I'm sure the Israeli decision to bomb the Iranians had nothing to do with getting the price of oil out of the basement. 

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Quote from: K-Dog on Jun 14, 2025, 12:23 PM

QuoteThe Russians have demonstrated they can't get out of their own way and stomp flat some pesky little neighbor country

Not when it is a well funded proxy war willing to send all the young men of Ukraine to die for a chance exploit that land.  This is true.

Proxy war isn't WWIII

As far as who is exploiting who in the "pipsqueak country doing a fine job demonstrating that the bully on the block is an incompetent war fighter", would seem proxy wise that the west is profitting immensely from watching a new style develop, and how easy a time NATO would have pushing Russian troops back to Moscow if it weren't for the nukes involved.

Which could lead to WWIII. BUt aren't anywhere close yet. And don't look to be getting closer. Obviously I am ignoring the children's squabble in the Middle East.

Quote from: K-DogTrump says he will continue funding Ukraine's war effort — but he wants something rare in return.

Trump is a liar, convicted felon and admitted serial sexual predator by both the court, and his own, admission.

Why in the WORLD would you assign credibility to an orange halfwit?

Quote from: K-DogTrump says he wants access to Ukraine's bonanza of rare earth and critical minerals in exchange for the billions of dollars in military aid Washington has been supplying to Kyiv.

Trump says he is slapping tariffs on all the countries. Lasts a day or two. Trump says he didn't inflate the values of his properties to commit fraud. Trump says he is a genius...and only weighs 220#. Trump says he doesn't cheat at golf.

Yes....sounds like we should pay attention to his honesty and everything he says.

Quote from: K-DogAnd you have not been keeping up with the news.  Russia prevails.

Not yet. But even if, after more than the 3 years of war where they have been doing a piss poor job, they suddenly get some traction while killing off a couple more hundred thousand young men, they have taught NATO everything they need to know. They don't have to worry about any Russian land war from the gang that can't shoot straight. Or manuveur. Can't achieve air superiority. Doesn't have much in the way of tanks left to fight with. Fights stupid. Fights with theory of "maybe if we shove our male 18-22 entire population of the country into a meatgrinder....the meatgrinder will break!

Yes...Russia prevails. The same Russians that kill Americans supporting them because they didn't know he was one of their cheerleaders. Oops. So smart they kill their own propaganists. Genius! Russia prevails!

TDoS, this is your link where you posted this graph.


And it is why you are a troll.  You wrote this and I am responding to it.

QuoteAmerican LNG exports coming online means there is some coin to be made producing NG in the US....us now being the world's largest producer of both oil and gas. And word's largest exporter of LNG. Profits to feed the capitalism beast!

Your own graph which you used to counter my assertion that:

➡️ By 2030, approximately 50% of current oil supply will be lost to natural decline.

➡️ By 2035, if demand holds steady, gasoline supply failure becomes imminent.

Just came back to haunt you.  You published clear evidence for decline, yet you pivot into a make America great posture.  Just let let the horses run free.  Prosperity is here for those who ride.  Capitalism is an unstoppable force.  The end result of centuries of progress, and I am a fool for thinking otherwise.  That is your position.  You can find a graph to punch me down with if it suits you.  Because yes, the delusion can be maintained past the midterm elections that we all can have a tiger in the tank.  The miracle of horizontal drilling gives us that much time.

After that the discount at the gas pump you get for buying groceries is going away.  But not tomorrow, and the peak on the graph was your point.  Your point was not tomorrow.  Anne of the Thousand Days we have.

* Because if you are trying to be sarcastic, it isn't working.

QuoteThe Russians have demonstrated they can't get out of their own way and stomp flat some pesky little neighbor country

Not when it is a well funded proxy war willing to send all the young men of Ukraine to die for a chance exploit that land.  This is true.

Trump says he will continue funding Ukraine's war effort — but he wants something rare in return.  Trump says he wants access to Ukraine's bonanza of rare earth and critical minerals in exchange for the billions of dollars in military aid Washington has been supplying to Kyiv.

And you have not been keeping up with the news.  Russia prevails.

Quote from: K-Dog on Jun 14, 2025, 11:20 AMThe Motherfuckers have just started WWIII.

Yeah...ummm....not quite sure we are THERE yet. The Russians have demonstrated they can't get out of their own way and stomp flat some pesky little neighbor country, so that rules out a nuke power that matters and is occupied being stupid and getting their people killed elsewhere, if Iran had a nuke it would get cracking at using it, and Israel has nukes and the ability to stomp Iran flat pretty easily (and just did) with regular means, and can probably happily keep it up for months if they want to. With the recent demolition of all their air defenses...and military leaders...and quite a few other things of significance....it is unlike interrupting production at South Pars would b the tipping point for a country already nearly defenseless and an enemy quite happy to keep proving it on a daily basis.

