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Pluralistic: Making sense of Trump's unscheduled sudden midair disassembly of the American empire (16 May 2026)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/16/technopoly/

Pluralistic: Making sense of Trump’s unscheduled sudden midair disassembly of the American empire (16 May 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Glyn Moody1d ago
"The result of the Hormuz shock—now cascading through fertilizer, food, and critical industrial inputs like sulfur and helium—will be #demanddestruction for #fossilfuel energy." - https://www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/dawn-of-the-electric-world-order/ #renewables
Dawn of the Electric World Order | The Polycrisis

Global shockwaves from the war on Iran

Phenomenal World
Yonhap Infomax News5d ago
S&P Global's chief economist Paul Gruenwald warns US inflation could surge to 5% this year, driven by cascading effects from energy prices impacting fertilizers, food, and transportation costs, potentially triggering demand destruction and economic slowdown across major economies including Europe.
#YonhapInfomax #SPGlobal #USInflation #ConsumerPriceIndex #PaulGruenwald #DemandDestruction #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=120023
S&P Global Warns US Inflation Could Hit 5% This Year

S&P Global's chief economist Paul Gruenwald warns US inflation could surge to 5% this year, driven by cascading effects from energy prices impacting fertilizers, food, and transportation costs, potentially triggering demand destruction and economic slowdown across major economies including Europe.

Yonhap Infomax
Show threadCelloMom On CarsMay 9

Heat pump sales jump as consumers recoil at high fossil fuel prices

"High demand for units in Europe suggests green technologies benefiting from energy price surge due to Iran war."

https://www.ft.com/content/571e9cc4-1b32-49ef-bc82-e550e9404d8f?

Once those heat pumps are installed, they stay, even after oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz resume.
That's #DemandDestruction.

Heat pump sales jump as consumers recoil at high fossil fuel prices

High demand for units in Europe suggests green technologies benefiting from energy price surge due to Iran war

Financial Times
Glyn MoodyMay 6
Demand destruction vs fuel-superseding infrastructure - https://doctorow.medium.com/demand-destruction-vs-fuel-superceding-infrastructure-f7521936320f great piece about one of the most important trends today: #demanddestruction, now in turbo mode thanks to #trump's unique stupidity
Demand destruction vs fuel-superseding infrastructure

Will Trump hormuz us into the full Gretacene?

Medium
tanya tussingMay 4

The Strait of Epstein crisis meets cheap solar panels and batteries. And boom 💥 -
#DemandDestruction

"But to really max out on demand destruction, you need both rationing and a cheap, easily installed substitute, and that's what the Strait of Epstein crisis, along with solar and batteries, offers the world today. " - @pluralistic

https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/04/hope-in-the-dark/

Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦May 4
“But to really max out on #demanddestruction, you need both rationing and a cheap, easily installed substitute, and that's what the #StraitofEpstein #crisis, along with #solar and #batteries, offers the world today.” pluralistic.net/2026/05/04/h...

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Pluralistic: Demand destruction vs fuel-superseding infrastructure (04 May 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Charlie McHenryApr 23
“I hate how grocery shopping has become an exhausting exercise in NOT get ripped off” - a headline from r/anticonsumption - What with #inflation and #Shrinkflation the #affordability crisis is only getting worse; while the industry is making record profits, except for #farmers - who are suffering even though subsidized. From my POV, most if not all consumer products producers have turned predatory over the last decade or so. And that’s including the packaged food, dairy and produce industries. This has to be final-stage #capitalism - when unrestrained and unregulated industry giants are preying on the consumers who fund their enterprises. There is a solution, an effective resistance to this trend…it is called #DemandDestruction - that is when fed-up consumers simply refuse to spend, resist corporate exploitation, and vote with their wallets. It’s hard, and takes planning & organization, but it IS doable. To fight back, avoid Amazon & big box stores. Buy from farmer’s markets, support local biz & vote blue.
Show threadEric Maugendre about carbonApr 15

The oil and gas "crisis provides an opportunity for China to further expand its inroads into Southeast Asian markets, as the need to shift to renewable energy becomes critical."
https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2026-april-15/

#demandDestruction #energyTransition #SouthEastAsia #inflation #supplyShock #GNL #energy #oilAndGas #Asia #China

The Spillover Effects of the Iran War on Asia - The Soufan Center

Asia is experiencing shocks and reverberations across multiple economic sectors as a result of the U.S.-Israel vs. Iran war. The negative spillover effects are apparent across energy, food, and labor sectors in South and Southeast Asia. The energy crisis is also affecting parts of East Asia. Should the ceasefire break down after the failure of […]

The Soufan Center
Eric Maugendre about emissionsApr 2
A status report on commodities and on military hardware: no01.substack.com/p/so-much-wi... #humour #sarcasm #inflation #commodities #warOnIran #Iran #Hormuz #agriculture #semiConductors #AIBubble #humor #water #markets #energyTransition #corruption #demandDestruction #military #fossilFuels #Gulf
So much winning

Please make it stop, Mr. President

Gold and Geopolitics