Oil, Geopolitics, and the Gathering Storm: Critical Insights on Energy and Economic Risks

Chris appeared on interviews with Mario Nawfal and Reinvent Money, discussing oil markets, geopolitics, and economic risks.

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The Fat Pipe June 29, 2026: Tracking the Weekend War, Russia’s Energy Crisis, the AI Super Bubble, and Grab Bag

It's getting harder to defend the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure as unrelated. Our suspicions are mounting...

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BIS Warns of AI Bubble, CDC Declares Highest-Level Ebola Emergency, Flock+SignalTrace Tracks All Devices

Today's Digest covers global financial risks from AI/crypto, SignalTrace vehicle surveillance, CDC's Ebola outbreak response, advanced open AI models, US-Israel-Iran geopolitics, and new nuclear reactors in North America.

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AI Props Up GDP (For Now) as Risk-Off Emerges: Dollar & Long Bonds Rally, Gold/Silver Ratio Spikes

AI spending drives most US GDP growth, but classic risk-off signals dominate: Dollar and long bonds rally as risk assets, silver, and miners sell off while the Gold/Silver Ratio spikes.

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US Strikes Iran Bases, Protests Erupt in Beirut After Israel-Lebanon Deal, Apple Hikes Prices 15-25%

Today's Digest covers US strikes on Iran after Ever Lovely attack, Israel-Lebanon deal, China-Iran oil access, Apple hikes due to AI costs, chip shortages, Canada vaccine program rebrand, and Neuralink Texas facility scrutiny.

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How Much Longer Can the SPR Be Drained? (Spoiler: September)

How much oil - and time - does the Strategic Petroleum Reserve have left? A lot of people have been guessing about it. I don't really like guessing, so we're going to go into the actual data as best we can.

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The Fat Pipe June 26th 2026: As Bad As Expected, Tracking The Oil Crisis, Hormuz Update, Our Greatest Ally, Epstein Files, The AI Bubble & Grab Bag

It's another fatty of a Fat Pipe. I scour the news so you don't have to.

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Good News Friday: Citizen Vigilante, Postmaster, and SCOTUS Wins as Rand Paul Subpoenas Fauci

Today's Digest covers mail-in ballot reform, immigration rulings, national concealed carry, Fauci subpoena, Medicare fraud charges, food recalls/changes, Flock camera sabotage, and Boll's Citizen Vigilante film.

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Trying to Make Sense Out of It All

The oil and equity markets aren't just tricky, they defy reasonable explanations.

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Gold Plunges as Hormuz Traffic Rebounds, Iraq Threatens OPEC Exit, and Elections Can’t be SAVEd

Today's Digest covers commodity selloffs with gold below $4,000, US SAVE Act and court rulings, Iran Hormuz traffic and reparation funds, Iraq's OPEC threats, China's hold on rare Earths, and Gaza UN genocide report.

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Israel Sets Lebanon Withdrawal Terms, Hormuz Shutdown Sparked an Overlooked Environmental Disaster

Today's Digest covers Israel-Lebanon withdrawal conditions and Iran cyberattacks, Hormuz energy disruptions, US nuclear loans, Hormuz environmental damage, digital dollar and euro rules, Oracle AI restructuring, biometric surveillance, and NY progressive primary wins.

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Episode #24 of The Wake-Up Call: Is It Time To Rethink Everything?

I'm missing something. It's something really big, but also still hidden. Is it aliens? Is it Ai models that operate behind the scenes, that know something we don’t? Have “they” opened up a portal to some kind of superior intelligence? By this fall I may have to reevaluate everything I thought I knew about how the world works.

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Ukraine Strikes Knock Out Power in Crimea, COVID Vaccine Deaths Revised, Judge Blocks Voter Checks

Today's Digest covers Ukrainian drone strikes on Crimea, Iran nuclear/Hormuz deal progress and tanker traffic, COVID vaccine child deaths, obesity stats, China gold imports, US voter verification block, and UK policing controversies.

