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Gabbard doing the bidding of Putin? Predictable horseshit. That's just the way all the dimwits that can't form a rational argument dismiss any dissent to the government which some of you here have a perpetual hard-on for regardless of how dysfunctional it all is at this point. You're idiots. You know who you are.

So today you're going to lecture us on the virtues capitalism while supporting all of Biden's market interference initiatives?

Reminds me of a 60's comedy movie The Fortune Cookie with Jack Lemon as a cameraman at a Browns game that got plowed into on the sidelines.

One thing I find ironic about Hollywood is that the overwhelming majority advocate and support all kinds of gun control and social justice causes but still work and earn a living in movies that are full of gratuitous gun violence, lots of killings, and blowing stuff up.

OPEC understands that Uncle Joe is no more making Presidential decisions than I am. As such they aren't so much disrespecting him as they are ignoring him and sending the message they prefer to deal directly with whomever it is that the DNC appointed as President rather than the guy elected by the voters.

All sides are spewing propaganda. It's the nature of warfare.

That's a good question. For starters, I don't think the people running the Empire are concerned about how much you or I have to pay for anything unless it threatens their power. And the Saudi's regardless of production levels still adhere to the petrodollar system established under Nixon. Because of this they recycle a lot of US dollars into Treasuries and help fund all the deficit spending while keeping rates fairly low. If the US made a move to end the protection racket I expect China and/or Russia would swoop in and assume that role. The other thing is that military power has its limits and is only one aspect of the Empire's control. The bigger one is financial. Specifically, the US dollar's status as reserve and trade settlement currency. Which facilitates control over the value of money. Control the value of money and you control the price of everything. This has helped plunder third world resource rich countries of their assets while keeping prices "cheap" in dollar terms.

You just need to remember that Biden's policy failures are going to hurt everyone. Fate and karma don't discriminate between political ideologies when it comes to handing out punishment for bad decisions. Consequences are not going to skip liberal or conservative households on your street. From statements today the administration is preparing some sort of response to the OPEC+ decision to cut 2M/bbl per day and I expect all options are on the table but one, which is to increase domestic production. The single option where we control all the factors. The single option that requires no coercion or support from anyone else. The single option where you can solve your problem directly where you have the ability but not the will to solve it yourself. But this administration is so hung up on destroying the conventional energy market that they're willing to destroy our economy to do it.

More like participating in a crisis. Handling it? Not so much.

This action seems reasonable especially since government is joining the pot business. What I find most interesting is how all the legal and moral arguments to prohibit things seem to disappear into thin air when tax revenue generation opportunities present themselves.

That will be two shots of delusion and a chaser of idealism.

I think its just business. Putting on the business hat I believe what the Saudi's and OPEC+ are saying to the Fed and the US is that they're not going to allow the transfer of the consequences of irresponsible US fiscal and monetary policy to be transferred to them. Sure the US could threaten the Saudi's with removing the protection racket we provide the kingdom if they don't cooperate. But that void would be quickly filled by either Russia or China or both. And one consequence might be the end of the Petrodollar system which provides a quid pro quo arrangement in exchange for US protection. And if anyone thinks inflation is high now just think how high it might go when around an annualized $25 trillion used in oil trade and settlement needs to find a new home and place to park itself.

There's no plan. That's pretty much it. When you intend to embark on a "transformation" whether its a simple or complex process or system you need to do a few things. First, clearly articulate and understand the current state, and then clearly articulate and define the desired future state. And in between, comes a transition plan which identifies the steps, resources, time, cost, and other such necessities of producing a valid and credible plan to get from point A to point B. Another important task is to truthfully and realistically determine your capability of successfully completing the plan. Which might be called risk management. You need a master plan so to speak for US energy production and consumption. But we have no such thing. All we have are a series of seemly unrelated legislative actions along with attempts to provide incentives and disincentives in the market with the hope it will all work out. And so far its pretty clear it isn't. So the first impulse from our leadership is what is called doing more of what's not working until it works. Which is typically a road to failure. What's more troubling is the goal of not disrupting or destroying current society while performing the transition is absent or ignored.

Not to worry. After OPEC+'s middle finger gesture yesterday, Joe has gone begging to Maduro in Venezuela offering some easing in sanctions and other financial incentives in exchange for allowing Chevron to assist in pumping more oil out of the countries fields. My guess is that any increase out of Venezuela will be met with OPEC+ telegraphing an equivalent output cut but the idiots running US policy likely haven't even considered that as its clear they are desperate and have no plan.

