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orthoclad

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10. About #3

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #8)

Sun Jun 21, 2026, 05:58 PM

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For decades our oiligarchs told us we had to drill and pollute our public lands to give us "energy independence". Currently, the US exports a huge fraction of what it mines.

What happened to our vaunted "energy independence"? They're telling us we MUST pay these high gas prices because "it's a global market, you idiots".

We keep falling for it over and over and over...

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Iran stretched out negotiations with Carter [View all] SamuelTheThird Sunday OP

Well, just a little history Dan Sunday #1

Reagan made sure the hostages would not be released until enough Sunday #2

Recommended. H2O Man Sunday #4

Bay of Pigs and the Zapata oil rigs Blue Full Moon Sunday #13

Seemingly the second after he was Inaugurated. All of a sudden hostages are being Bengus81 Sunday #5

That's true, but that leaves out the gross incompetence and ignorance of trump which is infinitely enabling this more... themaguffin Sunday #3

I don't see why or how anyone would bother negotiating with Trump, snot Sunday #6

THey're actually negotiating with Bibi orthoclad Sunday #7

I think in this case it's for these reasons: no_hypocrisy Sunday #8

About #3 orthoclad Sunday #10

.......Obama allowed the export of US oil....just saying Melon Sunday #11

I dunno - the news says reserves are nearly empty. orthoclad Sunday #12

On June 12 when I checked we had around 415 million barrels Melon Sunday #14

Different. IIRC, they hated Carter orthoclad Sunday #9

The ayatollah executed many of the revolutionaries. LeftInTX Monday #15

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