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The Coming Energy Crisis: Discussions on Iran, Israel, and Global Oil Markets

Chris joins Mario Nawfal and Sulaiman Ahmed to discuss Iran negotiations, Strait of Hormuz tensions, the Qatar explosion, and risks of a global energy crisis.

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The Fat Pipe June 22nd, 2026: Schrodinger’s Strait, Rocky Negotiations, Oil Supplies Running Down, “”Markets”” and Grab Bag

Tick tock! The oil clock is running down. Iran holds the cards but Israel will probably do whatever it wants. To call the situation 'delicate' is a vast understatement.

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Gas Explosions, Secret Societies, and a Potential Flash Crash – Iran Talks Kickoff as Keir Starmer Resigns

Today's Digest covers Thiel's Dialog Society leak exposing Musk, Bessent, Cruz, and others, US-Iran talks and 60-day roadmap, Michigan anti-Jewish indictments, Starmer resignation, Qatar Ras Laffan blast, and a potential yen crash.

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Warsh Ignites Dollar Rally, Rate Hike Likely Coming, and Energy Prices Plunge (For Now)”

Warsh ignites a powerful dollar rally as rate hike odds rise and energy prices plunge. Markets react sharply to the new Fed regime.

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Ukraine Strikes Siberian Refinery, Ron Johnson Blackballed by Mainstream Media Over Vaccine Op-Ed

Today's Digest covers Israeli-Syria tensions and incursions, Ukraine-Belarus threats, Cuba-China facilities, Iran nuclear talks and Hormuz closure, refinery strikes, vaccine safety claims, Anthropic AI updates, data center noise, permafrost CO2 study, and UK river cleanup case.

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IDF: Hezbollah Violated Ceasefire by ‘Defending Itself’ as Israel Strikes Stall Iran Nuclear Deal

Today's Digest covers Israel-Hezbollah and Iran-US ceasefires, energy oil disruptions with Ukraine refinery strikes, SpaceX bonds, UK crocodile zoo incident, surveillance breaches, COVID vaccine anomalies, and Supernanny parenting warnings.

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Good News Friday: Gabbard Drops Fauci Bombshell, SCOTUS Protects Gun Rights for Weed Users

Today's Digest covers Fauci's declassified gain-of-function funding and lab-leak issues, WPATH lawsuit, falling US obesity, SCOTUS marijuana gun ruling, bank debanking probe, migration policy shifts in Europe, news avoidance trends, Columbia SAT reinstatement, and Helion fusion approval.

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Here’s Why Iran Got Everything It Asked For

Trump suddenly caved in to Iran, and the reason is that he was finally informed by someone that just a few more weeks of the Strait being closed would result in a massive global economic catastrophe. Whew!

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It’s Official: Stocks Are the Most Expensive Ever

Talk about a difficult investing environment! Join us as we unknot the tangled threads.

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Israel Strikes Lebanon Amid US-Iran MOU Ceasefire Deal as Hormuz Reopens and Cushing Hits Critical Lows

Today's Digest covers US-Iran MOU and Lebanon clashes, oil inventory crises and Hormuz restart, ECB rate hikes, Trump defense push, Illinois crypto tax, AI-driven chip price surges, Fortinet breach, and UK grooming gangs report.

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Qatar LNG Expects 80% Capacity in 2 Months, BOJ Hikes Rates as SpaceX Buys Cursor for $60B

Today's Digest covers Iran oil sanctions relief and Qatar LNG, Israel-Iran geopolitics, BOJ rate hike and gold reserves, SpaceX-Cursor AI deal and xAI lawsuit, FISA reauthorization, and COVID vaccine studies.

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Oil Recovery Expected to Drag, Newsom Under DOJ Investigation, and Retail Goes All-In on SpaceX

Today's Digest covers Strait of Hormuz oil recovery, SunZia Wind launch, Newsom DOJ probe, mental illness and left politics, SpaceX $3T valuation, rising foreclosures, Anthropic lawsuit, RFK vaccine review, and glucosamine risks.

