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Countries heavily dependent on Middle Eastern energy—particularly in Asia—have been most affected.
India sources around 55 percent of its energy imports from the region,
China about 50 percent,
Japan 93 percent,
South Korea 67 percent,
and Singapore 70 percent,
according to Ladekjær.
Around 1,000 ships remain in the Gulf,
including hundreds of tankers awaiting passage.
As of this writing, more than 800 cargo ships and tankers are stuck i…

As the Strait of Hormuz Reopens, Global Shipping Will Take Months to Recover
After weeks of disruption, a ceasefire is easing pressure on the Strait of Hormuz. But backlogs, infrastructure damage, and delayed supply mean the system won’t return to normal overnight.

Shipwrecks from the Age of the Real ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Found–and Filmed–for the First Time https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/shipwrecks-linked-to-the-caribbeans-infamous-age-of-piracy-found-and-filmed-for-the-fir…

Shipwrecks from the Age of the Real 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Found–and Filmed–for the First Time
Through dives in and around Nassau, and thanks to knowledge from local divers, six wrecks were discovered.

Lael Wilcox ist wieder unterwegs. Der Plan: in 78 Tagen mit dem Fahrrad um die Welt. Je nach Fortschritt kommt sie nächste oder übernächste Woche auch durch Deutschland.
https://www.laelwilcox.net/2026-around-the-world-faster

China's Nexchip Semiconductor says it aims to raise around $890.37M in its Hong Kong share sale by offering 216.2M shares at ~$4.12 per share (Rajasik Mukherjee/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinas-nexchip…

Oda With Josiah Shala
A podcast featuring in-depth conversations with successful Albanians from around the world. Hosted by Josiah Shala—an Australian-Albanian radio personality, national television presenter, MC, and podcast host...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralia…

The folks cheering developers as they come and go from WWDC certainly have a ton of energy! (I'm glad to see the joy it brings some folks! Though, personally, I think I'm going to follow the lead of the developers I just saw slip quietly around the outside, bypassing most of the cheering.)

RE: https://aus.social/@whybird/116373204898580474
This is just humans, innit? We are all spongey like this, copying everyone around us, maybe getting it a bit wrong and then, BOOM! All of human culture.

The Trump administration moved to further limit legal immigration Thursday
with a new proposal that would place more restrictions on who can work legallyin the United States and for how long.
In a yet unpublished Federal Register filing, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it was looking to tighten rules around work authorizations,
known as EADs,
-- particularly for those with humanitarian parole and non-DACAdeferred status,
as well as those facing po…

US Visa Update: Nearly 1M Migrants Could Face New Work Permit Restrictions
The Trump administration said it was cutting the incentives for illegal immigration and giving Americans greater job security.

Hard Ground
A podcast for farmers and rural operators willing to have the difficult conversations around succession, production, politics, all of it...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/hard-ground/

The rise of Rush Limbaugh and Fox News,
and before them, grifter television evangelists,
turned out to be critical in blocking the country’s movement toward equality and true representation,
instead bringing democracy to the brink of collapse.
The U.S. disaster is currently mirrored around the world by ascendant authoritarian parties and movements.
Something larger is going on,
and as always, it’s worth paying attention to the very particular history of …

Trumpism as social contagion
It isn't just propaganda ops. Authoritarianism spreads person to person.