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A massive cancelled check made of burning oil, signed by the Pentagon, payable to the Kremlin, floating above a dark battlefield with distant explosions and drone silhouettes

Mar 28, 2026 • 11 min read

America Bombed Iran. Russia Got the Check.

Western sanctions drove Russia's fossil fuel revenues to a post-invasion low of $501 million a day in January 2026. Then the US bombed Iran. Within two weeks, the Kremlin was earning $554 million a day. Then Trump lifted the sanctions. The spring offensive started a week later.

#Russia #Iran #oil

$a massive golden American dollar coin cracking from within as crude oil oozes through glowing fracture lines, sitting on a steel refinery control desk with a burning Middle Eastern oil field visible through reinforced glass behind it, dramatic chiaroscuro lighting$

Mar 15, 2026 • 15 min read

The Coin That Cracks Itself

The Iran war just made the US dollar its strongest in months. That's the worst possible news for the petrodollar system. Here's why the dollar rallying on a war that's forcing the world to trade oil without it is the beginning of the end.

#geopolitics #oil #dollar

A digital illustration of a locked iPhone screen with a Russian flag background, glitch effect, cyber security theme, dark mode, neon red and blue accents

Dec 4, 2025 • 4 min read

Russia Bans FaceTime: Apple Refuses Encryption Backdoor

Russian authorities have blocked FaceTime nationwide after Apple refused to provide encryption backdoors. Here's what it means for privacy and the tech war.

#Apple #Russia #Privacy