makes his support public. — Sold At The Top (@soldatthetop) January 5, 2025 Maybe but I BTC has yet …
https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1873886165146972529 Michael Saylor is nervous Bitcoin bugs are losing confidence — Nostra, House of Gold (@Nostre_damus) December 30, 2024 Interesting timing coming so close on the heels of the latest round of "BTC might eventually get hacked by quantum computing" articles in US mainstream financial media, given that China reportedly hacked US Treasury but not …
I srael attacked “strategic weapons systems, residual chemical weapon capabilities and long-range missiles and rockets” in Syria to prevent extremist groups from obtaining them, foreign minister Gideon Saar said Monday. Some unverified videos purported to show the Russians move large military hardware inside Syria, but it was anything but clear whether the two key bases …
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Remember when Trump wanted to refill it while oil was cheap and Chuck Schumer said that would be a "give away to big oil?" — Wirra (@wirraone) September 25, 2024
In a bold move to enhance its global standing, Venezuela has proposed leveraging its vast oil reserves to gain membership in the BRICS group, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. This push for inclusion comes amid significant political unrest and economic challenges within the country. President Nicolás Maduro publicly affirmed Venezuela’s ambition to …
🚨Just in: US and Canadian fighter jets intercept Russian and Chinese planes flying over Alaska. Via: NORAD pic.twitter.com/EKLGv5LFDT — The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) July 24, 2024
Biden signed new guidelines on the conditions for the US use of nuclear weapons. This was announced by Special Assistant to the US President, Senior Director for Arms Control at the National Security Council Pranay Vaddi. "The updated guidance takes into account the realities of… pic.twitter.com/hKDnSRa6Og — Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) June 7, 2024 https://twitter.com/WorldCrisi19621/status/1799137288515117507 US …
The Pentagon just said none of the aid from the U.S. Navy pier they built off the coast of Gaza has actually gotten to the Gazans. $320 million U.S. tax dollars and the efforts of 1,000 soldiers and sailors were wasted on this. Another blunder by Biden.pic.twitter.com/Y0OOiIhy56 — Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) May 26, …
