Winners only.

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Always has been and always will be Oil Company greed. Presidents never have nor will they ever have anything to do with the gas prices. Yet people cling to that fallacy day in day out. Kinda like the idiots who think the Keystone Pipeline was going to be this nations savior for oil when none of it was going to be processed here, was going to be shipped onto tankers then sent over to China. Stopping that pipeline was a good thing.

Also the US is the biggest exporter of oil in the world. More oil leases have been done in 2 years of Biden then 4 of Trump. But just because a lease is signed doesn't mean a damn thing. It takes the oil companies to actually drill on them. Until they do the lease doesn't mean anything but an investment they can then use to write off on taxes if they just let it sit. Mobil Oil has done this for decades. They would buy up leases like crazy and not do anything with the majority of them to use as a tax write off.

Amazing the things you learn when your family has been in the oil industry for 50+ years and with a cousin who owns oil wells in the south.

The US imports just over 6B b/d of crude oil and exports just over 3B b/d of crude oil. The US exports over 9.5B b/d of petroleum which is not the same thing.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

This is evil, as Zionism is not the same thing as Judaism, what a f*cking evil joke:

House Passes Bill That States 'Anti-Zionism is Antisemitism' - News From Antiwar.com

The House on Tuesday passed a resolution that says “anti-Zionism is antisemitism,” the chamber’s latest piece of legislation conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism. The resolution, which is presented as a resolution condemning antisemitism, passed in a vote of 314-14-92. Only thirteen...

news.antiwar.com

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Let's start a war on another continent!:

US Holds Military Exercises In Guyana As Border Tensions Soar

The United States said it will carry out military flights in Guyana on Thursday in a joint operation as the South American country faces soaring tensions with neighboring Venezuela over a contested oil-rich region.

www.barrons.com

US vows ‘unwavering support’ for Guyana over invasion threat from Putin's pal

AMERICA has vowed its “unwavering support” for Guyana after Putin’s dictator pal Nicolás Maduro threatened to snatch more than half of the country and take its oil. Guyana’s…

www.the-sun.com

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

The US imports just over 6B b/d of crude oil and exports just over 3B b/d of crude oil. The US exports over 9.5B b/d of petroleum which is not the same thing.

Petroleum is made from crude oil.

The name petroleum covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crude oil and petroleum products that are made up of refined crude oil. Essentially, while petroleum and oil are often used interchangeably, petroleum includes crude oil AND products, while crude oil is just the raw, unprocessed oil itself.

What is Petroleum?

What is Petroleum? Petroleum covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crude oil and products that are made up of refined crude oil.

ektinteractive.com

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Crazy, brain implants helping are helping heal brain trauma.

Brain Implants Helped 5 People Toward Recovery After Traumatic Injuries

People with chronic problems after falls and car crashes scored better on cognition tests after getting a brain implant, a new study found.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Always has been and always will be Oil Company greed. Presidents never have nor will they ever have anything to do with the gas prices. Yet people cling to that fallacy day in day out. Kinda like the idiots who think the Keystone Pipeline was going to be this nations savior for oil when none of it was going to be processed here, was going to be shipped onto tankers then sent over to China. Stopping that pipeline was a good thing.

Also the US is the biggest exporter of oil in the world. More oil leases have been done in 2 years of Biden then 4 of Trump. But just because a lease is signed doesn't mean a damn thing. It takes the oil companies to actually drill on them. Until they do the lease doesn't mean anything but an investment they can then use to write off on taxes if they just let it sit. Mobil Oil has done this for decades. They would buy up leases like crazy and not do anything with the majority of them to use as a tax write off.

Amazing the things you learn when your family has been in the oil industry for 50+ years and with a cousin who owns oil wells in the south.

You don't have to have know an "industry insider" to know this information. How the US oil industry operates has been widely reported and disseminated. There where even public statements from oil executives last year (when petro prices spiked) that were not going to increase production. OPEC+ has been (somewhat) transparent about their intentions and the reasons behind their production limitations. The only people unaware of this information are ideologues, willfully ignorant, etc.

