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Mon Mar 23, 2026 11:16 pm (Last edited: Mon Mar 23, 2026 11:18 pm)
Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #26 You've got refineries, but you need to import 70% of the necessary crude (by ship) to feed those refineries. If that's US Crude, you need to pay for the Jones Act. BTW - if we were worried about crazy people with nuclear weapons, we would have invaded North Korea and Pakistan. Old Forum Orphan |
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Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #26 Two of California's refineries, Valero in the Bay Area and Phillips 66 in Southern California are closing within the next couple of months. That only leaves four relatively large refineries left in the state. The state needs to import oil from Asia and I think also refined gasoline. So that, plus our very high road taxes, jack up the price of gas to about $2 more per gallon more than other states in the country.
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Seems, as the Mooch predicted, Hegseth is getting lobbed into the woodchipper by President "It's not my fault".
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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #25Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #24 and https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...erts-polymarket
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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #34 and https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...erts-polymarket [/quote] What? And go from near-bankruptcy a couple of years ago, to fabulously wealthy today? Perish the thought! |
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Tue Mar 24, 2026 10:30 pm (Last edited: Tue Mar 24, 2026 10:33 pm)
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The BBC reports that traders bet hundreds of millions of dollars on oil contracts just minutes before US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the US would postpone strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure. Market data reviewed by the BBC shows the volume of trade spiked around fifteen minutes before a social media post by the president announcing the move. The price of oil fell sharply after the announcement, dropping 14% in a matter of minutes. Traders who bet on the unexpected move would have made money. Some market analysts say the unusual activity opens up the possibility that the bets may have been placed with prior knowledge of the decision. The BBC has contacted the White House for comment. A spokesman told the Financial Times that it did not "tolerate any administration official illegally profiteering off of insider knowledge". (Unless they are friends of Trump or his family, of course.) Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh |
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someone asked what does the rest of the world think about the US administration. This from Private Eye, the foremost satirical voice in the UK but many think the most accurate voice of reason in the current milieu
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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #36 Congress has been doing that for ages…and many have access to what the White House is going to do before it happens. Doesn’t have to be a contact in the White House. Just someone with access or influence.
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Zitat von zer0netgain im Beitrag #38Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #36 Please, don't assume we all wish to bath in the same sewer water as you. No, we weren't always a cess pool of corruption.
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Zitat von zer0netgain im Beitrag #38Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #36 like a son or daughter you mean?
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