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The Morning Rant: Oil...It Does A Body Good!
OPEC+, which includes the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies such as Russia, agreed another big output hike for June on Saturday, taking the total it plans to release in April, May and June to nearly 1 million bpd.
Lowering oil prices also has a direct and malign effect on Russia. It depends on its domestic oil production to fund its little adventure in Ukraine, and as the price it gets for its oil (and because of sanctions that price is lower than most) decreases, it has no choice but to increase production. That costs money, that costs equipment, that costs future production at higher prices. President Trump's efforts to decrease the price of oil will ripple throughout the economy, the geopolitical situation (don't forget Iran!), and will very probably limit any coming recession to a mild one. Oh... it will also force more rational pricing for alternative energy, which was receiving massive subsidies, but is no longer the masturbatory fantasy of the government. So America will see more realistic pricing for pie-in-the-sky stuff like solar panels and wind farms and carbon credits and carbon sequestration (that stuff is nuts!) and all of the other wealth-shifting nonsense coming out of the progressive cabal trying to destroy Western culture. It must make the left absolutely livid that in just a few months, President Trump's administration is beginning to dismantle their carefully constructed edifice of energy nonsense. Hopefully they will continue their obstructionist ways and the American people will continue to cast them from the halls of power. $2 gasoline is a lovely thing, and Americans will understand who is responsible for that! On the other hand, popcorn futures might skyrocket, but that's a price I am willing to pay!
[Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter and X/Twitter] And the Apple and Spotify feeds for CJN's podcast should be working!
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Mammy
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 06, 2025 11:01 AM (RqFwS)
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first.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 06, 2025 11:01 AM (e5NfL)
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Earl!
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 06, 2025 11:02 AM (RqFwS)
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it will also force more rational pricing for alternative energy, which was receiving massive subsidies, but is no longer the masturbatory fantasy of the government.
Huh. I was always led to believe that was young children from 3rd world countries.
Huh. I was always led to believe that was young children from 3rd world countries.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 06, 2025 11:03 AM (JCZqz)
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Does Spain have all its lights back on?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:03 AM (Zf1k9)
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Can we do it? Sure! It will take 50 years, a huge shift in attitudes among our elites ( NO NUKES!), and it will cost a lot of money. Is it a smart thing to do? No. Allowing organic changes to occur as energy costs shift based on economic pressure is the only way to do it correctly. Government mandates guarantee huge and unnecessary costs, and pesky things like country-wide blackouts! Just look at what happened to Spain and Portugal recently and ask yourself if going 100% renewable is a good idea.
What this shows is the difference between people who think theory is reality (*cough*Communism*cough*), and those who know better because they inhabit the real world.
What this shows is the difference between people who think theory is reality (*cough*Communism*cough*), and those who know better because they inhabit the real world.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 06, 2025 11:03 AM (s8j++)
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CBD needs to lower the price on his own oil. Walk the walk.
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 11:03 AM (77rzZ)
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Good morning good people. Nicely written CBD.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 06, 2025 11:04 AM (cYBz/)
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Gas prices here in KY are noticeably lower than 6 weeks ago.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 06, 2025 11:04 AM (Q4IgG)
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Wait for them to suddenly start bleating about how Evil Orange Man is leaving the SPR empty and we need to fill it back up right this nanosecond at any cost.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 06, 2025 11:04 AM (kBh81)
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4 it will also force more rational pricing for alternative energy, which was receiving massive subsidies, but is no longer the masturbatory fantasy of the government.
Huh. I was always led to believe that was young children from 3rd world countries.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 06, 2025 11:03 AM (JCZqz)
Whatever gave you that idea? I mean besides basic observation, mountains of evidence, and repeated incidents.
Huh. I was always led to believe that was young children from 3rd world countries.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 06, 2025 11:03 AM (JCZqz)
Whatever gave you that idea? I mean besides basic observation, mountains of evidence, and repeated incidents.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 06, 2025 11:06 AM (pIfcn)
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Soon from National Review: the conservative case for $10 gas
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at May 06, 2025 11:06 AM (xeo0s)
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What this shows is the difference between people who think theory is reality (*cough*Communism*cough*), and those who know better because they inhabit the real world.
And I'm not talking about real theory, i.e. that which is based on experimental data suggesting it might be true. No, this is more in the realm of fantasy, based on nothing more than "I wants it!".
And I'm not talking about real theory, i.e. that which is based on experimental data suggesting it might be true. No, this is more in the realm of fantasy, based on nothing more than "I wants it!".
Posted by: Archimedes at May 06, 2025 11:06 AM (s8j++)
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I think Russia's oil revenue is about 30%.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 06, 2025 11:06 AM (w6EFb)
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Schumer will block Trump from refilling the SPR, just like last time.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:06 AM (Zf1k9)
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FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 11:07 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 11:07 AM (Zz0t1)
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10 Wait for them to suddenly start bleating about how Evil Orange Man is leaving the SPR empty and we need to fill it back up right this nanosecond at any cost.
Biden's stupid order caused at least one of the salt dome storage areas to be damaged due to how fast the oil was pumped out. All for a political stunt. Stupidty abounded in the previous administration.
Biden's stupid order caused at least one of the salt dome storage areas to be damaged due to how fast the oil was pumped out. All for a political stunt. Stupidty abounded in the previous administration.
Posted by: Farquad at May 06, 2025 11:08 AM (bwvMs)
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Oil is renewable energy.
Earth makes that shit at a high rate.
Then why haven't you started drilling in your backyard?
Earth makes that shit at a high rate.
Then why haven't you started drilling in your backyard?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 06, 2025 11:08 AM (s8j++)
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And The Little House, about a house built out in the country that eventually becomes inner city. Very sweet book. Happy ending.
That's the book I was thinking of! Thank you!
That's the book I was thinking of! Thank you!
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 06, 2025 11:08 AM (Dg2sF)
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Solar powered popcorn maker!
Posted by: Minnfidel at May 06, 2025 11:08 AM (ewjUl)
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On the other hand, popcorn futures might skyrocket, but that's a price I am willing to pay!
Always go long on popcorn futures.
Always keep the popcorn tin full.
Always go long on popcorn futures.
Always keep the popcorn tin full.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 06, 2025 11:09 AM (EXyHK)
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And The Little House, about a house built out in the country that eventually becomes inner city. Very sweet book. Happy ending.
That's the book I was thinking of! Thank you!
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
Yes, me too. That's the story that was in the same volume as Mike Mulligan and Katy and the Big Snow.
That's the book I was thinking of! Thank you!
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
Yes, me too. That's the story that was in the same volume as Mike Mulligan and Katy and the Big Snow.
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 11:09 AM (77rzZ)
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Then why haven't you started drilling in your backyard?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 06, 2025 11:08 AM (s8j++)
No room.
They already know that oil seeps from the ocean floor. Remember the BP 'spill' in the gulf where they discovered a new enzyme that eats oil? Yeah, nature knows all about it and what to do with it.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 06, 2025 11:08 AM (s8j++)
No room.
They already know that oil seeps from the ocean floor. Remember the BP 'spill' in the gulf where they discovered a new enzyme that eats oil? Yeah, nature knows all about it and what to do with it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 11:10 AM (Zz0t1)
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Gas has hovered 10-20 cents over/under $3 for a long time around here. But what I find interesting is how much variance there is within different stations. Walmart and Costco are always the cheapest. And then most gas stations are 10 cents more. But then you have oddball places that are 20,30,40 cents higher. And they do have customers.
I guess some people just don’t care. They see I need gas they pull into the first gas station they see. I call these people women. 😂
I guess some people just don’t care. They see I need gas they pull into the first gas station they see. I call these people women. 😂
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at May 06, 2025 11:10 AM (xeo0s)
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Gas in CA is around $5 a gallon. Most everywhere else is going down, we are going up. Ugh!
Posted by: CA Token at May 06, 2025 11:10 AM (+fKou)
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Dropping the price of energy is the only realistic way to lower prices.
Posted by: toby928 at May 06, 2025 11:10 AM (jc0TO)
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The tide on nuclear power seems to be shifting. The National Governors Association and the Department of Energy will be convening a nuclear summit this summer in the state of MO to discuss how MO (and other states) can begin expanding and building out nuclear power stations.
Apparently there's a national goal of tripling America's nuclear power by 2050. Although if a Dem becomes POTUS, that will be killed off immediately.
Apparently there's a national goal of tripling America's nuclear power by 2050. Although if a Dem becomes POTUS, that will be killed off immediately.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 06, 2025 11:10 AM (7fElN)
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Then why haven't you started drilling in your backyard?
Now there’s a reform Texas needs: it is always legal to drill for oil in your backyard.
Especially popcorn oil.
Now there’s a reform Texas needs: it is always legal to drill for oil in your backyard.
Especially popcorn oil.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 06, 2025 11:10 AM (EXyHK)
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I guess some people just don’t care. They see I need gas they pull into the first gas station they see. I call these people women. 😂
I don't follow.
I don't follow.
Posted by: Justice Jumanji at May 06, 2025 11:11 AM (s8j++)
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Gas in CA is around $5 a gallon. Most everywhere else is going down, we are going up. Ugh!
Posted by: CA Token at May 06, 2025 11:10 AM (+fKou)
Last I saw, $1.50 a gallon went to STATE taxes in Cali.
Posted by: CA Token at May 06, 2025 11:10 AM (+fKou)
Last I saw, $1.50 a gallon went to STATE taxes in Cali.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 11:11 AM (Zz0t1)
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Tommy to Rebecca in the Landman:
There is an alternative. You can throw away your phone, trade that Mercedes for a bicycle or a horse, and hunt your own food. But you’ll be the only one and it won’t make a damn bit of difference. Plus, I hear the moral high ground gets awfully windy at night.
There is an alternative. You can throw away your phone, trade that Mercedes for a bicycle or a horse, and hunt your own food. But you’ll be the only one and it won’t make a damn bit of difference. Plus, I hear the moral high ground gets awfully windy at night.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 06, 2025 11:11 AM (u73oe)
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Now do biodiesel.
"Thanks to the refining of inedible oil, we finally were able to break away from using edible oil for machinery, and devote all of the edible oil to food use!"
"Hey I have an idea, let's stop using inedible oil for machines and start using edible oils for it instead!"
"Thanks to the refining of inedible oil, we finally were able to break away from using edible oil for machinery, and devote all of the edible oil to food use!"
"Hey I have an idea, let's stop using inedible oil for machines and start using edible oils for it instead!"
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 06, 2025 11:12 AM (hB7mE)
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Can you imagine the HOA Karens versus someone drilling in their backyard for oil?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:12 AM (Zf1k9)
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Oil film on our windshields here in Delaware is no joke. It's what finally killed Corn Pop! Not hyperbole.
Posted by: Resident Emeritus at May 06, 2025 11:12 AM (G5+As)
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Pump and drill!
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at May 06, 2025 11:13 AM (2bFN5)
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The left will never give up the narrative of a coming climate catastrophe. It is now the central, unifying force in their fake religion. They have no ready substitute on deck.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 06, 2025 11:13 AM (z0Ldx)
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People who spend $5 extra in gas cruising around looking for the exact perfect station to save $4 on filling their tank are just spending their time and money engaging in a hobby like everyone else.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 06, 2025 11:13 AM (kBh81)
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Gas in CA is around $5 a gallon. Most everywhere else is going down, we are going up. Ugh!
I’m actually a little perplexed every time I drive to San Diego that gas in Yuma isn’t higher priced than it is. I always fill up in Yuma on the way into California ia and again on the way out.
I’m actually a little perplexed every time I drive to San Diego that gas in Yuma isn’t higher priced than it is. I always fill up in Yuma on the way into California ia and again on the way out.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 06, 2025 11:13 AM (EXyHK)
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The left will never give up the narrative of a coming climate catastrophe. It is now the central, unifying force in their fake religion. They have no ready substitute on deck.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 06, 2025 11:13 AM (z0Ldx)
Literally zero predicted by the climate loons over the last 40 years has come true. Not one thing.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 06, 2025 11:13 AM (z0Ldx)
Literally zero predicted by the climate loons over the last 40 years has come true. Not one thing.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 11:14 AM (Zz0t1)
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OPEC is out to try and make it unprofitable for TX oil producers to do their thing. Meanwhile, the price at the pump will fall. And Russia will be in a bind as they get less oil revenue.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 06, 2025 11:14 AM (159FE)
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I guess some people just don’t care. They see I need gas they pull into the first gas station they see.
Some of them may be looking for the one place that provides ethanol-free gas.
Which is usually 30-40 cents more than regular unleaded
Some of them may be looking for the one place that provides ethanol-free gas.
Which is usually 30-40 cents more than regular unleaded
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 06, 2025 11:14 AM (hB7mE)
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Malthus was wrong in the 1800s and in the 2000s is still wrong.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:14 AM (Zf1k9)
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I think that I own the water rights to my property, but not the mineral rights, which the city owns, so they could put a gas well on my land and I could do nothing but bitch about it.
Posted by: toby928 at May 06, 2025 11:14 AM (jc0TO)
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More oil + more nuclear plants = Winning
Posted by: Eternity Matters at May 06, 2025 11:14 AM (yT7Wa)
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Gas here in northeastern MA varies from $2.60 to $2.90, depending on where you go.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 06, 2025 11:15 AM (Dg2sF)
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33 Now do biodiesel.
"Thanks to the refining of inedible oil, we finally were able to break away from using edible oil for machinery, and devote all of the edible oil to food use!"
"Hey I have an idea, let's stop using inedible oil for machines and start using edible oils for it instead!"
Posted by: FeatherBlade
What if we stopped using oil entirely, and grew plants to turn into alcohol? But instead of drinking the alcohol, we used it to power our cars?!?!?
"Thanks to the refining of inedible oil, we finally were able to break away from using edible oil for machinery, and devote all of the edible oil to food use!"
"Hey I have an idea, let's stop using inedible oil for machines and start using edible oils for it instead!"
Posted by: FeatherBlade
What if we stopped using oil entirely, and grew plants to turn into alcohol? But instead of drinking the alcohol, we used it to power our cars?!?!?
Posted by: Sounds like a 2am college stoner plan when typed out at May 06, 2025 11:16 AM (JCZqz)
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39 Gas in CA is around $5 a gallon. Most everywhere else is going down, we are going up. Ugh!
I’m actually a little perplexed every time I drive to San Diego that gas in Yuma isn’t higher priced than it is. I always fill up in Yuma on the way into California ia and again on the way out.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 06, 2025 11:13 AM (EXyHK)
The proximity to CA is probably why. Get people from there or traveling there across the state line and drop some money for gas and maybe a soda or two.
I’m actually a little perplexed every time I drive to San Diego that gas in Yuma isn’t higher priced than it is. I always fill up in Yuma on the way into California ia and again on the way out.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 06, 2025 11:13 AM (EXyHK)
The proximity to CA is probably why. Get people from there or traveling there across the state line and drop some money for gas and maybe a soda or two.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 06, 2025 11:16 AM (159FE)
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44 I think that I own the water rights to my property, but not the mineral rights, which the city owns, so they could put a gas well on my land and I could do nothing but bitch about it.
Posted by: toby928 at May 06, 2025 11:14 AM (jc0TO)
Could be ideal. They may own the rights to the oil, but you own the surface, and you can still charge them whatever you like for a lease to put their crap on it.
Let them handle all the paperwork and hassles of running a rig while you kick back and collect a tasty little passive income.
Posted by: toby928 at May 06, 2025 11:14 AM (jc0TO)
Could be ideal. They may own the rights to the oil, but you own the surface, and you can still charge them whatever you like for a lease to put their crap on it.
