Media is a business different from others.

Success in another industry is not an indicator.

Howard Hughes bought RKO Pictures, a great studio. Gone.

Ellison bought #CBS. Going.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/25/media/cbs-news-ratings-headed-for-historic-lows-six-months-into-bari-weiss-tenure-at-top/

Worlds oil, 26 Feb and today

Before: #GCC oil, fertilizer unimpeded
After: No GCC oil, fertilizer through Hormuz

Before: #Russian oil sanctioned
Now: #Sanctions waived

Before: #Iran oil sanctioned
Now: Iran oil to China unimpeded

Before: #Brent Crude $79 /bbl
After: $112

Before: #WTI crude $64 /bbl
After: $98

Before: U.S. #gasoline $2.92 /gal
After: $3.92

So much winning!

The #US has a special relation with the #UK. Nevertheless, #Britain is saying no to the #Iraq war. Might this be a wake up call for #Trump?

David #Frum has an hour's discussion with Alistair #Campbell, formerly aide to Tony #Blair and author of 21 books.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hH88h58-o4

Despite Pete #Hegseth 's culling of the Defense Department (#DOD) press corps, even his friendlies are asking serious questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY5P1xT93Uo

Not a chance #oil prices will come down in the near term.

The Strait of #Hormuz is closed. The following facitlies are damaged:

* Tehran Fuel Depots (Iran)
* Fujairah Oil Terminal (UAE)
* Ras Tanura Refinery (Saudi Arabia)
* South Pars Field/Fajr Jam Gas Plant (Iran)
* Sitra Refinery (Bahrain)

#Brent crude is over $103

https://www.13abc.com/2026/03/16/pres-trump-promises-oil-prices-will-come-down/

Here's an evil bit of social engineering.

I use #PayPal twice a year because the vendor likes it. I can access my PayPal account in my browser if I care to.

I bought something. Tracking is through PayPal, but not in the browser. Only in "the app," on my phone.

If I were to install it, it would be yet more bloatware, ready to report my every movement to the head shed unless I regularly check priveleges.

So, no package tracking.

Yet again! If the service is free, you are the product.

Youtube served this up to me. It shows me that the Alphabet algortihm has a sense of humor.

An AI-produced song about #Trump and his excursions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAhsdKMV7cU&list=RDc9lh7lqZojc&index=14

Stanley #McChrystal has an apt description of his approach, contrasting with #Trump's appoarch to war: the Jolene doctrine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK6QynUylM8