# read august (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover read august. Page: Feed: --- ## [August 21, 2026](https://renasance.ca/august-21-2026/) _2026-08-21 · Renasance · Time to Contemplate_ If we strife to live humanely in this world, our efforts are never wasted. If we train in opening our hearts and minds, we will find that others are no different than ourselves. Choose to cultivate love rather than anger; this just might what it takes to save us from extinction. Some call themselves masters,... Read More “August 21, 2026” » ## [Secondary Sanctions Threaten Iran Oil Lifelines with “Toughest Sanctions” Warning; Tanker Seized Near Yemen; | Rapid Read 21 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/secondary-sanctions-threaten-iran) _2026-08-21 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 20 August 2026 at 0615 Eastern Time until 21 August 2026 at 0715 Eastern Time ## [August 20, 2026](https://renasance.ca/august-20-2026/) _2026-08-20 · Renasance · Time to Contemplate_ The fixed idea that we have about ourselves as solid and separate from each other is limiting. Self-importance hurts us, limiting us to our narrow world of likes and dislikes. We have alternatives, we can challenge our beliefs, our fixed version of reality, and train in staying open and curious. Living a natural, simple life... Read More “August 20, 2026” » ## [UAE Cuts All Iran Trade; Diesel Cracks Hit $100+; More Chinese Tankers U-Turn | Rapid Read 20 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/uae-cuts-all-iran-trade-diesel-cracks) _2026-08-20 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 19 August 2026 at 0628 Eastern Time until 20 August 2026 at 0615 Eastern Time ## [August 19, 2026](https://renasance.ca/august-19-2026/) _2026-08-19 · Renasance · Time to Contemplate_ Are we going to spend this lifetime struggling against uncertainty and saying I’m like this and you’re like that, or are we going to train in letting go, and reconnecting with the natural flexibility of our being and help others do the same? If we do this, limitless possibilities open up. The good of today... Read More “August 19, 2026” » ## [Chinese VLCCs Abort Hormuz; VLCC Rates Hit $510k; Black Sea Strike | Rapid Read 19 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/chinese-vlccs-abort-hormuz-vlcc-rates) _2026-08-19 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 18 August 2026 at 0358 Eastern Time until 19 August 2026 at 0628 Eastern Time ## [August 18, 2026](https://renasance.ca/august-18-2026/) _2026-08-18 · Renasance · Time to Contemplate_ Without giving up hope that there is somewhere better to be, that there is someone better to be, we will never relax with who we are or where we are. To think we will finally get it together is unrealistic. One must give up hope that these ways of thinking will bring us satisfaction. Our... Read More “August 18, 2026” » ## [Diesel Crack Hits Record $102; Iran Voids MOU; Iran Goes Offensive | Rapid Read 18 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/diesel-crack-hits-record-102-iran) _2026-08-18 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 17 August 2026 at 0545 Eastern Time until 18 August 2026 at 0358 Eastern Time ## [August 17, 2026](https://renasance.ca/august-17-2026/) _2026-08-17 · Renasance · Time to Contemplate_ Every cell in our body is continuously changing; we are as impermanent as everything else. Thoughts and emotions of being competent, or that we’re hopeless, rise and fall unceasingly; we are only basing these thoughts on the past and the fixed idea of who we are. It is only the depth of our character that... Read More “August 17, 2026” » ## [Korea Drills Cut + Gaza Talks + Brazil Oil + US Cyber Counterstrikes | Rapid Read 17 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/korea-drills-cut-gaza-talks-brazil) _2026-08-17 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 16 August 2026 at 0830 Eastern Time until 17 August 2026 at 0546 Eastern Time ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7DuRZvt31bvQ) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [August 16, 2026](https://renasance.ca/august-16-2026/) _2026-08-16 · Renasance · Time to Contemplate_ Mimosa Tree Synchronicities brought the Mimosa Tree to my attention recently. It was good to find out I’m not the only one who thought “mimosa” only referenced a type of mixed alcoholic drink. According to Wikipedia: “A mimosa cocktail consists of champagne (or other sparkling wine) and chilled citrus juice, usually orange juice. It is often... Read More “August 16, 2026” » ## [US to Force Allies to Pick Sides on AI; Hormuz Still Shut; NATO Downs Drone | Rapid Read 16 