Let them handle all the paperwork and hassles of running a rig while you kick back and collect a tasty little passive income.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 06, 2025 11:16 AM (kBh81)
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What if we stopped using oil entirely, and grew plants to turn into alcohol? But instead of drinking the alcohol, we used it to power our cars?!?!?
Posted by: Sounds like a 2am college stoner plan when typed out at May 06, 2025 11:16 AM (JCZqz)
It takes more than 2x the amount of ethanol to = the BTU's of gasoline.
In other words, it's inefficient and shouldn't be considered a viable alternative.
Posted by: Sounds like a 2am college stoner plan when typed out at May 06, 2025 11:16 AM (JCZqz)
It takes more than 2x the amount of ethanol to = the BTU's of gasoline.
In other words, it's inefficient and shouldn't be considered a viable alternative.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 11:17 AM (Zz0t1)
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But it was never about 'saving the planet,' as it was to hobble the First World and turn it into the Third World.
Agenda 21 has never gone away; it has just been rebranded and reframed a few times.
The objective of has always been to punish the West for being successful.
Agenda 21 has never gone away; it has just been rebranded and reframed a few times.
The objective of has always been to punish the West for being successful.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:17 AM (Zf1k9)
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Are nuclear plants powered by the nuclear power they produce, or are they also dependent on oil, to some extent, for their operations?
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 11:17 AM (77rzZ)
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43 Malthus was wrong in the 1800s and in the 2000s is still wrong.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:14 AM (Zf1k9)
He is right ONLY if ceteris paribus attaches. It doesn’t of course….
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:14 AM (Zf1k9)
He is right ONLY if ceteris paribus attaches. It doesn’t of course….
Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 06, 2025 11:17 AM (159FE)
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Yes, oil is a necessary component to our modern lives. I swear by my Alberto VO5 Hot Oil Treatment. My hair is bouncy and manageable. You will benefit in like manner.
Posted by: Internationally Famous Actress Rula Lenska at May 06, 2025 11:17 AM (G5+As)
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*cues meme of Michael Jackson in Thriller eating popcorn*
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 06, 2025 11:18 AM (36PRH)
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President Waraiotoko shall enact a policy mandating that the legal limits for ethanol in the driver's bloodstream and the car's gas tank have to be equal.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 06, 2025 11:18 AM (kBh81)
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43 Malthus was wrong in the 1800s and in the 2000s is still wrong.
Posted by: Anna Puma
Boy, does THAT hit home...
Posted by: Anna Puma
Boy, does THAT hit home...
Posted by: Karl Marx at May 06, 2025 11:19 AM (JCZqz)
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Reducing our production of oil and increasing nuclear energy (read electricity) is going to give our mediocre government officials more reason to get us on battery operated vehicles. Just see Buck's excellent writing on that to see why widespread use of electric vehicles is a bad idea (but ignore his crackpot ideas about tariffs).
Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at May 06, 2025 11:19 AM (P7Iz+)
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President Waraiotoko shall enact a policy mandating that the legal limits for ethanol in the driver's bloodstream and the car's gas tank have to be equal.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
"I'll drink to that!"
-- Indiana school-bus driver
Posted by: Warai-otoko
"I'll drink to that!"
-- Indiana school-bus driver
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 11:19 AM (77rzZ)
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Come and listen to my story 'bout Abdul
A poor Bedouin barely kept his family full
Then one day he was shootin' at some Jews
When up through the ground came a bubblin' ooze
https://tinyurl.com/29cn8emh
Come and listen to my story 'bout Abdul
A poor Bedouin barely kept his family full
Then one day he was shootin' at some Jews
When up through the ground came a bubblin' ooze
https://tinyurl.com/29cn8emh
Posted by: toby928 at May 06, 2025 11:20 AM (jc0TO)
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The Left loves nothing more than building something up and then tearing it down. It's an odd but telling quirk of their nature.
I think it's the destruction they adore. What good is power if you don't use it to thwart, vivisect and make useless?
I'm not saying they don't make bank off of it, they do. But there are simpler ways to steal money.
See their former veneration of "clean" natural gas, only to not long later decide it must be banned for our own good. The same is happening right now with electric. Soon enough, when we are totally dependent, they will make known all the ills of their once beautiful "sustainable" electricity. And we will again learn how it must be stopped for our own good.
They did the same with women. Anointed them the Special Ones only to tear apart the very nature of womanhood, relegating them to a fate far worse than the second class they were in the beforefore times.
Forget second and third and fourth class - as far as the Left is concerned, everyone is potentially a woman now. And when everyone is, no one is. They lift you up, then they erase you. Like a parent playing favorites. Or a god charting the course of human history.
I think it's the destruction they adore. What good is power if you don't use it to thwart, vivisect and make useless?
I'm not saying they don't make bank off of it, they do. But there are simpler ways to steal money.
See their former veneration of "clean" natural gas, only to not long later decide it must be banned for our own good. The same is happening right now with electric. Soon enough, when we are totally dependent, they will make known all the ills of their once beautiful "sustainable" electricity. And we will again learn how it must be stopped for our own good.
They did the same with women. Anointed them the Special Ones only to tear apart the very nature of womanhood, relegating them to a fate far worse than the second class they were in the beforefore times.
Forget second and third and fourth class - as far as the Left is concerned, everyone is potentially a woman now. And when everyone is, no one is. They lift you up, then they erase you. Like a parent playing favorites. Or a god charting the course of human history.
Posted by: ... at May 06, 2025 11:21 AM (Kn237)
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Now there’s a reform Texas needs: it is always legal to drill for oil in your backyard.
chances are you only own the surface -- the mineral estate was severed long ago
Now there’s a reform Texas needs: it is always legal to drill for oil in your backyard.
chances are you only own the surface -- the mineral estate was severed long ago
Posted by: brak at May 06, 2025 11:21 AM (jGJov)
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Posted by: Internationally Famous Actress Rula Lenska at May 06, 2025 11:17 AM (G5+As)
Now there's a blast from the past.
Now there's a blast from the past.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 06, 2025 11:21 AM (Dg2sF)
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Gas in CA is around $5 a gallon. Most everywhere else is going down, we are going up. Ugh!
Posted by: CA Token at May 06, 2025 11:10 AM (+fKou)
For those who refuse to move from the fascist state of CA, I really don't feel like listening to all your bitching about it.
The politics in CA ain't gonna change for a long long time.
Posted by: CA Token at May 06, 2025 11:10 AM (+fKou)
For those who refuse to move from the fascist state of CA, I really don't feel like listening to all your bitching about it.
The politics in CA ain't gonna change for a long long time.
Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at May 06, 2025 11:21 AM (g8Ew8)
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25 Gas has hovered 10-20 cents over/under $3 for a long time around here. But what I find interesting is how much variance there is within different stations. Walmart and Costco are always the cheapest. And then most gas stations are 10 cents more. But then you have oddball places that are 20,30,40 cents higher. And they do have customers.
I guess some people just don’t care. They see I need gas they pull into the first gas station they see. I call these people women. 😂
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at May 06, 2025 11:10 AM (xeo0s)
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BP is one of those 10 cents higher than everyone else places where I am.
I guess some people just don’t care. They see I need gas they pull into the first gas station they see. I call these people women. 😂
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at May 06, 2025 11:10 AM (xeo0s)
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BP is one of those 10 cents higher than everyone else places where I am.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 06, 2025 11:22 AM (36PRH)
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Are nuclear plants powered by the nuclear power they produce, or are they also dependent on oil, to some extent, for their operations?
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 11:17 AM (77rzZ)
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They will always be dependent on oil to some extent, if only because they contain moving parts which need lubrication and because of the other byproducts from oil that are so useful (e.g., plastics).
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 11:17 AM (77rzZ)
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They will always be dependent on oil to some extent, if only because they contain moving parts which need lubrication and because of the other byproducts from oil that are so useful (e.g., plastics).
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 06, 2025 11:22 AM (7fElN)
67
chances are you only own the surface -- the mineral estate was severed long ago
Posted by: brak at May 06, 2025 11:21 AM (jGJov)
Dammit. Now I want a milkshake.
Posted by: brak at May 06, 2025 11:21 AM (jGJov)
Dammit. Now I want a milkshake.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 06, 2025 11:22 AM (kBh81)
68
Honestly, I don't care what happens to Russia's economy, but I do hope there aren't any nitwits in the Trump administration who think lowering oil prices is going to get them a better "deal" on the Ukraine nonsense.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:22 AM (dGCAG)
69
People who spend $5 extra in gas cruising around looking for the exact perfect station to save $4 on filling their tank are just spending their time and money engaging in a hobby like everyone else.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 06, 2025 11:13 AM (kBh81)
There is a website, called Gas Buddy, that does that for you. Available as a phone app, too. Tracks the current prices at stations in close to real time. When I left AJ to come home, I used it to find a station out in Glendale that was 40 cents cheaper than AJ, and it was on my way, anyway.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 06, 2025 11:13 AM (kBh81)
There is a website, called Gas Buddy, that does that for you. Available as a phone app, too. Tracks the current prices at stations in close to real time. When I left AJ to come home, I used it to find a station out in Glendale that was 40 cents cheaper than AJ, and it was on my way, anyway.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2025 11:22 AM (zoYml)
70
I'm all for removing big gubbernmint legislation and subsidies that shove alternative energy methods upon society.
I am, however, semi-optimistic that at least when it comes to solar-sourced energy and battery technology, there will be much better mousetraps available in the future. Then, it will be up to the consumer alone to decide what their preference is.
I am, however, semi-optimistic that at least when it comes to solar-sourced energy and battery technology, there will be much better mousetraps available in the future. Then, it will be up to the consumer alone to decide what their preference is.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 06, 2025 11:23 AM (adINt)
71
Plastics are pretty much entirely made from gas, not oil. But it's all "petrochemical" so i guess whatever.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 06, 2025 11:24 AM (kBh81)
72
Tommy to Rebecca in the Landman:
There is an alternative. You can throw away your phone, trade that Mercedes for a bicycle or a horse, and hunt your own food. But you’ll be the only one and it won’t make a damn bit of difference. Plus, I hear the moral high ground gets awfully windy at night.
Posted by: Duke Lowell
That was some good dialog. I really liked that show. Well except for the teen daughter. Hope she's sent away to college next season.
There is an alternative. You can throw away your phone, trade that Mercedes for a bicycle or a horse, and hunt your own food. But you’ll be the only one and it won’t make a damn bit of difference. Plus, I hear the moral high ground gets awfully windy at night.
Posted by: Duke Lowell
That was some good dialog. I really liked that show. Well except for the teen daughter. Hope she's sent away to college next season.
Posted by: Tuna at May 06, 2025 11:24 AM (lJ0H4)
73
It takes more than 2x the amount of ethanol to = the BTU's of gasoline.
yes but the corn belt need subsidies. you must hate farmers
yes but the corn belt need subsidies. you must hate farmers
Posted by: Big Corn at May 06, 2025 11:24 AM (jGJov)
74
Are nuclear plants powered by the nuclear power they produce, or are they also dependent on oil, to some extent, for their operations?
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 11:17 AM (77rzZ)
They should have oil powered backup in case of emergency. The problem with Fukashima wasn't the earthquake and it wasn't the tsunami, it was that they ran out of fuel for the generators they run to power the coolant pumps in an emergency.
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 11:17 AM (77rzZ)
They should have oil powered backup in case of emergency. The problem with Fukashima wasn't the earthquake and it wasn't the tsunami, it was that they ran out of fuel for the generators they run to power the coolant pumps in an emergency.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 06, 2025 11:25 AM (ExV1e)
75
40 miles west of where my wife and I live, gasoline is at least $2/gal more. Absolutely crazy.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at May 06, 2025 11:25 AM (tT6L1)
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Are nuclear plants powered by the nuclear power they produce, or are they also dependent on oil, to some extent, for their operations?
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 11:17 AM (77rzZ)
I remember the term "breeder reactor" from way back. I thought it meant a nukular plant that self-sustained, but it was one of those things that never really worked in practice.
I think.
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 11:17 AM (77rzZ)
I remember the term "breeder reactor" from way back. I thought it meant a nukular plant that self-sustained, but it was one of those things that never really worked in practice.
I think.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:26 AM (dGCAG)
77
Fuckin' Thumb Tillis went Full Murkowski and you never go Full Murkowski
https://tinyurl.com/bdcrducb
https://tinyurl.com/bdcrducb
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 06, 2025 11:26 AM (3zKHI)
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Cheap fuels means the public is able to freely move about. Cheap power means the public does not want for heat, cooling, cooking, etc.
Our political betters cannot abide this. It makes their very presence unnecessary. And they do enjoy meddling in our biz. It's what we pay them for.
And a mobile society, with plentiful power is very difficult to subjugate.
Our political betters cannot abide this. It makes their very presence unnecessary. And they do enjoy meddling in our biz. It's what we pay them for.
And a mobile society, with plentiful power is very difficult to subjugate.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 06, 2025 11:26 AM (Q4IgG)
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Reducing our production of oil and increasing nuclear energy (read electricity) is going to give our mediocre government officials more reason to get us on battery operated vehicles.
Industry needs electricity.
Industry needs electricity.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 06, 2025 11:26 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Chuck Cunningham at May 06, 2025 11:27 AM (G5+As)
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Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 06, 2025 11:22 AM (7fElN)
Nuclear power plants have back-up generators for emergencies. Their pumps need to run to keep cooling the core.
Nuclear power plants have back-up generators for emergencies. Their pumps need to run to keep cooling the core.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 06, 2025 11:27 AM (L5An7)
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73 It takes more than 2x the amount of ethanol to = the BTU's of gasoline.
yes but the corn belt need subsidies. you must hate farmers
Posted by: Big Corn
But it's less than half the price, so it's still winning! Look, let's remove the requirement for ethanol blends to max out at 85%, and allow pumps to carry 100% ethanol for $1.45/gallon...
yes but the corn belt need subsidies. you must hate farmers
Posted by: Big Corn
But it's less than half the price, so it's still winning! Look, let's remove the requirement for ethanol blends to max out at 85%, and allow pumps to carry 100% ethanol for $1.45/gallon...
Posted by: Raging Alcoholic at May 06, 2025 11:28 AM (JCZqz)
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Are nuclear plants powered by the nuclear power they produce, or are they also dependent on oil, to some extent, for their operations?
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 11:17 AM (77rzZ)
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They will always be dependent on oil to some extent, if only because they contain moving parts which need lubrication and because of the other byproducts from oil that are so useful (e.g., plastics).
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 06, 2025 11:22 AM (7fElN)
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I assume the manufacture of reactor vessels needs plenty of fuel, whether coal, coke, natural gas, etc.
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 11:17 AM (77rzZ)
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They will always be dependent on oil to some extent, if only because they contain moving parts which need lubrication and because of the other byproducts from oil that are so useful (e.g., plastics).
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 06, 2025 11:22 AM (7fElN)
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I assume the manufacture of reactor vessels needs plenty of fuel, whether coal, coke, natural gas, etc.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at May 06, 2025 11:28 AM (tT6L1)
84
In case anyone is curious, in the petroleum business a barrel is 42 gallons.
