Oil, Gas, and AI

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Oil, Gas, and AI
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Can Oil And Gas Solve The AI Power Dilemma
The future of AI won’t be decided by what’s possible in silicon. It will be determined by what’s deliverable in steel, concrete and kilowatt-hours.

Australia

IPA Poll: Australians say ditch divisive welcome to country performances
This poll of 1,005 Australians was commissioned by the IPA. Data for this poll was collected by independent research firm Dynata between 16 - 18 May 2025.
The Australian Government begins to squirm as tax, welfare, and defense reality bites
The Australian Government begins to squirm as tax, welfare, and defense reality bites. By Dimitri Burshtein and Peter Swan in The Spectator. The Commonwealth budget is in chronic structural deficit…

International

Meet France’s new anti-green movement | The Spectator Australia
A new anti-green social movement is gathering momentum in France seven years after the Yellow Vests rocked the establishment. The ‘Gueux’, which can be translated as ‘beggar, peasant or outcast’…
‘Obliterating’ Iran’s Nuclear Sites Is Not Enough
“The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose.” — Henry Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, January 1969. Iran’s regime may have lost its nuclear sites, but it has not lost its appetite to kill Jews and wipe Israel off

Business, Finance & Investment

Charted: The Cost of Moving Out of Your Parents’ House
Essential bills eat up 89% of a typical 25-34-year-old’s gross income.
Almost half of first property buyers regret their purchase
Nearly half of first home buyers have regretted their property purchase, most often due to overpaying, saving too little, or buying at auction, while single buyers struggle even more to enter the property ladder.

Culture

Can RFK Jr. Break the Prior Authorization Bottleneck?
Preauthorization, also called prior authorization (PA), is a process where healthcare insurance companies must approve before paying for medications, procedures, surgeries, or other medical services. These are usually standard and…
How Glastonbury became a playpen for the turbo-smug and talentless
There is nothing countercultural about this annual gathering of correct-think farts.

Crypto & Blockchain

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Stablecoins Overtake Visa and Mastercard on-Chain, Becoming the Internet’s Default Settlement Layer
Alchemy’s Noam Hurwitz says stablecoins now exceed card networks in on-chain volume by 7% as PayPal, Stripe, and Visa adopt crypto rails for faster, cheaper payments.

Postscript

Trump’s Description of Ilhan Omar is 100% Spot-On
Trump’s sharp critique of Ilhan Omar highlights his views on her actions and statements.

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