Crude prices right now are around $60 a barrel, and the break even point for refiners is about $60 a barrel. Refineries have already shut down. Soon they'll be shutting down rigs to create an artificial shortage. Maga will jeep screaming "drill baby drill". I think right around the summer driving season, gas will be back up around $3.50 again or higher.
The Slate truck might be my last hope for an electric truck. I was waiting for Ford to offer a stripped down standard cab version of the Lightning, but Farley took it the other direction. I've been subscribed to Slate since the beginning. The worst part about it so far is Bezos' investment in it. Also, it'll be challenging to pipe XM into it because no radio. I can't access their app because I have a legacy lifetime subscription and they would prefer I did not.
My letter to my Senators Tillis and Budd just now:
Here is a message from Robert Reich. Every other political and economics analyst such as Jeffrey Sachs and David Frum are saying the same thing: Trump is killing the Golden Goose out of spite and ignorance. You and other Republicans are sitting on your thumbs and waiting for thoughts and prayers to take effect. They won't. Trump and his cronies lie and always have. And if you think the business and economic losses will magically reverse themselves, they won't.
Trump doesn't make deals, he can't make a deal to save his life. All he thinks about is enriching himself and to hell with everyone else. You should hav learned this lesson years ago, and we are now going to pay the price for your dilatory and self-serving foolishness. US Senator? Bah. What a sad joke on all your constituents you are. Here is Robert Reich's assessment:
Amazon ABANDONS Seattle for Canada — Trump's $15 Border Fee BACKFIRES | Robert Reich
And yet, one of my moronic neighbors on Nextdoor recently wrote the people are fools to buy electric cars because gas prices are dropping permanently, thanks to Trump.
A woman goes to her doctor because her husband no longer seems interested in her. With 3 young kids at home, the couple struggles with intimacy. The doctor prescribes viagra, but she says that he will not take the pill. The doctor recommends putting a pill in his coffee.
A few days later, the woman returns to the doctor, furious.
“Did it not work?” ask the doc.
“It was horrible”, responds the lady… “he drunk his coffee, then slammed everything off the table, ripped my skirt off, and had his ways with me right there.”
Puzzled, the doc asked, “Isn’t that what you wanted?”
Woman: “Sure but now I’ll never be able to go to Starbucks again!”
We thought we had seen the very worst possible collusion between the awl bidness and the Greedy Old Pedophile party back when Sith Lord Cheney convened a witches sabbath to divide up Iraq's oil while they were still selling Iraq II. HA ha ha ha, weren't we comical to think that was the worst the Regressive Party could hatch from its fetid eggs. As corrupt and purblind as the Dubya regime was King Donnie's Camorra leaves them in the dust. They were just amateurs by comparison to our present day sorcerers.
Ta, Dok. I very much enjoyed McKibben's Here Comes the Sun, which I borrowed from NYPL after you recommended it. I've known the future of energy was in renewables since the fucking 1970s, and Jimmy Carter, of blessed memory, PBUH, is one of my personal saints. As we said at the very widespread protests of That Thing in the Offal Office, we are not going back. We got the tax credit for our heat pump. Today it's so cold that I asked my hot handsome husband to build a fire in the woodstove; of course he did.
We're soon going to have a consultation with an architect about the changes we want to make to the pied-à-nuage. Among them are rooftop solar and one of those no-blade windmills that look like big flowers somewhere on our property. Once that happens, we would love to switch to all electric appliances, rather than the mix of electric and propane we now have. More insulation (especially on the windward side of the house) is a must. We want a mudroom with a laundry (we drive to a laundromat now), and enough greenhouses that we can grow a lot of our food. We try to live as lightly on earth as we can (vegan, buy clothes and other goods at thrift shops, users of public transit in The City, and so forth), but of course we're still transitioning, and I don't mean gender. Happy New Year to you, Kid Zoom, and Thornton, and thank you for keeping us informed.
I only wish I could have afforded battery backup when I bought my solar outfit. It was adequate until I got a mini-split. They don't do as well heating as they do cooling, and I need heat longer than cooling.
The yellow poplar I planted on my front lawn is happy and healthy and has grown about 14 feet since I planted it four years ago. I'm only sad that I probably won't be around when it finally starts flowering.
Bad news from my perspective:
https://www.earth.com/news/lithium-deposit-valued-at-1-5-trillion-dollars-has-been-discovered-in-the-us/
Some bright light in the gloom:
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/the-year-trump-tried-and-failed-to-stop-clean-energy
Crude prices right now are around $60 a barrel, and the break even point for refiners is about $60 a barrel. Refineries have already shut down. Soon they'll be shutting down rigs to create an artificial shortage. Maga will jeep screaming "drill baby drill". I think right around the summer driving season, gas will be back up around $3.50 again or higher.
Sorry, Dok. You fucked up the cute saying on the donate button.
It should be: The Answer My Friend Is Solar and 𝐭𝐡𝐞 Wind.
