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kersploosh

@ kersploosh @sh.itjust.works

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  • Trump in wake of Iran attack: ‘Everyone, keep oil prices down’

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  • “To The Department of Energy: DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!! And I mean NOW!!!” he added on Truth Social.

    Fun fact #1: The department of energy does not control oil drilling. Sorry Donald, they can't unilaterally make it happen.

    Fun fact #2: Not all oil is equal. Refineries are designed to process certain grades of oil into specific products, and different parts of the world have different grades. Refineries also often blend oils from different parts of the world to get the characteristics they need for their process.

    Fun fact #3: Moving domestic petroleum products between the west coast and the rest of the US is an expensive pain in the ass. There is a distinct lack of pipelines, so you need to ship it through the Panama canal. But shipping is expensive thanks to the Jones Act. So California, Oregon, and Washington would get particularly screwed in a domestic-only oil market.

    "Drill, baby, drill!" has always been an immensely stupid rallying cry, even if you don't care about the environment.

  • Vaccine skeptic hired to conduct government study on whether vaccines cause autism

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  • A third of eligible voters didn't vote. The remaining people who did vote were almost evenly split. So, in rough numbers, 1/3rd of American voters put us all in this mess.

  • Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them

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  • Echoes of late 2022 when Twitter abruptly fired thousands of people, then turned around days later and tried to rehire many of them. I'm sure it's purely a coincidence that one person is closely tied to both incidents.

  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
    kersploosh @sh.itjust.works

    Police called to investigate alleged LGBTQ propaganda at Russian ‘My Little Pony’ convention

    www.nbcnews.com /nbc-out/out-news/police-investigate-lgbtq-propaganda-russia-little-pony-rcna139550