Posted by: Cybersmythe at May 06, 2025 11:28 AM (2Insx)
85
Fukushima's backup generators got drowned by the tsunami IIRC.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:28 AM (Zf1k9)
86
The left will never give up the narrative of a coming climate catastrophe. It is now the central, unifying force in their fake religion. They have no ready substitute on deck.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 06, 2025 11:13 AM (z0Ldx)
Literally zero predicted by the climate loons over the last 40 years has come true. Not one thing.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 11:14 AM
They are some of the same people who pushed the peak oil narrative. That garbage stayed around way longer than it should have. One of the top guys from that grift was matt savinar. He used to command hundreds of thousands in speaking fees. Now he lives in central america casting horoscopes for dupes.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 06, 2025 11:13 AM (z0Ldx)
Literally zero predicted by the climate loons over the last 40 years has come true. Not one thing.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 11:14 AM
They are some of the same people who pushed the peak oil narrative. That garbage stayed around way longer than it should have. One of the top guys from that grift was matt savinar. He used to command hundreds of thousands in speaking fees. Now he lives in central america casting horoscopes for dupes.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 06, 2025 11:28 AM (e5NfL)
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Tommy to Rebecca in the Landman:
Having worked in the industry and lived in Midland people told me I should watch that show, but I only made it through one episode.
Having worked in the industry and lived in Midland people told me I should watch that show, but I only made it through one episode.
Posted by: brak at May 06, 2025 11:28 AM (jGJov)
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I remember the term "breeder reactor" from way back. I thought it meant a nukular plant that self-sustained, but it was one of those things that never really worked in practice.
I think.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:26 AM (dGCAG)
A breeder reactor is one that produces more fissile material than it consumes. Burn U-238, make plutonium.
I think.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:26 AM (dGCAG)
A breeder reactor is one that produces more fissile material than it consumes. Burn U-238, make plutonium.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2025 11:28 AM (zoYml)
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I am, however, semi-optimistic that at least when it comes to solar-sourced energy and battery technology, there will be much better mousetraps available in the future. Then, it will be up to the consumer alone to decide what their preference is.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 06, 2025 11:23 AM (adINt)
Two houses ago, the building had panels on the roof, and it did substantially lower my electric bills.
The tech works, but as you suggest, this must be a consumer driven thing, where it either works or it doesn't because it's cost effective. Not because of governments.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 06, 2025 11:23 AM (adINt)
Two houses ago, the building had panels on the roof, and it did substantially lower my electric bills.
The tech works, but as you suggest, this must be a consumer driven thing, where it either works or it doesn't because it's cost effective. Not because of governments.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:28 AM (dGCAG)
90
It's pretty clear the R's are playing the same game as last time around. The Uniparty and R's (BIRM) are simply waiting Trump out and plan to continue our journey to hell the second they can. They certainly aren't stopping. They seem to know it's just a waiting game. It's weird.
Posted by: ... at May 06, 2025 11:29 AM (Kn237)
91
Is not water a big factor in nuke power production?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 06, 2025 11:29 AM (xQ7b2)
92
I remember the term "breeder reactor" from way back. I thought it meant a nukular plant that self-sustained, but it was one of those things that never really worked in practice.
I think.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:26 AM (dGCAG)
A breeder reactor is one that produces more fissile material than it consumes. Burn U-238, make plutonium.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2025 11:28 AM (zoYml)
That's what SHE said.
No but seriously, thanks for the correction.
I think.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:26 AM (dGCAG)
A breeder reactor is one that produces more fissile material than it consumes. Burn U-238, make plutonium.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2025 11:28 AM (zoYml)
That's what SHE said.
No but seriously, thanks for the correction.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:30 AM (dGCAG)
93
Breeder reactors, another thing Carter killed right?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:30 AM (Zf1k9)
94
WTFukushima is the name of the wonderful Fur Dixon's band.
Posted by: Cod'ine 2018 at May 06, 2025 11:30 AM (G5+As)
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68 Honestly, I don't care what happens to Russia's economy, but I do hope there aren't any nitwits in the Trump administration who think lowering oil prices is going to get them a better "deal" on the Ukraine nonsense.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:22 AM (dGCAG)
But….that may well happen. You can’t fight a war effectively if you are broke. So if Russia can’t fight a war because they can’t afford it, they might well be more inclined to talk.
And Russia’s budget is in fact based in the price of oil.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:22 AM (dGCAG)
But….that may well happen. You can’t fight a war effectively if you are broke. So if Russia can’t fight a war because they can’t afford it, they might well be more inclined to talk.
And Russia’s budget is in fact based in the price of oil.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 06, 2025 11:31 AM (tXUHX)
96
Fuckin' Thumb Tillis went Full Murkowski and you never go Full Murkowski
https://tinyurl.com/bdcrducb
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 06, 2025 11:26 AM (3zKHI)
Tillis cited Martin’s support for criminal defendants in Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot cases.
But at least he's electable.
https://tinyurl.com/bdcrducb
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 06, 2025 11:26 AM (3zKHI)
Tillis cited Martin’s support for criminal defendants in Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot cases.
But at least he's electable.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 06, 2025 11:31 AM (ExV1e)
97
All of Trump's good work with regards to energy policy will be for naught if the Republican do-nothing congress doesn't get off its ass and pass meaningful energy production assurance/security legislation that makes it so arbitrary executive action can't f-up the entire energy sector ever again.
Posted by: Defenestratus at May 06, 2025 11:31 AM (WYStd)
98
Is not water a big factor in nuke power production?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 06, 2025 11:29 AM (xQ7b2)
As a working fluid to be heated into steam to drive the turbines that make electricity, and as a coolant, yes, for sure.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 06, 2025 11:29 AM (xQ7b2)
As a working fluid to be heated into steam to drive the turbines that make electricity, and as a coolant, yes, for sure.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2025 11:32 AM (zoYml)
99
WTFukushima is the name of the wonderful Fur Dixon's band.
Posted by: Cod'ine 2018 at May 06, 2025 11:30 AM (G5+As)
For years you couldn't make jokes like "Fukushima? I hardly know her!"
Glad those days are over.
Posted by: Cod'ine 2018 at May 06, 2025 11:30 AM (G5+As)
For years you couldn't make jokes like "Fukushima? I hardly know her!"
Glad those days are over.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:32 AM (dGCAG)
100
Darlington South Carolina is located on the sandy Atlantic coastal plain, the site of ancient beaches. There is no coal nearby, the nearby Pee Dee River is unsuitable for hydroelectric power. There is no iron ore nearby. Yet NUCOR Steel now the largest steel producer in the US built its first steel mill there. The mill began construction in 1968. Why then? Why there? Junk cars are part of the reason another part of the reason is a fellow named H B Robinson, an executive with Carolina Power and Light, now a part of Duke Energy. 1966 Robinson announced CP&L was building a nuclear power station in Darlington County. The plant, named for Robinson, began operating in 1971. NUCOR produces steel for building products from junk cars and plentiful electric power. NUCOR expanded from there, building other mills and acquiring others to become what it is today. The plant also produced good paying jobs.
I have been on the floor of the mill and those workers earn their pay.
PS: Some of my favorite times have been spent sailing small boats on Lake Robinson the site of the power plant.
I have been on the floor of the mill and those workers earn their pay.
PS: Some of my favorite times have been spent sailing small boats on Lake Robinson the site of the power plant.
Posted by: Tmitsss at May 06, 2025 11:32 AM (KY3SH)
101
Because the liquid sodium reactors still have massive issues.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:32 AM (Zf1k9)
102
10 Wait for them to suddenly start bleating about how Evil Orange Man is leaving the SPR empty and we need to fill it back up right this nanosecond at any cost.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
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They have been filling it already. Biden's massive withdrawal though damaged some of the storage facilities and those are having to be fixed before filling.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
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They have been filling it already. Biden's massive withdrawal though damaged some of the storage facilities and those are having to be fixed before filling.
Posted by: whig at May 06, 2025 11:32 AM (ctrM5)
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For years you couldn't make jokes like "Fukushima? I hardly know her!"
Glad those days are over.
Posted by: BurtTC
Wasn't some comedian done in by that? Gilbert Godfried?
Glad those days are over.
Posted by: BurtTC
Wasn't some comedian done in by that? Gilbert Godfried?
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 11:33 AM (77rzZ)
104
Cheap fuels means the public is able to freely move about. Cheap power means the public does not want for heat, cooling, cooking, etc.
Our political betters cannot abide this. It makes their very presence unnecessary. And they do enjoy meddling in our biz. It's what we pay them for.
And a mobile society, with plentiful power is very difficult to subjugate.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 06, 2025 11:26 AM (Q4IgG)
I made that point sometime last week, and I agree with you.
Our political betters cannot abide this. It makes their very presence unnecessary. And they do enjoy meddling in our biz. It's what we pay them for.
And a mobile society, with plentiful power is very difficult to subjugate.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 06, 2025 11:26 AM (Q4IgG)
I made that point sometime last week, and I agree with you.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 06, 2025 11:33 AM (Dg2sF)
105
But it's less than half the price, so it's still winning! Look, let's remove the requirement for ethanol blends to max out at 85%, and allow pumps to carry 100% ethanol for $1.45/gallon...
Posted by: Raging Alcoholic
Better denature it so people don't get ideas...
Posted by: Raging Alcoholic
Better denature it so people don't get ideas...
Posted by: Bureau of Prohibition at May 06, 2025 11:34 AM (hB7mE)
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Honestly, I don't care what happens to Russia's economy, but I do hope there aren't any nitwits in the Trump administration who think lowering oil prices is going to get them a better "deal" on the Ukraine nonsense.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:22 AM (dGCAG)
But….that may well happen. You can’t fight a war effectively if you are broke. So if Russia can’t fight a war because they can’t afford it, they might well be more inclined to talk.
And Russia’s budget is in fact based in the price of oil.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 06, 2025 11:31 AM (tXUHX)
I know people hope that's true, but the fact is, if Russia was suffering, they'd just hurry up and kill everyone in Ukraine.
They've been waiting about 2 years for someone in DC to admit they lost, and get this over with.
It's their mercy that keeps more Ukes from dying, than there currently are. Not the lack of internal resources.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:22 AM (dGCAG)
But….that may well happen. You can’t fight a war effectively if you are broke. So if Russia can’t fight a war because they can’t afford it, they might well be more inclined to talk.
And Russia’s budget is in fact based in the price of oil.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 06, 2025 11:31 AM (tXUHX)
I know people hope that's true, but the fact is, if Russia was suffering, they'd just hurry up and kill everyone in Ukraine.
They've been waiting about 2 years for someone in DC to admit they lost, and get this over with.
It's their mercy that keeps more Ukes from dying, than there currently are. Not the lack of internal resources.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:34 AM (dGCAG)
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> A breeder reactor is one that produces more fissile material than it consumes. Burn U-238, make plutonium.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2025 11:28 AM (zoYml)
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IIRC U-238 is something in short supply here in the US.
NASA wants to launch another probe, similar to the Voyagers I and II that are powered by plutonium, but there's hardly any available for them to use.
Maybe it's a different fuel for the probe... I think the electricity is produced as the fuel core decays. Meh... I'd have to go back and see if I could find the article about all that.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2025 11:28 AM (zoYml)
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IIRC U-238 is something in short supply here in the US.
NASA wants to launch another probe, similar to the Voyagers I and II that are powered by plutonium, but there's hardly any available for them to use.
Maybe it's a different fuel for the probe... I think the electricity is produced as the fuel core decays. Meh... I'd have to go back and see if I could find the article about all that.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 06, 2025 11:34 AM (Q4IgG)
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Wasn't some comedian done in by that? Gilbert Godfried?
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 11:33 AM (77rzZ)
He was done in by an appearance on the Howard Stern show. I don't remember what he was making fun of at the time, but he was doing what Gilbert has done his entire career. Aflac got mad and fired him after AWFL's or some type complained.
Wasn't some comedian done in by that? Gilbert Godfried?
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 11:33 AM (77rzZ)
He was done in by an appearance on the Howard Stern show. I don't remember what he was making fun of at the time, but he was doing what Gilbert has done his entire career. Aflac got mad and fired him after AWFL's or some type complained.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 11:34 AM (Zz0t1)
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Is not water a big factor in nuke power production?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 06, 2025 11:29 AM (xQ7b2)
Water is a big factor in all large scale electricity production. Turn the water into steam, run turbines to spin the generators. Whatever primary energy source is used only makes heat.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 06, 2025 11:29 AM (xQ7b2)
Water is a big factor in all large scale electricity production. Turn the water into steam, run turbines to spin the generators. Whatever primary energy source is used only makes heat.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 06, 2025 11:35 AM (ExV1e)
110
Diamondback has theorized the Permean has just about reached its peak output. Which means there will be a shift to other fields, most notably offshore and Alaska which is where most of the money is flowing right now. Texas operators are also idling some wells to deal with lower demand and ultimately helps moderate oil prices. They are also refining the SPR. I believe they put about 2.4 m gallons back last week. It’s being slowed down a bit because they need to repair some of the storage facilities and their is a new operator for the program.
Posted by: Marcus T at May 06, 2025 11:35 AM (7lDkT)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:35 AM (Zf1k9)
112
Tim Tillis is a Quality Candidate.
Posted by: ... at May 06, 2025 11:36 AM (Kn237)
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IIRC U-238 is something in short supply here in the US.
NASA wants to launch another probe, similar to the Voyagers I and II that are powered by plutonium, but there's hardly any available for them to use.
Maybe it's a different fuel for the probe... I think the electricity is produced as the fuel core decays. Meh... I'd have to go back and see if I could find the article about all that.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 06, 2025 11:34 AM
There is plenty in the US, problem is the EPA and other agencies won't let anyone get out there and mine for it.
NASA wants to launch another probe, similar to the Voyagers I and II that are powered by plutonium, but there's hardly any available for them to use.
Maybe it's a different fuel for the probe... I think the electricity is produced as the fuel core decays. Meh... I'd have to go back and see if I could find the article about all that.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 06, 2025 11:34 AM
There is plenty in the US, problem is the EPA and other agencies won't let anyone get out there and mine for it.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 06, 2025 11:36 AM (e5NfL)
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For years you couldn't make jokes like "Fukushima? I hardly know her!"
Glad those days are over.
Posted by: BurtTC
Wasn't some comedian done in by that? Gilbert Godfried?
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 11:33 AM (77rzZ)
Yes, they canceled his supplemental health insurance policy, and he died. The bastards.
Glad those days are over.
Posted by: BurtTC
Wasn't some comedian done in by that? Gilbert Godfried?
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 11:33 AM (77rzZ)
Yes, they canceled his supplemental health insurance policy, and he died. The bastards.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:36 AM (dGCAG)
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Well you can say I'm crazy, so deaf and dumb!
But I can cause destruction, just like the atom bomb!
'Cause I'm a Fujiyama Mama and I'm just about to blow my top!
Fujiyama-yama, Fujiyama!
And when I start you up, there ain't nobody gonna make me stop!
I drank a quart of sake, smoked dynamite
I chased it with tobbacy and then shoot out the lights!
'Cause I'm a Fujiyama Mama and I'm just about to blow my top!
Fujiyama-yama, Fujiyama!
And when I start you up, there ain't nobody gonna make me stop!
But I can cause destruction, just like the atom bomb!
'Cause I'm a Fujiyama Mama and I'm just about to blow my top!
Fujiyama-yama, Fujiyama!
And when I start you up, there ain't nobody gonna make me stop!
I drank a quart of sake, smoked dynamite
I chased it with tobbacy and then shoot out the lights!
'Cause I'm a Fujiyama Mama and I'm just about to blow my top!
Fujiyama-yama, Fujiyama!
And when I start you up, there ain't nobody gonna make me stop!
