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Evolve Dammit

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29. He wants to replace the dollar with crypto. Pretty obvious but not (as usual) well thought out. n/t

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Mon Jun 23, 2025, 07:11 PM

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Krasnov Fucked Up [View all] gab13by13 Jun 23 OP

How long before we're drilling on all the public lands they're selling? ananda Jun 23 #1

There is no reason to drill progressoid Jun 23 #7

I don't think that matters to Trump. ananda Jun 23 #8

The current oil boom started w Obama IbogaProject Jun 23 #22

Yep. There was endless bullshit right wing propaganda about the US losing energy indepence under Biden progressoid Jun 23 #27

Sadly, there is more coal in those areas than oil... Wounded Bear Jun 23 #17

That makes sense. Crypto. ananda Jun 23 #31

He is busy choosing prime building spots pwb Jun 23 #2

Or prime building spots in National Forests. emulatorloo Jun 24 #35

Kraznov does not want cheap oil, and if he did, the US petrolum companies do not want cheap oil .... marble falls Jun 23 #3

Krasnov does want cheap oil, gab13by13 Jun 23 #14

No. He wants to be seen as wanting cheap energy because that is what he and his noncritically thinking supporters want . marble falls Jun 23 #24

Exactly. It's actually pretty simple.... Ol Janx Spirit Jun 24 #36

Thank you for saying it clearer than I did! marble falls Jun 24 #37

You said it really well! I was just hoping to add to that thought... Ol Janx Spirit Jun 24 #40

Seriously, I wished I'd have penned both of your posts. marble falls Jun 24 #42

Refinement is the bottleneck they utilize misanthrope Jun 23 #28

They create their own bottlenecks by 'maintenence' on four or five refineries at a time and raise prices over headlines. marble falls Jun 23 #32

In other news: Water Is Wet. rsdsharp Jun 23 #4

Money launderingrus orangecrush Jun 23 #5

Then he'll intentionally cause a recession to lower demand for oil and goods IronLionZion Jun 23 #6

Yes, and crypto is the biggest ripoff ever Nigrum Cattus Jun 23 #9

Agree. I'm horrified this administration is anywhere near the Treasury with his crypto crap. Book txwhitedove Jun 23 #20

In the 1980's I watched "Private Schulz" on PBS Wednesdays Jun 23 #26

When... haryn Jun 23 #10

As noted upthread BumRushDaShow Jun 23 #11

Yes this has been their plan all along FakeNoose Jun 23 #13

You are looking at this for what benefits the fossil fuel industry. gab13by13 Jun 23 #15

Wrong Hornedfrog2000 Jun 23 #18

Well we have been hearing about "peak oil" for a long time BumRushDaShow Jun 23 #16

We are crossing the peak IbogaProject Jun 23 #23

I ran into an article the past week BumRushDaShow Jun 23 #25

We were bamboozled by the oil companies into tolerating frack oil as a necessary evil ... marble falls Jun 24 #38

"this showed that while the easy was mostly gone there were huge deposits untouched." BumRushDaShow Jun 24 #39

Isn't it amazing how effectively big oil flipped that image of easy oil to no oil and then become the biggest oil ... marble falls Jun 24 #41

They realized BumRushDaShow Jun 24 #43

With a healthy dose of 'image is everything'. marble falls Jun 24 #44

Absolutely Blue Full Moon Jun 23 #12

I also think he'll be sorry he chose to side with Bibi instead of putin... in regards to Iran. liberalla Jun 23 #19

Kabuki theatre, easily could be prearranged lostnfound Jun 24 #34

Crypto, gypto, klepto. oasis Jun 23 #21

He wants to replace the dollar with crypto. Pretty obvious but not (as usual) well thought out. n/t Evolve Dammit Jun 23 #29

That is why he is declaring there is a cease fire Bev54 Jun 23 #30

Back in the Neo-Anthropo-Sane Epoch... BurnDoubt Jun 24 #33

Crypto gfarber Jun 24 #45