In the Blind Spot: Mass formation psychosis is happening again
Don’t fall for a false dialectic. Don’t get played. Practice cognitive security and touch grass. Stay kind.
Cash Equivalence: Dollar stablecoin armies are mobilizing
Tell me you’re running a patriotic war bond campaign, without officially telling me you’re running a patriotic war bond campaign.
In the Blind Spot: Why nobody expects the Spanish Empire (to be behind everything)
A Triggernometry conversation with historian Dominic Sandbrook about Empire triggers Dario to retrace his roots and argue that, contrary to popular belief, it was the Spanish that had the best empire in the world, not the British. Continuing the Spanish theme, Dario takes a closer look at the burgeoning fiefdom of Amancio Ortega, the reclusive […]
In the Blind Spot: Why Trump’s hidden energy ally might be Beijing
This is a guest contribution from anon. For most of 2025, China looked like the world’s hungriest oil hoarder, socking away over 100 million barrels over the last five months — roughly 700,000 barrels a day of demand that kept crude markets tighter than they really were. It helped benchmark crudes like WTI and Brent […]
A Blind Spot revamp
This is a note to our free subscribers. As we’ve already highlighted to our paid subscribers we are undergoing a restructuring. There are two key changes. The first is that we will slowly be migrating our service to Substack. During the transition period we will continue to cross post on both sites, and the £5 […]
In the Blind Spot: Cartography journalism
The Blind Spot is relaunching with a streamlined structure and renewed focus on its core mission of providing contrarian, politically aware financial journalism through what it calls “journalistic cartography.” Moving away from overextension, it will now prioritize big-picture analysis and frameworks to help readers navigate the shifting world order. Central to its outlook is […]
In the Blind Spot: AI’s trillion-dollar Snow Crash problem
SNEAK PEEK — Why the limits to AGI may lie in our own psychology. — Bessent’s “Sovereign Wealth Fund” represents a reverse lend-lease arrangement focused on manufacturing. — The master builders are coming for the central banks. Hello everyone, Izzy here. Welcome to the great Blind Spot transition. Having spent much of the summer […]
In the Blind Spot: The Lebanese canary in the Middle Eastern coal mine
SNEAK PEEK — The Lebanese disarmament of Hezbollah has begun — The classified Durham Annex was released, displaying the seeds from which sprouted the American censorship-industrial complex. — The United Kingdom manipulated Slovakian elections, according to a report by Declassified UK. Good morning, subscribers! Dario here. Let’s dig right in. Hope you enjoy! As usual, send tips […]
Repost: The techbro movement that won’t let Britain decline
The below is a repost of a story featured in the Blind Spot’s paywalled newsletter in June for the purpose of generating a free to share link. CAMDEM, London — A low-frequency thrum pulses beneath the overlapping shouts of some two hundred mostly-male voices packed into a club in once-trendy Camden — a corner of London […]
In the Blind Spot: St. Peter’s ‘skeleton key’ to global finance
SNEAK PEEK — We take a closer look at the IBAN/Swift scandal threatening to take down the Vatican. — Why there’s more to the EU-U.S. trade deal than meets the eye. — Introducing the latest twist in the Marsalek Wirecard affair: The curious case of the Men from U.N.C.L.E Greetings everyone, We appreciate it’s […]