as each of us now face the coming new year with feelings that may be best forgotten, let us not forget that glimmer of hope that shall always, always stand steadfast in all of our eye's corner somehow. as we bid a welcomed farewell to 2025 ... youtu.be/KwMFcdhMny4

Europe confronts the manner by which peace might be achieved within the Ukraine-Russia conflict; can America's NATO card be bulldozed into a surrender of territory > www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

something to look forward to come Jan 2026, the Art of Banksy: Without Limits . . . hoodline.com/2025/12/bank... #art #banksy #life

「言う内容ではなく、その言い方である」 「これが、資金調達が千年以上続いてきたように、これからも継続していく理由である」... 経済がインフレより早く成長するためには、平和を守り続けないとね、そう思わない? youtu.be/HZ6uM4h27HM

love to surf? here's an awesome look at Western Sahara, Kingdom of Morocco > youtu.be/Z_5pr4Ya6qc #morocco #surf #tours #paradise

following the UN Security Council resolution backing Morocco's sovereignty claim over Western Sahara, the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) at its 46th session of the Supreme Council, reiterated its support of the same. #UN #photovoltaic #renewables #hydrogen

the moment one looks at mathematics no longer as numbers, but rather, as placeholders for objects to be tossed around in 3D in one’s mental frame of mind, as you would do so day-dreaming on a rainy afternoon, verily I say unto you ...

the ongoing US-NATO crosstalk in Doha, surprisingly, can be summarized somewhat in the following rendition as follows > youtu.be/u3u22OYqFGo

given the impending certainty of global healthcare systems being overwhelmed with heat-induced chronic conditions, it is quite fair for venture capital and private equity to look upon business enterprises engaged in the act of regulating and conditioning temperature, humidity, within a given space.

Friday, December 5th. Back in the year 1932, this person got his first visa to enter into the United States of America, and that, changed everything. Name of immigrant? Albert Einstein. Here's the newspaper cutting circa December 6, 1932 > www.rarenewspapers.com/view/656702

the prime basis for value of a currency, is market confidence, while the determination of the price of money, stems from demand versus supply. the overflow of demand of physical gold, has caused the value of silver to shine. confidence in bitcoin for instance, reveals institutional risk ...

the vigor within Japan Inc's corporate focus on improved governance and better capital yields has gained significant and widespread momentum. leadership within Japan's prime financial and banking sector is well aware of the acute and urgent need to accomplish this by 2028-2035.

as state-driven trade dynamics continue to unfold before all of us, the resilience of Russia's energy exports continues to indicate the gradual pivot of the Ukraine conflict into a strategic DMZ eventuality for Europe. resource and minerals dependency takes a very long time to unwind, if at all.

a rather controversial move to combat spoofed IMEI, cell phone related scams and fraud from the Government of India > www.theregister.com/2025/12/02/i... this continues to be a global problem, since IMEI databases are voluntary and not mandatory ...

Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez #AOC, remains one of the party's brightest and most valuable asset for the future, given her exceptional everyday person-to-political champion for the people background > thehill.com/homenews/cam...

how the #US #Democrats project a coherent strategy come 2028, will guarantee determination of #American exceptionalism on multiple fronts for some time to come, within a time in the #world where unified #leadership is key > www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

once the first cohort of American troops steps onto Venezuela's soil, the precedent for justification of unilateral military special operations anywhere on the globe will be several notches lower. > www.dw.com/en/trump-us-... #oil #energy #geopolitics #usa #europe #asean

a beautiful story about a human and a shark. it's really time for you, me and everyone to start to love our oceans and our surrounding eco-systems beyond our brick and motar homes > youtu.be/4UqBYMlGeRc polluters and deep trawlers and seabed miners - never piss off a shark, okay. #ocean #friday

quite an interesting chain of friday bar-friendly news this time, an arrest warrant issued against the co-owner of the Miss Universe organization > www.kake.com/thai-court-i...

the Iranian regime's move is made more fluidly complicated given US President Trump's renewed strategy of leverage from heavyweight partner now empowered with new found political vigor > www.iranintl.com/en/202511289... #USA #saudi #saudiarabia #iran #geopolitics #money

ever wondered just how much cigars are consumed worldwide? at least US$20 billion worth last year. just now this biomass is constantly produced to meet ever increasing demand? > youtu.be/vOhOHfBb2-g

this thanksgiving, lets take a peek into the musical renditions of Iran's jazz scene back in the 1970s > youtu.be/cmiGtPeJ9MM ever wondered just how liberal, cosmopolitan and internationally awesome was Iran back in the 70s?

will lasting Ukraine-Russian peace deal be really possible given the plurality of moving parts are likely to be non-aligned right from the very beginning > www.nationalheraldindia.com/internationa... the question therefore, would it be more profitable to be at war or shall waging peace yield better.