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/us-to-force-allies-to-pick-sides) _2026-08-16 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 15 August 2026 at 0800 Eastern Time until 16 August 2026 at 0830 Eastern Time [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211414821/acb332bfd78707273be5693c177ee06a.mp3) ## [August 15, 2026](https://renasance.ca/august-15-2026/) _2026-08-15 · Renasance · Time to Contemplate_ As long as we run away from discomfort, we are going to get caught in a cycle of unhappiness and disappointment. Instead ask yourself, “Can I touch the center of my pain? Can I sit with suffering, yours and mine without trying to make it go away and let it open my heart?” Not everybody... Read More “August 15, 2026” » ## [Trump Threatens to Make Hormuz US Territory, Iran Strikes Continue | Rapid Read 15 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/trump-threatens-to-make-hormuz-us) _2026-08-15 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 14 August 2026 at 0615 Eastern Time until 15 August 2026 at 0800 Eastern Time [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211297988/0320b96dbb627a4af02a258f25001d09.mp3) ## [August 14, 2026](https://renasance.ca/august-14-2026/) _2026-08-14 · Renasance · Time to Contemplate_ When you keep your heart and mind open, you feel and emanate a sense of immense well being. This feeling gives you a sense of being fully human, you want to be with friends when they’re in trouble, and you will become a real help to mother earth who supports us. We don’t understand the... Read More “August 14, 2026” » ## [US To Blockade Iranian Ports Indefinitely as Orsk Refinery Shuts; Diesel Shortage Looms | Rapid Read 14 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/us-to-blockade-iranian-ports-indefinitely) _2026-08-14 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 13 August 2026 at 0601 Eastern Time until 14 August 2026 at 0615 Eastern Time ## [August 13, 2026](https://renasance.ca/august-13-2026/) _2026-08-13 · Renasance · Time to Contemplate_ What we struggle with all our lives are just ordinary experiences. Everything is unpredictable, so we need to stop struggling against the nature of reality. Life does continually go up and down. Recognize this to be real and true, and you will be able to relax and accept things as they are. As long as... Read More “August 13, 2026” » ## [Ukraine Pauses Tanker Hits as Grain Terminals Halt & Saudi Oil Surges | Rapid Read 13 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/ukraine-pauses-tanker-hits-as-grain) _2026-08-13 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 12 August 2026 at 0645 Eastern Time until 13 August 2026 at 0601 Eastern Time ## [August 12, 2026](https://renasance.ca/august-12-2026/) _2026-08-12 · Renasance · Time to Contemplate_ In any situation we can find out what is true by studying ourselves, look at all your emotions, both the good and the painful, everything. There is a lot of encouragement to do this, and self-cultivation gives us the method. You have to find out for yourself what is true. If you want liberation and... Read More “August 12, 2026” » ## [Hormuz at 6 Ships/Day as US; Houthis Both Go Kinetic | Rapid Read 12 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/hormuz-at-6-shipsday-as-us-houthis) _2026-08-12 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 11 August 2026 at 0341 Eastern Time until 12 August 2026 at 0645 Eastern Time ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/53S2vRgbbrEs) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [August 11, 2026](https://renasance.ca/august-11-2026/) _2026-08-11 · Renasance · Time to Contemplate_ Self-cultivation takes us just as we are with our confusion and our sanity; it gives us time alone with ourselves. In time it teaches us to accept who we are, as we are, an unconditional friendliness with ourselves, a simple direct relationship with the way we are. Self-cultivation is no different than any other endeavor. ... Read More “August 11, 2026” » ## [Trump and Iran Both Claim Sole Hormuz Control; Taneco Strike Tightens Diesel | Rapid Read 11 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/trump-and-iran-both-claim-sole-hormuz) _2026-08-11 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 10 August 2026 at 0459 Eastern Time until 11 August 2026 at 0341 Eastern Time ## [Hormuz Stays Closed – 55 Ships Diverted as Netanyahu Rejects Gaza Plan | Rapid Read 10 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/hormuz-stays-closed-55-ships-diverted) _2026-08-10 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 9 August 2026 at 0830 Eastern Time until 10 August 2026 at 0459 Eastern Time