here is a nifty map that shows REAL TIME location and other data for EVERY SINGLE SHIP ON EARTH …
you can click on any ship and it will give you detailed information about it’s status, speed and so on …
the reason Germany never amounted to anything Geopolitically while 90% of nations on earth were at one point British colonies is because Britain is an Island and Germany is basically landlocked …
this shit matters …
a few things stand out to me …
for example if you look at Google Maps alone it seems that Washington DC is a fairly decent port … yet if you look at actual traffic you see it is completely dwarfed by Baltimore and Norfolk …
likewise based on Google Maps you may conclude that almost any part of NYC is suitable for use as a port, yet it is Elizabeth and Newark that actually get the Lion’s share of container ships and tankers …
Miami seems to have a fairly serious port … but upon closer examination the traffic is almost entirely Caribbean Cruise Ships …
Traffic to Boston is weak as well …
of course my attention is focused on the East Coast USA because that’s where i am …
but you can actually learn a LOT from this map …
for example the reason Elizabeth / Newark ports are so busy is because that’s also where the NorthEast Corridor is ( AMTRAK, cargo rail ) as well as Newark Airport and Oil Refineries as well as Power Plants supplying NYC Metro with electricity …
from perspective of infrastructure Newark may very well be the heart of NYC ( even though it’s actually in New Jersey ) just as Manhattan is the heart of NYC in terms of human capital …
it’s 10 miles from Newark to Mid-Town Manhattan … and Jersey City is right in the middle … Jersey City recently named the most expensive place to live in America - i wonder why …
likewise Baltimore may be to Washington DC what Newark is to Manhattan … but i haven’t researched this hypothesis yet …
bottom line - although demographics is destiny, so is geography …
retards like MAGA boomers focus on politics which are nothing more than farts in the wind …
if you’re smart you will think about things that are LASTING beyond the election cycle …