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The US does. The US has been an exporter of refined petrochemical products since 2011. The US has been a net exporter of petroleum fuels (oil and natural gas products) since 2020. In 2023, there was a record surplus of exports over imports of about 1.65 million barrels per day. Theoretically...

OPEC produces about 40% to 45% of global liquid fuels, and has a more than 50% share of global crude oil exports. So, any changes to output at OPEC has a huge impact on global oil markets. Which in turn has a huge impact on the US oil market - because the US is the world's largest consumer of...

https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2024/3/pdf/240314-def-exp-2023-en.pdf Thanks Obama!

She was totally wrong. If I predicted that 50 million people would die from something within a set time period, and it turns out that possibly 90 people died (over a substantially longer period) that's a forecast that is out by a full five orders of magnitude. (As an aside, there's evidence...

This is their definition of progressive and conservative: All lawmakers are graded on a 100-point scale with a “0” representing an expansive government role (progressive) and a “100” representing a limited government role (conservative). That's so simplistic as to be moronic. Looking at the...

Tenpenny is a raging anti-vax conspiracy peddler, and has been for decades. She has been one of the most prominent spreaders of disinformation regarding vaccines (and health information in general) since the start of the millennium. Among her greatest hits: Bird flu is caused by vaccines...

He was musing - during a live, televised press conference - to reporters about possible COVID-19 treatments, and then referring back to science and technology advisor to the DHS Secretary, William N Bryan (who is not a doctor). Bryan had briefed him earlier on using UV and disinfectant on...

Kids have a Fourth Amendment right to privacy. I bet the bolded phrase is an insert by the writer, and doesn't bear anything close to the reality of educational experience. "Ideology" here is just added as a contextless fear word, an intellectual lazy way of saying "schools bad, woke bad...

The US constitution is really not in alignment with "biblical values". For instance: It explicitly enshrines freedom of religion, in opposition to the Bible. It explicitly enshrines freedom of speech, also in opposition to the Bible. It treats all on an equal legal footing, whereas the Bible...

There's a revolution new technology. I wonder if you've heard of it? It's called .... a long stick.

Does anyone in the FE community actually engage their brain before making these videos? Or while watching and commenting on them? The Roadster is spinning. On multiple axes. It is plainly visible in the video. As it's spinning, there's no constant solar radiation exposure. Which is what is...

Because they're actions that violated the law. That's what a crime is... In this case, they're violations of New York Penal Law §175.10. Specifically 'Falsifying business records in the first degree'

US vote on Ukraine-Israel-Taiwan foreign aid package from March ($60.8 billion for Ukraine): Senate vote - 79 for, 18 against House vote - 311 for, 112 against, 1 abstention EU vote on funding commitment from February (voluntary commitment to 0.25% of EU GDP per annum, roughly $45.5 billion)...

This, this paragraph here officer. This is the worst take I've read all week.

New York standards on 'Reasonable Doubt', from the New York State Unified Court System(citations omitted, available at link): Reasonable Doubt What does our law mean when it requires proof of guilt "beyond a reasonable doubt"? The law uses the term, "proof beyond a reasonable doubt," to tell...