Posted by: Wanda Jackson at May 06, 2025 11:36 AM (979V4)
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Washington State loves oil. It makes gasoline and they tax the crap outta that. It goes up another 7 cents here soon. Now paying $4.80 at COSTCO.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 06, 2025 11:36 AM (W/lyH)
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It's pretty clear the R's are playing the same game as last time around. The Uniparty and R's (BIRM) are simply waiting Trump out and plan to continue our journey to hell the second they can. They certainly aren't stopping. They seem to know it's just a waiting game. It's weird.
Posted by: ... at May 06, 2025 11:29 AM (Kn237)
And I would add that they are counting on their indolence to depress voter turnout in 2026 so that they lose the midterms.
I really wish Trump would pull a Truman and start blasting the ever-living fuck out of the do-nothing GOP, but I suppose he's got too much on his plate. Failing that, MAGA should be melting those nickelfuckers' phone lines down every hour of every day until they see suicide as the only way out.
Posted by: ... at May 06, 2025 11:29 AM (Kn237)
And I would add that they are counting on their indolence to depress voter turnout in 2026 so that they lose the midterms.
I really wish Trump would pull a Truman and start blasting the ever-living fuck out of the do-nothing GOP, but I suppose he's got too much on his plate. Failing that, MAGA should be melting those nickelfuckers' phone lines down every hour of every day until they see suicide as the only way out.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 06, 2025 11:37 AM (Dg2sF)
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He was done in by an appearance on the Howard Stern show. I don't remember what he was making fun of at the time, but he was doing what Gilbert has done his entire career. Aflac got mad and fired him after AWFL's or some type complained.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 11:34 AM (Zz0t1)
Yes, it was a Fukushima joke.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 11:34 AM (Zz0t1)
Yes, it was a Fukushima joke.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:37 AM (dGCAG)
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IIRC U-238 is something in short supply here in the US.
NASA wants to launch another probe, similar to the Voyagers I and II that are powered by plutonium, but there's hardly any available for them to use.
Maybe it's a different fuel for the probe... I think the electricity is produced as the fuel core decays. Meh... I'd have to go back and see if I could find the article about all that.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 06, 2025 11:34 AM (Q4IgG)
U-238 is the most abundant naturally-occurring isotope of uranium. If it's in short supply in the USA, they are not mining enough. You could annex Saskatchewan; they have a metric fuckton of it, and the mines are in operation.
NASA wants to launch another probe, similar to the Voyagers I and II that are powered by plutonium, but there's hardly any available for them to use.
Maybe it's a different fuel for the probe... I think the electricity is produced as the fuel core decays. Meh... I'd have to go back and see if I could find the article about all that.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 06, 2025 11:34 AM (Q4IgG)
U-238 is the most abundant naturally-occurring isotope of uranium. If it's in short supply in the USA, they are not mining enough. You could annex Saskatchewan; they have a metric fuckton of it, and the mines are in operation.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2025 11:37 AM (zoYml)
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I am pro oil and gas and pro nuclear, too. Confession: I not only own oil stocks, but have shares in a royalty company that brings in money from oil and gas drilling. I share mineral rights to oil and gas deposits in West Texas and New Mexico with my brother and sister, and we have a working pumping Jenny on our best farm. I actually think Thomas Gold might have been on to something with his conjecture about abiogenic generation of oil deep in the mantle. His ideas are put down today, (because if oil is only produced biogenically then it’s limited and therefore more precious, and you can charge more for it - thanks, Standard Oil!), although the Russians still lend them some credence. Nobody has drilled deep enough to really see if it is true or not.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 06, 2025 11:37 AM (YItOJ)
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‘ It's their mercy that keeps more Ukes from dying’
Hahahaha! No.
Much more likely they don’t have the capacity or they don’t want to fuck up their relationship with Trump. But they genuinely want all of Ukraine.
‘ It's their mercy that keeps more Ukes from dying’
Hahahaha! No.
Much more likely they don’t have the capacity or they don’t want to fuck up their relationship with Trump. But they genuinely want all of Ukraine.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at May 06, 2025 11:37 AM (jbnUc)
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Israel just bombed Yemen. With western complicity. Anyone who fights back against land and resource plunder is fair game.
Do you think it might have something to do with their missile attack on Israel?
Bibi wants Krasnov (DU translation= Trump) to join him in a war with Iran. Krasnov is going to have to walk the fence between loyalty to Bibi and loyalty to Putin.
Glad to hear it! Thx for sharing! Those poor freedom fighters...Modern day Nelson Mandelas! 😂
I didn't get the memo. When did it become OK for Israel — and I mean Netanyahu and Likud — to use our MONEY AND WEAPONS make war on people who are no threat to the USA?
LOL. Do you even hear the words coming out of your mouth? The Houthis have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea along, including attempting to hit US Navy ships. That's literally a direct threat to American citizens.
Ugh. Its thinking like this is why the party is saddled with the "pro hamas" bullshit.
Do you think it might have something to do with their missile attack on Israel?
Bibi wants Krasnov (DU translation= Trump) to join him in a war with Iran. Krasnov is going to have to walk the fence between loyalty to Bibi and loyalty to Putin.
Glad to hear it! Thx for sharing! Those poor freedom fighters...Modern day Nelson Mandelas! 😂
I didn't get the memo. When did it become OK for Israel — and I mean Netanyahu and Likud — to use our MONEY AND WEAPONS make war on people who are no threat to the USA?
LOL. Do you even hear the words coming out of your mouth? The Houthis have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea along, including attempting to hit US Navy ships. That's literally a direct threat to American citizens.
Ugh. Its thinking like this is why the party is saddled with the "pro hamas" bullshit.
Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 06, 2025 11:38 AM (JCZqz)
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Two houses ago, the building had panels on the roof, and it did substantially lower my electric bills.
The tech works, but as you suggest, this must be a consumer driven thing, where it either works or it doesn't because it's cost effective. Not because of governments.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:28 AM (dGCAG)
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Thought about buying a ton of solar panels for our vacation home here in Israel. Very large roof area. I was unimpressed by the financial and warranty terms. Also, not sure that they're the most efficient available, as we have limited vendors in our market here.
Maybe in the future.
The tech works, but as you suggest, this must be a consumer driven thing, where it either works or it doesn't because it's cost effective. Not because of governments.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:28 AM (dGCAG)
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Thought about buying a ton of solar panels for our vacation home here in Israel. Very large roof area. I was unimpressed by the financial and warranty terms. Also, not sure that they're the most efficient available, as we have limited vendors in our market here.
Maybe in the future.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 06, 2025 11:38 AM (Te9F3)
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My working hypothesis is the anti-humanists simply dusted off the Morgenthau Plan for post-war Germany (a scheme to convert it to a de-industrialized agrarian, pastoral landscape unable to ever wage war again) and apply it to the United States. After all, Americans are largely “worse than Hitler” and the working assumption since the 1950s, if not implicitly stated, like now.
This applies to people as well as things, so turning little Johnny queer and learning to suck cock at LS 32 is just good business sense. It’s the right thing to do, just as outlawing your lawn mower, portable generator, weed wacker, or gas stove.
This applies to people as well as things, so turning little Johnny queer and learning to suck cock at LS 32 is just good business sense. It’s the right thing to do, just as outlawing your lawn mower, portable generator, weed wacker, or gas stove.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 06, 2025 11:38 AM (anZ4T)
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90 It's pretty clear the R's are playing the same game as last time around. The Uniparty and R's (BIRM) are simply waiting Trump out and plan to continue our journey to hell the second they can. They certainly aren't stopping. They seem to know it's just a waiting game. It's weird.
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Budget and retaining tax cuts are the biggest issues that allow filibuster proof movement. Plus, Trump II has been much more successful in getting his executive officials in place than Trump I and now the judicial nominations can be done.
Filibusters on eliminating court jurisdiction, the SAVE act (on voting), etc. require 60 votes in the Senate so you get watered down resolutions, etc. that only the Uniparty likes.
So like the quaint belief of GOPe judges in judicial restraint and minimalism, the filibuster acts as a ratchet for the left in preventing necessary (and popular) legislation. That is why the Senate is Uniparty Central for the GOPe.
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Budget and retaining tax cuts are the biggest issues that allow filibuster proof movement. Plus, Trump II has been much more successful in getting his executive officials in place than Trump I and now the judicial nominations can be done.
Filibusters on eliminating court jurisdiction, the SAVE act (on voting), etc. require 60 votes in the Senate so you get watered down resolutions, etc. that only the Uniparty likes.
So like the quaint belief of GOPe judges in judicial restraint and minimalism, the filibuster acts as a ratchet for the left in preventing necessary (and popular) legislation. That is why the Senate is Uniparty Central for the GOPe.
Posted by: whig at May 06, 2025 11:38 AM (ctrM5)
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IIRC U-238 is something in short supply here in the US.
U238 is most of naturally occurring uranium. The US has the 17th largest known uranium reserves in the world.
Australia has the most.
U238 is most of naturally occurring uranium. The US has the 17th largest known uranium reserves in the world.
Australia has the most.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 06, 2025 11:38 AM (ExV1e)
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122 Ugh. Its thinking like this is why the party is saddled with the "pro hamas" bullshit.
Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 06, 2025 11:38 AM (JCZqz)
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I don't know.
Being pro-Hamas probably has a bigger part to play in that game.
Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 06, 2025 11:38 AM (JCZqz)
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I don't know.
Being pro-Hamas probably has a bigger part to play in that game.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, smashy-smashy with Godzilla at May 06, 2025 11:39 AM (GBKbO)
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Gilbert said something like - being a Real Estate agent in Japan is much easier now after the Tsunami because if the school is too far away you can just wait for it to float by.
Posted by: ... at May 06, 2025 11:39 AM (Kn237)
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LOL. Do you even hear the words coming out of your mouth? The Houthis have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea along, including attempting to hit US Navy ships. That's literally a direct threat to American citizens.
d DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 06, 2025 11:38 AM (JCZqz)
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Wait, what? Burn the heretic!
d DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 06, 2025 11:38 AM (JCZqz)
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Wait, what? Burn the heretic!
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at May 06, 2025 11:39 AM (tT6L1)
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It's their mercy that keeps more Ukes from dying, than there currently are. Not the lack of internal resources.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:34 AM (dGCAG)
You overestimate their logistics. If that was set up properly and not laid low by corruption, they would have stomped Ukraine in a week.
And it’s not me hoping. It’s fact. Putin would have gone into Ukraine long ago if the oil price was right. During the first Trump admin oil prices were low because Trump was good with drilling. Then Dummy got into office, stopped our drilling for our own resources, and proceeded to whine to Iran and Venezuela for more. Oil prices went up. Putin had money and a brain dead in DC so the time was ripe to invade so he did.
It's their mercy that keeps more Ukes from dying, than there currently are. Not the lack of internal resources.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:34 AM (dGCAG)
You overestimate their logistics. If that was set up properly and not laid low by corruption, they would have stomped Ukraine in a week.
And it’s not me hoping. It’s fact. Putin would have gone into Ukraine long ago if the oil price was right. During the first Trump admin oil prices were low because Trump was good with drilling. Then Dummy got into office, stopped our drilling for our own resources, and proceeded to whine to Iran and Venezuela for more. Oil prices went up. Putin had money and a brain dead in DC so the time was ripe to invade so he did.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 06, 2025 11:39 AM (159FE)
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68 Honestly, I don't care what happens to Russia's economy, but I do hope there aren't any nitwits in the Trump administration who think lowering oil prices is going to get them a better "deal" on the Ukraine nonsense.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:22 AM (dGCAG)
Russia's economy seems to be doing fine.
Europe is still buying their gas, China is still buying their oil.
At this point, why are we even involved in the Russia / Ukraine nonsense.
Pull CIA funding from Ukraine (to the extent possible, I'm sure the Deep State will ignore Trump anyways), stop being involved, and let the chips fall where they may.
Ukraine (our CIA, really) is not interested in peace.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:22 AM (dGCAG)
Russia's economy seems to be doing fine.
Europe is still buying their gas, China is still buying their oil.
At this point, why are we even involved in the Russia / Ukraine nonsense.
Pull CIA funding from Ukraine (to the extent possible, I'm sure the Deep State will ignore Trump anyways), stop being involved, and let the chips fall where they may.
Ukraine (our CIA, really) is not interested in peace.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at May 06, 2025 11:40 AM (uCjyK)
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Plutonium 238 is used for space probe RTGs.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:40 AM (Zf1k9)
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I always pronounce the Th in Thom as a "Th".
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 06, 2025 11:40 AM (kBh81)
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"...." appears to be correct. The GOP could easily enable the administration to enact one of its most important initiatives to end the looting, degradation, and political distortion of our society by ending the "green" energy atrocity enacted a few years ago (the hilariously, perfectly orwellian named "Inflation Reduction Act"). Will it? Not looking good.
Along with possibly gutting even the possibility of nibbling at the historic corruption and criminality of recent years by possibly blocking appointment of Trump's nominee for District USAT.
Along with possibly gutting even the possibility of nibbling at the historic corruption and criminality of recent years by possibly blocking appointment of Trump's nominee for District USAT.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 06, 2025 11:40 AM (1m82a)
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‘ MAGA should be melting those nickelfuckers' phone lines down every hour of every day until they see suicide as the only way out.’
Mary Poppins Johnson is right. We give the nickelfuckers too much mercy.
‘ MAGA should be melting those nickelfuckers' phone lines down every hour of every day until they see suicide as the only way out.’
Mary Poppins Johnson is right. We give the nickelfuckers too much mercy.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at May 06, 2025 11:41 AM (jbnUc)
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Getting into the oil biz is pretty easy, take it from me. One day I was out hunting for supper, took a shot at a rabbit, and the sights were off on the rifle gun. Next thing I knew, out from the ground came a bubbling crude.
J. D. Clampett
J. D. Clampett
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 06, 2025 11:42 AM (gm9Sb)
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Is not water a big factor in nuke power production?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 06, 2025 11:29 AM (xQ7b2)
As a working fluid to be heated into steam to drive the turbines that make electricity, and as a coolant, yes, for sure.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
I'm told that's why most of them are situated next to rivers, and why nuclear submarines don't have to have large cooling towers to operate properly.
Fun story, back when Hanford in Washington was still somewhat of a secret project, some random guy was able to calculate the output of the reactor by measuring the upstream and downstream temperatures of whatever river they were using for cooling. The Columbia?
Anyway, he either complained to the local newspaper or got caught talking about it, and had a nice little visit from government agents, at which he told them all about how he came by his information, and subsequent to which, they built a cooling pond near the reactor into which they pumped the water before dumping it back into the river.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 06, 2025 11:29 AM (xQ7b2)
As a working fluid to be heated into steam to drive the turbines that make electricity, and as a coolant, yes, for sure.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
I'm told that's why most of them are situated next to rivers, and why nuclear submarines don't have to have large cooling towers to operate properly.
Fun story, back when Hanford in Washington was still somewhat of a secret project, some random guy was able to calculate the output of the reactor by measuring the upstream and downstream temperatures of whatever river they were using for cooling. The Columbia?
Anyway, he either complained to the local newspaper or got caught talking about it, and had a nice little visit from government agents, at which he told them all about how he came by his information, and subsequent to which, they built a cooling pond near the reactor into which they pumped the water before dumping it back into the river.
Posted by: Bureau of Prohibition at May 06, 2025 11:42 AM (hB7mE)
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Did the US ever get control pf Uranium One back from Russia after Hillary sold it to them?
AoP, thought U-235 was the most common and we get U-238 from enrichment?