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

So Jamall Bowman is getting censured, but Trump wasn't censured for handing over polling data to Russian agents or Jan 6? Pelosi (et al) haven't been censured for insider trading. Can Biden be censured for sleep walking thru his presidency?

House censures Rep. Jamaal Bowman for falsely pulling fire alarm

The vote was largely along party lines, with three Democrats voting to censure the New York Democrat.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Petroleum is made from crude oil.

The name petroleum covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crude oil and petroleum products that are made up of refined crude oil. Essentially, while petroleum and oil are often used interchangeably, petroleum includes crude oil AND products, while crude oil is just the raw, unprocessed oil itself.

What is Petroleum?

What is Petroleum? Petroleum covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crude oil and products that are made up of refined crude oil.

ektinteractive.com

Not sure why you felt the need to clarify. I know what both are and nothing I said is untrue. Just because the word is used to describe both things does not change the fact that they are two completely different things.

I don't know what the deal is with certain people that a simple conversation can't happen. instead the response is almost always someone trying to prove someone wrong about trivial shit.

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Not sure why you felt the need to clarify. I know what both are and nothing I said is untrue. Just because the word is used to describe both things does not change the fact that they are two completely different things.

I don't know what the deal is with certain people that a simple conversation can't happen. instead the response is almost always someone trying to prove someone wrong about trivial shit.

I didn't claim that you were wrong about anything. Facts exist within a context and I have no way of knowing if you are or aren't aware of the relationship between petro and crude. Since you responded to the fact that we're a net petro exporter, with the fact that we're a net crude importer, it seemed to worth clarification.

Since you brought up that we're a net importer of crude, I assumed that it isn't actually "trivial shit." So was there some importance behind the fact that we're a net crude importer or was it just "trival shit?"

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Interesting. Not sure what the use of an abortion ban is if it really isn't an abortion ban. If somebody gets diagnosed with terminal cancer, we don't kill them.

Plus, (in Texas) can they (Texas citizens) still bring a civil suit in a case like this?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pregnant-woman-texas-gets-court-order-abortion-rcna128537

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

That has to be typo. I'm pretty sure it should say that the law is being extended permanently or indefinitely not "by four months."

Congress poised to extend domestic surveillance law by four months

Congress is preparing to extend the domestic surveillance authority that allows law enforcement to spy on Americans without a warrant by another four months, giving lawmakers more time to either reform or keep the disputed program.

www.reuters.com

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

I'll take San Diego.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

I didn't claim that you were wrong about anything. Facts exist within a context and I have no way of knowing if you are or aren't aware of the relationship between petro and crude. Since you responded to the fact that we're a net petro exporter, with the fact that we're a net crude importer, it seemed to worth clarification.

Since you brought up that we're a net importer of crude, I assumed that it isn't actually "trivial shit." So was there some importance behind the fact that we're a net crude importer or was it just "trival shit?"

I was speaking to all the responses that seem to be trying to make someone look wrong... INCLUDING over trivial shit. Explain to me how the likes of yourself and especially Rob can form an opinion about someone from pieced together or partial information but somehow can't comprehend what I say if I shorten my post but still leave the factual information in there. Do you need to know if I understand the correlation between crude and petroleum for any of my post about the topic to be valid or something?

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

@RobGMN I have a couple of questions.

1. Do you think we should import so much crude oil from other countries?

It’s not a question of “should”. We MUST import so much, as our consumption exceeds our production.
And if we can buy it cheaper than we produce it, we’d be stupid not to.

2. Do you think corporations should be rewarded/penalized for using locally sourced products or importing products?

This is not 1825. We are part of a world economy. There should not be rewards or punishments for doing business locally or internationally. Business should be allowed to determine its own course of success or failure.

3. Same questions regarding production and labor?

See above.

4. Should there be limits to free speech?

Absolutely. But not on the speech itself. People should be able to say whatever they want, but deal with the ramifications if that speech results in something bad, whether intentional or not.
Shout fire in a theater if you want, but pay the price when you cause a panic or disturb the peace.

5. Should there be limits on the types of weapons an American can own?

Nope. Except nuclear.
But I have no problem placing a limit on WHO can own certain weapons.
A mentally ill person who has said they want to go on a killing spree? Yeah, no guns for them.