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The Fat Pipe June 15th, 2026: The Iran/U.S. ‘peace’ MOU, Oil Stocks Alarmingly Low, The AI Super Bubble, and Health

The MOU that's about to be signed represents the single greatest US military/strategic defeat of our lifetimes, possibly ever.

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Trump’s US-Iran MOU Deal: Strait Reopens and Oil Price Drop, But Israel Rejects Terms

Today's Digest covers the Trump-Iran deal reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Israel's opposition to the deal, plunging oil prices, surging US PPI/CPI inflation, foreign influence in nonprofits, and UK Prevent program controversies.

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‘Booming’ CPI & PPI, Trump Deal Thursday Sparks Metals Rebound, Bonds Hold Solid

Hot CPI and PPI data hit this week, but Trump Deal Thursday sparked a metals rebound as bonds remained solid amid booming inflation.

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India Limits Diesel Sales, Congress Pushes Deeper Israel Intel Sharing, Meta Employees Blast AI Practices

Today's Digest covers India's diesel sales limits and shortages, US-Israel intelligence bill, Venezuela cartel strike, Iran MOU talks, Meta AI complaints, UK police AI probe, sunscreen cancer risks, and Pfizer vaccine contracts.

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Tulsi Gabbard Drops Biolab Bombshell, Musk Becomes First Trillionaire, US Bans Access to Fable 5 AI

Today's Digest covers U.S. biolab declassifications, AI antigen trials, Trump’s DNI appointment, oil market shorts, SpaceX IPO, data center concerns, EU Migration Pact, and FISA 702 expiration.

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The Fat Pipe, June 12th 2026: The End of the Neverending Peace Deal?, an Oil Supply Update, the AI Bubble, and Grab Bag

"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it." ~ Mark Twain

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Good News Friday: Communities Thwart AI Datacenters, USPS+ICE Propose Voter Fraud Crackdowns

Today's Digest covers AI data center opposition, USPS/ICE election integrity measures, Netanyahu poll opposition, nutrition training initiatives, Antares microreactor criticality milestone, and reversing mangrove loss.

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Investing When Still Nothing Matters and Anything Goes

To call the recent market moves in oil, gold and equities bizarre is an understatement. They are 180 degrees off from historical behaviors, as well as physical reality. Well, hello reality...

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Iran Strikes US Naval Bases in Bahrain and Jordan, Toxic Jet Cabins Poison Pilots, AI Price War Looms

Today's Digest covers Iran-US missile strikes and Hormuz clashes, Ukraine Russia attacks, Taiwan HIMARS drills, energy disruptions with Alcoa shocks, aerotoxic/alpha-gal health alerts, AI token price wars, surveillance expansions, and UK riot censorship protocols.

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Michael Gayed: “Nothing Has Gone Wrong Until It Does”

Truly gigantic changes are afoot in the global financial system. Michael Gayed says "keep your eyes firmly on credit markets," especially credit spreads. And Japan...

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67M Americans Face 2027 Blackouts, Texas Park Land Sold to Data Center for $10M

Today's Digest covers PJM blackouts/data-center demand surge, China/India oil import shifts, AI agent risks/humanoid robots, Iran strikes/IAEA clash, falling gold prices, Belfast knife attack, and US murder/voter claims.

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US Airlines Slammed by 78% Fuel Cost Spike, Walz Staff Warned: Report Fraud and Get Labeled Racist

Today's Digest covers an expected BOJ rate hike to 1%, rising airline fuel costs, El Niño droughts with food shocks, US Walz fraud scandal, rising bankruptcies, AI stock selloff and OpenAI IPO plans, UK police failures, and privacy surveillance disputes.

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How and Why Oil Could Explode Higher in Price (and Probably Will)

It seems that the oil markets will remain irrational right to the bitter end. Predictions: Eventual oil price chaos (higher, of course) and the 'surprise' call for energy lockdowns and other punitive measures.