Does it really come as a surprise that some kind of legal filing would be coming here? Many years ago, I think it was Mike Curtis of the Colts that laid out the perp with a much more intense hit in another such incident.

Earlier I read an interesting analysis which concluded the primary target of the Fed is high energy prices, which is the primary driver of inflation, and they're committed to bringing them down via higher interest rates at the expense of everything else. Essentially they're at war with OPEC+ which is in a unique position to defend their interests by raising or lowering output as needed. OPEC+ is intent not to let the consequences of the Feds policy fall on them but rather back at the US which is generating the fallout.

On a unit for unit basis its too expensive and inefficient. One gallon of gasoline produces 44 KW of energy. An average solar panel produces 1.5 KW. The US consumes about 9M barrels of gasoline per day. That's about 16 billion KW of energy. You need 29.3 solar panels to replace the output of one gallon of gas. Multiply that out at 9M barrels at 42 gallons per barrel at 44 KW vs. a panel producing 1.5 KW and how many solar panels do you need to replace one days output of gasoline consumption? Check my math but I get 11 billion solar panels. Double or triple or quadruple the panel output. Its still a very big number.

The reason for the sanctions doesn't change the consequences and our current energy policy is in conflict with reality. Pushing "green" solutions that cannot replace current conventional energy sources at this point in time. But the fundamental problem is this administration operates like an 800 pound Gorilla. Rather than promote cooperation and mutually beneficial relationships our foreign policy is based on threats, sanctions, and force. What exactly gives our country the "right" to dictate to sovereign and independent nations, mostly democracies, who they can and can not conduct business and trade? Countries such as India. Talk about interference, the US is King of foreign interference. Biden isn't isolating Russia, he's isolating us. And we're all going to suffer as a result.

All the sanctions and poor domestic energy policy led to higher prices.

Another casualty in the neo-liberal oppressors ongoing war against truth and reality. Obey and believe 2 plus 2 equals 5.

The swamp is the DC establishment that is a single political entity comprised of both political parties and the embedded bureaucracy that runs Washington. They operate as they wish regardless of the desires of the voters. Trump is an outsider and was treated as such from day one. Democrats and Republicans alike that belong to the uni-party sabotaged and obstructed his administration while leaking sensitive information both true and false. The swamp uses State power against its enemies. And maybe I'm missing something but for all the talk of Trump victimizing everyone, everywhere, I'd welcome anyone to specifically name anyone that was targeted, harmed, persecuted, harassed, arrested, or imprisoned by the administration's use of State power?

Last year's Bills defense was a statistical illusion but this year's version looks like the real deal. Able to limit the run game and contain the passing game, getting pressure and sacks on the QB, tackles for loss, and forcing turnovers. Haven't seen or heard anything yet but releasing DT's this week might mean Oliver and Phillips are healthy and play Sunday. I think they stop the run and force lots of 3rd and longs on Sunday. The offense goes as Josh Allen goes. Not worried about the WR situation and hope Davis is closer to 100%. I don't see any letdown or looking past this Steelers team. And I don't see a rookie QB coming into OP and pulling the big upset unless the Bills turn the ball over 4 or 5 times. Heyward always seems to play like Superman against the Bills so if they handle him well it might be game over. I do see a closer game than most but the Bills just have a better roster and are playing too good so far this season to lose here, Bills 27 Steelers 13.

The implication of course being that this un-elected shadow government sits on top of the elected US Federal government and dictates policy and agenda outside of the defined Constitutional process of government. In and of itself being the greatest threat to our democracy while attacking anyone that might object and challenge their control. Like an elected President that is not on board with the arrangement. It's actually the global US empire. While the citizens pretend to elect a national government to represent our interests these chaps are off and running doing the business of making sure the US empire remains on top of things while keeping elected representatives under lock and key. And damn what the people want! Deception and misdirection is their stock-in-trade. Just how do they pull this off? Somebody said think of how stupid the average person is and then realize that 1/2 the country is dumber than that. That's how.

Hitler didn't have 6.400 nuclear weapons pointed at us. And however we got here, is "winning" worth the risk of facilitating the events that will move this conflict to escalate out of control to the point where all out nuclear war is possible which will result in the end of the world and the deaths of all of us posting here and everyone we care about? Over who controls Donbas? In the big picture of things, an insignificant province in an insignificant country. Anyone that thinks there's a winning strategy in there somewhere is delusional.

Word out of the OPEC+ meeting is they are considering reducing their production limit by as much as 2 million barrels a day. Add in the end of the SPR drain and that's 3 million per day coming off the table.