Taffy Smith

Graph of oil prices showing a sharp rise towards $75 a barrel in the last few days.

Oil in Venezuela is so difficult to get it doesn’t become profitable unless the price is around $80 a barrel

In the event anyone was wondering about war profiteering.

@colorado.gov this would be giving in to a fascist president and ignoring the facts and evidence that proved Tina peters guilty.

Maga believes because of trump's repeated actions that they are above the law. This would be a clear instance confirming their belief.

Disappointed is an understatement

I wish more of the public understood that Premillennialism has driven GOP support for Israel over decades. Bibi/Israel's' Right Wing has used this to maintain US support across party lines.
Conservative Protestants through white Christian Nationalists support a Israel to bring on the end times ⬇️

BREAKING: Jasmine Crockett says we will not know the election result until tomorrow because of the Texas Supreme Court and Republicans playing games with Dallas County.

Eight more wars and we get a free sandwich!

BREAKING: Babe, wake up. New war just dropped. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren I just left a classified briefing with the Trump Admin about the war in Iran.

I just left a classified briefing with the Trump Administration about the war in Iran.

I was worried before, but I’m more worried now.

JFC

“They’re supposed to ask what the community wants — and I haven’t heard one person say the tunnel. This is not a real solution.”

NASHVILLE folks at the Sen. Oliver & Councilwoman Porterfield town hall overwhelmingly oppose Elon’s teslas-only tunnel.

Voter suppression in Texas.

Take a guess who this helps.

Since Dallas would field the most votes for Crockett

Why are the Republicans helping "that person" win?

thehill.com/regulation/c...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Gina Hinojosa wins Democratic nomination for governor in Texas primary election.

Gee. It’s almost like unlimited, unrestrained gambling on any happening in the world was a bad idea.

“If [wealthy, powerful people] can get us to accept that the future’s already settled, AI is already here, the end is already here, then we will create that for them. My most daring idea is to refuse.” — @tressiemcphd.bsky.social

Colorado, please call and write your governor and express your frustration. Make sure he knows this will not go unnoticed and will not be forgiven.

Supreme Court TX has ruled for pure fucking CHAOS if the primary is close enough to matter

While we wait for more results (I promise a bunch of calls are sure to be around the corner), my usual Election Night note:

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Rubio's Iran Rationale Gets Messier, as Congress Demands Answers "No. Your statement is false,” Rubio told a reporter who was summarizing his comments from Monday

Senator Richard Blumenthal, after leaving a classified briefing on Iran: "I am more fearful than ever, after this briefing, that we may be putting boots on the ground"

Rubio says the USA had to attack Iran first because "We knew Israel was going to attack Iran first."

1. That makes zero sense
2.He glazes over that like it's not a violation of international law

Apparently "America First" means breaking international & US Constitutional law for the Israeli Govt.😐

BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.

morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ... there's info on who to complain to to try to stop this at the end of the article, lets share this message and try our best to stop it.

TED makes multi-million-dollar investment to boost safe abortion in 10 countries This is the first time TED’s Audacious Project has invested in an organization specifically focused on abortion access and care.

The global reproductive rights organization Ipas will be receiving "multi millions" from TED's Audacious Project. This is the first time the project has funded an organization that works specifically in abortion access and care since the initiative was developed in 2018.

You know what truly infuriates me?

That a handful of wealthy elites, driven purely by greed, are destabilising, empoverishing, polluting the world for their own gain, whilst the vast majority of ordinary people reject their corrupt and self-serving agendas!

And this should infuriate ALL of us!

🤬

Everyone loves "authentic" politicians until they say or do something they disagree with.

Called AAA to tow car in, finally. For year every place tells me they can't replicate the issue. We have replaced batteries, battery connections. It will take 4-12 tries for it to start. It has now not started for four days. Maybe this is the day they, too, acknowledge something is wrong!

🔥 🇬🇧 @zarahsultana.bsky.social to Keir starmer : “There was no intelligence indicating an imminent threat— yet we’ve already seen pre-emptive strikes attacking a girls school, killing over 100 children… How much do you enjoy being Trump’s poodle?”