India's RBI now has another curveball thrown into its geopolitical calculus come 2026 > www.reuters.com/world/india/... consider that 60% of India's crude imports come from Rosneft, Lukoil... > carnegieendowment.org/posts/2025/1... #finance #risk #oil

Government of India's attempt to diversify its #AI strategy to include production of low power ASIC semiconductor domestically > www.dqindia.com/esdm/azimuth... #india #machinelearning

artificial intelligence data centers' electric power hunger is set to create a shortfall of about 175 GW by 2033, says Schneider Electric. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-... the perfect storm between #AI #climate and #fossilenergy could not get any more intense. #energy #finance

Europe's mission-critical infrastructure, gas, hydrogen, rail, will need to be hardened against the now entrenched strategic defence posture of multiple blocs and nation states with differing political ideology > dronelife.com/2025/11/11/x...

continued US dominance in artificial intelligence when viewed from China's call for a global #AI framework signify the new cold war for the next decade or until a technological disruption event in quantum computing > blog.dol.gov/2025/11/24/t...

Bank of Japan's perspective on B2B inflation (CPI) page 4 Chart 9, while page 6 last paragraph indicates BOJ sentiment, page 10 reference chart 17 plays into this Thursday's BOJ move, possibly. > www.boj.or.jp/en/about/pre... #economics #finance #trade #money #crypto

As the G20 summit draws to a close, some pertinent timelines that are rather pressing, given the consequences that may unleash some rather challenging vibes later on > www.linkedin.com/posts/acefuj... #finance #blockchain #CBDC #G20

wondering what you would be doing by 2050? here's a brilliant projection of what sort of resources and materials will run out or begin to be seriously depleted by then > iere.org/what-will-we... so, if one were to take climate change out of the deliberation, should inaction be the best option?

during times of material and resource scarcity; the mass behavioural patterns and cognitive distance between humans and primates such as monkeys, chimps and great apes, are remarkably predictable and similar > www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...

an academic perspective on why people will pay good money on objects made out of plastics > www.colorado.edu/today/2025/1... #labubu #blackpink #buzz

what most people are not aware of, is the acute prospect where plant pathogens can impact global food chain and seed supply, due to rising temperatures around the world > www.pnnl.gov/publications... the other major factor is on page 1 of the next commentary document ...

how does clean air, blue skies and clear water sound like? maybe, like this > youtu.be/giy8-8o5-zA Happy Friday 🍸

dedicated to you, me, and mr. Bill Gates > medium.com/@acefujiwara... #cop30 #climate #socialjustice #environment #earth #sustainability #genZ #genX #genY

over in India, there is rising protest against the deteriorating quality of air attributable to pollution/smog from fossil fuel combustion. a Ms Kandhari exclaimed “You cannot take away clean air ... it is costing us a huge amount of distress.” > www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/d...

when it comes to the real non-fossil natural gas that is plug and play everywhere today, there is only one choice. ONLY carbon that is captured into sustainable green stuff can be made into the REAL natural gas or bio-oil.

turning a weed into oil, isn't really that difficult from a technical point of view. there's so much of this plant, that one can find them floating along the Nile river. scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #COP30

permanence of a carbon credit, is the minimum standard to which any merchant should be held up to. if its not a rock, well, the scheme isn't very credible isn't it? one possible way to make rocks from thin air > www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... #carbon #climate #COP30

A good read on #oceans The Oceans We Saved. Together. - Undividing #49 open.substack.com/pub/karldunn...

with striking optics performed flawlessly at the recent #COP30, Gavin Newsom's political capital has recently swelled to critical mass > www.politico.com/news/magazin...

having one of those mondays? here's a duck, puppy, cat, hen, living together as one happy family > youtu.be/tm390its2lY world peace starts right here. 😍 in the middle of a bunch of gloomy folks waiting for their morning caffeine? why not tap one of them and share a video that makes a stranger smile?

given the tectonic geopolitical tsunami that had swept across the world, 2026 FIFA World Cup will be, shall we say, an exceptional test of sportsmanship, unity, and perhaps titillating matches yet to play out... > www.tribalfootball.com/article/socc... #FIFA #worldcupusa #sports

the geopolitical spectre across the entire Pacific and Far East region had experienced a seismic shift last Friday to which many might not have connected the dots thereon > www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11... the nautical range, French-supplied nuclear fuel, and US shipyards to fabricate its hull...

As American LNG gains a strategic foothold in Europe via Greece, the most critical event happens next week when Crown Prince MBS meets US President Trump. US strategic interests in Gaza / Ukraine-EU / Taiwan, has never been as entrenched as prior > globalaffairs.org/commentary/a...

next bitcoin halving: 2028. The one who has access to the cheapest energy source shall reap an harvest, while many might just... > www.coindesk.com/markets/2025... #btc #bitcoin #finance #money #blockchain #energy #AI, continues onward march for its quest for more power. talk about power dynamics.

will the average american be happy this christmas given that there is the prospect of a US$2,000 windfall arising from trade tariffs unilaterally imposed everywhere else? come Nov 20, the delayed jobs report will be a show and tell. #finance #crypto #money #useconomy www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

sick of all that geopolitics playing out just about everywhere? take a break amigo, because... > youtu.be/NZ-o1N2swMw #music #geopolitics

this is how an inclusive multi-generation awesome band works. Happy Friday. youtu.be/qCxqwXdz9lA #brunomars #ladygaga #hindleystreetcountryclub #friday