[TDoS]

Of course, anyone can claim collapse and pretend it is true. Look how that turned out for peak oilers.

Turned out pretty well.  They weren't wrong, just a bit early.

Just like collapse. The Sun is getting lighter every second, collapse is a given.

As far as peak oil, sure, a little early. The "how late are we" currently standing around 140 years since the first professional claimed it in 1886. But you are quite correct, peak oil is a given. Always was, Hubbert did the math, there is no question of it validity. I got banned for pointing it out in the same paragraph where I told folks they didn't know dick about why geology wasn't allowing their particular wet dream to happen in any particular decade.

Timelines are tricky when making Predictions, particularly about the future. 😁
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Apocalyptians have been proving this true for a millenia.

[K-Dog]

Chief orange idiot has us totally fucked.  Prices on everything are about to soar.

TASNIMNEWS.IR 2026-09-11

Yemen Takes Control of Bab al-Mandab after Liberating Mayyun Island

Yemen's Ansarullah forces secured full control over the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait after seizing Mayyun Island and nearby coastal areas, altering the western front's balance of power. This development provoked retaliatory Saudi airstrikes on Yemeni infrastructure, prompting warnings from Ansarullah officials that any further attacks would be met with reciprocal responses.

This 9-11 anniversary appears to be another nexus of long term implications.

MEI.EDU 2026-05-15

The Houthis

The Houthis, a Zaydi Shi’a movement rooted in northern Yemen, began as a religious revivalist group opposing corruption and foreign influence, later evolving into a powerful armed faction that seized control of Sana’a in 2014. Backed by Iran with weapons, training, and strategic guidance, they became a key player in the Axis of Resistance, launching missile and drone attacks on regional targets and disrupting global shipping through the Red Sea. Despite sustained military campaigns and international sanctions, they have consolidated governance over vast territories, suppressed dissent, exploited humanitarian crises for leverage, and maintained resilience as Iran’s strategic reserve amid escalating Middle Eastern conflicts.

And the price of diesel is already high.

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CNN.COM 2026-09-12

‘A f***-up of epic proportions’: Blame game begins after Iran-backed Houthis’ lightning advance down Red Sea coast

“The Houthis committed everything they had – waves upon waves of fighters … along with their available ballistic missiles and weapons,” a senior Yemeni source attached to their military forces told CNN. The source said he contacted the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) and was assured the US was “watching the situation closely and that Saudi air support was coming.”  “But the air support never came,” the source said. “And Mocha has now fallen.”

Nice move by the Towel Heads!  The FSoA shot its Ballistic Wad in the attacks on Iran and have nothing left to take on the Houthis!  It's going to make it close to impossible for the Saudis to export more than a trickle of Oil with both straights blocked and theE-W pipeline shut down.  Which means they'll have to start shutting down wells when storage runs out.

The economy will be bonkers by November.

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[K-Dog]

They shut down the pipeline for safety reasons.  Which on the FM radio you might hear between heating and cooling commercials.  And I do understand.  When there are holes in the pipeline and the pumps are burned up, keeping the pipeline open would be unsafe.  Safety reasons, shut the puppy down.

[TDoS]

The economy will be bonkers by November.

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Well, considering the local opinion of the Orange One, wouldn't this be a good thing at a small level? With any luck, Congress and Senate get flipped and then the entire country can spend 2 years in a fit of "ain't nuttin' gonna get done". With all kinds of idiot investigations of everything. Sounds like exactly the kind of gridlock that is better than governing.

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Unfortunately, not getting anything done while the wars in Europe and MENA continue to escalate isn't a very good option either.  Very reminiscent of the Isolationist period at the beginning of WWII when the war in Europe had begun but the FSoA was staying out of it.

With all the rest of the nonsense ongoing with the AI Bubble, the debt and Interest rates and inflation, the CONgress get mired in Impeachment hearings will make it impossible to do anything that might put the brakes on the chaos.

Hard to predict how it will all workout, but it won't end well.

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[K-Dog]

Very reminiscent of the Isolationist period at the beginning of WWII

Key difference being is that America started the current wars.  Both of them.  Not so the last time.  America starting the current wars is a statement that is sure to get a rise from the ignorant.

Sorry to bother them.  Truly reminiscent would be to have someone use a gold plated gun in a bunker.

NEWS.COM.AU 2026-09-13

President Trump points finger at Iran as attack shuts down Saudi oil pipeline, Houthis seize vital Red Sea strait

Following drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline, tensions escalated across the Middle East as oil prices climbed and global energy security came into focus. The U.S. blamed Iran, which denies direct involvement but supports proxy forces like the Houthis, who seized key Red Sea ports and tightened their grip on vital shipping routes. Regional allies condemned the strikes as dangerous escalations, while Saudi Arabia vowed to protect its infrastructure and cooperate with Iraq to halt cross-border attacks.

This will not end well. 

To keep Americans from being sent over there could take a damn rebellion.  The next move will be for Pox News to sell the heartland on their patriotic duty to restore order and peace to the world.  America's prosperity is at risk.  Only by going to Iran and kicking Persian butt can inflation come down.

It is a hard sell, but will America buy it?

They probably will.  Bicameral cognition got him elected after all, and now his problem is America's problem. 

The voices of the gods say rise up, the homeland could be next.  Duty calls.  That he is the source of all the trouble is irrelevant.

