We know what’s coming and we are prepared.
š Lomez on X:
"Zoomers are the first cohort to be fully immersed in the reality of generational downward mobility. While millenials will also earn less than their parents, they were formed under the expectations of America ascending to a kind of Post-History stasis where at worst their status and wealth was permanently locked in.
Zoomers have none of these illusions and rightfully reject the obsolete and facile narratives theyāre expected to swallow and obey to make sense of their lives and ambitions. Those are dead narratives. They do not reflect reality at all. They do not reflect the deranged cultural and political circumstances theyāre expected to navigate from a position of negative expected value for pretty much any career path outside of genius tech outlier.
Scolding them is a stupid and pointless exercise that will only drive them further into despair and resentment.
Yes. Donāt be resentful. Donāt give in to despair. Be resourceful and lay a claim on your own life. But itās also going to require offering Zoomers much better and updated narratives and opportunities for how to accrue status and wealth and the basic conditions for living a dignified life for the average guy who is not an outlier tech genius.
There are short, medium, and long term fixes for this. Some straightforwardly political. Some more complex cultural questions. But the implicit promise of boomer America, even Gen X America, is no longer viable, and that broken promise has absolutely nothing to do with Zoomers themselves."
š Lomez
š šŗšø š¢ From the Caribbean to the Black Sea to Hormuz: The Global Conflict No One is Seeing | Sal Mercogliano
The worldās oceans are witnessing a level of conflict not seen in decades. In this episode of What's Going on With Shipping?, we analyze the rapid escalation of maritime warfare across three key regions: the Caribbean, the Black Sea, and the Strait of Hormuz. From the U.S. Southern Command's strikes on narco-vessels to Ukraine's massive drone offensive against the Russian fleet, and the latest Iranian attacks on commercial tankers, we break down why these "out of sight" events have a habit of triggering global crises.
Key Highlights:
āCaribbean Operations: A look at Operation Southern Spear and the controversial 66 strikes against suspected narco-terrorist boats.
āBlack Sea Offensive: Analyzing Ukraineās strike on 21 Russian ships within 72 hours and the shift toward targeting bridge and accommodation areas.
āHormuz Crisis: The breakdown of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire after...
š®š±š”š± Israeli officials are āpissedā after Brad Parscaleās massive pro-Israel influencer campaign fails spectacularly.
After the U.S. and Iran agreed to a ceasefire deal on June 17, a senior U.S. official was monitoring the online reaction when they noticed something surprising.
President Donald Trumpās aides had expected his supporters to celebrate the agreement. Instead, online influencers in Trumpās MAGA movement were excoriating it on social media.Ā One shared an Israeli op-ed titled, āYou Could Have Been the Greatest President of AllāBut You Failed.ā Several posted the same video of Qatarās prime minister appearing to snub Vice President J.D. Vance in Israel, arguing it showed regional powers dismissing the Trump Administrationās ānaivete.ā Others accused Trump of surrendering before achieving his stated objective of eliminating Iranās nuclear program. Many of the posts appeared almost simultaneously, with similarities in language and tone.
The official ...
