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In 2013, a retired Air Vice-Marshal named John Blackburn wrote a report for the NRMA warning that Australia had adopted a “she’ll be right” approach to fuel security.
He warned that a conflict in the Middle East would disrupt supply chains and leave Australia exposed within weeks.
He warned that without adequate liquid fuel, food production and distribution would be severely curtailed, most businesses could not operate, and our Defence Forces could not function
He warned that Australia was the only IEA member noncompliant on the 90 day reserve requirement, and that actual usable supply was clo

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03-21 09:44

2013年，一位名叫约翰·布莱克本的退役空军中将为全国道路汽车协会撰写了一份报告，警告澳大利亚在燃料安全方面采取了“顺其自然”的态度。
他警告说，中东的冲突将中断供应链，并在几周内使澳大利亚陷入困境。
他警告说，没有充足的液态燃料，食品生产和分配将受到严重限制，大多数企业无法运营，国防军也无法正常运作。
他警告说，澳大利亚是唯一未符合国际能源署90天储备要求的成员国，实际可用的供应量接近23天。
他特别指出，依赖中东原油的新加坡炼油厂是澳大利亚供应链中的一个关键脆弱点。
那是2013年，距今已有12年。
本周，维多利亚州的一个小镇燃料耗尽。农民的拖拉机在播种季节中闲置。新南威尔士州宣布进入能源供应紧急状态。政府正急于组建一个燃料工作组，而布莱克本早在十多年前就指出我们需要这个工作组。
“你可以拥有世界上最强的军队，”他说，“但如果没有燃料供应，一切都是徒劳的。”
没有人听取他的警告。

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03-21 08:49

The next few months matter more than most people realise.
Markets are still fragile,BTC hasn’t confirmed a bottom, and macro is pointing toward one more flush.
You can still start accumulating now , a discount this big off the highs isn’t a bad entry. DCA will take the stress out of timing the perfect bottom.
I’m not going all in yet. If we get a flush lower, that’s when I want to capital ready. When the fear is at its worst and nobody wants to touch it , that’s historically been the window.
Stack cash, be patient, the opportunity is building.

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03-21 08:27

An AI agent at Meta caused another data breach this week
An engineer asked a question on an internal forum. Another engineer had an agent analyse it, the agent posted the wrong advice without being told to and the engineer who read it followed the instructions.
That triggered a chain reaction that gave unauthorised employees access to Meta’s proprietary code, business strategies and user data for 2 hours.
Meta classified it Sev 1 (their second highest severity level)
Last month Meta’s head of safety had an agent delete her entire inbox without permission.
Only days after that, Meta bought Mo

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03-19 21:10

When oil spikes everything gets more expensive.
Fuel is the cost underneath every other cost. It moves food, medicine, and goods. When it spikes, inflation follows within weeks.
We’re already seeing it now-
Petrol is up 50 cents a litre in Australian cities since late February
Diesel shortages are hitting regional areas and farmers mid planting season
Jet fuel is tightening, airfares are next
Shipping costs are rising which flows into the price of everything imported.
The most hidden hit is interest rates.
If fuel driven inflation stays elevated, the rate cuts don’t happen. Every mortgage ho

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03-19 17:07

Imagine our position if Australia had its own refineries

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03-19 16:22

+ 1 more week in lake Como

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03-19 10:23

I don’t think anyone realises how screwed we are.

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03-18 14:44

Australia just hiked rates to 4.10%. Second hike in a row, decided by 1 vote.
Every other major central bank this week is on hold, Australia is the only one raising.
The Iran war didn’t create the inflation, it just added fuel price pressure on top of an already overheating domestic economy
All 4 big banks are now calling another hike in May. That would wipe out every single cut from 2025.
Michele Bullock (governor of the RBA) has said recession isn’t out of the question.

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03-17 22:01

Australia’s defence minister confirmed today that data collected by the Australian E-7 Wedgetail aircraft is being fed directly into the US combined air operations in Qatar, the same hub directing strikes on Iran.
Albanese has been on television for 2 weeks saying Australia is “not taking offensive action.” Technically true. The bombs aren’t Australian. But the eyes finding the targets? Those are.
Pine Gap, the US satellite base in Alice Springs, has been doing a version of this quietly for 50 years. Most Aussies have no idea it exists, let alone that it now hosts 45 satellite dishes with surv

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03-17 21:45

The SEC just gave congress a blueprint for the Clarity Act

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03-17 21:40

The SEC just issued an official interpretation stating that most crypto assets are not securities.
Paul Atkins said ‘the former administration refused to recognize that most crypto assets are not themselves securities’
This is the clarity we have been asking for since 2017.

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03-17 19:13

Trump on Joe Kent: “I always thought he was weak on security”

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03-17 18:01

Every single FOMC in the last 10 months, $BTC has sold off after.
— June 18 2025: Hold. BTC dumped 6.4%
— July 30: Hold. BTC dumped 5.6%
— Sept 17: Cut 25bps. BTC dumped 8.1%
— Oct 29: Cut 25bps. BTC dumped 5%
— Dec 10: Cut 25bps. BTC dumped 3%
— Jan 28 2026: Hold. BTC dumped 4.2%
Tomorrow we get another one, will it break the pattern?

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