Cormac
@cormacbracken.bsky.social
Irishman in La Alpujarra, Spain. AI tinkerer. Occasional mountain runner. Raver.
I'm using Fable to write skills for lesser LLMs. That makes sense, I think?... Fable's already identified that it needs to "author for the weakest consumer". Advice that applies to so many other fields.
The only explanation I can see is China buying ~20% more than it consumed, for YEARS; stashed it in some of its giant cave systems to withstand sanctions while invading Taiwan; and is now trading it for Trump staying out of the coming Taiwan events. Anyone do better? youtu.be/LbT9H6CLFfo?...
Why oil markets stabilized far faster than anticipated | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
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'One [UK] diplomat with knowledge of the talks said: “We regarded Witkoff and Kushner as Israeli assets that dragged a president into a war he wants to get out of.”' www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
UK security adviser attended US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach
Exclusive: Jonathan Powell thought Tehran’s ‘surprising’ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war, sources say
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Like most of us, I probably call too much 'must-read'. This, however, really is must-read, from @tashecon.bsky.social @cepa.org. I've said for a long time that Europe can't afford to let Ukraine lose; now the financial costs of giving too little help earlier are soaring: cepa.org/article/ukra...
Ukraine: The Coming Storm
Ukraine must be properly financed by Europe or unthinkable consequences will follow. Decision-time is fast approaching.
cepa.org
@jenniferrankin.bsky.social "The censure vote... could reveal discontent about her way of running the commission and aloofness from the parliament, the EU’s only directly elected institution." I look forward to the Guardian referring to the UK parliament as "UK's only directly elected institution".
Many tanker aircraft on their way from US to Israel, some via nearby Morón airbase. Maybe carrying jetfuel to replace Haifa refinery hit by Iran. Or may indicate imminent US joining war to attack Iran's deepest nuclear site, which requires multiple hits by US's heaviest bombs.
Evergreen Intel@vcdgf555.bsky.social · last yr.Good morning. With the addition of 4 tankers out of New Jersey, there are now at least 32 tankers observed in the overnight group. A considerable portion went to Morón Air Base in Spain, with others on to UK, Germany, Italy and 1 to Estonia. A few pressed on to CENTCOM AOR.