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Iran Resumes Missile Strikes on Israel After Lebanon Attack as LA Mayoral Race Erupts in Controversy

Today's Digest covers Israel-Iran ceasefire collapse with mutual missile strikes on bases and oil facilities, LA mayoral race ballot reversal, Kospi 8.8% plunge, Bitcoin oversold drop, and US coal plant funding.

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UN Warns Mass Hunger from Hormuz Crisis as Pentagon Sounds Alarm on Israel Spying on US Officials

Today's Digest covers US-Iran war's hunger crisis via Strait of Hormuz, Israel spying concerns, California election fraud probes, RCT flaws critique, NV Energy/UK oil clashes, AI subliminal learning, and campus surveillance.

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Iran Nuclear Risk Higher Than Pre-War, Putin Rejects Zelensky Meeting, Transport Costs Hit Record High

Today's Digest covers Trump on Iran "nuclear dust," Khamenei advisor threats, US-Iran clashes, Zelensky ceasefire bid, new Chinese submarine, record logistics costs, Blackstone gates, AI tech layoffs, Bitcoin mortgages, Zcash crash, and Bolton plea deal.

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The Fat Pipe June 5th 2026: Trump Wavers On Iran Nuclear Dust, AI Hits Mad Max Stage, You ARE The Exit Liquidity, & Grab Bag

Events are picking up speed. There's no deal yet in the Persian Gulf while more missiles are flying, and guess what? Wall Street's trying to pull some fast ones, again, to make us the bag holders.

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Good News Friday: HHS Targets Lyme Disease & Vaccines, Seoul University Boosts Battery Performance

Today's Digest covers childhood vaccine schedule cuts, RFK Jr. Lyme reduction initiative, USDA cotton revival plan, Texas glyphosate food probe, record-low smoking, battery catalyst advance, 3D chip stacking, Save Europe petition, and Iran withdrawal vote.

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Will Things Devolve Far Enough to Trigger The Great Taking?

With the Strait of Hormuz still closed, possibly until Labor Day (Sept 7th) , and inflation picking up steam while the yen threatens to breach the 160 level, the chance of a financial accident is rising daily. One that could trigger the Great Taking legal machinery...

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HSBC Warns of Commodities ‘Super-Squeeze’ as Iran Tensions Threaten 1.3M EU Jobs

Today's Digest covers commodities super-squeeze and copper forecasts, Venezuela oil export surge, vaccine controversies, microplastics health risks, YouTube data privacy, and UK Police.AI launch.

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Jeff Berwick: You Have Until September

When a person with Jeff's track record speaks, it's a good idea to listen carefully.

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Iran Strikes US Bases, Russia Bombards Ukraine, and UK Protests Erupt Over Police Dismissing Stabbed Teen

Today's Digest covers Iran missile strikes on US bases, crypto sanctions, Russia attack on Ukraine, UK knife crime and grooming gangs probe, AI savings shortfalls with data center boom, and UC math standards crisis.

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Episode #23 of The Wake-Up Call: Is China Handing Us Rope?

I'm astonished at the lack of information I'm able to get right now about what's actually going on in the Iran war. Apparently nothing is happening right now, according to all my news sources. Yet amid that silence, a theory has begun to take shape in my mind: China may have struck a deal with the United States.

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Iran Announces Bab el-Mandeb Blockade, Russia Bans Jet Fuel Exports, Ebola & Lyme Vaccines Advance

Today's Digest covers Iran's Bab el-Mandeb blockade announcement, Russia's jet fuel export ban, rising rice prices, Ebola/Lyme vaccines, California media bill, and OpenAI lawsuit.

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The Fat Pipe June 1st, 2026: No Deal No Ceasefire, The Barnacle Crisis, Insane Bubble Indicators, & Grab Bag

Just when you thought things could not get any more ludicrous...

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Israel Hits Lebanon with Deepest Incursion in 26 Years, CT Imposes Background Checks on Homeschoolers

Today's Digest covers Israeli Beaufort Castle capture in Lebanon, new Connecticut homeschool regulations, Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil, US car market slump, DMSO nasal therapies, NVIDIA-xAI financing controversy, and USDA bee lab closure.

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