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I know I'm not the only Taskmaster fan around here. Ran across this last night and thought it was interesting. Nice to see them getting along. Also, it was some nice little closure about something happened at the end of one of the episodes that had me curious.

Good discussion and a long one too. Nearly an hour. I felt Ben was a good guest too. And of course, there's Justine Medina as well.

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Wanted to share this video from a small Marxist channel. I think it's a pretty good overview look at some details of the history of China, which might be easy to overlook, and the program that the CPC follows today, in a format that is easily digestable.

Which one of y'all is KBash? I know you're here coward, show yourself!

What the Ship (Ep100) | Red Sea Attacks After Three Months | Grain and Bulkers | Tankers | Container & Spiraling Ocean Rates | Role of Iran in Supporting the Houthis

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - maritime historian @campbelledu - discusses the Top 5 Maritime Stories as of Feb. 22, 2024, with an emphasis on the Red Sea and the Houthi attacks on commercial shipping.

Takeaways-

• Houthi weapons are diversifying in response to US defenses and now include sea drones.

• He doesn't think they can salvage the Rubymar so it's likely to become the first ship sunk

• Houthi attack frequency is increasing with time

• There's growing tension between mariners because non-US crews can refuse to sail through the Red Sea while US crews can't.

• Houthi attacks are focusing on bulk carriers and adding significant pressure to European cargo lines, especially grain to East Africa

• Tanker ships are also being impacted heavily. Diesel supplies are being constrained in the US and Europe

• Egypt's loss of canal traffic equates to a 5% national budget loss.