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BumRushDaShow

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Reply to EX500rider (Reply #10)

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 05:30 PM

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that oil rarely becomes a target except by "unknowns" in the country that hosts the fields (including those intent on disrupting the supply for financial gain).

I expect there may be some logistical issues too.

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Diversifying their distribution would have been a better idea then what they have now EX500rider Sunday #10

Past history has shown BumRushDaShow Sunday #11