AoP, thought U-235 was the most common and we get U-238 from enrichment?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:42 AM (Zf1k9)
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If you don't follow the directions you will be liquidated in to a protein shake for the master
Posted by: Dreamingrobot at May 06, 2025 11:42 AM (L8KBT)
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Nobody has drilled deep enough to really see if it is true or not.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 06, 2025 11:37 AM (YItOJ)
There have been few wells drilled to really test the abiogenic oil hypothesis. Those that have been are dry holes. Big problem is that even if the chemical environment in the mantle could make the carbon+water reaction yield oil, there is no pore space into which that oil can flow. What happens in a chemical reaction when there is no room for the reaction product? It stops.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 06, 2025 11:37 AM (YItOJ)
There have been few wells drilled to really test the abiogenic oil hypothesis. Those that have been are dry holes. Big problem is that even if the chemical environment in the mantle could make the carbon+water reaction yield oil, there is no pore space into which that oil can flow. What happens in a chemical reaction when there is no room for the reaction product? It stops.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2025 11:43 AM (zoYml)
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And it’s not me hoping. It’s fact. Putin would have gone into Ukraine long ago if the oil price was right. During the first Trump admin oil prices were low because Trump was good with drilling.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 06, 2025 11:39 AM (159FE)
"It's fact"?! Cite your sources. Because Putin and Russia have been very consistent from Day One what their goals were in Ukraine, and have done nothing that I've seen to indicate those goals have changed or that they were lying in the beginning.
While of course oil plays a role in nearly all geo-political events, the cause and effect of the Ukraine situation is very clear -- the US and European intel agencies were trying to provoke a confrontation with Russia, using Ukraine as a proxy. They succeeded.
Now we can let them follow through on their plan -- rob the EU and American treasuries of trillions of dollars, get lucrative contracts in post-war Ukraine, and weaken Putin domestically (and eventually overthrow Putin and repeat the same plan in Russia). Or we can stop this right now. I think most of us prefer stopping this insanity right now.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 06, 2025 11:39 AM (159FE)
"It's fact"?! Cite your sources. Because Putin and Russia have been very consistent from Day One what their goals were in Ukraine, and have done nothing that I've seen to indicate those goals have changed or that they were lying in the beginning.
While of course oil plays a role in nearly all geo-political events, the cause and effect of the Ukraine situation is very clear -- the US and European intel agencies were trying to provoke a confrontation with Russia, using Ukraine as a proxy. They succeeded.
Now we can let them follow through on their plan -- rob the EU and American treasuries of trillions of dollars, get lucrative contracts in post-war Ukraine, and weaken Putin domestically (and eventually overthrow Putin and repeat the same plan in Russia). Or we can stop this right now. I think most of us prefer stopping this insanity right now.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at May 06, 2025 11:43 AM (uCjyK)
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Coal - Thorium + process waste heat = all the
energy hydrocarbons
Read up Karl Denninger
https://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?blog=Market-Ticker
and den Beste archive
https://erbosoft.com/ussclueless/
energy hydrocarbons
Read up Karl Denninger
https://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?blog=Market-Ticker
and den Beste archive
https://erbosoft.com/ussclueless/
Posted by: DaveA at May 06, 2025 11:43 AM (FhXTo)
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OT: Youtube really, really, really wants people to watch their shorts. I tell it to go away, they say "okay, we won't show you these for a month", next time I refresh... there they are again.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 06, 2025 11:43 AM (ExV1e)
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In automotive news, the Rivian remains butt ugly.
Posted by: And you all know it at May 06, 2025 11:44 AM (/sTS8)
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LOL. Do you even hear the words coming out of your mouth? The Houthis have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea along, including attempting to hit US Navy ships. That's literally a direct threat to American citizens.
Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 06, 2025 11:38 AM (JCZqz)
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Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 06, 2025 11:44 AM (7fElN)
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So it appears that Bill Kristol's PAC has lots of funding from Soros' NGOs, which may be the reason such an arch conservative pundit has taken such curious positions over the years.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 06, 2025 11:45 AM (D7oie)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 06, 2025 11:45 AM (Dg2sF)
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Thought about buying a ton of solar panels for our vacation home here in Israel. Very large roof area. I was unimpressed by the financial and warranty terms. Also, not sure that they're the most efficient available, as we have limited vendors in our market here.
Maybe in the future.
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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Get the mini inverter types that change DC to AC at the panel level. More expensive (though less so now) but easier to install, replace, etc. and produces more power if your array gets part of it shaded at times. Get the bi-sided ones as well if you are not installing them on a roof.
There is also the new trend with bi-sided solar cells of installing them vertically on an E-W axis like a fence which simplifies cleaning, not requiring roof placement, etc. You lose a bit of efficiency from the more traditional slanted layout on the ground or roof, but by placing the solar 'fence' on an N-S axis, you get good solar power during the mornings and evenings so a more balanced output.
Using a reflective surface like white rocks on either side increases efficiency again by a few points.
Maybe in the future.
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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Get the mini inverter types that change DC to AC at the panel level. More expensive (though less so now) but easier to install, replace, etc. and produces more power if your array gets part of it shaded at times. Get the bi-sided ones as well if you are not installing them on a roof.
There is also the new trend with bi-sided solar cells of installing them vertically on an E-W axis like a fence which simplifies cleaning, not requiring roof placement, etc. You lose a bit of efficiency from the more traditional slanted layout on the ground or roof, but by placing the solar 'fence' on an N-S axis, you get good solar power during the mornings and evenings so a more balanced output.
Using a reflective surface like white rocks on either side increases efficiency again by a few points.
Posted by: whig at May 06, 2025 11:45 AM (ctrM5)
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143 YouTube shorts are great for blowing up your gun, getting food poisoning, or burning your house down with a homemade stove.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 06, 2025 11:45 AM (gm9Sb)
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One of my favorite motifs of the day is people screaming that lowering oil prices are a sure sign of deep recession.
Yes, sudden crashes in oil can be a precursor to recession.
But...increased supply brought on by deregulation in America and increased production from OPEC+ has that effect, too.
Yes, sudden crashes in oil can be a precursor to recession.
But...increased supply brought on by deregulation in America and increased production from OPEC+ has that effect, too.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, smashy-smashy with Godzilla at May 06, 2025 11:46 AM (GBKbO)
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YT did the same with the "news" under Trump I.
I would click the not interested in this please don't show again for their "breaking news" but they kept putting it back. Trump Impeached! I wasn't interested in any news, didn't watch political or news content ever, I didn't care if it was super pro Trump or anti, I just wasn't interested.
Went on for about two years.
I would click the not interested in this please don't show again for their "breaking news" but they kept putting it back. Trump Impeached! I wasn't interested in any news, didn't watch political or news content ever, I didn't care if it was super pro Trump or anti, I just wasn't interested.
Went on for about two years.
Posted by: ... at May 06, 2025 11:46 AM (Kn237)
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145 LOL. Do you even hear the words coming out of your mouth? The Houthis have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea along, including attempting to hit US Navy ships. That's literally a direct threat to American citizens.
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Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 06, 2025 11:44 AM (7fElN)
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Israel is one of the main wedge issues on the left.
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Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 06, 2025 11:44 AM (7fElN)
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Israel is one of the main wedge issues on the left.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, smashy-smashy with Godzilla at May 06, 2025 11:46 AM (GBKbO)
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146 So it appears that Bill Kristol's PAC has lots of funding from Soros' NGOs, which may be the reason such an arch conservative pundit has taken such curious positions over the years.
Posted by: Kindltot
Pierre Omidyar (E-bay billionaire lefty) bought Kristol at a discount years ago. Kristol is a pure grifting machine and a hideous example of someone turned into a Beltway Bandit.
Posted by: Kindltot
Pierre Omidyar (E-bay billionaire lefty) bought Kristol at a discount years ago. Kristol is a pure grifting machine and a hideous example of someone turned into a Beltway Bandit.
Posted by: whig at May 06, 2025 11:46 AM (ctrM5)
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I live in the Permian Basin area of West Texas. For those who don't know, this is one of the world's most important and largest oil and gas-producing regions—certainly the largest in America! Oil is a political football. Period! While generally, low oil prices are good for America it's bad for those finding and producing this commodity. There is tremendous capital cost to get this "stuff" out of the ground and into your tank. Low prices for oil shuts down drilling for new supplies. Production drops, and prices again rise. It's a common cycle and will continue. So, enjoy lower prices for everything you buy and use daily. It will not last very long. Perhaps 2 years. Then, as supplies run short, the price will rise again. And we will drill baby drill. But not at these low uneconomical prices we now have. Oh, geopolitical events could skyrocket the price of crude with a finger snap or a wrong bomb exploding somewhere.
Posted by: Guillermo at May 06, 2025 11:46 AM (558mO)
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So it appears that Bill Kristol's PAC has lots of funding from Soros' NGOs, which may be the reason such an arch conservative pundit has taken such curious positions over the years.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 06, 2025 11:45 AM (D7oie)
This is known. The Bulwark is a leftist organization gaslighting as REAL conservatives.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 06, 2025 11:45 AM (D7oie)
This is known. The Bulwark is a leftist organization gaslighting as REAL conservatives.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 11:47 AM (Zz0t1)
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146 So it appears that Bill Kristol's PAC has lots of funding from Soros' NGOs, which may be the reason such an arch conservative pundit has taken such curious positions over the years.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 06, 2025 11:45 AM (D7oie)
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And it was revealed that Soros' NGOs aren't actually funded by Soros, but through federal government grants.
Soros provides the seed money. The feds pay the rest of the way.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 06, 2025 11:45 AM (D7oie)
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And it was revealed that Soros' NGOs aren't actually funded by Soros, but through federal government grants.
Soros provides the seed money. The feds pay the rest of the way.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, smashy-smashy with Godzilla at May 06, 2025 11:47 AM (GBKbO)
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Fun story, back when Hanford in Washington was still somewhat of a secret project, some random guy was able to calculate the output of the reactor by measuring the upstream and downstream temperatures of whatever river they were using for cooling. The Columbia?
Posted by: Bureau of Prohibition at May 06, 2025 11:42 AM (hB7mE)
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Heh. I was helping a nuclear engineering professor with some of his course content recently, and I swear he had a homework problem that asked students about this very scenario...
Posted by: Bureau of Prohibition at May 06, 2025 11:42 AM (hB7mE)
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Heh. I was helping a nuclear engineering professor with some of his course content recently, and I swear he had a homework problem that asked students about this very scenario...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 06, 2025 11:47 AM (7fElN)
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OT: Youtube really, really, really wants people to watch their shorts.
Tik Tok influence. Everything is short videos now. Keep you endlessly scrolling through short content. Instagram used to be for pictures; now it's reels. Same thing.
Tik Tok influence. Everything is short videos now. Keep you endlessly scrolling through short content. Instagram used to be for pictures; now it's reels. Same thing.
Posted by: brak at May 06, 2025 11:47 AM (jGJov)
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YouTube shorts are great for blowing up your gun, getting food poisoning, or burning your house down with a homemade stove.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 06, 2025 11:45 AM (gm9Sb)
So, you're saying all YouTube Shorts are basically the Manitowoc Minute.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 06, 2025 11:45 AM (gm9Sb)
So, you're saying all YouTube Shorts are basically the Manitowoc Minute.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 11:48 AM (Zz0t1)
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IIRC U-238 is something in short supply here in the US.
NASA wants to launch another probe, similar to the Voyagers I and II that are powered by plutonium, but there's hardly any available for them to use.
Psstttt...
Got some great land in Hanford I can let go for a steal! Honest! Get in on the ground floor.
NASA wants to launch another probe, similar to the Voyagers I and II that are powered by plutonium, but there's hardly any available for them to use.
Psstttt...
Got some great land in Hanford I can let go for a steal! Honest! Get in on the ground floor.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 06, 2025 11:48 AM (W/lyH)
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Is Hanford still chasing the radioactive rabbits?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:48 AM (Zf1k9)
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Thx CBD. The greens and NY pols are filing suit to keep the wind farms which are planned in the Atlantic built. This is after shit for brains Cuomo closed Indian Point nuclear power plant early. Cuomo also blocked any new pipelines which would have supplied NYC. And of course he and Hochul have banned fracking in the Southern Tier. All of these actions were taken without real replacement facilities for power production beyond "green". NY is doomed reason #43
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 06, 2025 11:48 AM (vmkyp)
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Israel is one of the main wedge issues on the left.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, smashy-smashy with Godzilla at May 06, 2025 11:46 AM (GBKbO)
It crosses party lines. I, too, am not a fan of our military being used to protect Israeli shipping.
Israel can protect Israeli shipping.
But the Houthi thing is, I think, more about European shipping than Israeli shipping.
Same rule though -- Europeans can protect European shipping.
Enough of our middle class paying for and dying for the rest of the world's problems. They can figure it out on their own.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, smashy-smashy with Godzilla at May 06, 2025 11:46 AM (GBKbO)
It crosses party lines. I, too, am not a fan of our military being used to protect Israeli shipping.
Israel can protect Israeli shipping.
But the Houthi thing is, I think, more about European shipping than Israeli shipping.
Same rule though -- Europeans can protect European shipping.
Enough of our middle class paying for and dying for the rest of the world's problems. They can figure it out on their own.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at May 06, 2025 11:49 AM (uCjyK)
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"It's fact"?! Cite your sources. Because Putin and Russia have been very consistent from Day One what their goals were in Ukraine, and have done nothing that I've seen to indicate those goals have changed or that they were lying in the beginning.
While of course oil plays a role in nearly all geo-political events, the cause and effect of the Ukraine situation is very clear -- the US and European intel agencies were trying to provoke a confrontation with Russia, using Ukraine as a proxy. They succeeded.
Now we can let them follow through on their plan -- rob the EU and American treasuries of trillions of dollars, get lucrative contracts in post-war Ukraine, and weaken Putin domestically (and eventually overthrow Putin and repeat the same plan in Russia). Or we can stop this right now. I think most of us prefer stopping this insanity right now.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at May 06, 2025 11:43 AM (uCjyK)
I don’t respond well to people who bark orders at me. Quit blaming me for not following the goings on in Russia and the world for the past ten years. It’s not hard to put together and do a little analysis.
And why should we intervene when DIME will take care of things FOR us?
While of course oil plays a role in nearly all geo-political events, the cause and effect of the Ukraine situation is very clear -- the US and European intel agencies were trying to provoke a confrontation with Russia, using Ukraine as a proxy. They succeeded.
Now we can let them follow through on their plan -- rob the EU and American treasuries of trillions of dollars, get lucrative contracts in post-war Ukraine, and weaken Putin domestically (and eventually overthrow Putin and repeat the same plan in Russia). Or we can stop this right now. I think most of us prefer stopping this insanity right now.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at May 06, 2025 11:43 AM (uCjyK)
I don’t respond well to people who bark orders at me. Quit blaming me for not following the goings on in Russia and the world for the past ten years. It’s not hard to put together and do a little analysis.
And why should we intervene when DIME will take care of things FOR us?
Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 06, 2025 11:49 AM (159FE)
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Production drops, and prices again rise. It's a common cycle and will continue.
Right. Every time prices drop you hear the Permian is about played out, then they go back up enough and it's boom town again.
Right. Every time prices drop you hear the Permian is about played out, then they go back up enough and it's boom town again.
Posted by: brak at May 06, 2025 11:49 AM (jGJov)
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They're firing TMI back up just to power M$'s AI.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 11:49 AM (Zz0t1)
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Schumer will block Trump from refilling the SPR, just like last time.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:06 AM (Zf1k9)
Maybe Schmuck Schumer needs a little "talking to".
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:06 AM (Zf1k9)
Maybe Schmuck Schumer needs a little "talking to".
