As of the week ending June 12, 2026, the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) held approximately 340.25 million barrels of crude oil… Sounds like a lot, but it is approaching the danger zone. In late May, that number was 372 million barrels, which consisted of Sweet crude: ~142 MMB | Sour crude: ~230 MMB, according to the US Department of Energy.
Geopolitics
Omer Bartov: “Infinite License”
The memory of the holocaust has , perversely, been enlisted to justify both the eradication of Gaza and the extraordinary silence with which the viloence has met. Read HERE
Corruption
France 24: EU strips Greek MEP Kaili of vice president title over Qatar probe
A mix of corrupt EU parliamentarians, Union leader, and head of an NGO. This is the democracy that the EU has on offer. The talk is of “a few black sheep”. Why is no one […]
EU politics
The Electronic Intifada: Why is the EU still teaming up with Israel’s tech firms?
If news headlines are a reliable gauge, relations between Israel and the European Union are worse than ever. Josep Borrell, the EU’s chief diplomat, is now a hate figure for the Tel Aviv government. Israel […]
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