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- Call the plumber; we have leaky abstractions. Thoughts worth pondering on oil AI, and commerce.

- Many a truth is said in jest.

- How an oil refinery works.

- Big 12 lands private capital deal. 

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- A hundred robots are running a biolab. This seems to be the future of labs. You consult with a human but all the work wil be done by AI and robots.

- From the archives: The Winner's Edge.

- Iran's economy runs on oil and they are running out of runway.

- Anna Mara College to close after spring semester because of financial pressure. This one hits hard because it's local and well known to me. 

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- Rational Optimist on Everything's AI.

- One Battle After Another wins Best Picture plus other Oscar winners.

- Strait of Hormuz planning was built in from the start. Of course it was - I'd be more surprised if it wasn't.

- Pokémon Go had players capturing more than they realized. Amused at the tactic but could turn scary if it was revealed it was AI's plan to get humans to work for it.

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- Micro-targeting Iran's secret police.

- Kevin O'Leary on the importance of the Strait of Hormuz.

- This is the way.

- Jonathan Turley on the decline of Antifa. Liked the comparison to J. Edgar Hoover denying the mafia existed.

Guessing the Price of Gas Comes Down Shortly

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- Factory built Lego-type homes. Still a fan of the low cost small homes available at places like Amazon.

- Massive Permian Oil Discovery. Gave me a better understanding of what this discovery really means.

- Russ Roberts: What should Jews do? More thoughts on "the Pattern." Clearly a subject he's thought a lot about.

- Greg Gutfeld on Scott Adams. Worth a read.

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- Fossil Fuels: The Great Hoax. Interesting theory and if true could make lab made synthetic oil possible too.

- From the archives: Farnam Street on how to do great things.

- Make the best sausage possible.

- Ross Dellenger on Texas Tech: Texas, oil, and football. Long but interesting read.

What's in a Barrel of Oil

The More You Know

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- World's largest oil producers by nation. Does it surprise you that the US is by far the biggest producer?

- Biden Administration tried to censor top Stanford doctor over Covid but he prevailed in the courts. But by the time he prevailed the damage was done.

- Tucker Carlson interviews Texas AG Ken Paxton in Episode 25

- Interesting post on How to Out Perform. The fishermen story leaves out the part where they use the cell phones to go to the markets with the best prices. (HT Steve Layman)

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- Live by the Cloud - die by the Cloud. (HT Borepatch)

- Amused by people learning that shock-rocker Alice Cooper is at heart a conservative. Still say he should be the nation's poet laureate.

- The BRICS expansion in 4 charts. Ignore about 50% of the world's population and oil production at your own peril.

- VDH on the Biden family's con coming to an end.

Reminder - What's In a Barrel of Oil

Biden’s Secret Promise To OPEC Backfires

In 2020, Democrats blocked Trump's proposal to buy American oil at $24 a barrel. Yesterday, a Biden official disclosed a secret offer to buy OPEC+ oil at $80 a barrel. That offer was turned down and oil will soon be at $100 a barrel.

Michael Shellenberger continues to do yeoman's work on the energy sector and the politics involved. Kudos.

It can be argued that the single decision to block refilling the SPR (Strategic Petroleum Reserve) at $24 a barrel will cost the Democrats both the House and Senate in the 2022 midterm elections. Wonder if Chuck Schumer is still crowing about that decision.

Oil Production by Country

2021 oil production by country. The US is both the largest oil producer and consumer in the world. There's no reason, in my opinion, for us to be importing oil from other counties (or at least outside North America). 

Russian Oil

Russia is now exporting more oil than before they invaded Ukraine. The Ruble is also trading higher now. Those sanctions are doing wonders. Meanwhile the Biden Administration is begging for oil and our dollar is worth much less because of inflation caused by questionable policies. It's like 1976 all over again. (Graph via)

And All These Prices Are Going Through the Roof

Remember This Was Biden's First Priority Once in Office

Look at the date - it was Biden's very first day in the White House.

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How are the Big Sanctions Hurting Russia So Far?

Noah Smith with an interesting look at how the "Big Sanctions" are working in Russia.  The bottom line? "It's pretty clear that in any conceivable economic or financial terms, this was not worth it for Russia."

Noah also points out that Russia's one main saving grace may be oil exports. Where are all those Code Pink pussy hats when it really is a situation that calls for "no blood for oil?" 

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- Get Ready for the "No-Buy" List.  "First Big Tech censored speech. Now they want to shut deplorables out of the financial system."

- Matt Taibbi - Meet the Censored: Hitler

- Steven Pressfield: Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be, #2

- Interesting

- Analysis True!

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Love dogs but if any appear on a GM's video feed during tonight's NFL Draft that's a good signal to bet that team's season total under the number. The dog show's that GM isn't really serious... If life gives you melons - you may be dyslexic... Heh Heh... Back in 1978 future Hall of Famer Robin Yount held out from Spring  training because he needed to decide if he wanted to be a pro baseball player or a pro golfer... ABC/Disney should re-make the TV show Barney Miller with Dave Attell playing the lead role... So those folks who did the COVID-9 models that were so very wrong - what other models of theirs have we been using?... "You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire." - Seneca... The President Tweets for the US Navy to "shoot down and destroy" any harassing Iranian gun boats and the price of oil jumps (when it really needed a lift). That's how that works. But "shooting down?" Do the Iranians have flying boats?...