Oil is an extremely complicated industry. There are different grades and qualities of oil, with different refining requirements, and widely varying production costs. Oil is used not just for fuel, but also chemical feedstock, and for manufacturing everything from plastics to fertilizer. Things like [...]
Archive for December, 2014
December 31st, 2014 - 5:43 pm § in Uncategorized
South Carolina’s governor yanks welcome mat from black bikers
It’s sort of understandable. Their noisy motorcycles are a nuisance and clog the streets, impeding normal traffic. Some of the bikers get drunk and rowdy. They leave litter. Reports of reckless driving, public urination, disorderly conduct, drug use, and violence are well-documented. There eve[...]
December 31st, 2014 - 11:00 am § in America
Republican Denial …from Global Warming to Evolution to Racism
UPDATE: Scalise says some of his best friends are Black and ..as a Catholic he could not belong ot the KKK anyway! House Majority Whip Spoke At White Supremacist Conference In 2002 Twelve years before he was elected by his colleagues as House majority whip, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke at a co[...]
December 30th, 2014 - 11:03 pm § in Misc.
Maybe we could all get along …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sbCzXQsVoQ … if (some) cops weren’t such assholes.[...]
December 30th, 2014 - 10:34 pm § in Misc.
Richard Mack wants to be your sheriff
If you live in Navajo County, Arizona, Richard Mack wants to be your sheriff. But he also wants more. A couple weeks ago, at a Few Dozen Gun Nuts Rally in Olympia, Washington, Mack announced his intention of turning Navajo County into a libertarian paradise. To help make this happen, he urged his fo[...]
December 30th, 2014 - 5:13 pm § in Uncategorized
Cops Don’t Shoot Blondes
Last week in Chattanooga, a woman suited up in body armor, and cruised her neighborhood waving a gun from her car window, and randomly shooting at people and cars. After leading police on a chase, she pointed her gun at a cop. She isn’t dead. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2014[...]
December 30th, 2014 - 4:45 pm § in Misc.
Bigot commits hate crime against door
Better than beating on people, I guess. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/12/29/1354565/-An-Absolutely-Fabulous-Response-By-A-Gay-Couple-After-A-Hate-Crime?detail=email[...]
December 30th, 2014 - 3:34 pm § in Misc.
FOX host blames AirAsia crash on pilots using metric system
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December 30th, 2014 - 3:26 pm § in Politics
GOP Boycotts NYC Police Funerals
“TOP REPUBLICANS ABSENT FROM NYPD FUNERAL” by BREITBART NEWS 27 Dec 2014 New York, NY “The political luminaries who attended the funeral of assassinated New York City policeman Rafael Ramos on Saturday included Vice President Joe Biden, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and New York [...]