Meter, you know.
https://youtu.be/kdTjaxIF784?si=2chBlGHrkZdpQ6xK
Auld Lang Syne
The Slate truck might be my last hope for an electric truck. I was waiting for Ford to offer a stripped down standard cab version of the Lightning, but Farley took it the other direction. I've been subscribed to Slate since the beginning. The worst part about it so far is Bezos' investment in it. Also, it'll be challenging to pipe XM into it because no radio. I can't access their app because I have a legacy lifetime subscription and they would prefer I did not.
If you read the wrong stuff you'd think we are already past the tipping point and are doomed no matter how much we try...
My letter to my Senators Tillis and Budd just now:
Here is a message from Robert Reich. Every other political and economics analyst such as Jeffrey Sachs and David Frum are saying the same thing: Trump is killing the Golden Goose out of spite and ignorance. You and other Republicans are sitting on your thumbs and waiting for thoughts and prayers to take effect. They won't. Trump and his cronies lie and always have. And if you think the business and economic losses will magically reverse themselves, they won't.
Trump doesn't make deals, he can't make a deal to save his life. All he thinks about is enriching himself and to hell with everyone else. You should hav learned this lesson years ago, and we are now going to pay the price for your dilatory and self-serving foolishness. US Senator? Bah. What a sad joke on all your constituents you are. Here is Robert Reich's assessment:
Amazon ABANDONS Seattle for Canada — Trump's $15 Border Fee BACKFIRES | Robert Reich
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSxFBKS6dHU
It is not fake news. Donald trump is fake news and always has been.
And yet, one of my moronic neighbors on Nextdoor recently wrote the people are fools to buy electric cars because gas prices are dropping permanently, thanks to Trump.
A woman goes to her doctor because her husband no longer seems interested in her. With 3 young kids at home, the couple struggles with intimacy. The doctor prescribes viagra, but she says that he will not take the pill. The doctor recommends putting a pill in his coffee.
A few days later, the woman returns to the doctor, furious.
“Did it not work?” ask the doc.
“It was horrible”, responds the lady… “he drunk his coffee, then slammed everything off the table, ripped my skirt off, and had his ways with me right there.”
Puzzled, the doc asked, “Isn’t that what you wanted?”
Woman: “Sure but now I’ll never be able to go to Starbucks again!”
The veal was excellent, and I shall tip my waitress!
Hey-Oh!
We thought we had seen the very worst possible collusion between the awl bidness and the Greedy Old Pedophile party back when Sith Lord Cheney convened a witches sabbath to divide up Iraq's oil while they were still selling Iraq II. HA ha ha ha, weren't we comical to think that was the worst the Regressive Party could hatch from its fetid eggs. As corrupt and purblind as the Dubya regime was King Donnie's Camorra leaves them in the dust. They were just amateurs by comparison to our present day sorcerers.
Very well put!
Ta, Dok. I very much enjoyed McKibben's Here Comes the Sun, which I borrowed from NYPL after you recommended it. I've known the future of energy was in renewables since the fucking 1970s, and Jimmy Carter, of blessed memory, PBUH, is one of my personal saints. As we said at the very widespread protests of That Thing in the Offal Office, we are not going back. We got the tax credit for our heat pump. Today it's so cold that I asked my hot handsome husband to build a fire in the woodstove; of course he did.
We're soon going to have a consultation with an architect about the changes we want to make to the pied-à-nuage. Among them are rooftop solar and one of those no-blade windmills that look like big flowers somewhere on our property. Once that happens, we would love to switch to all electric appliances, rather than the mix of electric and propane we now have. More insulation (especially on the windward side of the house) is a must. We want a mudroom with a laundry (we drive to a laundromat now), and enough greenhouses that we can grow a lot of our food. We try to live as lightly on earth as we can (vegan, buy clothes and other goods at thrift shops, users of public transit in The City, and so forth), but of course we're still transitioning, and I don't mean gender. Happy New Year to you, Kid Zoom, and Thornton, and thank you for keeping us informed.
I only wish I could have afforded battery backup when I bought my solar outfit. It was adequate until I got a mini-split. They don't do as well heating as they do cooling, and I need heat longer than cooling.
Trees are DEI, but I am partial to oaks, I hugged two on our afternoon hike. No offense, sugar maples!
The yellow poplar I planted on my front lawn is happy and healthy and has grown about 14 feet since I planted it four years ago. I'm only sad that I probably won't be around when it finally starts flowering.
We have black cherries that we saw fruit for the first time in 15 years a couple of seasons ago. Trees have their own calendars.
Speaking on behalf of all trees and tree-lovers, we love you Mecca!
Aw, thank you.
OT: DHS plans to spend $100 million in 2026 to recruit new ICE agents, and gosh, what could go wrong?
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱’𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘴-𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘜𝘍𝘊 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 30-𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘊𝘌’𝘴 “𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺.”
Just the kind of people we need roaming our cities, empowered to brutalize any brown-skinned person they see, amirite?
Yes, the rubes who buy anything with "tactical" in the name. A tactical lemon zester! And you can drive over it with a Humvee!
MELT ICE!!!
I thought the future was plastics.
See the Mar-a-Lago-Face article.
"US Forest Service crew fighting the Palisades Fire, January 2025" Also works as a Thomas Kinkade painting.
Omg you are absolutely right!