They will use the broken pipe and the dear oil to say we must fight the Persians to keep the bread cheap and the ships moving.

[TDoS]

Unfortunately, not getting anything done while the wars in Europe and MENA continue to escalate isn't a very good option either.

Of course. Such is American politics. Not getting things done afflicts both the Democans and Republicrats. Folks thinking there is much of a difference between them just aren't familiar with how the American political oligarchy system works.

With all the rest of the nonsense ongoing with the AI Bubble, the debt and Interest rates and inflation, the CONgress get mired in Impeachment hearings will make it impossible to do anything that might put the brakes on the chaos.

Well, change requires a beginning. Getting the Orange One out of the system is step 1.

Hard to predict how it will all workout, but it won't end well.
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"Well" is a relative term. "Won't end well" is like a mantra in doomer-sphere. The Sun is getting lighter.... 4 million tons per second....of course there is no "ending well". I suppose what would be better, and far more accurate, would be, "...and this won't end well...even though it ended okay all those other tiems, THIS time..we MEAN it!"

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The Sun is getting lighter.... 4 million tons per second....

The mass of the Sun is not a matter of discussion here. Your obsession with this irrelevant factoid is a strawman and a violation of the CoC.  Cooler.

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[RE]

To keep Americans from being sent over there could take a damn rebellion.  The next move will be for Pox News to sell the heartland on their patriotic duty to restore order and peace to the world.  America's prosperity is at risk.  Only by going to Iran and kicking Persian butt can inflation come down.

It is a hard sell, but will America buy it?

They probably will.  Bicameral cognition got him elected after all, and now his problem is America's problem. 

The voices of the gods say rise up, the homeland could be next.  Duty calls.  That he is the source of all the trouble is irrelevant.

They will use the broken pipe and the dear oil to say we must fight the Persians to keep the bread cheap and the ships moving.[/color]

The only way to possibly get enough boots on the ground over there would be conscription.  The Draft doesn't sell here until the fuel shortage is extreme or food prices double or triple.  The Europeans have to go first also.

The other issue is the CHINESE.  I can't see them allowing FSoA takeover of Iran.

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[RE]

THEHILL.COM 2026-09-20

Trump on Iran: ‘My question is, if and when do I blow the entire nation up?’

President Trump has repeatedly threatened to devastate Iran, contemplating options from total destruction to economic pressure or diplomacy, while downplaying rising global energy costs linked to regional tensions. His volatile rhetoric contrasts with ongoing diplomatic engagements, as U.S. allies and lawmakers express concern over the financial and human toll of prolonged conflict.

What did I tell you?  What's the odds he pushes the button?  I go 70-30.

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[K-Dog]

I liked the animation.   But it would take up twenty times the space to store and image storage is at the edge of what is reasonable now.  The average Doomscroll image thumbnail runs a bit over 100KB.  That does not seem like much until you start collecting 100 a day.  We have thousands of images.  They are not links.  Each article card owns one.

You may also notice descriptions may change on articles.  We have a lot of descriptions I want re-written so regarding description content expect change.  It is all my bitch.  The summary generator we have is pretty good, and we all have the entire rest of a post to bovate. 

The cards themselves belong to the Diner, by having control over the model I can control bias in the descriptions to a degree.

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That's why on my old site I didn't store vids or animations, just embedded them.  Downside is if the link goes out, you lose it.  Most of those gifs though have been up for years.

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[K-Dog]

That's why on my old site I didn't store vids or animations, just embedded them.  Downside is if the link goes out, you lose it.  Most of those gifs though have been up for years.

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Having links for the article pics would be lame. It also would not work well because all the links would be coming from all over the place with different timings.  With one server you only have one connection, which if you are not out of luck will work.  Imagine if all the pics came from different locations.  One or two pictures I have not processed yet, and maybe you don't notice.  If fifty came from different places then you will notice.  Some will be missing.  Having everything the same size also makes loading easy.

30,000 articles at 100K each puts us at 3GB now.  Right now new users only see a tip of an iceberg.  I will add new features to make for a better browsing experience than the inversely time weighted random shuffle we do now.  So far we use a smallish language model of storage.  If thumbnails were bigger the storage would not be quite so inconsequential.  It would be a bigger deal.

[K-Dog]

TASNIMNEWS.IR 2026-09-21

Iranian Forces Down US Drones over Strait of Hormuz

Iranian military forces downed two U.S. drones over the Strait of Hormuz using indigenous air defense systems. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps reported destroying an MQ-1 drone long associated with operations in Afghanistan, while the Army confirmed the interception of an Orbiter reconnaissance drone. Both incidents occurred under Iran’s integrated air defense network amid claims that the U.S. has resumed deploying older drones due to losses of newer models.

TASNIMNEWS.IR 2026-09-14

Pezeshkian Warns of US Plots to Sow Discord, Calls for National Unity

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned of U.S. efforts to incite division and weaken national unity, asserting that solidarity is vital to resisting American pressure. He condemned U.S. and Israeli actions as violent and hypocritical, particularly targeting civilians and leaders, while praising Iran’s growing ties with neighboring nations through land-based cooperation despite maritime restrictions.

I wonder what the bully is up to.  The midterms are coming, which should be distracting.  Good - leave the beach alone where America has no business being anyway.

Iran's growing ties with neighboring nations is their Charles Atlas answer.

To the global bully.