{"id":69709,"date":"2026-06-23T03:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=69709"},"modified":"2026-06-22T16:51:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T21:51:39","slug":"the-bulletin-june-17-23-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=69709","title":{"rendered":"The Bulletin: June 17\u201323,\u00a02026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Bull<\/em>etin: June 17\u201323,\u00a02026<\/strong><\/h1>\n

This past week\u2019s articles of interest\u2026<\/h3>\n
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If you\u2019re new to my writing, check out <\/strong>this overview<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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The Illusion of Freedom\u200a\u2014\u200aThe Most Effective Prison Is the One You Can\u2019t See\u200a\u2014\u200aGlobal geopolitics<\/a><\/p>\n

The Engineered Barrel\u200a\u2014\u200aPart I: Matt Simmons, aging reservoirs, and the new physics of global oil\u200a\u2014\u200aOil & Gas 360<\/a><\/p>\n

Are Banks More Powerful Than Governments? | ZeroHedge<\/a><\/p>\n

No More Dystopian Stories: How to See a Future Worth Living<\/a><\/p>\n

Are Energy Markets Tighter Than Investors Realize<\/a><\/p>\n

A Game of Musical Chairs\u200a\u2014\u200aEcosophia<\/a><\/p>\n

The $300 Billion Wager: Inside The Private Fund At The Center Of The U.S.-Iran Framework | ZeroHedge<\/a><\/p>\n

Silt, Anchovies, and Economic Disaster\u200a\u2014\u200aThe Daily Reckoning<\/a><\/p>\n

The Die Is Cast\u200a\u2014\u200aEnergy And Financial Markets Upset Inevitable<\/a><\/p>\n

Humans Create Empires For The Same Reason They Create Egos<\/a><\/p>\n

Can We Avoid Collapse?<\/a><\/p>\n

Persistence, Complexity, and Power<\/a><\/p>\n

ECB: Iran Peace Deal Won\u2019t Erase Europe\u2019s Energy Price Shock | OilPrice.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Energy Cliff, Supply Chain Shock: The Toxic Cocktail Behind The Urgent Push For An Iran Deal | ZeroHedge<\/a><\/p>\n

[Essay] A Guide to Staying Human (Part 2): Navigating Dread and Carrying the Weight of Tomorrow<\/a><\/p>\n

Canada has been warned\u200a\u2014\u200aby Kathleen McCroskey<\/a><\/p>\n

Godzilla El Nino Update for June 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Newsletter, 6\/18\/26\u200a\u2014\u200aby Jeffrey Strahl\u200a\u2014\u200aLockdown Times<\/a><\/p>\n

We\u2019re great at documenting decline and surprisingly bad at understanding recovery<\/a><\/p>\n

The Stewardship Institution<\/a><\/p>\n

The Regenerative Reserve Asset<\/a><\/p>\n

US-Iran Deal: It Ain\u2019t Over Till the Fat Lady Sings<\/a><\/p>\n

An Urgent Message: Learn How to Do Something<\/a><\/p>\n

Groupthink on the Economics of Climate Change<\/a><\/p>\n

The Collapse Chronicle 06.20.26<\/a><\/p>\n

Russian Oil Refinery Over 1,200 Miles From Ukraine Attacked In Another War First | ZeroHedge<\/a><\/p>\n

We\u2019re Winning the War on the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE)<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cJacob Nordang\u00e5rd exposes the UN development plan as an agenda for concentrating power and money\u200a\u2014\u200aenforced through surveillance and control.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Not Just Another \u201cSuper\u201d El Ni\u00f1o Article\u200a\u2014\u200aby Tom Harris<\/a><\/p>\n

REGENERATING THE BIOREGIONAL COMMONS<\/a><\/p>\n

How Land Barons, Industrialists and Bankers corrupted Economics<\/a><\/p>\n

Strategic Oil Reserve Nears Collapse\u2026 US Must Choose: Guns or Butter<\/a><\/p>\n

The Power of the Press\u200a\u2014\u200aby Nathan Knopp\u200a\u2014\u200aSystem Failure<\/a><\/p>\n

The Wave and the Rider: Tolstoy in the Persian Gulf | Art Berman<\/a><\/p>\n

The Mask and the Barrel: Oil Scarcity Beneath Market Euphoria<\/a><\/p>\n

When Trust Itself Becomes the Casualty<\/a><\/p>\n

Functional longevity in preparation for collapse<\/a><\/p>\n

Science Snippets: Sea Levels Dangerously Underestimated<\/a><\/p>\n

Do we have free will? (BONUS episode)<\/a><\/p>\n

Supporting Cardiovascular Health and Recovery: What the Evidence Actually Shows<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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PLEASE NOTE: This list is just \u2018of interest\u2019. It does not mean I personally endorse or agree with the content of a listed article; in fact, some I certainly do not agree with. But these are all part and parcel of stories told by our species about our world. Some are published by the authors for \u2018educational\u2019 and\/or \u2018informational\u2019 purposes, some are for far more nefarious \u2018narrative management\u2019 ones\u2013you, the reader, can decide which is which. Keep in mind a relevant passage from a Bill Rees paper<\/a>: \u201cWe begin with a reminder that humans are storytellers by nature. We socially construct complex sets of facts, beliefs, and values that guide how we operate in the world. Indeed, humans act out of their socially constructed narratives as if they were real. All political ideologies, religious doctrines, economic paradigms, cultural narratives\u200a\u2014\u200aeven scientific theories\u200a\u2014\u200aare socially constructed \u201cstories\u201d that may or may not accurately reflect any aspect of reality they purport to represent. Once a particular construct has taken hold, its adherents are likely to treat it more seriously than opposing evidence from an alternate conceptual framework.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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