Posted by: Trump's Union Guys Local 61 at May 06, 2025 11:49 AM (5xuJ/)
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Posted by: Internationally Famous Actress Rula Lenska at May 06, 2025 11:17 AM (G5+As)
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LOL, I swear, every time I try and ask someone in my age range (29ish of course) if they remember Rula Lenska, they look at me, to coin Ralphie, like I have lobsters crawling out of my ears. Nobody seems to remember her but me. I can even remember her deep voice.
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LOL, I swear, every time I try and ask someone in my age range (29ish of course) if they remember Rula Lenska, they look at me, to coin Ralphie, like I have lobsters crawling out of my ears. Nobody seems to remember her but me. I can even remember her deep voice.
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 06, 2025 11:50 AM (qBdHI)
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And it was revealed that Soros' NGOs aren't actually funded by Soros, but through federal government grants.
Soros provides the seed money. The feds pay the rest of the way.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, smashy-smashy with Godzilla at May 06, 2025 11:47 AM (GBKbO)
Right. And there was also a direct link from USAID to Kristol, too, if I recall.
Guy is definitely being paid by our government / intel agencies.
Should be all we really need to know about him.
Soros provides the seed money. The feds pay the rest of the way.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, smashy-smashy with Godzilla at May 06, 2025 11:47 AM (GBKbO)
Right. And there was also a direct link from USAID to Kristol, too, if I recall.
Guy is definitely being paid by our government / intel agencies.
Should be all we really need to know about him.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at May 06, 2025 11:50 AM (uCjyK)
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Fun story, back when Hanford in Washington was still somewhat of a secret project, some random guy was able to calculate the output of the reactor by measuring the upstream and downstream temperatures of whatever river they were using for cooling. The Columbia?
Posted by: Bureau of Prohibition at May 06, 2025 11:42 AM (hB7mE)
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Heh. I was helping a nuclear engineering professor with some of his course content recently, and I swear he had a homework problem that asked students about this very scenario...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 06, 2025 11:47 AM (7fElN)
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When I was at Washington State University (Go Cougs!) I had a geography class that included pictures on the Columbia from before and after Hanford, upstream and downstream. The algae growth differences were fascinating.
Posted by: Bureau of Prohibition at May 06, 2025 11:42 AM (hB7mE)
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Heh. I was helping a nuclear engineering professor with some of his course content recently, and I swear he had a homework problem that asked students about this very scenario...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 06, 2025 11:47 AM (7fElN)
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When I was at Washington State University (Go Cougs!) I had a geography class that included pictures on the Columbia from before and after Hanford, upstream and downstream. The algae growth differences were fascinating.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 06, 2025 11:50 AM (W/lyH)
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While of course oil plays a role in nearly all geo-political events, the cause and effect of the Ukraine situation is very clear -- the US and European intel agencies were trying to provoke a confrontation with Russia, using Ukraine as a proxy. They succeeded.
Conspiro nonsense. Let me guess, you blame the Eastern European nations for joining NATO and the EU for the war in Ukraine?
While of course oil plays a role in nearly all geo-political events, the cause and effect of the Ukraine situation is very clear -- the US and European intel agencies were trying to provoke a confrontation with Russia, using Ukraine as a proxy. They succeeded.
Conspiro nonsense. Let me guess, you blame the Eastern European nations for joining NATO and the EU for the war in Ukraine?
Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 06, 2025 11:50 AM (159FE)
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I don’t respond well to people who bark orders at me. Quit blaming me for not following the goings on in Russia and the world for the past ten years. It’s not hard to put together and do a little analysis.
And why should we intervene when DIME will take care of things FOR us?
Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 06, 2025 11:49 AM (159FE)
Yeah, I wouldn't respond either and would engage in ad hominem attacks too if I was just making shit up. Carry on.
And why should we intervene when DIME will take care of things FOR us?
Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 06, 2025 11:49 AM (159FE)
Yeah, I wouldn't respond either and would engage in ad hominem attacks too if I was just making shit up. Carry on.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at May 06, 2025 11:51 AM (uCjyK)
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I really wish Trump would pull a Truman and start blasting the ever-living fuck out of the do-nothing GOP, but I suppose he's got too much on his plate. Failing that, MAGA should be melting those nickelfuckers' phone lines down every hour of every day until they see suicide as the only way out.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 06, 2025 11:37 AM (Dg2sF)
The non-legacy media minds are arguing that Trump's cabinet and stance this year is to make administrative changes, make big wins, and get enough seats to make things permanent after the midterms. It is risky, but then again, W liked to play it safe so maybe it has some merit.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 06, 2025 11:37 AM (Dg2sF)
The non-legacy media minds are arguing that Trump's cabinet and stance this year is to make administrative changes, make big wins, and get enough seats to make things permanent after the midterms. It is risky, but then again, W liked to play it safe so maybe it has some merit.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 06, 2025 11:52 AM (D7oie)
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Never forget - NeverTrump started and was so named to declare that *the R nominee would never BE Trump*. And the given reason was he wasn't conservative enough for their liking. He was going to be a stalking horse for Hillary, give amnesty to illegals, and put his liberal sister on the Supreme Court.
When the world had other ideas, they switched to they will never support him because he's not moral enough for them. The whole thing is hilarious if you watched it from the beginning and didn't get mindfucked by their gaslight.
When the world had other ideas, they switched to they will never support him because he's not moral enough for them. The whole thing is hilarious if you watched it from the beginning and didn't get mindfucked by their gaslight.
Posted by: ... at May 06, 2025 11:53 AM (Kn237)
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Conspiro nonsense. Let me guess, you blame the Eastern European nations for joining NATO and the EU for the war in Ukraine?
Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 06, 2025 11:50 AM (159FE)
Are you, in good faith, asking me to spend a bunch of time and effort spelling out what has occurred since around 2011 in Eastern Europe, or would I just be wasting my time spelling it all out?
I suspect I'll just be wasting my time. But if I'm wrong, let me know and I'll see if I can make some time to give you a recap of the recent history in Eastern Europe.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 06, 2025 11:50 AM (159FE)
Are you, in good faith, asking me to spend a bunch of time and effort spelling out what has occurred since around 2011 in Eastern Europe, or would I just be wasting my time spelling it all out?
I suspect I'll just be wasting my time. But if I'm wrong, let me know and I'll see if I can make some time to give you a recap of the recent history in Eastern Europe.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at May 06, 2025 11:54 AM (uCjyK)
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Is Hanford still chasing the radioactive rabbits?
Posted by: Anna Puma
Nah, they've been decommissioning the place for about the last 20 years, vitrifying whatever waster they can't recycle, and I think building a coffin for the reactor.
Or something. My Dad worked there until the mid 20-teens.
Last I knew, they kept not finishing the decommissioning because every couple of years, some congresscritter would get a bug up its butt and demand changes to what they were doing and the company doing the decommissioning would say 'Well that's going to cost more money" and the congresscritter would say "oh, all right."
Posted by: Anna Puma
Nah, they've been decommissioning the place for about the last 20 years, vitrifying whatever waster they can't recycle, and I think building a coffin for the reactor.
Or something. My Dad worked there until the mid 20-teens.
Last I knew, they kept not finishing the decommissioning because every couple of years, some congresscritter would get a bug up its butt and demand changes to what they were doing and the company doing the decommissioning would say 'Well that's going to cost more money" and the congresscritter would say "oh, all right."
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 06, 2025 11:54 AM (hB7mE)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 06, 2025 11:54 AM (Te9F3)
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Last I knew, they kept not finishing the decommissioning because every couple of years, some congresscritter would get a bug up its butt and demand changes to what they were doing and the company doing the decommissioning would say 'Well that's going to cost more money" and the congresscritter would say "oh, all right."
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 06, 2025 11:54 AM (hB7mE)
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And I'm sure everyone involved was well-compensated for their trouble...
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 06, 2025 11:54 AM (hB7mE)
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And I'm sure everyone involved was well-compensated for their trouble...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 06, 2025 11:55 AM (7fElN)
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From January 2016 National Review, the foudational document for NeverTrump. Read it:
"Trump’s political opinions have wobbled all over the lot. The real-estate mogul and reality-TV star has supported abortion, gun control, single-payer health care à la Canada, and punitive taxes on the wealthy. (He and Bernie Sanders have shared more than funky outer-borough accents.) Since declaring his candidacy he has taken a more conservative line, yet there are great gaping holes in it."
"His obsession is with “winning,” regardless of the means — a spirit that is anathema to the ordered liberty that conservatives hold dear and that depends for its preservation on limits on government power. The Tea Party represented a revival of an understanding of American greatness in these terms, an understanding to which Trump is tone-deaf at best and implicitly hostile at worst. He appears to believe that the administrative state merely needs a new master, rather than a new dispensation that cuts it down to size and curtails its power."
"Trump’s political opinions have wobbled all over the lot. The real-estate mogul and reality-TV star has supported abortion, gun control, single-payer health care à la Canada, and punitive taxes on the wealthy. (He and Bernie Sanders have shared more than funky outer-borough accents.) Since declaring his candidacy he has taken a more conservative line, yet there are great gaping holes in it."
"His obsession is with “winning,” regardless of the means — a spirit that is anathema to the ordered liberty that conservatives hold dear and that depends for its preservation on limits on government power. The Tea Party represented a revival of an understanding of American greatness in these terms, an understanding to which Trump is tone-deaf at best and implicitly hostile at worst. He appears to believe that the administrative state merely needs a new master, rather than a new dispensation that cuts it down to size and curtails its power."
Posted by: ... at May 06, 2025 11:56 AM (Kn237)
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The left hates energy production efforts that actually produce energy. They want "energy production" boondoggles that line their pockets and allow them to restrict the little peoples' access to energy.
They're like Stan, who hates to see God's children enjoy God's blessings.
They're like Stan, who hates to see God's children enjoy God's blessings.
Posted by: Emmie celebrates the Audacity of Trump! at May 06, 2025 11:56 AM (Sf2cq)
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Wasn't Trump going to Saudi in a few weeks?
Posted by: runner at May 06, 2025 11:56 AM (g47mK)
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The Super Fund... aka the Super Slush Fund
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:56 AM (Zf1k9)
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Tim Tillis is a Quality Candidate.
Posted by: ... at May 06, 2025 11:36 AM
Mel Tillis>Ttttom Tttillis
Posted by: ... at May 06, 2025 11:36 AM
Mel Tillis>Ttttom Tttillis
Posted by: Minnfidel at May 06, 2025 11:56 AM (ewjUl)
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Is Hanford still chasing the radioactive rabbits?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:48 AM (Zf1k9)
They are easy to catch. They only have one eye and half of them are blind.
Actually Hanford has a problem with storage. The original site, to include the city that literally grew up there overnight, was completely scraped away. There are huge nuclear waste storage sites there now...underground and sealed. Heh...right. I think the guv'mint is still spending billions trying to clean up the area. Probably a life-time job for some.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:48 AM (Zf1k9)
They are easy to catch. They only have one eye and half of them are blind.
Actually Hanford has a problem with storage. The original site, to include the city that literally grew up there overnight, was completely scraped away. There are huge nuclear waste storage sites there now...underground and sealed. Heh...right. I think the guv'mint is still spending billions trying to clean up the area. Probably a life-time job for some.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 06, 2025 11:56 AM (W/lyH)
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Some of the best fishing in the lower Hudson River was in the outflow of warm water from the Indian Point Nukular Plant. Permanently closed in 2021, unfortunately.
Posted by: Gadabout Gaddis at May 06, 2025 11:57 AM (G5+As)
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>> LOL. Do you even hear the words coming out of your mouth? The Houthis have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea along, including attempting to hit US Navy ships. That's literally a direct threat to American citizens.
It’s only a direct threat to them because they’re meddling halfway around the world. When they inevitably get killed by a Houthi missile, they will have it coming.
It’s only a direct threat to them because they’re meddling halfway around the world. When they inevitably get killed by a Houthi missile, they will have it coming.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 06, 2025 11:57 AM (o3mvs)
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"But he is not deserving of conservative support in the caucuses and primaries. Trump is a philosophically unmoored political opportunist who would trash the broad conservative ideological consensus within the GOP in favor of a free-floating populism with strong-man overtones"
Posted by: ... at May 06, 2025 11:57 AM (Kn237)
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Wasn't Trump going to Saudi in a few weeks?
Posted by: runner at May 06, 2025 11:56 AM
Yep. And Israel told Hamas that you've got 10 days to release every last hostage. Or we're going in. Bout time. Finish Them!
Posted by: runner at May 06, 2025 11:56 AM
Yep. And Israel told Hamas that you've got 10 days to release every last hostage. Or we're going in. Bout time. Finish Them!
Posted by: Minnfidel at May 06, 2025 11:57 AM (ewjUl)
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Russia's economy seems to be doing fine.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes
They aren't. Inflation is now over double digits by official measures (understated just like ours were under Biden) and official loan interest is about 20 percent or so. What reserves they have are shrinking (leaving out the hundreds of billions effectively sequestered in the West) and it is getting more and more difficult for the finance minister who did a miraculous saving of the economy in the immediate aftermath of the invasion to keep the plates spinning.
There are reasons also to take any current valuation of the ruble as useless to determine health of the economy. Basically small economy countries in places like Africa or Asia, have to buy rubles on the thinly traded market in order to buy Russian goods. China and India, on the other hand, insist on using their own currencies or Western ones which means any hard currency from Euroland must go to pay the Chinese and India for trade goods.
Screwed up situation and a declining oil price and sanctions make it worse. Even way back, it was estimated that the Russian economy break even point on oil was about 80-90 bucks per barrel. It is much less now
Posted by: Harry Paratestes
They aren't. Inflation is now over double digits by official measures (understated just like ours were under Biden) and official loan interest is about 20 percent or so. What reserves they have are shrinking (leaving out the hundreds of billions effectively sequestered in the West) and it is getting more and more difficult for the finance minister who did a miraculous saving of the economy in the immediate aftermath of the invasion to keep the plates spinning.
There are reasons also to take any current valuation of the ruble as useless to determine health of the economy. Basically small economy countries in places like Africa or Asia, have to buy rubles on the thinly traded market in order to buy Russian goods. China and India, on the other hand, insist on using their own currencies or Western ones which means any hard currency from Euroland must go to pay the Chinese and India for trade goods.
Screwed up situation and a declining oil price and sanctions make it worse. Even way back, it was estimated that the Russian economy break even point on oil was about 80-90 bucks per barrel. It is much less now
Posted by: whig at May 06, 2025 11:58 AM (ctrM5)
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Yep. And Israel told Hamas that you've got 10 days to release every last hostage. Or we're going in. Bout time. Finish Them!
Posted by: Minnfidel at May 06, 2025 11:57 AM (ewjUl)
But, the "palestinians!"
Yep. And Israel told Hamas that you've got 10 days to release every last hostage. Or we're going in. Bout time. Finish Them!
Posted by: Minnfidel at May 06, 2025 11:57 AM (ewjUl)
But, the "palestinians!"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 11:59 AM (Zz0t1)
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Where is ace?
I bet he leads off with the news that Mike Waltz was using an Israeli version of the Signal App during President Trump's cabinet meetings and was working in coordination with Netanyahu.
I bet he leads off with the news that Mike Waltz was using an Israeli version of the Signal App during President Trump's cabinet meetings and was working in coordination with Netanyahu.
Posted by: Karma at May 06, 2025 11:59 AM (n6u17)
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I hope Elon launches Thumb Tillis to Mars.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 06, 2025 12:00 PM (x2FX4)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 12:00 PM (Zf1k9)
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Is Hanford still chasing the radioactive rabbits?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:48 AM (Zf1k9)
They tag and release coyotes too, with bounties on the whole carcass so they can test for radioactivity and other contaminants
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 11:48 AM (Zf1k9)
They tag and release coyotes too, with bounties on the whole carcass so they can test for radioactivity and other contaminants
Posted by: Kindltot at May 06, 2025 12:00 PM (D7oie)
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Yep. And Israel told Hamas that you've got 10 days to release every last hostage. Or we're going in. Bout time. Finish Them!
