Blood and Oil
Iran's 118‑year story of extraction, intervention, and the human cost. 11 parts.
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Historical monographs & deep dives into extraction, sovereignty, and resistance
Complete works tracing extraction and resistance across centuries.
Iran's 118‑year story of extraction, intervention, and the human cost. 11 parts.
A seven‑part history of extraction from ancient Sumer to the present. The foundation.
Five centuries of extraction, from colonial pearls to the 2026 looting. 3 parts.
From the Lunatic Line to the 2026 Gulf crisis. Land, labor, and the machine. 5 parts + epilogue.
From the Shatt al-Arab to the 2025 elections. Three wars, five solitudes. 6 parts + epilogue.
How the money changers operate in specific areas of life.
A book of 45 reflections on how the money changers co‑opted religion – in every tradition.
Read →Education and the credential trap. Student debt, gatekeeping, and the new indenture.
Read →Healthcare and the sickness industry. Insurance, pharmaceuticals, and medical debt.
Read →The legal system as extraction machine. Court fees, bail, and predatory lawsuits.
Read →Media and the attention economy. Propaganda, paywalls, and platform extraction.
Read →Housing and the shelter trap. Landlords, speculation, and financialization.
Read →Employment and the wage cage. Wage theft, gig work, and worker power.
Read →The state and the public trust. Privatization, fees, and capture by special interests.
Read →Finance and the debt machine. Central banks, shadow banking, sovereign debt, and the global extraction system.
Read →The recurring roles that drive the machine – now with completed works.
Monologues, song, scene, and letter exploring the weight of power.
Read the works →Songs, monologue, and scenes of ambition and the trap of succession.
Read the works →Book excerpt, album lyrics, film treatment, documentary outline, TV pilot, and dance piece.
Read the works →Poems, monologues, and scenes of the financial priesthood.
Read the works →Those who are extracted from – the invisible foundation of every system. A collection of voices.
Read →Profiles of BOB and SAM are maintained in the Adversarial Patterns section of the main site.
These pages contain creative explorations. For analytical profiles of BOB, SAM, Briefcase Man, and the Money Changers, see the Adversarial Patterns section.
Each volume stands alone. Read in any order.
The Money Changers (core work) provides the deep historical framework. If you're new, start there.
Domain volumes apply the pattern to specific areas of life.
Archetype profiles help you recognize the players.
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