FB-008 · "As much energy as they'll buy."

On 22 May 2026 the US Secretary of State told reporters in Miami that the US wants to sell India "as much energy as they'll buy" while calling India a "great ally, great partner." The Bureau places the eleven-word sentence next to the H-1B $100,000 fee (Sept 2025), the 50% tariff load (2025), the Hormuz Treasury waiver (March 2026), the "$500B" headline that "includes existing projects" (Bloomberg, Feb 2026), and the April 2026 "hellhole" / "gangsters with laptops" repost walked back hours later. Five threads, one arc, one new species: Polistes vendor americanus, the Substitution Wasp. A commendation to the MEA spokesperson for "obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste," the highest grade of diplomatic euphemism on the public record this year. A trade-off recorded, not judged. The host is doing arithmetic in public.