Diminishing Returns & Civilizational Decline: Refinery Strike Tally Hits 30, Aluminum Spikes, and AI Escapes
Today's Digest covers Iran's Hormuz blockade and Gulf energy attacks, Libya refinery strikes and Chinese crude, aluminum shortages and gold tokenization, AI agent sandbox escapes, and university grade reforms.
Source: Peak Prosperity
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DW NOTE
The Hormuz crude flow is now 2.2 million barrels per day, down from 8.5 million a month ago — that's a 74% collapse in throughput, not a strategic negotiation. Iran has conducted 172 attacks on Gulf infrastructure since February, half targeting energy facilities, and just appointed hardline commanders across the IRGC. The Gulf states have concluded indefinite closure is preferable to war, which means the global oil market just lost 26% of seaborne crude permanently unless someone blinks.