But it good for trying to whip up some good ol' fashioned middle eastern drama! And American LNG exports coming online means there is some coin to be made producing NG in the US....us now being the world's largest producer of both oil and gas. And word's largest exporter of LNG. Profits to feed the capitalism beast!

Trump and Netanyahu together might have as much smarts as some of the less capable AI models I run on my video card. 

The Motherfuckers have just started WWIII.

That is oil and gas on fire because Israel has attacked Irans' oil and gas.  Now we know what the military parade in font of the White House is really all about.  Trump acting tough, while Israel's relentless airstrikes on Iran escalate beyond military targets.

Donald Trump has declared that the United States stands ready to defend Israel in the event of Iranian retaliation following Israeli airstrikes on Iran.

Prior to Netanyahu's sneak attack on Iran The White House reached out to at least one key Middle Eastern ally to inform them of the Israels' impending strike.

Buy enough Trump-coin and you can start a war.

"We knew everything" about Israel's attack in advance Trump admitted.  The U.S. supplied the weapons now raining destruction on Iran.  The U.S. is already directly involved, helping to stop Iranian missiles.

Since the 2023 Gaza war, U.S. deployments to the Middle East have increased.  Fighter jets (F-35s, F-15s), and stealth bombers (B-2s), are deployed in nearby countries (Saudi Arabia and the UAE).  The U.S. has flown military cargo planes into Israel to deliver supplies and munitions.

The direct hit on Iran's South Pars gas field was no accident.

This is a calculated strike at the Iran economy, and retaliation is certain. Tehran is now threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz.

If this reckless escalation continues, the U.S. Navy will have no choice but to engage in direct combat.  American troops will once again see the sands of the Mid-East.  The ambitions of two bigoted strongmen: Netanyahu, with his apartheid regime, and Trump, whose racism and thirst for chaos is boundless.  Trump violence has returned.

The vile politics of these two men are putting American lives at risk.  Trump's hubris makes him into more of an idiot than he already was.  Would my video card be smart enough not to cut the VA while also starting a war that is certain to use U.S. troops?

I think so, It would.

Deep Workforce Cuts at VA, Pentagon Backed by Republican Spending Bills

Which is more than you can say about Trump.

How many millions?  Where will the largest crowd be?  Where will the "Proud Boys" show up to bust heads and start some riots? Will we get 4 Dead in O-Hi-O?


Millions of protesters are expected at 'No Kings' rallies nationwide as President Trump's military parade takes place on his 79th birthday

https://www.yahoo.com/news/79th-birthday-president-trump-getting-090004492.html

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Quote from: RE on Jun 09, 2025, 06:44 PMDid they revoke Posse Commitas?

How long before the Jar Heads open fire on a crowd?  Bets?

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/politics/marines-mobilized-los-angeles-protests

About 700 Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests

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The Posse Comitatus Act: Why the Military Can't Act as Police (And Why it Matters)

For nearly 150 years, a little-known law called the Posse Comitatus Act has kept the U.S. military out of domestic policing. But recent events have exposed dangerous loopholes that could allow presidents to bypass these protections. Here's what you need to know.

What Is the Posse Comitatus Act?

Passed in 1878, the Posse Comitatus Act bans the use of federal troops, the Army, Air Force, and Marines as domestic law enforcement unless Congress or the Constitution explicitly allows it. The law was originally meant to stop the military from interfearing with civil rights after the Civil War.

The purpose is to prevent the U.S. from becoming a military-run state. Soldiers aren't cops. Police answer to local officials.  The military answers to the president. Authoritarian overreach happens if the military is allowed to be police.

The law is just one sentence:

QuoteWhoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army or the Air Force as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

Posse Comitatus applies to active-duty military (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Space Force) personel.  The Coast Guard (which does law enforcement) and the National Guard.  Unless they're federalized, which Trump illegally did.

The Insurrection Act lets the president send troops to stop rebellions and enforce civil rights laws.  In 2020, the Trump administration exploited two major gaps in the law:

The D.C. National Guard Loophole, unlike other states, the D.C. Guard always reports to the president.  In 2020, Trump deployed them against protesters without invoking the Insurrection Act.

The "Title 32" Trick,  Normally, National Guard troops answer to governors. Under Title 32 status, they're federally funded, but still under state control.  Trump got 11 governors to send 'their' Guards to D.C. creating a federalized force without oversight.

The military's job is to defend the country.  Not police its citizens. Without Posse Comitatus, the King's men will police.

Bringing in the Marines is a clear violation, and Peter Brian Hegseth should get two years in a federal basket weaving camp for his violation.  If Trump gets by with violating Posse Comitatus he will be emboldened, and Trump will use his military again, and again, and again.  Until the people whom Trump has fucked over can't be counted because there are so many of them.

Or am I the only one who understands this about Trump?  Trump has the Hitler hate.


To stop Trump put his Lackeys in Prison.  Give them consequences.  Then Trump will have no Lackeys.  But without consequences, his madness will only grow, and stupidity will reproduce itself.