Luke Gromen

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Founder & President, Forest for the Trees (FFTT). Author of "The Mr. X Interviews, Volumes I & II.” RT not endorsements.

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Luke Gromen @lukegromen · Jul 6, 2021

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Excited to learn more about this, b/c Chris’ “Dragon Portfolio” paper was absolutely brilliant - must read. (Google “Artemis Dragon Portfolio” if you’ve never read it.)

Paper Jan, 2020

Allegory of the Hawk and Serpent

by Christopher Cole

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Luke Gromen @lukegromen · Dec 7, 2021

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I have solar panels on my roof and a geothermal HVAC system, but always suspected it would be foolish to disconnect my natural gas secondary HVAC system. @DoombergT lays out why society swapping from natural gas to solar would be suboptimal in this great piece on solar energy.

Article Dec 6, 2021

Herbie Spoils the Party

by Doomberg

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Luke Gromen @lukegromen · Feb 6, 2022

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A greatly under appreciated point. William Catton wrote a book called “Overshoot” that examined modern economic history from an objective ecological perspective. I would recommend pouring a stiff drink if you read it

Book Oct 1, 1980

Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change

by William R. Catton Jr.

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Luke Gromen @lukegromen · Feb 16, 2022

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Great thread though, thx!

Tweet Feb 16, 2022

Capital is misunderstood. Because capital is misunderstood, the fact that we are presently witnessing a catastrophic destruction in forward capital is invisible. When people think of capital, they think of money because that's how we interact with

by Travis.web1

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Luke Gromen @lukegromen · Mar 9, 2022

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Important thread 👇

Tweet Mar 9, 2022

Mexico considering reducing oil exports to achieve self-sufficiency in fuels and stop selling oil abroad by 2023. China has asked state refiners to consider pausing exports of gasoline and diesel. Hungary has discussed banning agriculture exports. Ru

by Craig Shapiro

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Luke Gromen @lukegromen · Dec 29, 2021

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Great thread by @LynAldenContact

Tweet Dec 28, 2021

In other words, if stablecoins are backed in part by Treasuries, and the stablecoin market cap continues to grow, this is a new source of demand for US government debt. Cash and Treasuries of various durations get mixed together in a basket, blurrin

by Lyn Alden

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Luke Gromen @lukegromen · Dec 29, 2021

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Great article

Article Dec 28, 2021

How We Forfeited the Fruits of Cold War Victory

by Patrick J. Buchanan

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Luke Gromen @lukegromen · Jan 18, 2022

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Interesting read

Article

Morocco’s New Challenges as a Gatekeeper of the World’s Food Supply: The Geopolitics, Economics, and Sustainability of OCP’s Global Fertilizer Exports

by Michaël Tanchum

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Luke Gromen @lukegromen · Jan 19, 2022

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It was such a great book.

Book 2012

Time to Start Thinking: America in the Age of Descent

by Edward Luce

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Luke Gromen @lukegromen · Mar 8, 2022

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Great thread. RE: Opportunism - see Peak Cheap Oil (favorable to Russia) and western sovereign balance sheets (dumpster fires & therefore unable to take economic pain.)

Tweet Mar 8, 2022

I completed my doctoral thesis at Oxford last year on Russia's military interventions in Ukraine and Syria. Based on that research, I am sharing some thoughts on why Russia invaded Ukraine and what Putin might do next /1