Posted by: Minnfidel at May 06, 2025 11:57 AM (ewjUl)
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It should take a few hours at most to release them.
We are stupid!
Posted by: Minnfidel at May 06, 2025 11:57 AM (ewjUl)
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It should take a few hours at most to release them.
We are stupid!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 06, 2025 12:00 PM (Te9F3)
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AOP -
Some oil is definitely biological in origin, but I’m not sure all of it is. If there is mechanism for producing oil deep in the mantle, there may be some places where it can seep higher. It doesn’t have to occur everywhere at the mantle, just in enough places. This is not an area of my expertise, and I have read only lightly from Gold, but the financial disincentive to believe in abiogenic genesis of oil and gas is real: Standard Oil really did fund a program early on to get everyone to believe in a biogenic-only source for oil and gas, so they could charge more for it. Mind you, I don’t want oil and gas prices to hit rock bottom - below a certain point fracking doesn’t pay off, and I make a small profit from _selling_ oil and gas, so it’s my own goose that’s being cooked.
Some oil is definitely biological in origin, but I’m not sure all of it is. If there is mechanism for producing oil deep in the mantle, there may be some places where it can seep higher. It doesn’t have to occur everywhere at the mantle, just in enough places. This is not an area of my expertise, and I have read only lightly from Gold, but the financial disincentive to believe in abiogenic genesis of oil and gas is real: Standard Oil really did fund a program early on to get everyone to believe in a biogenic-only source for oil and gas, so they could charge more for it. Mind you, I don’t want oil and gas prices to hit rock bottom - below a certain point fracking doesn’t pay off, and I make a small profit from _selling_ oil and gas, so it’s my own goose that’s being cooked.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 06, 2025 12:00 PM (YItOJ)
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I bet he leads off with the news that Mike Waltz was using an Israeli version of the Signal App during President Trump's cabinet meetings and was working in coordination with Netanyahu.
Posted by: Karma at May 06, 2025 11:59 AM (n6u17)
I bet if he wanted any lip from you, he'd scrape it off his zipper.
I just get that kind of feeling from the guy.
Posted by: Karma at May 06, 2025 11:59 AM (n6u17)
I bet if he wanted any lip from you, he'd scrape it off his zipper.
I just get that kind of feeling from the guy.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 12:00 PM (Zz0t1)
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>>It’s only a direct threat to them because they’re meddling halfway around the world. When they inevitably get killed by a Houthi missile, they will have it coming.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 06, 2025 11:57 AM (o3mvs)
What a fucking retarded take.
Did this asshole have a known nic before this one? Or is he a new douche on the block?
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 06, 2025 11:57 AM (o3mvs)
What a fucking retarded take.
Did this asshole have a known nic before this one? Or is he a new douche on the block?
Posted by: garrett at May 06, 2025 12:01 PM (d5Lp1)
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The Super Fund... aka the Super Slush Fund
Posted by: Anna Puma
Man, tell me about it.
Where my parents live is near a Superfund site - they used to have mines and metal smelters in the area - and if you rent a digger, the dirt police will still come around and tell you you can't dig on your own land unless you remediate it, because superfund site, but you can't have any money to do the remediation because you're not actually in the boundaries of the superfund site.
Posted by: Anna Puma
Man, tell me about it.
Where my parents live is near a Superfund site - they used to have mines and metal smelters in the area - and if you rent a digger, the dirt police will still come around and tell you you can't dig on your own land unless you remediate it, because superfund site, but you can't have any money to do the remediation because you're not actually in the boundaries of the superfund site.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 06, 2025 12:01 PM (hB7mE)
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Breeder reactors, another thing Carter killed right?
What Carter killed (he may have killed breeder reactors too, for all I know) was recycling nuclear fuel.
I ran across this a couple of years ago when I wondered, wait a minute, if nuclear waste is so highly radioactive, why can’t it be re-used as fuel?
Apparently, it can be and is—just not in the United States. Because Carter. And the Washington Generals.
What Carter killed (he may have killed breeder reactors too, for all I know) was recycling nuclear fuel.
I ran across this a couple of years ago when I wondered, wait a minute, if nuclear waste is so highly radioactive, why can’t it be re-used as fuel?
Apparently, it can be and is—just not in the United States. Because Carter. And the Washington Generals.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 06, 2025 12:01 PM (EXyHK)
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Screwed up situation and a declining oil price and sanctions make it worse. Even way back, it was estimated that the Russian economy break even point on oil was about 80-90 bucks per barrel. It is much less now
Posted by: whig at May 06, 2025 11:58 AM (ctrM5)
I should have clarified -- their economy's doing "fine" by Russian standards.
As in, it's not likely to imminently collapse to the point where we win this proxy war because Russia literally runs out of money to pay for the war.
Posted by: whig at May 06, 2025 11:58 AM (ctrM5)
I should have clarified -- their economy's doing "fine" by Russian standards.
As in, it's not likely to imminently collapse to the point where we win this proxy war because Russia literally runs out of money to pay for the war.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at May 06, 2025 12:01 PM (uCjyK)
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Trump is a philosophically unmoored political opportunist
Posted by: ... at May 06, 2025 11:57 AM (Kn237)
Ha! That's what I thought about Trump, but then I watched what he did and found my opinion was wrong.
Posted by: ... at May 06, 2025 11:57 AM (Kn237)
Ha! That's what I thought about Trump, but then I watched what he did and found my opinion was wrong.
Posted by: Emmie celebrates the Audacity of Trump! at May 06, 2025 12:01 PM (Sf2cq)
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with cheap nuke power we can turn all our coal into gasoline very easily ... the tech is 80 years old (Germany made their own fuel from coal during WW II this way) ...
We have a hundred years worth of coal to convert ...
We have a hundred years worth of coal to convert ...
Posted by: The Dark Lord at May 06, 2025 12:02 PM (DBAaD)
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They should have oil powered backup in case of emergency. The problem with Fukashima wasn't the earthquake and it wasn't the tsunami, it was that they ran out of fuel for the generators they run to power the coolant pumps in an emergency.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 06, 2025 11:25 AM (ExV1e)
The backup diesel generators were flooded by the tsunami. The company was warned about the poor placement of the generators but did nothing about it.
They should have oil powered backup in case of emergency. The problem with Fukashima wasn't the earthquake and it wasn't the tsunami, it was that they ran out of fuel for the generators they run to power the coolant pumps in an emergency.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 06, 2025 11:25 AM (ExV1e)
The backup diesel generators were flooded by the tsunami. The company was warned about the poor placement of the generators but did nothing about it.
Posted by: Farquad at May 06, 2025 12:02 PM (bwvMs)
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I don’t respond well to people who bark orders at me. Quit blaming me for not following the goings on in Russia and the world for the past ten years. It’s not hard to put together and do a little analysis.
And why should we intervene when DIME will take care of things FOR us?
Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 06, 2025 11:49 AM (159FE)
Why do you get into these arguments if you don't follow the goings on in Russia and the world for the past ten years? Why do you claim it is a fact when you state you don't know?
Not barking, just asking mind you
And why should we intervene when DIME will take care of things FOR us?
Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 06, 2025 11:49 AM (159FE)
Why do you get into these arguments if you don't follow the goings on in Russia and the world for the past ten years? Why do you claim it is a fact when you state you don't know?
Not barking, just asking mind you
Posted by: Kindltot at May 06, 2025 12:02 PM (D7oie)
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but then I watched what he did and found my opinion was wrong.
Trump is that rare breed of politician where, if you want to know what he’s planning, you listen to what he says he’s going to do.
It’s very confusing.
Trump is that rare breed of politician where, if you want to know what he’s planning, you listen to what he says he’s going to do.
It’s very confusing.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 06, 2025 12:03 PM (EXyHK)
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Along the waterfront in Tacoma WA you can now buy high-end condos (going for over a mil) with fantastic views, local shopping, and away from the downtown area (so it's nice and safe...mostly). And it is all built on a former smelter site that was abandoned years ago and finally "cleaned up".
Posted by: Diogenes at May 06, 2025 12:04 PM (W/lyH)
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25 Gas has hovered 10-20 cents over/under $3 for a long time around here. But what I find interesting is how much variance there is within different stations. Walmart and Costco are always the cheapest. And then most gas stations are 10 cents more. But then you have oddball places that are 20,30,40 cents higher. And they do have customers.
I guess some people just don’t care. They see I need gas they pull into the first gas station they see. I call these people women. 😂
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald
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Walmart (Murphy Oil runs most of their locations) and Costco and some chains (Race Track, Bucees, Quik Trip) buy gas off the spot market (with some hedging via futures) which is usually cheaper.
Those running oil company franchise operations, have to buy a certain quantity of gasoline at a certain price to keep that franchise from the local distributor for that oil company. These will often be actually cheaper during massive price increases because their contracts give them supply when others are bidding against each other on the spot market.
So usually the gas station chains/Costco that are independent from oil companies are cheaper but not always.
I guess some people just don’t care. They see I need gas they pull into the first gas station they see. I call these people women. 😂
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald
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Walmart (Murphy Oil runs most of their locations) and Costco and some chains (Race Track, Bucees, Quik Trip) buy gas off the spot market (with some hedging via futures) which is usually cheaper.
Those running oil company franchise operations, have to buy a certain quantity of gasoline at a certain price to keep that franchise from the local distributor for that oil company. These will often be actually cheaper during massive price increases because their contracts give them supply when others are bidding against each other on the spot market.
So usually the gas station chains/Costco that are independent from oil companies are cheaper but not always.
Posted by: whig at May 06, 2025 12:05 PM (ctrM5)
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What a fucking retarded take.
Did this asshole have a known nic before this one? Or is he a new douche on the block?
Posted by: garrett at May 06, 2025 12:01 PM (d5Lp1)
The U.S. military is a welfare program. I don’t like welfare queens.
Did this asshole have a known nic before this one? Or is he a new douche on the block?
Posted by: garrett at May 06, 2025 12:01 PM (d5Lp1)
The U.S. military is a welfare program. I don’t like welfare queens.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 06, 2025 12:05 PM (o3mvs)
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From the sidebar, is Golden Earring really forgotten?
I still hear that song on the radio, if I'm accidentally listening to it.
I still hear that song on the radio, if I'm accidentally listening to it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 12:05 PM (Zz0t1)
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Apparently, it can be and is—just not in the United States. Because Carter. And the Washington Generals.
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Carter sold the Panama Canal to some Panamanians for one dollar. Odds, the Carter family has cash flow for generations to come?
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Carter sold the Panama Canal to some Panamanians for one dollar. Odds, the Carter family has cash flow for generations to come?
Posted by: Pudinhead at May 06, 2025 12:05 PM (pZ64F)
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Yes, sudden crashes in oil can be a precursor to recession.
But...increased supply brought on by deregulation in America and increased production from OPEC+ has that effect, too.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, smashy-smashy with Godzilla at May 06, 2025 11:46 AM (GBKbO)
They should look at what happened in 1986. Oil prices crashed because Sheikh Yarbooti (or whoever was in charge of Saudi policy at the time) got pissed that all of the other OPEC countries were taking advantage of them and making them do all the cutbacks to maintain the price. So the Saudi's crashed the oil market just to teach everyone else a lesson. Had nothing to do with the economy.
But...increased supply brought on by deregulation in America and increased production from OPEC+ has that effect, too.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, smashy-smashy with Godzilla at May 06, 2025 11:46 AM (GBKbO)
They should look at what happened in 1986. Oil prices crashed because Sheikh Yarbooti (or whoever was in charge of Saudi policy at the time) got pissed that all of the other OPEC countries were taking advantage of them and making them do all the cutbacks to maintain the price. So the Saudi's crashed the oil market just to teach everyone else a lesson. Had nothing to do with the economy.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2025 12:05 PM (wyMQY)
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Just saw the 80s mystery click.
"Unjustly forgotten"? C'mon Ace, that tune gets more airtime on classic rock stations than Stairway to Heaven.
"Unjustly forgotten"? C'mon Ace, that tune gets more airtime on classic rock stations than Stairway to Heaven.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 06, 2025 12:06 PM (z0Ldx)
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Need some radar love Sponge?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 12:06 PM (Zf1k9)
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And it is all built on a former smelter site that was abandoned years ago and finally "cleaned up".
Posted by: Diogenes at May 06, 2025 12:04 PM (W/lyH)
Hell, Bethlehem Steel just stapled some decorations on the old building, swept up a bit, and called it a casino and a mall.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 06, 2025 12:04 PM (W/lyH)
Hell, Bethlehem Steel just stapled some decorations on the old building, swept up a bit, and called it a casino and a mall.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 06, 2025 12:06 PM (kBh81)
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All this Hanford talk...I'm off to pay NukeMap.
It is time to eliminate Newark.
It is time to eliminate Newark.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 06, 2025 12:06 PM (W/lyH)
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Need some radar love Sponge?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 12:06 PM (Zf1k9)
Now I'm slippin into the Twilight Zone.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 12:06 PM (Zf1k9)
Now I'm slippin into the Twilight Zone.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 12:07 PM (Zz0t1)
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GasBuddy is quite handy when you're on a road trip. Locally I've found the situation is pretty stable - a couple of conveniently located Iraqi-owned independents stations are consistently the cheapest, clocking in right above Costco prices.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 06, 2025 12:07 PM (1m82a)
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Tillis is a very evil man:
https://tinyurl.com/p5v9fuzu
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 06, 2025 11:54 AM (Te9F3)
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Why can't we ever have nice things? WHY?
F this RINO.
https://tinyurl.com/p5v9fuzu
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 06, 2025 11:54 AM (Te9F3)
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Why can't we ever have nice things? WHY?
F this RINO.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 06, 2025 12:07 PM (NpAcC)
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SpongeDog is 8 years old and STILL hasn't got used to thunder.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 12:08 PM (Zz0t1)
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Report this morning from House Judiciary Committee, Intelligence Committee and Intelligence Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation says the attempted slaughter of GOP members of Congress at the baseball field in 2017 was designated by the FBI as "attempted suicide by cop," not politically-motivated domestic terrorism as it should have been.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 06, 2025 12:08 PM (Y1sOo)
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What Carter killed (he may have killed breeder reactors too, for all I know) was recycling nuclear fuel.
Carter killed the _commercial_ recycling of nuclear fuel. The military is still free, and as far as I know, still does recycle nuclear fuel. So it’s not like the know-how isn’t there, it just has to be unleashed.
Carter killed the _commercial_ recycling of nuclear fuel. The military is still free, and as far as I know, still does recycle nuclear fuel. So it’s not like the know-how isn’t there, it just has to be unleashed.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 06, 2025 12:08 PM (YItOJ)
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(n6u17)
???
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 12:00 PM (Zf1k9)
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Grok:
https://tinyurl.com/mwr9p5sm
I'm Israeli and I don't understand the US Admins thinking here. They need to roll their own.
???
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 06, 2025 12:00 PM (Zf1k9)
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Grok:
https://tinyurl.com/mwr9p5sm
I'm Israeli and I don't understand the US Admins thinking here. They need to roll their own.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 06, 2025 12:08 PM (Te9F3)
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>>is Golden Earring really forgotten?
Not really, that's their 2nd most famous tune as well.
Arguably their best, imo.
Not really, that's their 2nd most famous tune as well.
