I happen to know quite a bit about Venezuelan oil.
TL;DR it’s hard to extract, notoriously investor-endangering, isn’t needed (global crude is oversupplied to the tune of 3.3 min bpd) and isn’t easily refined (it’s too dense so always sold at a heavy discount)
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I feel like we’re underreacting to the Trump regime kidnapping the leader of a sovereign nation. If another country did that, we would think it’s totally unhinged.
and a Puerto Rican stepdad. We grew up around people from all over that we knew and loved. He told me he doesn’t watch the news and to not believe the shit we are told… but we grew up seeing how shitty Trump was. I’m fucking angry and disgusted how dumb he is. 😭 He's 43!!
I just blocked my brother for the 50th time as he just told me he’s tired of ppl “blaming Trump for things Biden/Harris, Obama and Clinton’s did to make the US like a 3rd world country.” We were both born and raised in NYC, had a legally immigrant dad (I’m ok if people come here to be safe too)
Some people working on DC statehood who could use your support rn:
@freedcproject.bsky.social
@51stdc.bsky.social
And Free DC has wearable ways to show support:
Amsterdam, or somewhere else where people build decent community. I love a variety of people all over (I was born in Queens, NYC), good food, lots of things to do around, but also where I’d get better healthcare.
I visited Salem once…. Shit, like 12 years ago? I love the spoopy vibes as well. ♥️
They should send him out there! I bet he calls people he disagrees with “woke snowflakes,” and thinks he’s so tough. What a jackass.
I shared one of those things on Reddit after being sad to find out Kamala also got money and people flipped on me. 😭 I feel like
no politicians really give a shit about any of us at the moment.
Yeah, considering what he did to the garden, and that he’s selling “Trump 2028,” merch in the white house… as well as having a UFC match or something there? Sigh. I recently told someone I don’t believe in Dems anymore either, and they told me I “must not care they’re fighting for us.” 🤦♀️
Worth remembering the Dems are primarily a neoliberal centre right party more concerned with propping up the pursuit of capital than the betterment of humanity. They hide behind a veneer of progressive social values... until it gets in their way, as we're seeing by the rapid erosion of LGBTQ rights.
"Get it all on record now. Get the films. Get the witnesses. Because somewhere down the track of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened."
– Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945
Guess he didn't move to the country.
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We all need to step up in whatever way we can to help make this world a safer place. No one is coming to rescue any of us, and it's only getting worse. America is supposed to be a melting pot ffs. Also notice how the gov't doesn't say shit about protecting Native Americans?? Hmm.
Please, please sign! I am a firm believer in animal rights and justice. <3
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Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
Hi, just a reminder that when you use Libro.fm for your audiobooks, you support independent bookshops vs. large corporations that drive them out of business.
We also pay taxes. And so do indie bookshops.
I’m somehow on a Heritage Foundation mailing list (😂) and they sent a survey to see what we think of DOGE.
Who wants to offer some m-fing feedback?!?
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Please share with a friend or a thousand :)
I got told I had strep throat last night, and got a call today that I also have Covid. I had to cancel physical therapy for herniated disks twice now and now this week as well.
I also just got my period. Fuuuuuuck!!!
All the ways Elon Musk is breaking the law, explained by a law professor www.vox.com/politics/398...
This is not Mike DeWine's actual account.
Let’s not forget the things he said about his own daughter, hung out with Epstein and went to his island, “grabbed ‘em by the pussy,” cheated on his wives, etc etc.
Morons still think he and Felonia are great for the world. Are we in hell?
So............ I have to teach about the U.S. Constitution today to an introductory level class.
How on earth am I supposed to pretend everything is just working normally?
Answer: I'm not going to pretend. I'm telling it like it is.
So all of those college brats that protested and wouldn’t vote for Kamala because of Gaza, here’s a big fuck you to your protest votes or not voting at all. Hope you’re happy now 🤬
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This is VERY good news. Love bookshop.org and all the stuff they do!
www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b...
Take a breather and look at this. Isn’t this utterly surreal? Don’t forget there is beauty and amazement out there. Be kind to yourself today. Give a loved one or yourself a hug.
Hang on, please.