Arguably their best, imo.
Posted by: garrett at May 06, 2025 12:08 PM (d5Lp1)
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The U.S. military is a welfare program. I don’t like welfare queens.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 06, 2025 12:05 PM (o3mvs)
Just the ones you pick up down at the docks, right Admiral Bill?
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 06, 2025 12:05 PM (o3mvs)
Just the ones you pick up down at the docks, right Admiral Bill?
Posted by: Kindltot at May 06, 2025 12:08 PM (D7oie)
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From the sidebar, is Golden Earring really forgotten?
I still hear that song on the radio, if I'm accidentally listening to it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
Yeah, they were a two-hit wonder for a hot second. And 'forgotten' in the sense that everyone would say,"Hey, remember that song???" It was hard before-internet to find out the name of fleeting bands like that.
I still hear that song on the radio, if I'm accidentally listening to it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
Yeah, they were a two-hit wonder for a hot second. And 'forgotten' in the sense that everyone would say,"Hey, remember that song???" It was hard before-internet to find out the name of fleeting bands like that.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 06, 2025 12:08 PM (mlg/3)
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It’s very confusing.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 06, 2025 12:03 PM (EXyHK)
With Trump, we are experiencing a novel situation. We have a representative in government who is representing the American people. I'd kinda gotten used to politicians serving themselves and their cronies rather than their constituents.
It's so refreshing!
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 06, 2025 12:03 PM (EXyHK)
With Trump, we are experiencing a novel situation. We have a representative in government who is representing the American people. I'd kinda gotten used to politicians serving themselves and their cronies rather than their constituents.
It's so refreshing!
Posted by: Emmie celebrates the Audacity of Trump! at May 06, 2025 12:09 PM (Sf2cq)
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I should have clarified -- their economy's doing "fine" by Russian standards.
As in, it's not likely to imminently collapse to the point where we win this proxy war because Russia literally runs out of money to pay for the war.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes
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Actually, the war is accelerating inflation and producing 'false' GDP readings because war is wasteful and harmful over the long run to economies. During December 2024, both Putin and the finance minister expressed worry about the rising inflation and the concurrent extremely high interest rates.
Wars are the classic Keynesian case of digging a ditch and then filling it up again. They may be useful long run strategically from a nat sec perspective but in the short run where people live, they are incredibly destructive of stored wealth in a country. And that is usually shown in the aftermath of a major war--either a depression or a hyperinflationary period followed by a crash.
As in, it's not likely to imminently collapse to the point where we win this proxy war because Russia literally runs out of money to pay for the war.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes
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Actually, the war is accelerating inflation and producing 'false' GDP readings because war is wasteful and harmful over the long run to economies. During December 2024, both Putin and the finance minister expressed worry about the rising inflation and the concurrent extremely high interest rates.
Wars are the classic Keynesian case of digging a ditch and then filling it up again. They may be useful long run strategically from a nat sec perspective but in the short run where people live, they are incredibly destructive of stored wealth in a country. And that is usually shown in the aftermath of a major war--either a depression or a hyperinflationary period followed by a crash.
Posted by: whig at May 06, 2025 12:09 PM (ctrM5)
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I ran across this a couple of years ago when I wondered, wait a minute, if nuclear waste is so highly radioactive, why can’t it be re-used as fuel?
Apparently, it can be and is—just not in the United States. Because Carter. And the Washington Generals.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 06, 2025 12:01 PM (EXyHK)
Exactly. 99% of nuclear “waste” is fuel. Our country is too dumb to harness this source of cheap, near-infinite energy because of Democrats.
Instead nuclear waste is store in cooling pools on site at nuclear reactors, an unsafe situation that costs a lot of money.
Apparently, it can be and is—just not in the United States. Because Carter. And the Washington Generals.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 06, 2025 12:01 PM (EXyHK)
Exactly. 99% of nuclear “waste” is fuel. Our country is too dumb to harness this source of cheap, near-infinite energy because of Democrats.
Instead nuclear waste is store in cooling pools on site at nuclear reactors, an unsafe situation that costs a lot of money.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 06, 2025 12:09 PM (o3mvs)
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And it is all built on a former smelter site that was abandoned years ago and finally "cleaned up".
Posted by: Diogenes
Hell, Bethlehem Steel just stapled some decorations on the old building, swept up a bit, and called it a casino and a mall.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
We used to jump the fences up at the (now decommissioned) Ravena Arsenal in OH to go deer hunting. For a supposedly 'clean' site, there are plenty of locations in there where you'll see acres of bare ground surrounded by fields that have a foot of snow on them.
We never walked across those areas btw.
Posted by: Diogenes
Hell, Bethlehem Steel just stapled some decorations on the old building, swept up a bit, and called it a casino and a mall.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
We used to jump the fences up at the (now decommissioned) Ravena Arsenal in OH to go deer hunting. For a supposedly 'clean' site, there are plenty of locations in there where you'll see acres of bare ground surrounded by fields that have a foot of snow on them.
We never walked across those areas btw.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 06, 2025 12:10 PM (cYBz/)
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Put a couple Delta Smelt on my leftover pizza. Yummy!
Posted by: Enviro-Mental at May 06, 2025 12:10 PM (G5+As)
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Yeah, they were a two-hit wonder for a hot second. And 'forgotten' in the sense that everyone would say,"Hey, remember that song???" It was hard before-internet to find out the name of fleeting bands like that.
Posted by: weft cut-loop
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They were forgotten between the two hits. I think they hold the record for longest time between songs that charted.
Posted by: weft cut-loop
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They were forgotten between the two hits. I think they hold the record for longest time between songs that charted.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 06, 2025 12:10 PM (z0Ldx)
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Now I'm slippin into the Twilight Zone.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 12:07 PM (Zz0t1)
Mr. Bassman's bar band used to play that song. Mr. B sang lead on that one.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 12:07 PM (Zz0t1)
Mr. Bassman's bar band used to play that song. Mr. B sang lead on that one.
Posted by: Emmie celebrates the Audacity of Trump! at May 06, 2025 12:11 PM (Sf2cq)
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NOODlum.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 06, 2025 12:11 PM (Zz0t1)
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>>Yeah, they were a two-hit wonder for a hot second. And 'forgotten' in the sense that everyone would say,"Hey, remember that song???" It was hard before-internet to find out the name of fleeting bands like that.
No. They had an insanely long career and remained quite popular throughout. Honestly, one of the more underrated Euro Bands.
Quite talented and like I said, long lived as a n act.
No. They had an insanely long career and remained quite popular throughout. Honestly, one of the more underrated Euro Bands.
Quite talented and like I said, long lived as a n act.
Posted by: garrett at May 06, 2025 12:11 PM (d5Lp1)
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nood lunch
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at May 06, 2025 12:11 PM (uCjyK)
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Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 06, 2025 12:05 PM (o3mvs)
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You washed out at MEPS, huh?
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You washed out at MEPS, huh?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 06, 2025 12:12 PM (u73oe)
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I guess some people just don’t care. They see I need gas they pull into the first gas station they see.
I have my preferred stations, depending on where I am. There’s a very convenient gas station located close to where I live; they’re usually ten to twenty cents more than driving out of my way. It’s worth it to me to pay slightly more (at most, $1 to $2 per filling) to both not drive out of my way and to give business to a convenient location.
When I’m traveling, there are stations on routes I regularly use that have either clean bathrooms and/or better convenience stores. I’ll pay more money to use those stations.
Then there’s paying more for gas in Indiana because I don’t want to be in Illinois any longer than I have to due to differing firearms treatment. I fill up near St. Louis, MO and then again in Fair Oaks, IN.
I have my preferred stations, depending on where I am. There’s a very convenient gas station located close to where I live; they’re usually ten to twenty cents more than driving out of my way. It’s worth it to me to pay slightly more (at most, $1 to $2 per filling) to both not drive out of my way and to give business to a convenient location.
When I’m traveling, there are stations on routes I regularly use that have either clean bathrooms and/or better convenience stores. I’ll pay more money to use those stations.
Then there’s paying more for gas in Indiana because I don’t want to be in Illinois any longer than I have to due to differing firearms treatment. I fill up near St. Louis, MO and then again in Fair Oaks, IN.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 06, 2025 12:12 PM (EXyHK)
Posted by: whig at May 06, 2025 12:12 PM (ctrM5)
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We have a hundred years of coal to convert…
Last time I looked, we had proven deposits of coal to last 500 years at present usage levels.
Last time I looked, we had proven deposits of coal to last 500 years at present usage levels.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 06, 2025 12:13 PM (YItOJ)
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SpongeDog is 8 years old and STILL hasn't got used to thunder.
Posted by: Sponge
Is he the one who barks during the Farmers Insurance jingle?
Posted by: Sponge
Is he the one who barks during the Farmers Insurance jingle?
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 12:14 PM (77rzZ)
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88 I remember the term "breeder reactor" from way back. I thought it meant a nukular plant that self-sustained, but it was one of those things that never really worked in practice.
I think.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:26 AM (dGCAG)
A breeder reactor is one that produces more fissile material than it consumes. Burn U-238, make plutonium.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2025 11:28 AM (zoYml)
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I believe France has a breeder reactor.
I think.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2025 11:26 AM (dGCAG)
A breeder reactor is one that produces more fissile material than it consumes. Burn U-238, make plutonium.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2025 11:28 AM (zoYml)
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I believe France has a breeder reactor.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 06, 2025 12:16 PM (Vh9CX)
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National Review were the opportunists all along.
Posted by: ... at May 06, 2025 12:17 PM (Kn237)
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66 Are nuclear plants powered by the nuclear power they produce, or are they also dependent on oil, to some extent, for their operations?
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 11:17 AM (77rzZ)
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They will always be dependent on oil to some extent, if only because they contain moving parts which need lubrication and because of the other byproducts from oil that are so useful (e.g., plastics).
Welll, the operators running need food and fertilizer is made from fossil fuel feedstocks.
Posted by: Bulg at May 06, 2025 11:17 AM (77rzZ)
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They will always be dependent on oil to some extent, if only because they contain moving parts which need lubrication and because of the other byproducts from oil that are so useful (e.g., plastics).
Welll, the operators running need food and fertilizer is made from fossil fuel feedstocks.
Posted by: Tmitsss at May 06, 2025 12:18 PM (KY3SH)
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I like traditional nuclear but it was (and maybe still is) highly dependent on government money. Until they get the storage facility in Nevada operational, nuclear isn't going to go much bigger.
Thorium is a dead end. Mainly due to the high temperature and being highly corrosive. It's a material of construction issue, maintenance will be a nightmare.
My opinion is just use natural gas. It's very plentiful, the most clean fuel available.
I did see an interesting video on using supercritical CO2 instead of steam for the motive power.
Thorium is a dead end. Mainly due to the high temperature and being highly corrosive. It's a material of construction issue, maintenance will be a nightmare.
My opinion is just use natural gas. It's very plentiful, the most clean fuel available.
I did see an interesting video on using supercritical CO2 instead of steam for the motive power.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 06, 2025 12:24 PM (Vh9CX)
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207 Along the waterfront in Tacoma WA you can now buy high-end condos (going for over a mil) with fantastic views, local shopping, and away from the downtown area (so it's nice and safe...mostly). And it is all built on a former smelter site that was abandoned years ago and finally "cleaned up".
Posted by: Diogenes at May 06, 2025 12:04 PM (W/lyH)
Oh yeah, Point Ruston. I've been there and it is indeed a very nice area now.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 06, 2025 12:04 PM (W/lyH)
Oh yeah, Point Ruston. I've been there and it is indeed a very nice area now.
Posted by: Farquad at May 06, 2025 12:25 PM (bwvMs)
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25 Gas has hovered 10-20 cents over/under $3 for a long time around here. But what I find interesting is how much variance there is within different stations. Walmart and Costco are always the cheapest. And then most gas stations are 10 cents more. But then you have oddball places that are 20,30,40 cents higher. And they do have customers.
I guess some people just don’t care. They see I need gas they pull into the first gas station they see. I call these people women. 😂
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at May 06, 2025 11:10 AM (xeo0s)
At regular gas stations I'd say the prices are within a few cents of each other. I remember a guy at work citing this as proof that there is NO competition in selling gasoline - they can all just charge high prices at will.
He was an idiot. You couldn't imagine of case where price competition is HIGHER. All gasoline is pretty much the same - it's a commodity. It's the ONLY thing where the price is quoted on a huge sign posted right on the side of the road, for all to see. The prices are so close because in the gas on this corner is 5 cents more than on the other corner, the station on this corner isn't going to be able to sell gas.
I guess some people just don’t care. They see I need gas they pull into the first gas station they see. I call these people women. 😂
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at May 06, 2025 11:10 AM (xeo0s)
At regular gas stations I'd say the prices are within a few cents of each other. I remember a guy at work citing this as proof that there is NO competition in selling gasoline - they can all just charge high prices at will.
He was an idiot. You couldn't imagine of case where price competition is HIGHER. All gasoline is pretty much the same - it's a commodity. It's the ONLY thing where the price is quoted on a huge sign posted right on the side of the road, for all to see. The prices are so close because in the gas on this corner is 5 cents more than on the other corner, the station on this corner isn't going to be able to sell gas.
Posted by: MrExcitement at May 06, 2025 01:08 PM (hOOi9)
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245 ... My opinion is just use natural gas. It's very plentiful, the most clean fuel available. ...
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 06, 2025 12:24 PM (Vh9CX)
It's such an awesome fuel for heating houses, that I hate to see it used for anything else. Another great this about it is that it's delivered to your home via pipeline, so you down have to worry about downed powerlines and such.
With that being said, it's also great for backup generators for when the power goes out. Maybe it could make sense for houses to simply use such generators for electric power all the time instead.
I think there are practical problems in using natural gas to power cars though. Oil and natural gas are usually used for different things.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 06, 2025 12:24 PM (Vh9CX)
It's such an awesome fuel for heating houses, that I hate to see it used for anything else. Another great this about it is that it's delivered to your home via pipeline, so you down have to worry about downed powerlines and such.
With that being said, it's also great for backup generators for when the power goes out. Maybe it could make sense for houses to simply use such generators for electric power all the time instead.
I think there are practical problems in using natural gas to power cars though. Oil and natural gas are usually used for different things.
Posted by: MrExcitement at May 06, 2025 01:18 PM (hOOi9)
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One point missed in this article is that gasoline powered cars are simply empowering, and the cheaper oil is, the wealthier (and thereby more powerful) the average person is.
That's the whole reason they stick to the Global Warming hoax - they want you powerless (poor and immobile) and dependent. It's the same goal for all stripes of authoritarianism, whether it be Communists or Globalists (Fascists). Before Global Warming, they tried Global Cooling - telling the world that pollution from factories was blocking out the Sun. It's always about hurting the economy - making you poorer and more helpless.
That's why they like electric cars. The expense means fewer people driving cars. It's impractical to drive them very far. Plus, they can probably connect them up to the Internet, so the the government can shut them down remotely, for anyone who gets out of line.
That's the whole reason they stick to the Global Warming hoax - they want you powerless (poor and immobile) and dependent. It's the same goal for all stripes of authoritarianism, whether it be Communists or Globalists (Fascists). Before Global Warming, they tried Global Cooling - telling the world that pollution from factories was blocking out the Sun. It's always about hurting the economy - making you poorer and more helpless.
That's why they like electric cars. The expense means fewer people driving cars. It's impractical to drive them very far. Plus, they can probably connect them up to the Internet, so the the government can shut them down remotely, for anyone who gets out of line.
Posted by: MrExcitement at May 06, 2025 01:28 PM (hOOi9)
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